What % of Game is Shatmaking?

Johnnyt

Johnnyt

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What percentage of the game is shotmaking at the pro level? I'd say 40% shotmaking, 35% position, and 25% for the rest of the game (breaking, defense, other. Johnnyt
PS:Shotmaking, shotmaking, shotmaking. There, I typed it three times like the teacher said. Tough crew here lol.
 
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I'd say shot making is less then 50% as some have said. It seems to me what sets the pros apart from A and AA players is the position play and cueball control. It is unbelievable the skill pros have with contolling the cueball.

Shatmaking though..... I shat myself quite a bit over the years on the pool table. Sometimes I feel that shatmaking is my best skill while playing pool! :thumbup:
 
it's all important

depends on the type of game you're playing, rotation games, 1pocket. and how the balls roll. you'll get matches where there's hardly one safety played, and you'll get some where there's plenty of safety battles because the layouts are difficult.

to get a better idea you can view the accustats ratings on match videos. then you'll see how the flow of the game dictates the percentage of safety play, shotmaking, etc.

on that note, percentages will be different for everyone. most people will play to their strengths, if you're a great shotmaker but mediocre mover, you will probably shoot more often than get into a safety battle. again this depends highly on the type of game that you're playing.
 
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That is one of the funniest typos I can remember on AZ...thx for the laugh.

Once you get to the pro level, it seems almost everyone makes the open shots so guys who break like Shane can beat equal shotmakers, pinoys get through with their safety play,etc...
 
I played a guy the other day who shat the 9-ball in several times. In his case, shatmaking was his strongest skill!

:D

Steve
 
Neil said:
It's a high percentage. Think about it. How many people got to be pros by missing balls?? Pros seldom miss a makeable shot, and when they do, they usually lose that game and several more.

There's a lot more to the game than just shotmaking, but shotmaking comes first. Without that, you are just another banger.
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Amen to that!
 
Neil said:
It's a high percentage. Think about it. How many people got to be pros by missing balls?? Pros seldom miss a makeable shot, and when they do, they usually lose that game and several more.

There's a lot more to the game than just shotmaking, but shotmaking comes first. Without that, you are just another banger.
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Looking at it that way I agree. Johnnyt
 
Neil said:
It's a high percentage. Think about it. How many people got to be pros by missing balls?? Pros seldom miss a makeable shot, and when they do, they usually lose that game and several more.

There's a lot more to the game than just shotmaking, but shotmaking comes first. Without that, you are just another banger.
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This is how I see it too. Shotmaking is the most important part. Especially when you are talking about nine-ball on the big table. The patterns really aren't that difficult and you usually have a pretty big target area for the cue ball. Now on the bar table I think there are a lot more people that can pocket the balls and position play becomes more of a seperator between good and great players.
 
Unfortunately, the world of high stakes shatmaking is so competitive that many turn to doping. It's heartbreaking to see a once promising young shatter become totally washed up through heavy use of metamucil.

Aaron
 
LOL I needed a good laugh this morning and this tittle did it for me. On a serious note i agree with Neil and the others.
 
Aaron_S said:
Unfortunately, the world of high stakes shatmaking is so competitive that many turn to doping. It's heartbreaking to see a once promising young shatter become totally washed up through heavy use of metamucil.

Aaron
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HAHAHAHAHA :rotflmao1:
 
I can only guess that shatmaking is the past tense of shitmaking...

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Shotmaking is worthless without getting position. Position is worthless without shotmaking. Both are worthless if you cannot control your emotions under pressure... etc etc
 
Don't make the balls in the hole, you don't shoot again.. Nuf said!
 
I think this is worded a little strangely.

What % is shotmaking??? Well probably about 90%, If you're making less than 90% of the shots you're shooting, then you ain't gonna be able to compete with the top pros.

All the shape in the world, all the safety play in the world, isn't going to save you if you make only a moderate percentage of the shots you shoot.

Now if you say, once I've achieved shot making percentages of 95%, how important is shape, safety play etc... then that would be a good time to compare the percentages.

I would say that shotmaking would still take up probably 60%, but again, it depends. If you don't know how to get shape at ALL, then making 95% of the shots won't do you ANY good whatsoever.

If you can get to the right side of the OB 90% of the time but only 6-10 inches of where you want to be, then shotmaking will make a huge difference.

To play top notch pool, you have to be good at everything. But how much any given aspect of pool takes precedence over any other aspect is going to be based on an individual basis and how strong you are at one over another.

I've know players who can finger print for shape who and will make 90% of their shots, who will lose to someone who is only marginally good at speed control and will make 98% of the shots they shoot.

There's just no real answer to the question. Too many variables are involved for there to be.

Jaden
 
The A and O are a long, long way away from each other. That's some typo.
Race to 21 for $500?
 
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