A common mistake I see made in a euchre game is the double lead of the same suit at the wrong time. While a double lead can help win a game if played properly. It can, more often than not, result in your team being euchred.
Let's look at some of the times when the double lead will get your team in trouble. The worst offender is on a next call when your partner calls next and leads small trump to you, you take the first trick. Leading a trump back to your partner will most likely result in a euchre for your side. Why? Most next calls are made on weak hands; the next call most times relies on the partner to take at least one and maybe two tricks. Leading trump a second time normally pulls out all the trump. Or even worst, leaves one trump in the opposition's hand. Once trump is gone you are at the mercy of a strong green suit. Lead back a green ace if you have one or else a card from a long suit. This will allow your partner to make good use of his trump.
Going down the list, the next trouble spot with the double lead is when your team makes trump, your partner leads a small green card, and you take the trick. If you lead the same suit back, and first seat follows suit, this puts your partner is in a position where he has to make a choice, knowing 3rd seat sits behind him and has last play (remember all six cards in that suit have been played assuming everyone followed on first lead), Should he trump with his highest trump, should he hope 3rd seat is out of trump. All he can do is guess and hope he is right.
So is there a time when a double lead is a good thing? Yes. If your sit in the seat just before the bidder and take a trick, lead the suit back at them. This could very likely be the suit bidder has two of. This will give your partner a chance to trump. Remember in this situation trump high as bidders partner sits behind you. If bidder is not able to follow suit they then have to choose to trump or not, maybe making the wrong choice.
A double lead can also be used if bidder sits just before you, if you are holding power in trump and you want to make the bidder burn his trump a double lead may just work. However it should only be used if you feel they only have one trump left.
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