I can’t say enough about how well your videos are put together, including clear, detailed explanations of shot options, use of the “ x “ spot on the cue ball and all the other diagraming you use as well. Clearly lots of work is being put into these videos. Add me to the list of everyone else who has congratulated you for your contribution to the game of pool.
I really like how you break down everything for us. It’s been real, real helpful in my pool game. It actually helped me win a couple tourneys. You rock
Excellent advice, this is applicable to snooker for the colours. I'm slowly getting over the psychological pressure of the colours and really beginning to enjoy my game.
I really appreciate the way you keep things simple. I just hope I remember your instructions. My current teachers, my captain and best player on the team, actually instruct the opposite of what you say and I have problems with the money ball.
Yeah I've been guilty about that in the past. Once i got to the 9 ball, I spent extra time to make sure I sank it to win the game, only to miss. Once I started to treat the 9 ball shot just like any other shot and keep my rhythm going it became much easier to make it and position the cueball far away from the pocket in case i missed (which I didn't). This was another outstanding video, and thank you for sharing.
I was too. But I found those techniques very helpful and since I discovered them a while ago, I miss very little of the last balls. Thanks for your kind comment John.
sound advice. on the 1st shot 8 to the 9ball, you came close to scratching in the side pocket, there is a method that you can use to predict the angle coming off the 8 and hitting the rail and predicting pretty close the path of the cue ball. I use it all the time to avoid scratching. I don't always get a perfect position, but I'm 2-3 inches off a straight in shot.
I am very accurate in this kind of cueball control, so there's no danger involved. But yes, I understand that. Good point on hitting the long rail a bit earlier. The outcome will as you said not differ a lot. Thanks for the hint :)
In this video I am going to show you four simple tips that will help you to make the money ball more consistently. And I am also providing some tips, how to not sell out immediately in case you miss. IMPORTANT: You can choose your own starting positions for the balls in the challenge. Mine were just as an example. To participate in the challenge, send your videos to contact@sharivari.net or via private message on my Facebook page: facebook.sharivari.net Enjoy!
For the challenge, you mention random positions for the cue ball and object ball. So we should include just tossing both balls on the table with the shot? It's trivial to do a setup shot with say, 7 rails if I get to choose the placement. Even if it looks "random". Thanks, love the channel!
@@par5endos562 Yes that's totally fine. Where you position the balls can improve your chance of many rails, which will force you to think about it more :)
This really interesting & more especially us players this side in South Africa we turn to play pool without using fundamentals & run-out patterns. With your tutorials i have learned a lot & thanks 🙏
Good video. Great advice. I've been trying for position after the money ball for a year now. It really helps. Keep the videos coming. Cheers from Canada.
Very great advice only thing I would add is its valuable to map last 2 shots out and take few breaths in an important game or match its helped me immensely.
Thank you Joe! Yes I had the feeling that many players are struggling with that, including myself quite a while ago, so I thought it's time for a video.
Thank you for this video. I and my teammates have done this on more that one occasion. The mental game is just as important as the physical game, maybe even more important because if your focus is not there you tend to miss a lot of shots. There is another thing I’ve done as I’m sure others have done. The other player is running the table so you start to think “ the other player has already won” so you kind of give up. But then the other player misses and you get another chance to take the game but you’ve lost your focus. For this reason I always repeat to myself during a game “ IT’S NOT OVER TIL IT’S OVER”. It’s a funny thing because you can see this loss of focus happen in another persons face when you are running the table on them. Then if you miss they will usually get up an miss their shot. Am I imagining this or has anyone else seen this and/or had it happen to them? Also, I was wondering if you could do a video on the best way to do a reverse direction bank shot. I encounter this shot ALL THE TIME during league play. Sometimes I make them, sometimes I don’t. Could you PLEASE show us all the best way to make those shots more often? Thanks so much for all of the GREAT info 😁👍 Dee
Great tips here as per usual. And thanks for touching on missing the shot on the "pro side" this is something I didn't know about until just a few years ago. One thing that this video mentioned is to never roll the money ball in. There are many reasons for this and I think you mentioned most if not all of them. One thing that I have noticed many professional players do when making long shots or the money shot especially is to slightly hit down on the cue ball through the stroke. This has the effect of making the cue ball slightly leave the table or at the very least greatly reduces cue ball contact with the surface of the table during the shot. This cue ball table surface friction magnifies any slight errors in the stroke and of course this goes without saying but this can cause a player to miss. And as you mentioned a good percentage of tables are not perfectly level and slow rolling the money shot in, even with a perfect stroke will cause a miss .
as always, great video!! I've made a 7 rail kick shot before on a really good table, but I was only able to do it once and make the object ball..i hit it a few other times... since doing that, i haven't found a table with the same combination of quality rails and felt that would allow such a shot. I do 5 rails fairly often that turn into 6 rail shots... don't really feel that's worth uploading though.. Would love it if you made a video of the clips you get so we can all see the submissions.
at 30sec, playback at 0.25x speed. his tip goes right, the cue ball gets pushed left, the ball misses right. this shit is easy if you know where most errors. This was likely due to breathing issues prior to getting down, and inner breath tension while down.
