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AZE

AZE

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Let's test your pool knowledge. The person who gets into my brain and describes what I know as the 'right' shot from here gets treated to a free meal at iHop on me the next time you're down this way.

You've got ball-in-hand.

You guys should keep an eye on this thread, you might learn something that will save you one day. This shot helped me win a hill-hill set for $300.

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Okay I scratched my head a few times and the obvious ones are bank the 7 and try going into the 8 & the 9. And the other is play the 7 in the right bottom corner with draw and go into the 8 & 9 and try to miss the titty on the side pocket.

And then I stepped outside the box and came with this idea... Play a safe by hooking your opponent on the titty of the side pocket. You could try breaking the balls up but that might be hard to control the speed on the cueball.

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this may show that i have no idea what i am doing, but i have to try and would love to see what the "experts" say on this one. two ways come to mind after a brief review:

1. send the seven down the rail and draw back to break up the 8/9 (I am assuming you can't get by the 9 to get to the 8 after making the 7, or there may be some kind of safe shot like:

2. run the seven down behind the nine and let the cue float past the pack so it becomes a nasty kick shot.

Is the 9 dead in the side pocket? that might offer up a kick shot from the 8 into the 9.

If you have a delicate enough stroke, the safe into the side pocket is great too.

9balllvr
 
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I know I know

Put the cue ball straight in behind the seven. Shoot the 7 ball off the titty of the side pocket and draw the cue ball into the 8 and 9 cluster. The 7 ball should end up near the top right corner pocket and the cue ball will be burried behind the 9 ball after breaking up the cluster.
 
I would put the cue ball to the left of the 7 on the rail, shoot the 7 into the bottom right corner pocket on the diagram, and draw the cue ball into the 9, breaking it off the 8. 8 in the bottom left pocket, draw back for the 9 in the top left pocket.

Or..

Put the cue ball about one diamond to the right of the bottom side pocket, about a foot off the rail, cross bang the 7 into the top side pocket sending the cue ball into the 8-9 mess, but I guess I don't know where I'm going from there.


Edit: When I started typing this, there were no responses. Got busy at work and it took about 10 minutes to get it entered. DeadPoked used both my answers on the first post and now I feel stupid.
 
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I would leave the problem to my opponent, and push the 9 near the 7.

Or I would have played the cueball to the shortrail, just moving the 7-ball slightly. Think I like option 2 better

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With the 7 ball on the rail above the side and the 8 and 9 setting like that as well as the thought of the bet i would opt for a safe. I'm sure i could play the seven to the bottom corner and draw the cue into the 8 and 9 but i only make that shot about 50% of the time and with the money on the line i would play safe. i would put the 7 up near the top left pocket and put the cue behind the 9 ball. Not that that would work perfect but i think it would be a better outcome them missing the 7 while braking up the 8 and 9.
 
AZE said:
Let's test your pool knowledge. The person who gets into my brain and describes what I know as the 'right' shot from here gets treated to a free meal at iHop on me the next time you're down this way.

You've got ball-in-hand.
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Place the cue ball north-east of the 7 and hit it nearly full, banking it two side cushions to the left end rail. The cue ball follows to nudge the nine.

The aggressive shot is to bank the 7 cross-side to take the cue ball into the 8-9 for the break.

The finesse solution is to place the cue ball to the east of the 7 one ball off the cushion. Hit the 7 very thinly and take the cue ball to the left end rail with left side spin to come up and hit the 8 and leave the cue ball behind the 8-9 for the safe on the 7 which has barely moved. When I do this, my opponent kicks in the 7 and runs out, but it may work for you.

A safety similar to the first is to place the cue ball northwest of the 7 and bank the 7 three cushions to the left end rail while drawing the cue ball softly to the 8-9 for the break and the safe.
 
Bank the 7 ball toward the right hand pocket that will come up short and be on the short rail using high right to let the cue ball come down the rail and snug up on the 8- 9 for a good safty.
 
randyg said:
Play the 7-9 combo. The 9-Ball is cold in the corner.
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This is what I saw...or close to it. I was thinking a carom off the seven into the 9, but the combo is a safer shot.

Hey Randy...you forgot your signature...but I'll get it for you.

SPF=mattman
 
Like Randy, that is the first shot I saw. Carom the 9 in the corner. It stone cold dead.

Rod
 
ugghhh..i had to edit my response ...i was looking at the wrong pool table diagram up top..but a quick answer from me on AZE diagram...i might just bank the seven to go 3-4 rails around table to the bottom corner leaving cue near side pocket where the seven was and the 8/9 blocking the path to the seven (which should rest around the corner.)
 
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I like the solution in the first reply by DeadPoked. I learned that shot a long time ago but never had a chance to use it.
 
AZE said:
Let's test your pool knowledge. The person who gets into my brain and describes what I know as the 'right' shot from here gets treated to a free meal at iHop on me the next time you're down this way.

You've got ball-in-hand.

You guys should keep an eye on this thread, you might learn something that will save you one day. This shot helped me win a hill-hill set for $300.

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The right shot would be to nudge the seven down rail to land in front of the corner pocket, and let the cue ball float out just enough to take the draw shot out of the picture. This leave your oppnent an easy shot on the seven, but has to go two or three rails to break out the 8 and 9 cluster. ( poor odds ).When he misses his breakout, he is now forced to hit the eight and probably leaves you an easy two ball runout.
 
Why is everyone avoiding placing the cue ball on the rail between the seven and eight/nine balls, making the seven up the corner and drawing back to break up the eight/nine. Then the eight in the bottom corner and nine uptable in the same corner as the seven.

You CAN avoid the side pocket point.

Jim
 
I learned of the shot from Mario Cruz - and about a week after I learned the shot, I actually came into this diagrammed situation. Race to 7 for $300. The score was 6-6... I had him on two, and I get left like that... so I shoot it and leave him like this

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Dead-Poke definitely came closest - he had the idea right, but I guess he didn't notice you could tuck the 7 in the 8-9, which takes away about 1/2 the ball for the kick... which makes it more difficult to hit.
DeadPoke, iHop's on me next time you're around here.

I see a lot of people (here and in the pool hall) thinking the right shot is shooting the 7 down the rail and drawing to break up the 8/9. I'm not saying you're wrong -- but I'd bet even money against you doing it shot-for-shot and running out on most tables.

RandyG, joking? You're supposed to add an LOL or JK or some other computer lingo to let us know man, I'm confused!!!!!
 
AZE said:
I learned of the shot from Mario Cruz - and about a week after I learned the shot, I actually came into this diagrammed situation. Race to 7 for $300. The score was 6-6... I had him on two, and I get left like that... so I shoot it and leave him like this

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Dead-Poke definitely came closest - he had the idea right, but I guess he didn't notice you could tuck the 7 in the 8-9, which takes away about 1/2 the ball for the kick... which makes it more difficult to hit.
DeadPoke, iHop's on me next time you're around here.

I see a lot of people (here and in the pool hall) thinking the right shot is shooting the 7 down the rail and drawing to break up the 8/9. I'm not saying you're wrong -- but I'd bet even money against you doing it shot-for-shot and running out on most tables.

RandyG, joking? You're supposed to add an LOL or JK or some other computer lingo to let us know man, I'm confused!!!!!
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Yes, just having fun. 10 people, 10 ways to play the shot. I'm reading everyones answer. Pretty neat....SPF=randyg
 
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