Just for all y'all that leave your cats alone at home when you go to work. And I am one of you. I will have you know.

Mr Machine said:

But for the life of me I can’t remember how many I got in the rack before! 8? 10? 12? 3? lol

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I am in the same boat. My high run was in the mid 90's. I do not recall what I ran before setting up the first break shot. I rarely got passed that so I guess I didn't care. I ran the table out and got another decent break shot. Ran that table and then blew the next break shot. This was on a horrific 8 foot table (in bad shape, not super tight pockets) and shooting with a cue with a slip on tip. Did not have access to better equipment a the time.

I go out each morning now and start with a few racks of straight pool. Even though I suck, it's my favorite game.

I remember a time when the payouts for the US open were sketchy and there were a series of big tournaments where checks were bouncing. If memory serves this prompted an attempt to form a players union. Wasn’t Charlie Williams trying to organize that? Anyway pool has progressed some from those dark days even though it has some ways to go.

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lakeman77 said:

If you play league/tournaments on Diamond tables, stick with Diamonds. Forget balls on the break, pro players make a ball about 50% of the time, the rest of us 5%-35%. So your opponent has the advantage most of the time after you break. Play second ball break or the cut break like the Chinese 8 ball players and bring the CB back up to the end rail.
The idea is to play defense on the break. Forget spreading 'em out and giving your opponent a clear open table.

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He's playing 9 ball, a second ball break would be a foul unless the racker doesn't know how to rack.