If it looks too good to be true, maybe it is. Maybe you can’t get in and they know it or maybe they need you on the board somehow. I remember being at 68 with the hammer from the foot against Lary Faris in my early years and he put up a poor Tampa for [...]

In a match we had 66 and they had 67 and the hammer from the head. Somehow my partner had a 7 about 8 inches below the 7/8 line and one shot left. He knew he had to put another 7 on so we would have 80 and the opponent would have to take him [...]

If you are going to chase a cover block forward and try to remove your opponents scored disc and you have a choice to use your disc or his do you know which one to use? If you’re just trying to get it out, use yours so if you do hit it and it sticks, [...]

Did you ever play organized sports? If you did you probably had a coach somewhere along the line that was very harsh, you learn a lot from those guys, they don’t want to hear what you think or why you tried to do something. I had the good fortune to have one of my early [...]

That is if you have a choice to take off a known good block, out in the open, or a potential double you must take off the known good block. Remember a double isn’t a double until it’s made, make him make the shot; sometimes both wind up on lines!

When you snuggle you often wind up giving blocks away on your hammer or maybe two; sometimes you wind up in the kitchen just for good measure. If you must snuggle, do it only when you have the hammer, repeat, only when you have the hammer and as Dale Williams advises only on the 3rd [...]

Sometimes we realize we have a slow block or a fast block. If you get a slow block, try putting it on the board with your last shot when the other guy has the hammer, you’d be surprised how often he’ll cut you a 7. A very fast block can be used in a similar [...]

It’s not easy to do; the best cover is about three feet directly in front of the block but that’s only the right shot if the opponent only has his hammer left. He probably won’t waste his hammer chasing you. If the block is on your side of the board you should cover to the [...]

I see it all the time! Your on your home court, you run the alley against a wide St Pete and make it, you snuggle without the hammer and don’t pay the price, you roll hides, you can do it all. Trouble is you’re at home, many times on the same court against the same [...]

Some players just play the board. Did you ever think of it, it’s the same as clearing the board in many cases because the other guy may be just going to clear you off, he’s getting tired and you’re not. Think about it, if he sticks you put him in the kitchen, what fun; if [...]