Believe me, that 6-ball to 7-ball was a hanger. Yes, I had to jack up a hair and slightly pop it. But that is well within anyone’s skill level that has state champion and league state best of the best titles under their belt. Blindfolded. One handed. But that’s what the yips are about. Some shots arent straight forward, and my body wont even let me put my hand on the rail.Fred, I could easily see myself having issues with that 6 ball shot. The cue ball is on the rail and you’ve got to pop it pretty good to get back out far enough on the 7 to get shape on the 8.
I’m struggling myself anytime the cue ball is on the rail and I’m stroking perpendicular to the rail - often missing easy shots badly, even double hitting the cue ball. Very strange, as otherwise I’m perfectly fine.
Maybe I’m not making myself clear. I dont “struggle with this shot.” It’s not like I get down and just can’t make it. I can’t get down at all. And in this case, I forced myself to put my hand on the rail, my arm fired forward before i got a warm up stroke in like it has Tourette’s, and I made the ball and got easy position. As @SpiderWebComm Dave suggests, I have to do my best to time the yips. It’s frickin awful since a a good percentage of time something goes wrong as anyone can imagine. From anyone else’s point of view, I jab/one-stroked it. They don’t see the inner turmoil and battle going on.
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