Million dollar shot

How would you address the q?

  • top

    Votes: 27 25.5%
  • bottom

    Votes: 15 14.2%
  • top right

    Votes: 8 7.5%
  • top left

    Votes: 7 6.6%
  • bottom right

    Votes: 7 6.6%
  • bottom left

    Votes: 7 6.6%
  • right

    Votes: 1 0.9%
  • centerball

    Votes: 32 30.2%
  • left

    Votes: 2 1.9%

  • Total voters
    106

obclassicut

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You are shooting a spot shot for a Million Canadian dollars on a 9 foot table with fresh felt. You have one chance to make it with no warm-up shots. How do you address the cue ball? I would shoot with top btw....:thumbup:
 
You are shooting a spot shot for a Million Canadian dollars on a 9 foot table with fresh felt. You have one chance to make it with no warm-up shots. How do you address the cue ball? I would shoot with top btw....:thumbup:

Shooting into the right pocket.....
 
I like a little top to cinch a long ball. Think it's a subconscious thing. Like it feels less likely to roll off, and I'm shooting 'straighter'.

You should change the poll to inside or outside, I don't know too many people who intentionally always hit the left side regardless of which pocket they're shooting into.

Definitely not using inside or outside to cinch a long ball.
 
Low left and spin it in. That would my go to way. But thats just me. Kids don't try this at home.
But i would want real money.
 
You can't answer the question without a diagram. I agree w/ Cleary.

For anyone who says, I'd use "high" or "left" or whatever, I'll post a shot where you wish you hadn't said that.

You need to know the shot layout to answer the question.
 
If to the right I would use TOO Touch of outside....

I guarantee that my million dollar shot would not skid, push or pull.

i would use bottom left but not much. Just enough to push it in there for the cash............
 
Shooting into the right pocket.....

Oh crap. I voted before reading this. I shot mine into the left corner, where I believe most right handers would choose. I voted top right (outside english).

OB, so others don't make the same mistake I did, you might want to edit the OP to state shooting it into the right pocket.
 
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It depends on the shot...

You can't answer the question without a diagram. I agree w/ Cleary.

For anyone who says, I'd use "high" or "left" or whatever, I'll post a shot where you wish you hadn't said that.

You need to know the shot layout to answer the question.


It's a spot shot guys. Put the cue in the kitchen, place it near the left rail and shoot it into the right corner. Why do you need a diagram?
 
To me it would depend on what the shot is and what do I have to lose if I missed. I might decide to not even shoot it.
 
By spot shot do you mean cue ball on the head string spot and object ball on the foot spot? In that case I would crap my pants, then hit it low left into the right pocket.
 
It depends on the shot...

OK, let's postulate the OB is sitting deep on the shelf of the far right corner pocket and the CB is sitting deep on the shelf of the near right corner pocket, the edge of the pocket not giving you a straight shot at the OB; Then add some interfering balls between the simple one rail kick.

At this point, the problem it to find a path from CB to OB, and then using the appropriate speed and english to pull the shot off with good probability.
 
Top for the WIN

On a long tough cut, I think you're crazy to use anything but top, as long as the scratch isn't in the way.

Managing squirt, swerve, throw and angle on an already difficult shot is crazy when you can limit it down to just throw and angle by simply hitting center top on the Q. IMO you've doubled your odds by reducing complications by 50%.
 
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