Open up these balls while sticking the cue ball into that little mitt.
I like Frank's shot too. But your shot has real merit. I looked at that one right off. If the CB ends up dead behind the 5, it could be a game winner.The vanilla shot is to roll off the 15 and tuck in behind the 5. I expect there is a sexier shot that I don't see here.
I like your shot Jerry. (And yours too Barber)I've had this shot many a time and didn't really know what to do. I don't like any ticky tack safety and was trying to find something really productive. I fooled around with this shot and the key is that nothing currently lays good for your opponent except the five ball on the bottom rail. I tried the two rail kick into the five and make sure you catch that second rail which will push the five into the bottom balls by the stack and send the cueball back to the side rail and you should move something towards your pocket very safely.
I like your shot Jerry. (And yours too Barber)
The only other shot that I was looking at is to three-rail the 5 ball toward my own corner and letting the cue ball drift naturally up along Efren's side of the table. That 5 is the only ball that goes for Efren (aside from that dark ball at the far end that banks from some angles). I kind of like moving that to my own side, and sticking the cue ball on Efren's side. It also looks like nothing much banks cross corner for Efren -- unless you happen to get unlucky shooting the 5 and create a little window where something does go -- of course that can happen! But three-railing the 5 might also open up that cluster, or something else good could happen sending the 5 in my direction.
There is another shot here that ChicagoMike taught me at the derby a few years ago that I never would have known otherwise. It’s a stroke shot and could be highly effective here. You could actually one rail that four ball towards your hole with strong draw. The cue ball hits the back rail and comes straight down the long rail on his side. You can push balls to your hole and hide the cue behind the stack. Or leave the cue uptable on his side and let him deal with it. I also like Franks shot. Just wanted to point this out as another viable option.
I think I would bank that ball (4 or 2 ball) up table across to my side, hoping to open up those frozen balls in front of my hole, while drawing the CB back against the top rail on his side.
If I succeed, I get another ball in the strike zone, open up the three already there, and pin him on the top rail.
He could be in trouble.:heh:heh
There is another shot here that ChicagoMike taught me at the derby a few years ago that I never would have known otherwise. It’s a stroke shot and could be highly effective here. You could actually one rail that four ball towards your hole with strong draw. The cue ball hits the back rail and comes straight down the long rail on his side. You can push balls to your hole and hide the cue behind the stack. Or leave the cue uptable on his side and let him deal with it. I also like Franks shot. Just wanted to point this out as another viable option.
Mitch,
Ha ha ha.... You mean like my post above...five posts ago?:lol:lol
well i guess scott decided like alot of you that the 2 balls tied up in his scoring zone would be a problem
even if scott got you by the 5 ball the balls tied up are still a problem for him
i like franks way of loosening them up
but i would be nervous depending how i landed into "the mitt"
i might leave something
scott decided to bank the 4 into the cluster as darmoose and mitch suggested but decided to go 3 rails to get behind the stack
he hit it alittle too hard