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the secret is not to miss.

I'd like to be the first one to request that the next DVD produced by one of our Pro posters, shows us how not to miss.

If you guys would kindly do that for us, we'll take it from there :D
 
I think the real key to running 100 balls is to forget your misses. Rather than get better at pool, just get better at forgetting.
 
You know, watching Danny's DVD and listening to how his mind works when he's playing........it takes a lot to run a lot of balls. It's not just making balls and getting good break shots. In that 100 ball run you're going to need to make at least 2 or 3 difficult shots, on top of that you need to *know* how balls are going to react when you go into them, and your position play needs to be spot on or pretty damn near it. Not to mention that lady luck plays a part every now and then.
MULLY
ran 37 right off the break the other night
 
mullyman said:
you need to *know* how balls are going to react when you go into them
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I think this is a big thing. How to choose which speed and spin you should use if the cueball is going into them. And which part of a ball to hit.
 
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You know, watching Danny's DVD and listening to how his mind works when he's playing........it takes a lot to run a lot of balls. It's not just making balls and getting good break shots. In that 100 ball run you're going to need to make at least 2 or 3 difficult shots, on top of that you need to *know* how balls are going to react when you go into them, and your position play needs to be spot on or pretty damn near it. Not to mention that lady luck plays a part every now and then.
MULLY
ran 37 right off the break the other night
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I think Mully is really hitting it on the head. I would like to add (and it is only an opinion), that because we aren't at such a level (or at least I'm not at Danny's level:angry: ), it make us think even more than the 100 ball+ runners. What I mean is I think way more playing straight pool than anything else, and I think there is to much going through my head.

Pete
 
If you watch many of the top players, they stay with what works on their break shots, which means that they remain in their comfort zone. They deal with clusters early and identify break balls and key balls early.

Most runs end in two ways -

Carelessness

-or-

Losing control of the table

Carelessness also includes taking unnecessary risks - or crashing into a ball that doesn't need to be moved. It also includes piss poor planning. High runs occur when you are carefully planning your shot sequence and patterns. Carelessness always occurs due to a lack of patience. For some of us, that's hard for us to look at.

Nobody will get very far if they just start shooting in every ball that seems available to them. That might work initially - but if you eliminate the wrong balls and have nothing left at the end of the rack to get you on the break ball, your ass will find the chair immediately.

I cannot overemphasize the importance of learning which balls serve a purpose and which balls do not serve a purpose - when you start to figure that out - the patterns will appear more clearly to you - and they will also appear much earlier in the rack - players that have run big numbers know what I am talking about.

Losing control of the table means that the table is dictating which shot you are taking or which position route you have to take. Instead of you making all of the decisions, the table conditions and the pressure take over. Instead of acting, you start reacting. This is evident in some great high runs - if you watch John Schmidt's 245 ball run - watch the next to last rack and you will see John slipping into trouble PRIOR to breaking that last rack apart - the same thing with his 112 run at DCC in 2006. I'm not singling John out - those were fantastic runs on tough equipment - I am just using those runs as an example to show that this happens to everybody at some point.

Want to run big numbers? Pick smart break balls that you can work with - break open the clusters - and plan your attack patiently - and work your shot patterns neatly and efficiently. Don't take anything for granted. Easier said than done - but these rules helped me out immensely.
 
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Blackjack said:
Losing control of the table means that the table is dictating which shot you are taking or which position route you have to take. Instead of you making all of the decisions, the table conditions and the pressure take over. Instead of acting, you start reacting.
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Now *THIS* is probably the best thing I've ever read. You said exactly what was on my mind but what I couldn't find words for. You know how that is sometimes when you've got something on your mind but you just can't bring it out? This is it. Thank you, David.
MULLY
 
mullyman said:
Now *THIS* is probably the best thing I've ever read. You said exactly what was on my mind but what I couldn't find words for. You know how that is sometimes when you've got something on your mind but you just can't bring it out? This is it. Thank you, David.
MULLY
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You'll find, reading David's stuff, that this happens quite a bit. :D

- Steve
 
I ran 100 once. Trouble is it was all the same shot. I had been working on a 5.5 ft straight in stop shot, trying to hit 50. I hit 50 and kept going to 100. Then I didn't miss, I hung up the cue and went upstairs.

My legitimate high run is 29.

Dave Nelson
 
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