I thing Garo 7 is correct but many others will claim this is over-thinking and over-analyzing . And that Garo 7's step should never occur (and whoa! try doing some of this during a game and there will be snickering, side glances, and smart-ass comments).
I think that this is a required step toward automatic, no over-thinking, no over-analyzing, natural motor skills, and muscle memory. There are some that go through this step oblivious to the thinking involved in eyeballing and determining what is exactly straight. These never over-think or over-analyze but for many of us, the step is required.
There is so much advice that the player should very quickly do automatic, easy shooting, and muscle memory movements.
What books have discussed the path from an intellectual understanding to a muscle-memory understanding of pool?
