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This.
Which one depends on exactly how the balls are laying as well as your relative proficiency with each of these types of shots. Anybody going for the out here is somebody I want to be playing.
For you guys who said bank cross corner that's what I did. I parallel shifted along the natural line from the cue ball to the 6, the 8 was partially in the way so I hit the CB with left English to impart some right onto the OB.
For those who offered safes - I'll be the first to tell you... I'm a horrible safe player - and it is no joke. I'm an extremist when it comes to offense...
For those who offered safes - I'll be the first to tell you... I'm a horrible safe player - and it is no joke. I'm an extremist when it comes to offense...
For you guys who said bank cross corner that's what I did. I parallel shifted along the natural line from the cue ball to the 6, the 8 was partially in the way so I hit the CB with left English to impart some right onto the OB.
For those who offered safes - I'll be the first to tell you... I'm a horrible safe player - and it is no joke. I'm an extremist when it comes to offense...
Anybody who doesn't play the snooker in this spot....
..needs to have Suicide Hotline on speed dial.
Anybody who doesn't play the snooker in this spot....
..needs to have Suicide Hotline on speed dial.
I am with you on this. if you take the game and your opponent seriously, this is the time to go safe. the success rate of a bank to far cross corner is too low it cant be taken seriously in competitive matches.
a simple soft thin skin on the right side of the six will guarantee cue ball hitting the bank and thats a snooker for sure. it's even better that if the opponent manages a one-rail kick to hit the 8, he will leave an exposed easy shot on the 6.
just my opinion
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This!!!!!!!!!!
You would actually fire at that?
Anyone who knows anything about anything would play safe here. Locking up on the 8ball is almost a lock... no pun intended.
Bump your ball in front of the corner pocket and safe them on their own ball.
Bump your ball in front of the corner pocket and safe them on their own ball.
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That's more of a 1 way shot. If the 6 happens to go in on the bank, now you are screwed on the 8.
I think the shot some people are imagining when they suggest safe is something like this.
However to me this looks extremely tricky and delicate with a high chance of selling out a very close
(and therefore easy) cut on the 8 ball. You need to control all 3 balls with this safe.
If you banked, made it, and left yourself easy on the 8, then congrats.
But it was a pretty big risk. Miss and lose. I like banking but also freezing the CB on the 8.
However there's no guarantee you'll love that outcome even if you pull it off.
If the OB ends up on the head rail then their return safe will be easy
and leave you with nothing but a full table bank and the 8 near the center.
However to me this looks extremely tricky and delicate with a high chance of selling out a very close
(and therefore easy) cut on the 8 ball. You need to control all 3 balls with this safe.
If you banked, made it, and left yourself easy on the 8, then congrats.
But it was a pretty big risk. Miss and lose. I like banking but also freezing the CB on the 8.
However there's no guarantee you'll love that outcome even if you pull it off.
If the OB ends up on the head rail then their return safe will be easy
and leave you with nothing but a full table bank and the 8 near the center.
Well, since you made the ball and got out, and it didn't pass the 8-ball, I'd say you sprayed and prayed, and didn't get her in trouble...
In that case, maybe you banked the 6-ball cross side and pushed the 8-ball to hang by the corner pocket (Left Head) for the easy bunt in win. Don't forget to mark the pocket!!!!
Freddie <~~~ would've played the reasonable safety
Now we're talking!!! Great strategy.
Freddie <~~~ never heard of inducing fisticuffs to kill the game.... (j/k, of course I have)
:thumbup: This would absolutely be my first shot here. It's an easy safety, and it's simple to freeze the CB to the 8. With the right speed on the 6, it lays up for an easy shot in the corner, and it will be difficult for your opponent to leave you hooked like you left him/her. While the bank "looks" straight in and simple, strokespeed has a huge effect on how balls bank. The bank is a guess...the safety is an absolute!
To Native...Welcome to the forums! Lots to learn here, once you learn how to sift the wheat from the chafe.
Scott Lee
http://poolknowledge.com
To Native...Welcome to the forums! Lots to learn here, once you learn how to sift the wheat from the chafe.
Scott Lee
http://poolknowledge.com
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Thin the 6 softly with right english. The 6 will stop dead when it hits the 8. The 8 will move a couple of inches. The CB goes to the rail and snugs up next to the 6.
You could bank the 6 into the far corner, but why take the risk of selling out when you can tie your opponent in knots?
How did you get into this position?
You could bank the 6 into the far corner, but why take the risk of selling out when you can tie your opponent in knots?
How did you get into this position?
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