by Billiard Greg | Jun 8, 2019 | Billiard Greg's, 8 Ball, League Nights, Pool
Last night in league one of my teammates was in kind of a safety battle with his opponent. There was each a solid and a stripe still on the table and they were both tied up a little with the 8 ball. His opponent had ball in hand and here is the layout of balls that he...
by Billiard Greg | May 31, 2019 | Billiard Greg's, 8 Ball, League Nights, Pool
In league the other day I had this one game that stands out in my mind as a well thought out plan of attack. I had four balls left with the 8 ball tied up by one of my opponents balls, I was solids and my opponent was stripes. I had ball in hand so I started...
by Billiard Greg | Dec 5, 2018 | Billiard Greg's, 9 Ball, League Nights, Pool
As the Fall Session is coming to a close the MVP race was heating up. The way that the APA does its MVP rating for 9 ball is based on how many Points Per Match average that you have. I was currently in second place for the MVP with 14.125 PPM average very...
by gwhitehead | Oct 7, 2018 | Billiard Greg's, 8 Ball, League Nights, Pool
The other night in league I was stripes. The shot before this image was a cut shot into the corner and I didn't get the leave for an easier shot on the nine ball. The most bottom right cue ball is where I was left. I couldn't see the 9-ball directly so I...
by Billiard Greg | Apr 7, 2015 | 8 Ball, Billiard Greg's, League Nights, Pool, Pool Stories
So a couple of weeks ago I was playing in the APA in Gardner. We were playing at home at the Red Onion aka Otter River Hotel. I get put up and they decide to play their other 6 against me. I won the lag. I then proceeded to break and run not once but back to back....
by Billiard Greg | Apr 9, 2014 | 8 Ball, Billiard Greg's, League Nights, Pool, Pool Stories
So on April 1st on Tuesday in my TAP League I played a skill level 4. This meant that I had to win 4 games to his 3. I knew he was a decent player and could put together a decent set of shots together to make a good run at making this a good match. He has always had a...