There are systems for everything, it seems. Aiming, kicking, banking, position... You name it pool has it. I understand the use of systems for amateurs but what I find odd is the professional players that use systems. Aiming, kicking and banking especially. I'm used to the world of snooker where kicking for example is something that the professionals are extremely accurate at. Not just the simple ones, but the ones where they go 3 rails and rest up behind a ball. No systems of this kind are used by any professional I know of but I can name plenty in pool that you can see are counting the diamonds and working out there system. I don't for a second think that someone who has hit as many balls as X professional can't work out in 5 seconds the line to get out of a kick. But yet I see plenty taking 3 minutes to figure out a diamond system.
Aiming is by far the weirdest thing to have a system for IMO. So many things make a huge difference to making a ball that I don't think a system will ever cover everything. And yet I hear of professionals using aiming systems. Even professionals that make it to the top without systems then decide to start using an aiming system. Why? I just don't get it. If you made it to the top how is an aiming system going to make you better? I'm a firm believer that if you make it to the top... Or close to the top an aiming system isn't going to help one bit. You've already established you can aim... After all the balls don't miraculously find a pocket... You send them there. I feel once you get to that level of play there are only two aspects of your game that can limit you from improving from then on... Fundamentals and mental. Both those two are what I feel set say, Steve Davis in his prime from Jimmy White in his prime. Steve had better fundamentals and had a better mental game and didn't bottle it when it mattered. Both could accurately aim any shot on the table.
So, why are there so many systems in pool? Is it people out to make a quick buck, is it to better understand what you are actually doing and giving you confidence in your choice when the pressure is on? If someone can give me an answer I would be very grateful.
Aiming is by far the weirdest thing to have a system for IMO. So many things make a huge difference to making a ball that I don't think a system will ever cover everything. And yet I hear of professionals using aiming systems. Even professionals that make it to the top without systems then decide to start using an aiming system. Why? I just don't get it. If you made it to the top how is an aiming system going to make you better? I'm a firm believer that if you make it to the top... Or close to the top an aiming system isn't going to help one bit. You've already established you can aim... After all the balls don't miraculously find a pocket... You send them there. I feel once you get to that level of play there are only two aspects of your game that can limit you from improving from then on... Fundamentals and mental. Both those two are what I feel set say, Steve Davis in his prime from Jimmy White in his prime. Steve had better fundamentals and had a better mental game and didn't bottle it when it mattered. Both could accurately aim any shot on the table.
So, why are there so many systems in pool? Is it people out to make a quick buck, is it to better understand what you are actually doing and giving you confidence in your choice when the pressure is on? If someone can give me an answer I would be very grateful.