Tom Wirth
Verified Member
Dr. Bill,
The whole point of my shot was due to the fact that the combo did look playable from anywhere above the side pocket. This fact is supported by the fact that Shuff shot it and made it. Because IMO the combination had potential it needed to be dealt with early. By shooting the safety it forces the opponent to give up position which in time will allow the combo to safely be broken up.
If the combo had no prospects then shooting the nine or ten is a nice aggressive shot which may get immediate positive results. I like shooting at my hole too but I don't want to take flyers I can easily lose with unless I have no other option. Because the combo was taken and made, and because the cue ball position off the ten ball shot was executed as well as could be expected, IMO the shot officially became a flyer.
Why on Earth would an A player or any player for that matter wish to shoot a difficult bank which has limited continuation possiblities when a miss provides the potentual for the opponent to score several balls off a combo that can be made from the resulting position?
Tom
The whole point of my shot was due to the fact that the combo did look playable from anywhere above the side pocket. This fact is supported by the fact that Shuff shot it and made it. Because IMO the combination had potential it needed to be dealt with early. By shooting the safety it forces the opponent to give up position which in time will allow the combo to safely be broken up.
If the combo had no prospects then shooting the nine or ten is a nice aggressive shot which may get immediate positive results. I like shooting at my hole too but I don't want to take flyers I can easily lose with unless I have no other option. Because the combo was taken and made, and because the cue ball position off the ten ball shot was executed as well as could be expected, IMO the shot officially became a flyer.
Why on Earth would an A player or any player for that matter wish to shoot a difficult bank which has limited continuation possiblities when a miss provides the potentual for the opponent to score several balls off a combo that can be made from the resulting position?
Tom