Revealing My Secret System: How to Make Every Shot in Pool 

I can't stress this topic enough, because I believe that this approach can help so many players who are stuck. And if you want to help: like, comment and activate all bell 🔔notifications for this channel!

The hardest thing for me is that I know what I need to do, I can just never execute the shot properly once it’s time to 😅 something is always off, whether it’s timing, speed, aim, my stance…thanks for always putting out helpful videos 🙏

Sharivari, this video was most helpful. I’ve noticed not only in my own game, but also by watching other people shoot in our APA 9 ball matches that there is too much “over thinking” going on while down on the shot. When down on the shot, all of the thinking and planning should have already been done while still standing up. All that’s left is to stroke the cue the way it was planned. From that point the geometry takes care of itself. We recently had the pleasure and honor of Tom “Dr. Cue” Rossman stop by our local pool venue a couple weeks ago. We saw some awesome trick shots demonstrated, but also we learned so much from asking questions and watching Tom demonstrate what he was teaching. Everything he said leads back to what you showed in this video. I asked him if he uses an aiming system to shoot. He said aiming is easy; all one has to do is be able to shoot in a straight line. That resonated with me loud and clear. If you stroke it the way you planned it, the ball is going in. Thanks again for another great video!

Excellent video. One of the best things that ever happened to my game was YOU making a video two or three years ago, basically going over the same thing here, and just saying that once you get down on the shot your only job is to deliver the cue ball to where you intended when you were standing up. This has helped me so much. In fact, three days ago I was playing a fairly good player that I have really struggled beating. I was on the hill in a race to eight match and had almost the exact shot you showed in this video. I knew exactly how I wanted to hit the cue ball in order to make the shot and get the cue ball back in good position for the eight. I decided what to do standing up and when I got down on the shot YOUR voice saying "just deliver the cue straight to your target" was actually in my mind. When I am facing a tough shot those words are now exactly what I mumble to myself when I get down on the shot. It might sound weird for people to hear I am thinking about Sharivari when down on a tough shot, but it works for me.

Excellent video and 100% true. Exactly what Mark Wilson talks about in his book. Focus on delivering a perfect stroke. There's absolutely nothing wrong with missing due to having your aim off. But if you have a consistent, smooth stroke and deliver the cue ball where you intended, then the shot is a success.

Super stoked for this season and your new videos!

Sharivari is the best pool instructor IMO. He is a down to earth very nice guy and a student of the game himself. His own enthusiasm and interest to learn the game is passed on as a great instructor. Well done!

Helpful again. I took lessons from 2 world champions, they said to shorten the bridge if you’re worried about over hitting it. That way you don’t decelerate on your stroke.

It's so true; you can't start learning until you have the fundamentals locked in. This seems especially true in both billiards and basketball. You have to have proper/consistent form and THEN you can learn how to adjust from your previous misses. Another great video, my friend 🙏

Excellent perspective. Thank you!!

wow thats what I needed this morning ( Canada ), im going to a tournament, nice video as usual

This is so straightforward and insightful. I can l see where my weaknesses in fundamentals like stroke are. This is clear and well explained - gonna rewatch it before my next match!

Some great points that are not so obvious. For me, it's exactly as stated. When I focus on cue delivery and don't care about making the ball, I make more shots. *VERY* hard to do but it's about trusting the process, and the results will be there.

Loved the way you teach us how to eliminate the pressure on making a shot. That helps a lot. Thank you!

Many thanks for your good help! Much appreciated!

GREAT VIDEO ! Just what I needed in my development. Now to remember the lesson when I am at the table.

This is one of your best and most important lessons so far. Thank you 🙌

I always tell the learning players that it takes time to develop your eye for potting angles but when you get to a stage where you no longer have any thoughts about making the ball…it only becomes executing the stroke exactly as thought before the shot…and if you don’t make the ball you should be able to easily diagnose where it went wrong…thank you for explaining it so well Sharivari…your videos always help me understand this immensely complicated game we love!

I started doing this recently and today I stumbled upon your video which confirms that my learning is going in the right direction. Thank you !

I’m a flincher, can’t lie. This is really sage advice. Thank you as always!

Great stuff! I think of it as trusting my aim n prep n just stroking the ball cleanly. Those old habits die hard so for me it's all about getting reps in. Thnx again for all of ur coaching

I understand so completely and I was simply doing what you were saying but I forget this concept and revert to old habits! Thank for the reminder!

I love all of your videos! They’ve really helped my game! ❤️

I actually have that problem. Working on it!!! Great video!

Great video, thanks for all your help!

Great advice. This is always how it is when I'm in a flow state.

Love your table! Very nice!

Great info bro. As usual, so much respect for you brother

Thank you, I think I needed to hear this.

