What % of Game is Shatmaking?

Johnnyt said:
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 prefer to think of it as accuracy.
You can run the table without position....
..You can't run the table without making a ball.

..hell...you can't even get a safety if you aren't accurate
 
I would also consider a defensive shot in the shot making category. I think if you miss a defensive shot it's the same as not pocketing the ball you were shooting at. I think it has too be 100% shot making skills and also 100% mental skills.
 
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As others have stated, you won't get far at all if you can't pocket well.

That said, at the high levels EVERYONE pockets well. More matches are lost due to position errors than missed shots (or more accurately, position errors that then lead to missed shots). If your position play is good enough, you seldom have to shoot a hard shot.
 
Blackjack said:
I can only guess that shatmaking is the past tense of shitmaking...

:shrug:

Shotmaking is worthless without getting position. Position is worthless without shotmaking. Both are worthless if you cannot control your emotions under pressure... etc etc
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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.
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And now they're starting to use probiotics! Much harder for the testers to detect. Jamie Lee Curtis should be ashamed.
 
I'm trying to figure out the percentages and the only solid figure I can come up with is that when I miss ...... my inning stops 100% of the time, so....... :scratchhead:
 
Shating.

In Johnnyt's defence after the age of 60 aren't we allowed to shat ourselfs twice a year and get a pass? :thumbup:
 
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Depends on the game really. In 9 ball, shotmaking will be more important (e.g., where you opponent misses or plays safe). In one pocket, shotmaking takes a backburner to other things (defense for example). This is especially true in games with lots of innings.

There is no one-size-fits-all answer, but generally, shotmaking will range from 50-99%, position will be about 1/2 of what is left, and defense will be the other 1/2. As games change, defense/etc will go up, and position will go down because you will be left with your opponent's mess, and not your own leave.

Also, keep in mind that if you were a 100% shotmaker you would never need position, so that aspect shouldn't be much more than 25% ever.

-td
 
Tough question....

Hard to answer cuz in my opinion they are too interrelated. If you are playing position and miss the ball the cue ball will not go where you intended.

So pocketing the ball is part of playing position.

Not sure if I'm clear but It is my experience that those who play position at a high level also pocket balls at a high level. You can't have one without the other.

Dudley
 
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