How Would You Play THESE? Three 3 ball runouts.

[Patrick Johnson]

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First one.... simple is all that is needed. An angle on the 7 with just a touch of draw on the cueball to come down table for the 8. Being on the right side of the 8 leaves an easy drift over for the 9.

Agree with all of this.

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Second example, cut the 7 in the side with a soft follow to come up past the side (easier reach) giving yourself an angle to the left off of the 8. Force follow the 8 with just a touch of left with speed to come up table for the 9.

COMMENT: The danger here is getting too much of an angle on the 8 and risking the scratch in the bottom right corner (or even the bottom side). Your CB A's natural path probably goes into this danger zone rather than the steep rebound you show - unless you apply some inside english, which would be unnecessary if you left the CB closer to the center of the table.

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Last one.... angle off the 7 is lengthend even more with right english to come down past the 8 to give an angle to soft follow the cueball up to the 9.

COMMENT: I generally like this path for balls near side pockets unless I have to get on the opposite side of them - like in this case. I think that factor makes this kind of shot one of the rarer cases where traveling parallel with the shot line is actually a disadvantage because you want to ensure that you cross the shot line. For that reason I might get shape on the 7 so I can play one rail off the end rail, taking the CB straight downtable (maybe all the way down to the opposite end rail and back out a little), ensuring that I'll be on the correct side of the 8 for position on the 9.

Nothing fancy, but thats how I would play them.
Chuck

Nothing fancy is my middle name.

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