3 Reasons You Keep Missing Shots

Learn about the three most common mistakes that cause you to miss shots and learn how to fix them.
00:00 Intro
00:15 Stroke
02:36 Cue Ball Contact Point
05:01 Spin
06:28 Additional Information
08:38 Ending
Pool Lesson | How to Aim With Side Spin
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[@Sharivari]

Did you like this one take approach for a video? It saved me a lot of time editing on my computer on the one hand, but on the other hand it differed a lot from the usual video style. Let me know what you think! Also: What helps you to make balls more consistently?

[@TimmyVision]

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[@TheJestinator]

I liked it. Not sure about the Premiere Pro media offline part at the end though!

[@pytonn]

Might work for a lot of your videos, we already know your professionalism so take some time off my friend, you do a lot for us. I, personally, would love to see your mistakes as well, both during actual play and explanations. Cheers and keep up they way you already do!

[@Sharivari]

@@TheJestinator Just noticed it, damn.

[@jasonnieuwenhuis335]

I put two balls blocking the pocket, just leaving enough room for a ball to get through. I try to shoot through them clean. Just one after another till it’s not fun. It’s helped me pot balls better than anything.

[@420fan2]

Great stuff! The number one reason I keep missing shots is because they serve alcohol at bars. Lmao. Love this channel

[@djamo1969]

I second this comment! LOL

[@romainwalford9264]

😂

[@larrywhitesell4139]

I always won the most money fueling up on rum and coke. Can't stomach the stuff anymore

[@antoniotrew8131]

No way!!! I never miss a shot at the bar, they do burn sometimes though

[@askbob]

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[@wesch6354]

For me the main reason I miss shots is because I have a hard time clearing my head. If its just a practice game I don't really care so I shoot great. But as soon as its in a tournament or in league I psych myself out.

[@pessimisticpuma]

Hi Wes, after I got out of the military, I suffered from issues with anxiety that affected me in my matches. Performance anxiety can make it really hard to play as well as you know you can. It affects you physically and psychologically. Even if you’ve made a shot a thousand times, stress will make your muscles tighten involuntarily, impairing fine motor skill and making you miss shots more easily. Mentally, you might forget shot posture fundamentals like staying down after a shot, what English to use to play position, deciding your run out, or planning good defensive shots. To neutralize these effects, try taking 3-4 slow, deep breaths as part of your pre-shot routine. It regulates your heart rate and controls the production of stress hormone in your body which causes that jitteriness. Ignore any thoughts of missing your shot. Don’t even acknowledge them. Visualize the cue ball hitting the object ball and rolling it into the pocket. If you can keep a positive mental outlook and avoid thoughts that stress you out more, you’ll control the negative effects of adrenaline and cortisol on the body. You’ll improve focus and find yourself playing more consistent, successful matches. I hope this is helpful.

[@jamesrogers6429]

There are concentration drills on here have helped me!I've tried earbuds! It's all bout controlling your thoughts and not letting it mean more then it actually does !!just pool!!

[@dustyfausnight1279]

The same for me

[@ericb6390]

@@pessimisticpuma i have same problems from when i was in, thank you i will try this

[@axledemmarmercado3637]

Many called it a Yips, its an anxiety..

[@TheJestinator]

I can confidently say I haven't made any of these mistakes at all for the last 2 months. I haven't been able to get to a pool table! 😭

[@edwinhongo4966]

Thanks for theinfo it will help me a lot espicially when I'm playing MONEY BALL game👍🏼💪🙏

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[@Distracto76]

I have been playing for over 20 years and I can still learn from your videos. Sometimes it just helps to hear someone else say it and to see it in action. I am using your videos to help train my APA team how to think through their games. Thank you for all the time you have spent getting this information out for us to use!

