Which Variable Is the Cause of Most Missed Shots

How is this not saying anything? It's fine if you can't be bothered to read it all but his points are clear and the text is well written. Sure, could be re-phrased into a slightly shorter post, but overall good advice.
whatever you say. its not that complicated.
 
Awful lot of words to basically not say anything. I got thru a couple a sentences before my eyes glazed over.
Not everyone has an attention span anymore. I think it's smart phones and social media. Maybe you could watch some Merry Melodies or Popeye and let the adults carry on a conversation.

Your lack of reading comprehension and/or focus isn't anyone else's problem. I hear fish oil supplement might help keep the mind sharp. :unsure:
 
Good advice.

- chalk up: think, decide
- chalk down: shut up, do it

pj
chgo
Yes sir. I've heard for years about this being part of a PSR, sitting the chalk down etc, but it didn't really click. I thought it didn't really matter. I got to the point where I noticed any "thinking" that got carried over to when in execution mode made a miss or missed shape more likely. If something as simple as this gets you 5 or 10% closer to the results you want, it's pretty powerful.

For whatever reason until I hashed the phenomenon out at length it didn't click. It gets to the point of sounding woo woo but it's really as simple as having a clear and still mind while shooting and making sure you trust the decision you made while planning. Having a clear and still mind is impossible while you're still tossing options around while in the execution phase.
 
Its really simple: misses are stroke, alignment/aim, and or rhythm/pacing issues. Pressure can and does cause any or all of these. See, less than two sentences. Not rocket science, doesn't take a half page novella to say it.
 
For me, writing or talking about thinking (the processes of thought) is very difficult. The subject is abstract, it is not the subject of everyday discussion, and we do not always agree on the correct labels to be utilized. Its a whole lot easier to discuss things we can see, touch, smell -- for instance, check out the illustration at Post #29 above; now, what would you like to know?
 
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That's a good question. I think I have the most trouble with deflection. All 3 are in play every shot so its hard to isolate which one my judgement was off on.
 
I try straight in shots diagonally on my 8-ft pool table, and it is amazing how difficult straight shots can be that are about 8 or 10 ft long. It just takes a bit of deviation from a pure stroke to have two spheres not contact each other just right, resulting in a miss. I can tell when I strike the cue ball whether I have a bit of side spin on the ball or not, and when I get a little side spin, I do not make the shot. People think straight in shots are easy across the table, but they are not.
 
Going into a shot without full confidence can lead to some bad misses.
It probably leads to most misses. Everybody who plays pool has probably shot hundreds of the same shot over and over so that we all know how to pot a ball on a particular shot. Lack of confidence or letting pressure get to you can be debilitating. There is a group on Facebook that deals with this very subject called mental management for Billiards. Usually it is the person who can control their anxiety, fear, nervousness that most often wins the game.
 
For a relatively experienced player, assuming your aim is correct and your stroke is straight, in your opinion, which of the 3 variable miscalculations causes the most missed shots when applying spin to the Cue Ball?

1) Misjudging Cue Ball Squirt / Deflection?
2) Misjudging Cue Ball Swerve?
3) Misjudging CB to OB Spin Induced Throw

For myself, I think 3 causes my most misses if I’ve spinned it slightly more or less than planned. 2 is the second most likely cause of my misses, particularly if it’s bottom inside or outside, if I’ve elevated my cue slightly and if I don’t stroke the shot quite at the pace I planned especially if I decelerate and the swerve invariably gets me. Misjudging the cue ball deflection is the least likely of these 3 variables causing misses, at least for me.
The three variables listed are inevitable wherever you play.
The humidity which increases the friction among clothe, CB and OB is the key factor.
I was suffering from the impact from the humidity when returning from TX to Taiwan back in 2003. I couldn't keep the CB and OB travel on the lines as predicted.
Any soft hit with side spin induces masse that is way different from it was in TX.

The solution can be keeping the condition of equipments dry and clean or adjust the hitting point of side spin inward to mitigate the deflection of CB.
The straight stroke with complete follow-through will also help mending the rotational coefficient CB.
That's why KO's bros' stroke is so exceptional because they can potting with sufficeint CB spinning without much masse occurs.
 
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That's a good question. I think I have the most trouble with deflection. All 3 are in play every shot so its hard to isolate which one my judgement was off on.
Easy way around that. Don't use side spin and make sure you're truly aligned on center ball. Almost anything and anywhere you want to get on the table can be gotten to with speed control. Focus on that. There are many high level players that use only very minimal sidespin.

Jaden
 
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