What would you do here??

[BWTadpole]

This situation came up for me in an early-round match at the ACS Indiana State tournament. I ran out most of my balls and played safe, he tried to get out and scratched, but I was left with this layout. I'm stripes.

The 9 has no straight-in pocket, and all of the one-rail banks are blocked. BIH with no shot and a layout that makes playing safes difficult. I ask, what would your shot be here? I'll throw down what I did after the first few posts.

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[JMS]

I would bank the 9 towards the pocket where the 4 is at, hopefully hitting the short rail before the 4 ball to use it as a carom shot. If it goes in you have a straight shot at the 8 in the side.

 

[lex1234556]

i would bank the 9 towrds the three ball. and try to get the cue ball frozen or close to the 7 ball. try to get the 9 in the way of the 3 ball. any little mistake game is over.cue ball against the seven ball is the best choice. i think

 

[Snapshot9]

What to do?

I would carom the 9 off the 6 ball and slide it down past the 7 into the corner.

 

[Neil]

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[Cashrider]

Blbb

BANKIN LIKE BUGS BABY..9ball crosscorner ,,cue sits like l got superglue on it in front of the eight..eight in the side and l'm ut...l 'll be here all week.

 

[BWTadpole]

I would carom the 9 off the 6 ball and slide it down past the 7 into the corner.

Phew! Glad I'm not the only one willing to take this shot!

That's what I did during the teams tournament, put the cue ball on the rail, jacked up a touch, and drilled the 9 into the side of the 6, caromed into the corner pocket. CB followed up a few feet and shot the 8 in the near side pocket for the caaaiiiishhhhh out.

 

[Johnnyt]

BANKIN LIKE BUGS BABY..9ball crosscorner ,,cue sits like l got superglue on it in front of the eight..eight in the side and l'm ut...l 'll be here all week.

I would do the same on a bar table. Not a hard shot if you have played on that table for a few games. Johnnyt