how would you play this situation?

PoolBum said:
I think that 7 easily goes in the side with draw, so just draw back past the 11 and you're out.
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this is what I tried, and the pocket rejected the seven🤦‍♂️
I aimed for the big part of the pocket- in hindsight, I think I could have shot through the point

the rail-first option seems to be a popular pick- I honestly couldn't see this working at the time
I only tried the shot once tho, will have to take another run at it (or three ^_^)

thanks all for the replies!
 
evergruven said:
this is what I tried, and the pocket rejected the seven🤦‍♂️
I aimed for the big part of the pocket- in hindsight, I think I could have shot through the point

the rail-first option seems to be a popular pick- I honestly couldn't see this working at the time
I only tried the shot once tho, will have to take another run at it (or three ^_^)

thanks all for the replies!
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Rail first is one of those things that some people get into even when not needed. Anything within one ball of the rail and a mild angle going to it I usually shot rail first for years, even with nothing blocking the straight on hit. Somehow it seemed like the cue ball came off the rail at a milder angle than if shooting into the object ball directly. Not making the claim that this is really true but you will find a lot more rail first advocates among the old guard that cut their teeth playing on nine and ten foot tables I suspect.

When I came back to pool a guy saw me shooting a wide open shot rail first and asked me why. "I don't know, seems easier."

Hu
 
evergruven said:
this is what I tried, and the pocket rejected the seven🤦‍♂️
I aimed for the big part of the pocket- in hindsight, I think I could have shot through the point

the rail-first option seems to be a popular pick- I honestly couldn't see this working at the time
I only tried the shot once tho, will have to take another run at it (or three ^_^)

thanks all for the replies!
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Try shooting near straight with a slight bias to the left. Max left at the equator or slightly lower if you can follow in that manner. This is not a stun shot; just a spin shot. The cueball should gently grab the rail and spin itself down past the 8.
 
Island Drive said:
Without being ''at the shot'' where miniscule amounts of how much or how little of the obj. ball you can see make all the difference in your shot choice.
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Your 100% on the money.

I set this up a couple times. 7 in the side with draw was no prob and out.

Rail first I shot 3 times. I slow rolled it and it hit the 11 and basically stopped. A half ball hook by the 8-possible jump on the 2.
I shot it a little more firm and it hit the 11 and headed directly at the 8. To close for a jump.
3rd time.. I hit it with high at lag speed and ended up under the 8 and out.
 
Island Drive said:
Without being ''at the shot'' where miniscule amounts of how much or how little of the obj. ball you can see make all the difference in your shot choice.
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Yep, looking at 2D on the computer isn't nothing like our 3D world. If I try to say what spin I will put on the cue ball with detail I would probably change it when I faced the shot on a table.

Hu
 
I can't really tell if the 7 will go in the side or not or if its resting too much on the tip of theside pocket. But it look like you can hit the 7 with a lot left english and spin either into the eight or past the eight for postion on the other solid ball. If the 7 is not pocketable into the side I would go 2 rails (both short rails)off the 2 ball (pocketing it) into the 7 or the stripe to try and break it off the tip of the pocket.
 
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