45 ball challenge

Frankenstroke · Aug 7, 2017

Local pool hall has a rack that holds 45 balls. Break and run as many as you can. If you dry break you get one more try.

The practice record is 32. The challenge record is 26.
Monthly payout for top 3.

$5 per attempt. $3 to pot and $2 to House. House adds $100.

(pics upload upside down. I'll take new pics and upload another day.)

You end up with so much congestion at the foot of the table.

Icon of Sin · Aug 7, 2017

That's pretty cool! Would love to try something like that

garczar · Aug 8, 2017

I like Efren doing this. Wouldn't be surprised if he ran over 35 his first try. Pretty cool idea.

crazysnake · Aug 8, 2017

Where is this?

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Black-Balled · Aug 8, 2017

I play with 2 racks sometimes. It is bizarre.

Never tried any ball/ any pocket, though i might now.

Icon of Sin · Aug 8, 2017

here ya go...

De420MadHatter · Aug 8, 2017

Black-Balled said:
I play with 2 racks sometimes. It is bizarre.

Never tried any ball/ any pocket, though i might now.

As the times change, it gets easier and easier :thumbup: I thought about 3 racks, but I'm afraid I would just become a 3rd wheel

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Tooler · Aug 8, 2017

Looks like the 8 is on the spot......I'd like to see a "full rack" bank game with this.

Pretty tough.

Frankenstroke · Aug 8, 2017

The middle ball of the 3rd row is on the spot. At Paulie's Billiards, Hobart, IN.

Rack was made local by a very talented woodworker.

Icon of Sin · Aug 8, 2017

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Kevin Lindstrom · Aug 8, 2017

I wonder how well Corey's soft break would work on this rack?????

Kevin

skip100 · Aug 8, 2017

This looks awesome. What a fun idea.

Bob Jewett · Aug 8, 2017

garczar said:
I like Efren doing this. Wouldn't be surprised if he ran over 35 his first try. Pretty cool idea.

I think after you run the first 30 it's clear sailing.

jwhip · Aug 8, 2017

I would so love to try this.

JohnnyOzone · Aug 8, 2017

Icon of Sin said:
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too easy......there's a dead 11 ball combo - its wired!

Hey, Bob.............are you up for a little 44.1 ?

michael4 · Aug 8, 2017

more fun on a 7 foot table :grin-square:

instroke75 · Aug 8, 2017

"The Big Rack"

We've been doing this for years in Lakeland, FL. We call it the "Big Rack". We pull it out during special events as a fundraiser, $10 a try. It's a fun gaf game. I've broke and run it a couple times, but it ain't easy. The first 20 balls or so determine whether you have a chance or not.

Wybrook · Aug 10, 2017

instroke75 said:
We've been doing this for years in Lakeland, FL. We call it the "Big Rack". We pull it out during special events as a fundraiser, $10 a try. It's a fun gaff game. I've broke and run it a couple times, but it ain't easy. The first 20 balls or so determine whether you have a chance or not.

You guys used to do it at tourneys as a side deal.. I did it there a couple times.

We ran it for a while a Pro Billiards in Orlando and the pot got pretty high..
I ended up running the 45 balls and got the cash, but it dwindled after that..

No one seems interested in Straight Pool these days too much so its not that big of a hit anymore..

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