How to win in 10-ball?

[Flakeandrun]

You mean the 9 on the foot spot?

High 9, breaking from the box. Cutting the one ball and pulling the cueball back into the pack

I think with how much softer a 9-ball rack is it's easier to get a good spread and the 1 is pretty easy to make with a cut break and not much power. Harder to make the 9, but easier overall. The room for error to put the 1 in seems to be less with 10b. Just my experience though.

I'm not trying to put the one in the side in 10ball, the two balls behind the one go every time, and you can squat the ball for a look at the one in the top corner very repeatably.

 

[Monti]

Why not? It seems to me that 3 fouling your opponent takes more skill than running the rack out.

I like the 3 foul rule as well but I think the difficulty of winning that way compared to clearing the balls depends on the skill of the opponents. Weaker players are very easy to get 3 fouls, good players not so much

 

[sjm]

I like the 3 foul rule as well but I think the difficulty of winning that way compared to clearing the balls depends on the skill of the opponents. Weaker players are very easy to get 3 fouls, good players not so much

The three foul rule is a good one, and it requires great skill to get an opponent on three, but at high levels of play, it rarely arises in the modern game. Years ago, the levels of kicking, jumping and masses were lower across the board than today, and three foul wins were more common. Now, the top guys are really good at all three, so it's near impossible to get them on three.

If I had to take a wild guess, I'd say that in top pro play, about one rack in every 200 is won with the three foul rule.

 

[sammylane12]

Using the WPA rules, can someone explain how to win a game of 10-ball?

Make a ball on the break and don`t miss.

 

[Bob Jewett]

... If I had to take a wild guess, I'd say that in top pro play, about one rack in every 200 is won with the three foul rule.

It usually comes up when there are clusters of balls and with the current break format, that doesn't happen as much.

 

[fastone371]

I like the 3 foul rule as well but I think the difficulty of winning that way compared to clearing the balls depends on the skill of the opponents. Weaker players are very easy to get 3 fouls, good players not so much

If both players are weaker players its also tougher for them to play a good safe so I think it kind of evens out. If the skill level discrepancy is pretty big the better player can probably win just as easy either way.

 

[Monti]

The three foul rule is a good one, and it requires great skill to get an opponent on three, but at high levels of play, it rarely arises in the modern game. Years ago, the levels of kicking, jumping and masses were lower across the board than today, and three foul wins were more common. Now, the top guys are really good at all three, so it's near impossible to get them on three.

If I had to take a wild guess, I'd say that in top pro play, about one rack in every 200 is won with the three foul rule.

Agreed, it is barely relevant at the pro level. However for us mere mortals I think it’s relevant and adds another fun dimension to the game.
I probably like it because my safety game is more advanced than a lot of higher ranked players than me , so I can often beat people I am not supposed to - often by just plain pissing them off because I don’t “try” and run out when they think I should