Marop's second 57 in two days
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Questions, comments on the run:
let me preface this by saying I know you are much better than me, but I think maybe I can learn by asking you questions about the run, so go easy on me.
about 1:39 in, nice break shot. Were you hitting between the first and second ball? or the top of the second ball?What did you use? Center? a little draw? Nice result. You didn't go up too far.
First shot after the break. Were you trying to get down a little closer to the eight? Were you trying to get any particular angle? Did you know what you were going to shoot after the eight? I was kind of thinking that you would have liked to get on the eight in such a way (closer) that you could have followed over to the other side of the rack where all the open balls were.
Lucky shape off the eight. Not much to go for over on that side of the table.
After the 9, nice shot on the 13 opened everything up. No real key ball but pretty safe I think. You probably could kind of figure how they would open and what you might have.
2:45 in trouble ball looks like the stripe (15?) near the rack. You got in it nice off the 14 and made it without disturbing anything. Looks like you need the one the seven and the 5 and get on top.
stretching on the 1 you bumped the 7 bad. Could you have drawn off the one and played the 7 in the same pocket and then over for the 5?
good thin cut on the 7, cue ball almost got away.
On the next shot at the stripe at the top of the rack area, cue ball bumped the 5 and left you having to shoot off your break ball. I couldn't tell the angle too well on that stripe. No way to hold the cue or go two rails with left english and around on top again?
After you bumped the 5, though, very nice five ball end pattern.
2nd break 5 miinutes in, high ball? seemed to hesitate and follow just a little.
tough leave not much to shoot. ball hanging in the pocket and combo bail you out.
Nice choice with the 9 get on the open side of the rack (5) immediately and left the side pocket and upper corner for later.
After the 5, we have Bill's trademark shot, 13 in the corner, high ball(a little left?) and bring the cue ball one rail off the bottom and back out to the middle without disturbing a thing.
nice 8 ball and bump to make a couple of break balls. Those two together at the bottom looking ominous. nice draw to break the two up.
when you got on the 5 nice end pattern.
Low break shot. Close to rack. What did you use? Looked like a little outside. Maybe a little high?
12:06 no two balls are touching and you have a break ball.
13:01 bumped the 5 no harm. Were you planning to bump it or just avoid your break shot or ????
14:00 Here I was thinking 2, 7,8, stripe in side.
at 14:17 the 7 gets you on the 8 easy which gets you straight in the side on the stripe for the key ball. You ended up all right your way, though.
16:00 another nice break. Draw? came up a little past the side pockets. Nice dispersion.
16:39. I thought you were trying to get on that 8, maybe you were. With the cue ball to go straight into the rack. Maybe you came a bit short and did not have the angle. If so, you could have got the angle by shooting the 5 in the side and drawing. You took the 14, cue ball into the bottom of the rack with an insurance ball nearby, so it worked out nice, but I'm a little afraid of those kind of cuts.
17:30 nice stroke, Earl. You probably could have stroked harder and gotten above it with no problem. Still could have gotten on that ball in the side easy. This way you were left with dreck at 19:11.
19:40 nice long shot. However, 2 groups of 2 and a ball on the rail.
Too many problems. Not enough balls with which to solve them.
let me preface this by saying I know you are much better than me, but I think maybe I can learn by asking you questions about the run, so go easy on me.
about 1:39 in, nice break shot. Were you hitting between the first and second ball? or the top of the second ball?What did you use? Center? a little draw? Nice result. You didn't go up too far.
First shot after the break. Were you trying to get down a little closer to the eight? Were you trying to get any particular angle? Did you know what you were going to shoot after the eight? I was kind of thinking that you would have liked to get on the eight in such a way (closer) that you could have followed over to the other side of the rack where all the open balls were.
Lucky shape off the eight. Not much to go for over on that side of the table.
After the 9, nice shot on the 13 opened everything up. No real key ball but pretty safe I think. You probably could kind of figure how they would open and what you might have.
2:45 in trouble ball looks like the stripe (15?) near the rack. You got in it nice off the 14 and made it without disturbing anything. Looks like you need the one the seven and the 5 and get on top.
stretching on the 1 you bumped the 7 bad. Could you have drawn off the one and played the 7 in the same pocket and then over for the 5?
good thin cut on the 7, cue ball almost got away.
On the next shot at the stripe at the top of the rack area, cue ball bumped the 5 and left you having to shoot off your break ball. I couldn't tell the angle too well on that stripe. No way to hold the cue or go two rails with left english and around on top again?
After you bumped the 5, though, very nice five ball end pattern.
2nd break 5 miinutes in, high ball? seemed to hesitate and follow just a little.
tough leave not much to shoot. ball hanging in the pocket and combo bail you out.
Nice choice with the 9 get on the open side of the rack (5) immediately and left the side pocket and upper corner for later.
After the 5, we have Bill's trademark shot, 13 in the corner, high ball(a little left?) and bring the cue ball one rail off the bottom and back out to the middle without disturbing a thing.
nice 8 ball and bump to make a couple of break balls. Those two together at the bottom looking ominous. nice draw to break the two up.
when you got on the 5 nice end pattern.
Low break shot. Close to rack. What did you use? Looked like a little outside. Maybe a little high?
12:06 no two balls are touching and you have a break ball.
13:01 bumped the 5 no harm. Were you planning to bump it or just avoid your break shot or ????
14:00 Here I was thinking 2, 7,8, stripe in side.
at 14:17 the 7 gets you on the 8 easy which gets you straight in the side on the stripe for the key ball. You ended up all right your way, though.
16:00 another nice break. Draw? came up a little past the side pockets. Nice dispersion.
