The Secrets to Your Perfect Stroke - Step by Step

[@Sharivari]

For me working on my stroke has had the biggest positive impact on my game. If you watch one of my oldest videos on this channel and compare it with today, you can see a huge difference. It has helped me to become way more consistent in shotmaking and much stronger in pressure situations. It's still far away from being perfect, and working on my stroke is still one of the main parts of my practice routine. I hope this video was helpful and can guide you into the right direction! If you enjoyed it leave a thumbs up, a comment or even a Super Thanks.

[@tjreed9246]

love your videos, I know they've helped me correct my mistakes and get more motivated to practice!!

[@tjreed9246]

I don't know the full story of your game, always curious as to why you haven't tried to play at the pro level? maybe you have? anyway, thanks for your videos, they are the best in my opinio.

[@TrickshotTimeHeiko]

Weit entfernt von der Perfektion...das denke ich nicht. Das war und ist wieder ganz großes Kino Sharivari. Deine Videos sind sehr hilfreich. Beste Grüße Heiko

[@herysujanto4443]

Great pool lesson 👍... I enjoy watching ur videos and applying ur lessons help me to improves a lot... have a nice Sunday.. terima kasih guru ( thank you master in Indonesian language) 😊

[@3rdcoast25]

Q 7:58

[@todds4101]

I have to say that this is probably one of the best videos you've done. REALLY appreciate it. My technique was/is getting REALLY sloppy, so I'm going to have to go back and revisit the basic stroke and posture. The guy that taught me to shoot bows said the same. The same idea really accounts for both. I've also got some target panic with both archery and pool, so I'll have to work on that as well.

[@Sharivari]

Thank you so much, makes all the hours of time I was putting into this one worth it. Happy practicing!

[@squidkid4917]

I have to agree that this is the best video you’ve done and sums everything up so well. I miss so many 9 balls off the spot, after playing a great position shot to get in the 9. “Deceleration” for game nerves/excitement/pressure Thank you so much and keep up the great work

[@TheAntMan101]

As soon as I started getting fully eye level with every shot, taking routine breathes in between shots and exhaling on my stroke my game had Improved to the point I’m getting recruited to pool teams, obviously just those things don’t make you good but they’re super important

[@FoxItAll]

Jennette Lee taught me the foot position line up while stepping out. Opened up my shot something fierce. One of the best pieces of advice I ever got next to the guidance of Scott Lee, RiP.

[@samuronkanen1307]

Thanks. I'm a beginner, got my first own table 4 months ago. I find your videos very good.

[@rolandetter]

Deine Lektionen bringen mir mit Abstand aller YTer den grössten Progress als Autodtakt, welcher mit 50ig mit dem Poolspiel begonnen hat. Danke dafür! ...und als Linkhänder ist es eh nochmals praktischer :-)

[@Sharivari]

Vielen Dank Roland. Freut mich dass dir die Videos helfen!

[@Snowy72420]

Nice smooth shoot 👍🏻

[@baykboloroo4877]

Great timing of the video! I was struggling so hard to have consistent stroke and stand recently.

[@Poolmaster268]

Probably the best video i have ever seen about pool

[@NoVowel]

Very nice short comprehensive video covering many basic fundamentals and techniques to be successful! Well done! Shared it with my pool league team!

[@RyansRides]

I watch one video per day. It really helps focus on one portion of the game. Thank you so much

[@Sharivari]

Glad to help!

[@jamesdavis8731]

I am very happy you mentioned elbow drop as that topic has messed up a lot of players - including myself. It is not close to natural to keep the elbow from dropping on every shot. I have seen many players struggle with trying to keep the elbow from dropping and it has screwed their game up. Almost all high-level to elite players drop their elbows at least a little bit on EVERY shot. Just watch them. There is a KZbin channel run by a guy that says you should not ever drop your elbow. That is totally wrong; it depends on what works for YOU. No one would teach the Efren Reyes fine tuning stroke motion - but it works for him. To each their own. The one thing I think most players need to do is START with their elbow higher.

[@ClassicMist360]

The amount of time and effort you put into these videos is amazing and it really shows, thank you. After 4 months of playing/practice and watching your videos, I was finally able to break & run a rack in practice, and run out on a friend of mine in the same day! A big problem I have though is when I get down to the last 1 or 2 solids/stripes before the 8 ball, I get out of line and then I have to play a recovery shot while navigating traffic and it always ends my run out. When you first started playing pool, did you experience this struggle when trying to run out racks? And was there something specific that you needed to work on that helped you run racks more consistently?

