125 Ball Run 10 Foot Brunswick "Bowling" Great Warm-up Game

[Scott Brazier]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3HBT5zKGko

This is a great game to warm up with.

First off, I apologize for this video being blocked in some countries because of the music content. Steve Ray Vaughan

How to play..........Rack 10 balls, break them, if anything drops on the break it gets spotted. Then take the Q-Ball and start in the kitchen and run all 10 balls, doesn't matter what order, just shoot them in. A perfect game is 12 racks.

Tips........Rack them tight, don't smash the break, not too soft, not too hard, just right to spread the balls out with nothing tied up. Every table is different so you will need to find the perfect break for your table. Once you master the perfect break there is no reason you should ever miss a shot. LOL This game will teach you that you need to focus on all shots, especially when playing on a 10 foot table, even the simple shots. It will also teach you the easiest pattern when running out a rack.

The top pros will run 3 consecutive games.

Hope you enjoy the game and remember, it's only a game, don't get frustrated.

 

[smashmouth]

love the table and love the clacks and cracks of the balls from the room acoustics

one suggestion, on your final shot when it's super easy, consider trying to get shape with he cue ball to a specific spot on the table

 

[smashmouth]

also, tell us the story on that table please

 

[Scott Brazier]

One of the guys in the league caught wind that there was a 10' Brunswick for sale so he and another player went to check it out. The owner was trying to sell it for $200, I don't think he understood what he had. So when they got there to look at the table, instantly he wanted it. So he offered the seller $100 and it was a deal, the owner just wanted it out of his basement.

Turns out the table was built between 1920 & 1925. It is all metal except the wood frame around the slates and the rails. My buddy already had a 9' Brunswick and ended up storing it for several months contemplating weather to set it up or sell it. I was looking at purchasing a brand new 9' Diamond at the time and he offered the 10 footer to me for $200. I kicked the idea around for 4-6 weeks and at the time my girlfriend offered to buy it for me. I accepted. I was skeptical, wondering if the table would play well after I invest the time and money in setting it up and purchasing the felt . It ended up costing me around $300 for the felt and my buddy and I put the table together and when it was finished I was amazed that this 90 year old table played better than any other table I have every played on. I thank my ex girlfriend for talking me into this table instead of spending $6000 on a Diamond.

I will post pics of the assembly.

I will be working on a 100+ ball run playing 14.1 on this table. My best run is 70 balls. You can view it here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4CoaYZ0YWs

 

[Old Nine Baller]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3HBT5zKGko

This is a great game to warm up with.

First off, I apologize for this video being blocked in some countries because of the music content. Steve Ray Vaughan

How to play..........Rack 10 balls, break them, if anything drops on the break it gets spotted. Then take the Q-Ball and start in the kitchen and run all 10 balls, doesn't matter what order, just shoot them in. A perfect game is 12 racks.

Tips........Rack them tight, don't smash the break, not too soft, not too hard, just right to spread the balls out with nothing tied up. Every table is different so you will need to find the perfect break for your table. Once you master the perfect break there is no reason you should ever miss a shot. LOL This game will teach you that you need to focus on all shots, especially when playing on a 10 foot table, even the simple shots. It will also teach you the easiest pattern when running out a rack.

The top pros will run 3 consecutive games.

Hope you enjoy the game and remember, it's only a game, don't get frustrated.

We had a thread here several weeks ago about "Bowliards" and it is a fun game. I do have one question though (and I haven't seen the video); how is a perfect game running 12 racks but you rack 10 balls and run out 12 times? Isn't that 120 balls run?

In the game we discussed here several weeks ago the game was scored like bowling, meaning that a run of 12 racks would be a 300 score.

I may have missed something by not seeing the video, just wondering.

ONB

 

[Scott Brazier]

When I play alone I play like this..........I start the game and when I miss the game is over and I document on a bowling score sheet my run. That is how I play when I shoot alone. When I play against another player we will score it just like bowling and finish all frames. You could play all the frames and document the high run within the entire game. I like to relate the game with running right out of the gate and when I miss that is the end of the run, kinda like 14.1, when you miss the run is done. Just how I enjoy playing the game. I would recommend the beginner to finish the entire game and judge improvements based on the final score of the game or the number of strikes and/or spares.

We had a thread here several weeks ago about "Bowliards" and it is a fun game. I do have one question though (and I haven't seen the video); how is a perfect game running 12 racks but you rack 10 balls and run out 12 times? Isn't that 120 balls run?

In the game we discussed here several weeks ago the game was scored like bowling, meaning that a run of 12 racks would be a 300 score.

I may have missed something by not seeing the video, just wondering.

ONB

 

[Scott Brazier]

Here are some photos

 

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