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DrCue'sProtege

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had this shot to finish out a rack of 9-Ball last night. it was thin enough where just hitting it easy would bring the cue ball down table far enough where you basically had no shot on the '9' Ball.

i elected to hit it hard, with a little stun, hoping to go up and down the table and pocket the '9' in the same pocket. i left it way down table, and had a very tough shot on the '9', and missed.

thoughts gentlemen?
DCP

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DrCue'sProtege said:
i elected to hit it hard, with a little stun, hoping to go up and down the table and pocket the '9' in the same pocket. i left it way down table, and had a very tough shot on the '9', and missed.

thoughts gentlemen?
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Yes. The shot as illustrated appears to be thinner than half ball. If I shoot that shot hard, the cue ball goes up and back and up the table again, assuming I don't scratch and go straight up and down. Maybe your cushions are dead, or did you mean that the cue ball went too far rather than not far enough?

If you have trouble with the shot, you need to practice it. You need to be able to return the cue ball to either side of the nine. Depending on the exact position, you might be better off playing a 3-cushion natural.
 
A touch of draw and a medium amount of right. You'll be hitting the ball hard, so neither the swerve nor the throw from the right spin should really make any difference. Just concentrate on pocketing the 8, and the CB should go the middle of the far end rail, and back toward the top right corner. With the angle you've got, you'd have to hit it drastically too hard or too soft not to get a good shot on the 9.

-Andrew
 
My thought is you know exactly what you did wrong -- you left the cue ball up table for a tough shot on the 9-ball and missed.

Next time just hit it harder so that it comes back downtable. What's the difficulty in figure this out?

Now stop these silly posts and get back to practice.

DrCue'sProtege said:
had this shot to finish out a rack of 9-Ball last night. it was thin enough where just hitting it easy would bring the cue ball down table far enough where you basically had no shot on the '9' Ball.

i elected to hit it hard, with a little stun, hoping to go up and down the table and pocket the '9' in the same pocket. i left it way down table, and had a very tough shot on the '9', and missed.

thoughts gentlemen?
DCP

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DrCue'sProtege said:
had this shot to finish out a rack of 9-Ball last night. it was thin enough where just hitting it easy would bring the cue ball down table far enough where you basically had no shot on the '9' Ball.

i elected to hit it hard, with a little stun, hoping to go up and down the table and pocket the '9' in the same pocket. i left it way down table, and had a very tough shot on the '9', and missed.

thoughts gentlemen?
DCP

CueTable Help

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I would play it middle left english to hit bottom rail. Two rail and maybe the a third depending how hard you play it. Must spin the ball and speed is almost no factor this way. Lots of room for error and still have a super easy shot on the 9
 
pete lafond said:
I would play it middle left english to hit bottom rail. Two rail and maybe the a third depending how hard you play it. Must spin the ball and speed is almost no factor this way. Lots of room for error and still have a super easy shot on the 9
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Good choice if comfortable hitting w/ inside from the rail.
 
StevenPWaldon said:
My thought is you know exactly what you did wrong -- you left the cue ball up table for a tough shot on the 9-ball and missed.

Next time just hit it harder so that it comes back downtable. What's the difficulty in figure this out?

Now stop these silly posts and get back to practice.
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i see absolutely nothing at all silly about posting these shots, and asking for advice and opinions. what in the h~ll is the WEI table for if not to use in this manner???

thanks to all who post their sincere thoughts and ideas. you posters are being a help.

DCP
 
How about playing the 8 ball off the nine, knocking the the 9 ball down near the opposite bottom corner for an easy shot....lol

just playin... I would have used a bit of draw and hit hard to come back down table as well
 
A little bottom right, not too much and definately not a solid follow through. because u dont want the Q back into ur corner pocket. So just a little bottom maybe even mid right. 8 should go to the corner and Q should end up along the rail opposite side of the corner that 8 will go in. Then if thats the case, 9 ball should fall right into same corner that 8 fell into. Not an easy shot, but a maeable run out if its hit right...=-)
 
With the QB that close to the rail I might hesitate using hard draw with any english. It might be best to use a high with maybe a touch of left, catching the side side rail first and coming back down the table toward the 5,6, or 7 diamond.
 
i seem to be the only one here who wouldnt try to send the cue ball up to the top and back down again - seems a bit risky to me.

i'd just hit the cue ball as low as possible and make the eight and try and keep the cue ball as far as about the center pocket. from there the nine is still a cinch.

mind you i suppose it depends on the speed of the table. lately i'm playing on a slow one but probably on a fast table i'd have to go up and down.
 
Andrew Manning said:
A touch of draw and a medium amount of right. You'll be hitting the ball hard, so neither the swerve nor the throw from the right spin should really make any difference. Just concentrate on pocketing the 8, and the CB should go the middle of the far end rail, and back toward the top right corner. With the angle you've got, you'd have to hit it drastically too hard or too soft not to get a good shot on the 9.

-Andrew
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That is the way I would play it
 
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