Long jacked up draw shots
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veilside81,
Here is an excerpt from the Inside Pool magazine where Johnny Archer talks about tough shots; Titled Sometimes the Best Defense is a Good Offense. April 2005 Volume V, Issue 4
1/2 way in: So, have you ever been in a situation on the table and just didn't know what to do? That happens to me all the time. It is times like these when there isn't a right shot to shoot. When faced with one of these situations, I carefully weigh all my options. Is there a safety and what are the percentages of me getting another shot? What are my percentages of making the ball and getting position on the next shot? What shot gives me the best chance of winning the game?
Well, I was in one of those uncomfortable situations in my match against Danny Basavich at the Derby City Classic. He was up 5-4 in a short race to 7. Down on the 8 ball, he missed and left me a very tough shot, diagrammed below.
When I came to the table, I thought, Wow, what a hard shot. But, I didn't panic. Since the shot was so difficult, my initial instinct was to play safe. The thing was, if I did play a good safety, I figured he was still going to have a bank or play a better safety back on me. So naturally my next thought was to try to make the ball somewhere and win the game.
After weighing all my options, I decided that playing safe was just as hard as trying to cut the 8 ball into the corner pocket. And since I couldn't win the game with a safety, I figured that I should give it a shot, because I knew that if I made it, I would win because the 9 ball was fairly close to the pocket. I sliced the 8 ball into the corner pocket, sending the cue ball up and down the table and landing perfectly on the 9.
I went on to win that match 7-6, giving further support to my theory that when a safe is as hard as the shot itself, you should go for it. That is the best way to win.
Of course, he's Johnny. Take it for what it is worth.
veilside81,
Here is an excerpt from the Inside Pool magazine where Johnny Archer talks about tough shots; Titled Sometimes the Best Defense is a Good Offense. April 2005 Volume V, Issue 4
1/2 way in: So, have you ever been in a situation on the table and just didn't know what to do? That happens to me all the time. It is times like these when there isn't a right shot to shoot. When faced with one of these situations, I carefully weigh all my options. Is there a safety and what are the percentages of me getting another shot? What are my percentages of making the ball and getting position on the next shot? What shot gives me the best chance of winning the game?
Well, I was in one of those uncomfortable situations in my match against Danny Basavich at the Derby City Classic. He was up 5-4 in a short race to 7. Down on the 8 ball, he missed and left me a very tough shot, diagrammed below.
When I came to the table, I thought, Wow, what a hard shot. But, I didn't panic. Since the shot was so difficult, my initial instinct was to play safe. The thing was, if I did play a good safety, I figured he was still going to have a bank or play a better safety back on me. So naturally my next thought was to try to make the ball somewhere and win the game.
After weighing all my options, I decided that playing safe was just as hard as trying to cut the 8 ball into the corner pocket. And since I couldn't win the game with a safety, I figured that I should give it a shot, because I knew that if I made it, I would win because the 9 ball was fairly close to the pocket. I sliced the 8 ball into the corner pocket, sending the cue ball up and down the table and landing perfectly on the 9.
I went on to win that match 7-6, giving further support to my theory that when a safe is as hard as the shot itself, you should go for it. That is the best way to win.
Of course, he's Johnny. Take it for what it is worth.
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Years back I was in a game with Louie Roberts in a race to 9 and the score was him 8 and me 7. I was on a run to tie the set at 8 apiece when I got out of line. Back then we pushed out.
We were on a tight pocket table that I knew real well and I thought I would trap him on this shot. I left him this shot that we are talking about and I was hopeing that he would shoot it. Damn if he didn't jack up and fire it with a ton of draw and won the set. With perfect conditions and the cue ball up close this shot was almost impossible on that table. Needless to say this was my last set with him. I guess to some this is just another shot.
We were on a tight pocket table that I knew real well and I thought I would trap him on this shot. I left him this shot that we are talking about and I was hopeing that he would shoot it. Damn if he didn't jack up and fire it with a ton of draw and won the set. With perfect conditions and the cue ball up close this shot was almost impossible on that table. Needless to say this was my last set with him. I guess to some this is just another shot.