One Pocket Pool
11. MAKE IT DIFFICULT FOR YOUR OPPONENT TO REMOVE BALLS THAT FAVOR YOU
Smart players do this for two very big reasons. For one thing, it allows them to build on their favorable position, so when they finally do get a shot, they can run more balls. And of course the other big thing is, if they can really lock up the cue ball at the same time they leave balls near their pocket, they might trap their opponent into giving up an immediate shot! The most basic tactic for making it difficult for your opponent to move balls that favor you is to leave the cue ball behind either the stack, or behind other blocking balls, so they cannot easily get to them to remove them.
Again, while you are trying to do it to your opponent, they are trying to do it to you, and so goes the dynamic of One Pocket.
Again, while you are trying to do it to your opponent, they are trying to do it to you, and so goes the dynamic of One Pocket.
12. LEARN TO PLAY THE SCORE
The basic idea of playing the score is to adjust your strategy depending on the score, to give yourself the best chance to win. Typically, this is done by playing more conservatively and sending balls out of play to protect a lead, or by playing more aggressively and keeping the balls in play when you you are way behind. Playing the score is all about managing the odds of winning. If you need just one or two balls and your opponent needs significantly more, generally your odds improve the less balls are in play, and their odds improve the more balls are in play because of the possibility of stringing together a run with multiple balls in play!
13. Find aOne Pocketmentor
he traditional way to learnOne Pocket, is to spend time with an experienced player. If you have access to an experiencedOne Pocketplayer that is willing to give you basic lessons, or otherwise share their knowledge, you should definitely take advantage. Even if they wont give you lessons as such, you might find an older but knowledgeable player, whose shooting skills may have declined, but who still knows the game and is willing to play you.
If you are fortunate to have a knowledgeable older player available to learn from, the main thing is to please pay them respect they undoubtedly deserve it, and what a cheap price for you to pay as a student and often it is all that they ask!
If you are fortunate to have a knowledgeable older player available to learn from, the main thing is to please pay them respect they undoubtedly deserve it, and what a cheap price for you to pay as a student and often it is all that they ask!
