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  1. 20th September 2006, 04:08 PM #1
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    Could somebody explain with an example why and when is a frame re-racked?

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    Hi Ranen, congrats on the 600th post.

    A re-rack happens when the frame is going nowhere. For example, the black is pushed over a corner

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    It should probably be noted that you probably wouldn't get a re-rack if one player was significantly ahead, say 20+ points, he'd probably rather take

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    I've alwyays thought this was unfair, because couldn't you use this as a way to start fresh when you are behind?

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    Oh, the question was answered just as I posted.


    Does anybody know what the greatest lead a player has ever had when accepting a re

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    I propose a quick competition before the Statman reveals all...

    I'm going to guess 35. There, you heard it here first.

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    Willie Thorne was 51 points ahead of Andy Hicks at Sheffield in 1995 when the re-rack was threatened, but it never actually came to a re-rack.


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    Another way, quite common, is that a player goes for a shot to nothing early in the frame, the red lands right over the corner pocket, but the cue-bal

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    Yes that's perhaps the most common re-rack scenario in my experience. I'm still curious about the greatest deficit a player has escaped with a re-rack

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