TEN REASONS YOU MISS EASY SHOTS AT POOL - Things NOT to do on ANY shot 8 Ball/9 Ball (POOL LESSONS) 

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I've been playing 50 yrs You are so right about those reasons for missing the easy ones. Watching your videos have really helped me understand where I'm making mistakes. Thanks

Adrenaline has been my biggest opponent, couple years ago out of nowhere I started having crazy anxiety issues and now these situations are hard as hell to overcome. I’ve found taking a lap and getting yourself together helps, telling yourself exactly what it is you’re doing which is just playing a game. Total concentration on the task at hand, get in the zone where you dont hear or see anything besides that next shot. Thanks again for the content Brian!

With missing easy shots 2 things come to mind, first respect the shot, and this is something I fail to do often. The second is not staying in the moment, can't make that next ball if you don''t take care of whats in front of you.

Hello, Bryan. As always, thanks for the quality content. In the Ten Reasons You Miss Easy Shots video you touched on a lot of mistakes of which I’ve been guilty. The two that stood out to me because I still make those mistakes from time to time are a)losing concentration or having errant thoughts pop into my head while set(i.e. not being in the moment) and b)making a last-minute change while set. I’m getting better at making myself stand up, take a few steps away and reapproach, so they don’t happen nearly as often, now. As to the cause, there seems to be an inertial problem for me as I find it mentally difficult to start all over after becoming set. The closest analogy I can think of off the top of my head is getting oneself out of bed on Monday morning. Fortunately, I’m overcoming this. Great points in the video.

Another great video, definitely will watch this again and take some notes.... keep up the good work!

As usual, I totally enjoyed your lesson. I have done those 10 + many times. It seems the older I get, the hard it is to maintain the basics over time.

Awesome video as always Brian. Thanks for all you do to help us improve our game, mentally, technically, stragetically, etc.

Bro, That is so true!! Every time I start to run out and getting to the last 2 balls I can feel the adrenaline start to pump and I miss a easy shot. It blows knowing that it was right there in front of you. And you blow it.😮😮 I have since been able to control it with my breathing and taking a step back before I take my shot. Thanks again Brian you speak the truth brother.

Love your video’s. Straight to the point and no BS. Can’t wait for upcoming video’s

Great video man !! Have watched lots of similar type videos and yours was explained well and made sense to me. I love playing billiards I’m an apa member as well as taps. I play on a couple different leagues. Live in an area where most own their own tables unfortunately I haven’t been in a position in life yet to have enough space or my own space yet am in the top ten players in the area easily. I’m about to sign papers and will be owning my own property with plenty of space and have already been looking at tables. Man I can’t wait because I know having my own table and being able to really practice and be able to play and practice anytime I want I know will bring my game where it should be and put me in a great position to be competitive and start trying out real competition. I’m definitely subscribing to your channel and look forward to seeing more of them and learning everything I can and more importantly how to properly apply those lessons. All I know is once I get my own table these locals won’t know what hit them them I can be humbled again at my first competition. I know no matter where you go there is always someone better and to never underestimate anyone and never underestimate yourself. Thanks again for sharing and the time and hard work you put into your channel. I’m from upstate N.Y. where are you from and do you play leagues or way past that, what exactly is the progression?

Great video, needed to hear what you were talking about. My game has been up and down. I believe working on the basics will help.

Great lesson brian. Thanks. I do believe this one helps me a lot. I will have to watch this one a few times and write down the 10 reasons. And that was a great cut on the 11 ball to put up in corner and make the 8. Great job

This is one I'll watch over and over!! 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾

Watched it twice. Practiced potting balls for 45 minutes. Watched it two more times. Thanks for the bonus reel, I liked it a lot. Good shootin' thar, Tex. I'll watch this one several more times in the near future just to try and absorb it all. Thanks for the great tips, as a SL3 in APA 8-ball I can use all of the advice I can get.

Wise words and great demo from one who has been around the block. Thanks.

