Cuebacca said:I take this to mean you haven't been doing them!
did them faithfully, like i was told to do. still work on them some too.
DCP
Still Malfunctioning..........
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did them faithfully, like i was told to do. still work on them some too.
DCP
JDB said:
once again, wrong.
i talked to Mark Wilson in Peoria several months after i had taken the lesson. the one area that was uncomfortable for me, he made another suggestion and i went with it.
and like i just stated, i followed Scott's instruction to the letter and still shoot them there MDs.
but...........no instructor, player, guru, etc, can guarantee that a player will miss shots if they follow their advice. i've seen Archer, Allison, Earl, & Efren in person miss shots that made me scratch my head and wonder "How does a player of that caliber miss a shot like that?"
DCP
DrCue'sProtege said:i am still missing shots i should be executing. below are a couple of examples.
in #1 i wanted to hit a little low on the 2-Ball to come down table for the 4-Ball. i got position, but i missed the shot!
in #2 i want to just pocket the 3-Ball and drift up table for the 5-ball. but i missed the 3-Ball by overcutting it slightly.
these things just continue to frustrate me, and plague my game.........
DCP
Shot #1
Shot #2
You're twisting your hands. I can see it in your diagrams.
Oh, and you cleaned your balls (or just your cueball) too much.
Fred
DrCue'sProtege said:
I don't even know why I am going to bother after reading this one! If you don't know what the MD would do for you, and you don't see the value in it, then you really don't give a damn about getting any better!
You have told us that you have taken several instructors lessons, you have read several books, watch several videos, etc, etc, etc.
You still miss simple shots like this and let it frustrate you to a point that you can't improve! Your mentality is what keeps you from improving!
I am sure that you have heard this time and time again, but you only control 3 things on the table. They all involve the cue ball too! You can control the Angle you put on the cue ball. You can control the Speed you put on the cue ball, and you can control the spin you put on the cue ball. Now figure out which one you failed to execute correctly then make the damn shot.
Quit bother us with these B/S little posts if you can't figure out how you missed those easy little shots! MD would get you in tune and focus your game, but you don't have the mental mindset to allow them to work for you.
You said that you did what he told you to do, and that you sometimes still practice MD.
Dude I took the classes from Scott's buddy Randy over a year ago, and I still practice MDs religiously. It keeps me in stroke, and lets me fine tune everything and keep bad habits out of my game!
I venture to say if you took another lesson from Scott, that you would still have all the bad habits he tried to get you to correct in the first place.
I don't even know you, and I don't gamble very often but if I were near you I would play you $20 sets just to shut you up! I haven't even seen your game, and I want to play you, or strangle you, or something.
Go see a therapist and ask them why you can't listen to anyone. Once the therapist has it all figured out, and you actually listen to a therapist then come back in here and start learning something!
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missed both of DCP's shots yesterday several times !!!!
oh my god !!!
should probably not turn around while aiming and take part in the conversation next too me,
also, heavy laughing caused by a freakin funny pool video is not very helpful during shooting
@DCP: give a shit on aiming, concentrating and all that nonsense, just get down, feel comfortable, feel what you wanna do, and where you want the CB and just do it....
Whenever I aim too much I will miss or at least maybe make the ball but no position.....
M.
oh my god !!!
should probably not turn around while aiming and take part in the conversation next too me,
also, heavy laughing caused by a freakin funny pool video is not very helpful during shooting
@DCP: give a shit on aiming, concentrating and all that nonsense, just get down, feel comfortable, feel what you wanna do, and where you want the CB and just do it....
Whenever I aim too much I will miss or at least maybe make the ball but no position.....
M.
As far as I can tell, DCP is simply an attention seeker who wants instant results. Sorry. there is no magic pill in pool.
I am 99.99999% sure you will never be an A player or above. You are limited no matter how hard you try. From one of my best friends old sayings "Sorry about your truck". Now, can you play pool and enjoy it playing as a B or C player. I hope you can.
I think you have worn out your welcome in a lot of respects here. The 'how do you do this' posts are good. The 'Why did I miss this' threads are aweful.