[@andrijaradovanovic4989]

Can't stress enough how much i had to work to align my bridge hand, eyes, cue, legss... with the line of the shot. Worked in the end. Nice lesson! Keep it up

[@CuntillaDeville]

Yes! This is where I’m at. Trying to fix my stance. I’m so focused on it that I miss very easy shots. 😞

[@sjkebab]

Same here. I’ve overthought this so much that I no longer have any idea how to actually aim the damn thing

[@andrijaradovanovic4989]

@@sjkebab overthinking when I got down on the shot, that destroyed my game. I couldn't pot 3 balls in a row for a month

[@brianb.2894]

Hi Sharivari. I will probably watch this many times in the months to come. A refresher lesson or reminder is always good for me from time to time. Good job, thank you.👍

[@daves4yah]

Just started this billiards journey. I've been looking at cue ball on the hit and not object ball so looking forward to trying these tips out. Thank you Sir!

[@thegodofpez]

I’m going to be watching so many of these tutorials as I’m trying to improve my game. Thank you so much for these! They’re clean, easy to follow and insightful. 👏👏👏

[@mightyluckyseven2708]

Great tutorial…..my aim immediately skyrocketed. Straight shooting and understand the spinning concept was so educational and very clearly explained !!

[@dextertracy3739]

This is simplistic .Simply priceless!. De clutter your head, repeat your stroke, and do it under pressure. How ? Line up straight then push the cue stick straight to and through the cue ball and continue pushing the cue straight down the line . That's all you need to think about. Under pressure ,invaluable . Simple . Loved it Sharivari

[@buddyfoxhound2426]

Thank you sir just what I needed to get me started after 20 yrs absent! I started off backwards! Shooting rack after rack and getting frustrated now I got to practice, practice,practice before shooting racks! Very helpful thanks for taking time to offer this!

[@jarrets2292]

Thanks for letting the viewers (me) know where to look last before hitting the shot. I find sometimes I focus on the object ball, other times at the cue ball. I wondered why I miss easy shots.

[@PepperWilliamsMusicBlend]

You are sooooooooooo good! I'm going to the pool hall today to utilize some of these ideas! I never thought of standing up first to line up the shot. Thanks!!!

[@FirstWayHockey]

Thanks again for your good tips. What I don't understand is some days I am like in a zone and I see very well all the cut lines and after that I can be many games without playing well at all missing easy cut shots.

[@jonormika5030]

This video was so helpful. Firstly the first 3 reasons were exactly what was happening...and the little drills in the end were helpful and about hitting over ball facts...geez I appreciate you

[@Noone-hk1vf]

“The number one reason you’re missing shots is because you’re missing shots. You can fix that by hitting shots”

[@ejalvin8286]

You’re such a good teacher! You have definitely helped me elevate my game!

[@jeffradanovich757]

Thanks you have helped me very much and looking forward to your next lesson. I'm going to the pool hall today to practice.

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[@fixitrod4969]

Your additional video work isn't only very cool but very helpful! Thank you

[@markstrohecker5342]

It's been a problem of mine.I was just barely missing shots and it was aggravating me.So one issue was that my elbow I didn't keep close to my body when shooting,second my follow through wasn't good.So I been adjusting with my follow through and see how important it is.Mean so many shots I missed I just missed.I am still working on my game and hope to have a better year this year.I play on a team and look to improve.Yhanks for the video and I will be watching for more..

[@ghettoarmy5132]

Hi shirivari... Am from Kenya .. my 1st year in playing pool .. I have been following your video and I see am improving... Thanks alot

[@arhammohammad7565]

Thanks a lot for the explanation. Much appreciated :) Always miss this kind of shots. Your advises always help me to improve my game :) and even this video explains in details what should i not do and change my habits :)

[@cheflonniewhite2292]

Please keep posting this information is excellent.

[@invictus9976]

Thank you Sharivari.

[@hofriend94]

Again deeply thanks Sharivari for good effort on making this useful and easy understanding video 👍😊

[@pjbassin2270]

Thanks! Great points man

[@junusbaan7787]

Thank you Sharivari. Hopefully, next time you would like to explain about vision centre and dominant eye in correlating with our stance to avoid unintentionally side spin.

[@paulmiller8579]

Nice one mate... I have watched a few of your videos now. Next on my list is aiming with spin........

[@jorgesumano2957]

Thank you very much. Your voice and spelling is very easy for a person like me that English is not his maternal language. You are a very good teacher of pool

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[@mineeeeful]

Really interesting insights once again!!

