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Fastrockyf

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I'm in need of help before I quite for ever this time 3 days ago I beat the ghost twice race to 7 went 7 3 then 7 1 tonight I can't make a ball I mean trueley I missed with ball and hand 3 times I never ran 3 balls in 3 pockets and a few times when trying to cut a ball I completey missed the ball I missed every thing left I mean every thing. ...... Is it possibul for your domanet eye to change from day to day have any instructors ever ran into this. ..... A few nights ago light bulb went off omg I've bee aiming while down no body moves when there down they just get down and fire orget back up I started to split the pockets it was working great. ........ I don't know how to upload a video on here and every time I'm with my instructor I shot great so he can't fix what's wrong with me ..".. Please I don't wanna lose the love of my life again
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Dominant eye doesn't change day to day. More than likely it could be as simple as head position so you think you're lined up for your spot but really aimed slightly left or right of that.

Pre-shot routine could be the problem too. You say aiming while your down without body movement? Your aiming should be when you get your body lined up on the shot before you get down.

It's hard to tell without seeing you play when you're on and when you're off. Possibly it could be 1 very minor thing that you could train yourself to detect and fix during your warmup. I shoot straight in shots as warm up. Straight in shots give the most feedback on your aim and where your actually hitting the ball.

Fastrockyf said:
I'm in need of help before I quite for ever this time 3 days ago I beat the ghost twice race to 7 went 7 3 then 7 1 tonight I can't make a ball I mean trueley I missed with ball and hand 3 times I never ran 3 balls in 3 pockets and a few times when trying to cut a ball I completey missed the ball I missed every thing left I mean every thing. ...... Is it possibul for your domanet eye to change from day to day have any instructors ever ran into this. ..... A few nights ago light bulb went off omg I've bee aiming while down no body moves when there down they just get down and fire orget back up I started to split the pockets it was working great. ........ I don't know how to upload a video on here and every time I'm with my instructor I shot great so he can't fix what's wrong with me ..".. Please I don't wanna lose the love of my life again
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Fastrockyf,

I really doubt that you need instruction on your mechanics or anything like that -- not that it would hurt, it's just probably not your main problem. Instead you probably just need to reflect a little bit on why it is that you even play this game. Most of us have felt just like you do at certain times.

Here's something I wrote a while back about this very thing. It's sort of long but if you make it through it you may find it resonates with you.

http://forums.azbilliards.com/showpost.php?p=3957060&postcount=1
 
Fastrockyf said:
I'm in need of help before I quite for ever this time 3 days ago I beat the ghost twice race to 7 went 7 3 then 7 1 tonight I can't make a ball I mean trueley I missed with ball and hand 3 times I never ran 3 balls in 3 pockets and a few times when trying to cut a ball I completey missed the ball I missed every thing left I mean every thing. ...... Is it possibul for your domanet eye to change from day to day have any instructors ever ran into this. ..... A few nights ago light bulb went off omg I've bee aiming while down no body moves when there down they just get down and fire orget back up I started to split the pockets it was working great. ........ I don't know how to upload a video on here and every time I'm with my instructor I shot great so he can't fix what's wrong with me ..".. Please I don't wanna lose the love of my life again
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So you had a bad day and you're in a panic. My advice to you is to get over it. Quit being emotional about it and try to analyze what happened. Maybe you had a big fat steak dinner before you played. Maybe you stared at a computer screen too long that day. It could be anything. If it happens consistently then you have a problem. If not, you did something different that particular day and it's over. It would be good if you could figure it out so you can avoid doing it again. If you have analytical skills and you know yourself, you will figure it out.
 
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Fran is correct. Get your mechanics looked at by a competent instructor and you can avoid having very bad days forever!
 
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