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One pocket. What’s the play?
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You have the pocket on the right.
slow roll the 5 to the rail and snuggle the cue ball between the 1 and 13.
Simple and effective. I started winning a lot more games when I stopped trying to win the game on every shot.
Patience in one pocket is more important then in any other game.
I have played so many safes in a row on an opponent they run out of patience and do something stupid.
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One last thing that cube of chalk has to go.
I don’t see how the 5 banks to the corner from there... I’d bump it softly to the rail on my side and tuck the cue ball into the 1/13 like measureman says.
The 4-ball bank is tempting, but dangerous.
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I haven't read the responses but what about hitting the 5 slightly off-center to the left, essentially banking it towards the 6 and putting whitey in the stack. Thought process is to get the 5/6 aligned in a way so a straight bank on either the 5 or 6 is blocked for opponent.
Too bad San Jose Dick is not here to reply, Guy was expert at One Pocket.
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I'm certainly no expert at one pocket, but i think I'd shoot the 5 to the rail (and out a bit) and try to wedge the cueball between the 1 and 13. Don't see much for my opponent to do from there? I realize that's more like a straight pool shot, but when in doubt, stick with what you know, right?
Well thank for the info, I honestly though you were talking different person.
What he said. Mainly due to ease of execution. I'd be shooting it to my side of the stack, well inside of the pocket and not too hard.
Alternately, you could bank the 4 off the side of the 14 and roll cb up to top rail. I suck at that shot and rarely use it, but some people hit that ball well.
The above presumes the 10 isnt dead in opponent's hole, yuh know?
This is a good answer, and skill level, and confidence is also factor.
One wild Cue ball against strong player can end game.
So I tend to think about percentage of success of shot, v/s SAFETY PLAY.
Yup 100%, you maintain the initiative
Then they are all going up table-probably.
Banking the 4 leaves too many good return offensive shots and you could lose initiative.
That pic's angle does make it hard to see what's on or not.