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Sporto, If you are not familiar with the 3-cut system that the BAT promotes, it may be hard to break old habits, but I have found that it does make you more consistent. The basis of it is to use the edge of the OB for referencing all cut shots. The edge is the only absolute aiming reference...

Hi James, The BAT is certainly not your regular ghost ball trainer. In fact it does not even use the ghost ball system, but the much more effective 3 cut system based on geometry. It is the same system that Allison learned. With the ghost ball system the player actually doesn't take any...

Stephen, I am happy to hear of your positive experience. Can we use your testimonial on our site? You may like to join the BATTEAM at Google Groups to get more tips and training with the BAT. http://groups.google.com/group/batteam Paul (BATman)

LJ, I never go Hal's address. Please send to me at: paul@billiardstraining.com - BATman

Myron, Thanks. We will be uploading an animation of the product to our web site soon. Considering what you get out the product it is a great deal. Every time you use it, you will get knowledge that you can take away and apply to your game, and it is less then 1/3 the price of the Spider. - Paul

The basis of the Billiard Aim Trainer is to provide a transparent view of the cue ball. That is how I started with the invention. I wanted to connect what was happening (contact point) with what the contact actually looked like (see through cue ball). Check out the Billiard Aim Trainer at...

Doug, Point taken, but when trying to make the product as user friendly as possible, it was necessary to do this. The lines on the "BAT Degree Window" are accurately aligned to the exact degree, but the numbers above these lines and in the product manual are rounded up or down. It is hard...

Geometry 101 For those following this discussion, the actual degrees for the 1/4, 1/2 and 3/4 cuts are: 14.48, 30.01, and 48.59 degrees. When creating the BAT, I decided to round these numbers down to 14,30, and 49. - Batman

The system the BAT uses is very old. Nothing new really. The BAT however is the first product on the market that has been able to show and teach this system. I also never heard of Hal and his teaching, but I can assure you that the 3 cut system was around long before Hal starting teaching it...

Joe. Sorry about that. You are right. I hear a lot of praise for your product, so it is certainly a good product and you are helping a lot of players. No harm intended, but I will careful with my choice of words in the future. - Paul (Batman)

Hi SpiderWebcomm, You're right. The BAT gives you something tangible to aim at. It uses the edge of the object ball as the reference, because the edge is right there in front of you. And more importantly it can be easily seen from a distance. The only problem I see with Joe's system is that the...

How many times have you asked yourself, “I wish there was a clear and simple way to know what the cut angle is?” Well, we did too, and that is why we invented the Billiard Aim Trainer (BAT)™. By removing the parts of the cue ball that NEVER come into contact with the object ball and creating a...

The shadow system has been around for a while, but like most other such systems it is unscientific because the shadow is always relative to the position of the lights above the table and in the room. The best reference for aiming is the edge of the object ball. It never changes. It's there in...

A small correction is needed here. The actual angles created for the 3/4,1/2 and 1/4 cuts are closer to: 14, 30 and 49 degrees. It sounds weird but this is the fact. But you are right, once you start to see these angles on the table, aiming becomes a whole lot easier. The BAT teaches you to...

Thanks LJ. My hope is the BAT will revolutionize the amateur game, because so many players just hopelessly guess when aiming. The 3 cut system promoted by the BAT is really the easiest and most logical way to aim. It is much more scientific. I would be happy to send a complimentary BAT to Hal...