Two Questions for Bob Jewett

Steve Lipsky · 2008-03-17T02:01:30+00:00

Hi Bob... I have two questions I thought you might be able to help me out with. 1) I am embarrassed to admit I don't know exactly what the rules are in this situation - though it seems from my experience that neither do most people :). For what it's worth, I googled all the world rules and I was unable to find the appropriate section on this. I am sure it's there, but my admittedly cursory search on it revealed nothing... http://CueTable.com/P/?@4AFdj2KMGV1LMfR4PHYW@ Let's say there are no safes played yet. What is a legal succession of shots from this position, and when does the onus fall on a player (and which player) to do something other than tap the 1 to a rail? Does the situation change if someone takes an intentional foul somewhere during the succession? Let's also say for the sake of argument that at no time during any of the safeties does the 1 become frozen to the rail. I know it's hard to use the Wei for something like this, so if you could just describe a legal succession, that would be great. Also, let's say I am playing, I don't know, Marlon Manalo, so now you can easily refer to either Steve or Marlon (as opposed to player A and player B). It is now my shot. 2) This is almost certainly total nonsense, but it's something I've always done. In the following example, my cut angle on the break shot is severe. Additionally, I am uncertain I can even hit the rack with the cueball. All I know is that it is very, very close. http://CueTable.com/P/?@4APnX4BCpA3CCYA4DCpe4EFbe3FChe4GBjO4HAMA4IAEe3JFSe4KEMO3LBKO3MDvO4NBal3OBJl4PUBm@ I have always played these shots with hard topspin, as opposed to hard draw. I guess I feel that a "topspin bend" would give me an inch or so towards the rack. (Note: the cut angle is so severe that playing it with draw would definitely not have time to work if played softly - thus my choices are limited to hard speeds.) Is there a "topspin bend"? Is there anything to my theory? Thanks so much Bob! - Steve

Thread starter Steve Lipsky
Start date Mar 16, 2008

CueAndMe

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Mar 30, 2008

Bob Jewett said:
I think you can get the equivalent of a double kiss if the cue ball is coming down almost vertically but I think that's the only way you will see some kind of "extra mass" behind the object ball.

Okay. Just a thought.
Thanks

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