What Would A Sucker Do? Part 9
If you look around the room and don’t see any suckers….YOU are the sucker!
You are playing 9-ball and you have ball-in-hand. What do you do?
Idea #1: “Bank the 1-ball in the corner pocket!”
Idea #2: “Play safe by trying to put the 2-ball between the cue ball and 1-ball!”
Suckers…
Why aren’t these the best ideas?
Idea #1: It is very unlikely that you will pocket this ball and if you miss your penalty is huge. You will most likely sell out and your opponent will win especially with the 9-ball hanging in the jaws and the 2-ball is so close to it that you will probably leave them an easy combo or carom.
Idea #2: This is a better idea than Idea #1 but why do that when you could easily win the game right now?
Answer: This is an easy follow shot. Just set up the cue ball on a straight line through the 1-ball and 9-ball, hit will high English and pocket the 9-ball and win!