I'm sure this question has been asked here before, but I haven't seen is discussed in a while. Anyone can chime in with what they've found in their experience on this topic that works for them, but I'd particularly love to hear any advice from the knowledgeable pool instructors that visit and post on this forum.
Specifically, does your eye movement of your eyes going back and forth between the object ball and cue ball during the final stages of your pre-shot routine and pre-strokes need to be synchronized so that it is the exact same every time, and that your eyes finally switch to focusing on the object ball at the same exact moment in your stroke for every shot?
For a long time, I've had a set pre-shot routine that I'm comfortable with and with a set number of final pre-strokes that lets me know subconsciously when I'm ready for my final delivery stroke. However, I've been very inconsistent with my shotmaking of late, and I just feel like my back and forth eye movements from the cue ball to object ball are just not consistent and done subconsciously like the rest of my pre-stroke routine is, which results in a lack of confidence in feeling like I know with certainly that I've made the shot even before I shoot it. Often when I'm feeling this is when I'm missing shots - even easier shots I know I should not miss. In the past I've had that feeling of confidence even before I shoot a shot, but not of late.
I know it's likely different for everyone, but I'm particularly interested in the timing of when my eyes should last go from the cue ball to the object ball. Should that be just before that final delivery backstroke starts, or slightly before or slightly after that? Even if it's an individual thing and differs for everyone as to when that moment is, does that need to occur at the same moment for every shot for that particular player? Thanks for any feedback anyone can provide.
Specifically, does your eye movement of your eyes going back and forth between the object ball and cue ball during the final stages of your pre-shot routine and pre-strokes need to be synchronized so that it is the exact same every time, and that your eyes finally switch to focusing on the object ball at the same exact moment in your stroke for every shot?
For a long time, I've had a set pre-shot routine that I'm comfortable with and with a set number of final pre-strokes that lets me know subconsciously when I'm ready for my final delivery stroke. However, I've been very inconsistent with my shotmaking of late, and I just feel like my back and forth eye movements from the cue ball to object ball are just not consistent and done subconsciously like the rest of my pre-stroke routine is, which results in a lack of confidence in feeling like I know with certainly that I've made the shot even before I shoot it. Often when I'm feeling this is when I'm missing shots - even easier shots I know I should not miss. In the past I've had that feeling of confidence even before I shoot a shot, but not of late.
I know it's likely different for everyone, but I'm particularly interested in the timing of when my eyes should last go from the cue ball to the object ball. Should that be just before that final delivery backstroke starts, or slightly before or slightly after that? Even if it's an individual thing and differs for everyone as to when that moment is, does that need to occur at the same moment for every shot for that particular player? Thanks for any feedback anyone can provide.
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