Nice..vedio sir...ask question ...what best thing to do in every single shot....use out side spin...or no side spin on cueball to pocket object ball...thanks..
I have been trying and trying to hit the cue ball straight and every time I try it has spin. Can you do a video on stance and fundamentals ? How to hold cue stick, etc.... in other words I'm indirectly hitting the ball with spin when trying to hit it straight. Thanks
This is exactly what I need. How did you know? Haha. Oh my god last week I lost THREE games because I choked on the money ball lol. It's getting ridiculous. It has to be a mental block
Haha, that's great. I was thinking: "What video das Regan need right now?" and come up with this one. Yes, probably has to be a mental block, especially if it only happens on the money ball.
I am looking to upgrade my pool stick. I'm currently using a low end Players cue that's 20.5 oz. Do you have any recommendations for a good stick in the under 400 price range? I would also like something lighter, like 18 or 19 oz. Thanks for all the help you provide its greatly appreciated.
Look at McDermott (www.mcdermottcue.com). Good cues at a good price point. Their Cue of the Month series typically comes in sub $400 with a G Core shaft. Hits solid with reduced deflection.
With rolling balls you will lose a bit of control. You will just see beginners roll the winning ball in softly. Advanced players will play it in with confidence.
I have a problem. When I play the game and I see that I have a chance for clearance I think about it all the time before shot (I have in my head: you have a chance, balls are easy potable, you can't miss) so I shot "under preassure" and very often miss the shot. How can I improve this element of "mental game"? PS. Great video, as always ;-)
That's a very common problem, and unluckily not that easy to solve. It needs a complete change of mindset and approach to the game. Do you know the book "The Inner Game of Tennis"?
I've never heard about this book so thanks for recommendation I'm surely gonna read it. Could you tell me something more about the problem I described? Mayby you had similar? How can I try to eliminate it? Btw, thanks that you answer comments ;-)
@@adampacek5741 Yes you should. It can be even a life changer for some people. Well the thing is that you don't want to think about stuff like that of course. But currently you can't avoid it. So in the short term: Accept the thoughts and "fear" you have, don't suppress them. Accept the fact and try to let the thoughts go away and then use pure concentration on the game itself. Long term: Thinking about that you have to runout now and what happens if you miss is the worst thing you can do at that moment. So you have to try to change your whole mindset. It doesn't matter if you run out or not, there is no need to fear the "failure". You're enjoying the game, you have the chance on the table. So concentrate on the game and just suprise yourself what will happen (if you runout or get out of line). Notice what happened if you don't and work on it, without judging it as negative or bad. And if you run out, well - then great. But don't fear to make mistakes, and set expectations that you have to fulfill. All of this will prevent you from just playing the game. There is just no need for all of those thoughts. They will just distract you from your job, playing the game and doing everything you're able to do, to clear the table.
Sharivari WOW, thank you so much. It's really awesome that you spend so much time on giving an advices like that for people who are almost anonymous for you. Thank you once again and hope that somtime in the future we will meet and play on the same table ;-)
@@rebelcagang438 A skid (kick) doesn't happen very often, so there is no need to overthink that topic. A sliding cueball with no rotation on it does the job.
I've been playing pocket billiards for a long time and I can categorically say that Sharivari is a very strong player, maybe even stronger than I imagine.
I think your missing the point. Alex showed us the human side of pool. Under high pressure even the best miss makable balls. If you watch the shot over you see Alex's form is perfect but he knew he missed BEFORE the ball was hit. (Miss cue? Squirt ? ) It wasnt the complexity of the shot that made him miss, it was pressure and a moment of human error. This happens to all. But is this what happened ?? Sometimes you can cue a ball perfect and hit the right spot with the right speed, and the cue ball does NOT end up on the corect spot and neither does the object ball. It happens if you play enough pool you will see it. What sucks is when it falls on a hill hill match for all the cash.
@@Sharivari hes also jacked up in the air a little more than I think he should have been. My opinion is he didn't miss it because of pressure. It might have squirted on him because his back hand was elevated or he might have cue'd onto a chalk spot. We will never know. I enjoyed your perspective, like always it was a good subject.
I'll have to take your word on the Yoga advice but anyone who has played this game for any length of time knows the pressure of making the game winning shot. I've played for, let's just say a long long time and that pressure is magnified greatly when playing on a team where it's not just "you" who will suffer if that ball is missed.
