5 CHESS MOVES EVERY 8-BALL PLAYER SHOULD KNOW! 

Thanks Anthony . Prime example of : " A good Safe is better than a bad run-out ". For perhaps the first time ; I finally see the "Chess" of 8 ball ! Thanks again.

I am playing in my first eight ball leagues this year and was pretty surprised that there were so many “safety’s” being played. This video has given me some much needed information to help my game be more competitive. Thanks Anthony

I won a lot of games on bar tables using my head and skills. When telling players who asked for advice, I told them pool was a game of skill mixed with chess moves. Most thought I was a crazy old man, so I just kept on winning. LOL! Don't play anymore since my back injury, but it is a fun and fulfilling game when you play it using your chess skills as well as pool shooting skills.

Recommend you replace the black stripe balls, make it hard to distinguish on video.

your intro music is SUBLIME!.....and so is your content!

That was great. More of these will be greatly appreciated!

There’s some great info in here. While it is long, the content justifies the length. I’ve been guilty for a few years of clearing the table to enable my opponent to easily run out, I knew I was capable of the run out, but missing shape on a later ball made the run out very difficult and if I missed, well, my opponent had an easy out. Knowing these moves would enable me to survive to get the win. Just watching the shot is one thing but knowing why and the strategy behind the move is equally important! Great video, glad I joined your class!

Played in a 3 ball tourney few nights ago, first time playing it. Thanks for the info, wished I knew this break beforehand. Good stuff

This was one of the most helpful things about defense and the ideas of each rack. I have been watching your videos and do the training on my table. My shooting game and defensive game has jumped about 40% better than it was.

I was always an aggressive player. Took low percentage shots instead of playing safeties. Sometimes won and looked great but more often than not opened the table. Began learning how to play safe shots with your video and it's helped my win percentage for sure. Thank you. All your videos are great.

Thanks for a great lesson. Pool isn't just shot making. It's strategy too! Love your opening statement, "do you enjoy looking at shots like this?"

Thanks for all the great information

Great Video .. You should do a whole Series on " Chess Moves and Pool "

Anthony is a fantastic instructor. This video helped me a great deal. Anthony's course in 3 weeks has me finishing top 5 in small tournaments after a 20 year break from pool. Once you sign up for his course you will begin to understand why you see top pros doing the same things he is teaching. This system works!

That’s some amazing advice I would never had thought of. I play chess, but that information is plain devious. Good job

thanks for your lessons i realy enjoying them and it is making me a better player in the netherlands

Great Lesson! Thanks!

Fantastic advice. Thanks

I pick up sum fromyou all the time ,thank you

these are some good words of wisdom Anthony, nice one ;)

Thanks Anthony I was playing English straight pool for years of and on when coming across your channel it's given me much more ideas yo play in my game I never played tactics very much before but now with your advice I'm forward to some strategist pool hopefully I will win more games than I lose now thank you so much look forward to more content

I have played Ronnie Lane and Thomas Renner many times in Lancaster. He has done that shot on me many times!

What a great lesson.

Just what I needed. Thanks!

Great videos Anthony. Very informative and interesting to watch and learn. Do you have any videos on various bank shots.. long rail, half table, cross banks ..etc. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

Great Video! Well done sir!

Taught me a lot today

I love the Van Gogh, I'm a painter, and I reproduced one for my pool "temple".

This video is the best!!!!

This fits my brain. I win a lot ie 26/30 as a 4 playing often 5 and 6s. Mostly because I outsmart them. They all shoot better than me. I LOVE these concepts to add.

Thank you, great video!

Great. I have the same opinion: Pool is like chess + calculating the abilities of the opponent

Great video Anthony. Will try this tomorrow.

Very Informative !!! Can You do more Shots like that with APA league rules that Regulations ? I'm starting In the APA in 2weeks .. Thanks

I like the soldier on the battlefield analogy

nice pionts

Thanyou sir.

Good stuff . More plz . 🙏🏻

Didn't understand #3 if your opponents balls where the 2 and 7 and you hit your opponents ball 1st wouldn't he have ball in hand ?

Great info. You must be making bank from all these ads.

Cool Intro Dude.

I got confused with the “use your opponents balls for defense” part. Ha ha I’m still watching but had to comment while it’s on my mind. If you shot the solid, and it wasn’t a foul, that meant your opponent was stripes, yet you blocked the shot on the stripe with another solid. Wouldn’t that mean that you used your own ball to block your opponent?

During the 1st segment, I'm confused as to why you wouldn't have had the cue ball come off the end rail for a better safety instead of leaving it open for an easy hit.

This is great stuff

Great tips and ty!

Awesome 👍

Where can I get a Defy t-shirt? I have and use the shaft but can’t find where to purchase it.

I enjoy your instructional videos but have to say I thought the 10 ball was the 2 in demonstration #3... This is the problem with Predator Black balls. :-( #GoTeamMcDermott

Intro music? Shazam comes up empty. Thanks in advance!

Your last shot is not allowed in some rules as u cannot benefit from a foul shot. In this case the opponent would have the option to nominate one of your bals or have ball to the baulk. Some brilliant strategy advice tho. Thank u.

Some of that does not work with ball and hand rulles

Just...wow

Please increase the audio on your videos! I have my volume at 100% and can barely hear you.

cool

At 16.00 isn't that a foul?? Because the 9 ball was frozen to the rail So the white ball should touch the rail Right?

I'm falling asleep.

6 minutes in & I still haven't seen any "playing" just babbling. Get to the point.

a lot of talking, I couldn't watch the whole video.

I'm sorry u talk 2 much. Do it then talk then do the replay 🙏

Man on that first shot run it forward so you have a shot on the 1 then call a safety and sink the 1 leaving cueball near pocket you are standing at. You are over thinking making the safety and moving the 1 instead of taking the easy safety plus sinking the problem ball

Way to much over explaining. Boring!!

erm for a guy that talks about playing the percentage game in pool your math sucks buddy! 100% -minus 12% is 88% not 78% as you kept saying. Jeez man, and you want me to take your advice seriously!

I think the ball on the end rail is worse than you have said. If there is 12.5% of the table from the first diamond and the ball can be made from two triangles on either side of the ball inside that 12.5%, I reckon that leaves about 8% of table that the ball can be made from.

So you aren't playing ball in hand fouls?