Idea for a video that I would buy.

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SilverCue

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When I was young and learning how to play chess, the 1st book I learned from was called "How not to play chess".

I would like to see a video of "easy" shots missed by better players and an explanation of each miss.
Also helpful hints on how not to miss.

Back in the 90's, I made it a mission to not miss easy shots and I became a strong player.

I quit playing from 1997 to 2013 and now I'm missing easy shots again. :(
 
SilverCue said:
When I was young and learning how to play chess, the 1st book I learned from was called "How not to play chess".

I would like to see a video of "easy" shots missed by better players and an explanation of each miss.
Also helpful hints on how not to miss.

Back in the 90's, I made it a mission to not miss easy shots and I became a strong player.

I quit playing from 1997 to 2013 and now I'm missing easy shots again. :(
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Aim right, don't move anything aside from your shooting arm, make sure you compensate aim for spin/deflection/masse/swerve/humidity/dirt level on the balls you may have, don't hit too soft so the table does not roll off the shot, don't hit to hard so as you rattle the shot if the facings are off or you miss by a bit.

That's about all you need not to miss.
 
hang-the-9 said:
Aim right, don't move anything aside from your shooting arm, make sure you compensate aim for spin/deflection/masse/swerve/humidity/dirt level on the balls you may have, don't hit too soft so the table does not roll off the shot, don't hit to hard so as you rattle the shot if the facings are off or you miss by a bit.

That's about all you need not to miss.
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That just about covers it all except the video examples :)

If I remember right, what I did was to separate cue ball control from shot making.
Before I got down, I determined where I was going to hit the cue ball and with what speed.
Then I just put all my concentration on making the shot.
 
I think it would be hard to pinpoint an exact reason why the player missed... a lot times even the players themselves don't know why. It could be something subtle that can't be seen on camera like a small skid, or a very slight off-center hit, incomplete mental image, lack of confidence, etc. Or if it's a 95% makeable shot, it could just have been that 1 time out 20 that they missed it (no such thing as a 100% sure shot).
 
Jesus H. Christ, would it hurt the people around here to just give an understanding answer to things like this instead of breaking things down as far as they can go and then implying it's a crap idea?

Look, OP, I get what you're saying. A shot on a ball a foot from the pocket, straight in, and you knock it into the tit and miss it. Most likely it was hitting the cueball off center. A video showing this in action and explaining the basics of how spin + friction can cause the object ball to move off of that straight path. Then, maybe some possible reasons for not hitting the cueball dead center. Or maybe you just weren't lined up correctly.

Then you could have something like a ball sitting in the jaws at one end of the table, with the cueball at the other end of the table, having to make that object ball then get right back to where you started because the next ball is down here. You shoot, make the object ball, and then the cue ball comes off the rail and immediately stops or skids to a stop. All because you hit it with follow.

Or maybe that miscue was caused because you forgot to chalk up. Explain why chalking is necessary.

Yeah, that could be a decent video. I may think of making that myself.
MULLY
 
A lot of my misses especially easy shots are due to lack of focus. Example, I'm shooting an easy shot but the cue ball control is a little bit tricky. I sometimes will take for granted the shot and concentrate on the cue ball only. I take my eye of my target and miss the shot. It happens enough that If I could eliminate those mistakes it probably improve my game a half a ball. I play my best when I can focus enough to watch the cue ball contact the object ball every time.
 
SilverCue said:
That just about covers it all except the video examples :)

If I remember right, what I did was to separate cue ball control from shot making.
Before I got down, I determined where I was going to hit the cue ball and with what speed.
Then I just put all my concentration on making the shot.
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If you want to hear players talk about their shot selection and what may have happened when they messed up, get some Player Review videos from AccuStats. They explain what they did and why, bit better than regular commentary as far as a lesson.
 
While it sounds appealing, trying to learn by "Don't" is actually a very slow and painful process.

Unwittingly, most people train their dog (and their kids) using "Don't." Don't do that. Don't do this. Stop doing that. It's much, much more effective to focus on Do This, i.e. there are two or three right ways to do something and hundreds of wrong ways.
 
Good Point

hang-the-9 said:
If you want to hear players talk about their shot selection and what may have happened when they messed up, get some Player Review videos from AccuStats. They explain what they did and why, bit better than regular commentary as far as a lesson.
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I don't know how many player review videos AccuStats has but the ones I listened to were very good. I would also buy Phil Capelle's DVD on 9 Ball, it is a DVD and a book that covers the entire match in full detail, shot selection and safeties.
"Capelle on 9 Ball - Archer vs Reyes"

I really wish he would do a few more of these, its one of the best learning tools out there for 9 Ball or 10 Ball pattern play, a must have!!!
 
SilverCue said:
When I was young and learning how to play chess, the 1st book I learned from was called "How not to play chess".

I would like to see a video of "easy" shots missed by better players and an explanation of each miss.
Also helpful hints on how not to miss.

Back in the 90's, I made it a mission to not miss easy shots and I became a strong player.

I quit playing from 1997 to 2013 and now I'm missing easy shots again. :(
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I like this idea. On almost all of the harder shots that come up I have an idea of how I normally miss. For example, on certain cut angles I always miss to the same side of the pocket. So I'll take an extra second to remind myself to slightly overcut the shot or whatever the case may be.
 
King T said:
I don't know how many player review videos AccuStats has but the ones I listened to were very good. I would also buy Phil Capelle's DVD on 9 Ball, it is a DVD and a book that covers the entire match in full detail, shot selection and safeties.
"Capelle on 9 Ball - Archer vs Reyes"

I really wish he would do a few more of these, its one of the best learning tools out there for 9 Ball or 10 Ball pattern play, a must have!!!
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I think they are marked with a PR in the title (or internal name), someone did a search for player review in the accustats site and it came up with all of them.

Great to hear why they picked a certain position shot vs another and things like that from the player.
 
The following statement applies to me: Most of the time I miss makeable or easy shots it is because I take the shot for granted and concentrate mainly on what I want the cue ball to do after the shot.
 
Pick any great match. Runs and safeties played by both. Break down the entire match shot by shot. I want to know what english they played and how it was applied. BHE, FHE and Parallel. I want to know adjustments if any in bridge length, cue elevation and even tip offset if possible. Lets really see how pros play vs some topics on here. I think both have value.
 
I've had an idea for a long time for a video on the most frequently misplayed shots (mostly by amateurs, but occationally a pro makes a mistake). I base this merely on observations of outcomes, not on any delusion of grandeur about my own skill or knowledge. I decided against it, because it would be lot of work for no reward at all. On the contrary most of the comments would be by 12 year olds dismissing it, without any knowledge of the game or making videos in general. I don't think my bloodpressure would be up for that, wait, it would be up..hmmm never mind. The only reward would be me own satisfaction of putting something good out there, and frankly I could probably accomplish that easier in other ways. I could be volunteering at a retirement home right now...

I figure this is why so few people put out videos like that. Poolplayers are not the most grateful bunch, you give a poolplayer some gold and he'll complain it's heavy. There have been good videos put on youtube by people on this very board, who I think have not gotten the attention and accolade they deserve, and I'm not at all sure I could do better, frankly.
 
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Solomon said:
The following statement applies to me: Most of the time I miss makeable or easy shots it is because I take the shot for granted and concentrate mainly on what I want the cue ball to do after the shot.
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I think that applies to most good players.

I was a referee at a pro 9 ball tournament back in the 70's and saw so many easy shots missed because they were trying to do too much with the cue ball.
 
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