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Bearing Off Without Giving Away Equity

GAMMON'D Studio · 15:58

Crossovers, wastage, and the contact bear-off — the endgame where small mistakes compound fastest.

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What you'll take away

  • —Stack the high points, clear the low ones
  • —Against contact, safety beats speed
  • —The doubling window in a bear-off is razor thin

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