Sportiest trap I've ever seen

[WCRanger]

Disco Dave did this to me earlier. Brutal doesn't even begin to describe it. And yes... The 3, 8, and 10 are frozen on the cue. For orientation, the little blur at the corner of the pic is his pocket.

 

[GoldCrown]

Rather be him than you. You need a hacksaw and some sheets to escape from that.

 

[Disco Dave]

Sorry Nate, I only intended to freeze to the 10 & 8, but the 3 came back off the rail at very slow speed to seal the deal. Thanks for giving me the opportunity to try that.

 

[NH Steve]

Maybe Tom Wirth can elaborate, but I have heard a term from Washington DC area guys, they call this kind of situation "Nellie's room". It seems to happen when, like Dave said, you are bringing the cue ball into the side of the stack off an object ball that rebounds back behind the cue to close the door.

 

[Disco Dave]

Never knew there was a name for it. Just shows there's nothing new, just a lot to rediscover

 

[WCRanger]

Hahaha. It was awesome and terrifying to watch it happen. Now I just need to remember not give you another opportunity to do that.

 

[3RAILKICK]

Maybe Tom Wirth can elaborate, but I have heard a term from Washington DC area guys, they call this kind of situation "Nellie's room". It seems to happen when, like Dave said, you are bringing the cue ball into the side of the stack off an object ball that rebounds back behind the cue to close the door.

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[Jimmy B]

Maybe Tom Wirth can elaborate, but I have heard a term from Washington DC area guys, they call this kind of situation "Nellie's room". It seems to happen when, like Dave said, you are bringing the cue ball into the side of the stack off an object ball that rebounds back behind the cue to close the door.

More like a 'Red Room' from a deep web site...

 

[beatle]

not so bad, as being frozen you can push your shot through whichever way you please.

 

[Disco Dave]

The shot doesn't show the other balls on the table. Not too many good places for the cue to go safely.

 

[WCRanger]

I had nowhere to go. Needless to say, I handily lost that game.

 

[Frank Almanza]

Looks like he might have left you straight in to your hole with the three ball.

 

[Disco Dave]

3 ball goes just below first diamond on the side.

 

[WCRanger]

Looks like he might have left you straight in to your hole with the three ball.

If I had tried it, the 13-7 was wired to his hole and I probably would have made if for him then left a shot on the 13. Course I say this and what I did wasn't any better. I softly massed the cue in between the 10 and 3 to try and force the 3 to the rail while blocking his pocket with the stack. I failed miserably, though. I'm making it my goal to return the favor next time we play. lol

 

[One pocket Smitty]

Dave, do I know WCRanger.?---Smitty

 

[Disco Dave]

Smitty, I don't believe that you know him. I just met him recently.

 

[Billy Jackets]

There is almost always a shot , without seeing the complete table it looks pretty tough , but if there were no balls near his side rail that go , you could jack up a little and use max right spin and throw the 8 ball toward your pocket while going thru the ten a little. Just pocket speed.
Again , without knowing where the other balls are , who knows?

 

[unoperro]

I HAVENT TRIED IT but I think you can shoot into the 13 with a jumpshot and get whitey off table. 7 ball if it goes in,gets spotted along with 1 from shooters balls.
May be best option?

 

[petie]

This is where they put you if you are already banished to the Members Forum and you still flame.

 

[Patrick Johnson]

That's a big game trap, alright.

But am I nuts, or are the spot and the pocket at the lower left too close together? Going by the size of the balls, I think the foot end of the table should look like the pic below, with the gray circles where the pockets would be...?

pj <- wonderin' if I'm seeing things right
chgo

P.S. The rulers are 25 inches each, scaled to the size of the balls.

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