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Mac,I think I understand what JoeW was saying?????, but then I also believe sometimes that I know what you are saying.... and wonder if my layman's ideas belong in this "over my head" discussion about the game.They might be more fitting as applied strictly to run out strategy, but I'll take a shot at it, and probably come off badly....(as usual)
I once read there are 5 different types of intelligence...checking today, someone is claiming 7, and someone else has raised the bar to 9.
I think the one that pertains to pool would be spatial intellect.
I assume that pattern recognition would fall under spatial intelligence?, and that the pattern has to reevaluated after each shot in pool. Also on the several different sites I eyeballed....hand/eyeball coordination was listed under spatial intellect, but I can't find that now.
So in my poor understanding of what I just read ...one would first identify the primary pattern, predict the resultant pattern change for the next three shots, taking into account one's own mechanical ability, and then make the go/no go decision to either continue the run, or play safe?.
If I am at least partially correct...I'm not sure that can be taught, rather then learned.....so I'm back to my original premise that you can teach someone "how" rather easily, but teaching them "when", is a horse of a different color.
Good thing I never had to consider all the things that Joe mentioned as I would still be bowling instead of playing pool, and don't have room in the house for a bowling alley.
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