Equal Angle Opposites.
Semi redundant over nomage but that is what Jimmy Reid called it in the video.
You can graduate to the nanometer but you can't hit any better than equal angle geometry.
Quickest way to recognize what fraction the hit is?
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Semi redundant over nomage but that is what Jimmy Reid called it in the video.
You can graduate to the nanometer but you can't hit any better than equal angle geometry.
It is a matter of contact point visualization. For myself, judging the distance from center for the aiming point works better up to about 45 degrees. Beyond that, I see the "equal-opposite" picture better and use that.
For someone who prefers learning to play by feel rather than analysis, I would recommend equal-opposite.
For someone who prefers learning to play by feel rather than analysis, I would recommend equal-opposite.
I played trumpet in school. Always sucked. Snoozed through 3rd trumpet finally switched to snare drum and quit band because of the parade requirement. lolI'm more into Bass Clef.
Bone player from way back.
If by “fractional aim point” you mean one of the “major” fractions (1/4, 1/2, 3/4), only a minority of shots work exactly with those - most shots are tweeners that need to be estimated from those “landmarks”.
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For me, there are only 3 – the full ball hit, the half ball hit and the max cut edge to edge hit. For shots that are anywhere close to straight in, I start with a full ball hit and then adjust my aim the appropriate amount until I feel I’m locked in. For a more significant cut, I start my aiming process with a half ball hit, and then make aiming adjustments either way more or less than a half ball hit, depending on whether I feel the angle is more or less than a half ball hit.
The results (pocketing, overcutting or undercutting the ball) will tell you whether or not you made the correct adjustment. Over years of table time, you will automatically learn to hone in on the correct aiming line.
For myself, the hardest is the very, very thin cut, as your aiming point has to be well outside the outside edge of the object ball.
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Call me simplistic if you like.
Allison Fisher said it best and that's the way I aim too.
Find the spot on the object ball furthest away from the pocket. That's where you hit it.
KISS, keep it simple stupid.
Sometimes we make the game harder on ourselves by complicating it by over thinking.
Allison Fisher said it best and that's the way I aim too.
Find the spot on the object ball furthest away from the pocket. That's where you hit it.
KISS, keep it simple stupid.
Sometimes we make the game harder on ourselves by complicating it by over thinking.
Exactly.
She was also a proponent of fractional aiming. Never made sense to me. It's like a lack of marksmanship developed over years of snooker. lol
Trombone.
Olds 'Recorder.'
We get together down on Main St in one of several bars and ply our wares.
Sax, bass, drummer, and our high strung trumpet player.
Been told we don't suck.
Any Youtubes?Trombone.
Olds 'Recorder.'
We get together down on Main St in one of several bars and ply our wares.
Sax, bass, drummer, and our high strung trumpet player.
Been told we don't suck.
Fascinating.
Marching band in winter sucked ass!!
BS. My take on the relevance of graduated segment aiming. Like Jazz; any scale or lick you can land cool.
I hope not. I'd burn em if I found em.
Most folks wouldn't enjoy the sound of screeching harpies and fingernails drawn down a chalkboard.
I'm not worthy.
I've tried to maintain minimal online presence and exposure. Funny like that.
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Bob, It is that I don't recognize what the fraction is.
Thx , Bob, It is that I have trouble figuring out which hit to go for. By the way, your advice on this forum is very much appreciated.