"Reyes Thinks Thin, Kills Shot"

That shot looks like a much bigger cut than it actually is because of the camera angle over that end of the table. It's a common distortion effect.

When they showed the side angle camera shot you got a better sight of the angle. I'd guess about a 78 degree cut. Not super easy to judge using inside english and draw but Efren is used to applying back hand english.

Colin
 

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I love cuts. I'll take a cut over a bank anyday. Not saying in all circumstances but most.
 
Definitely a nice shot, but way easier than I expected to see given all the hype..

Think that shot's "hard"?

Set it up, and practice it a bit and it should become high percentage. It's all in the power of the stroke and the attendant aim.

If you don't make it within the first 10 snaps something's wrong with your stroke, at the least.

Not taking anything away from Effren's performance, but that shot is not that tough.


Flex
 
to execute that kind of a shot in an actual championship game, on a first try, on an unplanned situation, where you can't re-execute it when you fail is definitely tough.
 
If you don't have that video you should do yourself a favor and get it. The shot to finish off Pagulayan was equally impressive. Billy and Freddy are announcing and Billy comments that he will have to go for a combination or a bank on his next shot since the balls in the middle didn't seperate. He needs three balls to finish the eight and out. I doubt that anybody in the place saw this shot except the man at the table. Amazing shot to open up the runout.

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Flex said:
...that shot is not that tough.
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LOL. Yeah, right.

He not only made the shot but also hit it with just enough speed and lots of inside english to avoid the 3rd rail and get shape on the 7.

pj
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cut shot

If you look at the angle that the CB takes off the OB you know it was a very thin cut.

It was sort of a free shot because he got safe near his opponents pocket but he could have left an easy bank.
 
first of all there was nothing "free" about that shot IMHO There were multiple things that had to happen to avoid the sellout. Yes the cut by itself was not that hard(for someone like efren) But combine it with the shape and the circumstances knowing that any mistake with the ball or position could spell doom from someone like Jason. Just having the nerve to try it, much less pull it off is what impressed me the most
 
Dawgie said:
I love cuts. I'll take a cut over a bank anyday. Not saying in all circumstances but most.
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Yep, me too. If I can see the cut I know what I'm doing. There's always more guesswork in a bank for me when I can see the cut.
 
jeffwinters said:
to execute that kind of a shot in an actual championship game, on a first try, on an unplanned situation, where you can't re-execute it when you fail is definitely tough.
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Not tough if it's a bread and butter shot for you. I bet it is for Effren.

In any case, it was a two way shot, and the ball went in the hole to make things better. He didn't just let go of the cue ball, he didn't slam it, he cut it in with extreme english and killed the cue ball off two rails.

If you've practiced a particular shot that is tough for others, but you've grooved it so well you could shoot it in your sleep, is it tough for you? Of course not.

FWIW, Effren didn't really seem phased by the shot at all. Why would he, he's probably shot it so many times it's practically a gimme for him.


Flex
 
Patrick Johnson said:
LOL. Yeah, right.

He not only made the shot but also hit it with just enough speed and lots of inside english to avoid the 3rd rail and get shape on the 7.

pj
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Inside english? Sometimes terms get in the way of understanding what's going on. He shot that cut shot to the right with extreme right english, which slows down the cue ball in this case when it hits the rails, and straightens out the cue ball once it hits the top short rail. I think that kind of english when used in this case is called reverse english, or check english, or simply is called a kill shot.

The shot really isn't that tough, Pat. I'm sure if you practiced it enough and got your speed down and so on you could pull it off with ease. Not saying I could, but you probably could.

Also, just because I might not pull it off with ease doesn't make it that tough a shot... JMHO.

Flex
 
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