I am lucky to have a video projector/raspberry pi system for pool drills, which has a module called structured aiming. https://www.icatraining.com/product-page/comprehensive-aiming. It's a bit expensive, there are cheaper systems if you research. You could also design your own routine with good 'ol donut reinforcement stickers.What are some examples of your "structured aiming drills"?
Here's an idea of how comprehensive it is... see pictures below for one OB position. You can also do a horizontal mirror image of all the shots, so it's really 12 different configurations. Then, you move the OB to new position and shoot another set of configurations. The OB positions are in a grid of one half of the table at half diamond intervals in both directions. Some OB positions won't work for all pockets.
It's a lot of work and can be frustrating, but you'll start to develop your own "aiming system" and you'll start to "see" the shots. You'll also get good at seeing the CB and OB meeting at contact in your mind. In the process of doing these drills, you'll discover all sorts of flaws with your stroke, vision, grip, shot routine and so on. You'll end up fixing those along the way, because to be consistent making shots demands strong mechanics. I've just started a 3rd pass through the entire set of drills. The first two times took me 3 months apiece. This pass, I'll be changing the distances between CB and OB, adding some position play, applying side spin, etc.
Image links... couldn't make them show image using img tag, so just giving you the links.
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