What would you do here? One Pocket end game, up against the wall.

[KoolKat9Lives]

Ok, I'm real new at 1 pocket (played like 10 games) but the guy I play with says that if you pocket a ball in the opponents pocket, the oponent keeps that ball. So in this shot here, if you pocketed the ball, wouldn't you lose anyway?? Please set me straight on this one.Thanks.

Normally yes, but not in the case of a scratch or a CB that leaves the table. Reference the above rules post, and the other rules I posted earlier.


This game has got a lot of nuances and it's easy to understand why the older ... errr... more experienced guys that need the 6 and out in 9 ball can whoop on a lot of the younguns in one hole.

 

[Bob Jewett]

... If the CB touches the wood it's a foul.

Not at pool or snooker. See http://www.wpa-pool.com/index.asp?content=rules_def#8.5

At carom billiards, if a ball goes up on the rail and touches wood, it's a foul.

 

[pt109]

Not at pool or snooker. See http://www.wpa-pool.com/index.asp?content=rules_def#8.5

At carom billiards, if a ball goes up on the rail and touches wood, it's a foul.

Must make the railbirds awfull nervous.

Actually,I just felt like responding 'cause when I see your name I expect
some good information.Thanx for being a poster on this forum.
pt

 

[12310bch]

we have to repeat ourselves occaisionaly

Because there are new guys comin' up all the time.
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one pocket strategies - 02-11-2010, 10:27 AM
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Originally Posted by Quatsch83 View Post
I don't play one pocket really, but in some matches I've watched with the top players, they will occasionally sink their opponent's ball in order to not give them a shot.
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Yes, in one pocket you can sink your opponents ball when you can't get it out of the pocket to prevent him from getting position on other balls.

Also there occurs on a fairly regular basis , particularly when both opponents need the last ball to win and it is buried in your opponent's pocket. Your next move ,if possible, would be to pocket the ball in his pocket and scratch the cue ball behind it. Thus
that ball and one penalty ball of yours would come up to be spotted. You opponent would then have to deal with two spotted balls instead of his sure win.

George the Jump

 

[Patrick Johnson]

This game has got a lot of nuances and it's easy to understand why the older ... errr... more experienced guys that need the 6 and out in 9 ball can whoop on a lot of the younguns in one hole.

That's very true, but this shot isn't one that gives experienced 1-pocket players an edge - once you know the scratch rule this shot is an obvious choice and easy to execute. Experienced 1-pocket players get their edge from knowing how to "trap" their opponents into situations that look innocuous at first but just seem to get worse and worse.

But experienced 1-pocket players don't just know more; they can also execute more of the shots and safeties that come up more often in 1-pocket than in other games: banks, kicks, combos, caroms (many involving more than two balls), controlling the speed of both object and cue ball, playing safeties and two-ways on every shot, predicting the paths of multiple balls at a time, etc., etc. Don't kid yourself that they're over-the-hill players just outsmarting you. 1-pocket players think and play at a high level.

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