I remember my first match in my new team very well. It was 1:6 in a race to 7, and I was thinking: "Oh my god, first match and such a clear loss already". I started free willing and came back to 6:6, cleared an unbelievable table, with a jump shot over the point of the side pocket, followed by another jump combo over the whole table, then a full table length shot with cueball frozen to the rail, until I managed to get a decent shot on the 10-Ball, that I would probably shoot within 1 second and 1000/1000 times. Nevertheless, this was the hardest shot I ever had to play in my life, just because of the pressure. I think it took me about 2 minutes to finally pull the trigger... and thanks god I made it. So yes, pressure changes a shots difficulty a lot.
@@Sharivari Playing on a team or with a partner increases the pressure on players because now if you miss it's not just you who loses, it's your team or partner as well.
@@Sharivari holy crap that has to be a joke. There's a guy where I play pool at the Elks Club that's I think 6/8. Those tables are pretty high as it is over there but yeah
@@Sharivari haha no worries. I was actually looking at the table and I was thinking probably around in reality six one with a smaller table or probably around 63266 we'd like a larger or normal size table. Thanks again for responding that funny I love you videos by the way
@@Sharivari lol you look like 6'6". I'm really impressed how you put your videos together. I'll always support anyone giving good instruction and helping pool grow. There is alot of bad instruction out there. Keep it up man. Thanks
I’m sorry but, none of these techniques will help you pocket the money ball. I’m going to get very serious with you if you are doing this for entertainment purposes or are you doing this to help people improve their pool games. Growing up in my early 20s wanting so badly to learn how to play pool. I had every stupid ego driven uneducated Poolplayer give me lessons and I was naïve enough to believe it took me 15 years to get rid of that bullshit they put in my head. All because they wanted to make a dollar and feel like a big man at the end of the day. Some of the people that are watching you play pool or produce videos are young and they’re going to wonder why they can’t win when they get under pressure they don’t realize that they’re getting a watered down version of Pool lessons more of entertainment. You don’t have to like me but success leaves clues. Most the professionals out there are very approachable. Do some research on the professional pay tension how he holds the Cue how he stands. like Dennis the RoboCop he has a very compact stroke Alex The lion has a compact stroke. Tommy Kennedy has a compact stroke. The people that use a compact stroke typically very good on bar box and tight position play. their grip hand, pay tension to that. You look at somebody like Tony the T-Rex and Scott Frost and most of Europeans all have a long exaggerated stroke given them a longer follow through this is also done by how you grip very loose on the follow through of the Cue. as develop more and more timing you’ll start to change your grip the better the timing is the more action you get on the ball they’ll be a point whin your timing starts to get really good that you have to adjust your grip hand because you’re just getting too much action on the ball. Typically this is when pros start to have a looser and looser grip. My point of all this is if you want money to coming to the game you have to have more and more great players you cannot get a great player by give them water down content if you’re going to be a producer resume going to need to do a lot of research what you think is truth is not in Ashland to the truth by subversive for me to but if you get enough professionals to assist you are great players to assist you you can decipher what is truth. I would not be saying these harsh words if I didn’t believe that you had the skills,timing and the ability to put out unbelievable content. I come from the film background your videos are very impressive, but the content is not gonna make great players. it will give entertainment yes, I am known for taking the worst player in the league and turn them in to somebody people feared because I was the worse Player growing up. I’ve told you in the past that I’d be happy to assist you not because I want to be known as some fucking great person because this Is a great game. Being a part of the film Industry . I know how much work it takes to put together one of these videos so if you’re going to do it. define what you’re trying to achieve. If you’re just looking at it from an entertainment view, that is totally fine. If you feel that I am harassing you. I will be happy to remove myself from your subscription.
