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Originally Posted by WheelDraw1020
About what percentage of misses/mistakes are due to calculation and what percentage are due to physical error? For yourself, for a good player, a great player, whatever...I'm just curious.
I would say for most top players they rarely miss because they misjudged the angle of the shot, and most often it's because of some technical flaw (and usually one you've fought for much of your playing career). However, good players also miss balls because of what they're trying to do with the cue ball far more than either of the above. This can also be a separation factor between an amateur and a professional where the pro might miss a ball that an amateur might not because the pro was looking farther ahead.
For example, in a very complex lie of balls in a rotation game, a pro might miss, say, the 2-ball because he was thinking about position on the 8-ball six shots later, whereas the amateur would probably make the 2-ball and get position on the 3-ball, but then lose the game anyways on the 8-ball because he didn't even consider that problem when he started. Don't know if that makes sense or not.
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Also, any information on about how much edge is typically gained from being able to calculate very difficult plays would be appreciated. Same thing but for the ability to execute very difficult plays as well. If that is a little confusing in wording I basically am just wondering what would help a typical player more, a coach who would line up every shot for them or a robot who would execute every shot the player instructed it to. I know it's kind of silly but thank you for any responses.
The robot would obviously be ideal, because I would say most expert players know the 'right' shot pretty much all the time, but struggle in execution. I think the only exceptions would be for younger players who simply haven't seen as many shots and situations as some of the older players, but even if they are good enough players they can often puzzle out good solutions anyways. I'd go for the robot.