struggling to play hog 2.6 cycle properly

don't open with hog at the bridge against beatdown. you want to see what they've got first, so cycle something cheap at the back or just wait for elixir. the moment they drop the golem/giant/whatever in the back, hog the other lane. they either answer it and the tank comes in light, or they don't and you take chip. that's the whole deck really: never let them build a full push with free elixir. on defence, put the cannon where it pulls the tank across into king tower range and kite with ice golem. save fireball for value, not for chip early.