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My Cue: Go Series by Muellers.com
Copied from muellers web site, to be edited later
The more traditional G03 has an ebony forearm with four snakewood points outlined with white, black and white veneers. The inlays in the points are elliptical-shaped diamonds formed by four separate ivory inlays. The butt sleeve is also ebony with four snakewood windows outlined with white, black and white veneers. The diamonds are repeated in the windows for a total of 32 inlays. The four decorative rings of German nickel silver and ivory have twelve windows and the joint is ivory. The Irish linen wrap is white with double black specks.
How do you play this shot?
This is one possible scenarios of using CueTable in a blog...
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Recently I have received a question from Gail of NYC:
"How should I play this. I'm a C player.
This shot came up in a league match and it was hill-hill. I'm a C player from NYC.
The cut on the 6 ball is very very thin, but it is possible. How should I play this and what are my various options both offensive and defensive?
I ended up under cutting the ball and left an open shot on the 6."
Here is Mike's answere:
GG11, after taking a look at this layout and setting it up on my home table, I've listed some of the options available to you in this situation, both offensive and defensive. I would like to note, however, that (assuming this layout is accurate) the cut on the 6-Ball isn't extremely thin, but it's certainly not a hanger, especially while on the hill. In other words, as a C player, this a reasonable shot for you to attempt. If you feel it's out of your skill level, I would suggest taking some lessons with a certified instructor in your area to see if they can help you with shots such as these, which require good mechanics.
I played this layout against a friend of mine with each of these options to see how successful each of them was, and I found the most success (clearances) with the inside english route. I attempted to get an angle on the 7-ball, but ended up straight in most of the time, which is fine, since you need to get back for the 8-9 carom later in the rack, which is easy to do by simply drawing back off the 7-Ball. If you don't end up straight in on the 7-Ball, adjust your position route accordingly to get toward the center of the table to play the 8-9 carom.
Page One: This shot is played with just less than a tip of outside english. Some players prefer to cut balls in by "throwing" them in this way. Many times I ended up straight in on the 7-Ball, which isn't a bad thing in this particular layout. The outside english prevents the scratch in the lower left corner.
Page Two: This shot is played with a half-tip or so of inside english, and I found it to be higher percentage, though this may differ for other players.
Page Three: This is a defensive shot, using the 7-Ball as a blocker, you can try to reposition the 6-Ball and cue-ball on either side. This can be a touchy shot, but it's relatively low risk. I played it with a smidge of inside english to slow the cue ball down, and about a half ball hit. Your opponent will more than likely have an easy kick shot for the hit.
Page Four: Reposition the 6-Ball and Cue-Ball the same way as before by kicking behind the 6-Ball with a bit of right english. In this particular layout, this shot is difficult to execute consistently, and it essentially leaves a "free" one rail kick for your opponent.
Page 5 - 7: This is all the shots from option one: Run-Out with inside english.
As you can see, the defensive measures have more cons than pros, typically leaving your opponent a free one rail kick and no distance between the 6-Ball and Cue-Ball. Shooting out is the right play in my opinion. I hope some of this information was helpful.
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Recently I have received a question from Gail of NYC:
"How should I play this. I'm a C player.
This shot came up in a league match and it was hill-hill. I'm a C player from NYC.
The cut on the 6 ball is very very thin, but it is possible. How should I play this and what are my various options both offensive and defensive?
I ended up under cutting the ball and left an open shot on the 6."
Here is Mike's answere:
GG11, after taking a look at this layout and setting it up on my home table, I've listed some of the options available to you in this situation, both offensive and defensive. I would like to note, however, that (assuming this layout is accurate) the cut on the 6-Ball isn't extremely thin, but it's certainly not a hanger, especially while on the hill. In other words, as a C player, this a reasonable shot for you to attempt. If you feel it's out of your skill level, I would suggest taking some lessons with a certified instructor in your area to see if they can help you with shots such as these, which require good mechanics.
I played this layout against a friend of mine with each of these options to see how successful each of them was, and I found the most success (clearances) with the inside english route. I attempted to get an angle on the 7-ball, but ended up straight in most of the time, which is fine, since you need to get back for the 8-9 carom later in the rack, which is easy to do by simply drawing back off the 7-Ball. If you don't end up straight in on the 7-Ball, adjust your position route accordingly to get toward the center of the table to play the 8-9 carom.
Page One: This shot is played with just less than a tip of outside english. Some players prefer to cut balls in by "throwing" them in this way. Many times I ended up straight in on the 7-Ball, which isn't a bad thing in this particular layout. The outside english prevents the scratch in the lower left corner.
Page Two: This shot is played with a half-tip or so of inside english, and I found it to be higher percentage, though this may differ for other players.
Page Three: This is a defensive shot, using the 7-Ball as a blocker, you can try to reposition the 6-Ball and cue-ball on either side. This can be a touchy shot, but it's relatively low risk. I played it with a smidge of inside english to slow the cue ball down, and about a half ball hit. Your opponent will more than likely have an easy kick shot for the hit.
Page Four: Reposition the 6-Ball and Cue-Ball the same way as before by kicking behind the 6-Ball with a bit of right english. In this particular layout, this shot is difficult to execute consistently, and it essentially leaves a "free" one rail kick for your opponent.
Page 5 - 7: This is all the shots from option one: Run-Out with inside english.
As you can see, the defensive measures have more cons than pros, typically leaving your opponent a free one rail kick and no distance between the 6-Ball and Cue-Ball. Shooting out is the right play in my opinion. I hope some of this information was helpful.
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