Alignment aid on ferrule?
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I've never heard of a rule against it, and I've heard of players marking their shaft to know the orientation of the grain, so I think it's legal.
It sounds like it would either be a good idea or drive you crazy. Try it on a piece of tape to see how you like it.
pj
chgo
THAT'S WHAT I USE IT FOR. I'VE NEVER SEEN A RULE AGAINST IT, AND I REALLY CAN'T SEE HOW IT CAN WORK AS AN "AIMING AID"
Marcus
Would help you focus more on accuracy and using center ball.
The same as the front sight on a rifle - something more precise to line up with your target. It might help even though we don't put one eye directly behind it.
pj
chgo
It's basicly to see if you're twisting your cue. When the stroke is complete you look to see if the line is still on the top of ferrel. If it's not you're twisting the cue while you stroke. I had it on for about 10 strokes. I wasn't twisting and couldn't wait to get it off. Johnnyt
I used this for several years. It helps in many ways for center ball aiming. It helps to keep one orientation for the cue stick to get the least deflection. I think it is an excellent training aid for a year or so to make the player focus on the stick line and the cue tip placement.
I used it in a pool league with several hundred players for a few years and was never told that it could not be used.
The front sight can be made with a red pencil and a ruler. The line lasts for a few weeks and then needs to be replaced. It wipes off easily.
I used it in a pool league with several hundred players for a few years and was never told that it could not be used.
The front sight can be made with a red pencil and a ruler. The line lasts for a few weeks and then needs to be replaced. It wipes off easily.
When I "discovered" this idea, I found that somebody had already patented it.
What has been will be again,
what has been done will be done again;
there is nothing new under the sun.
Ecclesiastes 1:9
What has been will be again,
what has been done will be done again;
there is nothing new under the sun.
Ecclesiastes 1:9
When you re-invent the wheel and find that it is already being produced you should feel good. Your idea was good enough that someone took the time to bring it public. You just got there late but it must have been a great idea.
I have not seen a line that goes from the tip to the joint though it too would be a good idea.
Duh! you are in Knoxville...probably the same guy. I did the repairs in Breakers for a while.
Kelly
Heh! I have one of my original shafts that has a visible grain in it and use that the same way quite a bit.
I have seen several people put a little pencil spot on their ferrule.
They claimed it helped them with their stroke.
They claimed it helped them with their stroke.
Twisting your cue stick (about its major axis) is a tremendous complication of the mechanics. If a beginner is doing it, it's probably causing problems. If an experienced player is doing it, he is probably doing one or more other things to compensate for the problems, or, conversely, the twist is compensating for those other, earlier problems.
I'm one of those people who feel it's a good idea to keep the mechanics as simple as possible and not to layer on complexity and compensations.
Dave Kikel
Dave has a patent from a while ago, I believe 1990 of something very similar to the ferrule alignment item, I hope the link works....
http://www.freepatentsonline.com/4949965.pdf
Sorry if it does not, I am not the most computer savvy person LOL!!
Dan
Dave has a patent from a while ago, I believe 1990 of something very similar to the ferrule alignment item, I hope the link works....
http://www.freepatentsonline.com/4949965.pdf
Sorry if it does not, I am not the most computer savvy person LOL!!
Dan