CHAPTER 6
Eight Ball


What Can Make You a Winner

Assessing the Table
Your and Your Opponent's Balls are Easy
One Group is Easy - The Other is Hard
Assessing the Trouble Spots
The 8-Ball is in a Precarious Position
Strategy
The Big Mistake - The Failed Runout
Winning A lost Game
Tightening the Screws
Saving Balls for a Specific Purpose
Let Your Opponent do the Dirty Work
Creating an Edge
Making Things Tougher for your Opponent
Setting up the Rack
Taking Care of a Trouble Ball with Ball in Hand
Breaking Open Balls with Ball in Hand

Offensive Play
Basic Pattern Play
Simple Pattern Play
Easy Runout Patterns
Medium Tough Runout
Advanced Pattern Play
A Tough but Runnable Pattern
Run Killers - What Could Stop Your Run?
Clearing Out an Area
Up and Down the Tab
Three Balls at a Time
Three Balls at a Time (II)
Proper Sequence
Plan B - Changing a Runout
End Game Position - Weaving Through Traffic
Saving a Key Ball
Consider all Six Pockets
Two Balls to the Same Pocket
Near Pocket vs. Far Pocket Shape
Using an Easy Shot to Play Difficult Shape
Don't Break Up Balls Unnecessarily
Playing Tough Position on Purpose
Playing for a Roll and Position
Playing for a Roll on a Breakout

Defensive Play
Stake Your Claim - Then Play Safe!
Missing on Purpose
Hooking Your Opponent
Soft Hit Safety Play
Keeping a Blocker in Place
Lagging the 8-Ball on a Tough Shot
Unblocking Pockets and Playing Safe
Plan B - Abandoning a Runout
Blocking Pockets
Playing Defensive Position

Shotmaking
Gamewinning Shots
Using a Carom to Remove a Blocker
Lining Up Banks Through Traffc

Breaking Balls Apart
Nudging Balls Apart
Breaking a Tight Cluster on the Rail
Keeping an Insurance Ball
Blasting into a Poorly Broken Rack
When to Break up a Cluster

Kick Shot Strategy
Which Ball to Kick for
The Lag Shot Kick Shot
Soft Kick Safety
Kicking at a Group
The Forced to Kick Shot

Break Shots
The Control Break Shot
Breaking to Make the 8-Ball
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