There isn't an offensive shot so you have to try to out move Miller to get the first shot. Kicking in the 2 ball isn't any good, you leave Miller an easy return safety shooting off the 7 ball. Your best chance to win the first shot is to try to get Miller to make the 2 ball. I would do that by lagging onto the top of the 2 ball softly to see what he does.
Dr Bill
Here is one of those that you need to be on a real table to be sure. I have shot the 7 ball straight back to the rt hand pocket many times, using extreme low left english, with the cue ball sliding along the head rail safe. The shot is available (and I have made it many times) IF I can get enough of the 7 ball without scratching in the pocket. The angle on the diagram doesnt show the show clearly enough. The shot appears to be right on the borderline, go or dont go.
Billy is right about one thing, kicking in the 7 and leaving the cue ball on that side of the table accomplishes nothing because it is an easy return safety off of one of the those uptable balls (8 ball) to return to the back rail.
Landing softly on top of the 7 has some merit. If your oppo is dumb enough to shoot off of the side of the ball that allows you to pocket the 7 and move the cue ball by draw or follow to the middle of the head rail where it's a lot more difficult to play safe back to the back rail.
If he was playing me, that wouldnt happen. I would try to remain either of top of the 7, or slightly off to the side of it, by using a gentle tap myself. Thereby forcing him to shoot the cue ball to the head rail where I could then shoot the 7 in.
Looking at attachment 5636, it "looks" like I cant shoot the bank to the right hand pocket, but it also "looks" like I can bank the 7 ball softly to the left side of the table and with soft draw, pull the cue ball to the middle of the back rail, the hardest place for my oppo to play a safety on me back to the end rail.
Beard
There isn't an offensive shot so you have to try to out move Miller to get the first shot.
Looks like the idiot thinks he can curve around the 7 and stiff the 9 What an idiot if he trys that shot.I don't know what he should have done but not that.John B.
Looks like the idiot thinks he can curve around the 7 and stiff the 9 What an idiot if he trys that shot.I don't know what he should have done but not that.John B.
Did Artie write this post for you? you have to be shitting me
Here is one of those that you need to be on a real table to be sure. I have shot the 2 ball straight back to the rt hand pocket many times, using extreme low left english, with the cue ball sliding along the head rail safe. The shot is available (and I have made it many times) IF I can get enough of the 2 ball without scratching in the pocket. The angle on the diagram doesnt show the show clearly enough. The shot appears to be right on the borderline, go or dont go.
Billy is right about one thing, kicking in the 2 and leaving the cue ball on that side of the table accomplishes nothing because it is an easy return safety off of one of the those uptable balls (8 ball) to return to the back rail.
Landing softly on top of the 2 has some merit. If your oppo is dumb enough to shoot off of the side of the ball that allows you to pocket the 2 and move the cue ball by draw or follow to the middle of the head rail where it's a lot more difficult to play safe back to the back rail.
If he was playing me, that wouldnt happen. I would try to remain either of top of the 2, or slightly off to the side of it, by using a gentle tap myself. Thereby forcing him to shoot the cue ball to the head rail where I could then shoot the 2 in.
Looking at attachment 5636, it "looks" like I cant shoot the bank to the right hand pocket, but it also "looks" like I can bank the 2 ball softly to the left side of the table and with soft draw, pull the cue ball to the middle of the back rail, the hardest place for my oppo to play a safety on me back to the end rail.
Beard
Freddy,
That's the proper evaluation of the layout but I think you're calling the 2 ball the 7 ball.
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Yes I was. I went back and edited all my posts to now indicate the correct ball.
I cant change your post however where you copied my original wrong ball post.
Beard
I can do that
RBL
(I should delete my "slight apology" post now that most of the "evidence" has been destroyed.)
Beard
Dear catfishbreath,
So then, what SHOULD you have done from there?
Barrag Breath