So Jayson Shaw

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7forlife

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After seeming him come back to win and the manner in which he did against Rodney duplicating his win against a certain someone last year it got me wondering.
There is no question he a great player and has really come into his own in the last year BUT is it that or is he just comfortable with the venue and the format why he has been this successful? Almost like how Shane has done at the US Open
 
Well this format, I.E. winner breaks is tailor made for him with his firepower but he's dominating in numerous tournaments & formats.

I attribute it to 2 factors, that he has slowed down, albeit it ever so slightly & that has eliminated errors that cost him racks before & secondly & most important of all is the increase in confidence levels that have accompanied his string of victories, growing with each one.

Jayson now EXPECTS to win. That's the difference. I believe we've just seen the tip of the iceberg & his best pool is yet to come.
 
Bank it said:
Well this format, I.E. winner breaks is tailor made for him with his firepower but he's dominating in numerous tournaments & formats.

I attribute it to 2 factors, that he has slowed down, albeit it ever so slightly & that has eliminated errors that cost him racks before & secondly & most important of all is the increase in confidence levels that have accompanied his string of victories, growing with each one.

Jayson now EXPECTS to win. That's the difference. I believe we've just seen the tip of the iceberg & his best pool is yet to come.
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Agreed.

He is starting to live in his successes and perform without doubt. One can only hope that he remains a student of the game and not listen to the hype in the wrong way. I wish him great success.

Lesh
 
in at least several of his matches at Turning Stone he played perfect pool alongside making shots that others don't take on

just spectacular play

time for the big stage
 
7forlife said:
After seeming him come back to win and the manner in which he did against Rodney duplicating his win against a certain someone last year it got me wondering.
There is no question he a great player and has really come into his own in the last year BUT is it that or is he just comfortable with the venue and the format why he has been this successful? Almost like how Shane has done at the US Open
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I don't look at formats, tournament types, nor venues--Shaw can play-period.
It's interesting when a player gets "hot" we first begin to delve into secondary and tertiary dynamics to explain success.

It comes down to talent, hard work, and maturity; the latter of which he is beginning to
exhibit more and more-although it has a bit more to go.

Shaw can play--that's all there is to it.
There's no secret to any sportsperson's success.
Nor is there any hidden "compatibility" required.
 
smashmouth said:
in at least several of his matches at Turning Stone he played perfect pool alongside making shots that others don't take on

just spectacular play

time for the big stage
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That's because most of the pros today duck and hide at every opportunity They should make safeties like extensions...1 per game. After that your opponent can give it back to you.
 
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The Markster said:
That's because most of the pros today duck and hide at every opportunity.
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It's almost like other pros who dont necessarily have every ounce of shot making understand that it might be more worthwhile to play safe than take on a literal "jayson shaw" shot.
 
billiardthought said:
It's almost like other pros who dont necessarily have every ounce of shot making understand that it might be more worthwhile to play safe than take on a literal "jayson shaw" shot.
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"Jayson Shaw" shot lol...if there is a shot he can make that you can't make, then you are not a pro.
 
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Don't think it has to do with being comfortable with venue and format,
seeing as he won the kuwait open and played well at the MC,
and he has no familiarity with those.
 
CreeDo said:
Don't think it has to do with being comfortable with venue and format,
seeing as he won the kuwait open and played well at the MC,
and he has no familiarity with those.
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he also hasn't won them several times and back to back. so back to being comfortable.
 
CreeDo said:
Don't think it has to do with being comfortable with venue and format,
seeing as he won the kuwait open and played well at the MC,
and he has no familiarity with those.
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Not just that but he has had high finishes at other big tournaments (5th and 3rd at last two US Opens, 5th at last world 9 Ball). His time will come.
 
CreeDo said:
Don't think it has to do with being comfortable with venue and format,
seeing as he won the kuwait open and played well at the MC,
and he has no familiarity with those.
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Yeah Shaw also came in 5th at the World 9-ball and 3rd at the US Open, and just in the past couple of months won the Make it Happen and the Challenge of Champions, and came in top 8 or so in just about everything he played this year.

If there's anything about Turning Stone it's that the field isn't quite as strong as many of the other tournaments that Shaw "only" got top 8. For example, the original poster compared Shaw at TS to SVB at the US Open, but there's really no comparison between the 2016 US Open field and TS. And Shaw finished 3rd at the US Open anyway!

It's just easier to beat everyone at Turning Stone than the US Open and the World 9-ball. I guess that's going to make you more "comfortable."
 
I would say the turning point in Shaw's career is Kuwait Open not Turning Stone
After he won that big international Kuwait Open last year, floodgates are open and he now has self belief that he can win anything and eveything. He will be Top 5 favourite to beat at any major and W8B, W9B. Before Kuwait Open, he was not a top 5 favourite in any major or W9B.
The Shaw now is a far better player than the Shaw of 1-2 years ago. Before he was a potting phenom. Now he breaks better , safes better.
:)
 
I get a kick out of all of you who try and analyze Jason's game...LOL The only flaw I saw in his game the first time I saw him playing under pressure and yes, it was against Shane and it was a couple of years ago.and that flaw was how he would rush into some shots as if he was more interested in trying to intimidat the person he was playing by firing in the shot....as at a rush pace. I said back then that if he could ever control that rush in there and shoot impulse he'd be a terror to any player drawing his name in a tournament to play against much in the same way Shane is. But make no mistake in thinking he has any other flaws, that was the only one I saw....and it cost him the match against Shane....because he had him beat and blew it....trying to drive the point home that he could play against Shane.
 
Always a talented player, it's hard to overstate just how much Jayson's competitive pedigree grew in 2016. Jayson has worked hard to refine his skills, and the tournament schedule he played sharpened him greatly.

As well as playing the biggest US events, Jayson played most of the WPA ranking points events and played most of the Euro-tour, easily qualifying for Europe's Mosconi team.

Few players have ever competed so much in a single calendar year as Jayson (yes, I know Ralf Souquet has done so often) did, and when you compete against the most elite players as often as Jayson did in 2016, you get used to the biggest pressure the game has to offer.

Success breeds success, and Jayson turned himself into a superstar before our very eyes in 2016.
 
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