Pre-shot routine

[SeniorTom]

Two issues of my game that need addressing are:
1) Focusing on making my shot and not allowing cueball positioning to steal away shot accuracy.
2) I am standing up tooo early when taking my shot. My mentors continuously tell me to stay down when shooting, but I seem to have difficulty with this.

I am wondering about somehow incorporating these two aspects into the psr, so I might have a busy routine for a while until they become automatic.

 

[The_JV]

Two issues of my game that need addressing are:
1) Focusing on making my shot and not allowing cueball positioning to steal away shot accuracy.
2) I am standing up tooo early when taking my shot. My mentors continuously tell me to stay down when shooting, but I seem to have difficulty with this.

I am wondering about somehow incorporating these two aspects into the psr, so I might have a busy routine for a while until they become automatic.

Neither have anything to do with a PSR** imo. (**Pre-Shot Routine)

Sounds to me you need to develop better patterns (1), and just make a concerned effort to watch the balls roll around the table after pulling the trigger.

Clearly there are times wherein CB shape accuracy is paramount, but more often than not "weaker" players aren't mapping their patterns correctly and induce accuracy requirements that aren't necessary. Tons of players will drone on and on about landing the CB within fractional inches from the desired goal. However you better served to choose patterns, which drive shooting angles, which provide with more forgiving shape.

 

[smiling_Hans]

Chalk once and tap the shaft a few times. Bend over look a bit and go.

 

[Bob Jewett]

Two issues of my game that need addressing are: ...

If this is really important to you, I urge you to find a good instructor. I don't think suggestions here are going to be effective. Find an instructor who uses video analysis.

 

[Black-Balled]

...induce accuracy requirements that aren't necessary.

A succinct way to convey what I intended to express.

A man's got to know his (pool balls') limitations.

 

[Bob Jewett]

... However you better served to choose patterns, which drive shooting angles, which provide with more forgiving shape.

Most of the students I've had who initially wanted to improve their pattern play did not have the position tools required. Like stop shots.

 

[7stud]

2) I am standing up tooo early when taking my shot. My mentors continuously tell me to stay down when shooting, but I seem to have difficulty with this.

Every day shoot 100 balls, and after striking the cb count to five before moving. It's also important to observe where the tip of the cue lands on the cloth: on the shot line, to the left, to the right? When I practice my stroke, I place the CB on a donut hole sticker, and I place another donut hole sticker about 6 inches beyond the CB sticker on the shot line (the follow through sticker). After striking the CB, I freeze, and I observe where my cue tip is in relation to to follow through sticker. I also put a spot of blue painter's tape on my ferrule so that I can see whether I'm twisting the cue on the follow through. Ideally, my cue tip ends up over the follow through sticker, and the blue painter's tape remains at the 12 o'clock position on the ferrule.

 

[smiling_Hans]

Throw the balls on the table and pocket all of them. Rinse and repeat. The more you do it the more you will get use to certain shots. There is an infinity of shots, therefore, keep doing this till you are use to it.

Eventually a cut shot is a cut shot no matter the angle. Shape is shape no matter how you get there.

People that practice shots takes a bit longer to run a table as they need to look and line up every shot. While if you practice my method, you can immediately glance at a table and know the pattern to take to run out the rack.

Don't do drills. They are a waste of time. When faced with a shot with other balls on the table you will quickly forget what you are taught. I always laugh at people doing drills. Takes longer to setup than just to throws balls on the table and start hitting. The idea is to pocket as much balls as possible. Time is money and pool time is ticking $$$$$.

 

[WobblyStroke]

Two issues of my game that need addressing are:
1) Focusing on making my shot and not allowing cueball positioning to steal away shot accuracy.
2) I am standing up tooo early when taking my shot. My mentors continuously tell me to stay down when shooting, but I seem to have difficulty with this.

I am wondering about somehow incorporating these two aspects into the psr, so I might have a busy routine for a while until they become automatic.

Forgot where I read it but this old timer's solution for getting up early always stuck with me.

A student comes to him with this getting up early issue and he tells him he's got an easy fix..... we're gonna tie a string around your balls and once down around your neck. You might still get up on a shot, but that one time will cure you for good.

 

[gregcantrall]

Most of the students I've had who initially wanted to improve their pattern play did not have the position tools required. Like stop shots.

My earliest favorite drill was short draw from Mosconi. 5 ball arc 1 foot from side with ball in hand on the first to run them out. Sure helped me to be on the right side of the line. A huge position priority.

 

[DeeDeeCues]

Two issues of my game that need addressing are:
1) Focusing on making my shot and not allowing cueball positioning to steal away shot accuracy.
2) I am standing up tooo early when taking my shot. My mentors continuously tell me to stay down when shooting, but I seem to have difficulty with this.

I am wondering about somehow incorporating these two aspects into the psr, so I might have a busy routine for a while until they become automatic.

Stop trying to fix things. Just concentrate on watching what the cueball does.

Seriously, read the inner game of Tennis.

 

[Poolmanis]

Two issues of my game that need addressing are:
1) Focusing on making my shot and not allowing cueball positioning to steal away shot accuracy.
2) I am standing up tooo early when taking my shot. My mentors continuously tell me to stay down when shooting, but I seem to have difficulty with this.

I am wondering about somehow incorporating these two aspects into the psr, so I might have a busy routine for a while until they become automatic.