It’s funny that Mentioning about the film industry you take that I was promoting myself, actually I was saying great job on filming, his structure of editing is very proficient or whoever is doing the editing. I know how expensive cameras can be and how many different angles you need with the limited amount of equipment he does a very professional job when it comes putting together content on film. I was being critical on content I was not being negative. Negative could be perceived as saying you can’t do it . I’m actually saying you can do it. Now if you want me to blow smoke up your ass and tell that you’re a champion and you have no room for improvement well for sure I’m not your man. Then we couldn’t relate and I couldn’t comment because I would say you’re working from your ego. I’m not here to make you feel good or to make you feel bad I’m just here to give you a review based on your content and based on my experience. I’m not going to let anybody pissed down my back and tell me it’s raining. I believe in seeking truth this is my core value and this content was not truthful. a lot of times in life we all speak to ourselves and others in an untruthful manner doesn’t mean we’re good or bad it just shows that we have no clarity. I don’t want you to be untruthful to me and I am not going to be untruthful to you to the best of my ability and if I am wrong about something I’ll be the first one to stand up and say yeah I was wrong and I can make corrections it’s not about being nice or mean, it’s about making a slight correction’s in our lives to become better human beings. So the question might be asked are you making these videos for you or are you trying to serve mass amount of people if you want to serve mass amount of people you have to figure out how to put the content in an entertainment format which I would say you’ve done a Real good job. Second would be content which I don’t consider you’ve done a good job matching up titles that actual Represents usable techniques. I’ll make a wager with you. You give me the next thing you want to teach in pool. I’ll do all the research necessary if I don’t know the subject. I will breakdown the techniques.you practice the techniques and put together the video. Here’s the wager if you don’t have 25% more viewers on this particular video I will make you a Coin ring for free. Out of silver. Coin shipping labor all free. If you do have a 25% more viewers you have to cut me the check that you get paid from RUclips I’m sure it’s not a lot I don’t see hundreds of thousands of viewers. Looking forward to your response
You may have heard of the expression, “If you’ve got nothing good to say, say nothing at all.” Although you must feel that your input is useful, I’m guessing that your nasty-edged rant is an unwelcome distraction to many of us who have found the information in these videos to be helpful in whatever stage we’re at in understanding, learning and playing the game.
"I’m sorry but, none of these techniques will help you pocket the money ball." Funny story, I once had a session with Ralf Souquet (after I made this video). We were talking about the money ball and what one could do to make it more consistently. Guess what Ralf told me? Every single point that I've mentioned in this video. So either you are wrong, or we are wrong.
@@Sharivari it can easily be perceived as attack on you if you felt it was. I am sorry I went ahead removed myself from your channel I figured it was best since I was just criticizing or being too critical. The only reason I enjoyed watching the training videos I could refer videos and whoever is putting out that I perceive is good information to the groups of people on my Facebook there’s typically so many good coaches and videos out there now I can refer them. Good luck with your endeavors Sincerely
I really like how you break down everything for us. It’s been real, real helpful in my pool game. It actually helped me win a couple tourneys. You rock
I can’t say enough about how well your videos are put together, including clear, detailed explanations of shot options, use of the “ x “ spot on the cue ball and all the other diagraming you use as well. Clearly lots of work is being put into these videos. Add me to the list of everyone else who has congratulated you for your contribution to the game of pool.
Thanks a lot Brian!
I really like how you break down everything for us. It’s been real, real helpful in my pool game. It actually helped me win a couple tourneys. You rock
Thanks mate!
Excellent advice, this is applicable to snooker for the colours. I'm slowly getting over the psychological pressure of the colours and really beginning to enjoy my game.
I never played an official Snooker match before, but I can imagine that the colors pose an equal pressure situation.
Or ur behind by 6, final black
I have made every single mistake you've outlined here, thanks for tje advice.
I’ve been binging this channel hard. Great material.
I really appreciate the way you keep things simple. I just hope I remember your instructions. My current teachers, my captain and best player on the team, actually instruct the opposite of what you say and I have problems with the money ball.
THE 32 PEOPLE WHO GAVE A THUMBS DOWN MUST HAVE WON 19 MILLION PLAYING POOL! THIS IS A VERY GOOD VIDEO!
Thank you!
Yeah I've been guilty about that in the past. Once i got to the 9 ball, I spent extra time to make sure I sank it to win the game, only to miss. Once I started to treat the 9 ball shot just like any other shot and keep my rhythm going it became much easier to make it and position the cueball far away from the pocket in case i missed (which I didn't). This was another outstanding video, and thank you for sharing.
I was too. But I found those techniques very helpful and since I discovered them a while ago, I miss very little of the last balls. Thanks for your kind comment John.
sound advice. on the 1st shot 8 to the 9ball, you came close to scratching in the side pocket, there is a method that you can use to predict the angle coming off the 8 and hitting the rail and predicting pretty close the path of the cue ball. I use it all the time to avoid scratching. I don't always get a perfect position, but I'm 2-3 inches off a straight in shot.
I am very accurate in this kind of cueball control, so there's no danger involved. But yes, I understand that. Good point on hitting the long rail a bit earlier. The outcome will as you said not differ a lot. Thanks for the hint :)
In this video I am going to show you four simple tips that will help you to make the money ball more consistently. And I am also providing some tips, how to not sell out immediately in case you miss.
IMPORTANT: You can choose your own starting positions for the balls in the challenge. Mine were just as an example. To participate in the challenge, send your videos to contact@sharivari.net or via private message on my Facebook page: facebook.sharivari.net
Enjoy!
For the challenge, you mention random positions for the cue ball and object ball. So we should include just tossing both balls on the table with the shot? It's trivial to do a setup shot with say, 7 rails if I get to choose the placement. Even if it looks "random". Thanks, love the channel!
