its easy when you miss a shot to think its skid and not normal throw added to the miss.

jimstone said:

How do the players here that use fractional aiming recognize what fraction the hit is? The basic ones, full, 3/4, 1/2, 1/4,1/8 I can usually see, but its the 3/8 , 5/8 , etc .. those are the ones that give me real trouble.

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As Patrick Johnson said, the main fractions are the easiest to "see", or you could say "align". And, while learning to *feel* a little more or less, remember that the eighths are between the others--like, 5/8 is between 6/8 (3/4) and 4/8 (1/2). One reason that you could just go with "feel" is that given the distance one tends to be viewing the target ball, an eighth either way is minor. It's aruguable, but I think all you need to do is put a little focus on hitting to one side or the other of one of the standard fraction alignments, to get the same result as you would with being able to see the eighth difference. (Yes, I know that this differs with the distance the ball travels to the pocket, and also that some will claim to be able to see down to sixteenths, but that's their problem! )

Eighths not really represented, but yet again Dr. Dave has you covered here for fractional aiming.

Looks like a Jamup player. Love the chainlink ringwork.

This one has some nice pics.