What's you're most common reason for missing a shot? And are you always aware of why you missed? ⬇️

Loved how you mentioned the mental game and the pressure.. in my local league I play great against teams I'm not worried about and can run 3- 5 balls somewhat consistently, but when I play a top 3 team and who have players who can run a whole table I'm suddenly missing shots I've never had a problem making

Yes, so glad you mentioned the aesthetics of a stroke, which can be "lovely" when you get the fundamentals right. That's our reward for all the practicing we do to make that happen. It's true; getting the mechanics right really is a beautiful thing! Mastering the game of pool reminds me of learning how to play, say, the violin or piano on a very high level. Terrific point made on "mental mistakes” and how to fix them-- just concentrating on pushing the cue forward in a straight line. Can't wait to try it!

I've got 6 months in. Thanks to you I'm doing well. I have my good days and bad days like all of us. A clean smooth stroke is everything. Your advice is spot on!

The mental game is super important and I would love to see more videos about it. Makes sure I'm not the only one who struggles with it, especially in tournaments or at the money ball. I had a nice situation with Ralf Souquet at the bca nationals in Vegas when we played a little 10 ball at the predator booth. Score was 1:1. I made a couple of balls and ended up with a long straight shot on the 10. Of course I was nervous. I played my idol, so it was serious for me even when it was just a friendly game. I missed and left him an easy shot to the corner. He decided to bank it cross corner and missed. That was the moment I recognized that it was nothing but a friendly game. He left me a super easy shot to the corner, but then without any pressure, I still used the preshot routine and took it serious and didn't bang the ball or anything. I made a beautiful 4 rail shot to the same pocket and hit it absolutely perfect. No pressure, no nerves. The perfect shot. In a tournament situation against a player like Ralf I probably missed that shot even directly to the corner.😂

I'd say more would watch a video on the mental side than you think. As I get better, shot percentage goes up, confidence with it, I recognize what I'm thinking directly affects if i make a shot and speed control of the cb.

I was the rail QA for KASSON Pool tables. Always aware of the quality needed for our precision tables. Never done learning. I appreciate how this video broke down the importance of fundamentals and speed. thankyou

If you make a video about the mental game i'll definitely watch it! Thanks for all the tips!

You have the understanding of a great teacher. Great job.

Good to see you again, sharivari , back to play, golf and tennis season is over. I'm back to have some fun pool and snooker with friends. You are right. Mentally is very important when I practice to fell confidence and trust my shots. Thanks again.

I totally agree that the mental aspect is a huge part of pool. I would totally watch a video with tips on it. I struggle with this a lot.

When practicing straight in shots you need to realize that your tip contact point is the center of the cue ball is also pointing at the center of the object ball and the center of the pocket. When your practice strokes confirm this on your final stroke forget the cue ball is there and push you tip to the contact point on the object ball. This will force you to stay on the line of aim and create a straight stroke. Its an excellent practice tool in developing a straight stroke. Most beginners just push the cue on the final stroke "just somewhere in front of them" which will veer to the left or right of the line of aim.

I need your mental game video sir! :) great content as always!

Im glad you took the time to mention the mental aspect of the game. In my opinion, its every bit as important as potting ability. Being able to get u der a stronger player's skin can win games that can otherwise be lost. That's also the reason drills for defensive play are so very critical. Snooker a guy four times in a game, and generally speaking, he's gonna lose his mind, lol. Thanks, man, great stuff.....

Great video! Mental game is critical for success, and its the hardest thing to condition.

I would definitely watch the mental game video if you made it! Great content as always!

Great video! I especially enjoyed your focus on the stroke importance, and how even slight flaws contribute to misses! At 75 years old, my stroke degradation prevents me from executing many shots that my mind knows 1:46 how to shoot. I’ve watched and enjoyed many of your videos, because of your knowledge and explanation of the physics of this wonderful game of pool. THANKYOU!

Thank you!!! Great video and very helpful, see you at the next lesson!

Sharivari u always gives me joy in your teaching approach!! Have learnt a lot from u broda . Keep ur good teaching and always stay healthy my bro🙌💤❤

you always deliver good content. I appreciate the lessons you give.

Pool is all about confidence.

