Is the Stun run Thru ever actually 100% necessary?

[j6uk]

i like a roll through, but the stun run is the final piece in the puzzle for total cb control

[Pedantic Stroke]

I think it depends what type of player you are id say. Some feel more comfortable with the softly softly approach. Others feel their cue action holds up better hitting the firmer shot. Personally I prefer the stun run if the option allows for both types. After so may kicks I've learned to think eff it.

[cyberheater]

I find the stun run quite a difficult shot to pull off. I can do it but to get really good position is tough. I'm just not good enough with the shot. It's very hard for me to judge exactly on the white I need to hit relative to how hard I'm going to hit it, the distance, where I want the white to finish at the pace of the cloth.

[j6uk]

I think it depends what type of player you are id say. Some feel more comfortable with the softly softly approach. Others feel their cue action holds up better hitting the firmer shot. Personally I prefer the stun run if the option allows for both types. After so may kicks I've learned to think eff it.

the stun run is mainly used when your off straight so as to access all the degrees for position off the ob

[ADR147]

the stun run is mainly used when your off straight so as to access all the degrees for position off the ob

agreed it allows you to widen and narrow the angles.

[j6uk]

agreed it allows you to widen and narrow the angles.

how does it narrow the angle?

[ace man]

On angled shots with stun run through you can create angles that apparently aren't there. With stun screw as well, but in reverse direction obviously.
Straight in shot scenario: cueball/object ball distance half a table or more, but you must follow through only two ball widths and no more. Impossible to pull off using slow roll. Drag shot might work even from that distance, but it is too sensitive to unwanted side, even for guys with great technique.
Definitely a must have shot.
Can you imagine a pro match without seeing stun run through? I can't.

[j6uk]

On angled shots with stun run through you can create angles that apparently aren't there. With stun screw as well, but in reverse direction obviously.
Straight in shot scenario: cueball/object ball distance half a table or more, but you must follow through only two ball widths and no more. Impossible to pull off using slow roll. Drag shot might work even from that distance, but it is too sensitive to unwanted side, even for guys with great technique.
Definitely a must have shot.
Can you imagine a pro match without seeing stun run through? I can't.

yeah i can, it would be like some of the league matches iv had to sit through

[ADR147]

how does it narrow the angle?

you have the option to narrow the angle or widen the angle

[j6uk]

you have the option to narrow the angle or widen the angle

i got that but how to narrow the angle on a stun run?

[ADR147]

i got that but how to narrow the angle on a stun run?

by spinning the ball inwards

[j6uk]

by spinning the ball inwards

but would that not be a run through, the ultimate narrowing of the angle?

[ADR147]

but would that not be a run through, the ultimate narrowing of the angle?

i am not explaining it very well! when you hit the ball you can dictate which side to apply - generally when i play the shot i am trying to widen the angle to get down to a ball having played a poor positional shot, but you can play with the opposite side to narrow the angle as required.

[j6uk]

i am not explaining it very well! when you hit the ball you can dictate which side to apply - generally when i play the shot i am trying to widen the angle to get down to a ball having played a poor positional shot, but you can play with the opposite side to narrow the angle as required.

i hear you, whats your best selling tips at the moment?

[tedisbill]

Stun-run-through is an absolute necessity yeah. As ace man has said above, how could you possibly pot a ball that's 8ft from the pocket, and also get the white ball to just run through 1.5" for position.

I mean, the stun run through is used all the time in a break anyway. If you're in the balls, it's amazing how many times you're playing it on loads of angled shots as well.

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