One Pocket Break
- Thread starter Patrick Johnson
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People usually ignore the ball by the side pocket. In this case it was close to the cushion. If it's further up and nothing is available, I'll draw off it down into enemy territory to land on any convenient ball. I've seen guys on youtube take a scratch instead of disturbing the side pocket ball. Any reason for that?
Well, first, the CB is too close to the cushion and second that 9ball can be made from just about anywhere.
An intentional is best.
Lou Figueroa
Per the video I'd still try what he did but there's often dig room on the CB and most still ignore the shot. Any personal rule on scratches like no more than you'd spot someone?
if i take an intentional foul its for strategic reasons not based on a spot i would give someone if thats your question
I play a guy that hits this kick breaks very good. My dumba%& was watching him play some one else and I showed him how to make it even more effective by burying the cueball in the stack.
You often take scratches believing the opponent will also trade fouls with you.
You are letting out more rope who gets hung is the question.
Even if you stay scratch for scratch do you really want to play 13, 13 say? I try for legal contact asap. If all I have is the stack, I'd probably open a ball on the enemy side just to get one to the rail.
T
That's the break I use. 5 balls to my hole, 1 ball comes loose to their side, but it's covered up by the corner ball and can't be made.
We shall call you the paper tigerI'd need a bigger spot than that.Anybody could beat me on paper.
I had Rooster kick, 3 rail bank a ball in on me, that was the end of it, the guy backing me(I didn't like the game) wanted me to keep playing. His last name was actually Gamble, I drove home
Might be a good move quitting. The guy might be more judicious next time.
Ouch.
I shoot the drag shot down the rail all the time but with the CB that close to the rail it's too unpredictable.
As to scratches, in this case it's just taking one, perhaps a second depending on the response. I don't think there's any rule if a sellout is going to give your opponent a bunch of balls or even the opportunity to runout. Sometimes you take a foul just to see what the other guy will do (or how much he knows).
Lou Figueroa
You'd hope it's just the one or two fouls.
i would rather run the balls too....
sometimes the intentional is the best strategic shot
i shoot the shot that gives me the best chance to improve my position/ win that i can execute
so i cant put a number on how far i would "ropeadope"
an intentional is not a scratch by the way its a foul......a scratch means the cue ball falls in a pocket and the opponent gets ball in hand behind the line
ooh picky picky.i would rather run the balls too....
sometimes the intentional is the best strategic shot
i shoot the shot that gives me the best chance to improve my position/ win that i can execute
so i cant put a number on how far i would "ropeadope"
an intentional is not a scratch by the way its a foul......a scratch means the cue ball falls in a pocket and the opponent gets ball in hand behind the line
Actually 'take a scratch' is less syllables than intentional foul and easier to type.
