This Simple Discovery Will Make You A Shotmaker

[@hoppechr]

This tape, esp. 3:45 „Cue comes to rest on the shooting line“, is probably the most important advice you will ever find in any pool instruction video.

[@chrisolivo6591]

Dude, you totally changed my game with this tip!!!! I was always focused on the pocket and the ball I wanted to hit it in instead of the actual shot. Now once I get my alignment and married to my shot, I focus on my stoke and only my stroke. Brilliant tip!!!

[@Sharivari]

Yes I know it seems very obvious and not like a big deal. But it really boosted my shotmaking and takes so much pressure off in crucial situations - because you don't have to care about anything else than pushing the cue forward. I see so many players who always move the cue to the side, or are moving their body to help the ball drop, but it's so much less that is required. The only thing you need is trust and a good preparation before going down. Once you feel comfortable, just push the cue forward.

[@wombra8314]

Sharivari hiii, not obvious! and very well explained....there is a weird disconnected feeling when shooting like this,,,,almost uncomfortable because everything predetermined goes into the how and where of hitting the cue ball,,,,then it is like watching the result play out as if watching someone else's shot. been realizing this lately trying to figure out the main difference of being in the zone or not. shooting as the vid describes is the only way for me to truly be focussed on the point of the object ball purely, through the shot. ....and also as you said...hold the cue on line after the shot and not let it bounce off in intended object ball direction a little, etc. i can't explain it well but all roads seem to have been leading to this vid ,.,,so i appreciate the validation and articulation of this great fundamental! i need to keep pushing thru! thx! 🧡~ 👋🏻🎱👄🎱🤚🏻

[@BoomSkwad47]

Very insightful. Thank you. I will think about this the next time I shoot!

[@garybkatz]

Seems like a good way to emphasize follow thru, too.

[@Sharivari]

@@garybkatz Yes indeed.

[@gregball2967]

Awesome dude

[@RadioTom103]

This concept, along with the same ideas presented in another video with Mark Wilson, has really improved my game! Doing this has helped eliminate the negative thoughts about missing or not getting position that have been plaguing me. Now, after determining my aim, position on the cue ball, etc. I concentrate on delivering the cue straight and smoothly and the balls go in!

[@Bilal1914]

Thanks for making this video. It's like you were reading my mind. It never occurred to me that I should worry about shooting straight and not about pocketing the ball. Good stuff!!!

[@richardjones9007]

Bilal1914 Wait a minute! By reading your mind, he encountered a thought you’ve never had before?

[@raideno4488]

I saw this on Reddit and decided to give my time to it. My goodness, thank you for this. sure, when I started off I was always told to have a straight stroke, never use English and push through. I was a good shot-maker. as I learned English and back-spin, etc. I forgot about the push-through part in a STRAIGHT line, this reminded me, and now I feel like a god. Liked.!

[@scotty193]

I dont know what level your at ...I would only consider myself moderate to good player and I am in a Sunday league Pool team. To be honest if you need to play anything other than stun, slight follow or draw then your already out of position............Straight shots always unless of course full length table then an angle is so much easier.

[@Eggx86]

What I do that helps me make more balls - “Straight Shots”: Lots and Lots of Straight Shots. Focusing on body mechanics and stroke. Not overpowering the shot, but committing to a fluid follow through. Helps with approach and proper distance for stance, learning the true center of the cue, stop shots from varying distance (to help fine tune stops as well as the cue following the tangent line for shape, follow and draw shots, etc. As you said, every shot is a straight shot... and I’ve found spending ample time on straight shots prior to playing (3 to 6 racks) helps me keep in alignment and smooths out the stroke

[@EriNeeman]

This was timely and definitely something I needed reinforced with my development. Was coming to this realization myself. The tournament I one was the time where I was only focusing on a straight stroke. That's it. I wasn't thinking of much else. Thank you Shari. This I feel would help a lot of players who want to take their game a level higher. 😊

[@PoolFool]

This has been a big help to my game since I first viewed it. It helps me eliminate so many distracting thoughts. Just find my target, get on the correct line of aim, and simply trust my aim and deliver the stroke with confidence. I am confident this simplification will enable me to continue reducing the miss of so many easy shots. Coupling this with work on reducing distractions and practicing focus and concentration will make me a much, much better player. Thank you again, Sharivari

[@kenhall3851]

