I want to hold an opponent to 44 instead of 45; I’ll go into the seven to keep him off of 45. I don’t want the opponent at 61 from the head or 68 if I can make him chase a seven and only get to 67. If you think about it there are a [...]

We’ve all seen it or had it happens to us. You need one block to win, you have a big lead and the other team has the hammer, yet you decide to take a hide and wind up in the open. The opponent shoots you in the kitchen and the game turns around. Resist the [...]

I hear players say never cover a kitchen, baloney! If you are way behind and you need a kitchen so bad to keep the game alive that you’re out there on the board at every opportunity and you get the opponent in the kitchen you’d better cover it or you will lose and I think [...]

I’m sure all of you know this but just in case! If the opponent has 49, 50 or 51 and the hammer and you shot a 10 and it goes deep the opponent has a chance to get the equivalent of two blocks because if he holds the 10 he’ll only be two blocks from [...]

When your opponents are 68 and you are at the head with 55, 56, 57, 58 you have to try to position yourself to shoot a 10 if you can’t get two blocks. At 55 or 56 you need 10 from both ends. At 57 or 58 you need to shoot the 10 from the [...]

You’ve probably heard me say that you never always do something and you never, never do something. Sometimes you have to do what you never do. It depends on who you’re playing, who you partner is playing and how well you are both playing, not to mention the score and lots of other situations. Last [...]

If you’re in the 70’s and your opponents have very little score but do have the hammer you have to be very careful because at some point they are going to try and shot your hide block into the kitchen, they have no choice. If the board is clear and you have your last shot [...]

You’d be shocked how many players don’t know when they should shoot a 7, they try for a high 10 or 8 and go too deep or don’t get on the board and the opponent gets the extra point they need. If the opponent is 53, 60 or 67 you really need to play 7’s [...]

Some players try to steal a block every time they get a chance, even if it means the opponent gets two blocks. Now I believe in stealing blocks, but if it will only get you into the 50’s and two blocks will get your opponent to 45, then I think that’s too much risk because [...]

For cryin out loud I don’t understand why it’s so hard to grasp that principle! So many players insist on shooting hide blocks for the kitchen and all they do is leave a hide and even if they get the opponent in the kitchen, the opponent blasts it out and still has the hide. Get [...]