He needs lessons in centerball hits.:grin:
Why does SVB hit the cueball low almost all the time ?
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Like Busty, I think he just aims low no matter where he's gonna hit whitey. But.....you really know that, eh Joey
???I really like that cue holder pictured in your avatar :thumbup:!!!
Maniac
Like Busty, I think he just aims low no matter where he's gonna hit whitey. But.....you really know that, eh Joey
I really like that cue holder pictured in your avatar :thumbup:!!!
Maniac
No from what I can see, where he wants to hit the cueball is exactly where he aims for. Whether it's low, high or w/e
His stroke favors bottom english which is why he puts bottom or center spin on anything he can. It's his, and my own, personal preference
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I have noticed lots of great players hitting lots of shots very low. Low certainly kills speed and I am of the school which says most shots should slide to the object ball maybe turning over when very close. People tell me I cue low right when I strike but I feel like I cue it just below center. Can't really see myself shooting. If I cued it as low as some of those boys I feel like I would jump the cue ball into the air. LOL. I have been working on my high lately which has always been weak. I believe killing speed is a huge part of controlling whitey.
I have noticed lots of great players hitting lots of shots very low. Low certainly kills speed and I am of the school which says most shots should slide to the object ball maybe turning over when very close. People tell me I cue low right when I strike but I feel like I cue it just below center. Can't really see myself shooting. If I cued it as low as some of those boys I feel like I would jump the cue ball into the air. LOL. I have been working on my high lately which has always been weak. I believe killing speed is a huge part of controlling whitey.
I guess you could say its personal preference, but it is personal preference that results in more accurate play.
I can't really explain what i'm about to say, and not really ready to argue about it for hours, but most good players just intuitively know that low ball hits give them better control and less masse or swerve relative to a high ball hit. You can also put quite a bit more spin on a cb with a low ball hit relative to a high ball hit with the same amount of off axis english applied. In essence, you can put more spin on a cb when it is hit low and it wont curve as much (esp important on wet cloth eg philllipines, any aha moments??). I think this phenomena has to do with some of the torque energy not being "pinched" away from above with a high ball. This is one of those things where you will either be smart, and listen or try it out, or argue and lose out for the rest of your life. I just can't believe how manyy times i've been asked why I hit it low when i want to go forward with the cb, and people don't really believe the answers. All this doesn't necessarily mean yo should never hit the cb high, I would say it means you should hit the cb low whenever possible.
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You have to use center english to achieve it
I've stopped using center English due to the inordinate number of miscues resulting from it.
12ozCurl
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If you use a perfect center stroked shot on every ball you hit you will never have to use chalk again......ever.
Bingo. SVB, Earl and Bustemante all aim at the point where the cueball rests on the table, which is the best way to assure dead center of the cueball. I've seen Efren do it a little, but not always. It lines them up, then they apply the english, follow or draw the want when the pull the trigger, bringing the tip up to that spot. I've tried it, it works, but it takes A LOT of practice to hit the cueball precisely while moving your tip up during a stroke. I line my stroke up aiming at the point where the ball sits, then apply my english during my measuring strokes (I copied Jim Rempe in measuring my stroke shots with English applied)...I use BHE mostly; if I need extreme english, I will shift my bridge hand accordingly.
When my bridge hand hits the table It is already in the position needed for the english being applied. The only movement after that is getting my stroke in stride. If the shot needs to be adjusted in any way I pull up and start again. A great player taught me that and it has never failed me.
better for aiming
Someone brought this to my attention regarding Steve Mizerak years ago. After an exhibition, somebody remarked that it looked as though Mizerak was using draw on almost every shot. A local good player said that Steve was simply hitting the cue ball low, not drawing it. The player said that hitting the ball low without unnecessary english exerted a better degree of control over the cue ball. I do it myself without realizing it sometimes, playing Straight Pool, which is what Steve Mizerak was playing in the exhibition.
As to the aiming low, I saw Nick Varner doing it at one of the BC Opens and asked him about it. He just said it was an aiming system he was experimenting with and didn't elaborate.
As to the aiming low, I saw Nick Varner doing it at one of the BC Opens and asked him about it. He just said it was an aiming system he was experimenting with and didn't elaborate.
lol oopsy daisy on the wording there :frown: