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[gopi-1]

Anybody saw Rodolfo Luat's cut shot on the 1 ball while trailing 9-10?
How about his semi-masse shot on the 5 ball with the game on the line in
a double-hill match?

 

[Island Drive]

Anybody saw Rodolfo Luat's cut shot on the 1 ball while trailing 9-10?
How about his semi-masse shot on the 5 ball with the game on the line in
a double-hill match?

The cut shot was world class, using inside english to work the cue ball back towards the object ball was mandatory to finish out and take the win. The masse' was good but the difficulty was no where near the back cut on the 1.

 

[gopi-1]

The cut shot was world class, using inside english to work the cue ball back towards the object ball was mandatory to finish out and take the win. The masse' was good but the difficulty was no where near the back cut on the 1.

How about the circumstances? 4 balls left on the table on a double-hill match? Loser goes home? That should amount to something. Here's the shot:


http://youtube.com/watch?v=GiG7Tqalx38