[@Sharivari]

Thank you! Well, it's hard to tell without knowing what you are doing. As a matter of fact, running the table should become easier when there are less balls left on the table, because you have more space to work the cue ball around the table. But in reality, a lot of players are messing it up more often because they suddenly feel the pressure of running out. So it's very often a mental thing. But you might also choose the wrong patterns and give yourself a much harder time. Maybe this video on the money ball helps: kzbin.info/www/bejne/e4GXdIyArrSYorM

[@pool.universe]

It took me about 5 years and about 2 - 3 thousand hours to get really comfortable with running out racks, although running 8 ball is easier that 9 ball for newer players, as long as the balls are spread nicely. Pay nice attention to 8-ball break, be completely focused. 😉

[@TheresaClark-he2jk]

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[@Mesogeios-Kiato]

Another fantastic video, thanks a lot. I struggle a lot with the quality of my stroke, especially in draw back shots. I think you should come to Greece and make a training workshop here 😉

[@kraftyiam]

Howdy, what a great video. Thank you so much for sharing. I've noticed I'm a lot more relaxed (though I play by myself lol). Practice does make perfect. Thanks again.

[@Sharivari]

Glad it was helpful!

[@pool.universe]

The better you get at the game, the less you get intimidated by tough situations

[@pool.universe]

It all comes down to focus. I have found ways to practice focus in other areas of life, and it's quite transferable to pool. Knowing exactly what you want to do with the shot at hand, while silencing distractions is a precursor for becoming a great player

[@Sharivari]

100%

[@nquangdong]

the best coach

[@emp-ty-g]

dominant eye over the que, elbow raised and find the right distance (back arm is 90 degrees to the que, when tip is very close to the que ball) rest of the body will be in alignment, if you do that. then practice back and forward swing in a strait line. last backward swing is very important to get strait.

[@herysujanto4443]

I love ur videos.. improves my shots and Cue ball control.. thank you sifu..😊

[@W.Khairi]

Appreciate the huge effort, Thank u

[@user-on5bg6js8x]

Real helpful

[@johngentile8026]

Great tips, please keep them coming. Thanks

[@OscarGonzalez-vg3cp]

Always good lesson . Thanks for helping me play better. It is a lot of fun. Very social game . Like it.

[@dannyuttam8693]

good demonstration...

[@chicane7929]

Thx Great Lesson again👏🏽🤙🏽

[@Sharivari]

My pleasure!

[@zibusisomali392]

Thank you man

[@dsoar007]

Thanks!

[@Sharivari]

Thanks a lot!

[@samuelpaulmarba269]

Very clear tutorial,,

[@JerryLee..]

My stroke is dat from perfect but this is confirmation about the continued focus and importance of stroke technique. The biggest issue with me is sometimes timing under pressure. I'll keep working . . .

[@darknesstimee5887]

Same here

[@anesffdz2507]

شكرا من الجزائر thank you from algeria

[@chepolo53]

This is an excellent video, thanks it is helpful

[@Sharivari]

Glad it was helpful!

[@gtrmusic69]

0:55 "i'm going to do this without talking now"......never stops talking.

[@williamstewart9042]

my stroke game is good brother

[@chromasonictv6369]

This is very helpful

[@manojo123]

I have so many questions. I recently bought a table, and me being a absolute begginner, cant do much. My first question: Does the cloth, cue and balls has to be some kind of special in order to be able to perform a back spin? I tried so many times hit the whiteball in the backspin position but never comes back. Also the alignment, I am missing something for sure.. never goes straight my hits. The fun part is.. If I train hitting the white ball to the poket.. I will 100% of the time hit the pocket. But if I put a ball in front of the pocket.. I will probably make the point 10% of the time

[@MrSegopa]

Sir Sharivari here we only lack clear definition of cue holding as it must be align with your cueing actions for you to be consistent & be precisely in your shots... hope your next video is to be frank about the auto piloting which goes together with your cue action.... Hope you can assist me in that regard, Sir. 😇🙏

[@diegodavidist]

GENIOOO!!! GRACIAS!!! ❤️🎱🎱🎱🎱

[@ronmucci3331]

Thank you for your great video. What is the cue you are shooting with? Thanks

[@darknesstimee5887]

Sharivari I'm From Philippines I'm 20 years old I'm Struggling my stroke and I try my best to copy like your stroke but I'm missing my shot.... because of my stroke I think is very slow or very hard please tell us more how to improve more your stroke what is the daily routine to improve your stroke but sometimes I think my shot got hard or super slow delivering the cue... And my aim I think is only 50% and my delivering the cue is only 30% or 40%... sharivari what will I do to improve more and more... By the way sharivari thank you for your tips... Know my stance is very good my body is not hurt and I can easily shott but.. my stroke and aim is worst sorry for my English sharivari u try all my best to communicate you please answer my questions thank you love from Philippines ❤

[@rolltideroll8250]

Just curious, seems like your elbow is moved into your body. Why is that? Most noticeable when the camera is behind you?

[@StatePooperGio]

What cue do you use, and how much is it?

