No... the cue ball could hit the 3 and stick in the corner pocket jaws and the two ball could bounce too high off the bottom rail. If hit good, no problem. I would still shoot the combo as my first choice.....
How Would You Shoot This?
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No... the cue ball could hit the 3 and stick in the corner pocket jaws and the two ball could bounce too high off the bottom rail. If hit good, no problem. I would still shoot the combo as my first choice.....
If you just soft spin the cue ball with outside, you can make the combo and leave whitey in the middle of the table....
The combo looks like the best play, but after that, the out ball is the 5 in the side. Have to hit the 4 well to get on the 5 at a good angle to get to the 6. Then you're out!
Cut the 2 into the 3. The 2 ball will sit in front of the pocket for the next shot, you 2 rail qball to center of table , this way if the 2 goes in with the 3 then u have natural shape on the 4 ball.....NOTE banking the 2 ball is like setting ur money on fire
I 2nd that !
Whoever (seriously) banks the 2 rather than play the 2-3 combo please pm me your address and the pool room you play out of ASAP!:grin:
If you promise to play me for 200/day for the rest of my life I can retire today. :boring2:
Play the 2-3 combo to get whitey back to center of table and you should be good. Key shot in this rack is getting right angle for 5 in the side to get to 6.
It's all down hill from there. Just remember to keep focus and execute for winner winner chicken dinner.
PS...Due to the layout of the table I would play the 2-3 combo even if the 2 was froze to the rail on down table...
If you promise to play me for 200/day for the rest of my life I can retire today. :boring2:
Play the 2-3 combo to get whitey back to center of table and you should be good. Key shot in this rack is getting right angle for 5 in the side to get to 6.
It's all down hill from there. Just remember to keep focus and execute for winner winner chicken dinner.
PS...Due to the layout of the table I would play the 2-3 combo even if the 2 was froze to the rail on down table...
Carom
I like the carom.
Play the cb off the 2 with top right, to hit bottom rail first/or that lower side of 3.
Bank the 2 above the 9, near center table below the side. Have cb end up off the side rail, up a diamond or so...to play 2 in the side and leave cb to go two rails out of the corner to just past center table to have an angle on the 5 to the 6.
It could happen.
ps: 7 could even help getting cb back across the table, although that big side pocket is over there near the 6...
I like the carom.
Play the cb off the 2 with top right, to hit bottom rail first/or that lower side of 3.
Bank the 2 above the 9, near center table below the side. Have cb end up off the side rail, up a diamond or so...to play 2 in the side and leave cb to go two rails out of the corner to just past center table to have an angle on the 5 to the 6.
It could happen.
ps: 7 could even help getting cb back across the table, although that big side pocket is over there near the 6...
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Agree with the combo guys, it is by far the best option.
It's thin, but you dont need to hit it perfectly since the 3 is over the pocket. The 2 stays over the pocket, and the cue ball goes one rail between the 6 & 9 towards the 8 ball, with nothing to get hooked behind.
It's thin, but you dont need to hit it perfectly since the 3 is over the pocket. The 2 stays over the pocket, and the cue ball goes one rail between the 6 & 9 towards the 8 ball, with nothing to get hooked behind.
That's what I like.....lots of left english ....two rails, middle of table.
If they both drop, you're still golden.
Combo all day, agreed...soft speed and maybe bump 9 with cb, to stop it there.
Agree combo the 2-3 lightly slide the cue past the nine, cut the 3 come down for the 4, play to get a shot on the 5 into the side get an angle on the 6 to come off the rail for a slight angle on the 7 to the corner leaving a fairly straight shot on the 8 to the corner with some draw to bring back for the nine, works perfect in my head, execution maybe another matter.
Combo... with inside kill
Since you're asking....
Bank the two and stick the cueball to the bottom of the 9-ball. Hang the 2-ball. Look like a hero while the commentators are wondering why you didn't just shoot the combo.
Freddie <~~~ shoots it wrong every time
To me, this setup is not as straightforward as it first appears. Carom is the wrong shot in this situation. You can't guarantee another shot on the 2 afterwards. The bank is the wrong shot even though it provides excellent position on the gimmie 3 afterwards. The hook behind the 9 after the bank is not that easy a proposition.
The combo is the only sure choice. However, the combo itself is a little tricky. At first glance, I would want to go two rails around to the center of the table. That, would be quite difficult to achieve. That is because of the thinness of the hit on the two means that it's tangent line is about a half diamond to a quarter diamond on the short rail towards the tow from center line table.
