FYI, Mike Page makes a good case for moving the sighting line with the cut in the following video:
NV B.3 - Mike Page's aiming video (part 1, part 2)
For more info, see the sighting resource page.
Regards,
Dave
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NV B.3 - Mike Page's aiming video (part 1, part 2)
For more info, see the sighting resource page.
Regards,
Dave
Thanks for the input...........
I really want to thank you for the great input here.
And you are right Perfect Aim should really not be lumped into the other aiming systems because it is just learning how the eyes naturally work.
If i remember right you were one of the original 23 AZers that I chose to review Perfect Aim with the DVD and the phone lesson.
All 23 reviews were glowing and the players all gad an immediate improvement.
Maybe I'm wrong. i need to go back and look.............
I really want to thank you for the great input here.
And you are right Perfect Aim should really not be lumped into the other aiming systems because it is just learning how the eyes naturally work.
If i remember right you were one of the original 23 AZers that I chose to review Perfect Aim with the DVD and the phone lesson.
All 23 reviews were glowing and the players all gad an immediate improvement.
Maybe I'm wrong. i need to go back and look.............
But when I see over and over that this is the biggest problem with all players from beginner to pro.
Not knowing where to get these eyes to see the best naturally when there is a way to do this is too bad.
Once this is done it's amazing how fast one can improve.
This is about helping players learn to play as good as they can. If it was about selling videos I would have quit a long time ago.
But when you have the answer to one of the biggest problems in pool that players are facing and you know you have it right it's hard to keep quiet about it.
This is one small part of the game that is so important but over looked because noone dug deep enough to really figure it out.
Once this is figured out for each individual player the other pieces of the game start falling together. A player can actually see why this is happening or that is happening.
It's a shame to miss a shot and blame it on the stroke, stance, bridge or some other part of the game when the real culprit is your own inability to envision the shot correctly.
Stroke, stance , bridge, and other parts of the game are all important also but when I consistently see players at 9 speed for instance with their cue skills, and a 6 skill or less with the eyes it's a no brainer that this is what was missing from their game.
And once someone learns what I teach with the eye there is no telling them that this is not the real deal. That this is the most important thing that they will ever learned since they were playing pool.
But it is real easy for someone to sit back on the computer not even knowing how this works and say this can't be so. How could someone have figured out something that could be this important to players everywhere after pool has been around for so long? But this is what happens over and over and it is a shame.
It's real easy. Just learn Perfect Aim and give the game a big boost. It won't fix everything but it will get you on the right road to playing better pool and seeing the real reason you are missing so many shots.
I feel like a preacher giving the same sermon over and over and over and over.........
Even though I have it right there are so many doubters....:thumbup:
Good post !
I "see" (pardo the pun) what you are talking about now. We are back to the optical alignment issue , albeit; with a twist. I know what you are showing people now from what you have said here, and Creedo's phone description. Your system has merit for those who (again) have optical/spacial issues concerning sighting. This is important for potting balls, however; you still need to find the correct point on the back of the OB.
I never had trouble finding center in "filed of view." For all I know, that could be genetic. I do realize there are many that have optical/spacial alignment issues. For those that do, your method may help them . There still needs to be a realization that optical alignment alone cannot produce superfluous results. A good PSR, stroke, and speed skills will increase greatly the probability of potting balls. aka: PRACTICE ^3.
As for me; not having an optical issue and sporting a decent stroke, :grin-square: , I pursue LINE OF AIM.
Best
Jay
Good Luck with that.......
It's amazing how players think I don't teach a PSR. Perfect Aim actually teaches you how to be in the correct position in the preshot.
Almost all players are in the wrong dominant position in the preshot and they can't tell because it looks good right eyed or left eyed.
You need to be up there in the same position you will be when down on the shot.
I also straighten out more strokes than carter has liver pills.
The rest of this pool stuff is not rocket science to say the least.
I wish they would have a competition with the top teachers in the country.
I would be all in. Every penny I got.
When I'm out here doing Perfect Aim lessons I fix strokes, stance, eye patterns, kicking ,banking, breaking, and so much more.
It's nice to be able to play at a higher level but it's even better to be able to show players how and why something works.
When i show up at a pool hall they are really getting a treat.
When i leave noone is disappointed.
The favorite word for my teaching is WOW.
I not only teach other things but Perfect Aim is the dead nutz.
It is just the way it is. Nothing invented but just the way the eyes naturally work .
I can't help it if nobody ever figured it out. I have and I'm just trying to help players everywhere play better pool.
If a player doesn't know how this works I feel bad for them. It can be so much easier.
Happy Thanks giving Everyone.......
It's amazing how players think I don't teach a PSR. Perfect Aim actually teaches you how to be in the correct position in the preshot.
Almost all players are in the wrong dominant position in the preshot and they can't tell because it looks good right eyed or left eyed.
You need to be up there in the same position you will be when down on the shot.
I also straighten out more strokes than carter has liver pills.
The rest of this pool stuff is not rocket science to say the least.
I wish they would have a competition with the top teachers in the country.
I would be all in. Every penny I got.
