your opinion wanted

lll · Feb 4, 2018

i am watching the superbowl as i guess many of you are or not

so i expect more replies tomorrow
but i was playing a few weeks ago and this came up
the score is 5-1 or 5-0 me...

i cant tell how many balls are on the table...

i was left like this my shot ...my pocket is the corner up the rail from the 1 ball
i didint want to make the 1
(you are ahead dont bring balls down table,,ie to the foot end of the table )
but i didnt see anything i liked coming of the balls in the stack
so
I shot the 1 ball in the hole
do you see a shot i missed ...
was it a poor decision ??

Scrzbill · Feb 4, 2018

Is the 3 dead
Did you try corner hooking

lll · Feb 4, 2018

Scrzbill said:
Is the 3 dead
Did you try corner hooking

the 3 is pointed at HIS pocket not mine
i dont remember but i dont think so regarding the corner hook

One Pocket Ghost · Feb 4, 2018

lll said:
i didint want to make the 1
(you are ahead dont bring balls down table

do you see a shot i missed ...

I shot the 1 ball in the hole
was it a poor decision ??

#1. Larry...there are already 9 balls down-table, one more is not a big deal...

#2. The only other shot you had was 2-rail kicking out of the corner to strike the outside of the 11-13-7 --- but that's an aggressive shot that could leave a return shot - it's a shot that you don't need to be shooting with a 5-0 lead - if you were down 5-0 it would be a good shot to shoot...

#3. All that said, you shot the only reasonable shot that you had - pocketing the 1ball - and of course you needed to leave the cueball safely on the opposite side of the table, probably by the side pocket.

- Ghost

lll · Feb 4, 2018

One Pocket Ghost said:
#1. Larry...there are already 9 balls down-table, one more is not a big deal...

#2. The only other shot you had was 2-rail kicking out of the corner to strike the outside of the 11-13-7 --- but that's an aggressive shot that could leave a return shot - it's a shot that you don't need to be shooting with a 5-0 lead - if you were down 5-0 it would be a good shot to shoot...

#3. All that said, you shot the only reasonable shot that you had - pocketing the 1ball - and of course you needed to leave the cueball safely on the opposite side of the table.

- Ghost

thanks ghost for the reply

Scrzbill · Feb 4, 2018

lll said:
the 3 is pointed at HIS pocket not mine
i dont remember but i dont think so regarding the corner hook

Yes and you left him a shot at it. If you weren’t going to corner hook him then Ghost is correct that you left the cue ball on the wrong side of the table. With a shot as easy as you had, moving your cue ball to the correct side is a lack of concentration. It happens.

lll · Feb 4, 2018

Scrzbill said:
Yes and you left him a shot at it. If you weren’t going to corner hook him then Ghost is correct that you left the cue ball on the wrong side of the table. With a shot as easy as you had, moving your cue ball to the correct side is a lack of concentration. It happens.

good point
i think i drew back to the center diamond
but i really dont remember
for sure he didnt make the 3 ball next....

thanks for the responce bill

androd · Feb 4, 2018

good as any !

vapros · Feb 4, 2018

Knock the 1 ball down and leave him there on the rail. Only sensible option. A two rail kick at the 13 and 7 might come out pretty good, but only if you hit it well. It would be a 13 foot shot from your position on the rail. Shoot the 1 ball.

OneRock · Feb 4, 2018

"Don't bring balls down table"... It isn't always so. Pocketing the 1 was the right shot here.

lll said:
i am watching the superbowl as i guess many of you are or not

so i expect more replies tomorrow
but i was playing a few weeks ago and this came up
the score is 5-1 or 5-0 me...
i cant tell how many balls are on the table...
i was left like this my shot ...my pocket is the corner up the rail from the 1 ball
i didint want to make the 1
(you are ahead dont bring balls down table,,ie to the foot end of the table )
but i didnt see anything i liked coming of the balls in the stack
so
I shot the 1 ball in the hole
do you see a shot i missed ...
was it a poor decision ??
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beatle · Feb 4, 2018

this is a case where putting that ball uptable is a plus for you as it takes away his shot of doing it and leaving you in the jaws.

Cory in dc · Feb 4, 2018

lll said:
i am watching the superbowl as i guess many of you are or not

so i expect more replies tomorrow
but i was playing a few weeks ago and this came up
the score is 5-1 or 5-0 me...
i cant tell how many balls are on the table...
i was left like this my shot ...my pocket is the corner up the rail from the 1 ball
i didint want to make the 1
(you are ahead dont bring balls down table,,ie to the foot end of the table )
but i didnt see anything i liked coming of the balls in the stack
so
I shot the 1 ball in the hole
do you see a shot i missed ...
was it a poor decision ??

There are two rules in this situation and you can only achieve one of them. Rule 1 is not to put a ball back in play. Rule 2 is not to leave the cueball down where all the balls are, near your opponent's work.

If you don't break Rule 1, then you're going to have to break Rule 2. Of the two options, you chose the right one. I would probably play for the corner hook, but would likely not get it because I really don't want to scratch with the lead!

lll · Feb 5, 2018

thanks guys for the replies and confirmation i made the right decision..

cant say i did it for all the reasons you all mentioned ....

its good to know my decicion making is improving
thats one way my game is getting better....

and why this site is so great
you learn from better players not just shots but analysis of situations
thanks to all of you....

jtompilot · Feb 5, 2018

lll said:
good point
i think i drew back to the center diamond
but i really dont remember
for sure he didnt make the 3 ball next....
thanks for the responce bill

If he’s not frozen to the rail you left a three rail on the 12 with thr QB stuck on the 5/9 and your in trouble

Dennis "Whitey" Young · Feb 5, 2018

I would attempt to make the jaw hook for otherwise your opponent appears to be able to slow role the 7 to his hole without losing the cb, and it also appears there is a 12/3 combo.

Bringing the cb to center table does appear it leaves the 3 railer on the 12 as jtompilot points out!

Bringing the cb to far side pocket is better as Ghost points out. In this case I would do a return shot of hitting the 7 on right side and carom it off and repostion the cb in against the cluster, or kick into the 12/3 combo.

thanks fro the thread, lll. Whitey

Island Drive · Feb 5, 2018

The 5-4 carom off the 15 looks wired. It lays well for a high rolling natural cue ball.

Frank Almanza · Feb 5, 2018

Sorry I'm late Larry but I got held up watching the game yesterday. This is what I would do anticipating that he would then pocket the one ball and
possibly giving me a play on the seven ball. Sticking him on the 13 ball really limits his options.

baby huey · Feb 5, 2018

The two rail kick into the eleven is an option here.

One Pocket Ghost · Feb 5, 2018

jerry matchin said:
The two rail kick into the eleven is an option here.

Ahem...post #4 >>>

One Pocket Ghost said:
#1. Larry...there are already 9 balls down-table, one more is not a big deal...

#2. The only other shot you had was 2-rail kicking out of the corner to strike the outside of the 11-13-7 --- but that's an aggressive shot that could leave a return shot - it's a shot that you don't need to be shooting with a 5-0 lead - if you were down 5-0 it would be a good shot to shoot...

#3. All that said, you shot the only reasonable shot that you had - pocketing the 1ball - and of course you needed to leave the cueball safely on the opposite side of the table, probably by the side pocket.

- Ghost

lll · Feb 6, 2018

jerry matchin said:
The two rail kick into the eleven is an option here.

One Pocket Ghost said:
Ahem...post #4 >>>

the problem i have with the 2 rail kick is the uncertainty or to me likely leaving a cross corner bank after the balls spread

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