Neil said:O.K., since the hit is too thin to bank, it is also too thin to safe to the bottom rail. So, I would concentrate on getting the cb behind the 9. In the process, I am banking the 7, knowing it is coming up short. And judging the speed to get it to as near as possible to the center of the table as near as possible to the bottom rail.
smoooothstroke said:
Jude Rosenstock said:The point I'm making is this, your choice is to bank or play safe. From here, you really can't do both. Like Chris said, the moment you see this on a table and not a diagram, everybody is going to be like, "OHHHH, yeah that's thin!"
Neil said:Another often overlooked option- Slow roll into the 7. Your goal is to have the 7 come off the rail, and freeze to the cb. From there, his options are very limited. The hard part is getting it to freeze to the cb.
Jude Rosenstock said:Well, just to start off the thought process part of this - I saw a real positive and a real negative to the layout.
First the positive, the 8ball and 9ball could act as blockers against any long bank shot.
The negative, the 8ball was in a fairly easy place. Leaving any makeable shot on the 7 would likely result in a loss.
Big Perm said:Bank the 7 back to your corner using left.....speed should be that where the cue ball goes 3 rails and back to the center of the table....if you miss, you want the 7 to miss on the pro side and give the 7 the right speed to finish near the center point at the head...only concern is the rare bad luck of getting caught behind the 9, but you should be able to control that with speed...
From there, 8 and 9 should be easy and played in appropriate corners...
Jude Rosenstock said:Well, just to start off the thought process part of this - I saw a real positive and a real negative to the layout.
First the positive, the 8ball and 9ball could act as blockers against any long bank shot.
The negative, the 8ball was in a fairly easy place. Leaving any makeable shot on the 7 would likely result in a loss.
Seems like a no-brainer. I agree. This is the way I'd go too. :smile: Play it like a two-way shot.subdude1974 said:2 way shot. bank 7 to go to corner. If you miss, you leave it on end rail. try to get the cue behind the 9 but where the 8 can be made as well.
TX Poolnut said:Seems like a no-brainer. I agree. This is the way I'd go too. :smile: Play it like a two-way shot.