Most Often Reasons We Miss?

1.) Wobbly stroke
2.) Head movement
3.) Bad eye pattern
4.) Using too much side-spin
5.) Damn it, Freddie!!!

Maniac (not necessarily in that order)
 
I’m sticking up for Freddie....mainly because both my grandfathers, a brother, and a cousin
are named Freddie.
It’s not Freddie’s fault, it’s the barometric pressure.
 
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...and Freddy had nothing to do with it!
 
jason said:
A split mind. You cannot think about 2 things at once. Make up your mind (even if it is the wrong decision) before you get down on the shot. If you are thinking about 2 different things without being fully committed, most likely you will miss at that point. Commit.
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Exactly. The brain doesn't multitask. It processes one thing at a time. It may feel like multitasking when you're doing several things at once, but the brain is actually pingponging back and forth between tasks.

Usually if I miss it's because I assume the shot is automatic, like there's no way to miss it, then when I'm down on the ball I might change my mind on the position play, and instead of standing back up and restarting my psr, I just shoot from where I'd originally lined up for the shot. And sometimes it's a spectator that points it out to me by saying something like, "I thought you you'd just draw it straight back." And I think....yes, that was my plan, but I changed my mind once I bent down into shot. Why didn't I stand back up and restart!!??
 
nine_ball6970 said:
This is kind of like chicken or egg. Do we miss because we jump up or do we jump up because we know we missed?
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See the post above. I don't think the shooter was totally committed, but staying down can be solved with good pre-shot and post-shot routines (i.e. stay down at the table until the balls generally stop moving).
 
BC21 said:
Exactly. The brain doesn't multitask. It processes one thing at a time. It may feel like multitasking when you're doing several things at once, but the brain is actually pingponging back and forth between tasks.
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I've heard that - I wonder if it's true for conscious and unconscious "thoughts"? We often do things "automatically" (like driving) while thinking about other things.

pj <- how's that working out for us?
chgo
 
great thread!

sometimes the balls just zoom into the pockets, but mostly I have to put them there..it's tuff.
for me, I think a lot of it comes down to not being committed/not being more focused on what's happening.
I also often plead ignorance/I just don't know what the heck I'm doin.

~sean <<<-- wishes he could blame more on freddie
 
evergruven said:
great thread!

sometimes the balls just zoom into the pockets, but mostly I have to put them there..it's tuff.
for me, I think a lot of it comes down to not being committed/not being more focused on what's happening.
I also often plead ignorance/I just don't know what the heck I'm doin.

~sean <<<-- wishes he could blame more on freddie
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I love this thread!!!!
 
I saw a few of my main culprits...changing my mind once down and then not standing back up. Or if at any time I feel “off” in my stance and maybe I’m trying to lean a bit, then I think (I should stand up)...once you think that you pretty much have to stand up or you’re 50/50 at best. I am at least.

Another big one for me is tightening my grip on long, hard hitting shots. I’ve mostly rid myself of it but sometimes it rears up at the worst times &#55357;&#56485;
 
Aside from limited talent and being inconsistent my main reason for missing is concentration.
 
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