Vivian vs Karen Corr. What would you do?
I placed the line here to show that she could not see the left side of the 8 ball.
I placed the line here to show that she could not see the left side of the 8 ball.
How do you play this Villareal shot from 2002 BCA Final?
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I'll take a stab. Just remember that there will be a difference between what I try and what actually happens. :wink:
I would try the short two rail kick on the eight, hoping to stick the cue ball where the eight is and send it down table two rails behind the nine for the safety.
Jim
I would try the short two rail kick on the eight, hoping to stick the cue ball where the eight is and send it down table two rails behind the nine for the safety.
Jim
I think thinning the 8 is where this goes...
That said, I give up BIH about 30% on those!
That said, I give up BIH about 30% on those!
try the jump kick behind the 8. A lot of things can go wrong... but a lot of things could go right. You are in a rough spot either way, gotta try something.
There's some good suggestions here and I'm not sure which the top players/instructors would 'vote on". Cleary's idea is intriguing!
Vivian went for the 2 rail kick safe, but alas, she took it on the chin. I don't think she hit it hard enough such that she'd have got the 8 ball close enough to the foot rail (if she hadn't hit the side point). The CB stopped right at the 8 and left Karen an easy 2 ball out.
Vivian went for the 2 rail kick safe, but alas, she took it on the chin. I don't think she hit it hard enough such that she'd have got the 8 ball close enough to the foot rail (if she hadn't hit the side point). The CB stopped right at the 8 and left Karen an easy 2 ball out.
Personally, I would probably have tried to thin the 8 ball, moving it a diamond over and putting whitey back downtable, hopefully behind the 9.
IF I decided to kick at the ball, I would have played a one pocket shot, going the same two rails, but trying to make the ball in the top right pocket. Most of the time, even if I hit it good, it would hang up, but I like to give myself a chance to win in spots like this one. As you said, Viv played a great shot, got a bad roll, and sold out anyway...might as well go down swinging.
Definitely with the cue ball close to the rail and being that fair from the 8 it doesn't look like you can stiffen it enough to bank it. And if you try and cut the 8 to the left a little to shorten the angle the kiss looks impossible to miss
Without looking at the answer... I 'd try to bank the 8 down to the other end. The position doesn't look like it will scratch.
OK, now I looked. The 2-rail kick was my second choice, but I really don't like it when the ball is that far from the first rail. It also has the risk of a dribble-in scratch if you hit shorter on the 8 ball.
OK, now I looked. The 2-rail kick was my second choice, but I really don't like it when the ball is that far from the first rail. It also has the risk of a dribble-in scratch if you hit shorter on the 8 ball.
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