David Mudre on Instagram: "One Pocket 8 and out! This run is from last year, and is a great one to study for 'choosing the right shot'. Often in One Pocket, you have the opportunity to run more than a few balls, but that is very contingent on breaking up clusters and getting the pattern right so you don't end up in trouble. This one I start with a ball hanging in my pocket, so I blast the cut on the 1 into the 8 and send the cueball into the stack to break it open. The 9 goes easily and leads th

David Mudre on Instagram: "Twist the ball to avoid the blocker! This little trick I learned from a CJ Wiley video where he talks about the perfect geometry of the pool table and how he assigns English amounts to Diamonds in a very practical way. I use a short bridge, and Backhand English to apply the spin, and hit the 5 slightly thick of the natural bank line. Spin transfer from contact gives the object ball a slight rotation as it comes off the rail, widening the output angle slightly, and the

David Mudre on Instagram: "Short and sweet with a Twist! This shot is the inverse of yesterday's, where I used outside to twist the ball wider off the rail. This shot requires inside spin to twist the ball slightly short of its usual rebound angle, otherwise it would hit the stripe on the rail as it comes down-table. Definitely practice these, as they come in real handy when the bank angles don't perfectly line up. Remember, a short bridge (6-8 inches), Backhand English, and when banking cross t

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