Recent content by heater451

As Patrick Johnson said, the main fractions are the easiest to "see", or you could say "align". And, while learning to *fee* a little more or less, remember that the eighths are between the others--like, 5/8 is between 6/8 (3/4) and 4/8 (1/2). One reason that you could just go with "feel" is...

I think he literally meant "poster", as in the "Banks are Always Open" by Ray Higley. At least one of the AZB'ers here has a copy--there are a few threads about it, if you search. I know there's one on the wall at Mr. Cue's II of Chamblee-Tucker (NW Atlanta area), outside the bathrooms....

YES. I learned from shooting all over the place, regarding speed and spin, in order to *make* the cue ball go where I wanted, and then later figured out that a lot of the same could be done with less overall effort. Now, I try to emphasize to some (less-skilled) players that they should learn...

When they are using the cushions for position--after speed, and maybe also using follow/draw to affect the tangent line deviation. However, I mostly agree, because I don't think most 'beginners' have any idea what the sidespin is for. Like, they think it helps them pot balls--and I do realize...

Edited name in my post. I changed the post reference # too, but didn't know Doug's member ID. I deleted that, and it removed the link. What's odd, unless it was quoting you quoting Doug, is that the link would not return to the post which I guess would have been yours. I had used the "Post...

Generally, you should connect the two contact points. In some cases, you can aim directly (CB center) to the contact point (assuming farthest spot from pocket, opposite side on target ball), but not always. The contact-point-to-contact-point is the geometrically desired, "center-pocket" aim...

Pool table.

The appear to work in a similar fashion, with the 'danglies' telling how straight--or not--the ball path is. However, the Aiminator is shown as being used to practice and analyze the path of the cue ball, while the Dead Eye Trainer is being shown as on the path of the object ball. While I see...

No need for the extreme.... I think I once saw a post on AZB about "training" the cloth, by taking a template rack, using an eye-dropper in the holes, and then setting the balls in place and leaving them awhile. I'm sure many people would recoil at the idea of doing that to their cloth though...

I do this with many shots, and have tried to teach it to "learning" players. At the very least, I think they should master 'seeing' the resulting angle of the half-ball hit, because it's one of the most reliable/repeatable shots to aim and execute. My thought is that they should easily learn...

This is the core of what I mean. Before actually thinking about it, I would have overestimated the number of (average) people that would immediately grasp the relationship between top-view drawings and side-view. Still, maybe it's a generation thing. Also, please don't take anything I've said...

My issue/point was that you can show people a top-down (or behind-the-balls) diagram, but they may not immediately grasp the connection when trying to apply it back to spheres on a table. I don't recall when I learned about mechanical views, but I know it was before I too drafting around...

I wonder if many people are not versed in dimensional drawings, and so do not already "naturally" translate/connect 2D views to the real-world 3D setting. And, even when someone has that ability, no one ever mentions that the perspective change due to distance may or may not even occur to...

I would somewhat agree with this, for "feel" players, but I think methodological players like to have a sort of framework around which they play. As an extreme example, both types of players can shoot a masse shot--for the sake of this post, consider one with more arc than a 'swerve', but not...