Who knows the shot?
- Thread starter AZE
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skins said:i can shoot both. but my shot is an easier and more predictable shot imo. anytime you want to come to my neck of the woods, grab your "truckload" and we'll try it out.
So you honestly think that more players can thin the 7, move it all the way under the 8/9, and get the cue-ball (with some pretty good speed) to hid behind the 8/9 more than they can shoot full into a ball with a slow speed? That, sir, doesn't make any sense.
Stone the 7 into the 8 and 9 looks dead I could be wrong..AZE said:
I think the two-rail kick lays pretty easy even if you play the titty-hook. If he kicks at it soft and makes a legal hit, which is very highly probable if you are playing a good player, he can leave the cueball up on the 7 with no shot. Of course a return safe is always possible, but playing the titty-hook is in no way a sure way to win.
Skimming off the 7ball and playing the cueball on the other side like a few mentioned, it makes the hit much more difficult. Or following the cueball into the 8/9 cluster and playing the 7ball towards the end rail, that would be an extremely difficult hit if you freeze on the 8/9, which isn't difficult to do at all.
I really don't think that playing the titty-hook is the highest percentage way to win in this situation.
Skimming off the 7ball and playing the cueball on the other side like a few mentioned, it makes the hit much more difficult. Or following the cueball into the 8/9 cluster and playing the 7ball towards the end rail, that would be an extremely difficult hit if you freeze on the 8/9, which isn't difficult to do at all.
I really don't think that playing the titty-hook is the highest percentage way to win in this situation.
So, this is another good shot to try at the next AZB get-together, which I guess will be at DCC. Is anyone keeping a list?skins said:
Related to the corner-hook solution, I think that if the 7 is frozen -- and it sure looks frozen in the diagram -- you have to get the cue ball to a cushion. That's a little tricky.
I tried the shots I suggested. None of them worked well the first time. I think I would have the best success banking the 7 and breaking out the balls. Of the three safeties I suggested, playing full on the 7 and banking it two side rails to the foot of the table while the cue ball nudges the 8-9 worked best.
AZE said:
AZE,
Just to show that there is "nothing new under the sun"; this shot has been described before on AZB. It was one of the safeties that Grady Mathews showed during a lesson, and allowed me to share with the forum. Here is a link:
http://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=14172&highlight=Grady+safety
P.S. - is second prize 2 meals at IHOP???
The shot by irackballs is my choice. AZE, I've seen you play man...cmon the shot you diagrammed....with you as a shooter...has a good chance of leaving your opponent able to see the 7 or having ball in hand after you scratched in the side. You titty hooking the opponent on the shot as a higher percentage shot than the other two is something you would have to show me to make me a believer. You could execute the follow/hide shot by irackballs at a much higher percentage than your shot.