Bob Jewett - U.S. Open 9-Ball player 2012

[mfinkelstein3]

US Open Showing

Congratulations Bob for a great showing and setting a strong example.
Well Done.

 

[JoeyA]

Very helpful shot and not very difficult when close to the pocket. I first seen and learned this shot from John Schmidt. Very good to know

Me too.

 

[Bob Jewett]

When I made reservations, I thought to myself, "Self, the HI is full so it might be nice to get a hotel near the beach. Low-season rates and all." So I am now sitting 50 yards from the Atlantic Ocean watching hurricane Sandy going by right out my Best Western window. Fortunately I'm on the 7th floor so flooding should not be an issue. My flight out tomorrow morning may be.

Anyway, here are some pictures from the Open.
Barry and Shannon just before the finals


The finalists posed, Van Boening and Orcollo

Ken Shuman announcing the finals

Orcollo

Orcollo breaking

 

[vincentwu817]

Is it the same shot that shane plays here in 6:40? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tn3TdBJb8Q8

 

[Bob Jewett]

More pictures from the Open....

Orcollo jumping

SVB breaking from the box

SVB bridging

 

[Bob Jewett]

Is it the same shot that shane plays here in 6:40? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tn3TdBJb8Q8

No. Shane wanted to avoid contacting the wrong ball first on his shot. By elevating a little, he could go over the blocking ball a little. This is a well-known shot that allows you to make the back ball of two balls spotted directly into the corner pocket.

The masse shot I played was nearly vertical. It was recently discussed in a thread started by CJ Wiley.

 

[SpiderWebComm]

Ditto! Way to represent, dude!

Here's a demo of the type of shot Bob mentioned:

NV B.38 - After-collision masse example with a nearly straight-in shots, with Tom Ross​

Other related examples can be found on the after-collision masse shot resource page.

Regards,
Dave

Dave:

It looks like Tom fouls the CB with this shot (watching the super slow motion -- he hits it more than once).

My question is -- is it possible to hit a masse and strike the CB only once? If not, at what point does it become a foul?

 

[Patrick Johnson]

...is it possible to hit a masse and strike the CB only once? If not, at what point does it become a foul?

Good questions. I don't know the answer to the first, but I think it only becomes a foul if it's obvious in real time - unless they outlaw masses entirely.

pj
chgo

 

[Maniac]

It looks like Tom fouls the CB with this shot (watching the super slow motion -- he hits it more than once).

Imo, he may or may not have double-hit the cueball. It's hard to tell. What appears to me what I am seeing is the shaft vibrations from contacting the cueball from a very steep angle. The cueball appears to have already moved forward and out of the way. This same phenomenon could be seen during the recent World Series telecasts when they showed slow-motion replays of the bats striking the baseball. Now, I can assure you that they were not double-hitting the baseballs, but the bat's vibrations after contact with the baseball looked eerily similar to the cues movement in Dr. Dave's video. Just speculation on my part for the sake of discussion. I would not want to be a referee in a major tournament in a pivotal point of an important match and have to make THAT call!!!

Maniac

 

[Bob Jewett]

... It looks like Tom fouls the CB with this shot (watching the super slow motion -- he hits it more than once)....

It is really hard to tell from that video. The camera line of sight needs to be near the tangent to the contact point of tip-to-ball. The cue stick could be simple rotating off the back of the ball.

I agree with Pat. As with miscues, double hits on masse shots must be clear with an unaided eye to be able to call a foul.

 

[dr_dave]

Here's a demo of the type of shot Bob mentioned:

NV B.38 - After-collision masse example with a nearly straight-in shots, with Tom Ross​

Other related examples can be found on the after-collision masse shot resource page.

Dave:

It looks like Tom fouls the CB with this shot (watching the super slow motion -- he hits it more than once).

My question is -- is it possible to hit a masse and strike the CB only once? If not, at what point does it become a foul?

It is really hard to tell from that video. The camera line of sight needs to be near the tangent to the contact point of tip-to-ball. The cue stick could be simple rotating off the back of the ball.

I agree with Pat. As with miscues, double hits on masse shots must be clear with an unaided eye to be able to call a foul.

I agree on both counts.

Regards,
Dave