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After initial rack do I have to start with the one ball that I left to break rack or can I call one of the 14 balls racked?
 
I have seen it done. If you get the right position behind the rack you can make the corner ball on a bank shot. It is a low percentage shot. I would say you can make it about 20 percent of the time. If you are playing someone who not likely to run out on you, you can try this.
This not something you would ever see in a professional match. With the low percentage and the likelyhood that your opponent will get a big run, a pro would never try this.
 
kaznj said:
I have seen it done. If you get the right position behind the rack you can make the corner ball on a bank shot. It is a low percentage shot. I would say you can make it about 20 percent of the time. If you are playing someone who not likely to run out on you, you can try this.
This not something you would ever see in a professional match. With the low percentage and the likelyhood that your opponent will get a big run, a pro would never try this.
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He's referring to this shot:
You need to use low English on the rock to transfer follow to the 11, and right spin on it to give the 11 left English to send it towards the side. It's about a 7% shot.
 

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Thats crazy

That's crazy, You are going to miss that shot a lot more then you are going to make it. If you miss it you are going to leave a wide open rack for the other person, What's wrong with playing a safe. If your willing to shoot that shot ,I have a pocket full and would love to play straight pool with you.
 
SMG said:
After initial rack do I have to start with the one ball that I left to break rack or can I call one of the 14 balls racked?
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There are many well-known shots out of the rack, either the full rack or the 14-ball rack. Bob Byrne shows a bunch of them in his "Standard" book.

In a recent European Championship, a player called and made the head ball in the side pocket on the opening break shot. He shot it fairly softly. There's a YouTube video of it.
 
Nine ... corner said:
In summation ... while you are not obligated to start the new rack with the exposed ball, it is highly recommended. ;)
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It depends on the situation. You are playing in league and are leading 93-0 and your opponent has never been known to run a rack. You leave yourself behind the rack where the best chance is to bank the corner ball as shown above. You are on a run of 67 and need two more to take the high run lead which has a substantial cash prize. It would be counterproductive to play safe in that situation.

In a close match on an unknown table with mismatched balls I agree -- it is better to play safe.
 
Bob Jewett said:
It depends on the situation. You are playing in league and are leading 93-0 and your opponent has never been known to run a rack. You leave yourself behind the rack where the best chance is to bank the corner ball as shown above. You are on a run of 67 and need two more to take the high run lead which has a substantial cash prize. It would be counterproductive to play safe in that situation.

In a close match on an unknown table with mismatched balls I agree -- it is better to play safe.
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The top part is slightly pedantic. The second part is what I was referring to so I'm glad we agree. :smile:
 
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