How to overcome fear of a certain type of shot

[Fatboy]

Haha one day I’m going to catch some of you at some hall somewhere. And you all are gonna be like “your that mf Konrad who talks too much on AZ?”

You are good with me. Looking forward to meeting you sometime

 

[Fatboy]

I have played tons of both games, but, for years and years. I mostly played 9-ball in gambling sessions. There was no money in 8-ball.

They are two completely different games with different strategies.

I have ran tons and tons of racks playing both.

Recently, I have been playing last-pocket 8-ball with my buddy. That is a way more interesting game than regular 8-ball. Depending upon the table layout, it can be as strategic as one-pocket in keeping your opponent in positions that prevent them from making their last ball and being able to get position for the 8-ball in the same pocket.

Every 8-ball layout is different. Sometimes it is more advantageous to not make a ball than to make a ball. I try to establish “table superiority or advantage” by keeping an opponent “tied up” while I move my balls into more desirable positions that block holes or block my opponents path to pockets. Then I just wait for them to make an error and I have complete table control.

I never make my last ball until I am confident I can make the 8-ball.

Last pocket is probably my worst game. Man have I spent enough on that game. Lol I learned the hard way. I refused to acc I couldn’t get better at it. Maybe I got better, but I couldn’t win. Ever…. Jinx game haha

 

[HawaiianEye]

Last pocket is probably my worst game. Man have I spent enough on that game. Lol I learned the hard way. I refused to acc I couldn’t get better at it. Maybe I got better, but I couldn’t win. Ever…. Jinx game haha

When I first started playing it with my buddies over here, I would win 90% of the games.

Over time, their percentages have came up quite a bit.

My advantage over them is that I first was good at snooker before I concentrated on pool and that I learned one-pocket as a teen.

Last pocket has a lot of “moves” similar to one-pocket. Once your opponent finally catches on to some of the moves, it is harder to trap them the same way again. Once they figure out what you are doing to them, they try to turn the table on you.

It is good that I still have some moves in my back pocket that they haven’t seen yet.