> Try this next time you practice. My option,if I wasn't confident in the offensive option,would be as follows.
http://CueTable.com/P/?@3HYDL4IIWe4PNIF1QBEk1ROKh4kNIF3kboE4kcPj4kLhe4kLhf4kLhf4kMWc4kMWc4kMGe4kLAh4kLAm2qQdFIt's_better_to_leave_the_cue_ball_at_A_or_B_than_up_here_where_the_text_is....&ZZ@
In this case,the very best place would be at about B,A isn't bad,but once you start getting up towards where the text is,even though the backwards cut angle is thinner to 2-3 rail it to try and leave it where it was,it's more common and natural too. In some situations,a well-played safe puts your opponent in a spot he's not familiar with,leading to their mis-execution,rather than having them totally hooked.
Let's say you execute the shot exactly as I describe,and you tie up the 8-9. What happens if your opponent just gives you ball-in-hand,or tries the thin hit and misses,or miscues?
http://CueTable.com/P/?@4HHpe4IEvc4PMGl2QMnn4kMGl4kJEP2kaYC2kMWk2kMnl2kMnl2kMOk2kMnozb@
That SHOULD hold them.
Something else that must be considered. Was this shot you were originally talking about the result of a miss by your opponent,or a position mistake by you? Even though they might have resulted in the same layout,the mind-set you take into the shot is ENTIRELY different. Tommy D.
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