I re-discovered a technique (modified slightly for myself) I learned from Watching CJ Wiley's aiming system video. I am not talking about TOI.
It is the one where he talks about only having two points of aim on the object ball, center ball and the edges. A lot of people teach a version of aiming to the center or edge of the object ball. The difference in CJ's system is instead of aiming a little more or less then these spots to adjust for other angles he aims through a slice of the cue ball to create the angle. Then when he drops down he sub consciously does a slight parallel shift back to the center of the cue ball and retains the same exact line then shoots. He does not explain it that way but that is the essence of what he does. He says he drops into the shot and moves to the center of the cue ball and doesn't think much about the object ball anymore since it will soon be gone. I am the one who suggests it is a sub conscious parallel shift to the center of the cue ball.
Anyway, here is what I rediscovered that is working so well for me. I have a shot that is not quite a half ball hit, If it were perfect I could simply aim center to edge. But it is a little more than that. I normally aim so only part of the cue stick is on the edge and so forth until I am way out there off the object ball aiming a full tip off to the side, etc. That is hard for me to visualize. So instead I move over on the cue ball enough to create the angle if it is pretty close. This puts such a tiny bit of English on the cue ball it has almost no effect. I don't even bother to parallel shift back to center. The tiny offset is just what the doctor ordered and I pocket the ball. Of course if I needed a ton of spin for position this would not be what I would do. Nor would I do it for really large offsets. But when I need just a tiny bit more or less than center ball or half ball it is a very accurate way to keep me from over doing the adjustment.
It is the one where he talks about only having two points of aim on the object ball, center ball and the edges. A lot of people teach a version of aiming to the center or edge of the object ball. The difference in CJ's system is instead of aiming a little more or less then these spots to adjust for other angles he aims through a slice of the cue ball to create the angle. Then when he drops down he sub consciously does a slight parallel shift back to the center of the cue ball and retains the same exact line then shoots. He does not explain it that way but that is the essence of what he does. He says he drops into the shot and moves to the center of the cue ball and doesn't think much about the object ball anymore since it will soon be gone. I am the one who suggests it is a sub conscious parallel shift to the center of the cue ball.
Anyway, here is what I rediscovered that is working so well for me. I have a shot that is not quite a half ball hit, If it were perfect I could simply aim center to edge. But it is a little more than that. I normally aim so only part of the cue stick is on the edge and so forth until I am way out there off the object ball aiming a full tip off to the side, etc. That is hard for me to visualize. So instead I move over on the cue ball enough to create the angle if it is pretty close. This puts such a tiny bit of English on the cue ball it has almost no effect. I don't even bother to parallel shift back to center. The tiny offset is just what the doctor ordered and I pocket the ball. Of course if I needed a ton of spin for position this would not be what I would do. Nor would I do it for really large offsets. But when I need just a tiny bit more or less than center ball or half ball it is a very accurate way to keep me from over doing the adjustment.
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