A Subconscious Rattling Problem. Help?

ENGLISH! said:
Creedo,

Thanks for all of that but it certainly was not necessary for me.

But It certainly should help some one.

Best to Y'a,
Rick
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Ah well, my bad, I think 'accepting spin' and certain other concepts makes me go off and write
mini-books. I do that because I've noticed players are often reluctant to admit either their fundamentals
or line of aim were off for cut shots... for some reason they hate to simply say "I overcut the ball"
and instead say "I hit it too hard" or "the english kept it up" or "I'm in a slump"...
stuff like that. Pool is easy to overcomplicate. I hope you figure out the rattling thing, and imo
your best bet is to just carefully pick your line and then focus on sending the cue ball down it
with your best fundamentals. Everything else is usually a red herring.
 
CreeDo said:
Ah well, my bad, I think 'accepting spin' and certain other concepts makes me go off and write
mini-books. I do that because I've noticed players are often reluctant to admit either their fundamentals
or line of aim were off for cut shots... for some reason they hate to simply say "I overcut the ball"
and instead say "I hit it too hard" or "the english kept it up" or "I'm in a slump"...
stuff like that. Pool is easy to overcomplicate. I hope you figure out the rattling thing, and imo
your best bet is to just carefully pick your line and then focus on sending the cue ball down it
with your best fundamentals. Everything else is usually a red herring.
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How many times do you hear "I over cut it" in the pool halls? I've resorted to taking an abacus to the hall with me to keep count.

Fact is, almost everyone can aim well enough to have a pot success rate of 50%, and most would fall into the 90% category. Aiming is easy, its not difficult. The problem lies in how they approach a shot. They can see the required line the CB needs to tavel along to pocket a ball when they're standing, then either they align their body along the wrong line or they get into the right shot line and their execution fails them.

Less time is needed using an aiming system that just shows you the line of aim, and more time should be spent on fundamentals and consistently approaching each shot the same. The latter is done best IMO by using the CB as your primary target, and the OB as the secondary target.
 
Pidge said:
How many times do you hear "I over cut it" in the pool halls? I've resorted to taking an abacus to the hall with me to keep count.

Fact is, almost everyone can aim well enough to have a pot success rate of 50%, and most would fall into the 90% category. Aiming is easy, its not difficult. The problem lies in how they approach a shot. They can see the required line the CB needs to tavel along to pocket a ball when they're standing, then either they align their body along the wrong line or they get into the right shot line and their execution fails them.

Less time is needed using an aiming system that just shows you the line of aim, and more time should be spent on fundamentals and consistently approaching each shot the same. The latter is done best IMO by using the CB as your primary target, and the OB as the secondary target.
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Just so you know, the advocates of aiming systems have been saying the same thing for years. No aiming system is worth a lick if you don''t have good enough fundamentals to stroke straight down the proper line.
 
Shoot as soft as humanly possible on 3 7/8. But realize that a table with pockets that tight is great for practice, but you don't really want to start assessing your game playing on it. It isn't really "for" that. All that table is going to do is make every other table seem a lot looser. Always look from every shot the part of the pocket that is actually open to you, and shoot SOFT.
 
APA BRIAN said:
Shoot as soft as humanly possible on 3 7/8. But realize that a table with pockets that tight is great for practice, but you don't really want to start assessing your game playing on it. It isn't really "for" that. All that table is going to do is make every other table seem a lot looser. Always look from every shot the part of the pocket that is actually open to you, and shoot SOFT.
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Thanks for your input.

I hear you.

But certain shots don't work too well shooting soft with TOI or if you need to move the cue ball with english.

I'm shooting well on it. It is just on certain shots were my focus goes to a line I want the cue ball to go off of the object ball that I wind up shooting it subconsciously to the 'percentage' side. I just have to catch myself doing that & make the adjustment.

I was better @ the end of that session than I was in the beginning & the middle.

Thanks Again & Best Wishes,
 
I think it is an eye problem

Some shots require (extra focus with your eyes!! check out Gene with perfect aim) he will show you exactly what your doing. for free!! mark
 
APA BRIAN said:
Shoot as soft as humanly possible on 3 7/8. But realize that a table with pockets that tight is great for practice, but you don't really want to start assessing your game playing on it. It isn't really "for" that. All that table is going to do is make every other table seem a lot looser. Always look from every shot the part of the pocket that is actually open to you, and shoot SOFT.
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Soft is ok, but with it comes swerve, throw, table lean, you name it, pros do not shoot soft unless the position requires it.
 
naji said:
Soft is ok, but with it comes swerve, throw, table lean, you name it, pros do not shoot soft unless the position requires it.
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I think on average pros shoot shots softer that amateurs shoot the same shots.

May come down to the tables they play on, with quick cloth, very responsive cushions, and always leaving enough angle on shots.
 
There was a book that said it best, possibly that pool for dummies book or Precision Pool.
Bangers hit balls hard. As they get better they hit softer, sometimes overdoing it as they learn
what the limits are (you sometimes see intermediate players failing to reach a rail or pocket
due to nerves or inexperience). As players figure it out and gain confidence, they start hitting
balls firmly again, but this time with control.

You almost never see pros trying to do extreme hold or slow rolling balls.
You see more stun follow shots at the pro level than anywhere else,
as well as more shots that zigzag over and back from rail to rail.

That being said, it seemed like some shots were hit a little easier than expected
on the bonus ball table. Softer does help with small pockets, as long as it's not
TOO soft (to the point where a little dirt will cause the ball to roll off).
 
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