I've played that shot before, but the position in the OP requires a lot of side and is jacked up. Here is what it looks like:
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I've played that shot before, but the position in the OP requires a lot of side and is jacked up. Here is what it looks like:
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This shot works much better for me on newer cloth. I was talking with Bernie Pettipiece before a US Open and I showed him this shot , he practiced it a while and got to hitting it pretty good, I think we both liked 3 o clock English , but agreed that it is mostly a desperation shot
When he came back from the tournament he said he had been playing Santos and there were 2 balls on his side of the table, in, or near the kitchen, both went and Santos left him this shot , with the ob a few inches to the left, Bernie needed all 3 balls.
He said he made the shot and got perfect shape on the other balls, he also said Santos looked shocked. lol no doubt.
Then he laughed and said, I got up and missed the next ball.
I am not saying I am a player of Bernies caliber , only that I know some shots, even a lot of great players do not know.
Dr Bills shot seems the most likely to succeed, for less than champion speed players. It is not without it's dangers though , I don't use a low deflection cue, I like being able to move my cueball around, I know that is not how they play now , but I am too old to want to change, so I need to be careful with a shot like this , that I don't hit the ball too thick or thin, because of deflection. I am very envious of anyone who could even hit the ob while jacked up and with a lot of side spin,let alone have a chance of making it , that shot has just never been in my arsenal.
I went down and shot it every way I could think of , Dr Bills shot was the best except scratching in the side pocket came in play for me too many times . my speed is off from not playing and when I turned it down a knotch , the cueball deflected more and I missed the whole ball . The correct shot for me is the kick off the side rail , especially if the ob is not frozen. Even if it is , spotting a ball from there is not as bad as it seems.
If I were healthy and playing all the time , my speed was good and I wasn't betting more than my guts could stand, I would probably have played the spin shot , it was the first shot I saw after dismissing the 1 railer. But , in my altered state, I am kicking at that ball . I would clean the path between them, and hit it with just above center ball.
I just came back from the basement and saw that 12 sq had shot the same shots I had , except he hit them better .
I thought I would be the scapegoat with the 1 rail lag kick,