9ballrunout

8-ball rack: a 2-shot runout

A 8-ball layout with 2 balls on the table (11, 13), cue ball at centre of the bottom.

1113

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Free to try — the first 4 shots of any rack, with no account.

First shots of the runout

  1. 11 ball → top-left corner · 17° cut · centre ball
  2. 13 ball → top-right corner · 41° cut · a full tip of left english

What this is

9ballrunout works out how to finish a rack — every shot, the tip position to use, and where the cue ball has to end up for the next one. It assumes a 9-foot table, a medium-speed stroke, and any tip position you like: draw, stun, follow and english. More about how it works.