All the possible cut angles for a left or right cut are created by aiming the CB’s center somewhere between the OB’s center (straight shot) and 1 radius off the OB’s outside edge (very thin cut). Call this the “Aim Range”.
The Aim Range is wide by pool shooting standards, and reducing its size can make finding the precise aim needed for a particular shot much easier. Aiming By Halves is a simple, systematic way to reduce the size of the Aim Range in steps until the correct aim is easy to find within it.
Aiming By Halves does not replace aiming by feel – in fact, each step in Aiming By Halves relies on your ability to estimate whether (but not by how much) you’re aiming too thick or too thin for the shot. This estimating ability (commonly called “feel”) is learned by practice and experience - Aiming By Halves helps to learn that and to apply it consistently.
The “ADCs” of Aiming By Halves:
1. Aim CB center at center of Aim Range (start = CB center at OB edge)
2. Decide whether the actual shot is thicker or thinner
3. Cut the Aim Range in half, leaving only the chosen (thicker or thinner) half
Repeat ADC until:
- you’re sure of the aim, or
- you can’t decide whether the shot is thicker or thinner.
Then shoot.
pj
chgo
The Aim Range is wide by pool shooting standards, and reducing its size can make finding the precise aim needed for a particular shot much easier. Aiming By Halves is a simple, systematic way to reduce the size of the Aim Range in steps until the correct aim is easy to find within it.
Aiming By Halves does not replace aiming by feel – in fact, each step in Aiming By Halves relies on your ability to estimate whether (but not by how much) you’re aiming too thick or too thin for the shot. This estimating ability (commonly called “feel”) is learned by practice and experience - Aiming By Halves helps to learn that and to apply it consistently.
The “ADCs” of Aiming By Halves:
1. Aim CB center at center of Aim Range (start = CB center at OB edge)
2. Decide whether the actual shot is thicker or thinner
3. Cut the Aim Range in half, leaving only the chosen (thicker or thinner) half
Repeat ADC until:
- you’re sure of the aim, or
- you can’t decide whether the shot is thicker or thinner.
Then shoot.
pj
chgo
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