Nick Varner shows FastMikie some Straight Pool - 2 of 3

Second of 3 segments.
Hall of Fame pro Nick Varner helps FastMikie through a couple of racks of straight pool.

Video recorded on location at FastMikie's Fun House, Del Mar, CA
For more, see
Diary of a Pool Shooter - The Adventures of FastMikie
http://poolshooter.blogspot.com

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• Nick
• Varner
• Straight
• pool
• 14.1
• lessons
• FastMikie
• Fast
• Mikie

[selmarineofficer2424]

Whats the rule of thumb of how many ball ahead should a average pool player play ahead?

[fastmikie69]

@selmarineofficer2424 Three balls ahead is the typical advice for 9 ball, but in straight pool it could be more, for example it might be a strategy to clear separate sections of the table (head, foot, etc), which could be 5 or more ahead. It all depends on the layout...

[kolaas2006]

1:36 rare footage of a yeti!!

[fastmikie69]

Thanks for your kind words, Robert!

Yes, I would love to play some 14.1 with you... anytime!

[rjohnson8ball]

Oops, I forgot and found your post last September -- Samm got you a deluxe Delta-13.

You've improved a bit since US Am Championships in '04.

[rjohnson8ball]

Hey, I can hear your Delta-13 rack! Did Samm get you a Deluxe version? I bought 2 and donated one to the Elks. The folks there did not appreciate it because it was too noisy. They didn't mind their warped wood rack with no finger room. I took mine back and swapped it with a semi-decent wood rack.

Maybe you and I can try some straight pool one day.

[bushputz]

Thanks for posting these videos. They're giving me a lot of insight into the game.