Is there a "right" shot here?

hang-the-9

hang-the-9

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This layout, would the "correct" shot be to play with draw to the short rail or to play middle with maybe a touch of inside and hit a bit harder to play across table? The 8 and cue-ball are at too much of an angle to just hold it on that rail for shape and still hit hard enough to make the 8 (at least not without slow rolling it and maybe having it roll off).

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hang-the-9 said:
This layout, would the "correct" shot be to play with draw to the short rail or to play middle with maybe a touch of inside and hit a bit harder to play across table? The 8 and cue-ball are at too much of an angle to just hold it on that rail for shape and still hit hard enough to make the 8 (at least not without slow rolling it and maybe having it roll off).

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I think the red choice is the better one of the two because with the blue one you can easily scratch in the corner pocket if you dont hit the cueball exactly as you want + drawing cueball to the short cushion makes pretty good safety in case you miss + the red one needs WAY less power on the shot than the blue one which improves the percentage of this shot. :wink:
 
Low right and the ball will follow the red line 1 rail and be almost straight on the 9. Low-medium speed. IMO.
 
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Red line all the way for two reasons. The blue line requires a pretty firm hit which would decrease your accuracy in addition to decrease the tolerance of the pocket accepting the shot.
The red line requires a much softer stroke...........in fact much softer than you realize. It's a very good drill as a matter of fact in teaching you cb speed by seeing how well you can keep the cb on that end of the table.
dave
 
Center right depending on exact angle, if needed I would play short side position on the nine. These type of shots require some finesse. When balls are dirty slow spin shots throw more. I keep that in mind and may use more speed as in going across the table. No real right or wrong here, angle and conditions determine what to do.

Rod
 
alstl said:
I would roll forward a little and cut the 9.
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This one would be very hard to do because of the speed that you need to hit the 8 to make it in the pocket, and many times if I hit that shot slow, table roll will take it away from the pocket when it starts to reach the last diamond.
 
hang-the-9 said:
This one would be very hard to do because of the speed that you need to hit the 8 to make it in the pocket, and many times if I hit that shot slow, table roll will take it away from the pocket when it starts to reach the last diamond.
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By the angle you have shown I thought the same, plus my mention of throw etc earlier. Presuming the angle is right, across the table and back is probably the better choice. The table predicts what you need to do.

I had a similar shot yesterday going the other direction. I chose a slow roll with outside and it worked. The slow spin threw the ball a lot as planned and I was able to hold the c/b. I do not like to predict how much the ball will throw. In this case with dirty balls I made a good guess. I would not have shot it the same with clean balls. Making mental notes on such is good to know.

Rod
 
I say "A" shot also with the reasons mentioned above plus this might let you cheat or "play" the pocket specially if they're not super tight.
 
From the choices It would be the red line but like someone already said, with the OB that close to the pocket I'd probably shot and take the cut. It's really 50/50 on which shot I'd choice, I think you could shoot either with confidence.
 
I'd shoot the red line. The draw and right spin will add enough speed to pocket the eight ball without stroking very hard. The cue ball will kill off the second rail for pos.

Best,
Mike
 
Should also be able to "hold" the cue off the side rail just using some slight draw without ever touching the bottom rail.

J
 
Tennesseejoe said:
Are you playing 8 ball, 9 ball, straight pool, One pocket, banks, golf, etc?
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9-ball. Basically, you have a pretty sharp angle to shoot upstream and the next ball is where the 9 is. You can't hit it soft enough to just hold it on the rail unless you want to risk missing the shot either through not even reaching the pocket or having the table roll it off it's path.

You have a narrow enough angle to draw back to the short rail, and out a bit or hit a bit harder to bring it 2 rails across the 9.

From how the balls were, it's theoretically possible to shoot soft and hold up the cue ball, but you get 2 risks here, aside from missing the shot, you can much easier end up on top of the 9 or at a very sharp angle where you have to stretch for a tough cut or a bank.

I shot this with draw by the way, but before I did I looked at it for a while thinking A or B. What actually decided for me is when I went to get down on the shot, the draw aim felt more right to me to pocket the ball and get a good storke on the shot.
 
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