I am 99.99999% sure you will never be an A player or above. You are limited no matter how hard you try. From one of my best friends old sayings "Sorry about your truck". Now, can you play pool and enjoy it playing as a B or C player. I hope you can.
I think you have worn out your welcome in a lot of respects here. The 'how do you do this' posts are good. The 'Why did I miss this' threads are aweful.
Missing Shots
Usually, I do not even get involved in any of these discussions from the OP, but, I just changed browsers from FireFox to Netscape in order to view Cue Table. Working fine, so I am going to put in my .02 cents of why you are missing these types of shots.
Here it is. It seems like the mechanics that you were taught appear to be working fine because you are able to get into some kind of position for your next shot selection. I think your problem lies in your trying to get shape/position.
In the first diagram, I know where I would go for position, but, I do not know where you were deciding to go. Take a look at the 3 ball shot in the second diagram. This shot is fairly difficult to get shapes on for the 5.
I think what you are doing is trying to force position on some of your next shots. What I mean is that your position isn't exactly where you wanted. If it is, then you probably do not miss the shot.
You should step back, evaluate the shot, make your decision of how you are going to play the shot (english used) based on where you want to end up for your next shot. THEN, concentrate on making the ball. Do not worry where the cue ball goes. This is a result of how you stroked the ball, what english you applied and what path you chose. If your position play is off, then, that is what you need to work on further. But, don't try to force position.
If you then miss the shot, then you know what areas in the shot making you need to address.
Good Luck
Usually, I do not even get involved in any of these discussions from the OP, but, I just changed browsers from FireFox to Netscape in order to view Cue Table. Working fine, so I am going to put in my .02 cents of why you are missing these types of shots.
Here it is. It seems like the mechanics that you were taught appear to be working fine because you are able to get into some kind of position for your next shot selection. I think your problem lies in your trying to get shape/position.
In the first diagram, I know where I would go for position, but, I do not know where you were deciding to go. Take a look at the 3 ball shot in the second diagram. This shot is fairly difficult to get shapes on for the 5.
I think what you are doing is trying to force position on some of your next shots. What I mean is that your position isn't exactly where you wanted. If it is, then you probably do not miss the shot.
You should step back, evaluate the shot, make your decision of how you are going to play the shot (english used) based on where you want to end up for your next shot. THEN, concentrate on making the ball. Do not worry where the cue ball goes. This is a result of how you stroked the ball, what english you applied and what path you chose. If your position play is off, then, that is what you need to work on further. But, don't try to force position.
If you then miss the shot, then you know what areas in the shot making you need to address.
Good Luck
Snapshot9 said:
that could very well be the reason the shot in Diagram #1 was missed. Also, i was probably thinking "DONT UNDERCUT THIS SHOT!", saw how close the rail was to the ball, and sub-consciously over cut it.
dunno what the problem is, just wish i would quit missing shots i am supposed to make 98% of the time. its like someone said, "You dont win racks by making the hard ones, but rather by not missing the easy ones."
DCP
Neil got me thinking there. DCP, do you have any positive belief in your abilities? I'm just wondering because you always sound so negative when things don't work. I played some of the worst pool I can remember tonight, really horrible stuff. I told my skipper sometimes a kick in the ass can be a good thing, reminds me to pay attention all the time.
I'll probably never be a world beater but part of me believes I could be. The only time I think about losing is when my opponent is running out & I can't do a darn thing about it.
DCP, why don't you diagram some of the positive shots you've made? Take some pride in them & let us know. I think you'll get a lot more feedback from everyone here if you let us see both sides of the coin.
I'll probably never be a world beater but part of me believes I could be. The only time I think about losing is when my opponent is running out & I can't do a darn thing about it.
DCP, why don't you diagram some of the positive shots you've made? Take some pride in them & let us know. I think you'll get a lot more feedback from everyone here if you let us see both sides of the coin.
NOBODY GIVES A SHIT IF YOU OVERCUT A BALL. You know that almost everyone on this forum thinks you are annoying. Do you feed off of negative reactions? Stop whining and go practice, or quit playing for good if overcutting a ball "plagues your game".