Makes a lot of sense. For a while I was steering balls. Over 10 years I tried to learn 20 different aiming techniques. It somewhat confused my brain. To stay honed I would change aiming techniques about every month or so. But my brain would stop itself, many times on my final backswing to 'adjust' to what it thought was the proper contact point (sometimes viewed from the perspective of another technique). It caused me to either steer balls or jump up on shots if I thought the cue ball was off target to the proper contact point. I used to have a beautiful stroke that everyone would comment on... but it turned terrible from steering. What helps me is recognizing the angle to the pocket. There are only 5 angles to a pocket, so really only 5 shots to know (Straight, 0-15 degrees, ~30 degrees, ~45 degrees and 65 degrees or greater). The same shots simply keep repeating themselves over and over again. The size of the pockets means the shot (angle) doesn't have to be perfect since it's larger than the object ball going into it. So I'm always shooting 1 of the 5 shots and it simplifies the game for me. Many times I'm not even looking at the pocket, simply the contact point. I've won 3 tournaments in the last 3 weeks. But I still do have the urge to switch aiming techniques, which I'm trying to resist. Complicating it a bit, was some aiming techniques you had to do when you were down, others while standing up. I'm now working on aiming while standing up.

[@Sahta99]

Wow, this is exactly what Mark Wilson was talking about in a video from DCC I watched yesterday. I hope you were present in his pool clinic there

[@stevenagele9373]

Exactly. i am a student of Mark Wilson and when i saw the title of this video i clicked on it because I wondered, "what does this guy know that mark didn't tell me?" answer. nothing. they both preach the same message. and its a good one.

[@FirstWayHockey]

Yes the sixth steps of the shot routine he teaches "WHERE is the tip after your shot ?" It seems so easy but requires so much DISCIPLINE since we focus most of the time on the result instead of the process.

[@ofpfury]

I plan to rewatch this excellent video twice a day for the next decade. When I have played my very best I had this idea in mind - only deliver the cue in a straight smooth stroke. How can I forget this when I am playing crap? Twice a day...

[@jamesdavis8731]

LOL. Same with me. I think we just have our mind on other things like cue ball placement, things like that, and we forget the two simple basics - aim and delivering the cue straight. At times I look like a damn good player and other times I look like my fiance - not a damn good player. LOL. This video hit home big time to me.

[@dannykeoe7970]

This is why I love the channel; Putting things in it's simplest way. Absolutely correct: every shot is a straight shot. Intuitively, when u hear it put so simply...the light goes on, and for me it was a very bright light. Hard to thank u enough. Pls never stop.

[@Sharivari]

Thanks for your kind comment!

[@rocketceo]

Excellent, excellent, excellent! It's a subtle concept, and you did explain it very well. A 5-time national champ I took 3-cushion lessons from said it often, "Stroke is everything!!" I have personally found the single most important thing to getting that silky smooth stroke is a slow last pullback. You can see professionals who violate almost every fundamental mechanic there is and still play at top levels, EXCEPT this one. If their last stroke isn't a slow pullback, then they simply can not and never will be a top player.

[@kevinkoop9325]

I took this concept to the practice table today and I feel like I'm making more shots more consistently. I never realized there might be some "steer" and/or "swoop" in my stroke. Thanks for the great tip... I definitely have more confidence in my shotmaking after working on this.

[@bohodges1969]

Thank you for sharing this lesson with us. I needed to watch this video in the worst way! I agree with you completely that a straight stroke is vital in sinking more balls. I am going to focus more on my stroke and less on the balls. Much respect to you!

[@james3339]

Thank you so much for all of your videos. I was in a motorcycle accident a couple of weeks ago. I haven’t played pool since, but your videos are keeping me occupied. My mind is learning more. I can’t wait until I can get on a pool table and actually play. So much of pool is mental. I know that I have thought myself out of many an easy shot. Thank you 😃

[@arthurchaves5208]

Thank You for shedding light on one of my short comings. Now one thing at a time. Aim, or stroke. Simple understanding.

[@thedrjonez]

Of all the videos you have, and I think I have watched them all, I feel that this one was the most impactful! Thank you for opening up my game!!!

[@littlea420]

Something that seems so simple yet something I never looks over at thanks

[@1Skeptik1]

One of the best lessons on YT (cut my misses in half). Thanks!

[@justachristian4072]

You are SO right about this! I KNOW it but every now and then I need to be REMINDED. Thank you!

[@pierogiguy]

I've been saying that aiming is the easy part to explain in pool...but learning to develop a consistent, straight stroke is the most important and hardest thing. My game improved drastically when I changed how and where the cue lays in my grip hand, along with very light pressure...it was a total epiphany and realized that I never really had a true 'stroke' all of my life until now, even though I could pot decently and draw/follow the ball pretty well. Love your vids man, keep up the good work my man.