I would definitely watch a full video about the mental game, and I'm still a beginner. I don't have a table to learn on, so I always feel anxious and nervous taking the most basic shots at the bar full of pool sharks lmao. TY for all the great vids helping me learn

Good points in this video. The quick shot resonated with me, I'm naturally quite cocky when I get in my stride. I'm probably extremely naive too lol, I think I'm alot better than I am, but alot of these simple adjustments I've been paying attention to on different videos, would help my game alot I reckon. It's like I know where a ball needs to be hit, but I'm probably striking the ball terribly, plus the fear of missing, then when I eventually miss, puts doubt in my mind and the confidence lowers etcetera, etcetera lol. But I loved this video regardless, made alot of sense. A snooker channel called Break Time (I think that's the name), mentioned the seesaw affect you have on yourself before taking a shot. That applies to me so much, so when you pair it with this video too, it all ties into one big lesson essentially. Practicing is key, then understanding why you've missed and essentially not letting it get to you, will help you grow as a player so much, then you can be more confident in your stroke and so much more other things too. Definitely need to humble myself and I believe the rest will follow. Cheers.

Very well said. Solid video I'm a fan of your knowledge!

Mental mistake is surely my #1 reasons why I miss! So correct Shari!

Шаровары - лучший канал про пул. Sharivari is the best channel about learning pool. Also because I can almost exactly follow your English

I seldom play I tournaments or large events either. What I do is, I put myself in that situation in my mind by being pushed to run the 9ball rack out in under 60 seconds, including the break. This creates additional pressure for myself. Im not sure if it's enough to help me prepare for events though. Thx for all ya do 4 the game!

Thanks for the continued great work on this content. While your knowledge of game is always very strong, you do so much better than most at 'being in a player's head' and explaining that perspective in the game's context. You teach about the 'elephant in the room' that hides from us all.

Super helpful advice!

Please can you do a small video about the mental game and some tips. I honestly think this is a massive part of the game and if someone has an opportunity to get a taste of it on KZfaq then they would invest more time and maybe money into getting a proper course for it.

❤❤❤❤wow after 10 years I recalled and I found the mental mistake thanks 🙏😊🥰

At the begging of the video, you said that a new student-player was missing that ball thick. I can relate to that. I used to (and still do tbh, but much less frequently) miss balls on the thick side. One day I realized that I was aiming at the wrong point, that is when I was down preparing to shoot, I was instinctively concentrating on the middle of the pocket, but not the middle of the pocket opening, the middle of the actual pocket, like the middle of the bucket if you're looking at the table from above. However, the line connecting the object ball and that point is obstructed by the rail... Once I realized that, I made huge progress pottingwise, because I started to aim at the pocket opening rather than the "pocket" as I had in my mind. I know that to 99.999% of people this could be obvious, but that example with that new student missing the ball thick was really relatable to me.. The thing is that this is almost built in to how I play to this day. Even now, when I miss a ball I miss it thick. I would say 93% of my missed shots are on the thick side...

My pool game was rusted for almost 13years, i only play during my vacation months (1-2mos for a seafarer) felt so sad that even in my mind that i can do but my execution is not guaranteed to success and make a clean shots. I hope i can regain my focus and right strokes, i miss my game.. this video helps me, thank you sir

Don’t be too sure that few people would watch a string of videos about the deeper thinking/zen attributes of pool. IMHO after hours of stroke/shot practice a few sessions where I have to think about the deeper aspects of pool is refreshing. For that I play 14:1 and one pocket which are thinking men’s games.

I recently started playing pool and watching ur videos helps a ton. I’ve been playing consistently for the past month or so and I see a huge improvement. I’m still not very good… but much better then I was. Pool is hard lol.

I do the same, I either rush or think too much. You're right, have a clear mind.

I actually really take my time on shots now after your advice, and put effort and aiming even on the easy shots and my game has increased 10 fold ..😊 my break to.

Awesome tutotial

Great video .. good

When I drill down the rail cut shots (your video) I focus on the sight picture and a clean consistent stroke. Kinda like shooting Trap...you need to learn the lead on a bird. The toughest part is knowing where the 2 radii intersect. Yes I can see the point on the object ball I need to hit, but where does the radius of my cue ball hit it? That's where I sometimes under/ overcut a ball.