That means that you would need a lot of outside spin, and even then, odds are you will hit the 6. Don't want to move the 6 in this situation, as I could easily block the cb from the 4 if the 2 and 3 both fell. No need to take that chance.
So, shooting the combo- simple to make the 3. But, you have to pay much more attention to detail than that. You have the possibility of making both balls, so you also have to play shape on the 4, and on the two if both don't fall.
You also have to fine tune your aim to hit the 3 properly. If you come in short, and hit the short rail first, then the 3, the 2 will move up the long rail. No problem. But, if you hit the long rail side of the 3 with the 2, the 2 will move back along the short rail, and you have a much better chance of no shot, or a much tougher shot than was needed.
So, we have the combo shooting to the short rail, or center of the 3. Now, we look at where the cb is going to go naturally. We are looking at hitting the 9, to just missing the 9 on the "6ball" side, using no english. Remember, first instinct was to two rail the cb. That doesn't look so promising now. So, I will use inside english, with a draw drag shot to slow down the cb. I will either come inside the 9, or will hit the 9 and send it towards the side pocket.
I only want to hit it just hard enough to make the combo. I don't want the cb flying around on this shot. The carom off the 9 can also put me in trouble, but I can control that with my speed.
So, combo, inside draw drag with pocket speed.
The combo is the only sure choice. However, the combo itself is a little tricky. At first glance, I would want to go two rails around to the center of the table. That, would be quite difficult to achieve. That is because of the thinness of the hit on the two means that it's tangent line is about a half diamond to a quarter diamond on the short rail towards the tow from center line table.
That means that you would need a lot of outside spin, and even then, odds are you will hit the 6. Don't want to move the 6 in this situation, as I could easily block the cb from the 4 if the 2 and 3 both fell. No need to take that chance.
So, shooting the combo- simple to make the 3. But, you have to pay much more attention to detail than that. You have the possibility of making both balls, so you also have to play shape on the 4, and on the two if both don't fall.
You also have to fine tune your aim to hit the 3 properly. If you come in short, and hit the short rail first, then the 3, the 2 will move up the long rail. No problem. But, if you hit the long rail side of the 3 with the 2, the 2 will move back along the short rail, and you have a much better chance of no shot, or a much tougher shot than was needed.
So, we have the combo shooting to the short rail, or center of the 3. Now, we look at where the cb is going to go naturally. We are looking at hitting the 9, to just missing the 9 on the "6ball" side, using no english. Remember, first instinct was to two rail the cb. That doesn't look so promising now. So, I will use inside english, with a draw drag shot to slow down the cb. I will either come inside the 9, or will hit the 9 and send it towards the side pocket.
I only want to hit it just hard enough to make the combo. I don't want the cb flying around on this shot. The carom off the 9 can also put me in trouble, but I can control that with my speed.
So, combo, inside draw drag with pocket speed.
Combo no doubt about it.
I would softly combo the 2 into the 3, trying to control the cue ball as discussed below.
The real problem with this shot is controlling the cue ball to avoid the 6 or scratching in the side if you go past the six. You could use inside to come between the 6 and 9, or I would prefer shooting softly but with a lot of left English to avoid the 6 and bring the cue ball back to about where it is now. If the 2 and 3 both drop, which is possible, this leaves you with a decent angle on the 4 to get to the 5 in the side.
If I didn't like the way the table was rolling, or I wasn't hitting the ball really well, I might just shoot the combo and bump into the six ball with left English and a little speed. You're undoubtedly going to get some kind of shot at the 2.
The real problem with this shot is controlling the cue ball to avoid the 6 or scratching in the side if you go past the six. You could use inside to come between the 6 and 9, or I would prefer shooting softly but with a lot of left English to avoid the 6 and bring the cue ball back to about where it is now. If the 2 and 3 both drop, which is possible, this leaves you with a decent angle on the 4 to get to the 5 in the side.
If I didn't like the way the table was rolling, or I wasn't hitting the ball really well, I might just shoot the combo and bump into the six ball with left English and a little speed. You're undoubtedly going to get some kind of shot at the 2.
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that's the only shot i would go with here.
Combo
My main concern would be to overcut and miss the 3 so I would aim a little thick. You could undercut to the point that you even hit rail first and still be ok. I would use inside English with a soft speed.
My main concern would be to overcut and miss the 3 so I would aim a little thick. You could undercut to the point that you even hit rail first and still be ok. I would use inside English with a soft speed.