[@SomeGuy-tz8dz]

When ever I get a chance to help a new player, I tell them 90% of cue sports is being able to deliver the cue in a straight line. The other 10% aim and shape. I have been a self-taught player. I have accumulated a plethora of bad habits that I have been working to get rid of! My bad habits are: no preshot routine, differing positions for the same basic shot (head high and low, arm away from the body and close to the body, etc.) For all those getting started in cue sports without a good instructor, please what good instruction on youtube, and/or get some good personal instruction! I have worked 2 years to try and eliminate my bad habits, and they still keep coming back on me like a bad case of onions. This video has an excellent in the message! Sharivari is one of the best learning channels I have stumbled on to, PERIOD!

[@fckgrtlr8441]

Underrated video. In my opinion THE must important thing to know as an advanced player

[@DucatiMichael]

I am/was suffering from the same condition you described in the beginning of your video: making complex shots and then missing a simple one. After reviewing this video I went to my table and focused exclusively on my stroke and immediately ran 3 racks. As a seasoned player, I assumed that my stroke was pure muscle memory and that it was fine...obviously not the case and now I will include regular 'checkups' on my stroke as a part of my practice routine. Thank you very much for posting this video!

[@danielpokryvka149]

Agreed. Took me a lot of practice and reflecting on issues and bugs in my game to realize this part of basics and its utter importance.

[@MrElPoderozo1]

Defeneatly one of the best pool channels here in you tube. Thanks for taking the time to help others like myself.👍🏽

[@meyup5590]

This is the video that helped me the most when I started shooting in leagues. Just like most people, I concentrated on making balls, which caused my basics to suffer. Once I realized that the preparation before getting down on the shot is what dictates whether I'm going to make the shot or not, I started trusting myself more....and concentrated on simply stroking straight.

[@2869may]

Absolutely, everything boils down to your stroke... I'm trying to improve mine by trying a loose grip, and feel like it is beneficial for me. It feels like the stroke is smoother and easier to keep straight. It's only been about a month, but I see my game improving.

[@SuperGreyfox99]

Thank you Sharivari for making these videos. I have struggled as of late and your video has help me correct the issue i am having. I have just started experimenting with the slow back stroke and it has helped. Also what i really like about your videos is the X which you put on each shot indicating ball spin. This is so helpful as i struggle with knowing where the white ball will end up after contact. With induced spin this changes, so you are very helpful in this respect. Thank you so much.

[@leofontana3877]

Thank you for this. I try to work on my game as much as possible and recently I had decided that I was going to focus on my stroke instead of where I was aiming. To hear you confirm that is encouraging.

[@Cryptone28]

Such a simple and novel concept, but it makes complete sense, and I'm sure this is the thing that I've been searching for to take my game to the next level... great tip 👍

[@jdcanada2604]

i fully agree with your conclusion about the importance of the cue holding hand making all the difference. Here's a thought I've shared with others that I've never heard elsewhere - Once you put your bridge hand down, you never move it. Sometime you'll make the shot and sometimes you won't, it' all up to the cue holding hand.

[@jasonnieuwenhuis335]

Yes I agree with this. It’s playing snooker a lot more recently that brought my stroke inline as well. I have Western Canadian VNEA championships next weekend. I’m hoping to win enough to be moved to advanced from intermediate. We’ll see I guess, thanks for your help again.

[@aztecajoe]

EXC VIDEO! All of this makes perfect sense. Whenever I miss those shots that should be no brainers it's because my stroke is off. I think that many of us pool players need to realize that the slightest movement can change the outcome tremendously. The shorter the distance the lesser the miss. The greater the distance the more of the miss. Like firing a gun at a target.

[@cristianmunteanu8765]

Wow! I discovered the same thing a few days ago. Now I have more confidence in my game. Great advice. 😉

[@bryceshepard5514]

Never really thought about it, makes so much sense probably some of the best advice.

[@TheBilliardCorner]

So simple yet effective. A lot of pool is in the mind.

