Got out on a really messed up table last night

supergreenman

supergreenman

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I didn't think I was going to get a shot on this table last night. The guy had broke and ran to the 15, missed and left me this.

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Not a great way to start a run out that's for sure.

Anyways, I did manage to get out from there. I'd like to see which way you guys would run this out before I post my solution. (if you call going from 1 hard shot to another a solution)

Oh yeah, in case it isn't obvious, I'm solids.
 
I am playing safe off the 1 and leaving the cueball near the bottom left.
 
supergreenman said:
I didn't think I was going to get a shot on this table last night. The guy had broke and ran to the 15, missed and left me this.

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Not a great way to start a run out that's for sure.

Anyways, I did manage to get out from there. I'd like to see which way you guys would run this out before I post my solution. (if you call going from 1 hard shot to another a solution)

Oh yeah, in case it isn't obvious, I'm solids.
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Can you see the 7ball from the current position? I can't quite tell from the diagram if the cueball passes the 15 or not.
 
Looks like an out to me.

Cut the 6 down rail and try to leave the cue ball under the 15 and on the opposite rail incase you miss.
 
7 first back for the 3 in the same pocket. draw off the 4 to the 2. stop for the six in the corner and the 1 in the other corner then the 5 and 8. Cool! You could also take the 6 after the 4 then the 2 and the 1 then 5 8
 
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supergreenman said:
no, the 7 is blocked. the 1 does pass the 15 in the side though.
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Actually I put a straightedge on it and the 7 is good.whole ball. Sorry I thought that was someone else. Ok 7 is blocked. Are you saying you banked the 1?
 
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supergreenman said:
no, the 7 is blocked. the 1 does pass the 15 in the side though.
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I mean, the way I see it is, if we're discussing proper strategy with this layout, I would simply say that I have wet dreams about shooting solids in scenarios such as these. If you know you can pocket a ball, go right ahead. If you feel there is a 2% chance you'll miss, play safe. In fact, with so many balls on the table, you can play two-way shots all the way through. I might start by banking the 6ball in the lower/left corner and hold the cueball behind the 2 to start off. If the 6 drops, I'll make the 2 in the bottom side-pocket and run out from there.
 
supergreenman said:
Like I said. I got out, it was the last game of the match, and there was no way I wanted to let this guy back to the table.
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I would rather let him shoot from here. You can hit the underside of the 5 on this shot like this.

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You can stop short like this.

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From anywhere down there he is not looking great.

You can also play the safe off the 6, which I would not even try to pot.

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You go between the 5 and 8, he has no pot on the 15 and no safe. You hit the 5 full or on either edge you probably hook the guy. The only thing you make sure of is to not hit the shot hard enough to hit the 5 on the bottom side and scratch into the corner.

I understand you got out, and that is great, but I am loving my chances in this game playing a fairly easy safe and leaving him down there with the 5 and 8.
 
supergreenman said:
no, the 7 is blocked. the 1 does pass the 15 in the side though.
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That sounds like a gigantic hint.

On the WEI it does not even look close for the 1 ball to bank past the 15.

If the 1 passes the 15 and depending on how the angle is that makes it alot more likely to lag the 1 into the side on the bank, which also has built in safes. On the WEI that did not look like an option in the slightest.
 
Bank the 6 bottom left. Kill Whitey.
2 in bottom right pocket. let it drift a bit.
5 in bottom left pocket, come off 1 or 2 rails. Play position for straight in on 7 ball.
Play 7 in top right corner. Draw back a bit.
Play 1 bottom right corner. stop the q ball.
Play 3 in bottom right. come off short rail.
Play 4 in side, draw back or go one rail for 8 in bottom right corner.
 
Celtic said:
That sounds like a gigantic hint.

On the WEI it does not even look close for the 1 ball to bank past the 15.

If the 1 passes the 15 and depending on how the angle is that makes it alot more likely to lag the 1 into the side on the bank, which also has built in safes. On the WEI that did not look like an option in the slightest.
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You're right, the 15 is too far over the pocket on the WEI. It should be a couple of inches (real table scale) to the right. The 7 should still be blocked though, I set it up from memory, I think the 2 is a touch out of position as well.

I banked the 1, the CB went under the 2 towards the middle bottom of the table, from there I put the 2 in the side, fudged my shape and had to bank the 5 to the top right corner, ran the 6 up the rail to the same pocket, shot the 3 and bumped the 4/15 cluster, shot the 4 to the upper right pocket followed by the 7 in the same pocket then the 8 in the lower left pocket.

Totally not the textbook way of running that out but I'm stubborn and had a high desire to win that game since we needed it for the last round point.
 
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