@@par5endos562 Yes that's totally fine. Where you position the balls can improve your chance of many rails, which will force you to think about it more :)
On the rail challenge is that where the balls need to start
I'm a 8 ball pool champion again! Your videos are getting so good at pool omg!!😎🤙🎱
@@lance8410 No. You can place them randomly.
This really interesting & more especially us players this side in South Africa we turn to play pool without using fundamentals & run-out patterns. With your tutorials i have learned a lot & thanks 🙏
Good video. Great advice. I've been trying for position after the money ball for a year now. It really helps. Keep the videos coming.
Cheers from Canada.
Very great advice only thing I would add is its valuable to map last 2 shots out and take few breaths in an important game or match its helped me immensely.
These videos are excellent as well as quality production. Choking on the money ball has always been a problem and this is good advice.
Thank you Joe! Yes I had the feeling that many players are struggling with that, including myself quite a while ago, so I thought it's time for a video.
Great advice. Thanks for sharing this lesson with all of us. Please continue.
Thanks for the positive feedback Kevin. I will!
Tip number 4 is something that I struggle with at times. Thanks for the video!
Thank you for this video. I and my teammates have done this on more that one occasion. The mental game is just as important as the physical game, maybe even more important because if your focus is not there you tend to miss a lot of shots.
There is another thing I’ve done as I’m sure others have done. The other player is running the table so you start to think “ the other player has already won” so you kind of give up. But then the other player misses and you get another chance to take the game but you’ve lost your focus. For this reason I always repeat to myself during a game “ IT’S NOT OVER TIL IT’S OVER”. It’s a funny thing because you can see this loss of focus happen in another persons face when you are running the table on them. Then if you miss they will usually get up an miss their shot. Am I imagining this or has anyone else seen this and/or had it happen to them?
Also, I was wondering if you could do a video on the best way to do a reverse direction bank shot. I encounter this shot ALL THE TIME during league play. Sometimes I make them, sometimes I don’t. Could you PLEASE show us all the best way to make those shots more often? Thanks so much for all of the GREAT info 😁👍 Dee
That's a good point and makes a lot of sense. Very good mindset. I will put it on the list for my bankshot video script :)
Just what I needed... Thanks Sharivari!!!
You're very welcome :)
Thank for the explanation . I learned much from this .
Glad to hear that. You're welcome :)
Great tips here as per usual. And thanks for touching on missing the shot on the "pro side" this is something I didn't know about until just a few years ago. One thing that this video mentioned is to never roll the money ball in. There are many reasons for this and I think you mentioned most if not all of them.
One thing that I have noticed many professional players do when making long shots or the money shot especially is to slightly hit down on the cue ball through the stroke. This has the effect of making the cue ball slightly leave the table or at the very least greatly reduces cue ball contact with the surface of the table during the shot. This cue ball table surface friction magnifies any slight errors in the stroke and of course this goes without saying but this can cause a player to miss.
And as you mentioned a good percentage of tables are not perfectly level and slow rolling the money shot in, even with a perfect stroke will cause a miss .
Am a beginner I want to start playing with confidence and become best in my hometown and country
Wow that's great video man,i like the way you make ur cue ball position.so simple and easy to score next ball
Thanks!
Thanks. Excellent tips. Easy to follow.
poor Alex...breaks my heart every time I watch this
Great vid bruv, highly informative. Thank you very much.
Thanks Johnnie!
Very informative. Thanks.Bill.
You're welcome Bill :)
Good tips make the shot before the money ball the winning shot.
Thanks Jason!
Thank you! Great video as always :-)
You're very welcome :-)
Thanks for little advice 👍
perfect lesson.. thank you 👌🏻❤️
Can you make a video and explain Chris Melling's 4 rail bank shot
I talked a little bit about his shot in this video:
ruclips.net/video/1yfKkIqWYTs/видео.html
Best online coach ever
Thanks a lot! :)
I'm a big fan of yours from Philippines
as always, great video!! I've made a 7 rail kick shot before on a really good table, but I was only able to do it once and make the object ball..i hit it a few other times... since doing that, i haven't found a table with the same combination of quality rails and felt that would allow such a shot. I do 5 rails fairly often that turn into 6 rail shots... don't really feel that's worth uploading though.. Would love it if you made a video of the clips you get so we can all see the submissions.
Yes, I already got a lot of videos and decided to show more than one attempt :)
Love your videos man....keep up the good work.
Thanks Scotty, I will!
Very helpful thanks
Excellent video, thanks.
Great video. What is pro side?
This is great advice!
at 30sec, playback at 0.25x speed. his tip goes right, the cue ball gets pushed left, the ball misses right. this shit is easy if you know where most errors. This was likely due to breathing issues prior to getting down, and inner breath tension while down.
thank you sir... the tips help!
