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7 and the Last two

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InsertCleverNameHere said:
sorry, no.

Unless both players are bad, like can't run out 5 balls with ball in hand bad. If both players are competent then the last 2 is just merely an incentive to play v not play.
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The problem with a call-Ball (7 or 8) or a wild 7 or 8 is they can be made by the player giving that two you at any time during the game. The last two are there until the end of every game so you always have Action at your Money.

Corey Deuel said that the spot seldom comes up between good players, as does Roberto and Jeremy Jones, so this isn't about two guys that can't run 5 balls. With todays 4'' or 4 1/4'' pockets few people are running all the way out so having your Money balls the entire game is a big advantage.
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7 and the Last two

iusedtoberich
You know what's even more funny, almost all the tournaments these days are handicapped by game spots instead of ball spots due to FargoRate. Most of the local younger players in my area I don't think have even heard of the last 2, or last 3, or orange crush. I think most of them have not even played with normal ball spots like the 8.
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New 14.1 personal best! (bittersweet)

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easy-e said:
I've been playing a bit of straight pool lately trying to join the century club (100 ball run if you didn't know). My past high run was 84 balls. I got too steep on the break ball for rack 7 and rattled it.

Yesterday I started rolling along and found myself at 56 with a pretty nice break ball. I cleared the next rack and got long and tough on the break ball but a nice angle so all I had to do was make the ball. I drilled it and got a nice spread! Finished that rack to tie my record at 84 and had a near perfect break ball. The nerves were there but I was ready! I probably hit the shot too hard, made the ball and the cue ball went way up table and ended about an inch off the top rail. I surveyed the rack desperate to find a dead ball. I saw one I liked, but the pocket it was heading towards was a bit blocked. I had maybe 3/4 of the pocket to work with. I opted for a different shot. Makeable, but long and near straight. It offered guaranteed position on a few balls if I made it. Of course, I hung it in the pocket and my run was over. I put the cue ball back where it was and fired at the dead ball. Straight in the pocket and exploded the rest of the balls. :cautious: I still like the choice I made.

Getting so close to 100 again was both awesome and frustrating. The game is so much harder than it appears on the surface. I'm playing on a Diamond with standard pockets and a wood rack. I'd love to try it on the table Jayson set his record on with generous pockets and template racking. Back to the grind!
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I have run a lot of balls. In the 50s and 60s, all I usually practiced was straight pool. Although, if I got in trouble I would never do anything I would not do in a real game. That is just kidding myself.

Even watching Jason trying to set records. He many times does things he would never do in a real match. It doesn't diminish his accomplishments but it does not really represent real play.
There is a difference between practice and real play.
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