Melling at it again- superb runout at the KC Open

[westcoast]

 

[Atlatlien]

So sick. Maybe the smoothest stroke in the game too.

 

[Cuebuddy]

Very few warm up strokes.
Pushes through most his shots and doesn’t spend a lot of time thinking about it.
I hope he gets to the Denver tournament.

 

[straightline]

Nice out. Nothing special, pool wise.

 

[westcoast]

Nice out. Nothing special, pool wise.

Not as great as his out against Mika years ago, but he deserves some props for this out- there were at least 3 shots that easily could have been missed- the carom shot, the 2 banks, and the 8 ball was missable too.

 

[westcoast]

So sick. Maybe the smoothest stroke in the game too.

I love the look on his face afterwards too- he was like "I pulled it off again!"

 

[VarmintKong]

What shot should Henderson have played?

 

[straightline]

Not as great as his out against Mika years ago, but he deserves some props for this out- there were at least 3 shots that easily could have been missed- the carom shot, the 2 banks, and the 8 ball was missable too.

Anything's misser able. No surprises though. Small, fresh table - they should all shoot like that.

 

[straightline]

What shot should Henderson have played?

He coulda landed better. 11 ball killed him. Nothing else comes to mind.

 

[westcoast]

Anything's misser able. No surprises though. Small, fresh table - they should all shoot like that.

even on the 7 footer, I doubt most pros would get out in that rack. In fact, I doubt Melling would get out more than 1/2 the time if he had to shoot that rack over again.

 

[pwd72s]

A line from pool Hall Junkies comes to mind: "I don't have to shoot it again, I just did."

 

[straightline]

even on the 7 footer, I doubt most pros would get out in that rack. In fact, I doubt Melling would get out more than 1/2 the time if he had to shoot that rack over again.

They might opt for defense no question. Still if you've ever seen guys like Little Al play the small table, you'd have an expanded idea of precision.

 

[trob]

even on the 7 footer, I doubt most pros would get out in that rack. In fact, I doubt Melling would get out more than 1/2 the time if he had to shoot that rack over again.

I agree even a pro wouldn’t on a valley isn’t getting out there more then half the time

 

[camaro69926]

My son made 3 mistakes that match, three game deciding mistakes. Chris Melling also didnt miss a shot until the finals, besides dry breaks or scratching on the breaks. Sam was super impressed with his shooting. Chris also spent time with Sam all weekend helping with his game. He is a great pro.