When I'm out here doing Perfect Aim lessons I fix strokes, stance, eye patterns, kicking ,banking, breaking, and so much more.
It's nice to be able to play at a higher level but it's even better to be able to show players how and why something works.
When i show up at a pool hall they are really getting a treat.
When i leave noone is disappointed.
The favorite word for my teaching is WOW.
I not only teach other things but Perfect Aim is the dead nutz.
It is just the way it is. Nothing invented but just the way the eyes naturally work .
I can't help it if nobody ever figured it out. I have and I'm just trying to help players everywhere play better pool.
If a player doesn't know how this works I feel bad for them. It can be so much easier.
Happy Thanks giving Everyone.......
Mike Page also has a GREAT VIDEO for beginning players called, "LEARN HOW TO PLAY POOL IN TEN MINUTES"
Probably something that should be recommended to anyone just starting out in pocket billiards. (Only a little over 1.7 million views at this time)
JoeyA
Probably something that should be recommended to anyone just starting out in pocket billiards. (Only a little over 1.7 million views at this time)
JoeyA
LMAO.. the most stubborn, know it all guy, on AZB thinks the "cult followers" won't understand.... too funny. Do you actually read what you post, or are you just so angry you just don't care anymore
Don't ever give up, Gene, pool instruction is 20 years behind other sports
Don't ever give up, Gene, pool instruction is 20 years behind other sports in many ways and it's guys like you that are helping to change this - the Game needs "cutting edge" teachers that introduce new and informative material for knowledge to evolve naturally.
When you take a look at golf and tennis instruction compared to pool it's obvious that something has been missing.....improved training and instruction, conforming the rules to bring out the best of the Game, and getting the game broadcast on TV should be our primary purpose.....after these components are in place the entire industry will prosper substantially. 'The Game is the Teacher'
Don't ever give up, Gene, pool instruction is 20 years behind other sports in many ways and it's guys like you that are helping to change this - the Game needs "cutting edge" teachers that introduce new and informative material for knowledge to evolve naturally.
When you take a look at golf and tennis instruction compared to pool it's obvious that something has been missing.....improved training and instruction, conforming the rules to bring out the best of the Game, and getting the game broadcast on TV should be our primary purpose.....after these components are in place the entire industry will prosper substantially. 'The Game is the Teacher'
LMAO.. the most stubborn, know it all guy, on AZB thinks the "cult followers" won't understand.... too funny. Do you actually read what you post, or are you just so angry you just don't care anymore
(the most stubborn, know it all guy, on AZB)
Is there some kind of award for this on AZB?
Keep swinging Chicago. Johnnyt
I'll keep swinging, you just keep going to anger mgmt class... you'll graduate one day...I have faith in ya...
Again thanks for the write up, great job. One addition, every pool player is born with a unique stance with a unique natural elbow hand movement, changing that is a disaster to a pool player, just like your jaws some have off bite some have 100% straight bite, and only way to change an off bite is to force bones to restructure over time. Unfortunately that solution is not available for elbows (maybe Earl is trying), and one must work with what they got naturally, learn how to hit the cue ball in straight path at all distances not just very long distance before you hit any ball, learn the cue and the table before you hit any ball, you might be able to force the stance during practice, but when under the heat of the moment, your default (ROM-Read Only Memory), stance / stroke dominate and over rules, you will loose all new data stored in memory at the pressure moments, so when you loose power, only boot up memory works then!! Sorry to sound like this but i thought this will put a twist on it.
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Almost all players are in the wrong dominant position in the preshot and they can't tell because it looks good right eyed or left eyed. (Quote in Gene's post)
You must know that there are gun sights made with a "perfect aim" to them. Lookup ghost sights. When the "ghost" dissappears; your alignment is good. (this is positioning for optical alignment).
Gene, I am not knocking you for what you do, MOF it is commendable. It just needs to be pointed out that some don't even need this : it comes naturally. For those that don't; you would be a great help. You should continue teaching/Instructing if that is your hearts desire as you be helping many rather than not helping at all. I actually envy those that instruct: I have no patience for it beyond the simplicity of fundamentals to noobs.
Pool needs less snake-oil and more inspired instruction if it is to grow & thrive. Newcomers need to feel that strategic/chess- like order that we love to play in the game. Once they learn that: they will find Poker, Black-jack, Chess & checkers boring by comparison. New players really need to be turned-on to that aspect of the game of pool.
You must know that there are gun sights made with a "perfect aim" to them. Lookup ghost sights. When the "ghost" dissappears; your alignment is good. (this is positioning for optical alignment).
Gene, I am not knocking you for what you do, MOF it is commendable. It just needs to be pointed out that some don't even need this : it comes naturally. For those that don't; you would be a great help. You should continue teaching/Instructing if that is your hearts desire as you be helping many rather than not helping at all. I actually envy those that instruct: I have no patience for it beyond the simplicity of fundamentals to noobs.
Pool needs less snake-oil and more inspired instruction if it is to grow & thrive. Newcomers need to feel that strategic/chess- like order that we love to play in the game. Once they learn that: they will find Poker, Black-jack, Chess & checkers boring by comparison. New players really need to be turned-on to that aspect of the game of pool.