Shots I Missed

Looks like you are not concentrating, taking it all for granted.
I always tell people, if you cant run 10racks, then 9ball is NOT easy. Too many people think pool is easy, well it isnt.

I thought I was the worst negative player, obviously not.
 
Well the second and fourth ones I can COMPLETELY understand. You are cutting the ball to a blind pocket as I call it. It is a simple fix for those...practice those cuts. But the key is this...find the spot on the object ball to hit and then come back and line it up with the cue ball. The problem is your mind always seems to "overcut" the shot. I have learned to just block out the side rail being there and just imagine it a normal cut shot. I have to sometimes reprogram myself and say it's not as wide of a cut as it appears, and hit it more head on.
 
DCP...in general, most of your threads, although trivial to many, can produce very interesting discussions.

But then again, there are a few of your threads, such as this one, that just begs the question..."What do you expect people to post about this thread?"

So I ask you...what advice/comments are you looking for with this thread? Do you not know why you missed these shots, other than the common answer of lack of execution/concentration?
 
Aiming system

It looks like you need to practice your aiming system, but of course not everything can be seen on these diagrams. We can't see the way you stroked it. We can't see if you got up too early, etc.

I would just say it is time for more practice. Nothing else I can think to add.
 
Excuse me while I hang myself with my mouse cord.

I guess should have gone wireless when I had the chance.
 
DCP, here's how to benefit from missing:

Right after you miss, write down the REAL reason for missing the shot...no room for b/s'ing yourself...make sure it is the REAL reason. Hint: The REAL reson canNOT be bad luck---EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!

After a session of pool, you'll have a bunch of REAL reasons for missing. Study those carefully, honestly, and faithfully.

I'll stop for now.

Jeff Livingston
 
DCP,
I think you are: Visual Dyslexia

Visual dyslexia is a type of dyslexia - a perceptual disfunction that is a genetic condition, not an optical problem. Disorganized magno cells in the mid-brain region cause a mistiming of the visual message (the information is mis-processed). These individuals are highly sensitive to certain light frequencies.
 
FYI,
the reasons i missed are pretty much the following:
1) wanted to put a half tip of left/inside english on this shot to get the proper angle on the '3' Ball. guess i expected a little more squirt, didnt get it, and undercut the shot.
2) tried to feather this shot past the '5' Ball that was partially blocking the pocket - and obviously ran into the '5'.
3) dunno what happened here, just missed.
4) wasnt sure of the contact point on this shot. usually have trouble with these Backward Cut type of shots. i had been undercutting them, this time i guess i overdid things, and overcut the shot.

DCP
 
DrCue'sProtege said:
FYI,
the reasons i missed are pretty much the following:
1) wanted to put a half tip of left/inside english on this shot to get the proper angle on the '3' Ball. guess i expected a little more squirt, didnt get it, and undercut the shot.
Click to expand...

I'm sure it squirted enough. The swerve probably brought it back.

2) tried to feather this shot past the '5' Ball that was partially blocking the pocket - and obviously ran into the '5'.
3) dunno what happened here, just missed.
4) wasnt sure of the contact point on this shot. usually have trouble with these Backward Cut type of shots. i had been undercutting them, this time i guess i overdid things, and overcut the shot.
Click to expand...
I think all of these are the blind back cut variety. Obviously your problem shot.

Fred
 
DrCue'sProtege said:
FYI,
the reasons i missed are pretty much the following:
1) wanted to put a half tip of left/inside english on this shot to get the proper angle on the '3' Ball. guess i expected a little more squirt, didnt get it, and undercut the shot.
2) tried to feather this shot past the '5' Ball that was partially blocking the pocket - and obviously ran into the '5'.
3) dunno what happened here, just missed.
4) wasnt sure of the contact point on this shot. usually have trouble with these Backward Cut type of shots. i had been undercutting them, this time i guess i overdid things, and overcut the shot.

DCP
Click to expand...
Thanks for listing your reasons. It does help when we know what's going through your mind, instead of just saying "I missed these shots."

I agree with Fred that your problem area are those backcuts. I posted on another thread (I forgot where) that most players tend to overcut slight-to-moderate backcuts, simply because they are blind shots and they simply tend to overcompensate. It's not that they can't imagine the correct contact point of the object ball, but they aim the CB too thin at the OB such that they miss the contact point.

When I'm faced with these backcut shots, I try to concentrate on the precise location of the contact point on the CUE BALL. Then, I simply just line it up with the contact point of the OB. Before stroking, it sometimes subconciously feels that I would undercut the shot, but I just have to trust my alignment and stroke it.
 
If these are the shots you are missing then these are the shots you have to work on. Here is a drill for three of the four of those shots.

CueTable Help



All the arrows are representing position play, where you want the cueball to end up for the next shot to best help you with that shot.

Run this drill for about an hour and set the balls back up in the same exact spots and run it out the same exact way over and over for an hour. Once done just play some racks of 9 ball for the rest of the night. Then go back to this drill tomorrow and do it for about 30mins.

Shoot the 2 ball and end up at A
Shoot the 3 ball and end up at B
Shoot the 4 ball and end up at C

Grant it, this probably isnt the best way to get to each of these balls, but it gives you practice playing position and shooting the shots you are not good at all at once.
 
Last edited:
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top