For those who may be concerned I talked to Tony about the shot again, and it was a very honest conversation for any doubters. I asked him to describe to me how he hit the shot and how he felt about both the cue ball and ob without leading him in any direction. He said he shot it into the rail, I then countered with "How did you shoot it into the rail" He said what do you mean? I answered with "Did you hit ball first or rail first?" He said ..ball first. I apologize to you all I felt he hit rail first.
Especially to you Doc.
I then asked him if he felt at any time that the kiss was there, and also if he was confident with the ob. He answered and said that there is no kiss and he was confident about the ob as well. Of course we are talking about one of the top four players in the world but none the less the option was there if you feel good about the shot.
Which was evidenced.
The conversation took another turn and I asked him about the 1ball kick option, he replied by hesitating and then said "what option" I know he heard me but maybe he didn't remember how viable of an option it is, or maybe it isn't.I then repeated myself and again said "kicking the 1ball" he said that it wasn't an option he liked because he couldn't hit deeply enough to control the cue ball. He said that it would stay down table and possibly where the 1ball is positioned. I thanked him for his time and wished him luck in his one pocket match coming up, he's going to give Dean Adkins the break in Det. soon.
That's my report from the man who shot the shot and if there were any other options he liked including the kick on the 1ball.
Dr. Bill
Good night and good luck.