What Would You Do 8-Ball Series: Shot #1

I'd still stick with the soft kick safe behind the two...IF I had ball in hand, I'd shoot the 7 directly off the 2, trying to stun over to put the 6 in the upper left corner next, then the 2 to set up on the 8 in the lower right corner. Banking the 7 isn't on line, is a pretty big risk of breaking out the 9 without making your 7, and giving the opponent an easy out...plus in that scenario, you might not get a shot at the 6, since the only pocket looks like the upper left corner. Knowing Corey, he probably banked the 7 off the 2 for the cheese...but I'd still play this one safe. But then again I'm a banger.
 
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lol it's ok. he did skip it and post something else after so i have a good idea of his level. I am very surprised the "Cliff Claven" of AZ billiards did not answer it and he posted after it also, its not like him to do that?
 
rg1 said:
lol it's ok. He did skip it and post something else after so i have a good idea of his level. I am very surprised the "cliff claven" of az billiards did not answer it and he posted after it also, its not like him to do that?
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lol !!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
I like banking the 7, to bank a bit long, to carom off the 2, into the corner.

Why?

At the moment, solids is way behind. You have one solid buried with the stripes, the 2 is a difficult/unmakeable ball with the stripe sitting nearby and the 7 is in a tough spot, below the 8 ball. There are no good safety options and hoping that the 2 ball/blocking the stripe ball to keep you in the game is too weak against a player like Schmitty.

Bank the 7 off the 2 ball(and pray the 2 doesnt get tied up again), stopping the CB. Next shot is the solid into the left side pocket, then shoot the 2 ball, coming back for the 8.

It's a bit of a hail mary out, but you have no choice but to shoot.


Eric >unless you are playing an APA 3
 
Can't play the game and here's why. I'd cut the 7 in the corner and go 3 rail (Short-Long-Long) into the 9 ball for shape on the 2.
 
3kushn said:
Can't play the game and here's why. I'd cut the 7 in the corner and go 3 rail (Short-Long-Long) into the 9 ball for shape on the 2.
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Can't resist picking up the 3rd rail, can ya?!

Needing to do that shiit'll be the death of me too!:grin::grin:
 
banking to clip the 2 is a nice shot and probably wins if you make it. If you miss it though it's easy to imagine selling out the 14 in the side, or the cue ball frees up the 9.

That's probably what I'd play but just to offer an alternative, is it possible to cut the 7 softly enough to hold the cue ball below the 6? Hard to tell how steep the cuts are from this angle sometimes. If so, then you play the 6 in the top left, and have an angle to go into the 2-9.

He probably just banked it though.
 
mristea said:
Bank the 7 ball in the pocket where the 2 is.
That 2 makes that pocket so big for this kind of bank, and actually it would be even better to touch the 2 with the 7 so that there is an easier shot at the 2 afterwards...
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I would actually TRY to play it so the bank on the 7 caroms off the 2. If this works out successfully, the table should be wide-open to run out. In a way, this is a low-risk shot since the stripes are tied up too. In fact, the stripes appear to be more difficult to run out than the solids so I think the 7-bank is definitely the correct play here.

The soft-kick on the 2 accomplishes nothing as far as I can see. In fact, you'd only be moving the 2 to a less-favorable place. That stripe is already tied up and the 2 sits perfectly for caroms. If you soft-kick the 2, you're lowering your chances at winning the game to 50/50 (at best). Play the bank on the 7 and your chances of winning have to be close to 70/30.
 
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I also can't tell which ball is the 8 ball.
If it is not the ball next to the 7, then you could play that solid ball with a stop shot and freeze up to the 7.
 
8BallWonderland said:
I also can't tell which ball is the 8 ball.
If it is not the ball next to the 7, then you could play that solid ball with a stop shot and freeze up to the 7.
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The solid nearest the 7 is the 8 (if it's not, I'd be shocked). The solid on the left side of the table is the 6 and appears to have the side pockets available.
 
Jude Rosenstock said:
The solid nearest the 7 is the 8 (if it's not, I'd be shocked). The solid on the left side of the table is the 6 and appears to have the side pockets available.
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The larger issue is that if you're going to post a thread looking for input on a situation, the vid cap needs to be clear, or the 8-ball needs to be identified in the initial set up of the thread.
 
i would rake the balls

... sorry if that answer was already provided, I'm a bit late to the thread :<
 
Bank the 7 but for the love of god, don't try to make it!...too risky! Just put it up there for the next inning to be used to deal with the 2 properly and easily.

Let the cue ball drift down to sit on the ball on the foot rail so the stripe can't be made in the side.

Jeff Livingston
 
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