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From "aim by feel" to "aim at a point"

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Hi everyone, first post here.
I started playing pool again after 30 years but I only have available 3-4 hours per week.
Playing by "feel" so far but with only 4 hours per week I'm not going to advance (little?, a lot?) this way so I want to try something else, after all it's the fun we all seek in the game.
All (?) aiming systems involve aiming at a point, lets say on the ball (for simplicity,<30 degrees) and then many of them shot at that point. I tried this for a very limited time without success. I found it difficult to spot/shoot at eg 1/4 of the radius from the center of the object ball. I assume it needs much more practice since many guys here shoot this way successfully.
So my first question is are you satisfied shooting this way? I'm not seeking detailed answers but something like this: It's ok for me/I shoot well this way/Not perfect-easy but I'm ok/ tried it for 100hours with no success etc. Just the general impression.
My second question is for those that coming from "feel" aiming and tried "shooting at a point on the ball" aiming, did you get it right? was it easy? How many hours did you spent before success/failure? I want to estimate roughly what to expect (everyone is different but you got what I mean). Thanks
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Mosconi Cup 2025, Dec. 3-6, Alexandra Palace, London

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j2pac said:
I agree completely. Getting into the spirit of the event is one thing...Turning it into a spectacle worthy of turnbuckles and everything else associated with a professional wrestling event, is another.
That was more than "a little overboard," IMO. The Referee should have absolutely stopped the shot clock, and given the crowd a healthy dose of STFU while he (Styer) was down on that 9 ball.
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to be honest, if the referee did that, stopped the shot clock and told off the crowd, i think tyler may have missed by another inch.

"turnbuckles"? 🤔
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Mosconi Cup 2025, Dec. 3-6, Alexandra Palace, London

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Kris_b1104 said:
Wow, the crowd went a little overboard there, completely sharking him on the 9 the entire time he's down is really unfair. They didn't do that to anyone else. But I get it, even Tyler smiled after because he probably felt he deserved that.

The referee should've stepped in and quiet them down and reset the clock.
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I agree completely. Getting into the spirit of the event is one thing...Turning it into a spectacle worthy of turnbuckles and everything else associated with a professional wrestling event, is another.
That was more than "a little overboard," IMO. The Referee should have absolutely stopped the shot clock, and given the crowd a healthy dose of STFU while he (Styer) was down on that 9 ball.
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Mosconi Cup 2025, Dec. 3-6, Alexandra Palace, London

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ChrisinNC said:
It doesn’t get any worse than what Tyler has been through on the biggest stage our sport offers, letting his teammates and his country’s pool fans down with those numerous match deciding errors.

We always learn and grow more from our losses than from our victories. If he’s able to face down and own his failures here, Tyler will become a better and stronger player as a result of this. I hope he’s given that opportunity in future Mosconi Cups.
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Once you have a couple of misses like that doubt creeps in and it is hard to get past it quickly. It could affect him for a few events, forever, or he could make 1 shot tomorrow that resets him. One just has to wait and see what happens.
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