All very good advice. Thank you.👍
You're welcome Brian :)
This man has found his zone of genius
Thank you!
Nice! Thanks
It is very good video
Nice..vedio sir...ask question ...what best thing to do in every single shot....use out side spin...or no side spin on cueball to pocket object ball...thanks..
No spin is always the better way. However there are some players (including me) that use almost everytime a small amount of outside spin on cut shots.
Great advice as always! Thanks for sharing!
You're welcome Mikey!
Thank you!
You're welcome!
I have been trying and trying to hit the cue ball straight and every time I try it has spin. Can you do a video on stance and fundamentals ? How to hold cue stick, etc.... in other words I'm indirectly hitting the ball with spin when trying to hit it straight. Thanks
Yes, a video on fundamentals sounds like a good idea!
@@Sharivari thank you!
I like your vids thanks
You're welcome :)
This is exactly what I need. How did you know? Haha. Oh my god last week I lost THREE games because I choked on the money ball lol. It's getting ridiculous. It has to be a mental block
Haha, that's great. I was thinking: "What video das Regan need right now?" and come up with this one. Yes, probably has to be a mental block, especially if it only happens on the money ball.
how can you play position on crappy felt?
I am looking to upgrade my pool stick. I'm currently using a low end Players cue that's 20.5 oz. Do you have any recommendations for a good stick in the under 400 price range? I would also like something lighter, like 18 or 19 oz.
Thanks for all the help you provide its greatly appreciated.
Look at McDermott (www.mcdermottcue.com). Good cues at a good price point. Their Cue of the Month series typically comes in sub $400 with a G Core shaft. Hits solid with reduced deflection.
@@michaeldolan9657 thanks for the tip on the stick. I'm going to get one.
Awesome
I thought it was good to hit the ball at pocket speed which usually means rolling the ball in. Is this bad?
With rolling balls you will lose a bit of control. You will just see beginners roll the winning ball in softly. Advanced players will play it in with confidence.
congrats to 40k
Thank you!
Imagine me missing the deciding black in a snooker game
I have a problem. When I play the game and I see that I have a chance for clearance I think about it all the time before shot (I have in my head: you have a chance, balls are easy potable, you can't miss) so I shot "under preassure" and very often miss the shot. How can I improve this element of "mental game"?
PS. Great video, as always ;-)
That's a very common problem, and unluckily not that easy to solve. It needs a complete change of mindset and approach to the game. Do you know the book "The Inner Game of Tennis"?
I've never heard about this book so thanks for recommendation I'm surely gonna read it. Could you tell me something more about the problem I described? Mayby you had similar? How can I try to eliminate it? Btw, thanks that you answer comments ;-)
@@adampacek5741 Yes you should. It can be even a life changer for some people.
Well the thing is that you don't want to think about stuff like that of course. But currently you can't avoid it. So in the short term: Accept the thoughts and "fear" you have, don't suppress them. Accept the fact and try to let the thoughts go away and then use pure concentration on the game itself.
Long term: Thinking about that you have to runout now and what happens if you miss is the worst thing you can do at that moment. So you have to try to change your whole mindset. It doesn't matter if you run out or not, there is no need to fear the "failure". You're enjoying the game, you have the chance on the table. So concentrate on the game and just suprise yourself what will happen (if you runout or get out of line).
Notice what happened if you don't and work on it, without judging it as negative or bad.
And if you run out, well - then great. But don't fear to make mistakes, and set expectations that you have to fulfill. All of this will prevent you from just playing the game.
There is just no need for all of those thoughts. They will just distract you from your job, playing the game and doing everything you're able to do, to clear the table.
Sharivari
WOW, thank you so much. It's really awesome that you spend so much time on giving an advices like that for people who are almost anonymous for you. Thank you once again and hope that somtime in the future we will meet and play on the same table ;-)
@@adampacek5741 You're very welcome. I try to answer everyones questions because without you I couldn't do all of this :)
Thanks!.. poor Alex.. everybody will miss shots.. and if they don't then they are fooling themselves or from another world 👍
Sir. .if the cut angle 15 degree less. There is a skid...on object ball or no...thanks...
Yes, there can always be a skid, even with 15 degree cut angles.
@@Sharivari thanks a lot sir..but what should i do...i use side spin on cue ball or adjusting center pocket...aim..
@@rebelcagang438 A skid (kick) doesn't happen very often, so there is no need to overthink that topic. A sliding cueball with no rotation on it does the job.
