how would you play this?

[skins]

. It's also a reasonable shot for an A player against a D.

yea i get where you going but i wanted to win the match not leave my opponent with any shot, D player or not. the only other thing i was thinking was to just pocket the 6 and play safe on the 7 but with only 2 other balls on the table and so much green to move the seven to hide it i went the way i did. if the score was 10 to 2 and i was on the hill and playing a D player i might take your option.
my only issue then would be to explain how i lost 2 games to a D though.

 

[xianmacx]

guys, that comment was in jest.....lately it seems like some people on here overestimate their skills. "oh just jack up draw the ball 4 rails and bingo, perfect shape"


I agree...i dont care how good you are the draw shot is suicide.

Ian

 

[skins]

guys, that comment was in jest.....lately it seems like some people on here overestimate their skills. "oh just jack up draw the ball 4 rails and bingo, perfect shape"


I agree...i dont care how good you are the draw shot is suicide.

Ian

Whew!! sorry Ian i thought you were serious. just a tip if your being sarcastic you can use the symbol at the end of your comment. it helps us hyper posters out allot. thanks for clearing that up.

 

[TATE]

ok maybe 95% was a little more of a way to say i was sure i could do the hook. i guess what i should have said was most likely i will execute the shot more than not. thanks for pointing out my numerical display of overconfidence though.

You know, some players are really good at controlling the speed on safes on both balls, so no need to correct yourself. I bet you have that skill. I'm not as good at it as I should be. I think I tend to get excited and get too agressive and over-roll some of these safeties. I try to play simple safeties instead. Sometimes I just leave my opponents tough banks and that's usually enough.

Chris

 

[skins]

You know, some players are really good at controlling the speed on safes on both balls, so no need to correct yourself. I bet you have that skill. I'm not as good at it as I should be. I think I tend to get excited and get too agressive and over-roll some of these safeties. I try to play simple safeties instead.

Chris

thanks chris but even i believe between my remembrance of the layout and my hyper posting i think it might have confused some. you are right though in the assumption that i have good control over the speed of the balls in play. i'm very "aware" of all potential balls speeds of a shot and use this ability to my advantage whenever i can. imo speed control is the key to playing better pool. thanks again chris.

 

[cuetechasaurus]

You know, some players are really good at controlling the speed on safes on both balls, so no need to correct yourself. I bet you have that skill. I'm not as good at it as I should be. I think I tend to get excited and get too agressive and over-roll some of these safeties. I try to play simple safeties instead. Sometimes I just leave my opponents tough banks and that's usually enough.

Chris

I was doubting his skill from the diagram he put before, because it looked impossible to get that angle lol. Now with the edit on the diagram I would believe he could do it 95% of the time.

And about leaving them tough banks, I know what you mean. I guess it depends on who you play. Sometimes I watch Accustats matches between two well playing pros (around .900 each), and if one plays safe, and they let the other person see a 9 foot bank frozen to the rail, it usually spells doom because either they safe them back or bank it in and run out. When I'm watching it and I see the overhead layout, I can predict what kind of return safe they are gonna play. It looks so easy to me, and I get all encouraged, until I see a real pool table with the shot. Suddenly I'm not as encouraged anymore .....makes you appreciate how damn good these guys like Efren, Varner, Hall, Sigel, can/could play.

 

[12310bch]

Play the 6 and stop the cue quickly. Bank the seven long to far corner . Move cue back up table for shape on the 8 to far corner. You miss the seven your opponent is locked behind the 8 or 9.

 

[skins]

Play the 6 and stop the cue quickly. Bank the seven long to far corner . Move cue back up table for shape on the 8 to far corner. You miss the seven your opponent is locked behind the 8 or 9.

how would you know if the 7 would be locked behind the 8 of 9 if you miss? if you miss then either your aim, english, speed, stroke a combination of them ect..... was off and if any of those factors is off combined with the distance traveled by the seven to the hole how can you say with any degree of certainty where the seven is going to hit or miss the pocket and where it's going to end up? now throw in the movement of the cue ball and the possibilities of what nightmare you might put yourself in are evident especially if your opponent is a great safety player or you leave a duck. this is why i didn't play the bank.