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Defensive Strategies - Improve Your 8-Ball / 10-Ball Defensive Game Quickly

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  • čas přidán 18. 05. 2021
  • In this video Tor goes through over 120 game situations in 8-Ball, 9-Ball and 10-Ball. Each layout has an explanation as well as a spin indicator. The most common defensive situations are featured in this video.
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Komentáře • 52

  • @ThomasJeppesen
    @ThomasJeppesen Před 24 dny

    I've played pool for 30 years, and still learn a lot from Tor. Thanks for all your good work, Tor!

  • @jeremyparris6121
    @jeremyparris6121 Před 2 lety +2

    Best defensive video I've ever seen, hands down.

  • @derekdeese6130
    @derekdeese6130 Před 2 lety +7

    This video is a literal wealth of knowledge.. I've played pool for 15 years and I got more out of this then 1000s of matches played. It's insane you give this away 💪💪💪

  • @garybkatz
    @garybkatz Před 2 lety +4

    I won a rack of 8 Ball tonight, using one of the safeties you mentioned (thinning off my ball and sending the CB around the table behind blockers, using some english). Thanks, Tor!

  • @abrehamhaile7722
    @abrehamhaile7722 Před 3 lety +4

    I never seen pool videos like you're tor amazing camera color, amazing stranges, amazing defense shot you put on it, you give us best pool knowledge that was cool and cool.

  • @garryyarber4691
    @garryyarber4691 Před rokem

    I use to say, "when in Doubt, Spread them out!" Basically, get distance between the object ball and the cue ball. This theory has worked for me many times.

  • @garybkatz
    @garybkatz Před 2 lety

    This is one of my favorite tutorials on defense.

  • @stevenaconnelly-dd8fd
    @stevenaconnelly-dd8fd Před 11 měsíci

    Thanx Doc.....all these suggestions and ideas are great. I just felt my APA rating go up a point!

  • @richardjohnson4835
    @richardjohnson4835 Před 3 lety +1

    That was an awesome hour of defensive shot instruction!

  • @edwardmejia8233
    @edwardmejia8233 Před 3 lety +2

    thanks for your hard work Mr lowry and for keeping motivating the world to play pool

  • @buole
    @buole Před 3 lety +2

    Great video of pool defensive strategies. Love your videos 😍

  • @ajschroetlin2196
    @ajschroetlin2196 Před 3 lety +1

    Several of us have been playing a lot of kick safe lately. That game really helps to fine tune your defense. Plus it's nice to have a game to practice safeties that's fun.
    Thanks for sharing it with us. :)

    • @ZeroXBilliards
      @ZeroXBilliards  Před 3 lety +1

      Cool! That's a great game - makes playing defense fun. It's also a great ring game.

    • @ajschroetlin2196
      @ajschroetlin2196 Před 3 lety

      @@ZeroXBilliards Can you tell me how you handle the ball in hand rule, in a ring game? It makes sense one on one but not so much with a group.

    • @ZeroXBilliards
      @ZeroXBilliards  Před 3 lety

      @@ajschroetlin2196 www.zerox-billiards.com/support Basically, the player who played the safety gets ball in hand. The player who fouls gets a point - if they get to 5 or 7 points (or whatever number is decided) then they are out of the ring game.

  • @user-ho6gw7bb9l
    @user-ho6gw7bb9l Před 3 lety

    WoW AMAZING video for defensive player , thanks lovely instructor mr. tor lowry

  • @cesartrevino2243
    @cesartrevino2243 Před 2 lety

    Wow. Thank you. The hour just flew by.

  • @busterbuster1641
    @busterbuster1641 Před 2 lety +2

    Watching the 8-ball is helpful, but one suggestion would be to tell us if the player is on solids/stripes ans then pause and ask us what we would do first. It's a little passive us just watching and would help us train our own thinking.

  • @raygrinders3918
    @raygrinders3918 Před 2 lety +1

    At 49:52 , I think it would improve your video to point out that these two shots are "fouling-on-purpose" and result in giving the opponent ball-in-hand. This is truly a desperation strategy that I heartily endorse. (Hence the accompanying strategy of "Don't pocket a ball if it leaves you down to one target that can't be pocketed.") Also, such a shot does not require preventing another foul on the shot, so no balls have to touch cushions, etc.

  • @PoolProblems
    @PoolProblems Před rokem

    Many of the 10-ball examples here are good two way shots. I think you should've mentioned the importance of calling the object ball in case it goes and you have a shot on the next ball.

  • @patpugliese2163
    @patpugliese2163 Před 3 lety

    1/2 ball hit is a good defense shot. Easy to do and comes up often !

  • @mrknight411
    @mrknight411 Před 3 lety

    00:29:00 - 9-Ball Defensive Strategies
    00:39:27 - 8-Ball Defensive Strategies

  • @juliusorilla874
    @juliusorilla874 Před 2 lety

    thank you for this video

  • @williamsheppard8738
    @williamsheppard8738 Před 3 lety

    Lol you just made it really hard to beat me now I was having problems with this thanks so much

  • @johngraves1216
    @johngraves1216 Před 3 lety

    as usual priceless wisdom

  • @KVergot
    @KVergot Před 9 měsíci

    @TorLowry, I was looking for the ebook mentioned at the beginning of the video, on the website. I cannot find it. How can I get it?

