I'm banking it....high left english and pretty hard.
...the 8 is going to stop whitey from traveling very far.....
...take a little pot-luck shape on the 7.
I consider the safety a very weak play....a stalemate at best.
....tried to practice what I preached....made the bank three times....
...got a shot on the 7 three times.
This is what I would do too but probably just firm center ball. I would focus on making the six and clearing the 8 ball away from the seven. The cue ball should pop right back out for a good angle on the 7.
It depends on the bank angle. If I can avoid hitting the 8 with draw and still make the bank, I will. If its too thin I would follow off the 8 and not be too shocked if it hooked me on the 7.
I also like the bank, but I see the position differently. I think the way the balls are laying, if you hit the CB with center outside, the CB will hit the 8 full, and roughly parallel to the long rail. The spin will make the CB climb the long rail a few inches, for a straight in shot on the 7 in the corner where the 9 is. (It looks like the 7 passes the 9 to me). The 8 would have been moved down the rail closer to the pocket.
This is all dependent of course on the gap between the 6 and 8.
I don't like any of the safes. I'm a C player and I'd bet all day long on pocketing that bank
The bank is 80% at least for a decent player, if the position stuffs up, he can play a safe. Why be so adamant about teaching a B grade choice of shot? At least, if you're B grade, try to play A grade shots to improve. Who cares if you beat a banger coz you're trying to play "never have a go pool" to gain a 3% advantage?Not sure why you don't like the safe. Its not just making the bank, its finishing the layout. Say its not your home table, you still betting on the runout all day long?
No C player I know is making this bank 10/10, and even if they did, no C player I know is running the other 3 balls 10/10 either.
If you are unable to finish the layout it is better to play safe and tempt your opponent into taking a risky shot.
That said, I do like the bank on this layout and its the shot I would most likely take on for the money. But if my opponent was weak, I'd play the thin snick and go for BIH. Even if your opponent doesn't give away BIH and contacts the 6 they're just set you up to play another safe with the balls wide open and an easier run out.
The bank is 80% at least for a decent player, if the position stuffs up, he can play a safe. Why be so adamant about teaching a B grade choice of shot? At least, if you're B grade, try to play A grade shots to improve. Who cares if you beat a banger coz you're trying to play "never have a go pool" to gain a 3% advantage?