Thank you so much for the reply to my question. Keep the amazing videos coming

This video was very helpful. I am going to incorporate this into my game. Thank you!

Great video ,I like it a lot the way you explain the shots

that proper technique can be there but this mistake still happens, and emphasizing how its a mental mistake is so insightful.

Sharivari, I like this and can't wait to use this additional knowledge in practice and play... Thanks

High yield! Sharing with my newer poolmates right away. I wish I would’ve had access to these sort of tips when I was learning!

Such powerful stuff love it

I will definitely try to implement this and have high hopes that it will improve my game, thanks!

Great video and I always like your positive attitude to the game! Best wishes to you! Ian, UK 😊

This makes perfect sense

Excellent advice.

perfect!!!thanks a lot

Love the attention to the mental prep of the shot. So many people get lazy or complacent, myself included. Good stuff

Thank you. Great video

Great video, it’s crazy how good you explained everything

Thanks sharivari!

Super helpful. Thanks

Thank you for this advise.

Yes, it was helpful. Also, it came just at the right time for my practicing and drills

Cue action is everything.

I don't believe I've ever made my cue swing to the far right like you did at the beginning of this demo. I understand execution on what you want to get shape on the next position

nice preparation,very consistent,,,

Excellent video!

Thank you I’m learning a lot from your videos

Very helpful! I knew it was my problem, but your vid and advice will help me work on not thinking while down on the shot.

Simple idea, but spot on. I need to just push the cue where I intended...and learn.

On our casual games, I always experiment specially on tough preparations, I usually miss before but I have noticed that my game improved now, thanks😊

Thanks! Spot on what my problem is.

Very helpful!

This lesson is exactly what i feel nowadays, after about 3-4 years of training various techniques, league play and some low league tournaments. Basically "collecting experience", if you will. I can say with confidence, that my shot making and positional play have evolved, since i know about your channel. (Following since about 2019) Another big thing to success is, that one should NEVER let a failed or misjudged shot put stress onto your mental game. I always analyze what i've expected and what came out of the executed shot. Very rare, that i can't find a reason for my fails now and the frequency of fails to happen, has gone down significantly, while collecting more and more experience. And that moment when you realize, you're already feeling most to all of your planned shots, is just mindblowing amazing. Please keep on doing videos. I'll watch each and everyone. Promised 🙏 ❤ Grüße aus dem Ruhrpott 🐯✌️

fantastic. Joel from South Africa.

You should make another video on aiming system cut shot with pov of the player. Lots of amateur players struggle with this

Great video! The one thing I'd correct is you say "it should still be accelerating a little bit right before you hit th cue ball..." Actually the greatest point of acceleration should be at the moment of contact with the cue ball. That is the definition of good timing. I'm sure you just misspoke but that is a very important point.

Thanks for this reminder! This is excellent advice - even though it almost sounds rediculous when you hear about it the first time. But it works. 👍

I recently have had more success when my focus is on where my grip hand will end not the tip, it gives me good straight follow through and it is what controls where the tip goes.

Thank you your vedio very helpful.

His man can TEACH! Thanks. John P.

very helpful!

Very helpful video

You are absolutely right. However regarding what your friend did 4:15 i think he was focusing more on the position than pocketing the ball which is a thing i do so often. You notice your first ball was perfect in position yet missed the pocket. Anyway i am just an average player but i think this is what it is

Great content. I’d love to see a video where you show how you completed the shots in this video starting 11 seconds into the video.

Yes! I see what your point is/was. Execute what you planned on during setup and don't change a thing. I'll have to think about how I am doing when I next shoot.

I'm gonna try this right now ! Thanks from Fr

Very helpful 😍

Well explained, sir

Nice learning video

Great comments. Thxs

Very helpful

“When you Don’t care if you make the ball, it takes the pressure away” reminds me “purposelessness”in zen story of The Swordsman and the Cat “But when there prevails a state of ‘purposelessness’ [which is also a state of ‘mindlessness’] the Spirit harbors nothing in it, nor is it tipped in any one direction; it transcends both subject and object”

Quality tip here. Intent, process, and input = execution, performance, and output. All the other facets of the game in other videos are only helpful if we trust ourselves before we pull the trigger.

Good stuff

Saludos desde Ecuador 👍

I like it. First focus on cueing then focus on aiming.

7:08 😂😂😂 I used to do that in cut shorts and this video has helped me alot

Thanks!

this is really useful btw im 12 years old from philippines and i really love ur contents and now i know what to do to do that or other in pool.

Pool is a mental and precision game got to develop a pool stroke follow through steady hands,it takes years to master the game it has mechanics and fundamentals to adjust in the game of pool....🙏🙏🤑🤑👍👍💰💰

Thank you

Very well done! My biggest problem is I forget the follow through. Thanks for the tip.

