One of the things I like best about the Wei table is its random breaks function. I really enjoy blasting virtual racks and planning runouts, and I think it helps my real planning.
I ran into this interesting one tonight, and here's the first solution that came to me. Did I miss a better one?
I wouldn't give myself too high a chance of getting just right on the 2, as you diagrammed it. Easier, for me, would be to come off the bottom cushion to shoot the 2 in its near pocket (bottom left as opposed to top left). I think there would be more ways to get on the 3-ball, such as drawing back or coming off the foot cushion, depending on where the cueball decided to rest.
Of course, having missed the 1, that would all be moot.
I think there's way too little room between the 7 and the rail to even think about this.
My choice would be going between the 7 and 8.
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For the two, I'd also prefer to take one rail and go for the other corner, as long as I'm confident in pocketing the one - the chance for a good roll in case of a miss is higher with your shot.
I wouldn't bank the 1 into the 9, but if I did, I would play the 1 rail first so if it hung there would be separation.
I would shoot the one in the top left pocket and come off the long rail with a little low reverse(left english in this case) and back out into the area of the rack.
Shooting the 2 as suggested initially by Patrick would leave problems with position on the 3. The rail, straight in or an angle toward the short rail all create difficult position shots on the 3.
One of the things I like best about the Wei table is its random breaks function. I really enjoy blasting virtual racks and planning runouts, and I think it helps my real planning.
I ran into this interesting one tonight, and here's the first solution that came to me. Did I miss a better one?
I think that the assessment about the 1, 2, 3, 4 is the absolute key to running out this rack. And, even when all of us our shooting our sporty best, this is no picnic.
I think your first shot isn't a high percentage position play. That is, if it's not where you've drawn it, you'll never get to the 3/4. Actuallyl, I think the one to the two to me seems to be a standard intermediate/advanced shot. It's the back and forth with outside hold-up (as I like to call it).
The position area here is huge going this way in that if you land on one angle, you can follow one rail and if you come up on a different angle, you can draw or stun to the foot rail and back up. If yo happen to come up straight, then you can draw to the side rail and out. As a left-hander, this would be ideal since you could try to get yourself straighter to draw off the 3-ball up to the 4-ball. As a short-right hander, this layout just sucks for me.
There is a funny angle zone to be careful (I wish I would have paid attention in Zone Drawing Classes with Wei). But that "bad angle" is much less than the tremendous amount of bad angles if you try to short-side the 2-ball.
I think that the assessment about the 1, 2, 3, 4 is the absolute key to running out this rack. And, even when all of us our shooting our sporty best, this is no picnic.
I think your first shot isn't a high percentage position play. That is, if it's not where you've drawn it, you'll never get to the 3/4. Actuallyl, I think the one to the two to me seems to be a standard intermediate/advanced shot. It's the back and forth with outside hold-up (as I like to call it).
The position area here is huge going this way in that if you land on one angle, you can follow one rail and if you come up on a different angle, you can draw or stun to the foot rail and back up. If yo happen to come up straight, then you can draw to the side rail and out. As a left-hander, this would be ideal since you could try to get yourself straighter to draw off the 3-ball up to the 4-ball. As a short-right hander, this layout just sucks for me.
There is a funny angle zone to be careful (I wish I would have paid attention in Zone Drawing Classes with Wei). But that "bad angle" is much less than the tremendous amount of bad angles if you try to short-side the 2-ball.
I would definitely not play the extremely difficult 1-9 bank combination...not with an open table in front of me.
I might play position on the 2-ball in either corner...but I think I would then try to get straight on the 3-ball...being aware of the 6-ball mind you...in order to draw the cue ball up table for the 4-ball...I would definitely try to avoid using inside english on the 3-ball to go around the table...and all those obstacles...for position on the 4-ball...and I think I would like to play the 5-ball in the same pocket but that's not important...getting straight on the 3-ball is my big play here.
Yes patrick, something like that. Only, I would have tried to get straighter on the 3. NOT straight-in, but near the rail. Then you could draw almost straight back for the 4.
I'm with Neil on this. You don't want to take a chance coming of the long rail and hitting the 5. On the 3, get farther down the table so you can reach it, and almost straight in.
Neil:
... I would have tried to get straighter on the 3. NOT straight-in, but near the rail. Then you could draw almost straight back for the 4.
Deadon:
I'm with Neil on this. You don't want to take a chance coming of the long rail and hitting the 5. On the 3, get farther down the table so you can reach it, and almost straight in.
What worries me about that shot is not getting straight enough on the 3 and therefore drawing too wide toward the middle of the table and getting a steep angle on the 4 making shape on the 5 difficult. Maybe it's playing to my strengths, but I think I'd play for a little angle on the 3 and risk the two-railer.
And I'm also thinking it's better to play two rails off the 2 rather than one rail to get farther up table without risking getting behind the 6.
I'm surprised nobody has mentioned getting from the 3 to the 4 via following three rails. From about position B above, hit the 3 with about 10:00 english and come 3 or 4 rails for the 4 in the bottom right corner.
