When To Go For Game - Pool Tutorial | Pool School

[@charliepreston1]

Spooky how the triangle rocks back and forth during the video

[@writetosrj]

I was struggling to explain how "about to get 7 balled" is a bogus fear to my fellow pool enthusiasts. Now thanks to you I can just send this video to them 😊. Thank you for the great coaching

[@adrianantczak2131]

You just pointed all the mistakes I keep making. So often I go for the easy balls leaving the difficult ones till the end only to be snookered. Got to change my tactics. Thanks for the video

[@PoolSchool]

Cheers. It’s quite common but quite easy to change once you realise why it’s not a good idea.

[@stevieg4198]

Another cracking video and well timed as we were talking about this is at our club last night. Park your ego, let your opponent pot themselves into trouble and just hope they don't fluke anything once you start tucking them up! Great to hear what you were saying about losing more games as you start to feel more confident too, my win/lose ratio has got worse over the season as I have started feeling more confident (thanks in part to your vids, in part to practice and in part to Guinness) and I think it's because I have a better understanding of what to do and I am more confident I can do it.....until I don't!!

[@PoolSchool]

Cheers. Yeah there’s definitely a correlation between losing more games and clearing most of your balls but not quite making the clearance. Difficult balance to get right. I almost prefer playing the really good players in my league because they either clear up and beat you and you can’t say you did anything wrong if you didn’t have a shot! or they miss their last ball and it’s easier to clear up in return.

[@joeharrington9745]

I think you're right Stevie, lack of Guinness is the problem! Thanks for sharing the channel I'll see if I can get the tangent worked out 👍👍

[@stevieg4198]

@Joe Harrington I think in reality it's the abundance of Guinness that's the problem. Watch those videos and then you can teach Billy 🤣

[@mediapartners9950]

Another great vid! A lot of players in my league only want to take their easy balls and try to pile the psychological pressure on their opponent by getting 4 or 5 balls “ahead”. Personally it’s never bothered me if they try this tactic as it just leaves more opportunities for me to snooker them or develop a problem ball of mine. Very well explained 👍🏻👍🏻

[@Lokdhxnskam]

Great video! Are you able to a session on defensive techniques and also how to do soft tucking shots ? This would be greatly appreciated!

[@davidknollman4222]

This is so useful. As you say I've become a lot better player, however I'm loosing a lot of games when down to one ball or just black. It's getting pretty demoralising so this video helps a lot and I hope things will change.

[@peteresheridan]

Nice discussion of a difficult concept, it's a fine line to thread and can cost the over confident player many racks.

[@Melv2712]

Great video. I'm finding myself losing more games at the moment and was struggling to put my finger on it - you have hit the nail on the head. I'm struggling to find a balance on when to go for it and often find myself stuck in the safety battle for too long and let my opponent develop their way into a winning position.

[@PoolSchool]

Thanks. You’re right It is a very fine balance and not something that you always get right. You can’t just refuse everything for ever and get bogged down in a safety battle (although some people like this! 🤷‍♂️). You have to be brave at some point and go for it and it doesn’t always pan out, that’s pool!

[@jasonh3109]

Another gem!! Thanks for the amazing product. The time and care and great advise and instruction you put into your videos is so impressive.

[@dunkingnutz]

Really enjoyed your video, I feel I'm going through that transitional period where I'm calculating routes and when to go for bust! i feel im becoming a better player yet losing more games through it, When i works it's a great feeling to pot everything in one go. Trying to keep the frustration away is something else tho! excellent content

[@peterf08]

Great video thanks, i was aware of everything you said but its nice to hear it from a coach

[@michaelpantelis6559]

I really learned much from this video - thanks and cheers

[@mindofmasters8745]

Do a video on pool cues an the best tips to have an weight of pool stick plz

[@kmanpilkers]

Brilliant video. THIS is exactly what 8-ball is all about. I've been beaten by clearing 5 or 6 balls and then being unable to get position on the last one so many times. You can feel like you got "close" to the winning line playing this way too (when in reality you were nowhere near it) which had a psychological impact on the next frame or two. I'm still to learning to recognise when it's likely I'll be able to pot a ball AND get position, and if it's low probability, pick a spot on the table to put the cueball that's horrible for your opponent instead.

[@commonsenseproductions5893]

I now see the error of my ways. Great insight from this. Might be obvious for an expert, but a novice it's harder to see. Been beat a million times after potting a lot of balls early 🤦 lol a little strategy....

[@phil2768]

This is exactly the problem I have now since getting better, I'll go for the game and end up out of position on the black or one of my remaining balls then get beat by a less technical or skilled player. It's the difference between being a very good and being very good who is able to finish more times than not.

[@suben3]

Excellent!

[@PoolSchool]

Thanks

[@paulbamford8Ball]

Here is my take on this subject: There is a very fine line between going for it or not and that fine line is determined by 2 things. Number 1.) The rule set that you are playing Number 2.) Your ability

[@PoolSchool]

Yep always a very fine line. Table layout is also a determining factor but that almost works on a sliding scale with ability.

[@roscosisco1276]

Been playing on and off for years, and I still lose games against worse players by going for game too much when it's not really there.

[@slayer5097]

I love clearing up and everyone around me saying you're too good, what a fkn clearance. However this happens one time out of 10 possible clearances. Which isn't that good.

[@Naraithlos]

Just because you are winning.. doesnt mean you are winning.

[@PoolSchool]

Exactly

[@sharkdom]

"7-balled" doesnt sound so bad lol. It's called getting "grannied" where I am... ultimate shame 🤣

[@JerryLee..]

The hardest thing to do is knowing when to "miss a shot".

[@geoffcarlton4047]

If you can't pot them all, don't pot at all