What To Do Here?

[DrCue'sProtege]

ok, this spread confronted me today. i got a ball down on the break, and ended up with this. here are my thoughts:

1) the shot on the '1' has a slight angle, so drawing back to around Point A for the '2' is not there - i would have no doubt hit the '7' Ball.
2) following is out, because the '6' Ball is blocking that path to the '2'.
3) hitting it harder with left isnt an option because of the '5' Ball.

What do i do here fellow posters?

DCP

p.s. not sure why my diagrams dont turn out right. the cue ball is obviously where the green line starts. and the '5' is closer to the '7', preventing the left english shot.

CueTable Help

 

[sixpack]

ok, this spread confronted me today. i got a ball down on the break, and ended up with this. here are my thoughts:

1) the shot on the '1' has a slight angle, so drawing back to around Point A for the '2' is not there - i would have no doubt hit the '7' Ball.
2) following is out, because the '6' Ball is blocking that path to the '2'.
3) hitting it harder with left isnt an option because of the '5' Ball.

What do i do here fellow posters?

DCP

p.s. not sure why my diagrams dont turn out right. the cue ball is obviously where the green line starts. and the '5' is closer to the '7', preventing the left english shot.

CueTable Help

I think you could pop straight across and take a longer shot on the 2, but even with that, getting position on the four from either that or position A is not easy. So I would play safe by overcutting the one and either sending it two rails back up table and leaving the CB behind the 7 or if that isn't there hit it thin and put the CB up above the 5.

If I really wanted to try the runout, I would play it with top HARD and try to run into the 6 and rail simultaneously, odds are you'll bump it out of the way and have a good shot on the 2. If you don't, you will at least tie them up and have a kick safe on the 2.

You might also be able to throw it in with top left and then have the CB spin out off the end rail up around the spot.

Cheers,
RC

 

[Black Cat 5791]

CueTable Help

I like this approach, kind of a one pocket shot. Nasty but effective.

Black Cat

Everything showed up right except the cue ball. But, it starts obviously with the green arrow.

 

[12squared]

ok, this spread confronted me today. i got a ball down on the break, and ended up with this. here are my thoughts:

1) the shot on the '1' has a slight angle, so drawing back to around Point A for the '2' is not there - i would have no doubt hit the '7' Ball.
2) following is out, because the '6' Ball is blocking that path to the '2'.
3) hitting it harder with left isnt an option because of the '5' Ball.

What do i do here fellow posters?

DCP

p.s. not sure why my diagrams dont turn out right. the cue ball is obviously where the green line starts. and the '5' is closer to the '7', preventing the left english shot.

CueTable Help

In my opinion, it looks as though you can use follow with left hand spin if you stroke it smoothly and not hard. I agree hitting it hard may bounce the CB into the 5 but if you hit it with a long smooth stroke with the same high left (very level cue) you can aim for a fuller ball (the CB will throw the object ball a little at slower speed) and let the spin take the CB to part of table to see the 2. How close you get to the 2 will depend on your stroke and amount of spin you put on the CB.

If the 5 is too close where this is not possible, another option is to use the top of the 5 ball to help move the CB into position. Using top, middle or draw (not knowing exactly where the 5 ball is) but still using left hand spin to get the CB going in the right dirction toward the 2 once hitting the side rail.

Dave