first glance.. open up the 1 and 2 ball and float cue ball to end rail. The only other shot I could see Parica doing which is real aggressive is banking the 7 ball with force follow on the cue ball and have the cue ball go behind the 2 balls by Gradys pocket. He could bank the 4 ball toward his hole and maybe get the cue ball behind those same 2 balls by Gradys pocket. Really have to be at the table to see the angles on the 7 ball and 4 ball banks
Hitting the 7 hard enough to force follow or to stun it would make the shot useless in terms of positioning the 7. It would however be a good shot to hide whitey. But with the 1 and 2 balls tied up, the shooter won't get a shot at his hole anytime soon.
If the 8 ball is not too far off the head rail, he has a decent two-railer, and can get the CB safe. Like y'all say-- the picture perspective is not for sure...
Doc
[glad you posted a layout, Larry. I was looking for sumthin myself.]
i like piggybank04 and tom's shot. its one of dr. bill's must knows on his instructional dvd.....
Hitting the 7 hard enough to force follow or to stun it would make the shot useless in terms of positioning the 7. It would however be a good shot to hide whitey. But with the 1 and 2 balls tied up, the shooter won't get a shot at his hole anytime soon.
If the 8 ball is not too far off the head rail, he has a decent two-railer, and can get the CB safe. Like y'all say-- the picture perspective is not for sure...
Doc
[glad you posted a layout, Larry. I was looking for sumthin myself.]
Doc, the shot on the seven must be hit fairly softly, not hard, if the shot is to be effective. If enough of the seven can be seen then that is the correct shot. With a softer hit with inside English the seven ball can be held up nicely and the cue ball floats down like a dream come true behind those two balls. A hard hit won't work because the English doesn't have time to grab the seven and hold it up enough to find the pocket. ... Tom
Yeah, the angle and speed are to what I'm referring. To my eye, if hit dead center, the 7 ball looks like it would roll into the 13. But hit dead center, it would be difficult to roll the CB behind the 12-15, unless the shooter could use left english.
In order to roll the CB behind the 12-15 the shooter would have to hit the 7 left of center, which would cause a kiss at slow speeds. Hit with high karate or a stun stroke the CB would hesitate for a spit second, then roll behind the 12-15. But then the 7 would be turned loose.
Each guy's feel for speed, and perspective of the angles on these types of WWYD layouts dictates which shot he'd recommend.
To me the 4 ball bank is not possible. If hit straight it'll contact the 12-15. If cut a little to the right it'll clip the 7.
Another shot that Grady liked to shoot, but which Parica might not, is a "blast-em" shot using the 14 into the 12. That might work out hunky-dory if the CB can be floated down towards the corner pocket.
~Doc