Efren & Appleton TODAY
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LOL .. One of my favorite western programs. He was one of the good guys. :wink:
I think you are right.
Yes, I agree with everything you say, except I think he was also trying to make the four ball and the four nine combo was secondary.
The BigTruck show shared a "SECRET" of the Filipinos concerning shots just like this a while back. Maybe Ray Hansen will drop in and share it again OR if you hear me doing commentary one day, jump in the chat and ask me and I'll tell you what Ray learned about situations just like this. :wink:
Anybody that thinks he went for this is out of their minds!! He kicked for the corner and hit it hard to create space between the 4 ball (if he missed) and the 5 which he played shape on. It just so happened to work out the way it did and nothing more. What can you say..... Even the magician gets lucky once and awhile 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSe6troPrzg&feature=youtu.be
a cleaner version of it ...
hope i don't offend anyone with this ... but just had to post it.
e.d.
a cleaner version of it ...
hope i don't offend anyone with this ... but just had to post it.
e.d.
thanks for the clearer video. so after watching this, what is appleton *****ing about now about efren not shaking hands with him before he celebrated his win? he is the only one in that area.
John,
If I wasn't already married to my Avatar, I would strongly consider using your image. :smile:
i'm pretty sure from the video that he did not play the 4,9 combo to the side.
he clearly marks where on the side rail will 4 ball will hit. either his trying to kick bank the 4 or... he played the nine...because of the speed.. also looks like he's expecting the nine. he always scratches his head whenever he flukes a shot. just my opinion.
he clearly marks where on the side rail will 4 ball will hit. either his trying to kick bank the 4 or... he played the nine...because of the speed.. also looks like he's expecting the nine. he always scratches his head whenever he flukes a shot. just my opinion.
^^ This ^^
Or maybe he was playing it in the same side, but playing the direct combination, not 3 rails into the 9. lol. The speed that he hit it makes me think he was probably playing the bank. If there is any one person on the planet that I would believe played an insanely creative shot, and actually pulled it off, it is Efren. However, I just can't believe that he would have played this shot like that.
Absolutely correct, Lux and Jimmy, I agree ! ...Efren did NOT hit the 4, where he meant too..If he had, he probably would not have even gotten safe..It was a PURE luck shot !...NOBODY, not even GOD, has THAT much magic...But, it couldn't have happened to a nicer guy..
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He was playing a two way shot, trying to kick the 4 into the corner and get shape on the 5 while leaving Appleton safe if he missed. Making the 9 was karma.
The cool thing about Efren is he still has the enthusiasm of a kid which is probably why he still plays at such a high level. I don't know anybody else his age who could make the finals of the world 14.1 and knock off Appleton in the U S Open in the same year.
The cool thing about Efren is he still has the enthusiasm of a kid which is probably why he still plays at such a high level. I don't know anybody else his age who could make the finals of the world 14.1 and knock off Appleton in the U S Open in the same year.
Looks like he was playing the safe - cue ball uptable behind the blockers, 4 ball hits the long rail right where he pointed and stays downtable. If the 4 banks, he has shape on the 5.
What I find most amazing is how close he came to scratching in the side. He had to hit the long rail just above the side pocket, and he did it. That's an amazing play.
What I find most amazing is how close he came to scratching in the side. He had to hit the long rail just above the side pocket, and he did it. That's an amazing play.
Anyone who thinks Efren was riding there 9 there is a banana short of a bunch.
He was playing to pocket the the 4 one rail knowing the high side of the 4 sends the cue ball up table, which was his main focus.
Btw, he did come pretty close to pocketing the 4 in one of the 2 lower pockets.
This!!!! Plus 1.