Visualize the Pool Shot Before You Put Your Stick on the Table

I just finished watching Efran Reyes play a game. During that game, he had a tough shot.

In this situation, rank amateurs walk up to the table, look at it for a minute, then bend over and cue up. At this point, an awful lot of them are still unsure what shot they will take. While they are over the ball, they are thinking about what to do.

What do you think Efran did? Well, I'll tell ya.

Efran walked up to the pool table, looked at it for a minute, walked around the table, looked at it from several angles, called for an extension, walked around the table, looked at it from more angles, walked around again.

Eventually, he picked his shot. Then he bent over, aimed, and fired. It did not take long once he knew what shot he wanted to take. He was over the ball for no more than five seconds.

The key is to know what type of shot you want to take. After you have that, all you have to do is perform.