This is hard to tell the way the balls are laying.The carom is a good shot if the ten ball isn't up to high and how far apart the one ball and the ten ball are. Again because its Shane a good shooter.I would have him cut the 11 ball in his pocket. To me it looks like he has the angle for the shot. But its hard to tell from the real table. To me that looks like the best shot.Looks like it may be possible to carom off the 10ball and play the 1ball, cue ball looks to go toward the safe side of the 6ball.
There's also the possibility.. the way I see the angle.. to bank the 10ball toward the top left pocket and carom off the 1ball and drop to the safe side of the 6ball. This shot sends the 10ball relatively out of play for extra insurance in protecting the lead in case of a miscalculation.
Bill Incardona
This is hard to tell the way the balls are laying.The carom is a good shot if the ten ball isn't up to high and how far apart the one ball and the ten ball are. Again because its Shane a good shooter.I would have him cut the 11 ball in his pocket. To me it looks like he has the angle for the shot. But its hard to tell from the real table. To me that looks like the best shot.
This is tricky. There are a lot of ways to screw up here. I would go off the left side (as we look at the table) of the 5 ball thinly, to the side rail, and down to the end rail near the 6. It looks like the most doable with the least risk. It would be a mistake IMO to go for the 13 even for Shane. Moving the 5 is good because if you just go to the end rail, say off the 10, you leave a bank on the 5 that even I could make.
carom the five off the ten, roll cue ball behind the 6, free shot plus ten going up table.
Bernie, I really don't like the three railer with the 4ball:sorry Allow me to explain. First, for a player like myself striking the 4ball accurately enough to control the 4ball would be a problem considering both the speed I would need to position the 4ball with, and also shooting off the top rail would be a problem with the execution for me as well, especially if I followed the ball as opposed to elevating and hitting it with a stun stroke. Secondly I would be bringing the 4ball back down table and could possibly leave a return bank with the ball or possibly even a bank off the 11ball for my opponent. Too many things for me to be concerned with. However, if you feel good about the shot then it figures to be ok..for you. Now if you're referring to elevate and shoot the 4ball in that fashion by stunning it then I can feel that shot much better and would possibly shoot it if the carom angle wasn't there.With a 7-2 advantage Shane is not necessarily forced to shoot an aggressive shot..... however there are not too many available strong safeties....and all the balls are relatively easy for Busty to run should Shane make an error.
It's not possible to tell from this angle, but if the 11 ball cuts, with the cue ball running into the 10, then I might shoot it. It is such a thin hit that I would really need to trust the table because a slight roll off in either direction could cost me the game.
As an alternate I would prefer a less risky, more effective option......shooting the 3 railer on the 4 ball. The angle looks just right without having to do anything with the cue ball except run it down to the long rail, adjacent the middle pocket, with ample cover on the cue ball if I got the speed right on the 4 ball. From here I don't believe that either the 11 or 12 ball short banks for Busty.
Bernie.
Bill you could be right about the problems with shooting the carom, can't argue with you there, however, if you shoot off the right side of the 10ball instead of the cue ball ending up on the bottom rail next to the 6ball you might be picking it up out of the pocket.You guys scare me to death, talking about playing the carom off the 10 into the 1. This player is a game behind, ahead 7 balls to 2, and frozen to the rail, about 29 feet uptable. Missing your shot by 1/2 inch, and hitting the 1 ball first, could cost you the game, and you don't have to be Forrest Gump to miss this shot by 1/2 inch. It could happen to anyone, including SVB. I don't think there is any good reason here to take the chance. If you are careful, you are a 33 - 4 favorite to win this game, according to my calculations.
Play off the right side of the 10 ball and bank it off the short rail, leaving the cue ball on that rail, and close to the 6. Shoot any safe shot. (Could this be why I never win anything?)
The 3-railer on the 4 ball was the first shot I saw. What bothers me about the shot is the cue ball's proximity to the rail. If it were, say, a ball or ball and a half off the rail then I might go for it. If it's closer to the rail, it's too easy to screw up; at least for me, and maybe even SVB.... As an alternate I would prefer a less risky, more effective option......shooting the 3 railer on the 4 ball. The angle looks just right without having to do anything with the cue ball except run it down to the long rail, adjacent the middle pocket, with ample cover on the cue ball if I got the speed right on the 4 ball. From here I don't believe that either the 11 or 12 ball short banks for Busty. Bernie.
With a 7-2 advantage Shane is not necessarily forced to shoot an aggressive shot..... however there are not too many available strong safeties....and all the balls are relatively easy for Busty to run should Shane make an error.
It's not possible to tell from this angle, but if the 11 ball cuts, with the cue ball running into the 10, then I might shoot it. It is such a thin hit that I would really need to trust the table because a slight roll off in either direction could cost me the game.
As an alternate I would prefer a less risky, more effective option......shooting the 3 railer on the 4 ball. The angle looks just right without having to do anything with the cue ball except run it down to the long rail, adjacent the middle pocket, with ample cover on the cue ball if I got the speed right on the 4 ball. From here I don't believe that either the 11 or 12 ball short banks for Busty.
Bernie.