Aiming/Shot Line

[Island Drive]

Hope this helps a few.
When I walk up to the shot.
I use one part of the inside area of my back foot to aim.
Middle of my right foot (top of my arch) is my shot line walk-up.
Some use their heal to aim, some use the ball of the foot.
Many do it naturally.

Hope this helps, simplifies your game.

bm

 

[Zerksies]

Hope this helps a few.
When I walk up to the shot.
I use one part of the inside area of my back foot to aim.
Middle of my right foot (top of my arch) is my shot line walk-up.
Some use their heal to aim, some use the ball of the foot.
Many do it naturally.

Hope this helps, simplifies your game.

bm

I like using the hollow of my foot as well.

 

[mareh]

If i use my heel, my hips get in the way of my stroke.

 

[mareh]

Yes of course, but do you step onto shotL into your shot with your heel/arch/toes?

 

[ceebee]

I wrote about the Shot Line in my book, "The GREAT Break Shot". I se the diagram components to address the SHOT LINE, as I address the shot, using the components for reference. The SHOT LINE is a component of aiming & you can use that, to properly address the shot, as you begin to feel the shot in your address... This will help you, get your parts (arms, legs, eyes) ready for the task,

 

[ceebee]

Ball of right foot...

 

[Island Drive]

high heels often develop pain in the balls of their feet from the immense amount of pressure that is placed on them for long periods of time.

I use the middle of my arch for my shot line.
The ball is too forward for me to feel in balance, as is the heal to rearward.
Ones shoulder is Directly above your foot arch, move your arch in/out watch what your shoulder does.

 

[Hail Mary Shot]

Other than foot, body, arm and pool cue placements to body, looking down od the shot, posture,pool cue aim and secured bridge, cb-ob-pocket and vice versa, etc... I would look at whole table front, back, side and topside to see a better angle for the shot. It helps with my aim.

 

[boogeyman]

My goodness, folks! All these body position concerns just get in the way and become noise.
All that matters is that you find your biologically-proper VISION CENTER and allow your body to follow suit (not the other way around) so that your head can get into that position.

This is why so many players hit a ceiling in their play. They are worried about the wrong things.

Case in point: Buddy Hall looked "textbook" not because he made it a point to do so, but because his eyes found his vision center FIRST and his body merely positioned itself around that. His "textbook setup" was arbitrary and only a consequence: repeat a consequence of how his eyes saw the shot. Had his vision center been in a different location his setup would most certainly look a bit different.

 

[Island Drive]

Kaci.... when he stands back on the shot before his walkup, his heels touch/and he kick's out the right foot at an angle to the shot line.

 

[Bob Jewett]

My goodness, folks! All these body position concerns just get in the way and become noise. ...

Go by the goals:

Stability/repeatable/consistent
Arm free to swing
Head in the right position to see the shot

I think the OP mostly addresses the repeatable part.

There is a lot of "this foot must be there" going around. That's the wrong way to teach, I think. Instead: Are the goals being met? Is there a better way to achieve the goals?

Sometimes the goals can interfere with each other.

 

[Hail Mary Shot]

Go by the goals:

Stability/repeatable/consistent
Arm free to swing
Head in the right position to see the shot

I think the OP mostly addresses the repeatable part.

There is a lot of "this foot must be there" going around. That's the wrong way to teach, I think. Instead: Are the goals being met? Is there a better way to achieve the goals?

Sometimes the goals can interfere with each other.

They do interfere. Especially if you are playing terrible. Like what am I doing wrong. My solution to that, I'll unscrew my cue and call it a day.

 

[Lowell]

For what it's worth, I got my first ever break and run paying much attention to staying still and keeping a stable bridge hand, while not obsessing over my footwork

 

[Island Drive]

I find it informative, practicing long straight in shots, then rotating my rear foot more clockwise, then less, to see the differences in shot outcome. Doing it this way has improved my long straight ins with just a slight change..

 

[Mensabum]

My goodness, folks! All these body position concerns just get in the way and become noise.
All that matters is that you find your biologically-proper VISION CENTER and allow your body to follow suit (not the other way around) so that your head can get into that position.

This is why so many players hit a ceiling in their play. They are worried about the wrong things.

Case in point: Buddy Hall looked "textbook" not because he made it a point to do so, but because his eyes found his vision center FIRST and his body merely positioned itself around that. His "textbook setup" was arbitrary and only a consequence: repeat a consequence of how his eyes saw the shot. Had his vision center been in a different location his setup would most certainly look a bit different.

Thank you!!

 

[Mensabum]

I find it informative, practicing long straight in shots, then rotating my rear foot more clockwise, then less, to see the differences in shot outcome. Doing it this way has improved my long straight ins with just a slight change..

They say opening your stance up a bit can do wonders. Idk.

 

[straightline]

I wrote about the Shot Line in my book, "The GREAT Break Shot". I se the diagram components to address the SHOT LINE, as I address the shot, using the components for reference. The SHOT LINE is a component of aiming & you can use that, to properly address the shot, as you begin to feel the shot in your address... This will help you, get your parts (arms, legs, eyes) ready for the task,

Once you have the shot blueprinted like this, you can just hold down the stick on the shot line and put your feet and eyes anywhere you're comfortable.

 

[BRKNRUN]

Hope this helps a few.
When I walk up to the shot.
I use one part of the inside area of my back foot to aim.
Middle of my right foot (top of my arch) is my shot line walk-up.
Some use their heal to aim, some use the ball of the foot.
Many do it naturally.

Hope this helps, simplifies your game.

bm

That must be what makes the cue naturally fall on the shot line for you....but it depends on body type, and stance.....before placing your feet to place your cue....first you need to place your cue to find where you need to place your feet.

Personally....I place my grip hand on the shot line and let my back foot land where it needs to be for the grip hand to be on the shot line....then pivot the body and front foot keeping the grip hand on the shot line.....The front foot can land in many different positions depending on proximity to the table

 

[Island Drive]

Nice BRKNRUN....

Try this.... do your PSR on a long straight in.... then rotate you back foot slightly, it shouldn't change ones balance.... slightly clockwise then counter clockwise, the results are Informative.
Any rotation of your back foot, rotates your shoulder.

 

[Mensabum]

That must be what makes the cue naturally fall on the shot line for you....but it depends on body type, and stance.....before placing your feet to place your cue....first you need to place your cue to find where you need to place your feet.

Personally....I place my grip hand on the shot line and let my back foot land where it needs to be for the grip hand to be on the shot line....then pivot the body and front foot keeping the grip hand on the shot line.....The front foot can land in many different positions depending on proximity to the table

I think my feet just go naturally into my stance once I've determined the shot line, then I drop and execute... Usually missing the ball and blowing shape.