Originally Posted by fred bentivegna
What does the majority of ordinary chess players want to have to do with trying to outmove the old Bobby Fischer? I gave you the right shot. I will take that to my grave. If I couldnt go rail first off of the ball and return 3 or 4 rails up the table I would french kiss SJD. Maybe spearing in a 9 foot straight back like DeMarco did was easier.
One other consideration is that even if somehow you scratch, (very unlikely), you would spot up the ball you made, plus the one that you owe. 3 balls on the spot, no shot for your opponent. There are still FIVE makeable balls on the table! Now you are back to where you can still WIN on one shot, just like your opponent.
I released one of the most important pool axioms you can ever learn. IF AT ALL POSSIBLE, manipulate your shot choice to where you can win on one shot AND YOUR OPPONENT CAN'T. That is stronger than acid. Not only my heart, but every turned out player's heart, gets big when we are shooting at a shot -- however difficult -- that can get us the win, but won't cost us the game!
Real pressure comes from looking around the table and visualizing your oppo winning the game if you miss.
One of the drawbacks in going over shot selection in bank pool ON THIS FORUM, is that the shots are looked upon mostly from a one pocket players perspective. That is: In one pocket you can lock the game up by taking balls out of play, putting them up table and against the rails and next to each other, etc. But you are only defending against ONE pocket. So a four or five ball lead in one pocket with balls in the aforementioned positions is a solid advantage.
But in bank pool you are defending against SIX pockets. No matter what the score, especially in short rack, if the balls are not hanging in the pocket and enough of them are out there for someone to be able to win with, whoever has the lead is always at risk. Say you are losing 4 to 0 but there are five balls in play, you dont have to bank five and out. How about 2 or 3, then a safe, and then 2 or 3 and out? It doesnt matter where the balls are scattered around the table, as long as they aint hanging, they can be banked.
Beard
There it is. Take it or leave it. Dont matter to me. I am certainly not the one trying to learn the game.
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Freddie, I like your reasoning but your shot going rail first here is not a good shot, trust me I have shot it about 10 times with very mixed results. The ball is too deep in the pocket, plus the angle and distance is too difficult to get any consistency with the shot. If the angle was straighter and the ball wasn't buried that deeply in the pocket I would shoot your shot for sure. But not from the position shown.:sorry It's actually possible to miss the entire ball. Then there is the possibility to go short on the shot, where the cue ball comes close to hitting the spotted ball off the side rail.Too many problems with the shot at the angle and distance shown.:sorry
Dr. Bill