9 ball wwyd

7 ball

  • Cut it

    Votes: 32 91.4%

  • Bank it

    Votes: 3 8.6%
  • Total voters
    35
Willowbrook Wolfy

Willowbrook Wolfy

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Playing 9. You are on the 7. WWYD?
 

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Off the top of my head, 7 in the side, enough inside english to prevent a three rail path. IOW center table of the 9 going for the long rail. Then 8, 9, depending on the landings.
 
It’s also Hard to tell by pic. So I’ll further explain. a straight bank banks probably 1/2”-3/4” short.

Had this come up the other day. I banked for the out and all the APA players were looking at me funny like I was trying to show off or something. I didn’t like path going 2. Plus I thought low outside gave more room for error.(a bigger window) Seeing what others think.
 
Depends on how the table plays.

Option 1 (for cloth that doesn't draw well): 7 in the side, stunning (maybe a little bit of right spin) the cueball to the long rail close to the corner pocket, coming out 2 rails above the 8 and 9.

Option 2: 7 in the side, low right on the cueball, drawing it to the short rail and back out to the long rail above the 8 and 9. Probably not that easy to apply the speed and spin just right, so I'll only go for option 2 if there's a ball in the way preventing option 1.
 
I think you can play short side on the 8 pretty easy here. If you get on the short side and don’t like the angle, the safe is there. Can you swing the CB around somehow and get on the other side of the 8? Sure. But i think I prefer a 100% chance of making the 7, seeing the 8, and staying in control of the table than trying a multi rail route through a path where I’m hooked part of the time, into a smaller position window.
 
Just set this up on my table and played with it a little. Depending on how wide the window is above the 8/9, a stun with right spin to go two or three rails above the 9 seems pretty high percentage. But it all depends on how wide that window is, and how confident I am with the table speed and cushions.
 
Still not the best admittedly with position play. I might just draw this back with the angles I see. I'll have to set it up tomorrow night. With banking I think the cue ball would land short on the other side of table.
 
Banking the 7 is a bad choice.

Shoot the 7 in the side with a small amount of draw and no side (R) spin.

Cb goes to end rail and back to center table.

It is touchy, but so is shape from banking or attempting to spin around the 8/9 or playing short side.
 
There is plenty of room for the 7 in the side and a little low right to go two rails and get behind the 9 for the 8 in the lower corner.
 
I’m still the only one banking low right straight back with cb. Lots of right. Bank is easy with the throw. Once cb hits long rail it’s going up table straight in line with 8 ball if I hit it too hard.
 
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Unless I was really familiar with the table, I'd cut it and play short side shape. Not that tough to park the CB above the 8, and if it gets a little out of whack a safe play using the 9 should be simple enough.

If I was in a sporting mood, then I'd jack up a bit with tons of left side and a hair of draw to go short long.
 
Willowbrook Wolfy said:
I’m still the only one banking low right straight back with cb. Lots of right. Bank is easy with the throw. Once cb hits long rail it’s going up table straight in line with 8 ball if I hit it too hard.
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I don’t understand why a person would bank the 7 here. I don’t care how good a banks player a person is, the make percentage of cutting the 7 in the side is higher than banking cross side. It would be one thing if sacrificing some make percentage gave you a better chance to run out…but there are plenty of options, arguably with better control, in this layout that don’t require a cross side bank. I’d challenge anyone to cut the 7 in the side 100 times from here, then bank it cross side 100 times and match the make percentage of the cut.
 
7 in the side, outside (right) draw for the cue to go two rails (bottom rail then spin behind the 8), eight up the corner and nine either in same side as 7 or down the rail into corner...dependent upon exact cue ball position. Out!
 
Willowbrook Wolfy said:
It’s also Hard to tell by pic. So I’ll further explain. a straight bank banks probably 1/2”-3/4” short.

Had this come up the other day. I banked for the out and all the APA players were looking at me funny like I was trying to show off or something. I didn’t like path going 2. Plus I thought low outside gave more room for error.(a bigger window) Seeing what others think.
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Banking the seven should be the furthest thing from your mind.
 
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Willowbrook Wolfy said:
I’m still the only one banking low right straight back with cb. Lots of right. Bank is easy with the throw. Once cb hits long rail it’s going up table straight in line with 8 ball if I hit it too hard.
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If you are going to use low right why not just play the 7 straight in?
The best one pocket players in the world would rather have a straight in shot rather than a bank
and good one pocket playrer are pretty comfortable with banks.
 
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I’m 1 for 1 getting out on it. Keep in mind. Some people bank better than others.
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That doesn't make it the right play. As people have already stated, there are several ways to get out from here. If you bank the 7, position on the 8 is just as difficult. You're not gaining anything. I agree with the posters that said play short side on the 8 up in the corner. Risk management is the name of the game, and that gives you the best chance to win the game IMO.
 
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