If you are to win 8-Ball racks against a player that is at leat 3 times better than you and you are just a beginner ......then here are some techniques to help you even up a bit.
First devote yourself to winning the break...Never ever let your oponent take the firsrt break.
Now do a medium paced break sO that you make the 2 solid wing balls and at least 2 sripes are jumbled up with the 8 ball. NOTE: Never go for a FULL Power Break.
NOW look at the table ... Solids should always have an upper hand in the table. Now watever you do just call for solids and nail down at least 2 balls. NOTE: before playing a shot figure out where the cue ball is going to land up and make sure that if you miss then your opponent does no have an open shot or is snookered and has to make an effort to just touch a ball.
Now when you play shots, lower your power level a bit so that even if you miss the shot that ball just hangs along the pocket. This gives you another advantage... now your opponent can't pocket his balls in that pocket.. This is what i call pocket Holding technique.
Now look where most of his balls are and the obvious pockets to pocket them ... now try Holding technique on that pocket. and don't pocket that ball until it is absolutely necessery to do so.
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