Couple of wei scenarios

Aaron_S

Aaron_S

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Hey everybody. These two 14.1 scenarios posted by alstl proved thought-provoking in the main forum. Thought I'd cross-post them here so we can get some feedback from experienced 14.1 players. For those of us who are less familiar with the game, any explanation of why you choose a certain pattern would be awesome and greatly appreciated. Thanks!

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Aaron_S said:
Hey everybody. These two 14.1 scenarios posted by alstl proved thought-provoking in the main forum. Thought I'd cross-post them here so we can get some feedback from experienced 14.1 players. For those of us who are less familiar with the game, any explanation of why you choose a certain pattern would be awesome and greatly appreciated. Thanks!

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I'll do the second one first since it appears the easiest. 7,8,9,11,15,1 kind of jumps out at you. Go right around the horn and the 15 is a pretty good key ball for the 1.

On the first one, the 3 is in a bad spot( it could be used as a key ball for the 15 break but it is so far away from the 15) and the 11 could be problematical, so I would shoot the 11 first. Then probably the 3 because if I leave the 9 until after the 3, it gives me more options. I would have used a touch of reverse on the 11 and came off the rail a bit so that I could drag the cue ball back when shooting at the 3. Then shoot the 9 and come up between the 8 and the 15. I'd prefer to shoot the 15 as a break but from there, either would do.
 
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For scenario #1, this is my offering...I don't like shooting into the side, but it's free-sailing after that.

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For scenario #2, I would do as Dennis would
 
For me, looking at them I saw 8-9-11-3 for the first one and 7-1-15-11-9 for the second.

An alternative for the second one may be 7-8-9-11-15
 
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I like 3anstops pattern. 8-9-11-3 for the first one.

7-8-9-11-15 for the second one.

Not a lot of cue ball movement in these patterns, I guess thats why they call him 3andstop.
 
Marop said:
I like 3anstops pattern. 8-9-11-3 for the first one.

7-8-9-11-15 for the second one.

Not a lot of cue ball movement in these patterns, I guess thats why they call him 3andstop.
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Thanks Bill. :) Well the story of the 3andstop name isn't very glamorous, I honestly don't even know why it came to my mind when I first logged on here at AZ while I was thinking of a screen name. :)

Back in about 67 or 68 when I first played one pocket, it was in a pool room I went to a few times a week. They were big money games I was getting myself into. ( a dollar a game).

Anyway I was introduced to the game by one of the area's great players. His spot was to make 3 balls, and then he had to play safe.

I couldn't beat him with that spot, so I told him that he couldn't play safe after he made the third ball anymore. So, his new spot was 3andstop. :)

Every time I came into the poolroom back then, when he saw me, he said "hey, here comes 3andstop". Dunno why I recalled that silly thing. :)
 
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