I think it's got to be pretty clear that one of the main reasons most casual and even semi serious players miss shots is because they don't stroke straight. If you spazz out on long straight shots ("straight shots are hard!
")--I think you have a basic fundamental problem with shooting straight.
I think working on straight shots, from shorter to longer distances--doing it with your focus on the cue ball and on the straightness of your stroke, would majorly helpful for most players. Missing those straight ones comes from swerving. Look down. Watch yourself swerve. Concentrate on swinging straight. Feel and watch a straight stroke. Do it with your eyes closed too, for starters, even.
Straight shots should be easily your highest percentage shots (it's the most obvious, easiest--and largest--target). They are nothing but straight stroke. If looking at the cue ball helps you get a straight stroke, that may be the biggest, easiest, quickest jump you can make in your play.
Last edited by mosta; 12-02-2016 at 03:20 PM.