Recent content by heater451

14.1 *can* help with consistency, and be more interesting than (single target ball) drills, but I think you may be jumping ahead in solving your "consistency" issue. You've already admitted that you "never had a pre-shot routine", and from a later post, your "mechanics are not consistent"...

Hi Craig. I decided to PM you instead of posting in the forum thread. Btw, in case you're ever back in town, my cel is 678-595-9017. I live in the Smyrna area (NW Atlanta suburb), and with no traffic I can get to Mr. Cues in about 30 min.

Dr. Dave labelled this the "Most Famous and Useful Drill of All Time" (MoFUDAT). You can also do a couple of variations: 1) Put a target ball in front of the far diamond/spot, a hair or a little more off of the cushion. The goal is to shoot the cue ball into it, have it rebound back, and...

@jimstone Are you saying that you do not understand the relation of the aiming alignments to the object ball path(s)? Bob just gave the example of the 1/2-ball = 30-degree cut, but what is assumed is that you know that the 30 degrees is the measurement of the angle between the two lines---the...

As Patrick Johnson said, the main fractions are the easiest to "see", or you could say "align". And, while learning to *feel* 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...