Amazing Break and Run Pool of The Day

In pocket billiard such as 8-Ball or 9-Ball where you break up the balls and run them out for the win, never letting your opponent get up to the table for a shot. Evans Robin was an excellent pool player, and could break and run, rack after rack.Show more

First of all, your stroke and fundamental mechanics are a requisite to good positional play. Secondly, if you cannot master basic cue ball control (speed, spin etc.) you will never have consistent positional play. Secondly, the game of pool encompasses many skills and variables that require mastery and understanding before you can hope to break-and-run consistently.

If I had to list only a few things to work on--assuming your fundamental mechanics are already sound--they would be: The break-- this is absolutely crucial in 8 ball given that it uses a full rack of balls which requires tremendous energy to spread apart sufficiently and to sink a ball outright (which, by the way, is necessary for a "break-and-run").

Intermediate to advanced shots. If you're not able to run out the reason is ultimately because you miss a shot or you don't leave yourself a shot in the first place.

8 ball strategy. This is such a vague topic, but essentially in any game of 8 ball, when you walk to the table you must be able to analyze the table and pick out the balls that will be most difficult to pocket.

Position play Another broad topic, but position play ultimately comprises four variables: speed, spin, angles and cue ball path. They all influence one another in various but logical ways (if you understand physics).

Watching the pros. Every rack of pool is different, so there is no one perfect formula or set of rules that will guarantee you a break-and-run every game.