Top Lane Discussion Thread

Before i start, i need to say that this isn't one of those threads where i QQ about me being Silver 3 and can't really seem to increase. I believe in the league system, and i believe i deserve to be where i am. This thread though, i want to be more like a go to thread for us top laners wanting some questions answered. I hope we can get some veteran top laners, that can give people some insight. Now i'd like to start of with some questions and aspects of the top lane game that i don't really get yet. If people have questions, put them here, i will add them to this text, and when it gets answered, i will add the answer. I sincerely hope we can get this started up real good!

1. Pressing the advantage. Now i am sincerely not sure when to press the advantage after winning the lane. I can go positive and roflstomp my lane 8/10 times top, and yet i can lose the game. Again, i am not crying here, i acknowledge that i am doing something wrong. It might be my teamfight positioning, and it might be me not helping out the other lanes and going for some objectives. So my problem here is, that when lets say i go 7/1 vs j4 top as renekton. All is fine and dandy, although i start feeling that when i leave my lane, i let J4 get back into the game. He builds tanky, and basically becomes a giant meatshield, which then lost me the game, where he just charges to my backline, and they panic and run, and i end up being alone vs their backline and die. I need advice on this stage of the game.

2. Teamfights. I personally have a problem with tunnelvision during teamfights. I end up just going for like their backline, and neglect everything else, not by purpose, i just do it without noticing. So the question here is, what to do in teamfights as a top laner, and how to get rid of this "tunnelvision syndrome"?

So im going to start this thread of with these two questions since i can't come up with more at the moment, but i'm sure it'll come. So everyone who has some problems or questons regarding top lane in general, post it here, and i hope someone will answer, so that we in the end can get alot of questions and answers, for aspiring top laners.

3. Item choices So here the question is, whether it's better to get damage items when having a huge lead, or getting tanky items? I personally usually just get Sunfire Cape first, then Black Cleaver. Would it maybe be better to pick up Black Cleaver first, Giants Belt, and then another pricey damage item?

Answer to 1:

Switch to mid and gank/dive/push. Push top lane all the way. People have to react to the pushing, which relieves pressure from other lanes. Take jungle buffs. Freeze lane. If ahead, start farming behind turret, so jungle + mid try to gank. Even if you die, get the team to get objectives. Tower pressure. Dive your top opponent if you can. Punish mistakes, i.e. item choice, incorrectly using skills.

Answer to 2:

If backline lost bot lane, usually no reason to protect them, dive opponent fed guy, although be careful not to split too much from team. If your backline is fed, usually better idea to shield/peel for them. If enemy team has great initiation i.e. Vi or Nocturne, help your carry when they pop ult on them, then turn to the rest of the team.

EDIT: I added the answers to the questions people have answered, thank you to the guys who replied. I also added another question a friend of mine asked me.