I'd vote for this. I'm still wondering if he's a real person.
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There are levels to everything.
Among the elites the percetages are much higher.
Gorst has had break and run percentages of 39 and 41% in long races.
SVB has crested 40% in many of his long races.
Orcullo, Filler, Bergman....
I know short stops who break 25% routinely.
Even with break rules changes....pros gave adjusted and their runout percentages have increased.
Can you draw lines on how you played the 3, 4, 5, 6? That looks tricky as hell to me.
We are talking about two different things. You can't just bring up the elite players and say that's the norm. As a whole, say top 100 professional players in the world the average is around 25%.
This is an excerpt from AtLarge's stats for the 2026 European Open
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This is an excerpt from AtLarge's stats for the 2025 China Open
This is an excerpt from AtLarge's stats for the 2025 US Open
This is an excerpt from AtLarge's stats for the 2025 UK Open
This is an excerpt from AtLarge's stats for the 2025 Florida Open
I will concede, some events have break and run percentages in the 30% range but it seems in the 20's is more prevalent. I'd say the stats above are a pretty good representation of break and run stats across multiple events over the course of about a year. The average from these 5 events is 27.4%, in line with my "around 25%" estimate.
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Your stats prove it is averaging over 25%....
This.
Recent tournament, Race to 7, alternating breaks. I broke and ran 3 racks and had a 1-9 carom after the break in another rack. 4 racks, were my opponent didnt get to shoot. ....I lost 7 to 4. My opponent made some good (and lucky) kicks off my safeties and I sold out after most of his safes.
Breaking and running helps, but it doesnt guarantee winning a set. Sometimes a well played safe in one of those "un-runnable racks" will make that rack runnable.
This is something you will never learn if you don't leave your house.
Thanks to Digital Pool, I have this match video saved. You play in events at venues that have one of those Digital Pool Systems, you can always go back and watch how much of a donkey you are. I'm ripping a few form Digital Pool and putting them in unlisted youtube links. If Anyone wants to see them, send me a private message.
I hope this makes sense.
Pocketed the 2B which was almost straight. That left me an angle on the 3B to stun over for position on the 4B. I just came up one rail from the 4B to get position on the 5B. This was the key shot. I had to get the right angle on the 5B so I could simple roll up for the 6B. If I came up short on the 5B I would have been hosed.
But I went slightly past the 5B which gave me perfect position to simply drift up and off the end rail for the 6B.
Sounds like you need to work on your break
Got it, pic is great. Yeah, nice out!
Sounds like you need to work on your break
I have been for 20+ years. But no matter what I do, 90% of the time or more I don't have any luck.
That's why I keep saying I might need an exorcism.
Video of like 20 of your breaks would be insanely helpful. 10 racks hand racked and 10 racks template racked.
It's more then likely a racking and a breaking problem.Sounds like you need to work on your break
I've got custom break cues, production break cues, shafts made for the break, tried different tips, weights, etc, etc, etc.
I've tried it all.
Take that $ you spend on equipment and tables. Use it to hire Shane for a week.