[@SwtTrisha8]

You are 100% right. I discovered by accident in doing nothing but working on my stroke because it was very inconsistent. After really concentrating on just the stroke, it felt so smooth and clean ( hard to explain ) and felt like it had never before and the shots I were making were almost all going in the pocket almost without thinking. You will know it when you have the proper stroke - it’s a different feel all together! Problem is , I needed to continue working the stroke until it was consistent “all the time” but I became complacent and distracted because of a noisy pool room and playing tournaments and I lost my smooth clean stroke. Thanks for reminding how important it really is and I’m giving up tournaments and practice alone for several hours per day or night until it’s a natural feel and consistent no matter what is going on around me when shooting! Once again- thank you!

[@julesfadel]

Very important video! Got your point excatly, and i’ve noticed the same idea while practicing! But surely well explained! Keep up the good work!

[@jamesdavis8731]

You are so right! I am very inconsistent when I play. When I am on, I am a very solid player. When I am off it looks like I have never played the game. Very frustrating. This video hits home because what you are explaining is something a very good player here in the Philippines also told me. Once down, focus on delivering the cue in a straight line on your aiming line. This has helped me a lot in the last few weeks. You just need to really do a lot of ball pocketing drills, focusing on aim when you are up and delivering the cue straight when you are down, and your ball pocketing improves dramatically. Great video.

[@poolbob8776]

Thanks for the advice. I have noticed when my stroke is straight, I shoot awesome. I will focus more on a straight stroke. Great advice !!!

[@rogerthebeau7363]

This has helped me a lot. My faults are slowly disappearing, it takes time , but it's working thank you.

[@1grayalexander11]

This is a pretty timely video. It just occured to me it takes me a bit to get into it when I start playing pool. When I first start I just go down and shoot, but as time goes on I notice my stroke slows down and I actually start thinking. I'm by no means the best player ever but slowing down and paying attention to your stroke really improves your game

[@vladimirdjurisic4744]

"You dont control the ball, you control the Cue" Excelent Go through the ball ... But it's not easy to do, and when you start doing that you need to keep practicing for hours and hours :)

[@stansteiber]

Thank you, while all your lessons are very helpful, this advice and how you discovered it and put it to use I believe is the most basic but extremely helpful and important of all your lessons. It is so easy to forget it all comes down to one's stroke. Even if you've mastered your stroke in the past, it is easy to forget you still have to concentrate on it. Great share, great advice and great teaching!

[@CuongTran-ip8xm]

This is the answer i have been looking for. Thank u

[@kristov72]

This is incredible knowledge. I am a SL 4 and always trying to make the ball go in. Focusing on the CB and already line up with the correct aim allows me to just stroke the cue straight . I cant wait to actually practice this way and provide an update!

[@Sharivari]

Awesome. I hope you can translate it into your game!

[@kristov72]

@@Sharivari Update I won my match against another SL 4 and was able to make quite a few more shots and run 3 to 4 balls in row with also some safety mixed in. the final score was 31 to 20 for a score of 15 to 5 in APA league. Thank you so much for your content, as it is helping me greatly

[@gregsaiter3768]

Great tip. I have to tell you that this tip pulled me back in stroke. Thanks !!!

[@David-ej1ps]

100% correct... I always tell the junior players at my club the exact same thing - every shot is essentially a straight shot, if you cant hit straight then aim, knowing your angles and spin will fix nothing, and a good stroke starts with a good stance and balance body position relative to the shot, a lot of times I miss shots because i am slightly off balance largely caused by me rushing to score ... if you look at snooker players they have a religious pre-shot routine that they repeat EVERY shot, this forces them to always be balanced when executing their shot.. aber gut gemacht mit diesem video!!

[@SimonAyers]

Spot on. One other thing I could add is that you have to make sure you deliver the cue positively with consistent timing. Otherwise when playing shots with sidespin you can change the amount of throw from what you are expecting or you can put more swerve on the ball over distance. Which means you could have aimed correctly and delivered the cue straight but you still didn’t hit the object ball where you expected to.

[@robertortega1465]

Wow this is so simple yet brilliant it helped out my shoot making and also helps my concentration to just focus on one thing

[@shuchengchao]

The slide at 3:15 is literally the truth of how a good player improves

[@Tsharkeye]

What helps is closing your eyes. That way you will really have to focus on how your hands are holding the cuestick.

[@TomFahy]

100 % correct in my view, it can be described in another way too - don't be scared of playing the the shot, if you know you are cueing straight - the ball pots , in doing so the cue ball (mostly) sorts its own way roughly to the desired position.

[@akquicksilver]

The stroke is the game. Good video!