That was Awesome! I listened while practicing, and everything that you said had me nodding my head. I'm learning to play against myself. It's a lot of work, but I absolutely love it. But if I'm not paying attention to 'me', then I'm doing it wrong. I always wear the same shoes that I practice in, for the most part, when I play. I always take a shower, shave, poop, etc., as part of my time when I'm actually playing. I have a pair of dark purple ADIDAS. Excellent video, as usual.

Well said, be in the moment for each shot or back out and reset. Good habit I need to do more of.

Great info and good ideas to help overcome the problem areas

Great advice. Now let’s see if I can follow it.

All so true Bryan- good stuff for all levels!!

Great tips Bryan 😎👍. Sick out.

Very good comments about how shots are missed. I know I have missed shots due to what you've talked about. You give great practice ideas as well, I'm going to try to apply what I've seen to my practice routine. Thank you.

Great info! Thanks!

Definitely different from the other videos like this. I like it because it make you thing in a different way then you usually do. Keep up the good work!

Thank you very much for sharing that helpful information. I'm not quite a beginner, but I've got a lot to learn about everything, including the fundamentals.

Guilty of a few of these. Thanks for providing information that helps my practice sessions!

That was helpful thanks again. Like the last few shots.

That last bank on the 11 was insane, I've came upon this shot several times, and i have never came close on a cross bank like that, great shooting man!

Awesome Bryan, fundamentals are so important in any sport. This is a really video man

In my head I'm my own worst enemy when I play. Once I miss a high percentage shot it used to be down hill until I stopped and reset. I worked out a routine between shots and whether I miss or not my next thought goes straight to the first step in my routine for my next attempt. The routine really helped keep my head where it belongs. A simple thing but really changed how I handle my misses and people around me too for that matter. The routine is what I focus on. All the advice is great and I'm trying to work on but that was a big one for me. Thank you. Great video. Concise and thorough.

Great I never thought about any of the things you talked about great video

Thanks for the tips! Great video!

Good stuff, keep it coming....Can't wait to use it...

I made notes and will review them each time before I play! Thanks Bryan! And by the way that was “ one sick runout”!

Good information, as soon as I can practice again I will keep this in mind.

Great advice, again, and definitely a sick runout at the end! :)

Great Great ADVICE AS ALWAYS.

Thanks for great tips. Concentration focus and getting in the zone, when it happens it is sweet

Brian. This is interesting. Mental management is key. Lanny Bashams book,With Winning in Mind has been incorporated into other mental systems that high acieving pool players put to use in developing a mental program and process before each shot to mitigate the risks you talk about. I remember when I was young how often I choked. You learn not to choke by having choked so many time you learn to overcome. A mental management system can take accelerate ones performance. Enjoyed this once again. Keep it up!

Thanks again loved that sick run out, wow!

Great video as per usual, keep it up

Great video as always!

I think the biggest, that i've learned, is settling into the shot. I've learned to visualize the outcome of the shot and myself on down on the shot and its helped tremendously. I hardly miss its usually because I'm at a really difficult angle or I'm playing a tough position shot. I agree with everything that is being said here.

All really good points Bryan. Guilty as charged on many counts!! LOL All things I try to work on in my practice and match situations!! Keep the great information content coming!!

This is brilliant. One of the best instructionals I have seen. As a long time radio announcer, I also tip my hat to an excellent voice. (I taught voice on university level.) Dr.K

I relate the most to 1, 2 and 10. I am guilty of changing my shot when I am down. Even when I catch myself doing it, I would shoot, miss and kick myself for doing it. Working on that. Heart rate and adrenaline have definitely impacted me; especially in league play. I try real hard now to breath deeply and slowly to calm myself prior to shooting. Just breath. Great episode. Thanks.

Pete Sampras once said "You gotta have the game, the mind, and the heart." Too often we put too much emphasis on shot making and not enough on the mental and emotional aspects of the game. Thanks for the video.

I really like this drill, thanks I will use it a lot!! Thanks Brian you rock!!!

Love it, such good wisdom.

Good tips and especially the bonus footage

thanks for all the good info

Very good points and I've definitely been guilty of all when I look back at my game play at the end of a round. I can see where my mind was. I think you missed due to over trying for shape on the 8. JMO tho. Thanks for the refresher on staying focused at the task at hand and resetting if you change your shot.

