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If someone aims with a focus on the contact point, it is clearly helpful to look at that point. As someone who doesn't look at a specific point on the OB, I have another reason for OB last: My method is to look at the OB (not a specific point, just as a whole) while being aware of the CB and...

What is your methodology for doing microadjustments when down on the shot? Any discussions related to microadjustments are welcome, but am especially curious about the differences between conscious and subconscious approaches. Will post my own approach later when I have time.

In my opinion, an important detail that perhaps hasn't been mentioned yet is that it's not about only using pinpoint targets or only using zones. You should utilize both during the thinking process. What I mean is, you should first figure out which shot gives the best zone to work with for your...

I'm guessing the left image is 9-ball, since there's more draw used and more "extreme" side compared to the right image. However, the right image has a higher average cue ball speed, which would be more likely for 9-ball. Hard to guess which is which.

My 5 pointers to a novice would be: 1. Have a session with an instructor/coach etc. and have them teach you some proper method/ideology for aiming and aligning yourself to the shot. These topics are where new players are most likely to develop unorthodox habits that sometimes work well, but...

A typical pro probably doesn't consciously pick a 1/32th of a ball and aim for it. However, when they let their subconscious do the work for them in picking the exact alignment, no matter what conscious aiming method they use (contact point, ghost ball visualization, CB/OB overlap, fractions...

Agreed. Visualization is key. When it comes to aiming, conscious methods and thoughts are a good starting point, but every player who isn't already letting their subconscious have the final say in their aim should, from time to time, give it another try, perhaps stick with it for a while and see...

I find that the easiest and most reliable way to memorize the aimpoint on a rail is to think of it as a fractional point between two diamonds. Typically 1/10 precision is good, or if e.g. it's exactly 1/3 of the way I just remember that instead of 3/10 or 4/10. Or if it's less than 1/10 from a...

Show us a video of your stroke. This will provide much more useful feedback than guessing at potential issues.

My method is similar, but instead of pivoting at the bridge hand, I pivot at where the cue touches my chin. I do my adjustments when up, go down such that the shot image stays the same, have my tip point at the CB wherever I want to apply the spin, have my cue touch the correct (always the same)...

My favs to watch are Fedor and Filler. I usually watch to learn so what better way than watching the best.

Can you elaborate on these?

My way of using side is sort of BHE or FHE, dunno which, I always keep the cue on the same point in my chin. Then I just need to learn the proper adjustments for various speed/spin/elevation combinations and adjust my aim while standing accordingly, and don't have to think about the backhand at...

It'd be interesting to see the spread of different continents of the people who use these forums. If you want, you can also post the country you are from. I am from Finland myself, any other Finns here?

A common reason for unwanted sideways movement during the stroke, either before or after the contact, is that your body (typically the torso) is in the way of your arm. The arm will then move to the side, either from anticipation of the impact or from the actual impact happening.

Someone else can fill that in for me. I don't have enough knowledge about the % of various fargos running 1 rack within a set.

Here's some interesting (rounded, not 100% accurate) math regarding how likely it is to run 100 (7 racks + 2 balls) compared to 700 (50 racks) for various levels of play: Odds of running 1 rack (14 balls) Odds of running 100 balls Odds of running 700 balls 90% 1/2 1/200 75% 1/8 1/2 000...

Can you explain the setup for the FIT method and all the different parts of applying it? Without them, this thread sounds too much like an advertisement for a product rather than an open discussion. There's lots of ideas, but the most important details behind them aren't explained.

I see, I get it now. Good to know, didn't realize this before. I guess the simplest fix to decrease the margin of error (not completely, but by a good amount), would be to memorize the general trend or precisely how much the error is at each angle and just add/subtract that much from the...

Hmm, not sure if I'm following what you mean. I don't see how tangent function is related to it. My explanation was probably poorly written and hard to follow, but the basic idea is that you measure the potting angle in degrees by using table geometry/diamonds as a measuring device. This...