Cincy, the yellow ball lies in a 'strange' spot. Playing 4 or 6 cushions of the 'left side' of red is tricky. Some players will go for a, Maximum English and angle off the, 'right side of red, because the game is still early. I would play off the, 'left side' of yellow for position and safety, Make speed.
Playing the way you diagram, there is a 'kiss' after the 5th rail.
Difficult shot the way he played, especially on a New cloth. Needing to contact the red somewhat thin, and still keep spin and draw on CB. If it's played this way, you need Speed to get the CB to snap out of the corner to go long enough.
I like Bill's shot dropping it in off the left side of the yellow, especially for safety. But simply trying to score I like thinning the right side of the red and spinning out of the corner coming short to the side rail making it 4 rails. If the red ball were where the yellow is, there would be no doubt that's what I'd play.