[@markgilmore2077]

Thank you for a very intelligent post, and I think you explained it very well. You're right, when you are about to play a shot, your mind fills up with all sorts of variables on how to play the cue ball and this distracts you from the ONLY thing that matters - delivering the cue in a straight line. And if we get this right, then it is a very good observation you made that our brains will adjust our aim over time without us having to worry about it. It constantly amazes me how much a tiny crooked movement in the cue can make you miss almost any shot, despite the rest of your game and knowledge being of a good standard. My snooker teacher told me that you must never 'hit' the cue ball, instead you must simply hold your cue gently and 'guide' it through in a straight line. Let the length of backswing and weight of the cue do the work. Never 'HIT'! And by the way, it's great to see you playing snooker!

[@RoobieRhoo]

This is a great video. I understand fully. This is what I have been working on and it is hard to explain to players who say, "Just make the ball." My results are the same., I make more shots and folks have noticed. You get more action on the cue ball and can spend time focusing on the cue action through the ball. That has improved my shot making more than anything else. I hardly really aim, anymore, I see and trust it naturally before I address the ball. Nothing really to think about at the shot except the cue action. I'm a big fan of these videos because he speaks to pool players as a pool player.

[@marichuaniceto7370]

I'm from the philippines and 63yrs old pool is my exercise now i know why i miss shots often i wiil practise more on my stroke first then aiming tnx

[@allgood6760]

I love your vids... and quite happy to watch them several times over👍🇳🇿

[@jamalwilson1933]

This information is the best segment ever, I went from a 3 to a 5 in apa pool league in the matter of weeks 👍🏽

[@dustinchouinard8128]

I believe strongly in what you say in this video, probably my favorite video so far

[@charleslagazo2261]

Nice to know idol👌👌👍👍 just keep on preaching pool im learn a lot👌👌

[@patpugliese2163]

You are correct. I find my cue in all different positions. Sometimes even hitting the light shade. Going to try to concentrate on my cue being in the same position.

[@Mark-gj9hw]

Very good advice. I have a problem with missing "easy" shots. I get ahead of myself. I am already on to the next shot, but then I miss. To just concentrate on the mechanics and just stroking properly should stop that from happening. I wish you were there to remind me when I am about to shoot. As always very good teaching content. Everyone should pass Shavari's content on to another player or more. The better we all get, the more fun it will be.

[@Iamelroy]

Super helpful for me. Thank you for making this video

[@abduhast]

Great, going to implement this discovery immediately to my game. Thanks for your great videos.

[@screaminlordbyron7767]

Wow I've been recently thinking of this but sometimes forget. Those are the shits I have a near miss that can lose the game. Thank you for pointing out what I knew subconsciously but wasn't thinking of consciously!

[@zlatar99]

Like you said, i pot so many hard balls and miss so many easy, I hope this will move things in my favor. Great channel, thank you :)

[@tonygarner3797]

About 30 years ago, I had a guy tell me how to practice my stroke. He said, lay a soda bottle on the table and practice your stoke in the bottle without touching it. I didn't have a pool table at home, but the kitchen table worked just fine and improved my shooting ALOT!

[@snuuker892]

Great video! Used to shoot with a guy decades ago who always said to me "push your cue at the cue ball and freeze". Have combined that with something called CTE and it removes a few variables from the game to make things easier. 🙂

[@garybkatz]

Another way to think about moving the cue in a straight line is to imagine your cue is moving towards the spot on the object ball you need to hit. The cue ball is merely in the way.

[@DaleClark1000]

This will work if you are not putting any english on the ball - it gets more complicated when figuring in offset and curve.

[@lraoux]

@@DaleClark1000 I'm new to the game but I would imagine that by the time a player is trying to put english on his shots then he would (/should) be very comfortable making these sorts of shots / not making the mistake in this video.

[@jablonskidavid1004]

I agree 110% with Sharivari. I played for years and searched for the magic aiming system. None of them helped much, I was still inconsistent. Then I bought Mark Wilson’s book which describes in detail the orthodox stroke. Spent a month learning his method and it totally destroyed my shot making (what little I had anyway). UNTIL all of a sudden I absorbed what he teaches and although it was a frustrating and difficult path (you have to get rid of your old ways, not easy) I started to make shots that used to cause me great trouble. It’s not magic, it’s logic applied to the physics of a pool stroke. Without a good stroke I would never have improved much. It does take A LOT of discipline, and it’s worth it. Best $70 I ever spent for pool instruction. If you’re serious and can spend the considerable time necessary you will experience the epiphany Shaivari describes. And even after you get it you have to strive to improve on every shot for the rest of you pool career. You’ll never achieve perfection, even the top pros miss. But you’re guaranteed to get better faster if you apply yourself and fine tune your stroke. playgreatpool.com/product/play-great-pool-book/

[@dllee5930]

Thanks for the reminder to not make this game any more difficult than it needs to be. Great advice

[@michaelparris9851]

you are so right, its funny that I made this same discovery in my game 3 days before discovering your video lol and now I went from a average player to so much more....