  • @dwaynecampbell622
    @dwaynecampbell622 Před 3 lety

    This is a great drill. Just need to work on my ball speed

  • @KVergot
    @KVergot Před 8 měsíci

    Does anyone know where I can get the ebook mentioned at the beginning of the video? It can’t find it on their website. Can someone post a link to it if they know where it is?

  • @JeezVince
    @JeezVince Před 17 dny

    do you sell this as ebook ? I cant find it on your website

  • @shermanscs
    @shermanscs Před rokem

    I can’t find this ebook and video for purchase on your website. Where do I find it?

  • @michaelsmith1267
    @michaelsmith1267 Před 2 lety

    Is this video still available as a free download? I don't see on the website.

  • @lmt125
    @lmt125 Před 11 měsíci

    Any games to practice sctice these?

  • @alanf586
    @alanf586 Před 11 měsíci

    some of the 8 ball defensive shots won't work with ball- in- hand rules since you have to hit one of your balls first or its a foul.

  • @johnmobley1073
    @johnmobley1073 Před 3 lety

    Don't you have to hit a rail after the object ball to be a valid hit? I noticed you have a few finesse shots where you came off the rail and hid the que ball but never reached the other rail with the object ball. Great videos!

    • @ZeroXBilliards
      @ZeroXBilliards  Před 3 lety

      Hi, yes, you do have to hit a rail. On the soft spin safeties the cue ball is striking the same rail after contact with the object ball.

    • @repentedheart
      @repentedheart Před 3 lety

      @@ZeroXBilliards Mr. Lowry in pool how do count in between the diamonds. I know the diamonds are numbered from 0 - 8 how do you count between the diamonds. Please help having trouble making bankshots

    • @oshua86
      @oshua86 Před 2 lety

      @@repentedheart instead of thinking about it as 0-8 think about it as 0-80. Each diamond increases by 10. On 9ft table the distance is 12 inches between diamond. About an inch per number. Between 1st and 2nd diamond is 15. Between second and 3rd is 25 and so on

  • @MrJdsenior
    @MrJdsenior Před 3 lety +2

    OK, so how many racks did you have to play to show a two pack? Obviously, you are very good, but EVERYONE has limits, even the pool gods, they don't run everything.
    Excellent tips, it is ALL percentages and really understanding an pegging those down accurately is very difficult, especially when several parameters are involved. I am convinced this is one of the main knowledge areas where pros excel over even excellent amateurs. Patterning is another. And obviously, there's that execution. Predatory instinct on the table and heart are other big factors.
    Then there's PRACTICE, the elephant in the room, which improves most of the above. Watching vids like yours or Dr Dave's (tips from experts) helps me, a lot, I know that. Watching pros do their thing does too, especially when the commentators are very knowledgeable and forthcoming. Just my silly two cents.

  • @thomass8578
    @thomass8578 Před 2 lety

    Is the shot at 17:15 legal. Nothing hit rail after the object ball was struck. If I’m wrong, then sorry for my ignorance.

    • @ZeroXBilliards
      @ZeroXBilliards  Před 2 lety +1

      Hi, yes, the cue ball struck the rail right after the object ball.

  • @carlosduque7443
    @carlosduque7443 Před 2 lety

    33:05 you played defense with the 3 ball but you still have the 2 ball on the table, am I missing something here?

    • @ZeroXBilliards
      @ZeroXBilliards  Před 2 lety +1

      Hi, that is the four ball.

    • @carlosduque7443
      @carlosduque7443 Před 2 lety

      @@ZeroXBilliards oh ok thank for clarifying and thank you for the video, 3rd time watching in detail.

  • @kevinshockey2765
    @kevinshockey2765 Před 2 lety

    Safe play is necessary yes but to me I believe in aggressive offense run tables and breakouts because you never know you leave a guy a hell of a good safety shot and he'll do a Efren Reyes and pull it out trust me because I am one to do so lol.

  • @spinnera5
    @spinnera5 Před 5 měsíci

    A

  • @robertwagoner7573
    @robertwagoner7573 Před 2 lety

    X

  • @larryleadman3356
    @larryleadman3356 Před 3 lety

    Thats what you want to do frustrate your opponent

  • @JWRobinson1967
    @JWRobinson1967 Před 11 měsíci

    I understand some of these shots. But, many of them allow a look at a shot by your opponent, after the safety is completed. I hated to see it. The credibility of this video suffered because of that issue. If your opponent can see his ball, after your safety, is it really a safety?

    • @ZeroXBilliards
      @ZeroXBilliards  Před 11 měsíci +1

      When there are fewer balls on the table it's not always possible to hide the cue ball. And trying to hide the cue ball behind only one ball sometimes leads to selling out. So the player has to understand the percentage of success for hiding the cue ball and for playing a defensive shot (as in several of the shots in this video) where the opponent is left without a offensive shot even if they can see their ball.