Destroyed this fat, cocky bitch last night in pool
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Date: October 25th, 2024 3:59 PM Author: chilmata
She is ranked a level 3 (levels are 2-7) so she's the second lowest rank. She only needed to win two games against me, and I needed four because I'm a level 5. I beat her 4-0.
She's Captain of her team and was talking all this shit before the match once she realized she was playing me, bragging about some break-and-run she did last week and naming all these high level shooters she's beaten.
In our second game, she played a defense leaving me a tough 8-ball shot.
I did not have a direct line on the 8-ball because one of her balls was blocking me.
The 8-ball was two inches from the side pocket, and about an inch north of it.
I had to bank the cue ball off the far end of the table where it came back and cut the 8-ball in the side.
I hit it softly and the 8-ball hung on the pocket for a good, full second before dropping in. It was a sick, sick shot. I gave a little fist pump because I got a dopamine rush from it.
From that point on, her hand started to mysteriously hurt. She had trouble racking the balls because her hand hurt so much and started shaking her hand after every missed shot.
I was all, "OMG I'm sorry you look like you were shooting in so much pain!"
Every week I get a little bit closer to my old form. I made very few mistakes last night and now have won my last three matches: I beat a 7, a 5, and now a 3.
(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5618129&forum_id=2...id.#48240448) |
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Date: October 25th, 2024 5:56 PM Author: chilmata
You miss a shot due to one of two reasons or a combination of both: 1) Your aim was wrong 2) Your technique was bad
I'd say 90% of missed shots are due to #2.
The biggest mistake I see is in the stroke. People have a tendency to "pull up" when they shoot. You have to stay down.
When I was first shooting, I was shooting with a guy who helped me all night work on my follow through because I was pulling up.
Even when I swore I was following through and staying down he said I was still pulling up.
I learned to do this exaggerated follow through where I would keep my pool cue down on the table long after I shot to ensure I was not pulling up. That was the biggest improvement to my game.
Another common mistake I see is people who jack up the back of the cue when they shoot. You always want to keep the cue parallel to the ground.
When you raise the back of the cue up you are essentially doing a masse shot which magnifies any mistake in your aim or stroke.
When I'm on fire, I'm not thinking about the outcome of the shot at all. I'm entirely focused on my technique and go through a checklist: stance, grip, aim, English, follow through.
(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5618129&forum_id=2...id.#48240850) |
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Date: October 25th, 2024 8:35 PM Author: chilmata
You are onto something realizing that the difficulty lies in the fact that two spheres are coming into contact with each other which means there is very little margin for error.
This is why your stroke has to be perfect and your energy should be focused on recognizing the flaws in your technique and fixing them.
I guarantee that you are pulling up the cue at the end of your stroke which is putting unintentional spin on the cue ball making it go off its intended target by just a hair.
Fixing your aim is easy, your eye muscle memory will eventually catch up and adjust but when you miss a shot you need to ask was it your aim, your technique, or both?
My technique suffers when I hit it hard because it affects my arm angle. I try not to hit it hard for that reason.
Pool takes a lot of practice, but if you are not assessing what the problem is then you’re just banging balls around like a prole.
(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5618129&forum_id=2...id.#48241403) |
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Date: October 25th, 2024 9:13 PM Author: chilmata
No, you keep focusing on aim. Your aim can be correct and still miss due to poor technique. Stop focusing on aim.
Another tip. Your back arm from the elbow to the shoulder should be rigid and immovable, roughly parallel to the ground, a little angle is ok, but don’t fucking move that upper half of your arm.
The bottom half below the elbow is loose and swinging like a pendulum. I hold my cue with only three fingers so I don’t grip too hard.
I see people holding onto their cue too tight and they swing their entire arm.
Their aim may be true but poor technique throws off your aim. That’s what I’m trying to get through to you.
You are getting frustrated because you incorrectly think your aim has to be perfect because you are hitting two spheres.
While the margin for error is minimal it’s bigger than you are assuming.
You are missing shots because your technique sucks.
(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5618129&forum_id=2...id.#48241501) |
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