8-ball break and runout problem

[hang-the-9]

If I had a nickel for every time I've committed that particular sin of 8-ball, well, I'd have an embarrassingly large number of nickels.

-Andrew

If I had a penny each time I did that, I'd have more total value than your nickels

 

[cigardave]

A couple more ways of saying what essentially has already been said in this thread... but these may stick in your head a but longer. They've helped me.

Pool must be played in the present... not the past nor the future... stay in the present.​

The best players pay attention to detail on every shot.​

Do not think in the shooting position. All thinking/planning is done before you get down to shoot.​

If your mind wanders while you're down shooting, stand up and start all over again. You need your full concentration on every shot... not just the more difficult ones.​