What is the best way to play challenging end-game shots where there is only 1 or 2 balls left on the table?

Here are some 8-ball examples, the first from Vol. IV of the Video Encyclopedia of Eight Ball (VEEB):

For more information, see “VEEB – Part VII: End-Game Situations” (BD, May, 2016). And here are some more:

Here are several ways to deal with tough CB position with a single ball on an end rail:

The following videos provide more detail for some of the options in the 1st video above:

• NV B.11 – End-of-game frozen rail cut shot offensive option
• NV B.12 – End-of-game frozen bank shot offensive option
• NV B.13 – End-of-game frozen kiss-back safety option
• NV B.14 – End-of-game frozen cut shot safety option
• NV B.15 – End-of-game frozen reverse bank shot offensive option
• NV B.16 – End-of-game frozen 3-rail two-way shot option

And here’s another good example with two balls frozen to a rail:

Be sure to also check out the follow-up videos:

• NV J.18 – What Would You Do Here? – Safety Follow-Up
• NV J.19 – What Would You Do Here? – Final Chapter: How to Win

See also: end-game patterns.

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