Maybe it time for you to go play in traffic, with your eyes closed.
See? Now that was the kind of response time I expect around here.
Maybe it time for you to go play in traffic, with your eyes closed.
I think they all require the same ability to visualize - none is "better" at that than another. But getting into the details of that is better left until this thread is banished to the Magical Aiming forum where the Endless Argument is tolerated.Ghost ball is limited in that it relies more on the ability to accurately visualize than some other systems.
The CP to CP system illustrated in the ops video requires less ability to accurately visualize than ghost ball does.
I think they all require the same ability to visualize - none is "better" at that than another. But getting into the details of that is better left until this thread is banished to the Magical Aiming forum where the Endless Argument is tolerated.
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This system is a more in depth, elaborate explanation as to why the system I have preached forever works. SVB uses this type system.
BTW, I like to think of this as an alignment system as well.
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5988W41mgcY
Is the fact that I mentioned there's an aiming sub-forum really bothering you for some reason?
now you see how foolish what you wrote sounds.
I hate when people get so "uptight" about what I post. Wen, wen, wen.
Maybe it time for you to go play in traffic, with your eyes closed.
Yep, that's why I posted that because I just love, the APA league scores posts.
Isn't that why they have an aiming sub-forum for aiming posts. :wink: :wink:
But maybe because it bothers you, if you ask nicely they will change it just so you will stop whining. :wink:
More and more I've been playing around with using the inside of the shaft to align with the contact point on the OB. This method has gotten some nasty negatives here before, but it really opened up a lot of things for me. There are so many shots that simply go perfectly using this method. It's an objective way to aim, but it doesn't work the same way on thin cuts so you need something else.
What I have discovered for myself is that using the side of the shaft even improves my perception of where the ghost ball is. Sometimes my mind gets a little confused (OK... often these days) as to where the GB position is exactly. By lining up with the inside of the shaft pointing directly at the CP on the OB, I can suddenly see the ghost ball position very clearly as well. Since shooting into the GB is how I have played most of my life, I can switch to this way of perceiving the shot, or just continue with aiming directly into the CP with the inside of the shaft.
Some can laugh at this, but it is the most natural feeling way to shoot I have found. Van Boening uses a more complicated aiming method of shaft aiming that supposedly makes all shots, but it is essentially the same idea - aim directly at the CP on the OB and forget about the CP on the other side of the CB. IMO the 1/2 tip alignment offset obtained by using the inside of the shaft instead of the center solves this problem for a large number of shots.
You're hitting a ball with an object ( club or cue ) to sink the ball to a hole.
Stationary sport where you aren't reacting to the action but pattern solving to work around obstacles while keeping perfect form and alignment to get through the ball properly and correctly in order to achieve success.
IMHO, the cues games and Golf are the 2 MOST difficult 'single person' sports to play!
Can someone tell me, "What is the one common denominator BOTH these sports have, that makes them so difficult!"
I'll check on replies In a couple of hours.
Both are extremely prone to error. Errors are only caused by the person executing play...not the opponent.
IMHO, the cues games and Golf are the 2 MOST difficult 'single person' sports to play!
Can someone tell me, "What is the one common denominator BOTH these sports have, that makes them so difficult!"
I'll check on replies In a couple of hours.
The ONE common denominator both Golf and the Cue games have is, "They are the ONLY 2 games where the ball is sitting still, and the player propels it with a stick!"
The other games like, Tennis, baseball, table tennis are ALL, 'reactionary
games!'
IMHO, the cues games and Golf are the 2 MOST difficult 'single person' sports to play!
Can someone tell me, "What is the one common denominator BOTH these sports have, that makes them so difficult!"
I'll check on replies In a couple of hours.
I'm not really sure people understand how they are aiming in pool and this causes confusion...
Every "aiming system" is flawed horribly once you get beyond basics. Nothing really works consistently as there is no "one" spot to hit the object ball.
To be clearer, say you are shooting at a ball that is at a 45 degree angle and about 6 feet away. You have to adjust for so many variances that "systems" don't hold up. If you use english, the "aiming" spot can vary 2" depending on the speed at which you strike the ball...and yes, this applies to low deflection shafts as well.
Any time you shoot a shot and miss, whether using a system or not, your brain makes little adjustments to help you make the ball.. So the final result is that you make the ball but you don't realize that you are over or under-cutting the ball to adjust for english and speed. (here is where arguments happen because people insist they are going by the system when in fact they are making arbitrary adjustments based on past experiences)
Systems help you determine "approximately" where to strike the ball but don't hold up for half the shots....and for the shots they "work" on, you are probably not actually hitting where your system told you to hit.
I wish there was an easy way to make shots, but in reality, playing long hours is what's going to make you a better player....not systems. The problem is "long hours" doesnt sound very appealing and is hard to sell, while "Systems" are so very easy to sell.
Aw gee, Mr. 3. As if nobody even knew that. I had hoped you'd have been a little more existential with your Q&A.