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Played the 10-15 combo with the 10-ball bouncing off of the right rail and the cue ball drawing back a bit to here. What's your end pattern from here?

Dan, I try to be tactful. Maybe I'm not. So be it. At least I'm honest.

Thanks for going into such detail, Dan! It's hard to see from that camera angle, but I wonder if that 4-ball shot can be held for the angle on the 14-ball. When you watch the video you'll see it might be slightly too steep to spin the ball in and keep the cue ball under the 1-ball. But I'm not...

Let me try to explain my stance, because it appears that it's me against the 14.1 world right now. I admit that at times I can make bad planning errors. Everyone does, no matter what their level. Yes, I could have chosen better options for shots here and there. But a very real problem in this...

Thanks for playing, Bob. The player chose to take the 4-ball first as you suggested, playing it off of the foot rail to squeeze through the opening between the 1-ball and 9-ball landing here. What's the plan from here?

The way the player plays from here, there is an end pattern in mind. I'll wait for someone to post a guess before sharing the next photo.

Does anyone see an end pattern from here? Of course things can change along the way, but do you see a Plan A all the way to the break ball?

Blackjack, I also think you should put the video back up. Just because I didn't find it helpful doesn't mean that others won't. And maybe others will see the issues I have with it as well, which can lead to further discussion, which I'm not against.

The player goes into them with a soft stroke striking 12-ball, 3-ball, 6-ball, and brushing the 9-ball and landing here. What's the plan from here?

Nice. But I wonder who in this thread are you suggesting is Nan-in and who is the professor? And who is Gilligan? And how do we get off of this island?

No worries, David.

Since you asked, my thoughts on why I wouldn't play the 9 there: -There's a much easier shot on the 2-ball. The 9-ball, even with the 4-ball backstop (and where would the 4-ball end up if you caromed off of it?) is a more missable shot. The cue ball is a little too far from the object ball to...

The player played the 2-ball drifting straight down-table to this position. Spoiler: the player goes into the balls off of the 13-ball. How would you go into the balls from here?

I'm sorry everyone. I must be wrong if sparkle and blackjack are both 100 ball runners. So I must be out of my mind for questioning advice that makes no sense after watching and studying 400-ball runners for years who don't seem to follow it? Add to that all that's being overlooked in favor of...

The player is following Bob's direction so far by taking out the 11-ball and getting above the 2-ball. Any other options from here?

Review and Video Review: 8, 13, 1, 4, 10, 11 into cluster, 14, 5, 7, 6, 15, 12, 3 break ball. Although you may have approached the rack differently, after reviewing the whole rack, did the player make all wise choices? How many times did he have to change his plan? Here's the clip of Thorsten...

The player went to the left side rail off of the 15-ball to leave this angle on the 12-ball. Then one rail off of the 12-ball to this position on the 3-ball break shot.

Thanks, Bob and Al. After surveying the table for a good amount of time, rather than maneuvering to pick apart balls, the player chose to play the 7-ball in the side pocket going one rail into the top of the cluster and landing here. Thoughts? Also, what's the plan from here?

Since there are few options at the end of the run, I'll post twice per day. The player drew off of the 6-ball to land here. Any changes to Bob's end pattern? How would you play the last two balls?

A point worth discussing, I think. When is it more practical to move balls when they could also be picked off without touching others?