Pro-cut Diamond 9'...9b:
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What Would You Do Here?
- Thread starter Black-Balled
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follow the 5 towards bottom left corner and play 6 straight in right bottom corner ,leave angle on 7,pocket 7 in upper right top corner, using the rail to fade over for 8 ,playing 8 in left top corner,using a stop shot to play 9 in left bottom corner..
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Run out..... !!!
Actually, from your schematic, it almost looks like you can miss the 9 and go straight into the 6. Then it will bank towards the opposite side pocket and leave you a fairly easy out...
Many people don't like running into balls, but if you know where they are going, who cares. I hit balls all the time with a pretty good idea where they will end up. Of course, I try to avoid them if I can but sometimes its inevitable.
Actually, from your schematic, it almost looks like you can miss the 9 and go straight into the 6. Then it will bank towards the opposite side pocket and leave you a fairly easy out...
Many people don't like running into balls, but if you know where they are going, who cares. I hit balls all the time with a pretty good idea where they will end up. Of course, I try to avoid them if I can but sometimes its inevitable.
I would cut the five ball slightly with follow and roll the cueball to hit the rail so that the cue ball bounces off 1-2". This would give me enough angle to bounce off the rail when I shoot the 6 ball and I would have the shape to make the 7 and still come off the side rail for shape on the 8.
If the side pocket point sticks out as some do, I would draw the cue ball using side spin to get on the other side of the six.
I've found that if you have a ball very close to the rail, and you play the cue ball shape close to that object ball, it is hard to come up straight on it but that's just me. I know what you mean though.
And maybe that is why you are at work now, Mr!Not the first part, the second one
Nah... I actually like my work.
I just understand the relationships between the pool balls fairly well and feel comfortable doing somethings that may not seem "obvious".... I just transition my one pocket and straight pool skill set over into 9 ball and it is very beneficial.
Sometimes people go so far out of the way as to avoid any kind of contact with other balls, they end up with bad position. I'm not saying its always the correct thing to do, but its not necessarily a bad thing.
There is a pretty good safety here. If I wasn't comfortable with the runout I would consider this:
Play the 5 off the foot rail and draw the cue ball right behind the 8 and 9. The 5 will go two rails and up table.
-AJ
Play the 5 off the foot rail and draw the cue ball right behind the 8 and 9. The 5 will go two rails and up table.
-AJ
For some odd reason I would try to spin the cue ball off the long rail and back over for the 6 on the same side of the rail as the 6 ball, instead of shooting for the other side of the rail. After missing position, I will then proceed to miss the cross side bank shot. Then on my way back to my chair I will go ahead and snap my shaft in frustration.
Is there any other way to play this??? :thumbup:
Is there any other way to play this??? :thumbup:
Joke as you may, Mr. Dweller...there is video support for that:
No No JoeyA NO NO!!! :nono: There are some tips that should not be shared with possible opponents.... LOL
Just because I am nosy and the cat is out of the bag... Who shared that one with you and when?? It a good one but you never ever see it written or posted......
I see a lot of TOP bar table players running into object balls ON PURPOSE, but seldom see that on the larger tables, as you mentioned, unless it's necessary.
Or you could just smash the shaft...
Ahh, I just caught that. Didn't realize this was Nevel's situation. Clearly he doesn't have the stroke required to draw the ball all the way over there.
If I were him, I would have played it like this:
Aaron
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