Like I said earlier, I happen to find aiming systems useful as a teaching tool, an approximation, but on an already high level of play, the almost negligible mishits on the cue ball that usually result in near-misses are almost never due to an inability to find the correct shot-line.
More importantly, however, after 25 years of teaching (= watching!), I would state it as fact (call it an educated guess if you prefer) that anyone who is able to stand behind the shot-line in a comfortably erect position, shoulders up and head straight like a ballet dancer, step into it (if possible with a perfect lunge or side-step, again, like a dancer) with what Jerry Briesath calls "chin lock" (= chin locked to shot-line), stands a way greater chance of being or becoming a consistent player than anyone who performs a lateral movement in particular moving their head, spine, shoulders, pelvis, legs.
It's really simple: what the advocates of pivoting ask for is to "replace" (which, due to the need for compensation of CIT etc. isn't ultimately even true) something comparatively intuitive to learn (get a feel for one's aim) with something so complex and difficult to master as a pivot resulting in a torsion-free stance (= note the paradox: it's akin to performing a false start on purpose, as well as "discipline" one's body to do do what one's mind says it should).
Needless to emphasize, torsion leads to rotation. Although it's always possible to "keep still" in any position, however comfortable, watch natural players like Mosconi who've learnt to see the shot-line from above (or indeed, anywhere). The fact that they're physically relaxed plus don't fuss with doing anything "extra" (= interfering with their subconscious) contributes a great deal towards running hundreds.
Greetings from Switzerland, David.
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„J'ai gâché vingt ans de mes plus belles années au billard. Si c'était à refaire, je recommencerais.“ – Roger Conti
More importantly, however, after 25 years of teaching (= watching!), I would state it as fact (call it an educated guess if you prefer) that anyone who is able to stand behind the shot-line in a comfortably erect position, shoulders up and head straight like a ballet dancer, step into it (if possible with a perfect lunge or side-step, again, like a dancer) with what Jerry Briesath calls "chin lock" (= chin locked to shot-line), stands a way greater chance of being or becoming a consistent player than anyone who performs a lateral movement in particular moving their head, spine, shoulders, pelvis, legs.
It's really simple: what the advocates of pivoting ask for is to "replace" (which, due to the need for compensation of CIT etc. isn't ultimately even true) something comparatively intuitive to learn (get a feel for one's aim) with something so complex and difficult to master as a pivot resulting in a torsion-free stance (= note the paradox: it's akin to performing a false start on purpose, as well as "discipline" one's body to do do what one's mind says it should).
Needless to emphasize, torsion leads to rotation. Although it's always possible to "keep still" in any position, however comfortable, watch natural players like Mosconi who've learnt to see the shot-line from above (or indeed, anywhere). The fact that they're physically relaxed plus don't fuss with doing anything "extra" (= interfering with their subconscious) contributes a great deal towards running hundreds.
Greetings from Switzerland, David.
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„J'ai gâché vingt ans de mes plus belles années au billard. Si c'était à refaire, je recommencerais.“ – Roger Conti
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