What would you do?

[hustler]

Alright Andy. Spill the beans. What did you end up doing.
If you were playing at Renaissance on the 9-footers I think I would play a shot someone mentioned which is playing off the right side of the one and sending the cue back down table. Although bumping the left side and sending the 8 to the side rail is tempting too. Tough call buddy. Looking forward to hearing what you did.

Koop

Hey Koop,
It wasnt at Renaissance but I'll talk to you about it when I see you again. Just one of those shots that Ive been rattling my brain the last few days. I was kind of upset at myself for playing it the way I did becuase I feel I should've know better. The way I did it...the hit and speed had to be perfect. Ive got some good advice from the forum so Ill have to just set this up again and work it out so it doesn't happen again.

 

[Koop]

Hey Koop,
It wasnt at Renaissance but I'll talk to you about it when I see you again. Just one of those shots that Ive been rattling my brain the last few days. I was kind of upset at myself for playing it the way I did becuase I feel I should've know better. The way I did it...the hit and speed had to be perfect. Ive got some good advice from the forum so Ill have to just set this up again and work it out so it doesn't happen again.

Hey buddy,

Sounds good. Sorry about the 4 bills but I know you'll get it back.

Talk to you soon.
Koop

 

[FLICKit]

Thank you all who replied.

I thought of some of the things that were mentioned.

Hooked advice- I was worried about scratching by drawing a little too much or grazing off the 8 into the corner. It would have been a tough stroke to execute considering the distance between the cue ball and the one. But I think this is a better choice than what I did.

Flick It advice - I thought if I tried your suggestion I would have to cut the one into the 8 ball too much to bump the 8 to the side rail. And by cutting the one too much I wouldnt be able to hold back the cue ball from going back toward the middle of the table. Tough angle to do this. I would really need to kill the cue ball. I would have been satisfied to leave a bank though.

MFB- I reluctantly tried what you suggested.

I knew it would be very tough to execute. I told myself whatever I do I need to leave the one and cue on the rail . Ended up hitting the one too full and missed too much of the 8 and sold out by leaving the easy 8 - a $400 sell out. Speed and hit on the one needed to be almost perfect to do this.

If I could do it again there is no doubt I kick at it from behind (as OHB suggested). I didnt think of that and I would have been more comfortable with that decision no matter the results.

Ive read some the other responses ...thanks again.

Here's another solution that you might want to try.

Just thin the 1 ball so as to move it barely to the right. At the same time allow your cue ball to travel up table to about the half way point.

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The difficulty here, is that most people would tend to hit the 1 ball too thick on the first try. Better to overcut it (as long as you make contact), than to undercut it and risk all the dangers that lie therein. Not necessarily killer (unless in the worst case scenario) but would leave more viable options to your opponent. But, if you try it a few times, you should see how thin you'd be able to hit it, and should be able to do it with relative repeatability. It's all about seeing that outermost edge of the 1-ball and then taking a smooth stroke. You'd also want to keep a very sharp eye for even the slightest graze of the 1-ball. Also, you'd have to be aware of how true the table is playing in order to even attempt this shot. If the table is even the slightest bit off, then this shot would increase in difficulty immensely.