This video speaks the simple truth. Everybody knows that to shoot well you have to "concentrate", but what does it mean in practice to "try to make the ball"? Scrunch up your eyes, wiggle your shoulders and take a long time to shoot? Focus on a ghost ball or something else in the field of view? Think about some aspect of mechanics such as grip strength or elbow angle? Do ALL of the above at the same time? No, that not how the brain works, we can't focus on so many things at once. Instead, just make the effort to deliver the cue straight. Commit to the planned shot, and trust the outcome. Monitor the results, not to beat ourselves up, but rather to learn. Delivering a cue straight isn't going to work if we aren't lined up to begin with. That's why pre-shot routine is so important. Here's my effort to list the steps from the video: 1) Stand behind the line of the shot. 2) Plan/swing/visualize the speed and cue-tip position. 3) Get down, take a few practice strokes simply to test whether, if you were to deliver the cue straight now, you'd make the shot. 4) If it doesn't feel right, stand up and re-align. Now if I could only find the discipline myself, overcome a history of rushing shots and other bad habits, binge drinking, choking under pressure, and just generally acting the spaz, I might improve at this game.

I can't thank you enough for this! Watched this video the night before my league, and decided to apply it - think when you're standing up, and just execute the shot when you're in position. Was a so-so player in my league, but got 2nd place yesterday! Awesome, awesome tip!

Q about the learning process: noticing what was the mistake is critical. I hear "under-cut" and "over-cut" a lot. Is that always the right way to observe? Sometimes I think I'm "missing to the left" or "under estimating deflection", but I never hear anybody describe it that way.

It took me six years to be able to do this consistently although I knew from the beginning how I should behave on the shot, but my mind couldn't help itself

It is very helpfull, but i have to think every time when i am down to stay still. If i dont think of that i always mis the bal because i moved during my shot. Thanks and i wil try all your lessons to day😘

Forty plus years of mostly 8-ball on bar tables -it usually, even after months of inaction takes me about ten games to get hot, and then all of this, the diamonds, the cushions, the cloth, the humidity . . conditions are installed. Loaded. No thought involved, it's 100% feel. Like Jimi asked "Are you experienced?"

I am guilty of all of those things. I just said yesterday's that I figured out what I had been doing wrong: not following through with my shot. Thank you again for all the helpful videos.

Great video,I’m going to try this system because I don’t have a lot of confidence in my shot making ability.

I've played for many years and now play in a league, I've watched probably 100s of videos from many different players but THIS video is the best of them all! No other video comes close to getting you actionable results immediately. My struggle and many other people's as well, is that, we lose our stroke constantly. And sometimes it can be hard to find again. Focusing on the material explained here works every time and works right away.

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usually you have to watch 10 videos to get 1 helpful tip I usually get a helpful tip from each of yours thanks.

The CB will deflect to the left when it *leaves the cue tip*--the deflection doesn't happen where he is pointing the cue tip when the the dotted line graphic appears, which might seem to be at the CB and OB contact point and be related to cut induced throw or spin induced throw. The CB deflects off the cue tip because he is hitting the right side of the CB. Because he is hitting the CB on the right side, that causes deflection to the left, and the deflection to the left requires that he aim more to the right on the OB, i.e. thinner, to compensate for the deflection. The CB won't actually hit the OB thinner because the CB will deflect to the left when it leaves the cue tip. I studied Poolology this year, and I want to say the most important thing I learned is committing to the shot that I decide on--not how to aim. Poolology allows you to calculate a fractional aim point for a shot, say a half ball hit, where a half ball hit requires aiming the center of the CB at the edge of the OB. When I get down on a shot that I have decided requires a half ball hit, I aim at the CB so that the center of my cue tip points at the edge of the OB. I no longer think about anything else except aiming to hit the edge of the OB with the center of my cue tip. After awhile, I noticed that making the ball is the furthest thing from my mind. I don't even look at the pocket in my peripheral vision, and my mind is freed from all doubt about whether I'll sink the OB--my only task is to aim at the edge of the OB. It doesn't matter how you aim, Poolology, SightRight, CTE, by feel, etc., but once you decide on your aim point, thereafter you only need to concentrate on hitting your aim point and making a good stroke--not making the ball. Personally, I think that getting down on the shot provides additonal aiming information, so I will make micro adjustments as I deem necessary to make the shot feel right, but at some point I will commit to, say, aiming a bit thinner than a half ball hit, and after I start concentrating solely on my chosen aim point and making a good stroke--not making the ball--the stress and pressure just evaporates. Great tip, Sharivari.