Best I can give is to really watch the ball. A lot of drains can be avoided with a touch nudge while the ball is still high on the playfield. I played this table so much that I could tell where the ball was going to end up.man i top out around 165k or so, and i don't feel like i'm developing any significant strategy other than the super-obvious such as "try to hit the 8-ball at launch" and "try to hit the targets" and "draining is bad". any (non obvious) advice?
It took 6 months of relentless effort. The cheap has been subdued and Big Shot can suck it.
How long did it take to you? (If you are still trying you have my sympathy and support).
did it on my first game. If you can nudge balls away from the outlanes, you're golden.