Sir. ...what is the best english use. Backhand in english or parallel english...thanks
I wanna see an actual match with you in it
You will :)
I've been playing pocket billiards for a long time and I can categorically say that Sharivari is a very strong player, maybe even stronger than I imagine.
john noe I wanna see him playing against some pros to see how he does
I know some pros in person, so maybe you will see a match once I am reaching 50k, 75k, or 100k. I am not sure yet.
even pros need this. hahaha
I think your missing the point. Alex showed us the human side of pool. Under high pressure even the best miss makable balls. If you watch the shot over you see Alex's form is perfect but he knew he missed BEFORE the ball was hit.
(Miss cue? Squirt ? )
It wasnt the complexity of the shot that made him miss, it was pressure and a moment of human error. This happens to all. But is this what happened ??
Sometimes you can cue a ball perfect and hit the right spot with the right speed, and the cue ball does NOT end up on the corect spot and neither does the object ball. It happens if you play enough pool you will see it. What sucks is when it falls on a hill hill match for all the cash.
I know, he could have done anything - the pressure was just too much for him in this situation. I just used the video to open the topic :)
@@Sharivari hes also jacked up in the air a little more than I think he should have been. My opinion is he didn't miss it because of pressure. It might have squirted on him because his back hand was elevated or he might have cue'd onto a chalk spot. We will never know. I enjoyed your perspective, like always it was a good subject.
Now how do I get all my opponents to not watch this video?
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He should have made Jason shoot the 9. Never give up.
Yes he should. But also very understandable and human. He wanted the escape the situation as fast as possible, so he shook hands.
That's the case with me, make some nice difficult shots and miss those straight on, 🤦🤣
Preeeesuure
Only God knows how many games I have lost just because of the pressure of Moneyball. Yoga is the way to calm your nerves.
I'll have to take your word on the Yoga advice but anyone who has played this game for any length of time knows the pressure of making the game winning shot. I've played for, let's just say a long long time and that pressure is magnified greatly when playing on a team where it's not just "you" who will suffer if that ball is missed.
I remember my first match in my new team very well. It was 1:6 in a race to 7, and I was thinking: "Oh my god, first match and such a clear loss already". I started free willing and came back to 6:6, cleared an unbelievable table, with a jump shot over the point of the side pocket, followed by another jump combo over the whole table, then a full table length shot with cueball frozen to the rail, until I managed to get a decent shot on the 10-Ball, that I would probably shoot within 1 second and 1000/1000 times. Nevertheless, this was the hardest shot I ever had to play in my life, just because of the pressure. I think it took me about 2 minutes to finally pull the trigger... and thanks god I made it.
So yes, pressure changes a shots difficulty a lot.
@@Sharivari Playing on a team or with a partner increases the pressure on players because now if you miss it's not just you who loses, it's your team or partner as well.
Alex gambles a lot doesn't he?
Nice thumbnail :D ;)
Must have been taken from a professional.
@@Sharivari :D :D :D :D
It’s fixed, clearly fuckin fixed
Aha! should be shoot the money ball into the pocket!
wait a minute how tall is this guy
Around 7.8" I think.
@@Sharivari holy crap that has to be a joke. There's a guy where I play pool at the Elks Club that's I think 6/8. Those tables are pretty high as it is over there but yeah
@@andrewbochicchio2232 Haha, sorry mate just kidding. I am 6.3
@@Sharivari haha no worries. I was actually looking at the table and I was thinking probably around in reality six one with a smaller table or probably around 63266 we'd like a larger or normal size table. Thanks again for responding that funny I love you videos by the way
try entering a tournament and well see how you apply this
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The match between shaw and pagulayan was rigged,
Wouldn't surprise me
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Practice shooting off the rail and you wont miss much.
Practice shooting from the top of the rail and you won't miss anything.
@@Sharivari yea I meant frozen to the rail. It really improves everything.
@@Sharivari Just wondering. How tall are you?
@@whoamifoo9075 I was just kidding :) 6.3"
@@Sharivari lol you look like 6'6". I'm really impressed how you put your videos together. I'll always support anyone giving good instruction and helping pool grow. There is alot of bad instruction out there. Keep it up man. Thanks
I’m sorry but, none of these techniques will help you pocket the money ball.
I’m going to get very serious with you if you are doing this for entertainment purposes or are you doing this to help people improve their pool games.
Growing up in my early 20s wanting so badly to learn how to play pool.
I had every stupid ego driven uneducated Poolplayer give me lessons and I was naïve enough to believe it took me 15 years to get rid of that bullshit they put in my head.
All because they wanted to make a dollar and feel like a big man at the end of the day.
Some of the people that are watching you play pool or produce videos are young and they’re going to wonder why they can’t win when they get under pressure they don’t realize that they’re getting a watered down version of Pool lessons more of entertainment.
You don’t have to like me but success leaves clues.
Most the professionals out there are very approachable.
Do some research on the professional pay tension how he holds the Cue how he stands.
like Dennis the RoboCop he has a very compact stroke Alex The lion has a compact stroke. Tommy Kennedy has a compact stroke.
