Jiang Jun, who calls himself Shi Yulu’s junior brother.
Shi Yulu was not yet 20 years old, so theoretically her junior brother should be younger than her, but Ling Zhi couldn't feel the aura of a child in Jiang Jun at all.
Jiang Jun is about the same height as himself. He just watched the celestial sphere for a long time, and he should be considered a calm type.
Is it possible that he is older than Shi Yulu but joined the club after her, so he is said to be Shi Yulu's junior brother?
This is possible.
As for himself, that was completely a special case. Although Coach Xingchen took Shi Yulu under his guidance, he only took her during her initiation and was not in the same period as Ling Zhi. When Shi Yulu called him senior brother, Ling Zhi felt that he couldn't bear it.
It's just that a discerning person would definitely see that she was older than Shi Yulu, so she couldn't call her junior brother. It would always feel like a gimmick, so Ling Zhi let her call him that.
But no matter Jiang Jun's age, Ling Zhi didn't care very much. What he cared about was, what was the new method of playing that Jiang Jun mentioned?
As his thoughts spread, Jiang Jun came to the table and began to place the ball.
I saw that he placed 10 red balls on the longitudinal central axis of the table, 5 on each of the upper and lower half of the table, and the blue balls were placed at the center of the table. Seeing this arrangement, Ling Zhi had already vaguely guessed Jiang Jun
intention.
"Brother Ling, I borrowed a white ball from the next table, so that we can each have a white ball. You are responsible for clearing the 5 red balls from the lower half of the table, and I am responsible for clearing the 5 red balls from the upper half.
After the 5 red balls are in charge, hit the blue ball last. Whoever gets the blue ball first wins, how about that?"
Sure enough, it's pretty much what Lexus thought, except...
"It might not be realistic to play like this. From what you're saying, are we both going to hit the ball at the same time on the same table? If we want to compare speed, why not just time it?"
Jiang Jun took out a red ball from the golf bag again, placed it on the table, then leaned down, took aim, and replied:
"Timekeeping is boring, wouldn't it be more exciting to play together?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Jun put the red ball he had just picked up into his bag, straightened up, faced Ling Zhi, and asked again:
"So? What's your answer?"
It turns out that he was practicing football, what did he think he was going to do?
Ling Zhi put aside the distracting thoughts in his mind and said with a smile:
"I am indeed a little interested, but I have a question. Although it is impossible in most cases to play on the same table, there are rare cases when our positions overlap. What should we do in this case?
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The phenomenon proposed by Lingzhi is indeed possible. For example, when two people hit the left top pocket and the left bottom pocket at the same time, their positions may overlap on the right side of the table. In this case, who should let whom?
What's more, there may be some other problems, such as what should I do if the red ball is not scored? What should I do if the white ball runs into the opponent's area?
Jiang Jun seemed to see these doubts in Ling Zhi's mind, and he further explained:
"Don't worry, I will promise not to overlap with your position. Even if there is a possibility of overlap, I will let you fight first. How about that?"
Wow, what I said is really confident.
"It's okay to fight first. I'll try my best not to collide with your position. If there is such a possibility, then just try again."
"Okay, let's do it."
After determining the general rules, Lexus didn't ask what to do if the red ball didn't go in.
Jiang Jun seems to be very confident in the rules of the game he has set, and Ling Zhi is naturally not without a temper.
The previous conversation gave Jiang Jun a slight upper hand in momentum. If he asks "What should I do if the red ball fails to score?" at this time, wouldn't it mean that he is not confident in scoring a goal?
So Ling Zhi stopped asking. If he couldn't score, he would consider himself a loser. Moreover, Ling Zhi felt that in Jiang Jun's heart, he thought so too.
"So, are you ready?"
Jiang Jun stood near the bank on the left side of the upper platform, with his body facing the top bag on the right side, his face looking at Ling Zhi, and asked with a smile.
"Well, you're ready."
Ling Zhi was standing near the right bank of the lower platform, facing the lower left pocket. Seeing that Jiang Jun didn't lie down to take aim, he didn't lie down either, so he didn't want to fight for this little time with Jiang Jun.
"Okay, then, let's get started."
After the seemingly unserious order sounded, neither of them rushed to rush. Instead, they both slowly got into position and took aim patiently before scoring their first red ball.
For Ling Zhi, although he also wanted to win the game proposed by Jiang Jun, he was more interested in this game. Rather than winning, he wanted to know how far he could do it.
Therefore, Lingzhi did not deliberately pursue speed, but first wanted to ensure that he could score 5 red balls. As for whether he could hit blue balls, it was not his first consideration.
The initial position of the white ball can be placed by oneself. Both of them unanimously chose to hit the red ball farthest from the blue ball first. The angle of placement is also such that after hitting the red ball, they can call it with a low shot.
The nearest red ball is at the same angle as the bag, so it can be hit quickly without having to go around to the other side of the table.
However, there are still some differences in the positions of the two people.
Lingzhi controlled the white ball to hit the second red ball in a straighter position. If he continued to pull back with a low shot and hit the left bottom pocket of the third red ball, the hitting angle would be too wide.
So Lingzhi changed his strategy and scored the second red ball with a low shot, then pulled the white ball back for a moment and walked to the left center pocket of the third red ball.
The angle of the second red ball that Jiang Jun walked to was more comfortable. After scoring the red ball, the white ball slid to the right and rear for a while, and he could hit the same pocket of the third red ball. The angle was ideal and he could still hit it.
Use the same stroke to get the fourth red ball from the same bag.
Although there is no absolute difference between whether it is a middle bag or a corner bag, there is a problem.