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[@marvinmanson5773]

Watching your helps my game, even when I'm tired...Thanks...

[@JMGomez-mi2km]

That explains whenever I made an adjustment while I am down in shot my shooting is compromised. Even my relative who plays billiards says that I should make a habit to aim while standing because he explained that your foundation of your aiming is in your body, not while shooting. Great video as always! Still hoping that I will have a table of my own. God Speed!

[@karllegson1592]

Thank you for this. You’re very helpful. This video will help me win the pool tournament next week. 🤝

[@duckyjp17]

Love this. Great video

[@joshuablack5553]

This is very helpful to a newbie like me! Thanks so much!

[@imxodiuz313]

Thank you for the lessons going to practise tonight 😊

[@berkeleyltc8568]

For me, another cause of missed shots has to do with unintentionally moving my head slightly to the right or left as I go down on the shot. Depending on the body/shot position, I have found that I can get off my alignment between the head/cue/shot and this can affect how I see the ball. This is especially true for people like me who have one eye that is dominant and the other that is weak.

[@hieunguyenduy1357]

HOw did you fix it

[@berkeleyltc8568]

I'm still working on it! I have a very weak left eye, and I've noticed that when I am cutting the object ball to the left I need to move my head a bit to the left relative to the cue. When cutting to the right, I move a bit to the right. So far, that seems to be helping me.

[@ellainamason]

The ghost ball method seems to help me a ton

[@willockrudger6710]

Hey 👋 😊

[@mrdubya]

Really excellent coaching!

[@edwinhongo4966]

Thank's my idol!!Sharapavi it will help me a lot adjusting and aiming properly so that i will not miss the MONEYBALL game all the time👍🏼😆💪

[@davidrobinson5999]

Super video SIMPLE but EFFECTIVE !!

[@stratco8533]

I found out after sometime, that I was hitting the que ball slightly off center. It looked like center to my eyes, but it was not. I found this out doing a drill working on draw. I could never get the que to draw straight back. I adjusted my striking position on the que ball, now I am making all sorts of shots! :)

[@iandevaz2604]

Another superbly crafted video tutorial from Sharivari!

[@Sharivari]

Thank you!

[@ericlee453]

To compliment your point on not hitting straight/stroke- another reason may be because of shot timing and backstroke/pause. I had issues with this in my earlier days but grew more cognizant of it after some friendly advice. It lends to better your consistency and to keep in mind to "never rush your shot." If your stroke is straight and you can shoot with good spin, I challenge people to try experimenting one-stroking (just for a little bit); it will give you great insight on your timing, rhythm, and pacing.

[@walterl.payton9196]

Great tips!!!

[@Nassim-obsr]

thank you so much, that as very helpful..

[@RomelTVGuide]

Thanks for this info.

[@hanshausen2676]

Well made. Thanks.

[@ralphcox5731]

excellent info

[@franksambuco9854]

Great tutorial thank you. When Replaying the shot I think it would helpful if replayed in slow motion so we can see your stroke, grip, and exactly where the cue ball hits the object ball and the angles the cue and object balls take at impact.

[@galuhautoconsultant7892]

I just saw this video,,,and this is good video for beginner like me,,,thans bro for ur lesson...hug from indonesia

[@user-ko3ix2uj9n]

Good learning

[@woowoo8577]

This was very helpful thank u

[@SamuL147]

I think one of the key factors for missing shots also is that you try to hold the cue ball too much or try to place it where it can’t go if you make the object ball. Understanding the travel and speed is so important and makes your game super strong after you understand that in total. Looking the object ball or cue ball for last is a preference that you have to choose from. No right or wrong with that. John Higgins always watch the cue ball last and absolutely crushed everyone last week😄 He is just one of many examples👌🏻

[@Sharivari]

Yes, I noticed that too. He played an absolutely incredible tournament.

[@purdygirlxo]

U explained it perfectly!

[@wixzam]

Man that was helpful 🦁

[@ghallums]

Excellent video! I really appreciate these tips! *Subscribed

[@ericklimjuco5112]

Straight up-into the point-one take video,love it man👏new subs here🍻

[@phaedrabacker2004]

Excellent!

