Old Nine Baller
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Several options present here. Which would you choose?
How Would You Play This Layout?
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As a young player I'm still all about offense. More often than not if I see an offensive option then I will take it. Don't get me wrong - I still play safes and defense but I'm more prone to taking the aggressive and offensive shot.
With that in mind, I'd probably back cut the 1 and play the combo. Hit the CB with a little low left to go around 3 rails back towards the pocket by the 7 to shoot the one.
I might also play the carom off the 1 and try to leave the one in the middle of the table. As long as you can get a shot on the 2 then the rest of the rack looks pretty easy.
BTW ONB, I like these posts you put up. It's always informative and interesting to see all the ideas that everyone puts up.'
-Richard :thumbup:
With that in mind, I'd probably back cut the 1 and play the combo. Hit the CB with a little low left to go around 3 rails back towards the pocket by the 7 to shoot the one.
I might also play the carom off the 1 and try to leave the one in the middle of the table. As long as you can get a shot on the 2 then the rest of the rack looks pretty easy.
BTW ONB, I like these posts you put up. It's always informative and interesting to see all the ideas that everyone puts up.'
-Richard :thumbup:
If I am playing for fun I go for the out. If I am playing a runout player for money I definitely play the safe as mentioned above. It is by far the higher percentage shot.
I like making the 1-7 carom.
If the table has soft rubber, the low right I'm putting on the cue-ball may
spread the 1-ball enough to bank it in the side.....if not, I want the 1-ball
to go a width and a half.
You want to be close to the middle for the deuce so you can slow roll it with
lots of inside....the 3-ball makes it a big pocket but you don't want the
3 going very far.
If you don't get a good shot on the 1-ball, you can now play a snooker.
Don't know what kind of table that is.
If the table has soft rubber, the low right I'm putting on the cue-ball may
spread the 1-ball enough to bank it in the side.....if not, I want the 1-ball
to go a width and a half.
You want to be close to the middle for the deuce so you can slow roll it with
lots of inside....the 3-ball makes it a big pocket but you don't want the
3 going very far.
If you don't get a good shot on the 1-ball, you can now play a snooker.
Don't know what kind of table that is.
Play the two way shot...bank the one in the side and make the seven with a carom so that the cue ball will remain on that side for the two. If you hit it a bit hard and miss the one but make the seven, the one will still be an open shot.
The cloth sucks
but I would bank the one cross side and play the cball to make the 8 and then hope that I come out of there far enough to have a decent shot at the 2..and then run out.I know..lots of ifs,but that's 9ball:thumbup: John B.
Playing the 7 using draw off the one. Hitting the one at a speed to keep a shot on it afterwards if it doesn't go in. Hard to tell from the angles of the picture, but looks like I will be putting the 1 down between the 6 and the side pocket and shooting it in the corner next.
Pretty sure you can make the 7 with the carom. The potential speed and travel of the oneball and cb make me doubt this choice for me.
Changed mind/second choice: Banking the one toward the 8 appears to sent the cb too straight down table to get under the 6 or nine...well maybe not, if hit pretty full with a lot of running english to widen up off the rail...
But....
I'm kicking behind the one.
About 1/3 ball hit...cb back to near where it is favoring the open corner pocket.
One ball one rail to near the 9.
Might get a hook with 5/ 8 or 9/ 6. Should at least leave distance.
Possible scratch if hit real bad.
(I know that shot):angry::thumbup:
Changed mind/second choice: Banking the one toward the 8 appears to sent the cb too straight down table to get under the 6 or nine...well maybe not, if hit pretty full with a lot of running english to widen up off the rail...
But....
I'm kicking behind the one.
About 1/3 ball hit...cb back to near where it is favoring the open corner pocket.
One ball one rail to near the 9.
Might get a hook with 5/ 8 or 9/ 6. Should at least leave distance.
Possible scratch if hit real bad.
(I know that shot):angry::thumbup:
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I tried thislayout rolling the cue ball with no spin. The bank is actually dead with a soft stroke and a slight cut. The 2 ball position is not great, but makeable.
I picked up the speed with high inside spin, but had to change the angle on the bank. This didn't gain me much better position than with a soft rolling cue ball.
I jacked up and fired the bank, to stop the cue ball on the same side of the table as the 2 ball. I bumped the 7 ball and got another long shot.
The 7 ball carom made the bank a little tougher to make. When I missed the bank, the 1 ball went down to the short rail for no shot. Even after making the 7 ball and the 1 ball, I had no better shape than just rolling the 1 ball cross side. Which turned out to be the easiest shot.
Best,
Mike
I picked up the speed with high inside spin, but had to change the angle on the bank. This didn't gain me much better position than with a soft rolling cue ball.
I jacked up and fired the bank, to stop the cue ball on the same side of the table as the 2 ball. I bumped the 7 ball and got another long shot.
The 7 ball carom made the bank a little tougher to make. When I missed the bank, the 1 ball went down to the short rail for no shot. Even after making the 7 ball and the 1 ball, I had no better shape than just rolling the 1 ball cross side. Which turned out to be the easiest shot.
Best,
Mike
Old Nine Baller
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Only having the one angle for the pic makes it tough to see what may be done but I thought it was interesting. Steve Mizerak caromed the 7 in and put the 1 ball by the corner pocket. He then ran the rack out
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Only having the one angle for the pic makes it tough to see what may be done but I thought it was interesting. Steve Mizerak caromed the 7 in and put the 1 ball by the corner pocket. He then ran the rack out
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That's the same way I called it, but he made it look a lot harder.
Only having the one angle for the pic makes it tough to see what may be done but I thought it was interesting. Steve Mizerak caromed the 7 in and put the 1 ball by the corner pocket. He then ran the rack out
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Too quick with the answer! :smile: That was going to be the strategy I used with a table diagram. I was curious to see how well I could place the 1 ball after the carom for an easier shot. Thanks.
Best,
Mike