If it was on a Diamond, that one pocket wire rack is garbage. You can't even see which side is which, all the balls meet together at the middle. No separation between the sides.

skor said:

Anyone can miss any shot on any table.
But practicing on bigger tables with tight pockets will make you better than practicing on 7 ft tables with buckets for pockets.

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Can but doesn't have to. Depends on how much focus and discipline you apply at a 7'er.

iusedtoberich said:

You really ran a 3 pack on a 9' Diamond?

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Correct.

Not the most difficult layouts ever but I did get out three consecutive times.

Now today was a different story. Had 3-4 really good chances to get out and failed every time.

easy-e said:

A long post was made on FB about the recent Junior's All-Around event. Apparently one of the juniors was "bullying" some of the other kids, barking at some of them to gamble for big money, and was caught on video cheating in his one pocket match. The post didn't mention the kid's name, but it's not hard to figure out if you keep up with the gambling stuff on FB. This is also one of the kids who inspired my previous thread about parents setting their kids up for a hard life with pool. The parents are even going back and forth a bit now. This kid needs Jesus...

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Share a link to the video or pm.me . I have no idea what ur talking about.

LowRight said:

The title should be something like, “Skill Isn’t Everything.”

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How about, "Everything is nothing."

You really ran a 3 pack on a 9' Diamond?

DrCue'sProtege said:

I modified the CS diagram. It's more like what I was talking about now. The original post might have made it seem it was a much easier shot. The angle on the new diagram is much steeper now.

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Steeper to the aperture but the shot's a straight in. I think players might have a tendency to equate aperture to pocket speed. Translates to habituated sloppiness. I don't buy it.

To all the experts chiming in...
Do you know the level of play of the OP?

Why is there no questions of the OP to figure out their ability vs jumping into all these diagrams and theoretical & sterile systems.

If I can assume this player can see the angles, then the problem comes down to fundamentals.

Stepping Into the Shot Line
Delivering the cue in a Straight Line
No head movement...
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Diagrams are great but also don't consider table and ball conditions. Diagrams are sterile and theoretical since conditions very on every table.

So without knowing this OP I suggest working on delivering your cue in a straight line and not moving till the OB hits the 2nd rail or the pocket.

Work on that, then maybe go to the diagrams and systems for more advanced banking techniques.
Wish you luck with THE systems.