[@arijano82]

Super Video 👍 Cue ball object ball,cue ball object ball thats true but for me when i have to shoot long balls than i always look at the cue ball last, dont know why but it works for me. Greetings from Swiss

[@jc9195]

Great video. Can you start showing a graphic of the aiming spot on your object ball like you do with the cue ball. Thanks

[@karmoto8280]

Nice video! I learned a lot thank you sir. I also recognize you are left handed wow.

[@brandonmartin7799]

Personally I noticed that following through with the cue stick helps a ton, I’m an amateur player here. Awesome tips though! Thank you!

[@allgood6760]

Nice one 👍🎱

[@jaroslavcech225]

Looking at the OB upon striking the CB is the constantly repeated mantra...I have heard many people comparing it to when you're throwing something (like you say darts or a stone), but this comparison is not really logical, as with the darts/stone you don't need to look at it because you're already holding it in your hand, whereas in pool you must strike the CB in the exact planned spot with a narrow end of the cue, so I'd say it just doesn't make too much sense comparing these things. Anyway, even a lot of top pros (pool or snooker included) will tell you to do whatever feels comfortable. It definitely cannot be said that one or the other is better. Like in my case, at the beginning I started with focusing on the CB, than as I got better I moved to what everyone was saying - 'look at the OB', but when I had gone back to watching the CB on most shots, it made a big difference in my potting success. So I would just say do whatever feels natural and good for you. ;)

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[@mehulgadani]

Thnks buddy sharivari...

[@j.r.reynolds7196]

Yes I like the one-take approach

[@colinevans7134]

Very good teacher

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Super content...thx from Germany!!!

[@Sharivari]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@MrAzureMosty]

What a great guy and great video! Very well explained and some good tips in there, also editing and video quality is amazing. New subscriber here mate thanks for your tips, please keep up the good work!

[@Sharivari]

Thank you Marty!

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Thanks!

[@chismooly7187]

thanks for the advice great .

[@Sharivari]

Glad I could help!

[@sunriseeternity300]

I was tought to take a bottle (soda/beer). Lay the bottle on its side and smoothly stroke the tip of the stick in and out the mouth of the bottle. Create a "chew chew" train arm. From elbow through hand (think the arm on a locomotive that connects to the wheel), base your legs, lean on table, whatever creates a solid base. When stroking the stick into the bottle. Nothing moves on your body except your elbow.

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This was again a realy nice lernong video, thx😘

[@Sharivari]

Glad you enjoyed it!

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Thanks I don’t play anymore but I enjoyed your video.

[@johnhayes6414]

Cue stroke is very huge. Using a pop bottle on the cloth. Stroking the cue back and forth without touching the bottle while having the cue inside the bottle will help tremendously

[@DrClawizdead]

Someone told me long a go that center line is where the ball touches the table. It helped my visuation immensely.

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THANK YOU !!!!!!!

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Good vid. I watch bc I'm older and always need reminding.

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Because of this, if I remember these tricks, I just minght get somone I know tight down... thanks a lot, I cant win without being careful, lucky guy

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thx for video :)

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Good video

[@kylejay6128]

I'm going to recommend the book "the pleasure of small motions" to everyone here!! It's absolutely fundamental.

[@andrechristianto7131]

Amazing

[@aleksli3479]

hey.really cool videos. I love your channel man. I'm a beginner and right now I'm just trying to understand how the cue ball will roll when it's hitting the object ball and where it will follow based on the spins I might add. How to understand that man?

[@Geez01]

I see the mistake I make when shooting. I don't follow thru with the cue after hitting the ball. Good video.

[@robcaballero7964]

Just found your videos. Very helpful. Thank you. Question though, should your always be that low/ close to table? Or are you set up like that for camera view? Again, thanks for very helpful info.

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[@stevenspencer8143]

I always find your tutorials very helpful. One thing I've noticed as I've aged is my vision plays a larger role. I wear bifocals but have to remove them to play billiards and it really affects my aim. I wish I could wear contacts but I can't. I think surgery may be the ultimate answer.

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Thanks, I'll check them out. Surgery of any kind is always a last resort for me.

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