Barely anyone talks about mental techniques in pool. That'll be interesting.

You have to get the feeling of the pool stroke and fundamentals and mechanics of follow through of the game to be persist of making shots you reprecate the position of the cue ball most important ball on the pool table....❤❤😢😮😅😊❤❤❤❤

Awesome bro!.. 👍🎱🇳🇿

i like your cue stick 😍😍😍❤️ so dope to use that bro

Great stuff man, as usual! At some point you mention that if you were to think about where precisely to hit the object ball, you wouldn't make a single shot. Personally, when I started doing fractional aiming (the poolology method), which is all about finding that point on the object ball, it really helped my consistency. No guessing! I can line up the same shot 30 times and pocket it every time. Before that, without the help of the reference point on the OB, i would have been 70% at most... Thoughts?

Hello Sharivari...i a huge fan from the Caribbean...ive notice something in pool in general an would appreciate if you can make a video on it...i realized when i play on slower tables i dont miss..an when i play on a really fast table i cant pot a ball with the same angle ,same cut ,same aiming point...why is that..?.and its not just me but alot of guys i play with said thhe same thing.

5:00 This is a very true and profound statement.

FACTS 💯 %_"Your Pool Table & Room Is ABSOLUTELY AWESOME"...😁

I've been seeing your videos on the Billiard TV channel. Nice job. I thought it was pretty cool as a subscriber so I imagine you must have found it exciting to get the opportunity.

Noted🔥💯

When I personally am teaching someone to cut a angle shot I take an extra ball and line it up right next to the object ball in line with the pocket so they can visually see in their mind where the ball needs to be in reference to the hit

What an interesting POV! 30 different shots!

Thank you

1 beer. 2 alcohol. 3 weed. 4 boobs. 5 butts. This is why I miss shots sometimes

I never miss any of the shots I dont take.

That would be great,maybe I’ll get to meet you in person and bring you to our senior center pool hall.

Hi Shari, I've improved a lot since I started following your channel. I've always been curious though, do you run through everyone at your local joint or do you get challenged? Like seriously!

this video is so good

Please do a video on the mental game!!!!!!

On the contrary, a lot of people would watch a video about the mental game

Thanks!

Some times even I get a ball in hand I miss 😂 I think because I'm trying to play like pro's with skills that I don't have yet . Sometimes I miss when my opponents compete me (pressure), I need to, work on my mental aspect.

So good

Would love to hear what you have to say on the mental aspect of the game

I think this would be a great addition to your video.

I would love your opinion on whether to focus on the cue ball or the object ball at impact?

7:02 When youre just too good to miss

How you shot that 9 in during the 8 ball scenario was fine because you do have a cut shot on the 10 you can position with but what the player at your pool hall does wrong with the 10 is that he takes it too easy and doesn't use the right spin to get in like with the 8. If he plays proper position he'd come off the rails and get a nice position on the 8 depending on his speed control with the shoot too. Whenever I'm in that scenario for any game I do the same stop shot but then I use top spin with left or right to get position for the next ball

when i am down on the shot i normally cue with center chin, but when i do the dominant eye test, and holing a pen towards an object bring toward my face, that pen hits my right chin. should i trust my normal chin position or the pen test result? thank you very much

That's a lot of conversation that people still just don't understand it in their mind

I don't know what's wrong with me because some days I play really good and other days I miss easiest shots, which make me not know exactly why I am missing shots 💔💔 But I've recently started watching your videos I will definitely start observing every shot I shoot, By the way thanks for the amazing content ❤️❤️

Perhaps most people lack the practice. Others are playing on an unfamiliar table. From what I've seen it's a lot different to play on a 4' wide table to playing on a 5' wide table. Also the length of the table makes a difference.

