Stop Shot Puzzle (2)

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Is it stop shot, stopshot, or stop-shot? Anyway, here's another installment to keep you busy. Try to run the pattern to a nice break shot without any post-contact cueball movement whatsoever. All shots go directly into the center of each pocket. What I mean by "center" is the midpoint between the tips of the rails when seen from behind the object ball looking toward the opening of the pocket. Keep in mind that this midpoint changes depending upon the angle of the shot.

BTW, while preparing this, I discovered something that should have been obvious to me long ago about stop shot patterns. But I'll save that for a little later. When I share this little gem, you'll probably say, "Well, duh!" But perhaps some of you will find it interesting.

Anyway, you have cueball in hand. Click on the edit button on the small table to open the more accurate full-screen cuetable. No need to draw a layout here. Actually, I guess there's no need for anything here. But then how will I know anyone's doing these? Well, just drop in to say hello on occasion.

The answer is in the hyperlink.
Ready...
Set....
Struggle!

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I just want to say that I really appreciate all the effort you're putting into these. They're fun and challenging, and I really do believe they're improving my game. It's only been a few weeks for me and I've noticed my pattern play, especially at the end of the rack, has become more sophisticated and simpler. It's also helping me come up with alternate patterns if I get out of line, which is something I'm weak at (being primarily a 9-ball player). Now if only I can stop missing so damn much.

Would give more rep, but it won't let me :(
 
Thanks for the kind words. I go up and down with my interest in pool and have for many years. This forum actually is helping me push through the times when I would have considered dropping it. I've actually gotten much better since hanging out here, and it's my pleasure to put these layouts up.

I played on fire yesterday, and at one point I saw about 8 balls ahead for an end pattern that just popped out at me, and I played it flawlessly with little cueball motion to a perfect break shot. I missed the break shot, which is way too common for me, but still. I'm not a shotmaker. I honestly think that if I were a little better shotmaker with just a hair better cueball control that I'd occasionally be running a hundred at this point. I think I know enough. I want to know more, but I don't think the knowledge is holding me back from the high runs now.

I only play once a week, and in the past I've played up to 4 times a week without any improvement. So this cuetable stuff is really working for me. Another thank you to Wei the cuetable genius.

I'd suggest to anyone with some free time to just go to the cuetable and hit the 8-ball or 9-ball break button for a random layout. Just stare at the layout for as long as it takes for patterns to come in clear. I've been lazy about doing this lately, but I was doing it a couple of months ago and I think it really helped me.

I'm off to do another "Run This" layout.
Thanks again.
 
Nice job Brian, but there's no need to post the answers in these puzzles. In fact, I'd request that people not post their results just in case others accidentally scroll too far or have their threads set up for the newest posts at the top of the page.

I forgot to mention my not-so-genius nugget of wisdom. Are you ready for this? Drum roll..........
On stop shot patterns, not counting potential straight in combos, banks or pocket-cheating, you never use the same pocket as you did for the previous ball.
I now take my bow as Master of the Obvious.

There may be something to this though. I recall hearing that Jimmy Caras preferred alternating pockets when running balls. It makes sense since it's likely that position for the next ball in an alternate pocket is not cutting across its angle as much as you would if going for a shot into the same pocket.
 
Love It

Being a long time Tetris fan, I love puzzles like this!

More please...

(note: if you click on the end arrow for the CB, it tells you the ball travelled 129 inches at the bottom of the table :) )
 
cuetable said:
Being a long time Tetris fan, I love puzzles like this!

More please...

(note: if you click on the end arrow for the CB, it tells you the ball travelled 129 inches at the bottom of the table :) )
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That's a cool feature. I wasn't aware of it. Thanks again Wei. BTW, I used to be so hooked on tetris that I would dream about the shapes.
 
bluepepper said:
On stop shot patterns, not counting potential straight in combos, banks or pocket-cheating, you never use the same pocket as you did for the previous ball.
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I'm not sure that I follow. I never used the same pocket for consecutive balls.
 
briandlau said:
I'm not sure that I follow. I never used the same pocket for consecutive balls.
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I should have separated that post into two. I replied to your post and then decided to add the discovery I alluded to in the original post. Sorry for the confusion. The statement about consecutive balls wasn't about your sequence.
 
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