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Honestly, if I instructed a novice/beginning player to aim every shot using the nearest quarter aim they believe is closest to pocketing the ball, their pocketing percentage would immediately improve. Of course, they'll still be missing a lot of shots until they learn to start fine tuning the...

You are only setting up about 4 different shot angles, but you hit them well.

Exactly. Fact is, we could all incorporate a pivot to arrive at the correct aim line, if we wanted to of course. But knowing exactly where to begin the pivot, and where to stop, is 100% dependent on our individual/subjective experience or estimation. If subjective experience weren't required...

It will also show how far off you need to adjust (aim) to account for the spin.

It feels and looks no different to me, right or left english. Maybe it's an eye-dominance thing. Inside english, however, is a different little monster. It requires more table time to become more familiar and consistent when using it.

The overcut is likely due to cb squirt. Try decreasing the speed and see if that helps. That will allow the swerve to work more in your favor, rather than the cb deflextion/squirt to control the outcome so much.

To me, that is the best example. A half-tip of spin would be aiming to strike the cb so that the side/edge of your tip or ferrule is lined up with the middle of the cb. Maximum spin would then be around 1.5 to 2 tips, depending on tip size. This method is simple to understand and simple to...

Exactly. Basically, it's guesswork, meaning we estimate the aiming compensation. The more we do it, the better we get at guessing/estimating.

Is it left vs right english, or "inside" vs "outside"? There's a difference. Most players have more trouble pocketing balls with "inside" english, rather than "outside". Maybe it's because the inside looks and feels unnatural. I mean, when cutting the ball to the right, applying right...

Depends on the player I suppose. I think aiming is a combination of everything a player knows and uses.

When he gets to talking about the halfball hits, he is 100% using the Poolology method, which tells me he has likely seen the book or maybe a few of my videos. In the book, I call what he is doing using "an alignment scale". I'm glad he credits the Poolology system, and I'm glad it has helped...

During your repetitive shot practice, do you set a goal to execute a certain amount of successful shots in row? If so, is the goal easy or does it take a while to finally achieve? What I'm getting at is this: If it's challenging, you'll really have to bear down to accomplish it. That's what...

You are not abnormal or alone in this. What you've described is exactly what studies have shown, that most people tend to lose focus within 30min. Making your practice session more like a game or a challenge can help, but it's important to realize when when your focus begins to fade. And...

I had a pool movie collection years ago, but sold it on eBay at some point. There was a darker movie that wasn't bad, except it was a low-budget film with bad lighting. It was called "Chalk".

Tevis was a player, not a great player, but he loved to play and wasn't bad. He also loved chess, which is why he wrote The Queen's Gambit, and that was eventually turned into a limited Netflix series.

Not sure what Hustler story you read. With The Hustler book, by Tevis, the movie is goes along with the book quite well, with the exception that Eddie's girl doesn't die. In the book, she just leaves leaves him. Besides that, there isn't any major difference between the book and the movie.

The difference here is that, at least with Ken kesey's book, the movie was the same story. The COM book and COM movie are two completely different stories.

My thoughts exactly. Fact is, I have zero interest in watching the movie again. Watched it once a few decades ago, and it was cool, but that was enough for me. I've watched the Hustler several times, and also read the book twice. I've read the COM book twice over the years, and I know I'll...

Here's a great little thrift store find that I consider false advertising. Anyone who sees this cover will think this is the movie story of the same title, starring Paul Newman and Tom Cruise. But it's not. This Walter Tevis book is actually the real sequel to the Hustler, which is a...

I'm referring to real-life learning observations. And the studies I've mentioned have involved real-life athletes, musicians, students, etc... Most people, and that includes most pool players, don't maintain full focus and dedication for very long when trying to learn a complicated or...