Two rail the 9 ball over to your side and draw the CB to the side rail and under the solid on the foot rail.
I am with Mr Sparks in this one
I am with Mr Sparks in this one
I like shooting off the 15ball and sending the cue ball to the top rail then to the side rail. As long as I protect the 8ball this shot will yield a good next shot. This option is simple to execute with little to no downside.
Dr. Bill
Definitely this shotTwo rail the 9 ball over to your side and draw the CB to the side rail and under the solid on the foot rail.
Didn't notice there was room, if I was at the table I would have probably seen this before seeing the play off the 9b...don't tell my wife, but I like the easy ones...I like shooting the six into the three and clearing them both while sticking the rock. No risk here yet very effective.
Tom
I'm sure I could find a way to scratch in the sideI like shooting off the 15ball and sending the cue ball to the top rail then to the side rail. As long as I protect the 8ball this shot will yield a good next shot. This option is simple to execute with little to no downside.
Dr. Bill
I like shooting the six into the three and clearing them both while sticking the rock. No risk here yet very effective.
Tom
i thought i would high lite this gem of advice (bolded above)Tom,
I looked at this shot first and also thought about shooting it, then reconsidered because I thought I would be surrendering a superior table position to an up table game and decided against it when I saw a shot that had the potential to move a soldier from his scoring quadrant into mine and also preserve and protect a favorable position.
The shot does not appear overly risky to me, it's a fairly straight forward low left draw off the 9 ball to a large area on the side rail. It would be difficult IMO to over draw this shot and scratch in the corner or hit the 9 so poorly as to bound off the side rail far enough to sell out. Perfection ( under the 3 ) would of course be the ideal placement for the CB, however the shot still preserves the integrity of the position from any number of spots, just not as well as behind the 3 ball.
You told me that when deciding upon a shot that it was always prudent to weigh the risk reward value and match it to your particular skill set. this shot falls within my capabilities and I see more value than risk...
Tom,
I looked at this shot first and also thought about shooting it, then reconsidered because I thought I would be surrendering a superior table position to an up table game and decided against it when I saw a shot that had the potential to move a soldier from his scoring quadrant into mine and also preserve and protect a favorable position.
The shot does not appear overly risky to me, it's a fairly straight forward low left draw off the 9 ball to a large area on the side rail. It would be difficult IMO to over draw this shot and scratch in the corner or hit the 9 so poorly as to bound off the side rail far enough to sell out. Perfection ( under the 3 ) would of course be the ideal placement for the CB, however the shot still preserves the integrity of the position from any number of spots, just not as well as behind the 3 ball.
You told me that when deciding upon a shot that it was always prudent to weigh the risk reward value and match it to your particular skill set. This shot falls within my capabilities and I see more value than risk...
Two rail the 9 ball over to your side and draw the CB to the side rail and under the solid on the foot rail.
Jeff, there is no question about it. If your skill level leaves you capable of pulling off your shot a very high percentage of the time, you will have preformed maybe the most effective shot on the table. I just think you had better get the cue ball close to the foot rail. If you don't and you allow your opponent to see the (five?), you will probably find yourself locked up even tight on the one ball and in deeper than the wreck of the Titanic. Just getting the cue ball to the side rail will not be enough. That being said, if I felt good about that two rail shot on the nine and knew I would leave the rock on the foot rail, that would be my choice too.
Tom
The first shot I saw was banking the 2 ball up and back, and stunning whitey over to the side rail. The 2 might even pocket off the 3.
But the more I looked at Jeff's 9 ball shot, the more I liked it. The first consideration would be to put the CB behind the 7(?) ball near the opponent's pocket-- or at least by the hole. If the 9 2-rails into good position, that's even better.
~Doc