Franky said:
That was some great execution on the first shot!
The kiss is too high risk IMO with this layout.
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Favorite One Pocket Shots
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That was some great execution on the first shot!
The kiss is too high risk IMO with this layout.
bomber said:
I was going to post this shot, until I saw you already had. I don't play one-pocket very often, so I don't know nearly as many go-to moves as a serious one-pocket player does, but ever since I learned to look for this shot at the beginning of a rack, I'm amazed how often it comes up. Hit well, it's a very good safe, often limiting return-safe options, pushes a LOT of balls toward your side, and sometimes you make a dead ball in the stack, or carom the banked ball off the stack into your pocket. In the words of Michael Scott, it's a win-win-win.
-Andrew
On my example I would of course rather shot the 5-ball in a match, but I was just "throwing" balls out on the table so I could show you my shot
BTW: I LOVE THIS THREAD
BTW: I LOVE THIS THREAD
CrownCityCorey said:
Yes, there is a kiss on this shot. I try to send the object ball in close to the corner and the cueball farther away from the corner so that they at least don't share the same path for that one short segment near where they cross paths (the segment after the cueball's first rail).
For me, it depends on the score. If I need either two or three balls, I'm shooting the three railer. If I need one, I'm bunting behind the two balls.
This is the best part of One Pocket I enjoy: coming up with a personal creative solution in a difficult situation. Reverse the attack in the matter of few moves. I really look at them as a form of artist expression.
I have seen many shots, here is one shot by my friend Curt that just came to mind now:
Steve Booth of OnePocket.org has put together some interesting shots which might be very interesting for you to check out:
http://onepocket.org/great_shots.htm
I have seen many shots, here is one shot by my friend Curt that just came to mind now:
Steve Booth of OnePocket.org has put together some interesting shots which might be very interesting for you to check out:
http://onepocket.org/great_shots.htm
Here's one Lou Figueroa "shared with" me during one of our lopsided grudge matches.
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And, by the way, in case there's any confusion about what I mean by lopsided:Patrick Johnson said:
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although a great shot if perfectly executed, this shot is a little to dangerous in my opinon. A soft kick behind the 5 will put your opponent in a bit of a jam and you've still got the 10 on you side to keep him from going up-table. Besides, you may get a kiss on this shot,which would spell disaster.
shot 1 is an excellent play if perfectly executed, but if not you destroy your position,which is excellent,having 2 balls on your long rail. I prefer to band the 5, drawing the cb into the 11, thus hiding all balls from your oppenent and pinning him to the stack.
here are two more
A ball first ticky to clean things up a bit. Just don't hit too deep under the second ball.
A two-rail bunt safe / foul to try and retain the advantage when you need several balls.
A ball first ticky to clean things up a bit. Just don't hit too deep under the second ball.
A two-rail bunt safe / foul to try and retain the advantage when you need several balls.
Franky said:
Franky.....I don't love your first shot - too much scratch risk for too little gain......Your second shot though, imo, is absolutely the right shot - I shoot that shot, or variations of it anytime they come up.
PS, You should also post these shots of yours, yonder down the web @ onepocket.org - it's a good place for them..........Ghost
Blackjack said:
Hey Blackjack, I typically would play this shot the same way as you described, but was shown last night now to play this shot using a draw english instead of top english and it seemed more natural. Since the CB is snug in the pocket against the rail, you stroke down with a draw stroke sorta thru the rail/CB aiming almost at the opposite point and the CB will roll back quicker and more accurately to the opposit corner pocket then with top english. I never would have thought to play it this way, but will in the future. Especially on a table with bad points. Just a suggestion if you haven't tried it this way.
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Ya the scratch is definitely there. I like firm speed on the ticky when there is 1.25 ball space or less between the ticky ball and the rail. More space and I play it your way without a doubt. I know I can still scratch with a 1.25 ball wide space though, its just much less likely.