What would you do here? think OFFENSE!!!

[jdxprs]

Playing 8 ball, and your opponent left you this. you have high balls.

CueTable Help

 

[rellek]

Kick into the rail and try for the 11 in the other side, and if that goes by some crazy chance. Depending on position either just shoot the 8 in the other side, or play it off the 6 in the other side. But the truth is I would probably just lose.

 

[mrshifty]

Jump the 11 off the rail and over the 8 back inthe side pocket, leaving the cue ball behind the 8 to shoot it in the same side as the 11.

 

[jdxprs]

Jump the 11 off the rail and over the 8 back inthe side pocket, leaving the cue ball behind the 8 to shoot it in the same side as the 11.

what if the cue stops dead where it hits the 11?

 

[mrshifty]

Carom it off the 6 in the side.

 

[Neil]

............

 

[mrshifty]

I never said it was the smart thing to do, but it is a fun shot to make!

 

[HereWeGo]

Posted this a while back.

I like this shot.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZRZoJ1VME0

 

[MN Kid]

How about banking the 11 cross table using low/left english. Cut it shorter (thinner) and use low/left english. The left to angle the 11 into the pocket and the low to [hopefully] draw the CB into the 8 and break it out.

Nah, I'd probably lose to.

RG

 

[TX Poolnut]

Kick into the rail and try for the 11 in the other side, and if that goes by some crazy chance. Depending on position either just shoot the 8 in the other side, or play it off the 6 in the other side. But the truth is I would probably just lose.

Yes. If we're strictly speaking offense, kick the 11 into the top center pocket.

 

[CreeDo]

I'd normally answer the kick, but just for variety I saw another shot. Cut the 11 to barely graze the upper edge of the 2 and carom into the far corner pocket.

It's a pretty thin cut and would need a ton of accuracy. I guess you'd zigzag the CB back and forth with inside and hope to run into the 8 or land on the side pocket shot.

 

[pwd72s]

Thinking offense??? Kick. Poor odds, but the best odds for me.

 

[Tennesseejoe]

Playing 8 ball, and your opponent left you this. you have high balls.

CueTable Help

CueTable Help

The 3 ball is the problem ball. Carom off the 11 and tap the 3---you are in the drivers seat.

 

[robleyf7]

barely graze the 11 an knock in the 3 leave safe u really don.t have an offencesive shot here

 

[JasonCrugar]

Jump the 11 off the rail and over the 8 back inthe side pocket, leaving the cue ball behind the 8 to shoot it in the same side as the 11.

you ever seen the movie TIN CUP? thats how i roll too lol.

 

[Myk]

I was just messing with the jump off the rail bank sunday night, and it was working a good percentage of the time. I'd bank it in the side.

 

[hdgis1]

Can you cut the 11 up to where the 4 is? Seems like you might take care of blocking the pocket and removing the 3 ball. I'd say in this situation thats a pretty offensive shot.

Chris

 

[CreeDo]

Jump the 11 off the rail and over the 8 back inthe side pocket, leaving the cue ball behind the 8 to shoot it in the same side as the 11.

The more I look at it, the more I like it. I think this was what the original poster was fishing for.

 

[dabarbr]

There's not many chances for offense here. The kick will leave you with another kick on the eight.

For that reason I like the jump of the 11 ball because you can slightly float the cue ball forward for a shot on the eight to the upper side pocket.

 

[jdxprs]

the shot was played as a rail jump over the 8. the cue stopped dead on contact with the 11. the 8 was then played as a dead billiard off the 6. both shots looked very impressive but with the way the balls were lying, both shots were quite a bit higher percentage than you would think. set them up and try it. the 11 is set as a dead bank if the 8 weren't in the way.