Cowboy Dennis
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Ghosty, Ghosty, Ghosty,One Pocket Ghost said:Huh?.....Just leave him the free 9ball, with a good chance to get position for some kind of a bank for a second shot - why in the world would you do that when there are much better options? - here are two of them: Soft roll the cueball three rails to the 9ball like in my first diagram - Or as in my second layout, shoot the 3-rail billiard, aiming to hit the long rail right behind the 9ball - you could shoot this at soft-medium speed, or medium speed - possibly with a result similar to what I've displayed...even if you dont hit the rail perfectly behind the 9 - any hit on the 9 will be more likely to not leave a shot, than to leave a shot....all experienced One Pocket players have shot both of these shots a million times.
- Ghost
PS, But the way treeman laid out his wei diagram, the 9 can still be easily rolled into off just the foot rail - I'm just assuming, and basing my shot choices, in that he didn't display his actual situation accurately, and that soft one-rail kick to the 9 wasn't available, as he said.
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Finally, the voice of reason. As bad as I kick I would shoot this before I left him a shot at it. If I hit the 9 it's a good safe with no advantage given. If I foul on this shot then I still have a 5-4 lead. If I leave him a shot at the 9 and he makes it I have a 6-5 lead.
For those advocating shooting the 4 and leaving a shot at the 9: where's the 4 going to magically go? You could easily leave a cross-corner or a straight-back on it, all depending on the roll of the table. I'd bank the 3 cross-corner before I ever rolled into the 4 ball.
Dennis