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MR format racking preferences

Flakeandrun
Racking the 2 ball at the back or wings of the rack has bee the requirement for a while now in this format.

When playing 'rack your own' - casual/petty cash games - I used to favour putting it on the left wing, matching the side I am breaking from (Logic being that there was a possibility the CB might knock it toward center table on the way in and out of the pack).

Lately, I started trying to experiment in practice sessions and recording the possibility of simply a shot on the 2, or clearing the table, and making notes on the spread. Seems to have had really good spread and results by placing the 2 ball at the bottom of the rack. I've been keeping track of short sessions for about three weeks now, spend 30 minutes at the start of my practice session each day breaking the balls (10 minutes with the 2 ball in each acceptable spot). I seem to have noticeably better results with the 2 ball at the bottom of the rack than at the wings. Far more likely to not just have a shot on the 2, but to clean the table.

I am giving it a fair bit of power, as mentioned in previous threads, and I have good success on the one in the side, while getting the CB in and out of the pack.

Just curious where others prefer to put the 2 ball if they're racking their own, and why?
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Jayson Shaw’s 832 World Record is Official

wrldpro
**Response From Wrldpro**
My purpose in having world champions try for
high runs of whatever numbers they end up with is to help gain more interest in straight pool. It’s personally my favorite game in Billiards. I’d like to see other people organize these like me but I understand it takes a huge bankroll and I love the game enough to fund it all 100% myself.
The idea wasn’t solely to beat Mosconi’s record as I figured if I put the best players on a free live stream it could create a buzz where people would watch a game that has lost its interest in playing by most players and to people that have never been exposed to seeing it played.
Jayson has made it perfectly clear to me he will keep on and on and on until he breaks a 1,000 ball run. Will he do it who knows, will someone else do it who knows but one thing is for certain I have some big news coming soon as I have talked to many World Champions this year and I have a brand new poolroom I just opened and every player I have spoke to so far wants to compete for high runs at the new poolroom and they all will get their shot at literally historic money that has never been heard of playing straight pool. There will be 12 players coming in 1 at a time and it will be the most exciting thing in straight pool for sure and each player and their play will be live streamed. How does that sound for breaking news? So stay tuned.
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Jayson Shaw’s 832 World Record is Official

wrldpro
maha said:
i believe and hope the bottom line purpose that world pro and shaw was not to specifically break mosconi's informal record.

but to just set the world record for most balls ran in 14.1.

**Response From Wrldpro**
My purpose in having world champions try fair high runs of whatever numbers they end up with is to help gain more interest in straight pool. It’s personally my favorite game in Billiards. I’d like to see other people organize these like me but I understand it takes a huge bankroll and I love the game enough to fund it all 100% myself.
The idea wasn’t solely to beat Mosconi’s record as I figured if I put the best players on a free live stream it could create a buzz where people would watch a game that has lost its interest in playing by most players and to people that have never been exposed to seeing it played.
Jayson has made it perfectly clear to me he will keep on and on and on until he breaks a 1,000 ball run. Will he do it who knows, will someone else do it who knows but one thing is for certain I have some big news coming soon as I have talked to many World Champions this year and I have a brand new poolroom I just opened and every player I have spoke to so far wants to compete for high runs at the new poolroom and they all will get their shot at literally historic money that has never been heard of playing straight pool. There will be 12 players coming in 1 at a time and it will be the most exciting thing in straight pool for sure and each player and their play will be live streamed. How does that sound for breaking news? So stay tuned.
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