Top 10 Reasons for Missing … and How to Prevent It

Dr. Dave demonstrates the main reasons people miss shots along with things you can do to help prevent the mistakes.

Contents:
0:00 – Intro
0:29 – 1: Lack of Focus
1:15 – 2: Poor Shot Choice
---- table roll off
2:14 – 3: Bad Position
---- poor CB control
---- poor speed control
---- poor position play
4:57 – 4: Bad Aim
6:13 – 5: Bad Stroke
---- getting up on the shot
7:59 – 6: Poor Eye Pattern
8:36 – 7: Elevated Cue
8:59 – 8: Poor Sidespin Choices
10:19 – 9: Mental Errors
11:02 – 10: Other Reasons
11:31 – Wrap-Up

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*Contents:*
0:00 – Intro
0:29 – 1: Lack of Focus
1:15 – 2: Poor Shot Choice
---- table roll off
2:14 – 3: Bad Position
---- poor CB control
---- poor speed control
---- poor position play
4:57 – 4: Bad Aim
6:13 – 5: Bad Stroke
---- getting up on the shot
7:59 – 6: Poor Eye Pattern
8:36 – 7: Elevated Cue
8:59 – 8: Poor Sidespin Choices
10:19 – 9: Mental Errors
11:02 – 10: Other Reasons
11:31 – Wrap-Up

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[robertmeadows]

One of my favorite misses is due to the ‘hurry up and hit it before the leg cramp get too severe’ stroke.

[divjot]

I love how you added comedic effects and changed up the outfits for your proper shots vs the person who misses. Small details but really adds to the video. :)

[zzytrewq]

I have been playing pool very inconsistent for over 50 years. About 6 months ago I discovered the flaw in my shooting. Breaking my shot play into discrete steps and not varying that routine has improved my game immensely. Never too late to learn and improve.

[ashwinbhagavansrinivas]

In the very beginning: "... Trust your aim..." I feel this cannot be stressed more. Very important to trust your aim and have confidence in your stroke.

[danc]

Those that can..do. Those that can't..can teach. Well your teaching has many people including myself "doing". That is the ultimate reward for a teacher in anything. You ARE a teacher.

[lesterweinheimer]

Even after 54 years of playing pool I still need these reminders. Thank you Doctor Dave. Your books helped me a lot also. Good to see someone that loves the game as much as me

[garybkatz]

One thing I've learned: if the shot doesn't feel right before you stroke it, it's probably not right and you're going to miss it if you don't reset. I've had countless misses where I knew I blew it, the second the CB left the tip of my cue. I strongly suspect I subconsciously knew I missed those shots BEFORE they left my cue tip! Seeing the object ball going offline only confirmed what my subconscious was trying to tell me.

[JesusistheTruthWayLife]

I’ve Learned that when I second Guess my shot I miss. I’ve Learned to trust my gut. That’s one of the biggest things I tell other players. Thanks for the tips. Much Love.

[jamminjames]

Timing in life is quite comical. I just got home from a league match, and it was the first one I lost this season. I get on YouTube and see this in my recommendations. Thanks Dr. Dave!

[BrianAllenKJV]

You have made and developed the absolute best instructional and informative pool channel on the entire internet.
Thank you for all of the hard work and thoroughness.

[MatthewKirkum]

I absolutely love the call out on the So many commentators are backseat drivers to the point of completely missing what is actually happening, good call out man.

[DavidLArpin]

Thank you, Dr.Dave. These simple tools make practice a whole lot more enjoyable.

[xanh]

Finally someone got it right as I've been saying this for years! I laugh hard when I hear commentator speaking of pro's saying "Oh he moved his body and that's why he missed" I kept saying over and over that it is clear to me that they moved BECAUSE they knew they missed. Finally someone got it right too, at 7:50 DrDave spoke of this and I'm glad I'm not the only one anymore.

I can't emphasize enough that I knew for fact for years that their bodies knew that they missed instantly as they hit the cueball and thus they is never the other way around as commentators keep saying. Jeez I hope you can educate them DrDave on an interview or on a match. Go try to commentate and educate these newb commentators man.

[paulromancampos]

Hi Dr. Dave! You're always on point when you make videos like this. We can see how much work you put on every video. My friend and I are practicing on a diamond table for 1 month now, and watching your work helps us a lot! Thank you for being so genuine. 😁

[jf]

After playing for several years almost daily, then not playing for 20+ years, I recently played. Needed this! ;-). Thx man and love the “I got lucky” sign!

[ubozlee]

Yes, I have definitely missed balls to all of these reasons and one of my main reasons for missing is confidence in the shot I'm about to shoot. The shots I recognise and hit thousands of times, gives me confidence under any circumstance. Shots that haven't been ingrained enough in my subconscious are likely to fail. Obviously practice will give you the recognition you require and keep you in your comfort zone. Once you're out of that comfort zone, almost every shot becomes difficult.

[philvigil]

Growing up the old guys in the pool hall taught me alot if this...it cost you a bit but you learned alot... as you developed relationships the coaching became free and the wisdom lasted a lifetime on and off the table.

[MikeyD]

You have the best advice. No surprise your cue tip installation video was next level. Coming back after a 20 year break. Life happens sometimes. Very excited. Everyday I'm making progress. Still haven't ran a rack which is disappointing. I was pretty good in my 20'S. Learning the game all over again. I corrected several mistakes I was making thanks to your video. I'm now getting use to this low deflection que I recently purchased. I was so use to compensating for deflection I just kept missing. Now I love it. I can aim straight and get que ball control at the same time. That's the biggest difference between the two style sticks. Thanks once again. The video helped a ton

[donjaun]

Dr. Dave thanks. I am constantly trying to improve my game and watching your videos helps me. Thank you.