Old Nine Baller
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You are shooting at the 2 ball. How would you play this?
How Would You Play This Layout?
- Thread starter Old Nine Baller
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Play safe leaving CB on far rail using the 7 as a blocker.
I'd like to see the stroke you use to avoid a double hit/push on the 2-9. Going to be a questionable leave 2 after the 2, 5 billiard.
Feather the two behind the 9, stick the cue ball behind the 4.
Carom off 2 to make 5. Not to bad of a shot if you use the 90 deg tangent line.
That's my shot here too.
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Where is there a four ball? 2 ball might have sight for a cross corner bank. Can't tell if there is sight for it though.
The other six ball, you know, the pink one.
Should be noted that when playing this safe, if you aren't in full control of your speed. It's best to leave the two short of going behind the 9. Having the cue ball hit the end rail and bounce towards the side rail/pocket area is also a good chance for safe. But locking up the cue ball behind the 4 (pink six ball) is the best safe option.
From my view point you'd need a super strong stroke to hide the CB behind the 6. Looks like too thick of a cut.
I would try and hide the cb behind the four as well, but I wouldn't be surprised if they played the cb two cushions around the four and made the five.
Looks like the safe behind the 7 is the best shot from here.
A center ball hit pretty thin on the 2, cutting it more or less toward the 6, should get your CB right behind the 7 with half-decent speed control.
For those saying carom, you'd have the draw off the 2 to make the 5, and I think it's pretty easy to miss.
For those saying behind the 4, look again at the tangent lines, I don't think you can get the CB to go that direction by thinning the 2; looks to me like you'd have to hit the 2 a little fuller with a little follow to get over to that side of the table.
-Andrew
A center ball hit pretty thin on the 2, cutting it more or less toward the 6, should get your CB right behind the 7 with half-decent speed control.
For those saying carom, you'd have the draw off the 2 to make the 5, and I think it's pretty easy to miss.
For those saying behind the 4, look again at the tangent lines, I don't think you can get the CB to go that direction by thinning the 2; looks to me like you'd have to hit the 2 a little fuller with a little follow to get over to that side of the table.
-Andrew
If a shot is that close, it's easier to estimate by standing behind it.
I think, by thinning the 2, the cueball will run into the left side of the 7, maybe even fuller.
It looks like it's possible to elevate and just play the 2 between the 9 and 6 to the other rail, and the cueball will get some draw into the long rail and out - so the 9 is a full blocker...