Winning 8-Ball Strategy and Techniques … How to Play Smart

[@DrDaveBilliards]

*Contents:* 0:00 - Intro 0:42 - Centered Break 2:08 - 2nd-Ball Break 3:31 - Shot and Strategy Examples 9:47 - 9' Table B&Rs 11:42 - "Bar Box" 7' Table B&Rs 13:45 - More Info *Supporting Resources:* - 8-ball break resource page: billiards.colostate.edu/faq/break/8-ball/ - game strategy: billiards.colostate.edu/faq/strategy/ - 8-ball strategy: billiards.colostate.edu/faq/strategy/8-ball/ - CB control and pattern play principles: billiards.colostate.edu/faq/cue-ball-control/ - System for Aiming With Sidespin (SAWS): billiards.colostate.edu/faq/sidespin/aim/saws/ - 30 degree rule peace sign technique: billiards.colostate.edu/faq/30-90-rules/peace-sign/ - equal-distance kicking system: billiards.colostate.edu/faq/bank-kick/mirror/ *Subscribe to Dr. Dave's KZbin Channel:* kzbin.info

[@JerryLee..]

The video timing is perfect again Doc! 😅 For the last 2 weeks, I have been thinking about these topics and how to improve! Thank you!

[@DrDaveBilliards]

Thank you for your support. I appreciate it, and I'm glad you get something out of my stuff. Continued good luck with your game.

[@mobiledetail4you]

Man my game is improving so much. Your videos are so valuable. Thank you for helping me elevate my game.

[@DrDaveBilliards]

@@mobiledetail4you You’re welcome. I’m glad to hear my stuff is helping.

[@HillbillyIslandLife]

Great info as always Dr. Dave!

[@DrDaveBilliards]

@@HillbillyIslandLife I’m glad you think so.

[@Rickhem1]

Good stuff Dr. Dave, as always. Thanks for posting.

[@DrDaveBilliards]

@@Rickhem1 Thank you, and you’re welcome.

[@davekat4680]

Always appreciated Dr. 👍

[@DrDaveBilliards]

@@davekat4680 Thanks. I’m glad to hear it.

[@s2nnero]

Thanks Dr Dave!

[@DrDaveBilliards]

You're welcome. Enjoy!

[@chrisvand2678]

Great video with usefull knowledge as always. Thanks, Dr. Dave.

[@DrDaveBilliards]

@@chrisvand2678 Thank you, and you’re welcome. I aim to swerve. 🤓

[@_liksu1850]

Great value video. 😊 thank you

[@DrDaveBilliards]

@@_liksu1850 I’m glad you think so. You’re welcome.

[@justinc1909]

Great video as always. Have always wondered, why does top and bottom spin change how high the second balls come up on a head ball break?

[@DrDaveBilliards]

Thanks. The reason for the direction change is spin transfer. For example, backspin transfers slight topspin to the 1 which transfers slight backspin to the 2nd-row-balls, causing them to come back more.

[@justinc1909]

​@@DrDaveBilliardsgotcha. Thank you very much for the reply

[@justinc1909]

@DrDaveBilliards That makes sense. Appreciate the reply

[@DrDaveBilliards]

@@justinc1909 You’re welcome. I aim to swerve. 🤓

[@theleftwich1]

@@DrDaveBilliards The effects of spin transfer continually surprise me. It totally seems like something you could just ignore when considering paths out of a 15-ball rack, but it obviously is not!

[@deathlessgamer]

I was once playing a casual doubles game, it came down to the last two balls one for us is solids and eight ball for the other team. I decided that I would post up the cue ball right behind our ball because it was in the way of the eight ball. My teammate ask me why on Earth I would do that instead of trying to pocket the ball? I said to them with the angle I had it pocketing it would be essentially impossible, so by doing that if they hit our ball it's a foul and we get ball in hand or if they don't hit it but still miss the eight ball and miss the pocket and we have a much better angle on the next shot. Sure enough, we won that game. The lesson here? Don't be afraid to play a defensive shot.

[@DrDaveBilliards]

@@deathlessgamer An easy safety is much better than a risky offensive shot, assuming your goal is to win.

[@ThePoolplayer448]

Thank you improve my game so much

[@DrDaveBilliards]

You're welcome. I'm glad to hear it.

[@puboh]

I like the new camera angle!

[@DrDaveBilliards]

@@puboh Which one? The oblique angle of the green-cloth bar box, or the higher/closer view of the blue-cloth tables?

[@puboh]

@@DrDaveBilliards The higher/closer view of your table!

[@DrDaveBilliards]

@ I agree. I will try to do this more.

