Agreed, but now we're bringing in an entirely different skill set that separates the real men from the boys. The wannabe's
from the top amateurs, heavy-duty money players, or pros.
My aiming system is guessing....who use the Guessing System?
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from the top amateurs, heavy-duty money players, or pros.
Try living in the Juniors Division for an eternity.
Men don't know what they need to work on.
Just have Emily repeat it again like her first week out. Better yet print a sign and post it on her social media.
WobblyStroke
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real men do,. I can understand your confusion as most can only extrapolate from their own experience.
The same here but I found tat it f helps to stand behind the object ball and line it up to the hole or vivse-versa. You will be surprised how the cot t point jumps out at you versus trying too determine it by just getting down on the shot.
When I used contact points, you're correct, that's pretty much the process. Then link the two contact points together. CB to OB.
I now do it a little differently. On a dead straight in shot, I get behind the CB to OB to pocket. If they all line up straight into the center of the pocket...obviously it's a straight in aim, alignment, and stroke. CCB to COB to Center pocket.
Now what I do is get behind CCB to COB to see where it takes me to the RAIL off to the right or left of the target pocket and how far away it would strike the rail from the pocket. It tells me if it's a minor to light cut, to medium cut, medium to sharp cut, and sharp cut. Visual alignments between CB, OB, tip placement and shaft straightness or angled then get into position before stroking it.
Years ago I was playing with a good player who told me, when the cueball and object ball are both dead strait in the pocket, aim the cue ball at the pocket and let the object ball get in your way.
Yeh, that works with a straight stroke. Have you ever tried setting up to the dead straight in shot but right before pulling the cue back close your eyes and make the stroke with the eyes closed? That can work a high percentage of the time also.
You, professor are amazing in how you reply to ones post with something that has absolutely nothing to do with the post, and then verify your response with something entirely irrelevent to either their post or your response......... I mean, you can't be but just so ignorant and still consistently pull that off, right?
smiling_Hans
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That's nonsense in my opinion.
Doing this will cause more mistakes, whether you make it or not, the cue ball will end up where you don't want it.
I have to agree. The target is the object ball.
smiling_Hans
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Some idiot at my pool hall told me to pretend there is another ball behind the object ball and aim for that. The path of the cue ball, he claims, will automatically hit the object ball where you want it. He then proceeds to tell me to hit the object ball when you can start to see reflections. ROFL
I only did it because he was playing with me and I wanted to be genuine. During that time I swore he was trying to sabotage my game. He's a good shooter so obviously he's not playing like this.
I only did it because he was playing with me and I wanted to be genuine. During that time I swore he was trying to sabotage my game. He's a good shooter so obviously he's not playing like this.
Overlap you say? Just because you don't know that the method you use is indeed a system does not mean you don't use a system. The overlap system you use would be the fractional aiming system.
So all of you who claim not to use a "system" how did you attempt to pocket a ball the very first time that you picked up a cue? If you just guessed you probably wouldn't even hit the object ball. Everyone uses a system whether they realize it or not, all a "system" is is a method of figuring out where the cue ball contacts the object ball to make it go in the pocket. If you are guessing what prevents you from hitting the left side of the object ball when you are trying to cut the object ball to the left???
smiling_Hans
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Nah.Overlap you say? Just because you don't know that the method you use is indeed a system does not mean you don't use a system. The overlap system you use would be the fractional aiming system.
So all of you who claim not to use a "system" how did you attempt to pocket a ball the very first time that you picked up a cue? If you just guessed you probably wouldn't even hit the object ball. Everyone uses a system whether they realize it or not, all a "system" is is a method of figuring out where the cue ball contacts the object ball to make it go in the pocket. If you are guessing what prevents you from hitting the left side of the object ball when you are trying to cut the object ball to the left???
I am guessing by reflections that he meant the reflection of the pool table light on the object ball. I don't think that is that uncommon of a method.
Its your story, tell it how you want.
smiling_Hans
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I do a variation of your CCB to COB to Rail.
I actually start every shot alignment by looking CB to pocket.....I see a triangle form between CB/Pocket - CB/OB- OB/Pocket.....that triangle tells me the severity of cut.....and the track line I need to send the CB on to make the OB follow the track line to pocket.
Even on dead straight shots.....normally by looking CB to pocket...I can then see the slight triangle form and shift my track line to the OB....very rarely is a shot ever dead straight...(unless purposely set up)
Yeah...I am probably wierd
Many times the pool table reflections lines up right at the contact point on the object ball. It basically just gives contact point users more definitive points to aim for on the object ball.
Fractional aiming uses a few specific overlaps (1/4, 1/2, 3/4) as "references". Simply "seeing the overlap" isn't fractional aiming (although it's related).
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