Thinking backwards?

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8 ball, 9 ball, one pocket, 14.1 or you name it.

Pool is kind of like a jigsaw puzzle. Many games are won or lost in the thought process.

After the break we need to look at the trouble spots and the good spots.

What can we do to make it better along the way?

Is there something we can bump here or there to make it better without causing more problems?

Is it going to be hard getting on the cash?

Backwards, middle or beginning.

If we had a jigsaw puzzle contest the players that sorted their colors first would have a big advantage on getting the puzzle done first.

Then there would be other secrets that the puzzle winners would use to win over and over.

Back Gammon, checkers and chess.

If you ever played any of these game you should understand.

Pool is like a puzzle. Sometimes the puzzle is easy and sometimes the puzzle is tough.

The secret is to make the tough ones easier with the right decisions.

We see it over and over in pool. The smart move beats the straight shooter.

front, middle and back. We need to look at them all.

Totally agree with this.. I am a great shot maker and tend to get out because of that. But now I have been making an extra effort to take the extra time to really try and think the ENTIRE rack out and its taken my game to a new level.