middleofnowhere
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I like it, it's not without risk but a good shot.
One pocket. What’s the play?
- Thread starter Willowbrook Wolfy
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What the fick do you know!!!!??!!!!
C'mon now...what do you think you'd shoot?
I don't think so.I'd hit the right side of the one with medium speed and spread the balls more toward my side.
Did I get it right?
With the presented start point, you can do damn near anything, because the 11 is the only ball he can really make. Going into the one opens up a few more balls on his side and drastically worsens your subsequent position.
Presuming you open balls on your side and stick your guy in a manner that prevents him from banking a ball to his hole, there are going to be a few balls near the cb and it is likely there will be an easy shot for him to leave you next to your pocket next shot.
After you bunt him back on his side of the table, he probably will send you up table and bank a ball toward his pocket...plus you opened the stack in a favorable manner for him a couple shots ago, you will recall.
KISS! Shoot straight at the ten ball with a stop shot, leaving the cue ball frozen to or stuck behind the one ball. The ten goes to the left and the nine goes toward the other two balls on your side. Sometimes it's best to shoot a totally defensive shot and give your opponent a chance to make a mistake. Execute the simple shot I described above and your opponent will be in a difficult position himself. No need here to be taking swings at flyers. It's not necessary or recommended!
Always the voice of reason. That is a smart play.
Second best choice here.
I said that first!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Solid and SAFE!!
If that's your style rackem up!Jay, Do you think my choice to double bank the 5 sells anything out??
I like the 5 ball a little more than the 10, just a little based on this pic. However that’s subject to change over the table.
The take away is-no fliers, play tight and nit sell the farm. There’s lots of time in this rack to pick a better spot to “go” in. Not this inning.
For the record Jay plays 1P better than me, by a couple balls I’d guess.
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Fatboy
Cut the 5-ball in.....live it up like TRexI’ve honestly been looking at this for the last half an hour. If I hit 5 to the rail I’m kind of screwed in a few shots and everything up top is blocked. I’m perplexed!
(Trying to keep the cluster). The guy shooting to the left pocket hit a nice f’n open table safe. Too bad he doesn’t usually play so well.
Yep, my initial thought was to bank it back towards the 6 so it doesn't block your other up table balls but a soft roll works better.
As far as not winning, my son recently started playing some 1P and I've been trying to instill in him, make the ball, but don't worry about making the ball. Meaning, don't hit is so hard it bounces out and you sell out, even if you don't make it, as long as it's sitting in your pocket it's just as good
Use those moments to move other balls, block stuff, etc.
No way I'm shooting the 11! Too many balls to leave open. Picture angle might be off, but I would probably push the 5 to the rail, bump the 13/3 with the cue ball [breaking them out and developing more soldiers] and leave the cue ball froze to the 1 and hopefully the 13.
The second thing I would do is get a new piece of chalk! lol
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The second thing I would do is get a new piece of chalk! lol
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Anything? It could sell EVERYTHING out!Jay, Do you think my choice to double bank the 5 sells anything out??
Willowbrook Wolfy
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If not 3 rails I’m going 11 off the top rail and back to the stack hopefully nicking the 6 on way and leaving him right behind the 5.
If you make the 4 you can get six balls without disturbing the stack, then use the 5 to open the stack and get 10 or 11 balls.
Carom the 5, bury the cue ball is good. Shoot the 10, stick the cue ball, not sure what you get from there. Pick your poison.
I think you try to do too much. If you play as good as Chohan, that might be a good thing.