Did you honestly think that I didnt consider the 15 ball? Of course it is the most dangerous ball out there. But I dont see a way to reposition it safely.
Maybe we can make believe that there is no 1 ball that Shane can bank into the stack, that concerns me/dissuades me also, when it comes to the choice of 2-railing the 15ball - like for instance what if the 15 goes 2 rails and nips the 1ball down further, and then falls into the side pocket - not good opening everything up, and maybe get a favorable roll, or some good options where Efren wont be able to defend against all of them.
Beard
I'll finally chime in....First of all, knowing Efren's game/style - he probably banked the 1 ball - and probably made it if he did bank it...
As for me, like Freddy, Billy, sappo, tyler, etc. I'm properly playing the score here - looking for a lockdown safety and like Freddy, I'm wanting to leave monster-Shane
nothing...
That said, I see a few shots that haven't been mentioned......as for addressing the 15 ball - Freddy said, which I bolded above: "I dont see a way to reposition it safely"....I would just cross-bank the 15, loaded with right english, sending it straight across to my long rail, and leaving the cueball on his long rail one diamond to the left of the side pocket - the angle is perfect for that shot, and Shane has nothing from there - he'll have no angle with which to bank the 1 into the stack, and he can't see the 4 - or you can cross the 15 and bring the cueball all the way back down to the foot rail - that's a safe spot also, the 4 doesn't bank cross-corner from there...
Another shot I like, a simple shot, (but you have to know that the table rolls straight) is to roll softly up straight on top of the middle of the 4ball, nudging it to the rail, and leaving Shane totally jacked - he will be able to do
nothing from there - and actually, he'll also be in a trap - he'll have a tough time finding a safety from there...that's a shot I often employ, leaving a guy totally jacked like that - doesn't matter who they are, or how straight they shoot if they're left jacked like that...
One more good shot,
if it's laying natural enough - and it looks like it might be from Larry's aerial pic, is a shot that allows you to do some cleaning up right now, instead of later...the shot is shooting the 9ball dead-straight ahead, medium-hard, with a stun stroke stunning the cueball about 6-10 inches forward, or ideally all the way to the long rail if the scratch angle is not there - the 9 hits the 8 with about a half ball hit, sending the 9ball two rails and gone - the 8 hits the 5ball cross-side to your side of the table - and the 8 sticks somewhere's around where it hits the 5.
- Ghost
PS, btw Tyler...your shot of softly banking the 4ball up the long rail, halfway to the 1ball, is also a very good shot that I like here.
