How Would You Have Played This Shot?

I haven't seen anyone post anything lik eI was talking about...

If i knew how to draw it on the table I would...

But most ogf the ways that have been suggested leave no room for error and aren't woth the risk
 
Also.. I think if you play position in the middle of the table, you will not be able to get the cue ball to push forward much off the tangent line without using a lot of inside english on the 2.

Personally, I don't like having to hit thin cuts fairly firm while using lots of inside english, if there is any other choice.

Russ
 
Neil said:
While your way will work, I feel it is too speed critical. It is easy to overshoot or undershoot. The way I described leaves a lot of room for error, and you aren't moving the cueball very far at all. JMHO.
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I don't understand what you mean, the angle is all that matters.. So as long as you are on line, the speed doesn't matter that much... I mean surely you can control the speed enough to get in a 12inch area
 
I'd take the route in gray (I think that's the one you're calling the middle path), only I wouldn't try to get as close as you illustrated. As your diagram serves as a great example of this, you can see that your margin of error is greatly increased the further away you get from the object ball. I might try to get about 6-8 inches further from the two than you show here since the window is so small. It makes the two ball a little tougher, but not so much tougher that I would take a greater risk in hooking myself by trying to get closer.


Patrick Johnson said:
Take your pick (I like the middle path):

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DrCue'sProtege said:
so, would everybody agree that this is a very difficult position play to get on the 2-Ball?

BTW, i tried to sneak in behind/between the 5 & 8, and left myself snookered right behind the 5-Ball.

DCP
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I think it might be best to play top right and leave yourself in the wider margin of error window. Thia way you can be alittle off and still have a half way decent chance of getting shape for the three from the two. This leaves the chance of snookering yourself or having to play safe out of the equation. Although there is the potential for a jam up safety putting the CB behind the eight and leaving the two two or three rails over by where the one is now.
 
Jimmy M. said:
I'd take the route in gray (I think that's the one you're calling the middle path), only I wouldn't try to get as close as you illustrated. As your diagram serves as a great example of this, you can see that your margin of error is greatly increased the further away you get from the object ball. I might try to get about 6-8 inches further from the two than you show here since the window is so small. It makes the two ball a little tougher, but not so much tougher that I would take a greater risk in hooking myself by trying to get closer.
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I considered that when choosing that route. Angling more toward the 2 gives a better angle across the zone, making it bigger than its cross section, which makes up for crossing it at a narrower part. Also, I want to be rolling toward the 8 so I don't get hooked behind it if I roll too far.

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