STRAIGHT POOL Strategy and “Run Your Age” Challenges

Dr. Dave presents a Straight Pool "Run Your Age" and "Run 100 Minus Your Age" Challenges and offers advice on how to play straight pool effectively.

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CURRENT CHALLENGE RESULTS:

High Run (run score - name - video link):
140 - Jeroen van Spronsen -    • run 140  
70 - Will Maynard -    • 70 Ball Run on 4/19/2021  
59 - Bob Keller -    • Dr. Dave Run Your Age Straight Pool 5...  
57 - Dr. Dave Alciatore -    • Dr. Dave - Straight Pool Run (57) wit...  
57 - skess -    • 57 ball run - 14.1  
50 - Lil' Chris Sharier -    • Pool Game Challenge: DrDave's Run You...  
48 - Andrew Yaworski -    • Dr.Dave's straight pool "run your age...  
44 - Diamond Dave Billiards -    • I Ran My Age in Straight Pool : How O...  
42 - Mick Enzie -    • Dr. Dave run your age straight pool c...  
41 - Dave Gross -    • 41 ball run (14.1) - October 30, 2020  
29 - RushNCrushGaming -    • Dr. Dave's Run Your Age Straight Pool...  
27 - Dan Hosier -    • Road to shooting my age.  Half way there  
25 - Matthew Kimbro -    • Видео  
23 - Bharat Ramakrishna -    • Straight Pool Run of 23  
12 - Alex Grigolyunovich -    • Pool 14+1 by a 5-yo Kid. Guess His Br...  

Run Your Age (run score - name - age - video link):
140 - Jeroen van Spronsen - 43 -    • run 140  
59 - Bob Keller - 58 -    • Dr. Dave Run Your Age Straight Pool 5...  
57 - Dr. Dave Alciatore - 56 -    • Dr. Dave - Straight Pool Run (57) wit...  
57 - skess - 53 -    • 57 ball run - 14.1  
50 - Lil' Chris Sharier - 40 -    • Pool Game Challenge: DrDave's Run You...  
48 - Andy Yaworski - 44 -    • Dr.Dave's straight pool "run your age...  
44 - Diamond Dave Billiards - 43 -    • I Ran My Age in Straight Pool : How O...  
29 - RushNCrushGaming - 29 -    • Dr. Dave's Run Your Age Straight Pool...  
12 - Alex Grigolyunovich - 5 -    • Pool 14+1 by a 5-yo Kid. Guess His Br...  

Run 100 Minus Your Age (run score - name - age - video link):
140 - Jeroen van Spronsen - 43 -    • run 140  
70 - Will Maynard - 73 -    • 70 Ball Run on 4/19/2021  
59 - Bob Keller - 58 -    • Dr. Dave Run Your Age Straight Pool 5...  
57 - Dr. Dave Alciatore - 56 -    • Dr. Dave - Straight Pool Run (57) wit...  
57 - skess - 53 -    • 57 ball run - 14.1  
41 - Dave Gross - 67 -    • 41 ball run (14.1) - October 30, 2020  

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Topics covered include:
Intro [0:00]
Opening Break [1:17]
Break Ball [2:37]
Pattern Play [3:41]
Solving Problems [6:04]
Break Shots [9:28]
Example Run [10:46]
Wrap-Up [13:31]

CORRECTIONS
- the opening break shot at the 1m57s point was not successful since I failed to pocket the called ball in the side.
- in total for the Example Run was 28 (two racks), not 29.

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