9ballrunout

9-ball rack: a 9-shot runout

A 9-ball layout with 9 balls on the table (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9), cue ball at left of the top.

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First shots of the runout

  1. 1 ball → bottom-right corner · 3° cut · centre ball
  2. 2 ball → top-left corner · 1° cut · centre ball
  3. 3 ball → bottom-right corner · 17° cut · centre ball
  4. 3 ball → bottom-left corner · 3° cut · power draw (a full tip below centre)

5 more shots in this runout are hidden. Open the solver to see the whole line.

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.