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If the table has a slight roll off, or if that particular piece of rubber cushion is inconsistent, the cb will look like it had a little spin on it when it likely had none, or an insignificant amount. If you accidently or erroneously impart a tiny fraction of spin (because we don't always...

Using the cb is great idea, not so much for the return off the cushion, but for the initial hit to send it through the tees. This lets you know that you are striking the cb accurately enough to send it to that precise location (between the tees). What it does after that is really not that...

Slow it all down, slow motion, consciously ensuring that your elbow and wrist remain on the same vertical plane as your cue, which should also be on the shot line. The same line/plane should also be crossing over your back foot, and your front foot should be off to the side and pointed in the...

Dan was talking about the circular patterns that allow the inscribed angle theorem to work, which is how the Poolology system was derived. For example: With any ob placed on the circle shown here, when the cb-ob centerline is lined up to the 1st diamond on the rail, it's a halfball shot...

Good point. That would definitely bring more accuracy to the system.

Yes, I'd say that'd be true for most shots, but the robot would have to tweak a shot on occassion, particularly whenever the shot falls outside the system parameters, like when the cb is too close to the ob, or when the position value of the ob is equal to or close to being equal to the...

Excellent post. This is what my intent was when I published Poolology. It's not something that a player will always use on every shot. It's just a fractional aiming system to help players become system-free shooters at a quicker pace than other traditional aiming methods/systems provide.

The manual pivot method is the foundation of the sweep method. They are different, and that's the mystery for me. But for those who find no mystery in it, go for it and become the best player you can be.

The offset is the mystery for me. In one video, an old one, Stan shows a very objective process for a half-tip offset and manual pivot. The process has been refined since then, and it's different now, because of the "sweep", rather than a manual pivot. And that's the mystery for me, but I'm...

I think what Dan is saying is that the solution is the objective part with Poolology. By referencing known quarter fractions, which are somewhat objective visual landmarks (based on ob width), the system provides a straightforward fractional aiming solution for most shots. With CTE, those...

Here's the thing about many of the greatest players, past and present: They don't know exactly how they do what they do, so they aren't necessarily the greatest at explaining or teaching it to others. Some of them might actually believe their little wrist flip or touch of inside or outside...

Basically, english involves guesswork/estimation. We can become very familiar and consistent with english at a particular distance and speed for a most shots, but it still involves guesstimating, which sometimes causes us to miss. The less developed our guesstimations are, the more shots we...

Lol. Right. It's called guesswork/estimation, based on experience, which definitely isn't objective. The aiming references one might use as a foundation could be objective, but the perfect amount of spin and speed and cue elevation needed to land the cb where it needs to be is purely...

In other words: A system can be objective when it comes to providing an aiming solution, but the actual implementation of the system's solution is subjective. I agree with that.

I don't really know whether or not there's a need to try to learn how to do it. But I know I've read advice here that instructs players who struggle with eye dominance (or vision center) to consciously force yourself to get used to seeing certain shots (regardless of how awkward or visually...

That's an interesting question. 🤔 If any of them did it (switch eye dominance based on right or left cuts), they were likely unaware that it was happening. Studies on visual focus and pupil dilation indicate that this happens all the time in everyday situations, the brain switching the lead...

You should check out his shooting (rifle) videos. He hits a swinging golfball from over 400yds in one video!

I've never heard that definition/explanation. I've read and studied quite a bit about the brain, including vision processing and other sensory input. This explanation of eye dominance wasn't in any of the material I've read. I guess opthomalogists and neurologists have different definitions...

I agree. I don't offer my advice or opinion prior to the shot unless I am asked for it. And if so, I typical end the spill with something like... "You should really do what you feel most comfortable with, whatever you believe you can pull off best."

Eye dominance can actually change or shift depending on the visual task. Research indicates that the brain favors whichever eye provides the most efficient and abundant information, not the quickest information, and not necessarily the most accurate information. This is why eye dominance can...