jtompilot
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OMG WTF he used a jump cue. I thought they were playing 1P. I didn't know in 2004 you could use one. Serves him right to miss and lose
He probably would have knocked that jump in 10 times in a row on 9 ball.
I think what happens in pool is many times if you choose the obviously wrong shot, even if you execute it all the time, you can't execute it in this case because it is so wrong and you know it deep down, and this makes you dog it deep.
I was looking at it and I wonder if he could have been thinking he'd try to steal a ball, and if he misses corey really doesn't have too much (unless he overcuts it and gives him the 7). Just guessing as to his potential thought process.
Tyler, now that I look at it again, I think you are right - he was just trying to steal on and hoped to hit it with a touch a draw and basically try to stop it at the contact point. From my perspective, it is an ill-advised shot because the cue ball can hit the object ball on a bounce and you can lose control of both balls.
Watched two good players play a 4,000 set a couple of weeks ago in Mobile. One broke the balls and had the other one in trouble. The other player puts his jump cue together, right in front of the other player and jumped a ball, hitting the rail, back into the stack, making a ball and spreading the balls perfect for a should be east 8 and out. The other player screamed no jump cues, and first claimed he had his back to him when he put together, and later changed it to I thought you was changing shafts, so he lied and did admit to watching him put it together. If nothing was mentioned about jump cues before they started, what was the right call, and he did sit there and watch him put it together, but didn't see the dead ball and thought he was shooting a safety. The other player had won the first game, and this was the second game, playing a 6 ahead.
Good points. He was probably an 85% favorite to make that ball, because he was an excellent jump shot shooter. But Fred's point is also true: he was simply taking the wrong shot. He was forcing the issue, trying to seal the win, and because that was in the back of his mind he missed. What was worse, the opponent didn't have to get out in this layout because it was so tough. But Corey put an exhibition runout on Sean, and that was all she wrote.He probably would have knocked that jump in 10 times in a row on 9 ball.
I think what happens in pool is many times if you choose the obviously wrong shot, even if you execute it all the time, you can't execute it in this case because it is so wrong and you know it deep down, and this makes you dog it deep.
I was looking at it and I wonder if he could have been thinking he'd try to steal a ball, and if he misses corey really doesn't have too much (unless he overcuts it and gives him the 7). Just guessing as to his potential thought process.
It shouldn't be too surprising, but I did actually see Corey jump in a 1p game once. He jump-banked a ball on Chris Bartram to get out of the break and get safe. I think its kind of silly to say it was the wrong shot simply because it was a short stick. It was the wrong shot because Sean had several other, better, options. I've seen Rafael jump the rail to escape a few times, which I practiced and added to my repertoire immediately. One pocket is full of shots that can be extremely silly out of context. Its not even unusual to pass up an easy cut for a bank that carries position, for example. If its the shot, its the shot, and there's no reason to preclude the jump (unless you can't jump, then ur jus jealous). We already have the Grady rule for people who don't have an endgame, what else you want to ban, ffs? Some people play 1p and can't really kick well, few can masse accurately, we could always ban kicking balls in or the elevating the cue. Sounds like a California prop. Lmao
Dr. Bill, before editing, didn't your post mention wasps and turtles? It drove me to Google, where I found a site called 'Tortoise Forum'. Members over there refer to these beasts as torts and turts, for short. Isn't that clever? Well, isn't it? Sort of . . .
I would shoot the ten into the 14-3 and roll to about the same spot tom/Keith are talking about.
I have kinda paralyzed myself many times by thinking too much, like "I can't open those up" but in reality if a world class player gets a shot here, he's gonna prob get those tied up balls anyway, so I like shooting the shot I actually like in terms of moving balls, instead of letting the score get me into nit/bunt mode and all the sudden he's feeling good, shoots at his hole, makes it.
I think the best thing you can do in this spot, and this is a situation that comes up all the time so it's important, is to put a ball on you side rail and try to block him from seeing it. This position allows you to move the balls up table so effectively. So the 15 ball would be blocking him from seeing the 3 on my side rail would be the ideal execution of this shot.
Dr. Bill, before editing, didn't your post mention wasps and turtles? It drove me to Google, where I found a site called 'Tortoise Forum'. Members over there refer to these beasts as torts and turts, for short. Isn't that clever? Well, isn't it? Sort of . . .
Maybe it was a Frog and a Scorpion.
Rod.