wei shot. Maybe it'll work

blackeee said:

This came up in a game yesterday. I am pocket A. I couldn't 2 rail it cause I couldn't get the cue ball past the side pocket and if I didn't make it I would probably sell out a bank or leave some kind of shot. I chose to try to bunt it down table and lay it up in front of the hole and I hit it bad and left him a 3-railer which he hit so bad he left me a shot at my hole which I missed so bad I left him nearly straight in. My question is what would be some other safety options. I may have this diagram screwed up. If I do, I'll try again.[CUETABLE]http://CueTable.com/P/?@1Abpj3PNdf3QcQx3kNti3kOCb3kMGL3kNtd3kOCf4kAsh4kaxp4kICP4kICQ4kIbR@[/CUETABLE]

The one was on the spot.

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Cowboy Dennis said:

blackee,

If this was the original position then I do not see how the cueball traveled as shown with the 1 ball only going where it is shown. Are you certain of the angles?

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Cowboy Dennis said:

If this is the original position for the shot, let us know. Sometimes the simplest appearing shots can be maddening in one-pocket.

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blackeee said:

This came up in a game yesterday. I am pocket A. I couldn't 2 rail it cause I couldn't get the cue ball past the side pocket and if I didn't make it I would probably sell out a bank or leave some kind of shot. I chose to try to bunt it down table and lay it up in front of the hole and I hit it bad and left him a 3-railer which he hit so bad he left me a shot at my hole which I missed so bad I left him nearly straight in. My question is what would be some other safety options. I may have this diagram screwed up. If I do, I'll try again.

The one was on the spot.

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lll said:

i would shoot the 1 to the long rail near the side pocket on my opponents side of the table with right hand english .let the q go down to the head rail and back up table so that the q is on my opponents side close to his pocket and the 1 ends up on my side of the table abouut a diamond or so up from the corner on the same side as my pocket at the other end (head) of the table. hope this is clear.

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androd said:

Your shot seems to be a kiss, if you're gonna chance a kiss you could shoot it like this.
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lll said:

i would shoot the 1 to the long rail near the side pocket on my opponents side of the table with right hand english .let the q go down to the head rail and back up table so that the q is on my opponents side close to his pocket and the 1 ends up on my side of the table abouut a diamond or so up from the corner on the same side as my pocket at the other end (head) of the table. hope this is clear.

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fred bentivegna said:

Finally, the right shot. The shot was superbly covered in my first DVD Banks that dont go -- but do! (and from an even tougher angle.)

the Beard

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Cowboy Dennis said:

blackee,

If this was the original position then I do not see how the cueball traveled as shown with the 1 ball only going where it is shown. Are you certain of the angles?

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SJDinPHX said:

My opinion....just shoot the damn ball and stop sniveling.

Dick <----is in major withdrawl. YK is not working

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Cowboy Dennis said:

If this is the original position for the shot, let us know. Sometimes the simplest appearing shots can be maddening in one-pocket.

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NH Steve said:

Yeah, and with only one pocket to score in, and six pockets to scratch in, if you suffer from carelessness or diminished execution skills at this game, you are a big favorite to scratch long before you score. (would that be a 6 to 1 favorite in this situation?)

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Yet I might try to two rail just over to my side, as shown. This shouldn't leave a shot, but it could leave an easy return for your opponent that might come back to bite a little later...

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gulfportdoc said:

The ball can also be made, or gotten real close, with this shot, using center left english:

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Cowboy Dennis said:

lll,

Is this what you are describing? The shot that Rod shows is probably the shot from here, even though he moved the one ball off of the spot.
Playing this safety shot is riskier than banking the ball straight back.

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P.S. lll, isn't about time that you started WEI'ing? Think of the fun you could have.

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blackeee said:

That's the shot I wanted to shoot Doc, but I was a little thinner on the object ball than the diagram depicts and too close to the rail to get enough on the cue ball to spin it past the side pocket.

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blackeee said:

Shoot the damn ball where? I expected a better reply from you Dick. I know you know what to do in this situation. I'm just lookin for some input.

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SJDinPHX said:

Blackeee,
Sorry you missed my feeble attempt at humor. The coming few weeks, I will not be fit company, much less a productive citizen.
I like lll's shot (post 6) best. Unless you are a top player in dead punch, all the others look pretty dicey. I don't see a kiss on that shot with R.H english.

Dick

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