I kind of got wrapped up in a discussion (attacked might be an apt term), for challenging a recent FB post by Stan Shuffettt in which he is pocketing balls with a curtain across the table. He claims that he does "not know where the pocket is." He further claims that he is pocketing balls because of his aiming technique. And his followers claim that without that technique the location of the pocket and the ability to pocket balls is something that cannot be achieved. I maintain that any skilled player knows exactly where the pocket is on a table with uniform dimensions and with 5 pockets visible (where could the 6th pocket possibly be without actually seeing it???). So I did this little demo video but of course, I was immediately told by one of Stan's pupils that I did not cover enough of the table (even though I exactly matched the curtain in Stan's video).
Here is my challenge. I am a B level player and I can easily pocket balls through the curtain as shown in this video. I maintain that any player with at least good amateur skills, and all pro players, would have no problem pocketing balls using this setup no matter what aiming method they use. For me, it is just determining the contact point and sending the cure ball to the appropriate ghost ball position (correcting for spin and throw accordingly of course). I would love to see other demonstrations and get feedback on how difficult this is. Any takers?
Here is my challenge. I am a B level player and I can easily pocket balls through the curtain as shown in this video. I maintain that any player with at least good amateur skills, and all pro players, would have no problem pocketing balls using this setup no matter what aiming method they use. For me, it is just determining the contact point and sending the cure ball to the appropriate ghost ball position (correcting for spin and throw accordingly of course). I would love to see other demonstrations and get feedback on how difficult this is. Any takers?
