Decent 8 ball run out, your thoughts please.

[SeniorTom]

Exactly why I hate playing a league that mixes 9ft and BB..

The league I am on, in the winter session when more people participate, overflows from the bar boxes on to the 9-ft tables. I love playing on the 9-ft tables, not because it's easy, but I love the fact that not many practice on 9-ft tables, just the 7 ft Bar Boxes. I feel like I have an advantage on most players because of this. SVB says if you want to get better at pool, practice on 9 ft tables. No doubt about it, shot making is more difficult, but positioning the cue ball has more openings on the 9-footer.

 

[Straightpool_99]

Every once in awhile I film shooting pool, and had this rack happen today.

Love to hear your thoughts on the rack either through Youtube comments, or here.

Tear me apart everyone.

After the opening shot (which I'm not going to comment on, other than it being a good shot), you had a pretty good chance of playing an easy pattern. If I'm seeing the angle correctly, you could have played the 9 with a very slight draw. Then stun/draw the 10 out to middle table between the 1 and 2 where you could see the 11. From the 11 you could get to the 13, then the two balls beneath the 8.

As you played it, there was a lot of cueball movement and many chances for the run to stop due to collisions with balls and long travel. Also, you double kissed the 13, which probably wasn't intended and rarely works out even if it was.

Congrats on the run. Some good shots in it. In blackball we call break-and-run a "break and dish". This would have been called a "reverse dish". I'm unaware of US pool having a specific name for a runout off the opponents break.

Also in the spirit of JV's post: My Fargorate was around 650 last time I checked. I play mainly snooker and blackball now, anyways.

 

[u12armresl]

After the opening shot (which I'm not going to comment on, other than it being a good shot), you had a pretty good chance of playing an easy pattern. If I'm seeing the angle correctly, you could have played the 9 with a very slight draw. Then stun/draw the 12 out to middle table between the 1 and 2 where you could see the 11. From the 11 you could get to the 13, then the two balls beneath the 8.

As you played it, there was a lot of cueball movement and many chances for the run to stop due to collisions with balls and long travel. Also, you double kissed the 13, which probably wasn't intended and rarely works out even if it was.

Congrats on the run. Some good shots in it. In blackball we call break-and-run a "break and dish". This would have been called a "reverse dish". I'm unaware of US pool having a specific name for a runout off the opponents break.

It's just called a runout and scored as a runout on the other person's break. If you break and runout, it's called a BnR and scored as such.
I'll look at it again and I appreciate you taking the time to watch.

 

[u12armresl]

Exactly why I hate playing a league that mixes 9ft and BB.

My participation ribbon opinion...?...: Good job...! Well done...! You hit a lot of great shots..!

Reality...?...: Typical slash a pray play I've seen/endured with bottom end players. Yep you got out, can't argue that. However there was near zero plan and small handful of "lets swing at this and see what happens". Bank recoveries bailed you out, that may drop or not, on the next BB you're playing on.

-14 via combo was going to leave a shot on the 10, so I'll give credit there. However at the pace you drilled it. You could have made you life difficult with splashing the solids at the bottom rail. A more deliberate shot would have gotten you on the 10 nicely, (see next comment).
-10 was a shot to nothing. Hard to tell but possibly slow rolling the shot and working the pocket could have gotten you shape on the 12 to opposite top corner. From there the table plays pretty nice and without requiring any banks to get out.
-13 was a slash and pray
-9 was hit at slash pace just in hopes of something positive happening
-11 was the best shot of the rack. Tough angle that was better suited for the corner, but you hit it great and with purpose
-12 was a roll and hope. Player with any strength would have likely hit it strong with draw. That would either have moved the 15 to open table or brought the CB back and forth for a direct shot in the side. There is method to your simplicity though in resigning yourself to a bad bank on the next ball.
-15 was hit as good as anyone could have. Not a fan of how you dropped the ball, but the purposeful CB control was great. Most at your level would have just fully concentrated on the pot and not considered the 8b

You should be proud of the 11 and 15. 11 for the accuracy of the shot. 15 for the fore sight to get on the 8. The rest... SL3.

Lots of positives to develop...

I know I'm being an ass, but I don't think this stuff shouldn't be sugar coated if you truly 'want' a useful critique. I also think it important for reviewers to include their ratings. It adds context imo. APA 7/9, BCA 13, Fargo 676.

Reviewing after break. I probably would have leaned toward the solids. However after seeing what came after your opening shot. High ball was the right choice. Your method was madness though...lol

Keep swinging.

My level isn't really established as I don't have the requisite fargo ratings. I gamble, play one pocket and 8 ball and shoot a lot of cut shots others don't like or don't shoot. Hence the one pocket back cutter.
Thank you for your analysis. My back isn't good enough to play every week, so when I'm able to play a race, I try to video and we have fun, but are out for blood against each other.

 

[Straightpool_99]

It's just called a runout and scored as a runout on the other person's break. If you break and runout, it's called a BnR and scored as such.
I'll look at it again and I appreciate you taking the time to watch.

An alternativ way to go would be to go from the 10 and into the 8 and only the 8. A bit more risky I admit. The big advantage with the way you went about it was moving the 6, which could have been a huge problem later. You also had the chance, from where you landed off the 10, to play the 13 off the 5 in the side, if I'm seeing it correctly. With a bit of draw you could have landed on the balls beneath the 8 and all your troubles would have been over.