Shoot the wrong ball, push balls around and “accidentally” not leave your man a shot. Harder to do in rotation games. I’m not here to give stalling lessons. But it’s easy not to play your best and make it look like your best when you know what you’re doing. Deception is another word for it.
Here's a simple play: for an angled shot into the side pocket, hit the near point by "mistake". It's not hard to plan a safety with this shot, depending on what you are playing and where the balls are. You could even build up a reputation for missing side pockets on that side. I've been called "Side Pocket Bob" but the misses weren't intentional.
And on Olhausens, hit the near point on corner pockets and hang the ball up. Curse the equipment.
I’ve never been able to manage the big CB either. Ever. Hopeless.Here's a simple play: for an angled shot into the side pocket, hit the near point by "mistake". It's not hard to plan a safety with this shot, depending on what you are playing and where the balls are. You could even build up a reputation for missing side pockets on that side. I've been called "Side Pocket Bob" but the misses weren't intentional.
I've been slow played at least once. I thought I played pretty good in the rec room, and decided to visit the pool hall in town. My opponent quickly figured out that I couldn't play position with the big cue ball and dirty cloth. He suddenly missed a lot of shots until the 7. Having seen his real game at the start of the session, I realized what was going on and watched the train wreck for a while, then retreated to the rec room with an important lesson learned fairly cheaply.
Everyone has their time. Some make it to being the best or #1 but it’s temporary for everyone. Except Ronnie O’Sullivan he seem to have out ran time…..
I will know exactly how good you can play as soon as I see you walk around the table.
How do you do this? ESP?
This is exactly what prevents me from getting a proper game with anyone I can beat nowadays lol. I still move around like I was born on a pool table and my stroke is str8 silk. I don't play around with deliberately hiding my speed anymore as my game sputters about on its own enough and it generally falls well short of what my stroke looks like my game should be. And rightfully so since I play maybe 6hrs a week mostly socially compared to 6hrs a day of practice/competing in my early 20s. Anybody who's been around can smell that hidden gear lurking below the surface. Only problem is, it's only a hidden gear if you can turn it on whenever you want, not when it is able to hide from you as easily as from others. So now all the guys that can't unsee angle shooting and decide what ur skill is based on how you move around the table as much as how you move the balls on it have me pegged as a probable hustler to steer clear of. The only guys that want to play me are the ones who actually have the game I appear to and would kill me. Hence...mostly social games for me lol.
Because it’s not your first day…..
But some people are good at covering up ability. The fish for sucker.