Gonna go out on a limb and say you won’t be playing to bank the 5.
8ball wwyd
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C’mon man! You know those weren’t realistic examples. You didn’t hit those shots, just set up a worst case scenario.
3 guys shot this setup probably 10
Now you’re purposely being obtuse. You know dang well I’m talking bout your results pics. Here’s mine:
I just shot this setup 5 times in the corner then 5 times in the side.
On the corner shot 3 came out shooting the 5 in the side. 1 double kissed the 5 and cue went to the middle of the table. The last one I hit a little harder. 5 went across table close to the rail for a possible bank. However the 11 went down and blocked the pocket for the 8.
On the side 4 of them the 5 was an easy shot to the side. 1 of them I hit the 11 first and the 5 went up in the corner on the same side of the table. I didn't have any issue with the 11 getting in the way.
So 7 of them looked a lot like your pic.
When it comes to the others post shot pics I don't know how they shot it to get those results.
I just know i don't want to get stuck playing doubles with them.
I would steal the Nickle under the rail.
boogieman
It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that ping.
Safety play. You want to nudge their 5 to where it's about on the right 1 on the 11 and leave the CB so they can kick off the end rail. Let them break up your problem. If they are good at safety play and just barely hit the 11 for rail contact, you have the 7 as an insurance ball. Now if this happens, don't make the 7, but push it close to the side pocket for a duck and leave them on the opposite end rail behind your 5. Make them kick it again with more distance and with the CB frozen on the end rail if possible. In this situation you should be a favorite to win, but make sure it's a sure thing before attempting. Don't leave them any banks on the 11 because they just might get out out of desperation. This includes a cross bank down table from where the 7 is.
EDIT: If they give you BIH by missing their hit on the 11, simply float the 7 to block their pocket and leave them no bank. The 7 is now a duck. The game is won, give them the opportunity to make it easier for you and more frustrating for themselves. Repeat until 3 foul rule or let them sell the farm with a hero attempt.
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I posted the bank option mostly as a joke, but at least you don't have to predict the position of 3-5 balls moving at once. After setting this up a bunch of times, it seems obvious, you're going for a thin hit on the left side of the five.
One guy decided the safety play by just moving the 7 was the best option. I showed him incoming player just pockets the 7 giving up bih. You have 1 less soldier to work with.
8 ball seldom has the 3 foul rule.
Let me add everything anyone tries to replicate a set up it is almost impossible to be 100% accurate. Also with multiple tries you learn to adjust speed and where you contact the cueball.
Thanks for all who responded.
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Where did whitey end up after banking the five? I don't have a table, but figured if you missed, you're giving your opponent a bad leave.
If you hit a firm draw, cue kills against the eleven, leaving you almost straight on the eight. If you play kind of a soft two way, cue gets cross table, with the eight blocking the eleven.
Thanks for posting this, I found it very interesting. It appears to be easy, at first glance, but is far from it.
I had a pool player show me a 3cushion shot that a 3cushion player had shown him in answer to what is the most difficult 3c situation. I said it doesn't look hard to me and executed it 1st attempt. He was dumbfounded and said go ahead and shoot it from where you came off the last cushion. As both balls were frozen together and frozen on the rail. If you did anything but split them perfectly it was almost impossible to contact both. It looked simple and I did accomplish it but in reality was most difficult.