[@kevinbeeman8557]

It makes perfect sense and went down and I tried it and it's amazing thank you

[@SneakyThew]

wow, seems so obvious in retrospect but what a great tip.

[@Bluedyna02]

Awesome tip. Changed everything

[@creedolala6918]

This is useful info. I sort of had the opposite problem. I always assumed I wasn't stroking straight... what a friend pointed out is that on certain longer shots, I actually got down to overcut the ball. He could just see it from standing in front of the shot line. So then I would steer my stroke at the last minute to compensate. Aiming at the wrong place made my stroke crooked... it took me a long time to realize that I can stroke fairly straight, but I need to relearn where I aim those shots and trust it. Now I strive not to make any last minute changes, and if I miss then I miss.

[@chessandroll]

Simple and smart. Great video!

[@madmaxc.7650]

good point. i think ranking the priorities like stroke > aiming > positional play may be better for me, and i would have a try. thanks

[@paulcass3180]

Can't wait to get to the table

[@Fortrust2]

this is 100% true everyday where i feel good and pot everything are the days where my stroke feels good.

[@williamricks6118]

Excellent observation; thanks.

[@jvdokkum]

Very nice detail! I think it is already implicit in the pre shot routine. (Also the reason u can shut your eyes) thx!

[@garyhess8761]

I agree with you pushing through and trusting your shot always helps I’m a 3 trying my hardest to become a 4 This session of 9 ball if I listen and implement what I’m learning the right way I’ll be that 4 I want to be by playoffs

[@jasonkeith9317]

Thanks for the video Jerry Briesath used to teach the same approach.

[@joulupukki1607]

That is so true i realized this couple weeks back and started focus solely on my stroke and just after 2 weeks i feel like my game has improved so fast now i can run racks time to time when before its happened once in blue moon

[@jmgrif]

I am left handed but have a damaged left eye. I have blamed my poor shot making on the difficulty in getting my good eye (right) eye over the cue? I am sure this tip will help me a great deal as I have become more aware of cue control than actual alignment. Your relaxed approach to guiding us along is greatly appreciated, although I would appear to almost two years too late. Happy 2022!

[@BladeRunner-td8be]

Yep, this comes as no surprise to me. I spend almost all my time shooting long straight in or close to straight in shots on a 9 ft table. Some sessions I do really well but other times not so much. It's a learning process. But the reason I do it is because it doesn't do me any good to to shoot shots where I'm wondering if it was my aim or my stroke that was off. A straight in shot is obvious where I need to contact the object ball to pocket it so the mystery is gone there and I can chalk it up to my stroke when I miss. Once I am able to make long straight in shots at a very high percentage all the time I'll know my stroke is good and I can move on to angled shots. As usual a very good instructional video here.

[@cgr998]

Very agree. I came to the same conclusion a few years ago, although it wasn't easy for me to maintain this mindset for a whole match in the first months. btw, there was a kick in the 2 ball that you missed at the beginning of the video, don't blame yourself so much :)

[@larryl2406]

I even remind myself of this as I get down on the shot. When I forget is when I start trying to "guide" the shot.

[@frankrodriguez6424]

Best advice I have seen

[@price4freedom]

Thank you, im going to try that, also closing my eyes

[@mtdavis1991]

Thank you for this awesome video! I think this may get me to the next level 💪

[@johncarloluigicruz]

Really good vid. Similar to what Mark Wilson discussed at the DCC clinic. Looking forward to more vids.

[@Sharivari]

That's true. It seems that the wheel of pool doesn't need to be reinvented :) I watched him at the DCC too and from what he said it could also have been my speech. But it's nice that such a great coach like Mark Wilson has the same opinions on the game as I do.

[@markonikolic1386]

A just had a session of my life just by using this way of thinking. Maybe it's just a fluke but I will try it again next time for sure, thank you!

[@keithcross9359]

This has helped me considerably

[@westonallen122]

That is exactly what I tell people you need to learn to trust your stoke even if you off by a mile at least you know it was your aim or alignment. Funny hearing you say that cuz that's exactly what I tell friends haha.