When he finished his run the score was 54 to minus 4. He doesn't waste much time.
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55 ball run video
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Blackjack said:
He had another two hour session with Danny two days before our match. I should have known better.
He said he is trying to do some of the things Danny said, i.e. not going into racks blind and not breaking out balls you don't need to.He said he noticed in our match both of us were sometimes doing that. I said yeah but it is fun to put that force follow and watch the cue hesitate and roll through the racks sometimes. Not smart, but fun.
Bob's such a good shooter he'll probably have some nice runs if he listens to Danny and watches Bobby Hunter a little.
Dennis
"He said he is trying to do some of the things Danny said, i.e. not going into racks blind and not breaking out balls you don't need to".
I think this is very important. If balls have pockets in which they can be made it is much better to play position on them than run into them.
In my 8-ball leagues, I see players running into "clusters" all the time needlessly, because all the balls can be pocketed. Learning to get around the balls without disturbing them is the key. I can only remember a few racks in my life where I was able to make all of the shots without disturbing any of the object balls once they were open. It isn't easy, but it is the way to go.
I think this is very important. If balls have pockets in which they can be made it is much better to play position on them than run into them.
In my 8-ball leagues, I see players running into "clusters" all the time needlessly, because all the balls can be pocketed. Learning to get around the balls without disturbing them is the key. I can only remember a few racks in my life where I was able to make all of the shots without disturbing any of the object balls once they were open. It isn't easy, but it is the way to go.
I agree with not running into balls when you can avoid doing so. But I think there are times when you know the result of doing so with insurance balls that would spare you some intricate maneuvering. Maybe 9 out of 10 times you shouldn't, but I think there's that 1 time you should.