Old Nine Baller
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It's your shot at the 2 ball. What is your shot?
How Would You Play This?
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id play a safe. two up to short rail and cueball behind the cluster. you'll end up with ball in hand or an open shot. or agressive id go side pocket and leave myself for the three two the side and go up and down to the four or draw depending on the angle id be able to get, if i had the angle to hold the cue ball. no i looked at it again, not possible to go up and down, ide definatley play it safe.
If my bank game was working well that night, I would softly bank the 2 in the side.
Most of the time, I would lob the 2-ball off the rail down under the 5 and draw the CB 2(-3) rails hiding it behind the 3.
Most of the time, I would lob the 2-ball off the rail down under the 5 and draw the CB 2(-3) rails hiding it behind the 3.
Edit... I thought it was ball in hand. Haha
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If I go for the out. I bank the 2 cross-side and bring the cb 2 rails, under the 3 and back up a tad.
I would likely play safe, if I was betting a penny though. Bank the 2 to the 9 and lots of L) spin on cb, strike rail above side pocket and leave cb around center diamond of opposite side rail, above that side pocket.
Are you older than that table
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I can't tell the exact angle, but if I can I cut the 2 thin towards the side pocket, with focus on getting the cue ball underneath the 5. I don't think the 2 will have enough speed to go if you get the cue ball on the rail under the 5, but if it did you would still be good on the 3. Safety is the number one priority. Anywhere under the 5 is good, but if you can manage to snuggle up to the 4 ball you're gold. But, that shot may be too thin of a cut to execute reliably from this angle, hard to tell from this viewpoint. It's close.
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If I'm feeling good about shooting I cut the two in the side with 2 rail shape to get shape on the 3, I'd cut the three to the right and go two rails back and forth in line to shoot the 4.
Even if you miss the two you can leave him on the end rail.
Edit+ I'm on a different computer now with a better view and there is no way the above is the shot on the two at that angle. Replace the cut for a bank and everything else remains the same.
Even if you miss the two you can leave him on the end rail.
Edit+ I'm on a different computer now with a better view and there is no way the above is the shot on the two at that angle. Replace the cut for a bank and everything else remains the same.
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To win in 9 ball you have to play the percentage game, if you are up three or 4 games, it will make a big difference what you shoot, OP did not declare, assuming i am down few games, then the shot with high % is the CB safety behind the 5, even if he did not get locked up, he will have a rail shot to deal with!
The bank and the cuts are lower % make than the safety
Another ok safe, play the 2 behind the 5 or other balls, CB two rails behind 3! not 100% sure from the pic, but looks doable (side pocket scratch possibility)!
hell if i am up few games, i will bank the 2, easy shape on the 3..the cut requires soft hit, good table cloth, throw, swerve could effect it-but doable..
Cut 2 in the side, back up table for the 3-9 combo.
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Bank the 2 cross side and leave the cueball in the open after it hits the long and short rails. If I get on the 4 after making the 3 I am out. It depends on the angle I get on the 3 but there are many ways to get on the 4. Thin 3 and run CB off headrail, draw off 3 ball to the lower right corner or if the CB is high on the 3 then draw it off the rail between the 7 and 9.
Don't think I would ever play safe here. Everybody who plays good hits everything and then you gotta deal wit the lucky rolls getting safe or him lucking in a ball. I'd rather shot what the table offers.
Don't think I would ever play safe here. Everybody who plays good hits everything and then you gotta deal wit the lucky rolls getting safe or him lucking in a ball. I'd rather shot what the table offers.
Free shot here to win
I'll use a gearing horizontal three o'clock cue ball, with obj. ball speed of the bank being controlled Not by the forward speed to the cue ball, but by the gearing spin. The key is to make SURE you bank wide, as it becomes a great leave for you if Missed' if your object ball speed is right....being so close to the two ball your able to have Good Control of the speed. If you make it, then you have the natural rolling ''chop angle'' as I call it, to cut the three in the side and naturally roll down to the four ball and out. There is no other good offensive shot here to win. This is a free shot lag bank that one Must aim wide, why, because the balls positions after the shot will also be too your advantage if you bank long and leave whitey on the opposite side of table. This is a pretty advanced concept/layout for new players to see this, but it comes up quite often....it's a ''The Free Shot'' with benefits
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I'll use a gearing horizontal three o'clock cue ball, with obj. ball speed of the bank being controlled Not by the forward speed to the cue ball, but by the gearing spin. The key is to make SURE you bank wide, as it becomes a great leave for you if Missed' if your object ball speed is right....being so close to the two ball your able to have Good Control of the speed. If you make it, then you have the natural rolling ''chop angle'' as I call it, to cut the three in the side and naturally roll down to the four ball and out. There is no other good offensive shot here to win. This is a free shot lag bank that one Must aim wide, why, because the balls positions after the shot will also be too your advantage if you bank long and leave whitey on the opposite side of table. This is a pretty advanced concept/layout for new players to see this, but it comes up quite often....it's a ''The Free Shot'' with benefits
.This one really made me think. It comes down to what I would do against a top pro that would punish me for any mistake....I have to gamble and go for the run out.
I feel good about cutting the 2 in the side. I can't say how from this angle, but I would have a plan to make sure I could see the 3.
I feel good about cutting the 2 in the side. I can't say how from this angle, but I would have a plan to make sure I could see the 3.
As you gain experience, you find out that 3 / 9 combo is the worst shot selection you ever make!
if you make it, you'll most likely lay hooked ''on'' the 9 ball if you cut/roll the two ball in, as it naturally will come three rails and hook you behind the 9 or the 8 ball....plus whitey is going into ALLOT of traffic....there are too many balls at the foot of the table that will interfere with the cue ball, waaay too risky.
Bank 2 ball near 6 ball. Cue ball up table hoping for a snooker behind the cluster. Not a great safe because probably leaves an easy 1 rail kick but I don't see anything better.
Cutting 2 in side or banking 2 fails because you will run into something before you come around for the 3.
Cutting 2 in side or banking 2 fails because you will run into something before you come around for the 3.
Three options(from best to worst):
1) Safe: Cut the 6 and hide the cueball behind those cluster of balls.
2) Offensive: Bank the 6, aim thick and use right english to bank the 6. Hit soft-mid power, to control the cue ball for the 3, if the cue ball hits the 5, it wouldn't be a problem u still get position on the 3.
3) Offensive: Cut the 6 in the side and with a little left english, try to cut it as thin as possible. So the cueball goes two rails in between the 6 and the 9 and get position on the 3.
(But I could not tell the angle from pictures, so I would say option 3 is not very possible to cut. As the cue ball will move too quick for the 2 to get into the side)
1) Safe: Cut the 6 and hide the cueball behind those cluster of balls.
2) Offensive: Bank the 6, aim thick and use right english to bank the 6. Hit soft-mid power, to control the cue ball for the 3, if the cue ball hits the 5, it wouldn't be a problem u still get position on the 3.
3) Offensive: Cut the 6 in the side and with a little left english, try to cut it as thin as possible. So the cueball goes two rails in between the 6 and the 9 and get position on the 3.
(But I could not tell the angle from pictures, so I would say option 3 is not very possible to cut. As the cue ball will move too quick for the 2 to get into the side)
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