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1Pocket: Situation 3/3/08
- Thread starter AZE
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Hit the 3 with draw/stun to get the cueball down behind to 10 ball. It is acceptable to make the 3 cross side, but make sure you don't hit hard enough to give them a long bank on it.
AZE said:
The aggressive shot (I would shoot) is the 1/15 combo & force follow the cue ball between the 3 & the pocket. Shooting firmly, the 15 goes into the cluster of 8/10/13 & moves / makes a ball on your side.
The conservative & easiest shot is to play safe off the 3 & bring the cue ball down behind the cluster of the 8/10/13.
AZE said:
I think this is a perfect example of why it is important to play the shot that best suites your abilities.
I like the shot too, but because I know my own abilities, I'm not shooting it for money. I'm 15% to do what you describe, 15% to just miss the 1 ball with the 3 and end up pushing balls his way, 10% to screw it up in an unforseen way, which leaves a 60% chance I'll pull it off correctly. I am constantly improving though, and one day that might be the right shot for me, just not today.
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I dont think you can get a full enough hit on the 3 to bank it into the stack and get alot of movement from the balls around the spot and lengthen out the cue ball to get it behind the 10. I would probably kick 3 rails and try and snooker the cue ball behind the 10. The 8-10 is a dead combo so any crazy offensive shot could cost you the game. JMO.
Southpaw
Southpaw
Southpaw said:
The 3 ball is off the rail and a little over a diamond away from the side, that's plenty of room to bank into the stack and come around table. You may not get a lot of movement out of the other balls, but our main concern in this shot is the cue ball.
trendkill said:
Im just going by the diagram, but it looks like a backwards cut on the 3 to bank it and hitting it too full will not get the cue ball around 3 rails behind the 10. If you come up short, you can sell out a shot on the 13 off the 10 and lose the game.....
Southpaw
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I might shoot the 3-railer but the layout makes that shot play fairly tough. I might draw off the 3 to get behind the balls by his pocket. If I'm seeing this correctly, I would probably shoot the following shot though depending on the exact ball spacing of course:
Southpaw said:
It's not that much of a backward cut, not enough to really matter anyway. If I were to come up short on this shot, the worst I'd leave you is on the side rail between the 3 (starting position) and 10. I know my game though, it might not be the right shot for you...
trendkill said:
I just prefer to not shoot shots that I cant win the game with, but can lose the game with. I would still have to kick 3 rails and take a foul or nudge the 10 and maybe disturb the dead combo. Giving up one ball on the foul is much better than giving up the game. JMO.
Southpaw