[@user-le1ug1ls7u]

thànk you sír for yóur sharing yóúr pró shót àñd,.im ñót pró bút i lové play billiards,í always watching yóu,

[@Tony_Kam]

The most important question here: where do you aim when the object ball is dead frozen (and not simply near, because then you aim at the potting point) on the rail???

[@Byron4343]

Are you looking through the cie ball to the object ball? What are your eyes doing right before contacting the ball?

[@jakubzdr79]

Is all good explained but it should say where you pointing your cue while making shot with spin, thanks

[@r5martinez]

Can you show where you are hitting the target ball?

[@daronshellehamer425]

Can you a video on how to stop rattling the ball in the pocket on rail shots?

[@brucemiller1696]

I would guess to use a little spin that helps the ball in the pocket.

[@rogerthebeau7363]

do you have to adjust your aim with high right spin?

[@djdang6666]

With three follow through, should I stop when my hand hits my chest or before it

[@chunaksharora7463]

please suggest good cue stick to buy

[@TrickshotTimeHeiko]

Mit was für einer Kamera nimmst du diese Videos auf und mit welchem Schnittprogramm arbeitest du Sharivari ? Besten Gruß Heiko

[@Sharivari]

Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra und Adobe Premiere.

[@TrickshotTimeHeiko]

@@Sharivari Danke dir, werde ich mir mal genauer ansehen. Schönes Wochenende und LG Heiko

[@salsamm65]

My teammate says I'm decelerating on hits where the cue is close to the object ball and I have to hit it soft. How can a work on not doing this?

[@nvpoolshooter]

Are you left or right handed? Look right handed in the thumbnail, left handed in the video. Every minute of my practice time is about the stroke. Of course I might be practicing this or that shot, but the question on every shot was how was my stroke? I've recorded myself from behind shooting straight in stop shots. When I miss, there was some twich in my stroke. Made shots, dead straight. Don't know if there's a magic fix for the occasional 'twitch.' I've always shot with a more traditional 'American' style stance. Been playing lately with the snooker players stance just to see if that improves my consistency.

[@waheedabdul7688]

I am confused if you have to touch the chest or not with your cue, coming from snooker I was taught to touch the chest chin, bridge hand and finally grip. 4 in total.

[@haies09]

The whole trick to pocket balls is the finger taps on the table 😊. Jokes aside, why do players do this?

[@Sharivari]

The finger taps are creating a vibration on the surface of the pool table. Those vibrations will help your body feel the distance to the object ball, therefore you know exactly how to adjust your aiming for the amount of side spin you are using 😊. Jokes aside, for me it just happens automatically when I am really focused. Didn't even know that I am doing that before I was recording myself on camera.

[@TigMasterTyler]

It's called feathering. It helps some people relax their muscles

[@SneakyThew]

@@TigMasterTyler I have never once heard that called feathering. that finger tap it's involuntary in most people; happens when you're stretching out that bridge hand

[@TigMasterTyler]

@Mino Feathering is a 110% voluntary and self-taught method that is a very heavily used in snooker which in my opinion are much better shot makers. On a much more consistent cases then our American pool players

[@PoolProblems]

@@TigMasterTyler feathering is not tapping the fingers. It refers to the practice strokes you do while being down before the actual shot.

[@Redtorch680]

@sharivari are any of your videos help to practice angle shots?

[@Sharivari]

Not specifically on angles, but I think this is the right drill for you: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hIPRfGyug62op7c

[@samuelleevallongo9752]

I try to make my stroke one continous momentum that way I won't shortarm rhe shots.

[@jamesh7593]

hai sharivari im also using ec9 and ignite , just for prefrence what is the weight of ur cue ?

[@Sharivari]

19oz + 4" extender

[@saadaaiq9512]

when i want to play long shots the ball becomes blur and i cant focus properly where i am shooting, pls help bro

[@MrAcEsNeIgHtS1188]

Thanks for this video! Could you explain how your draw shot at 3:17 comes back at an angle after the hit? When I make a draw shot it always comes straight back to the cue. I just noticed your cue x is a little off center is that why it comes back at an angle?

[@Sharivari]

It's because the shot was not straight. Check this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gX2TiGdrdtCBg9E

[@MrAcEsNeIgHtS1188]

@@Sharivari Thanks for the link! I had watched and liked that video a while ago. Thanks for the reminder! I understand it now.

[@stevenibanez7763]

What cue is he playing with?

[@theseattlesound1]

The secret to a perfect stroke is to watch Filipinos. No joke.

[@Poolshala]

it is not pool stance. Nice stroke.

[@tommykukulka7811]

Timing timing timing.......never hear enough about timing

[@chuloproctor9597]

So you erase my comment

[@bernardhill4566]

Thanks!

[@Sharivari]

Thanks a lot!