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ok, the bad news first. or the good news. now, all of a sudden, i can see the Cuetable here at the office. dunno why or how it happened, but i have access now.

so, i'd like you posters thoughts on this simple shot. in trying to get position on the 2-Ball do you play this shot with a little inside and hold it back towards the center of the table, or possibly some draw and come around two rails?

in case you cant see clear, the cut shot on the 1-Ball isnt that severe. just wondering which way you guys/gals would play this?

DCP

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I would hit the shot with low left and come around two rails to the center of the table for the two ball. Of course it all depends where the other balls are on the table - especially the 3 ball. JMHO

BVal
 
Why not just use a little follow and take the cut on the two? Fairly easy IMO.

Matt
 
Cue Freak said:
Why not just use a little follow and take the cut on the two? Fairly easy IMO.

Matt
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probably too much of a cut on the 2-Ball if you just follow. best bet is either inside or low/left.

i would probably have hit the shot with a tip of inside and tried to hold the cue ball. i was just curious what other posters would have done.

DCP
 
it really, REALLY depends on where the next ball (3) is. if they were the 8 and 9 i'd go 2 rails to the middle of the table. i'm slowly learning that trying to hold up whitey is nowhere near as effective as the natural path.

-s

last 4 and the breaks, dcp. i'll be passing through sometime in the next month...
 
A bit too much of an angle for high inside for me... I'd go two rails... hitting whitey just below center with a stiff stroke... sending whitey somewhat deep into the lower left corner and back out for the 2-ball down the rail... trying to keep whitey below the side pocket and the chance of a scratch there.
 
Hmm, Id just use draw with left spin (for throw) and hold the cue ball right there for a shot on the 2. any more angle Id use draw, to get to the side rail and back across. Neither shot requires you to shoot hard. I may have set it up wrong but thats what I did.


SPINDOKTOR
 
High right at 1:30, one rail.....if other balls are in the way, probably left at about 8:30, two rails....
 
Depends on how the table plays. I hate having to say that. But it's true. I am a true inside english fan and feel that I have pretty good control with it. That said, if you can't trust the rails then the shot really needs to be evaluated.
 
It looks like a pretty full hit. I think I would hit it w/ high right, but I would have no problem taking the two rail route if I felt the angle dictated.

I agree with Pool Sponge in that you really need to know how the table plays also.

Now get back to work DCP!:p
 
You don't really need any english. Just punch it/force it with about half a tip below center and leave the cueball in the middle of the table. If you want to get closer to the 2-ball, add a little left to that half a tip below center, but be careful about scratching in the side pocket (although it's pretty easy to avoid it since you have a flat angle on the 1ball.

Even Efren, being the king of inside english, if he wanted to leave the cueball in the middle of the table, I doubt he would use high inside or low left. It would be more center ball with a punch stroke, and a tiny bit of left if you want to get closer or straight-in to the two ball. If you are just trying to get to center table, no sidespin required.
 
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BVal said:
I would hit the shot with low left and come around two rails to the center of the table for the two ball. Of course it all depends where the other balls are on the table - especially the 3 ball. JMHO

BVal
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I agree with this advice 100%. Using a little inside can cause you to get a little too straight in on the 2 ball if your not careful. With the low left shot, the cueball is coming towards the 2 at a natural angle. JMO.

Southpaw
 
I think 'tv players' always take the 2 rail route here. It's more natural, more predictable, and needs much less sidespin... or even no side at all like cuetechasaurus suggested.

With inside it can be hard to judge how much the spin will take off the rail, because it's fighting against the angle the CB is taking... and it's not easy to predict whether or not the amount of spin 'wins' that fight. It might bite sharply and send you towards the right rail, leaving you too straight... it might bit just a bit and leave you a nice 30ish degree cut... it might bite less than expected and leave you almost the same leave as rolling the CB with no english... it's just much less certain.

In your other post, you mentioned having a drill where you hit a target on i.e. a sheet of paper. Try using both 1 and 2 rails on this shot to attempt to get to the dead center of the table. I bet you get it more reliably going 2 rails.
 
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