[@therealthreadkilla]

My best bar box break was 5 balls using the 2nd ball hit. And of course the 8 goes in probably 20% of the time.

[@DrDaveBilliards]

@@therealthreadkilla I made 6 balls once, but 4 is the best I’ve done since.

[@pokerbosscycler]

thanks dave please add your choice of cue you use , thank you .

[@DrDaveBilliards]

All the equipment I use is listed here: billiards.colostate.edu/dr-dave/interview/#Case

[@1Andypro]

All great stuff, but I'm struggling to apply most of these strategies in typical league scenarios where the tables are extremely worn and slow, and we still use warped plastic triangle racks, ensuring the racks are never good.

[@DrDaveBilliards]

@@1Andypro Good point. If the balls aren’t racking tightly, the break strategies aren’t as effective, but everything else in the video still applies.

[@BlackDynamite901]

DrDave are the white circles plain paper or adhesive on one side?

[@DrDaveBilliards]

They are self adhesive hole reinforcement labels. For more info, see: billiards.colostate.edu/faq/training/teaching/

[@BlackDynamite901]

@DrDaveBilliards awesome you rock!

[@Jake-b6e6i]

Hey Dr. Dave, do you ever think of playing in an 8 ball pool tournament?

[@DrDaveBilliards]

I am certainly not near the pro level, but I enjoy entering the annual VNEA amateur tournament in Vegas.

[@Jake-b6e6i]

@@DrDaveBilliards you play very well in your videos, would you be able to win against Mr. Melling in pool?

[@DrDaveBilliards]

@ Since I can run out, I can’t beat anybody in a short race, but I don’t play anywhere close to pro level.

[@shubinternet]

I can see most of these things when you explain them, but I’m still struggling to see anything before you tell me what you were looking at. I’ve got so far to go.

[@DrDaveBilliards]

@@shubinternet The more videos like this you watch, and the more you practice and play, the easier it will come.

[@onemoremisfit]

I can understand a lot, even just watching pro matches and listening to commentators. Dr Dave's material is so rich with knowledge but alas, I'm still working on simply pocketing what I shoot at. If I practice really hard and never get discouraged and keep up the struggle for the rest of my life, I think I could reach the level of bar box banger someday, lol.

[@DrDaveBilliards]

@@onemoremisfit Bar Box Bangers unite. 🤓

[@millerbunnett3304]

What cue are you using ?

[@DrDaveBilliards]

All the equipment I use is listed here: billiards.colostate.edu/dr-dave/interview/#Case

[@millerbunnett3304]

@@DrDaveBilliardsthanks Dr! I love your content and your teachings.

[@DrDaveBilliards]

@@millerbunnett3304 I’m glad to hear it. Thanks!

[@chrisvand2678]

It looks like a Predator 9K with a Revo and an extension between the shaft and butt.

[@DrDaveBilliards]

@@chrisvand2678 Yep. But it's not the cue that matters ... it's you that matters! 🤓

[@KingsleyMbene]

In my head I always recognize good and finishing pattern but potting is a problem I end up missing some balls because of cue ball control in short am not skilled

[@DrDaveBilliards]

@@KingsleyMbene If you want help with these things, see the videos and info in the pertinent sections here: billiards.colostate.edu/tutorial/ Enjoy, and good luck!

[@anthropomorphicOrange]

How do you avoid creating a cluster with the second ball break? At least 30% of the time when I execute the second ball break, I cause a cluster a balls to form on one of the side rails.

[@DrDaveBilliards]

@@anthropomorphicOrange These tables were racking well, and I was hitting the 2nd ball as squarely as possible. Both things help.

[@MikeBilliardsFun78]

imagine someone in League look you and be like i only tap the cue ball and think they should stay on table yep i call it and guy seem upset but didn't argue , i done many times and been honest maybe i should not and see who call me a cheater

[@DrDaveBilliards]

There are certainly many league players who know very little about the rules.

[@tylobabe129]

I see you bumped the 2 around 4:46

[@DrDaveBilliards]

Nope. The CB bumped into the 2 at the end of the previous shot. In the interest of time, I often didn't show the shots to the end.

[@tylobabe129]

Ah I see!

[@NH_RSA__]

Lots of drunken chattering. Yeah. Profoundly annoying.

[@DrDaveBilliards]

I'm glad at least one person picked up on that.

[@ilikebacon.6483]

play you 1v1 any game lmk $

[@DrDaveBilliards]

@@ilikebacon.6483 Woof. 🤓

[@00RockyAngel00]

Copyrighted music - yes, it has to be something pretty obscure for you to not get in trouble for it, which makes it unlikely to be in jukebox or a DJs playlist. Anyways, great, informative video.