Good video. Thanks for the info

Thank you! Your 10 Points actually apply to much of Life!

Thanks for the tips. You are so right. I have missed easy shots and it is because all those things go through my mind

Thanks Bryan nice to watch great shot at the end...I did one that today

VERY good advice.

Good video. There's plenty here to incorporate into my game.

Great video Brian! I’ve been learning a lot since I found your channel

The adrenaline rush people get when they realize they are about to win the game used to be a problem for me when I was playing someone better in a money game, tournament or league match. Even though I usually made the shot I hated the way I felt while shooting it and it took something out of me, physically and mentally. Not so much these days though. At least that adrenaline rush you speak of has diminished exponentially from my younger days of playing pool. The points you mentioned in this video are all absolutely accurate.. Having good fundamentals on every shot and staying focused and in the moment are two things that rate the highest on my list of how to not miss shots.

I wrote all those down and I'm gonna review it over and over till I remember each one. 2 things I'm really guilty of is my heart rate accelerates and also staying n the moment. Thanks again, Bryan

Great Shooting...….. Thanks for the lesson.

Thanks appreciate the info

I always miss an easy shot when i'm trying to get just a little bit better position for my next shot. Thanks for the tips. Keep the great videos coming.

It sometimes amazes me that with all your skills and cue time, you still can either remember or else somehow know how it is for lesser players and beginners. Thinking about the “thinking about position on the next shot” point. Just shoot the shot. I’m not a beginner, but I do realize that to get in the next ball, what I need to do on the cue ball can fall into draw or follow, even though I can’t yet draw anywhere near what you can, I still then can concentrate on the shot. But often with English, I get intimidated, worry if I have the right angle and speed, and before shooting am thinking “this is a hard shot for me”. It all because up until lately I haven’t put in the time on English. I’m hearing you also about doing drills. I used to half ass do them, even as a kid, a shot I missed, I’d recreate and shoot a few times, even spend a half hour (OMG!) on. Later even that minimal drilling always helped. So I’m starting now on some of the many drills you’ve shown. Been planning my next alone time at the pool hall. Going to shoot a few racks with no rules, then some of the draw shot drills, then english, bank shots, etc.

Great info

Great video!

I really liked this video! My mind does wonder easy at times. Who hasn’t missed a shot with ball in hand, that really Boost your confidence!! Lol I find the real easy shots, people don’t take enough time on. Maybe they haven’t settled in on the shot long enough and they miss it! Great job keep them coming!!!

Not Resetting is by far what gets me the most or taking a shot for granted and watching the cue ball not the ball I’m shooting great vid 👍

I know I'm guilty of all of those and probably more! Thanks for giving me something to think about next time I play.

I never even considered an elevated heart rate to be a problem. But it makes sense. It is certainly a distraction. My match I played last night was fairly stressful and I scratched a lot more than normal and wasn't playing my best. My heart rate on my fit bit reached the 140's. So was it stress that made it difficult with the heart rate acting as a symptom? Or did my heart rate create a positive feedback loop that increased the distraction which made the stress worse leading to a higher heart rate? Interesting to think about.

I enjoy all your videos thanks for the help

New subscriber, I love pool, hope to learn much. Thank you.

Nice runout at the end there Brian. Re: adrenaline, you hit it there dude. Dang I have made some great runouts only to psyche myself out at the end.

Great tips. Yep, people read me like a book when I have a good hand - I have to take a couple of slow deep breaths sometimes before a shot. Cheers!

That's the exact cue I use! I love it. Another sin I fall for is second guessing myself. You know what they say, your first reaction is usually the correct one. Well when I go down to make a shot and I adjust it after my initial lineup I usually miss. If you've played long enough and it takes you more than a few seconds to see the angle then your shot is doomed outside of getting lucky. You can easily over think the shot and complicate it more than it needs to be. If you've watch Minnesota Fats play you know what I mean. If he stared at a shot for more than 2 seconds it was a rare event.

