absolutely most difficult shot on a pool table?

BC21 said:
... Now, Bob's thousandth of an inch between cb and ob...that one is super tough.
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Virtual Pool says you can jump the cue ball off the jaw of the pocket going nearly straight up and come down on the object ball to make it in that same pocket. Since no one believes such things without a video, here is a video:

https://youtu.be/IHl_4wniTB4
 
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I'm pretty sure I could shoot the cue in the direction of the white arrow off of the corner and make it in the opposite corner. Maybe have to shoot more off the table with left hand english without scratching or double hitting. Would have to see it in person.

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Bob Jewett said:
OK, how about placing the cue ball in a corner hook as PJ has shown, but put the nine ball a thousandth of an inch from the cue ball, trapping the cue ball in the pocket?

Of course, if the rules permit a double hit on a close ball, you may have to be more careful about where you put the nine ball.

(I see Tin Man already got this...)
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Bob, would a stroke like the passing lane shot prevent a double hit at that distance?

EDIT: If the pockets were narrow and balls were centered there probably isn't enough room to the side. Wide pockets and balls to one side of pocket there might be enough room.
 
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I don't see how this is possible. If it's too deep in the pocket to go down either rail it can be pushed through the rail. I'm not saying it can be hit hard enough in this shot, but if it can't go in the corner then it has to go in the side and vice versa.

ChrisinNC said:
1000 attempts to make it 1 time with a pro like Jayson Shaw shooting? No way you would bet against him, I don't care where you'd place the balls. I would guess you'd have to place the cue ball deep in a corner pocket, hooked and frozen to the facing of the long rail as deep in the pocket as possible. The 9-ball would be placed frozen on the point of the side pocket on the same side rail the cue ball is frozen to but on the point on the farthest side of the side pocket - so that it couldn't possibly be made in that side pocket and it couldn't be run down to go in either corner pocket on the same long rail, and if the cue ball contacts the wrong side of the 9-ball, it's an automatic scratch. Even the 2 rail kick (side rail, end rail) to hit it is nearly impossible due to being frozen to the facing deep in the pocket. I'd still love Shaw's chances if he gets 1000 tries and doesn't have to call a pocket. 100 tries would make it a more even bet. I see some other posters here had a similar thought as to ball positions.
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Patrick Johnson said:
Bob, how do you upload VP4 vids to YouTube? And can you embed them in posts here instead?

Thanks,

pj
chgo
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I have a video screen-capture tool. I just run the shot in replay on my screen, capture it, and cut off the useless parts in a video editing program. Then it's just like any other video file.

I happen to be using Pinnacle for video editing and it provided the screen capture tool, but I'd recommend looking elsewhere first. Pinnacle is expensive for what it is (slow, buggy, inflexible, continuously aggravating) and crashes too often. But as with other software I use, it's what I learned on and I don't feel like learning some other tool, just yet.
 
"you place the nine ball and cue ball anywhere you wish, the shooter must make a legal shot and pocket the nine ball in any pocket without fouling"

Taking the problem at face value this is pretty easy to solve.

I place the 9 ball in the middle of the table, and the place the cue ball on the bar next to my drink.

:thumbup:
 
kevoka said:
"you place the nine ball and cue ball anywhere you wish, the shooter must make a legal shot and pocket the nine ball in any pocket without fouling"

Taking the problem at face value this is pretty easy to solve.

I place the 9 ball in the middle of the table, and the place the cue ball on the bar next to my drink.

:thumbup:
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You may want to review the waterfront bar hustling sequence in The Hustler to see how this sort of play is usually dealt with.;)
 
And these were the only attempts before that but I don’t believe the 9 wasn’t completely locked up.

I also tried a few times when videos were uploading and was able to get the 9 in a spot that was harder then the others but it double kissed and went in.

https://youtu.be/fYC0WHpZew0
 
And I didn’t feel like breaking out my cue so I shot with my home breaking cue 😁. I won this cue at Big John’s Billiards back in Omaha in the late 80’s on Halloween night. We won a spin wheel thing and all we had to do was make a spot shot. All 3 of us won and all 3 still have the cue, that was 30 years ago. Lol

https://youtu.be/R37dBx9Cls4
 
I posted this one before, but.....
most of the shots I've seen here come up rarely.. now THIS one comes
up more often.. dead straight corner-to-corner, bridging over the pocket..
FOR THE CHEESE. Gives me the creeps thinking about it!
 

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Runner said:
Most of the shots I've seen here come up rarely.. now THIS one comes
up more often.. dead straight corner-to-corner, bridging over the pocket..
FOR THE CHEESE. Gives me the creeps thinking about it!
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Cut it in the side. :grin:
 
Thinking about this question and reading other questions and answers brings up 2 questions in my mind.

1. Is it legal to jump the ball off the back rim of the pocket and then back onto the table?
2. Is it legal to run the ball on top of the rail then back on to the table?

If anything is legal, I don't see how any shot is impossible.
 
Cron said:
Thinking about this question and reading other questions and answers brings up 2 questions in my mind.

1. Is it legal to jump the ball off the back rim of the pocket and then back onto the table?
2. Is it legal to run the ball on top of the rail then back on to the table?

If anything is legal, I don't see how any shot is impossible.
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As long as the cb returns to the playing surfacing on its own it is a legal shot. If it returns due to hitting a piece of chalk or light fixture it is a foul. Basically it's a foul if the cb hits anything that isn't part of the table.
 
BC21 said:
As long as the cb returns to the playing surfacing on its own it is a legal shot. If it returns due to hitting a piece of chalk or light fixture it is a foul. Basically it's a foul if the cb hits anything that isn't part of the table.
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On the other hand, at carom billiards it is a foul if the ball touches the wood when jumping up on the rail.
 
that cue ball frozen deep in the pocket and 9 ball on the point so where it won't go in the side is the shot but i wouldn't want to give too many pros 1,000 shots at it
 
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