androd said:Two rail the closest ball, let the cb come back from the end so no cut on the( two/four) ball.
Rod.
P.S. I hope this is a wwyd thread.
Parica did shoot the two-railer but he didn't hit it as good as you.
Being behind 4-0, Jose probably wanted to shoot. Looks like he used a little outside low to help the bank, but it brought the CB off the head rail closer to Bugs' potential cut shot.
Doc
Being behind 4-0, Jose probably wanted to shoot. Looks like he used a little outside low to help the bank, but it brought the CB off the head rail closer to Bugs' potential cut shot.
The two-railer isn't a bad choice, yet Parica in his prime might've been expected to have a little better CB control. Now Bugs can either cut the stripe by the 7, or kick out the ball by Jose's hole. The pockets on those old Murray's aren't that tough, but if Bugs misses the cut shot, then Jose probably gets 3 for sure, and likely one or two more.
Doc
DING DING DING Looks like Parica must've shot the wrong shot .
Rod.
Art, the option that Parica chose and his execution of it was pretty good, to say the least. Looking at the results of the shot imo he shot the correct shot, especially when you consider the score and ball position.I thought the stripe that he banked was sitting a little high for him to get the results he wanted, however, I was mistaken, excellent shot.
Dr. Bill
...like I said, the speed didn't look right... looking at the two-railer again, I don't think the speed lies for going all the way up and half way back down with the cue ball. The cut on the two-railer looks a lot slighter than what you would need for that...
That's not the way I see it, he shot a good shot and put Bugs in a position that he wasn't comfortable with, especially with a 4-0 lead that he was risking. If you think that he sold out then you must play a lot better than I think you do, Bugs had to come with a tough shot. I would feel good about Bugs shooting that shot leading 4-0 if I were playing him.Sorry, but what are you talking about. He sold out. That shot didn't do squat.
That's not the way I see it, he shot a good shot and put Bugs in a position that he wasn't comfortable with, especially with a 4-0 lead that he was risking. If you think that he sold out then you must play a lot better than I think you do, Bugs had to come with a tough shot. I would feel good about Bugs shooting that shot leading 4-0 if I were playing him.
Dr. Bill
You're right, he put Bugs in a what you call a "must perform situation". A position that no one likes to be in. His best option from his position was to shoot and he got a way with it. If there was a better way to get out of that jam he was in I'm sure he would have taken that option.
not afraid to admit this is something i struggle with...not looking to hijack the thread, but a question for frank, bill, fred, tom, rod, jim, dennis, etc...
when put in a situation where you just dont know exactly what to do...what goes through your mind? whats the correct order of thinking? (that is, of course, if you dont mind sharing...a pm is ok as well)
dustin
That's not the way I see it, he shot a good shot and put Bugs in a position that he wasn't comfortable with, especially with a 4-0 lead that he was risking. If you think that he sold out then you must play a lot better than I think you do, Bugs had to come with a tough shot. I would feel good about Bugs shooting that shot leading 4-0 if I were playing him.
Dr. Bill
DING DING DING Looks like Parica must've shot the wrong shot .
Rod.
Actually, I don't think that ball was sitting high enough -- to make the Z-bank and have the cue ball go all the way up and back down to mid table. For the speed to lie right, Jose needed a thinner cut on on the Z-bank to keep the speed up on the cue ball without hitting the bank too hard. Another problem is, he was probably concerned a little about accidentally making (or worse -- hanging up) the ball in Bugs' pocket, because to make the 2-railer he would have needed to hit pretty close to Bugs' pocket. From Dennis's diagram it looks like Jose overcompensated. Unfortunately undercutting the ball took even more speed off the cue ball, resulting in the sell out. That's how I see it anyway.The striped ball that Parica shot was sitting a little high up the table if he were to attempt to make the ball; he did make a good shot repositioning it near his hole.