A Little Help With Math Please
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All I did was question the reason for continuing this thread and putting effort into calculations. You still haven't given me an answer, and instead are trying to make my initial question seem ridiculous.... It's a valid question. If you don't have an answer, and you still want to pursue the path this thread has taken, so be it. But you don't have to keep responding to me with nothing constructive.
Golly, I can't believe I'm defending Pat again... quick, someone go pull frito out of the headlights.
However - people vary in the way they best absorb new knowledge. To less skilled/knowledgeable players
there was a very important concept that was explained in this thread.
Some people MAY grasp that concept better by seeing a tabular presentation... or not.
Dale
Great, now if you can extend that mindset to all of life, you'll know how Obama gets by.
The program takes that into account. This is called the effective pocket size.
If the object ball would be closer to the rail but just as far from the pocket
the effective pocket size gets smaller (as it should) and so the margin of error
reduces for the object ball-to-pocket angle.
gr. Dave
I've not followed the whole 'discussion' but on certain pockets the ball can miss the pocket initially & hit the rail & still go down into the pocket.
This goes to PJ's theory that a plan does not increase any margin for error, but... if one takes away one side of a miss it can basically increase one's pocketing percentage.
If the short rail pocket point is to the right... then missing the opening to that side will not result in pocketing the ball, but...
missing to the left of the opening still allows for the ball to be pocketed if it hits the long rail.
So... should one be 'aiming' for the center of the pocket opening or...
should one be aiming for the left side of the opening so a miss in either direction will have an EQUAL 'probability' of being pocketed?
The question is rhetorical & just food for thought.
Best Wishes To ALL.
Here's an analysis of a shot with the Pool Shot Analyzer app, fast or slow into the corner or side...
slow-corner 0.13 degree error margin
fast-corner 0.09 degree error margin
slow side 0.12 degree error margin
fast side 0.11 degree error margin
So slow into the corner is the easiest choice.
The relative contact point size for these shots is between 0.059 inches and 0.037 inches, so you need to hit a spot on the object ball less than 1/16th of an inch wide that's over 4 feet away. It's pretty amazing that a good shooter can be that accurate.
slow-corner 0.13 degree error margin
fast-corner 0.09 degree error margin
slow side 0.12 degree error margin
fast side 0.11 degree error margin
So slow into the corner is the easiest choice.
The relative contact point size for these shots is between 0.059 inches and 0.037 inches, so you need to hit a spot on the object ball less than 1/16th of an inch wide that's over 4 feet away. It's pretty amazing that a good shooter can be that accurate.
