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From what I've gathered, it is difficult to make butts or shafts *much* larger than 30". You could consider getting a cue from a snooker cue maker. Their default cues are one piece, but they offer to split it in half with grain aligning. Most will build the cue to your specifications (tip...

From the testimonials: "... A group of billiard / pool players who’s sighting system is synonymous with success.” "... Tom, you ought to be in jail. It is absolutely criminal to know these aiming systems." :rolleyes:

In British 8-Ball, a noticeably smaller cue-ball is used. The effect is quite dramatic: https://youtu.be/bXkRxjz3x8E?t=9 and https://youtu.be/bXkRxjz3x8E?t=61 Do (American) coin operated bar boxes use a lighter or a heavier cue-ball?

Do you have a link to that video, by any chance? Thanks.

Out of curiosity, what do you guys think of this: https://www.woodscues.com/collections/cue-makers-material/products/double-chuck-cue-making-repair-maintenance-bench-lathe-machine Is it a complete waste of money, or could one make basic cues with it? Sent from my VOG-L29 using Tapatalk

The bad thing I suppose here is the fact that it's made from start to finish without letting the wood settle?

Assuming your fundamentals are solid (i.e. you can cue in a straight line), it sounds like your head is in the wrong place. I suggest you do the following: lay the cue along the center line of the table. Freeze an object ball to the rail on the second diamond of the short rail. Put the cue ball...

There's no need to visualize anything. Just aim the center of the CB to the edge of the OB. If you want to determine whether a 1/2 ball hit will send the OB to the pocket or to a safe location etc., you can use feeling/experience, or Poolology, or maybe some other means I don't know about. Of...

There already is "The Inner Game of Pocket Billiards", and that book is called "Pleasures of Small Motions" by Bob Fansher, which I highly recommend. I love Tor's instructional material, but it is questionable why he hasn't listed that as a reference and even implies that his DVD will be the...

It could be the reason for the CB hitting the OB to the left. But just to make sure though: have you actually seen the cue ball spin counter-clockwise (use a measles ball or play with a stripe as the CB if yours is completely white)? At least in theory, hitting the cue ball in the center (from...

Not exactly, but quite. While getting down into the stance, I focus on keeping my head over the line at all times. That's all I pay attention to, and sort of let my body and cue fall into place instinctively. If at any point I feel that my head isn't in the right place, I don't move it, I get up...

As they say in snooker, don't bring the cue to the chest, bring the chest to the cue. If you know your cue is aligned, and then align your body in relation to it, you can use it as a guide, as demonstrated in this "trick shot" https://youtu.be/DdT4sMjK1B0?t=165 The responses I got in this...

As far as PSR is concerned, you will probably get some sound advice from the instructors here. But allow me to say this: a month isn't a long time, so don't be too critical of your progress. Practicing a small set of drills over and over again is mentally challenging because one expects to...

Not an instructor. It is difficult to assess what the root of your issues are without seeing you play. It sounds like a mental issue, but it probably is technical as well (who doesn't have technical issues?). Can you maybe post a video of you shooting a few racks? I don't think shooting stop...

I should add that no criticizing was intended. The math and approximations behind it appear to be correct. I just couldn't get it to work on my equipment, and have no use for aiming systems anyway, as argued in my post above.

This will be most likely my one and only post in this sub forum. The title of the thread is most certainly wrong - there are myriads of ways to aim, e.g.: :wink: But I very much agree with this: That's how I aim as well. I wouldn't call it ghost ball path though, just cue ball path. I...

I agree with all that's been said since my last post. The point I wanted to make initially was that aligning yourself is not something you should approach by a trial and error procedure. If a player constantly applies unintentional left side to the cue ball, or has a tendency to bring the...

I guess that could be what I mean with peripheral vision, but I haven't really thought about it that way. Starting with the final backswing, I focus mostly on the intended impact at the object ball and my grip hand pressure though. Yes, you hit the nail. Until it looks straight. If all the...

A combination of moving my eyes between cue ball and object ball and in between, pretty much the standard procedure. Just with more focus on precision instead of assessing whether I'm in the ball park or not, I guess. And peripheral vision, in a vertical way. And yeah I know, the direction...

I have worked with numerous multi-camera setups and know my way around multiple lenses and "retinas" and how they are related. And I know how lenses and their distortion work. But you're right, I don't know how exactly our brain compiles our perception. That's why I also experimented...