JC
Coos Cues
I spent a weekend with Robin Dreyer a couple of years ago and he showed me a shot and for the life of me I don't understand why it works but it does.
Any shot from anywhere that is half ball or less. Maximum inside english with a stroke speed and bridge length where the squirt and the throw cancel each other. We all understand what that sweet spot is right? Dr. Dave shows finding this spot in a video where you shoot maximum english straight in and the cue ball spins in place.
No regard whatsoever with the pocket. Don't even need to look at it. Aim your cue at exact center of the object ball and execute the correct stroke and the ball will split the pocket. As an added bonus if your balls are clean, the lighting good and the cue ball is within about 18 inches of the object ball you will see a white dot reflection of the cue ball at exact center object ball to aim at.
The shot breaks down at steeper angles and with very close or far distance between the balls but it has a very usable range once you learn it and don't try it outside of it's limits. This shot is not an aiming system but it's pretty cool and has many real world uses when you need to move the cue ball around. It's also good for shooting thin into the side pocket because the spin transmitted to the object ball sucks it into the pocket off the far pocket facing.
I believe there is some correlation between what happens on this shot and the CTE aiming system but can't quite put the pieces together in my mind. All I know is it really works and with practice it works very well. I just don't know why it works.
Any thoughts?
Any shot from anywhere that is half ball or less. Maximum inside english with a stroke speed and bridge length where the squirt and the throw cancel each other. We all understand what that sweet spot is right? Dr. Dave shows finding this spot in a video where you shoot maximum english straight in and the cue ball spins in place.
No regard whatsoever with the pocket. Don't even need to look at it. Aim your cue at exact center of the object ball and execute the correct stroke and the ball will split the pocket. As an added bonus if your balls are clean, the lighting good and the cue ball is within about 18 inches of the object ball you will see a white dot reflection of the cue ball at exact center object ball to aim at.
The shot breaks down at steeper angles and with very close or far distance between the balls but it has a very usable range once you learn it and don't try it outside of it's limits. This shot is not an aiming system but it's pretty cool and has many real world uses when you need to move the cue ball around. It's also good for shooting thin into the side pocket because the spin transmitted to the object ball sucks it into the pocket off the far pocket facing.
I believe there is some correlation between what happens on this shot and the CTE aiming system but can't quite put the pieces together in my mind. All I know is it really works and with practice it works very well. I just don't know why it works.
Any thoughts?