J. Ervolino vs. A. Hopkins 1994 Roanoke

[Cowboy Dennis]

No score and Ervolino to shoot. What would you do?

 

[cincy_kid]

I would kick to the long rail at the 4 - 10 combo. Not too hard so I can stay behind the stack area after contact

 

[LSJohn]

No score and Ervolino to shoot. What would you do?

I think I'd bank the 4 straight across with the 10 and follow to the rail and off about 18 inches with a tip of lhe. If that's not layin' right, I'd see if I thought I could come thin off the 7 and into the 6-1 "catcher's mitt." If I ruled out both of those, I'd just play CB to top right corner one rail after super-thinning the 5.

How many guesses do I get? :heh

 

[1pwannabe]

I tend to shoot these carom banks when they lay like this. Cue ball follows to the opponents rail.

 

[u12armresl]

Load up on the high right and go 2 or 3 rails and make the 5 or get it very close.

 

[Island Drive]

I'm bankin' the ten ball, puttin' whitey up top near the long rail pocket area.

 

[Jeff sparks]

I'd shoot the 10/4 combo exactly like it lays with just enough speed to lay the CB by the diamond below the side pocket. The 10 will stop about where the 4 was and the 4 will cross into the 7 and move it over for another ball on my side.
This will remove the 4 from his side and protect the position. Not difficult to execute, I'd play all CB here trying to freeze it on the rail and not worry about where the balls settled.

If you have a good feel for kicking, cincy's shot could work out very well also.

 

[sappo]

I like the kick into the 4/10 combo. looks like not much could go wrong as long as you don't hit the bottom half of the 4 ball.

 

[Cowboy Dennis]

Ervolino whacked the 10 ball with the speed to two-rail it back to the stack and hit the 1 ball. He took care of whitey though.





He left it here for Hopkins:

 

[LSJohn]

Ervolino whacked the 10 ball with the speed to two-rail it back to the stack and hit the 1 ball. He took care of whitey though.

Wow. Very nice.

 

[Island Drive]

Nice cue ball, but now it appears the 9 is a controllable bank with a cue ball stack.

 

[Billy Jackets]

I'd shoot the 10/4 combo exactly like it lays with just enough speed to lay the CB by the diamond below the side pocket. The 10 will stop about where the 4 was and the 4 will cross into the 7 and move it over for another ball on my side.
This will remove the 4 from his side and protect the position. Not difficult to execute, I'd play all CB here trying to freeze it on the rail and not worry about where the balls settled.

If you have a good feel for kicking, cincy's shot could work out very well also.

This is what I would shoot also. 10 into 4 , cueball main objective

 

[beatle]

probably wannabes shot off the seven ball. its a game winner

"dump your friends for their case money johnny" never was a great one pocket player but a straight pool player.

his shot sells out more often and left no real advantage for himself.

 

[Cowboy Dennis]

probably wannabes shot off the seven ball. its a game winner

"dump your friends for their case money johnny" never was a great one pocket player but a straight pool player.

his shot sells out more often and left no real advantage for himself.

A man has got to earn.

RBL