1. Try learn where cueball want to go naturally. Check dr. Dave rolling carom videos and learn tangent line principles. Also his latest videos about sidespin myths are very good.
Often players miss because they choose where they want cueball and then they CUT ball so cueball go there. So try always hit ball middle of pocket and try not to cheat pockets and focus to manipulate cueball better other ways. (after you get away from habit to cheat pocket to position you can maybe sometimes use it if needed.)
You should focus to make object ball and just choose spin and speed that is needed to reach cueball goal.
Then most important thing is to pay attention to outcome and think why things happened. Then you might notice you try get position that is not possible from cut you have, or is so difficult you probably would be better choose another way to play shot.

2. Grab all 16 balls and put them line on kitchen area. Then shoot them far corner. Try aim your cue where pocket liner(cloth part) and pocket meet.
Do not use object ball. Just shoot them in and 100% focus to staying down and seeing if you have sidespin on shot accidently and if you are hitting your target. Even if you don´t hit your target or get accidently sidespin it won´t matter.
Success = staying down until you hit in your target and you see outcome. It is easy to stay down when you don´t need focus anything else what you have to think normally playing or in practice. Repeat this enough and then it comes easy to stay down and need only minimal effort to do.
This way you take all other distractions away(like aiming to another ball or estimating a cut) and can focus just learning the thing you want to learn. After 15-30 min you should see very good results and you can maybe start doing easy straight in shots and again, success is not making a ball. Success is staying down.
Do this couple times per week before start playing or other practice and you fast fix this problem.
Then you should try do easy drills or easy 4-5 ball ghosts while focus is staying down again. After 2-3 weeks you are done fix and can forget these and only come back to them if you again start doing jump ups.

(you can use this method of just focus learning 1 thing at time to anything that need fix) (I know it can be little boring but it is so effective that is unreal. )

 

[greyghost]

Throw the balls on the table and pocket all of them. Rinse and repeat. The more you do it the more you will get use to certain shots. There is an infinity of shots, therefore, keep doing this till you are use to it.

Eventually a cut shot is a cut shot no matter the angle. Shape is shape no matter how you get there.

People that practice shots takes a bit longer to run a table as they need to look and line up every shot. While if you practice my method, you can immediately glance at a table and know the pattern to take to run out the rack.

Don't do drills. They are a waste of time. When faced with a shot with other balls on the table you will quickly forget what you are taught. I always laugh at people doing drills. Takes longer to setup than just to throws balls on the table and start hitting. The idea is to pocket as much balls as possible. Time is money and pool time is ticking $$$$$.

too lazy too impatient and too broke to do the right thing….

You sir are a silly goose and should go jump in a pond.

That is all.

 

[BRKNRUN]

2) I am standing up tooo early when taking my shot. My mentors continuously tell me to stay down when shooting, but I seem to have difficulty with this.

Breath....."out"
Sounds ridiculous....but try it and see.....Popping up is associated with breathing in...chest rises when you breath in.... breathing out is associated with a relaxing downward motion....It takes a little work..but incorporate a breathing pattern so that on your pause at the cb...you start an exhale as you pull the trigger.....your body will "settle" and ....it becomes very difficult to jump up or pop up during the stroke...

 

[smiling_Hans]

too lazy too impatient and too broke to do the right thing….

You sir are a silly goose and should go jump in a pond.

That is all.

And you probably shouldn’t play the game.

What you and your kind are trying to do is learn how to play pool from a book. Lol

I learned it at 17 on a table. I’m in my 40’s now kid.

The drills I read on here ROFL

 

[straightline]

And you probably shouldn’t play the game.

What you and your kind are trying to do is learn how to play pool from a book. Lol

I learned it at 17 on a table. I’m in my 40’s now kid.

The drills I read on here ROFL

I do the throw 'em out shoot 'em in schtick as well. That's how the players I was around practiced and it works to the degree that you are willing and more importantly, ABLE to improvise your way through the day's action. Because frankly, the requirements of pool alone require way more depth than not missing ducks. You <gotta> break things down into specific study, (means drills) hammer out the glitches in your technique, (means drills) - even some of the changeups that come up even if you're not just freewheeling need to be rehearsed (means yup, drills) yada yada... I do drills so I can do more and better pool which I do enjoy.

 

[SeniorTom]

Even though I am somewhat new at this, I have done several repetitive drills and they have made me a better player. They also show me where I am lacking in cue ball control, and sometimes they are very difficult. I would have to say shooting balls in randomly is good practice, but also drills like wagon wheel, and others, are very helpful for me. As far as psr, like many of the comments in here, and I think a couple that I recall that would be helpful is counting up to a certain number before I stand up, probably I will try the count of three. Also I have never thought of this one until somebody mentioned it, and that is breathing out as I shoot which will relax me and keep me in the position. A lot of good advice in here!

 

[bbb]

And you probably shouldn’t play the game.

What you and your kind are trying to do is learn how to play pool from a book. Lol

I learned it at 17 on a table. I’m in my 40’s now kid.

The drills I read on here ROFL

do you have a fargo rating?

 

[gregcantrall]

. I’m in my 40’s now kid.

Tea He.....I have socks older than that.
Scatter the balls and shoot 'em till the table is clear. Is a challenge for a beginner. Once you can run 15 consistently add the straight pool rules and play to a break shot. 14.1 can be fun and give you a number to rate your progress.

 

[gregcantrall]

Straight pool is a great way to develop skills that 8 ball requires. Short precise shape.
Drills that include extreme challenges pay a dividend if or uh when a similar situation arises in competition. " I know this " is a Good swing thought.