Blast hard enough to spray the balls as far as possible, but light enough where you're not sending a ball off the table.
Looking for information on Buddy Hall's "strategic blast" tactic
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Oh, c'mon......hit'em hard enough that one of them breaks the light.
That way you'll have to re-rack, and you'll have a better chance
I always get a kick out of that thing.
Interesting, though, it clearly demonstrates that you really don't need any follow through to stoke the ball well. That tip doesn't get halfway through the ball at any time, and on a couple shots I slowed down it barely made it through 1/4" of the ball before it stopped, and the CB went as well as if I stroked 6" beyond the ball.
I have thought for a while now that pneumatics would make the best cue delivery device for deflection testing and such. If you could build a machine that provided a constant gas pressure, you would have a constant force on the cue throughout the stroke. Constant force = a linear acceleration rate.
Yup, power that thing with propane (instead of compressed air), and hold a lighted match near any of the gas release points when you pull the trigger. Voila! Afterburner effect.
Words of wisdom right there folks.
I'm going to write that down on my new 3 piece Miller Lite cue.
Nobody I'm sure.
I've never "nearly ran" 6 balls in my life. It was probably only 2 or 3, but I was in the zone that night. I'll stand by that part of my story.
You're on fire... +1 for a Miller Lite cue
Apparently none of you fools have ever played by the rules in the great land of Ass****topia, where our OP is the resident house pro.
Every object ball you jump off the table means you win double points for that round.
Duh.
Every object ball you jump off the table means you win double points for that round.
Duh.
Yup, power that thing with propane (instead of compressed air), and hold a lighted match near any of the gas release points when you pull the trigger. Voila! Afterburner effect.
LMAO!
I can just see Buddy handing one of those things to Earl at the Mosconi Cup.
"Now, here you go, Little Earl. Time for a 'strategic blast'."
Wouldn't surprise anyone to see Earl use the damn thing, either.
Yep.
If you aren't leaving permanent indentions in those bumper thingies then you are doing something wrong.
Ohhh, so *THAT* is how that nice scalloped look on the bumper thingies is achieved in those bars!
I thought you had to buy that look as a special "option"!
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I've seen dozens of instructional pool videos and the video everyone is referring to 'How do you win from here' is one of the best (if not the best on 9 ball)
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I'll be damned if I didn't have somebody do that to me a year ago in a regional. Had him on two and he just fuggered up the whole table. Every ball ended up on or right near a rail and nowhere near another ball! My 9b safety game is a bit weak, so I relented on trying for a third.
Trying to play above my head in 1P may necessitate that shot in the future. Like you said, it's in the odds. If odds are you're going to lose, ya may as well try something.
I'll be damned if I didn't have somebody do that to me a year ago in a regional. Had him on two and he just fuggered up the whole table. Every ball ended up on or right near a rail and nowhere near another ball! My 9b safety game is a bit weak, so I relented on trying for a third.
Trying to play above my head in 1P may necessitate that shot in the future. Like you said, it's in the odds. If odds are you're going to lose, ya may as well try something.
That reminds me of an APA match I played a while ago. I had two balls left and my opp had one. I safed my opponent so that the chances of actually hitting his ball was slim-to-none so he just blasted the balls, hoping to tie something up and keep me from running out.... It did not work.
So in my opinion it's not completely out of the question. However, P&P clearly wants the green light to make every shot a "ram shot"... I think he's got some pent-up aggression.