When I learned to fly cast, the instructor quoted a guy that said to imagine you have a stick with a nail sticking out the front with an apple stuck on it. Your task is to fling that apple as far as you can without having it fall off mid cast or break apart. Really helped getting the "smooth whip" into the cast. I'm not a pro at casting, but never had any trouble reaching where I wanted with decent precision... I sometimes imagine a similar situation with my cue, when I use ghost ball. We all know of the beginners aid that is a cue with a ball mounted to the end.... When I combine these two visualization techniques it really helps get me into the zone. It's something quite easy to do and it helps with both stroke and aiming.
I guess everyone has their own way of visualizing these things. This is mine. I sometimes play entirely without giving aiming a thought, too, but when I'm coming back from a break or I'm struggling, this technique helps a great deal.
I guess everyone has their own way of visualizing these things. This is mine. I sometimes play entirely without giving aiming a thought, too, but when I'm coming back from a break or I'm struggling, this technique helps a great deal.