Drills that Safety Skil
By Dominic Esposito aka The Drill In This Month We’ll Practice Drills that Develop Safety Skills
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ow pay attention, student! Almost always, it is not required to make the winning ball to win a game. But, until you do, it is required that you control the table and control your opponent. Do you have a balanced pool game? That means you decide when to shoot an offensive or a defensive shot (or both, which is called an ODO Shot — Offensive Defensive Option. As slang, players often call this a “Two-Way” shot. Take a few moments to consider your own play. The professionals do, and they shoot safeties to devastate their opponents. Too bad many matches are edited to seem that billiards pros run tables often. They play safe a lot and running multiple racks from the break comes less often than many think. So when should you play safe? Some pool players claim playing defense makes you “weak,” but they couldn’t be more
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