16:39. I thought you were trying to get on that 8, maybe you were. With the cue ball to go straight into the rack. Maybe you came a bit short and did not have the angle. If so, you could have got the angle by shooting the 5 in the side and drawing. You took the 14, cue ball into the bottom of the rack with an insurance ball nearby, so it worked out nice, but I'm a little afraid of those kind of cuts.
17:30 nice stroke, Earl. You probably could have stroked harder and gotten above it with no problem. Still could have gotten on that ball in the side easy. This way you were left with dreck at 19:11.
19:40 nice long shot. However, 2 groups of 2 and a ball on the rail.
Too many problems. Not enough balls with which to solve them.
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dmgwalsh said:Questions, comments on the run:
let me preface this by saying I know you are much better than me, but I think maybe I can learn by asking you questions about the run, so go easy on me.
about 1:39 in, nice break shot. Were you hitting between the first and second ball? or the top of the second ball?What did you use? Center? a little draw? Nice result. You didn't go up too far.
First shot after the break. Were you trying to get down a little closer to the eight? Were you trying to get any particular angle? Did you know what you were going to shoot after the eight? I was kind of thinking that you would have liked to get on the eight in such a way (closer) that you could have followed over to the other side of the rack where all the open balls were.
Lucky shape off the eight. Not much to go for over on that side of the table.
After the 9, nice shot on the 13 opened everything up. No real key ball but pretty safe I think. You probably could kind of figure how they would open and what you might have.
2:45 in trouble ball looks like the stripe (15?) near the rack. You got in it nice off the 14 and made it without disturbing anything. Looks like you need the one the seven and the 5 and get on top.
stretching on the 1 you bumped the 7 bad. Could you have drawn off the one and played the 7 in the same pocket and then over for the 5?
good thin cut on the 7, cue ball almost got away.
On the next shot at the stripe at the top of the rack area, cue ball bumped the 5 and left you having to shoot off your break ball. I couldn't tell the angle too well on that stripe. No way to hold the cue or go two rails with left english and around on top again?
After you bumped the 5, though, very nice five ball end pattern.
2nd break 5 miinutes in, high ball? seemed to hesitate and follow just a little.
tough leave not much to shoot. ball hanging in the pocket and combo bail you out.
Nice choice with the 9 get on the open side of the rack (5) immediately and left the side pocket and upper corner for later.
After the 5, we have Bill's trademark shot, 13 in the corner, high ball(a little left?) and bring the cue ball one rail off the bottom and back out to the middle without disturbing a thing.
nice 8 ball and bump to make a couple of break balls. Those two together at the bottom looking ominous. nice draw to break the two up.
when you got on the 5 nice end pattern.
Low break shot. Close to rack. What did you use? Looked like a little outside. Maybe a little high?
12:06 no two balls are touching and you have a break ball.
13:01 bumped the 5 no harm. Were you planning to bump it or just avoid your break shot or ????
14:00 Here I was thinking 2, 7,8, stripe in side.
at 14:17 the 7 gets you on the 8 easy which gets you straight in the side on the stripe for the key ball. You ended up all right your way, though.
16:00 another nice break. Draw? came up a little past the side pockets. Nice dispersion.
16:39. I thought you were trying to get on that 8, maybe you were. With the cue ball to go straight into the rack. Maybe you came a bit short and did not have the angle. If so, you could have got the angle by shooting the 5 in the side and drawing. You took the 14, cue ball into the bottom of the rack with an insurance ball nearby, so it worked out nice, but I'm a little afraid of those kind of cuts.
17:30 nice stroke, Earl. You probably could have stroked harder and gotten above it with no problem. Still could have gotten on that ball in the side easy. This way you were left with dreck at 19:11.
19:40 nice long shot. However, 2 groups of 2 and a ball on the rail.
Too many problems. Not enough time.
Cueball looked like it was going into the top of 3 so I hit it just a tad below center.
The only thing I was thinking was don't get straight on the eight. I figured I had a couple of options after the eight. I tried to go between the 9 and 13 but I ended up hiting the 9 and got good shape for the side pocket.
When I got that angle on the 13 I deceided to go into the stack, it looked pretty safe. If I was straight on the 13 I would of rolled up for the 4 in the side.
2:45. When I shot the 1 is was trying to bump the 7 straight over so I could shoot it in the other corner, terrible cue ball control, Schmidty is still laughing. I shot the 7 anyway to get back to the center of the table and regroup.
5:00. High ball breakshot, I thought the cue ball would go to the end rail and back out, it hit between balls and just drove itself to the bottom rail. I got lucky to have that combo. Sometimes its just a crapshoot after the break.
I shot the 13 in the corner with high inside (right) to keep from running into any balls and get back out in the clear.
I left to much angle on break ball so I just hit it with high only, no outside english, I was just making sure I didn't miss the ball, and have better luck making that shot with no english.
I tried to bump into the 5 to stop the cue ball, I knew that would leave me a number of options.
14:00. I was thinking the pattern that I did use from the initial shot on the 2, but after looking at the video I like your pattern much better, good call.
16:00. Draw on the break shot but not to hard so I don't end up on the end rail.
16:39. I tried to hit the 11 flush so the cue ball would stay there and I could shoot the 4, didn't exactly work that way but I was OK for the time being.
17:30. I under stroked the 4, I was rying to get straight on the 12 in the side. Downhill from there, I was just treading water, waiting to drown. LOL
Thanks for taking the time.
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sjm said:
i once heard jeremy jones say he'd rather have 50's every time he got to the table than 100's every now and again.
50's consistently is great in my opinion!
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