I was very lucky yesterday to spend a day visiting Hal Houle. He has a beautiful 4 1/2 x 9 Diamond table and light. Hal is 83 and has forgotten more about pool than I will ever know. Was great to hear his stories.
First he told me to forget everything I knew about shooting pool. Hal said he could probably teach me his aiming system in 15 minutes. Well I'm a little slo. It took 20 minutes before I understood. I didn't feel too bad as he said there have been some folks that never did understand.
He says it doesn't matter where the object ball (OB) is on the table, or where the cue ball (Q) is, or where the pocket (P) is, u always aim exactly the same.
U can even put a piece of cardboard on the table to keep the shooter from seeing the P, and still make the ball. Sounds crazy. The angles are always different depending on where the OB, Q, or P is. So how can Hal say u always aim the same, no matter what the shot? I was very skeptical to say the least. It was not possible and I thought that this older fellow might have lost a few cards out of the deck.
Hal explained for 20 minutes and I just could not understand how that was possible. As I very slowly rolled a ball on the table using my finger, I realized what he was telling me. Finally it was like someone turned on a light bulb and I got it, I understood what he was saying. In no time I was pocketing balls with out even looking at the P. After my initial aim, looking at the OB and Q, I then looked at only the Q, not even checking the P. Again and again I made different shots. There are no angles, no guessing, no ghost balls, nothing. Just the OB and the Q, forget about the P. His aiming system works. I was shocked and amazed. It works. I'm not a top player, and I was making hard shots with ease without even looking at the P. It even works on bank shots! Before I left, I offered to pay him for his teaching. He said no $ was needed because he knew I was a good person.
Hal did ask me not to tell others about how his system works as there are some who have ridiculed him and his system (those who do not understand how his system works) or want to use his system to take people's $, and he won't give them his knowledge. He has a stack of yellow 8 1/2x11 papers, 36 inches hi with every line filled with a person's name, phone #, and city/state of people asking him to teach them. Some he has taught, some could not learn, and some he refuses to teach.
I was a skeptic, I thought what he was saying was impossible, and now I'm a believer. For those non believers, I can tell u this, It works.
Charlie
First he told me to forget everything I knew about shooting pool. Hal said he could probably teach me his aiming system in 15 minutes. Well I'm a little slo. It took 20 minutes before I understood. I didn't feel too bad as he said there have been some folks that never did understand.
He says it doesn't matter where the object ball (OB) is on the table, or where the cue ball (Q) is, or where the pocket (P) is, u always aim exactly the same.
U can even put a piece of cardboard on the table to keep the shooter from seeing the P, and still make the ball. Sounds crazy. The angles are always different depending on where the OB, Q, or P is. So how can Hal say u always aim the same, no matter what the shot? I was very skeptical to say the least. It was not possible and I thought that this older fellow might have lost a few cards out of the deck. Hal explained for 20 minutes and I just could not understand how that was possible. As I very slowly rolled a ball on the table using my finger, I realized what he was telling me. Finally it was like someone turned on a light bulb and I got it, I understood what he was saying. In no time I was pocketing balls with out even looking at the P. After my initial aim, looking at the OB and Q, I then looked at only the Q, not even checking the P. Again and again I made different shots. There are no angles, no guessing, no ghost balls, nothing. Just the OB and the Q, forget about the P. His aiming system works. I was shocked and amazed. It works. I'm not a top player, and I was making hard shots with ease without even looking at the P. It even works on bank shots! Before I left, I offered to pay him for his teaching. He said no $ was needed because he knew I was a good person.
Hal did ask me not to tell others about how his system works as there are some who have ridiculed him and his system (those who do not understand how his system works) or want to use his system to take people's $, and he won't give them his knowledge. He has a stack of yellow 8 1/2x11 papers, 36 inches hi with every line filled with a person's name, phone #, and city/state of people asking him to teach them. Some he has taught, some could not learn, and some he refuses to teach.
I was a skeptic, I thought what he was saying was impossible, and now I'm a believer. For those non believers, I can tell u this, It works.
Charlie
