I go down looking at the cue ball.
If your getting those results then you need some more practice and understanding of the visuals.
Maybe I am doing something wrong. Here's what I do:
The cue ball is on the head string one diamond from the side rail. The ob is at center table, one diamond from the side pocket as shown in Stan's 5 perception video 2. So the two balls are parallel to the side rail.
I stand upright and move left and right a little until it looks like the left edge of the cue ball lines up with "A," which is the left side of the vertical stripe on a centennial ball (1/2 way between center and edge of ob). If I am in the right spot, it will also look like the center of the cue ball passes through the right edge of the ob to give me the "CTE" line. Now, I fix my position as well as possible, and while looking at the cue ball, I get down into shooting position. I place my hand such that the cue tip is a 1/2 tip to the left of center cue ball (the right edge of the tip lines up with the centerline of the cue ball). Then I pivot my back hand so that the tip points at the center of the cue ball. Or, if I'm practiced enough at it, I can simply come down into the shot in this position. I am not doing that at this point.
When I shoot straight through the cue ball, without even necessarily looking at the ob, the ob goes into the side rail no where near the corner pocket. It goes closer to the side pocket.
What am I doing wrong?
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