Another great video once again, demonstrating your skill and knowledge. I am guilty of these my self, but slowly overcoming them with the help of your and a few others videos. A couple you didn't mention was hunger, and being that I'm legally blind I had difficulty finding my center eye alignmen.

"Theres a sexy girl sitting in the corner" Absolutely called me out on one of the reasons I get easily distracted and miss my shot. I gotta have more focus, thanks Bryan!

Great video helped my game

Awesome set of the basics - can't build a solid game without a would foundation.

Great video. The mental part of the game is greatly underated.

Bryan, commenting on a 3 year old video because you're my "go to" voice to get me thinking before a league match and I start browsing youtube. That miss after the 43 ball run at the 9 minute mark, you asked the viewers why they think you missed it. I backed the video up like 25 times and the only thing I can think of is it seemed rushed lol. Form looked great, ball came back straight so you didn't throw the ball, you looked at the angle twice from two directions before you got down, all like a champ. But my guess is you were on camera and daydreaming about the stories of dudes doing jumping jacks before a match and your mind started to wander a bit lulz.

Very helpful

A lot of truths in what you said. Thanks Brian.✌

All good points. So very true

Good information

Thank you l learn something from everything you put out, somethings rewatching and picking up something l've been working on. Thanks for your time and work and for loving the game of pool enough to show me how to improve. I play because it makes me challenge myself not the person l'm playing your teaching mental skills. I'm gonna shut up now and check out another one 👍👍👍👍👍

Great video

More great information. Little different aspect of the game to think about.

I was going to say like your new felt until at the end you said the video was from a few years back, now i know how much you practice as the felt wear patterns show. Thks

Great video bro. I used to rush myself but lately ive been overthinking the shot trying to get position for my next shot or ive been playing english and getting some deflection the object ball has been rattling at the pocket hitting the nipple lol

Decades ago I played in a bar tournament on a bar box table. I lost the first game because of nerves but it was double elimination. Then I thought “screw it, I’m just playing to see nice shots made”. For me personally, I’ve always been that way. If I’m thinking about the score, what I need to sink to win, etc. I play much worse. I just want to see beautiful shots made and if I concentrate on that I play much better, even like seeing the opponent make nice shots (within reason). So I got back to that and won, and got all the way to the final. The guy I was playing was very much disliked in the bar. He was arrogant and unpleasant, argumentative, etc. so the bar was filled with folks that wanted to see him lose. I was SO in the zone. I was shooting great, had a rythm going in shooting, was so in the moment and made shot after shot. Finally his balls are still all on the table and I’m on the eight which is dangling there in the corner, straight shot from slight angle some feet away. I’ll never forget how I let out a long breath, thought to myself “I’ve won!” Got down and hit the ball and sunk the eight and the cue ball. The whole bar just groaned as one. The arrogant guy was doing the victory dance…I knew I’d won but I hadn’t. I always thought I was actually calmer, sloppy when I shot that, but now I heard your take on this kind of thing, I actually could have been filled with adrenalin. I just remember that long exhale I did, and how my focus went right out the window. I didn’t know it was Adrenalin, but ever since, if I’m on that last shot, maybe even more so if it is an easy shot, I try to double down on focus, breath in and out, calm down and focus.

Another good video. Problems that all players deal with. Not sure on the shot missed...was a little adrenaline with the easy out, and not thinking about the shot but that it would soon be a 45 ball run.

Super Video 👍

One thing that's helped me is getting used to the same exact routine no matter what. Think about the shot and leave, chalk, down and pause, look at the shot, practice stroke, pause then shoot. Less chance of you thinking of something else and you won't change your shot right before shooting

Great tips I’m guilty of a lot of these. I hope you’re doing well. 😎✌️

Nice shot on 14 in the bonus footage. Amazing speed control.

All great points! Funny how much of your advise synch with the training concepts of competitive shooting. Footwork, stance, resetting your shot, natural point of aim, etc. I can SEE the shots I need to make n the shape I want for the next...its just HITTING those shots still. I'm practicing...n really appreciate the videos! Thnx 😊

Those were sufficiently succinct. You explained them real well.