The people that use a compact stroke typically very good on bar box and tight position play. their grip hand, pay tension to that.
You look at somebody like Tony the T-Rex and Scott Frost and most of Europeans all have a long exaggerated stroke given them a longer follow through this is also done by how you grip very loose on the follow through of the Cue. as develop more and more timing you’ll start to change your grip the better the timing is the more action you get on the ball they’ll be a point whin your timing starts to get really good that you have to adjust your grip hand because you’re just getting too much action on the ball.
Typically this is when pros start to have a looser and looser grip.
My point of all this is if you want money to coming to the game you have to have more and more great players you cannot get a great player by give them water down content if you’re going to be a producer resume going to need to do a lot of research what you think is truth is not in Ashland to the truth by subversive for me to but if you get enough professionals to assist you are great players to assist you you can decipher what is truth.
I would not be saying these harsh words if I didn’t believe that you had the skills,timing and the ability to put out unbelievable content.
I come from the film background your videos are very impressive, but the content is not gonna make great players. it will give entertainment yes,
I am known for taking the worst player in the league and turn them in to somebody people feared because I was the worse Player growing up.
I’ve told you in the past that I’d be happy to assist you not because I want to be known as some fucking great person because this Is a great game.
Being a part of the film Industry . I know how much work it takes to put together one of these videos so if you’re going to do it.
define what you’re trying to achieve.
If you’re just looking at it from an entertainment view, that is totally fine.
If you feel that I am harassing you. I will be happy to remove myself from your subscription.
It’s funny that Mentioning about the film industry you take that I was promoting myself, actually I was saying great job on filming, his structure of editing is very proficient or whoever is doing the editing. I know how expensive cameras can be and how many different angles you need with the limited amount of equipment he does a very professional job when it comes putting together content on film. I was being critical on content I was not being negative.
Negative could be perceived as saying you can’t do it . I’m actually saying you can do it. Now if you want me to blow smoke up your ass and tell that you’re a champion and you have no room for improvement well for sure I’m not your man.
Then we couldn’t relate and I couldn’t comment because I would say you’re working from your ego.
I’m not here to make you feel good or to make you feel bad I’m just here to give you a review based on your content and based on my experience.
I’m not going to let anybody pissed down my back and tell me it’s raining.
I believe in seeking truth this is my core value and this content was not truthful.
a lot of times in life we all speak to ourselves and others in an untruthful manner doesn’t mean we’re good or bad it just shows that we have no clarity.
I don’t want you to be untruthful to me and I am not going to be untruthful to you to the best of my ability and if I am wrong about something I’ll be the first one to stand up and say yeah I was wrong and I can make corrections it’s not about being nice or mean, it’s about making a slight correction’s in our lives to become better human beings.
So the question might be asked are you making these videos for you or are you trying to serve mass amount of people if you want to serve mass amount of people you have to figure out how to put the content in an entertainment format which I would say you’ve done a Real good job.
Second would be content which I don’t consider you’ve done a good job matching up titles that actual Represents usable techniques.
I’ll make a wager with you.
You give me the next thing you want to teach in pool. I’ll do all the research necessary if I don’t know the subject. I will breakdown the techniques.you practice the techniques and put together the video. Here’s the wager if you don’t have 25% more viewers on this particular video I will make you a Coin ring for free. Out of silver. Coin shipping labor all free.
If you do have a 25% more viewers you have to cut me the check that you get paid from RUclips I’m sure it’s not a lot I don’t see hundreds of thousands of viewers.
Looking forward to your response
You may have heard of the expression, “If you’ve got nothing good to say, say nothing at all.” Although you must feel that your input is useful, I’m guessing that your nasty-edged rant is an unwelcome distraction to many of us who have found the information in these videos to be helpful in whatever stage we’re at in understanding, learning and playing the game.
Prove me wrong
"I’m sorry but, none of these techniques will help you pocket the money ball."
Funny story, I once had a session with Ralf Souquet (after I made this video). We were talking about the money ball and what one could do to make it more consistently. Guess what Ralf told me? Every single point that I've mentioned in this video. So either you are wrong, or we are wrong.
@@Sharivari it can easily be perceived as attack on you
if you felt it was. I am sorry
I went ahead removed myself from your channel
I figured it was best since I was just criticizing or being too critical. The only reason I enjoyed watching the training videos I could refer videos and whoever is putting out that I perceive is good information to the groups of people on my Facebook there’s typically so many good coaches and videos out there now I can refer them.
Good luck with your endeavors
Sincerely
I really like how you break down everything for us. It’s been real, real helpful in my pool game. It actually helped me win a couple tourneys. You rock
Amazing! Thanks a lot!