What would you do here??

[Aaron_S]

While possible to bank the two into the 6 and hard right hand draw to spin up table and back for the 3, I don't like that option. I don't like it because done correctly, the 6 can easily cause another problem.

My sentiments exactly. Banking off the 6 is not quite in the realm of a "sucker shot", but it is approaching that. Six of the seven remaining balls are at that end of the table, so the odds are good that the 6 would cause problems somewhere later in the run.

Aaron

 

[Neil]

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[Aaron_S]

What you said on how to shoot the 6, I agree. However, these old eyes don't see that accurately anymore.

LOL, I understand Neil. I remember the first time I tried it; I couldn't actually tell if I was hitting the rail first, but I was instantly making a higher percentage of them, so I stored it away in the old memory bank.

Aaron

 

[stljohnny]

LOL, I understand Neil. I remember the first time I tried it; I couldn't actually tell if I was hitting the rail first, but I was instantly making a higher percentage of them, so I stored it away in the old memory bank.

Aaron

Generally you can tell if you're hitting rail or ball first by what the CB does after contact.

 

[TATE]

I agree. If I was going to run the 6 up the rail, I would get as straight as possible while still leaving a little angle. The 7 isn't a problem. You can also follow the 6 with a little left and go up table for a longer but straighter shot on the 7.

What you said on how to shoot the 6, I agree. However, these old eyes don't see that accurately anymore.

The six ball is an interesting situation. On a loose table, you can aim away from the rail a little, so if the side pocket cushions are not properly aligned, there is less chance of the point interfering with the corner shot.

If the pocket is tight, then you have no choice but to hug the cushion and hope the point doesn't interfere. That happened to me this weekend and I couldn't believe it when the ball glanced off the point.

The way I've seen some players handle this 6 ball is coming off the 5, to hit it softly rail first as shown below. If you hit it good, you have a shot in the side, too thick and a shot at the corner. As long as you hit the 6 I think you have a shot.

Chris

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[Aaron_S]

Generally you can tell if you're hitting rail or ball first by what the CB does after contact.

If the OB is not frozen, yes. When it's frozen, though, it can really be hard to tell because the CB reaction is virtually the same either way. That is actually another nice thing about this shot; unlike non-frozen rail-first shots, where the CB path is altered dramatically, these shots are completely interchangeable with regard to position play.

Aaron

 

[Aaron_S]

The way I've seen some players handle this 6 ball is coming off the 5, to hit it softly rail first as shown below. If you hit it good, you have a shot in the side, too thick and a shot at the corner. As long as you hit the 6 I think you have a shot.

Chris

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Yeah, if I were going to try to go into the 6, that would be the way I would try. At least at that speed, even if you miss the 6 completely you may have a decent bank or safety option. Any harder than that and you could end up frozen to the head rail if you miss the 6, which is basically "no man's land."

Aaron

 

[oldzilla]

Well as the title of the thread is "what would you do here".

Chipperd has the right idea and it is easy. Cut the 2 ball to the right 75% so it goes side rail top rail and stops at the first diamond from the top down. The cueball will easily go below the side and then under the 8ball and stop in jail when it hits the 4ball.

But first and foremost I wouldn't ask Neil !

Have a nice day.