APA Skill Level 3 Lesson: Why doesn't my preshot routine look like what the pros do?

Robin Hamlet and I have been working together for some time now trying to improve her skill level. Currently an APA 3, we are trying to move her up the ladder. As with every new player it is absolutely essential to establish a reshot routine that is repeated exactly on every shot. This is a struggle at first and it seems contrived and mechanical to go through this process. In this video we start to work on a lesson about shot speed (velocity) and momentum, but early in the lesson I mention to Robin that she has skipped steps in her reshot routine. She then makes a comment that is central to her progress as a pool player: "I don't see anybody doing this big giant process that I am doing..." I did not give her a very good answer during the video, so while editing, I decided to just concentrate on answering that question.
And the answer is, yes, they are doing exactly what I am asking her to do, which is outlined in her checklist which is shown in this video. Every expert shooter does everyithing on Robins checklist for the reshot routine, which involves grip and grip position, finding the contact point on the object ball, aligning the eyes, rear foot, hand, lower arm, upper arm, and stick to the shot, forming a good bridge at the right distance and then going forward with the stroke process. The problem for the beginning player is they do not see that the pro is doing ALL of these things because they do it so quickly and fluidly, whereas when the new player is doing it, it seems like a large, complicated process. it is not, and won't be if the player repeatedly goes through the entire process in an exaggerated way. That seemingly complicated process will eventually be molded into a quick, fluid set of motions that are repeated almost exactly the same way every time.
But first and foremost, the beginning player must understand what is the most important thing to concentrate on, and for Robin, that is still a struggle. I show two pros and one expert amateur in this video and they spend virtually all their effort aligning themselves with the line the cue ball is going to take to reach the object ball, and almost no effort considering the line the object ball is going to take going to the pocket. Conversely, Robin spends most of her time determining the line of the object ball to the pocket, and not nearly enough time determining and aligning herself with the line the cue ball takes. In fact, the line the object ball takes to the pocket is simply an outcome or result of the shot. The actual shot is the process of sending the cue ball down a line towards the object ball.
The pros are not taking much time to consider the object ball path to the pocket, because it is easy to see and is NOT the line the cue ball will be traveling. They spend almost all their effort going through the checklist of things in Robin's reshot routine, which involves aligning their body to the path the cue ball will be taking.
If Robin begins to focus on that cue ball path and how to align her body to it on every shot, I expect her to rapidly improve.

[@nickg9021]

Robin is going to be a very good player . She asks amazing questions for a SL3 , and that alone wouldn't be enough if she didn't have trust in her instructor . You are going to make her progress very quickly because she trusts you , and you never dismiss her questions without giving her the answers that her questions deserve. I hope to see an update on where she is a year from now . I'd predict that SL5 is attainable for her very soon.

[@backyardbilliards101]

I am a 628 Fargo rate but I am always looking for information/knowledge. My pre shot routine is my own but I do it every shot no matter the difficulty. Thanks for the video.