Can I tell you there is actually a way to align on the line of contact between balls and that there is a way when playing spin to align the same thing, but sit on the line of the cue instead of the contact line which fixes the margin (without taking into account force of the shot & follow through). I am a pool and a snooker player for context. Cheers

Top tip! Most people miss thick shots too thin and thin shots too thick. ie: most people play a 3/4 ball shot as 2/3 ball and a 1/4 ball shot as a 1/3 ball shot. play your thick shots thicker and your thin shots thinner and you will massively improve your potting skills.

bros so good that he still makes the pocket when trying to show that it shouldn’t

I learned all this stuff when I was 10 yrs old and I'll sonn be 79, hopefully; and you still won't be able to whip me at any game except billiards.

I’m consistent, just with missing

Sir , I'm an amateur player , I can pot balls fluently with some dressing, however lately I've developed a habit to only use side spin in all my shots ,it really impressive as hard shots has become somewhat easy but I've noticed with this habit it's important my concentration has to be 100 % , if not I'll definitely miss the shot..is this habit dangerous to me or should I stop it. Also note if I try to go back to center white I'm missing the shots..

I'm one of those guys... I spend a lot of time on my stroke ... like really and I think I have good fundamentals ... yet can't make really easy balls sometimes (usually those straight or at small angles lol)

Can you educate us on buying pool tables ?

Thank you for this... I pretty much play like this... in the beginning I circle the table to suss out the "lay of the land" then I go to work on my pre - strategy (over confident) ... then I end up losing the game because I'm too cocky ... I lose because I forget the fundamentals... my biggest downfall😢

Thats the problem with my game, lack of control, over thinking. Overconfidence on seemingly easy shots. And #1, patience. I dont play tournaments, buying a bar with friends. I can go on runs, but are far and between. And almost always fail at the win.

he consistently makes interesting videos.

Hi um can you tell me what cue that is brand and name pls thanks

спасибо, хорошее объяснение

if the cue ball stay in the side rail? it is a bad short?

Where are you located for classes,I really appreciate your way of teaching.Im in Las Vegas area.

the reason why I never miss shots is because I never play pool, because I have no idea where I can find a table

Over/under compensating for deflection based on shot speed and distance from cue ball to object ball :/

Good info. I've been working with a guy who is a good shot, but is trying to find that next level. He shoots way too fast. When I called him on this he said " Well, Earl Strickland shoots fast, and he is one of the best ever." True, but you are not Earl Strickland lol. Floyd Mayweather fights with his hands down at his sides which is completely wrong for anyone but him. Stop trying to impersonate your favorite player, as long as you follow the pre shot routine rules that you talked about and master them, then you can begin to develop your own style. Don't be afraid to try new things! I shot the same way for 30 years and am a very good player, but when I started shortening my stroke is when I went to that next level.

All angles of shots at all distances are the same difficulty! You need to deliver the cue straight and to the target. The % of making them can go up or down but you only control the straight cue.

All good.

i have a question about ball placement, if your white ball is infront of a single/double ball(s) and you have to go over it to hit your ball into the pocket, how do you stop your arm/hand from shaking and mess up the shot? i dont have great arm strength or upper body strength but i always shake when i try going over the ball.

The main reason I miss shots is because I don't have a straight follow through. I can do 3-10 pre- shots and, a lot of the time, I can't put the tip at the same point on the cue ball. It's so frustrating. Any ideas on how to fix this?

It sounds like the student you were talking about who consistently undercut the shot at 1:55 didn't miss because he was aiming wrong, but because he wasn't accounting for cut-induced throw, no? I.e. the contact point he was aiming at would have been correct for a straight on shot, but he didn't adjust for the cut (by either aiming to over-cut, or putting outside english on the CB).

Dude, I picked up on some things that will definitely help me get out of my two week slump in the league. I shot a guy on a family night out and he recruited me for the league in the middle of the season. But I'm trying to get back to what I used to be, after not shooting at all for 30 years. So I went through my process mentally and realized I was going through too many items on my mental check list. My last step was too take one last look at the lay, then shoot. Hell, if I can see the shot there is no need for a last look, for starters. Next, I will not be watching ANYONE shoot. It makes zero difference what happens before it's my shot. That ought to do it!!! P.S. Once called a six rail shot on the eight ball thinking I was going to impress the girls we were playing, with all theirs still on the table. Made the shot. Chicks left. Who cares!!!!

Me: Why do I keep missing my shots? Also me: *_Can't shoot straight for the life of me._*

great video

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