Old Nine Baller
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The game is 9 Ball and you have a decision to make. What will it be?
How Would You Play This?
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takeitdown
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I play safe, can't get out from here.
Russ << verified C player.
Russ << verified C player.
This seems to be the only solid option, imo. Pretty much anything else and the 7 and 9 cause bigger challenges than from here.
Hope I am solids?
But really,
1: make the 5 w/draw, trying to either hit the 7 only, or
B. Make the 5 at speed and hit the other balls hard.
But really,
1: make the 5 w/draw, trying to either hit the 7 only, or
B. Make the 5 at speed and hit the other balls hard.
I thought about safe on the rail behind the 7 and 9. But even if you get BIH, you may not get a chance to free up the 7 and a good chance you'll have to try safe again after the 6. Getting shape or freeing the 7 from the 6 is much harder than what's presented from the 5 in the picture.
Higher percentage shot imo is to play safe with the 5 with draw and break out the 7 at the same time. The problem with that is you are letting your opponent get back to the table if you don't play a lockup safe on the other side of the 9.
The other option is to make the 5 with draw and go for the runout but that is slightly lower percentage and the exact angle really matters quite a bit because after the 5 you cannot miss or you sell out the rack.
The other option is to make the 5 with draw and go for the runout but that is slightly lower percentage and the exact angle really matters quite a bit because after the 5 you cannot miss or you sell out the rack.
takeitdown
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Anybody playing safe here please PM me your coordinates and I will be at your door looking to gamble within 48 hours. The 6 is good from everywhere so just avoid getting tied up and it's over.
I wouldn't use just straight draw here.
I wouldn't just use straight draw here, and this is why.
I would want to hit this shot a a little firmly and any time you hit a draw shot firmly, it's going to follow the tangent longer before the cb bites into the cloth and begins to come back.
In this case, at the firmness I would want to hit it at to make sure I break the balls away, it would send me into the nine too squarely and the nine could end up blocking me on the six or is more likely to tie up with the seven.
I would instead shoot it with inside draw changing the rebound angle some and allowing it to hit just the seven leaving the nine and the eight in place.
By hitting it more firmly, even if I barely hit the seven it should have enough velocity to go into the rail and come back out in front of the side and as has already been pointed out, the six is make able from almost any where on the table as long as you aren't blocked, which is why I don't like moving more balls around by just drawing and hoping.
Jaden
I wouldn't just use straight draw here, and this is why.
I would want to hit this shot a a little firmly and any time you hit a draw shot firmly, it's going to follow the tangent longer before the cb bites into the cloth and begins to come back.
In this case, at the firmness I would want to hit it at to make sure I break the balls away, it would send me into the nine too squarely and the nine could end up blocking me on the six or is more likely to tie up with the seven.
I would instead shoot it with inside draw changing the rebound angle some and allowing it to hit just the seven leaving the nine and the eight in place.
By hitting it more firmly, even if I barely hit the seven it should have enough velocity to go into the rail and come back out in front of the side and as has already been pointed out, the six is make able from almost any where on the table as long as you aren't blocked, which is why I don't like moving more balls around by just drawing and hoping.
Jaden
Besides not making the 5 ball. The worst possible outcome, after making the 5, might be drawing into the 7 full and leaving the cue parked on top of the 9 while the 7 bounces off the side pocket point directly in the way of the 6 ball shot. 
Aim 1/4" below center of cue ball, shoot firm. Don't try and draw it, make sure to hit as hard as you feel comfortable with for pocketing the 5. The cue ball caroms off the 8 into the bottom side of the 9. Doing that should knock the 7 out enough for the side pocket comfortably, and the 9 somewhere near the rail. The 8 should travel closer towards the corner pocket. Cue ball will go off the bottom of the 9, into the rail and rebound back out for position around center table. If I need to explain the out afterwards, I didn't label the pockets correctly.
Sir, you had this layout last night. It's easy. Miss the 5 badly, bank it 2 rails into the side pocket, bump the 7,9 leaving the 7 a hanger in the other side and get perfect on the 6. Simple.
I would try this. 1:....Johnnyt
Ok, this is actually a really good one
most will not agree but that is why we are all individuals
Play the 5 with center/top with toi and get the cue ball back out of the rail by a diamond. The 8 ball should hit the rail going towards the corner! (Straight pool), play the 6, 4 rails towards the 7 in the side, the 8 will be set up nice
It looks difficult, but I just set it up and played it, it's pretty simple! I think because the 6 is open, people are playing to mess with 7-9! The 7 goes in the side no problem, the 6 to the 7 is natural! I always try to play the balls to the pocket if I can, this is one of those situations where your only concern is the 8!
most will not agree but that is why we are all individualsPlay the 5 with center/top with toi
and get the cue ball back out of the rail by a diamond. The 8 ball should hit the rail going towards the corner! (Straight pool), play the 6, 4 rails towards the 7 in the side, the 8 will be set up nice It looks difficult, but I just set it up and played it, it's pretty simple! I think because the 6 is open, people are playing to mess with 7-9! The 7 goes in the side no problem, the 6 to the 7 is natural! I always try to play the balls to the pocket if I can, this is one of those situations where your only concern is the 8!
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