If you continue to hit the bag, when the last red ball is reached, if the angle is uncomfortable, for example, the white ball moves downward after Ling Zhi scores the red ball, or the white ball moves upward after Jiang Jun scores the red ball, then you will need to go around.
It takes a table to allow the white ball to reach the position where it hits the blue ball's pocket, which is a waste of time.
However, if the red ball continues to be in the bottom pocket or the top pocket, no matter whether it is moving more or less, if you want the white ball to call the blue ball, it is nothing more than using a different club method and eating a different side bank, but in the end it is not the same.
You need to go around the table to get to the middle pocket of the blue ball.
So there is still a slight difference in whether to play the fifth red ball in the middle pocket or the corner pocket.
Unfortunately, by the time Lexus realized this difference, it was already too late.
During the batting process, Ling Zhi also observed with the corner of his eye that Jiang Jun's batting speed was not that fast, which made him unconsciously relax his vigilance.
However, because Ling Zhi called the pocket when hitting the third red ball early, he followed the trend with the fourth and fifth red balls. Ling Zhi didn't think there was anything wrong with this at first, but
When he reached the fifth red ball, he finally realized the problem:
He subconsciously walked at an angle with the white ball pointing downwards.
Ling Zhi frowned, and his mind quickly flashed through some scenes he remembered when watching live broadcasts before, as well as some statistics the coach once told him.
When calling the middle pocket of the blue ball, if the white ball is in the lower half of the table at this time, then there is a 91.8% probability that the players will control the white ball to pass through the line connecting the blue ball and the middle pocket. This is to facilitate the subsequent movement of the white ball.
The red ball on the bottom half of the table.
Of course, there is another very important reason, that is, if the power of the white ball is small, although it will be difficult for the player to call the white ball the red ball, his goal is not difficult, because at this time the player
The line of sight is directly towards the mouth of the middle bag!
I don’t know if it’s because this habit is engraved in the players’ bones. When a player calls the pocket of any ball, he will move the white ball to a position where his shot direction is as parallel to the base as possible.
The purpose of this is to enable players to see the full picture of the pocket when taking out the shot. From a psychological perspective, it will make players feel that their success rate in scoring is higher.
In the same way, if the player moves the white ball to the bottom pocket on the left side of the black ball at the attack point, it is equivalent to hitting the black ball at the opposite angle. In other words, the player is taking the shot.
You can't see the bottom pocket on the left side from the corner of your eye.
If you can't see it, you won't have the confidence in your heart. If you don't have the confidence in your heart, you will easily make mistakes.
So Ling Zhi moved the white ball a little more when he was just relaxed, and then he realized that he had unknowingly fallen into a kind of psychological inertia.
At this time, Lingzhi's fifth red ball goal is not difficult at all, but if you want to get the blue ball, you will inevitably need to use your strength to circle the table. Once you choose to circle the table, you will most likely lose the game.
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Jiang Jun also happened to hit his fifth red ball at this time. He did not pursue speed, but took a leisurely look at Ling Zhi's half of the table.
He didn't say much, just lay down and took aim.
From beginning to end, Jiang Jun was always in the same pocket where the red ball was, which is the top pocket on the right side!
Ling Zhi didn't know if Jiang Jun had already designed his playing style before this game, because the current situation no longer allowed him to think too much. After hesitating for a second, Ling Zhi made up his mind, changed his previous plan, and got down to fight.
Jiang Jun hit the last red ball at the same time.
Jiang Jun still used the same stick technique to pull the white ball to near the center line, and just when he was about to lie down and hit the blue ball, Ling Zhi quickly took out the stick again and hit the blue ball first!
The blue ball fell into the bag, but it didn't fall into the middle bag, but into the left top bag!
Yes, Lingzhi changed the plan temporarily and did not try to move the blue ball around the table to the middle pocket. Instead, he gently pushed the white ball to the upper left pocket of the blue ball. This could make the white ball stop quickly, but on the other hand, it increased
The difficulty of scoring a goal.
Fortunately, the final result was good. Lexus withstood the pressure and scored the blue ball first, winning the game!
There was sparse applause all around, and Ling Zhi realized that Shi Yulu had stood behind him at some point, applauding gently. Of course, there were also some people he was not familiar with who were applauding.
Jiang Jun didn't seem to expect Ling Zhi to make such a choice. After lying on the table for a long time, he straightened up and faced Ling Zhi. The smile he showed before the game was no longer on his face:
"I didn't expect that you didn't let the white ball go into the blue ball."
It is naturally much simpler to hit the middle pocket of the basketball ball in a good position than to hit the bottom pocket or top pocket. This is the unwritten consensus among snooker players.
Ling Zhi scratched his head embarrassedly:
"Well, I didn't move well, so I just tried to match the accuracy. I also wanted to take a gamble. If the blue ball didn't go in, you would win in the end! Are you going to tell me that you can't move the top pocket of the blue ball?"
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"It's all about accuracy, right?"
Jiang Jun muttered something in a low voice, and then showed a familiar smile:
"Of course not. As long as you score a basketball, you can take any bag. Brother Ling, according to the agreement, if you win, then this table will be yours!"
After saying that, Jiang Jun packed up his clubs and left the table.
Ling Zhi was a little confused. What did Jiang Jun's last sentence mean?
Just at this moment, Shi Yulu patted Ling Zhi on the shoulder, congratulated him with a smile and said:
"Senior brother, you are really good!"
"What's really good? You mean that game just now? I just had some luck."
"That's not what I meant."
Shi Yulu shook her head, pointed at the table in front of her, and explained:
"Jiang Jun is usually very picky about the table. When he practices at the club, he usually practices on this table. If a student occupies this table, he will take it back without mercy."
"And today, he actually gave up this table to you, which is really rare!"