Opponent scratches while pocketing the four ball, leaving you this. Plan the runout with ball in hand.
How Do You Run Out Here? (3)
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Forgive my poor use of cuetable.... But shoot the 5 into the 8 7 combination with draw and speed to leave the 5 pretty much right there. The 8 will roll towards the corner. From there its 2 rail shots on the 6 and 8, the 9 goes from there.
Chuck
I'd shoot the 5 into the left-hand side of the 8, pocketing the 7, pushing the 8 down the rail toward the corner pocket, and leaving the 5 in front of the side. Then I'd think it's pretty routine. It does leave it where you have to go back and forth because you'll end up with the 6 and 8 on opposite rails, but it should be easy enough. From the 5, you just need to get back to around the middle of the table so you can pocket the six, then come off the rail and get relatively straight on the 8. I'd diagram it but I don't have time right now. 
I would gently carom the cue ball off the 5 and into the 8, which pockets the 7 and leaves you with a shot on the 5 up in the corner.
If the 7-ball goes, then the only crucial item is to leave an angle on the 6-ball so that you can slide across the table for the 7-ball up table.sjm said:
I wouldn't play the combination (5-8-7) because the angle to get to the 6-ball IMO is dicey if you let that 5-ball go.
Fred
Cornerman said:
I agree with Freds assesment, the combo is going the fancy way when you can keep it simple (providing the 7 goes to one of the corners).
I see this rack as fairly routine.
Everything goes easy, why shoot a combo??
I would just shoot the 5, then the 6, and then the 7, then the 8 and then the 9 last !!!!
I would just shoot the 5, then the 6, and then the 7, then the 8 and then the 9 last !!!!
poolhustler said:
I see nothing wrong with any of the ideas other than *if* I was to shoot the combo I would hit the 5 into the 8 just hard enough to make the 7 and the 5 only drifts down to around the 3rd diamond or so. I wouldn't hit it hard enough to send the 5 down to far. I have ball in hand on this, right? Easy enough to control the 5 from here.
I would probably go with the direct run out though because I don't like bumping balls if I don't have to.
MULLY
Jimmy I like your out the best. Pretty simple and not much to do but to get fair shape on the six. I would be careful not to draw the first shot like RiverCity suggests because I might lose the 5 ball by it taking some forward roll.Jimmy M. said:I'd shoot the 5 into the left-hand side of the 8, pocketing the 7, pushing the 8 down the rail toward the corner pocket, and leaving the 5 in front of the side. Then I'd think it's pretty routine. It does leave it where you have to go back and forth because you'll end up with the 6 and 8 on opposite rails, but it should be easy enough. From the 5, you just need to get back to around the middle of the table so you can pocket the six, then come off the rail and get relatively straight on the 8. I'd diagram it but I don't have time right now.
On the first shot with ball in hand and if it's possible I would also try to get the eight ball closer to the corner pocket to make the rest of the run easier.
It's interesting that some choose to leave the eight and seven alone. No doubt, a strong player would be expected to run them out if they attempted it that way. On the other hand, I think a weaker player might be more likely to run out if they opened that cluster immediately. Of course, it's all a matter of opinion, and many good opinions have been offered. Thanks.
If I were hitting them good I would not got for the combo. Its a pretty easy out and I would put money on it 98% of the time. Even on my 4" pocketed table.
If my confidence was not good and I was hitting them bad, I would probably go for the super easy "combo" out.
Russ...
If my confidence was not good and I was hitting them bad, I would probably go for the super easy "combo" out.
Russ...
Given a relatively easy combination on the 7 and being able to leave the 5 in front of the side for an easy shot there pretty consistantly.... why would someone opt to take the 5 and 7 and make them harder shots by lengthening the distance to the pocket? That in my mind is taking a fairly easy runout and complicating it for no reason.
Chuck
Chuck