Playing 8 ball with the layout given shooting stripes starting with ball in hand. What order do you shoot the balls and path if possible for easiest runout? Thanks.
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I'm not going to pretend this is straightforward. But I'll give you what thoughts would go through my head:
A. 10-ball is a logical keyball, but so is the 14. The 14 is in open space, which makes it a viable keyball.
B. The two balls that give the most challenge are the 15 and the 13.
C. Leaving the 13-ball for a cut in the upper side pocket is fine if you don't mind running the cueball to double the bottom left corner and back out to the center of the table.
D. I would have to really make up my mind whether I want to go from the 11 to the 13 for that cut (15, 11, 13 (double the bottom left corner) and10), or start with the 13 to get to the 15, then 11, 14, 10. I don't hate this second option because of the 14-ball bailout if you run a hair too far for the 15-ball. The bailout gets you the right angle on the 15-ball
E. If this were a bar table, I'd definitely consider 13, follow for the 10/15 combo, 10, 11, 14 or 10 uptable, 15, 11, 13, 14 or 10/15 combo, which leaves the 13-ball in the upper side pocket
There is no obvious #1 solution, which should give you some confirmation that this is tricky. Size of table and pockets will lead you one way over an other. Regardless, you should be going all out to runout here rather than thinking about playing safe after three shots.