Aiming Procedure Terminology

Colin Colenso

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I was thinking about appropriate terms for adjustments and procedures we utilize throughout the execution of a shot from beginning to end.

The prefixes "pre" and "post" are fairly obvious. "Ante" is another good synonym for "pre", but may confuse some.

I was cogitating on a good prefix for 'during'. Mid is one option, but not ideal as it may seem to represent an exact middle position. After some googling, I learned of the prefix 'peri', which means through or during, via its latin derivation. It is often used in medical language.

So a way to divide up aspects of procedures and adjustments could be "pre-stroke", "peri-stroke" and "post-stroke".

Examples of peri-stroke adjustments / procedures can be swooping, bridge shifting, head lifting, focus shifting, elbow dropping, wrist flicking, stroking, cue property effects etc.

An example of a post-stroke procedure would be riding the ball, extending follow through and other pretty much useless things we might do after the CB has taken off. See JB's video for examples ;-)

Just thought I'd put it out there for consideration as I attempt to be a 99% pre-stroke aimer and I think we need some accepted terms to help categorize and compare such methods.

Colin
 
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I was thinking about appropriate terms for adjustments and procedures we utilize throughout the execution of a shot from beginning to end.

The prefixes "pre" and "post" are fairly obvious. "Ante" is another good synonym for "pre", but may confuse some.

I was cogitating on a good prefix for 'during'. Mid is one option, but not ideal as it may seem to represent an exact middle position. After some googling, I learned of the prefix 'peri', which means through or during, via its latin derivation. It is often used in medical language.

So a way to divide up aspects of procedures and adjustments could be "pre-stroke", "peri-stroke" and "post-stroke".

Examples of peri-stroke adjustments / procedures can be swooping, bridge shifting, head lifting, focus shifting, elbow dropping, wrist flicking, stroking, cue property effects etc.

An example of a post-stroke procedure would be riding the ball, extending follow through and other pretty much useless things we might do after the CB has taken off. See JB's video for examples ;-)

Just thought I'd put it out there for consideration as I attempt to be a 99% pre-stroke aimer and I think we need some accepted terms to help categorize and compare such methods.

Colin

Colin,

How about the word 'while' as in While Stroking?

Best,
Rick
 
Colin,

How about the word 'while' as in While Stroking?

Best,
Rick
While and during are fine as descriptive terms, but it would be an awkward prefix. A prefix allows efficiency of language via simple short terminology for categorization. We could use something like W.S. to abbreviate While Stroking, but again, I think that would be awkward and confusing.

Sometimes such things are a matter of personal opinion until groups settle upon agreed terms. e.g. I like to differentiate swipe from swoop, swipe being along the horizontal, as in tuck and roll, and swoop being about the vertical plane as in upward and downward. For others, swoop is used for both.
 
While and during are fine as descriptive terms, but it would be an awkward prefix. A prefix allows efficiency of language via simple short terminology for categorization. We could use something like W.S. to abbreviate While Stroking, but again, I think that would be awkward and confusing.

Sometimes such things are a matter of personal opinion until groups settle upon agreed terms. e.g. I like to differentiate swipe from swoop, swipe being along the horizontal, as in tuck and roll, and swoop being about the vertical plane as in upward and downward. For others, swoop is used for both.

Yeah,

I agree with your swiping & swooping.

I sort of think of inside english as 'pushing' the OB & outside english as 'pulling' the OB.

I doubt the science community will ever adopt those as they don't seem to think in terms of 'doing'.

BLT
Rick

PS that Best, Later or Tomorrow.
 
too much time on your hands, but dont worry, Johnson 'l be along soon,.... when it comes to words, he's the man.
 
PSA = Pre Stroke Activity

BCS = Before Contact Stroke

DCS = During Contact Stroke

ACS = After Contact Stroke

ASA After Stroke Activity
 
Thoughts: Pre-stroke, check-off point/quiet eyes/confirmation of aim, backward stroke, pause (if the player has a significant pause), forward stroke, finish.
 
I guess I've always thought of everything that happens prior to the tip hitting the CB is Pre-Shot...and everything after the tip hits the CB is Post-shot.

In other words, I think of my practice strokes, grip-hand adjustment and final backswing and forward movement as pre-shot. If I need to adjust my bridge hand or aim, it's time to get up and start over. Post-shot is follow-through and staying down.

So I don't really see a need for a term of "during the shot."
 
I guess I've always thought of everything that happens prior to the tip hitting the CB is Pre-Shot...and everything after the tip hits the CB is Post-shot.

In other words, I think of my practice strokes, grip-hand adjustment and final backswing and forward movement as pre-shot. If I need to adjust my bridge hand or aim, it's time to get up and start over. Post-shot is follow-through and staying down.

So I don't really see a need for a term of "during the shot."

What do you call the part between your Pre-shot & your Post-shot?

It seems that you have no shot. it seems that you've replaced the word stroke with shot. Is the shot for you only the time when the tip is in contact with the ball? Does the shot not exist as it just sits there waiting to be executed?

I think this is an example of why Colin is looking for, some common acronyms so as to make discussion more easy with less miscommunication & less need for explanation of what one means with certain terms.

Best 2 You & All,
Rick
 
After some googling, I learned of the prefix 'peri', which means through or during, via its latin derivation. It is often used in medical language.

So a way to divide up aspects of procedures and adjustments could be "pre-stroke", "peri-stroke" and "post-stroke".

I've never seen the prefix "peri" used that way. It always means "around" or "surrounding" in any medical terms I know. Besides, it's too arcane sounding for pool players to embrace. :D

I like "intermediate" a lot better since it is more descriptive. I realize you are probably looking for a shorter one to two syllable word, but I just don't know of any.
 
IMO, even if it is one's personal rubric to have zero pause time between the last practice stroke and the final practice stroke, you have to be giving yourself some kind of permission consciously or subconsciously to pull the trigger, the difference, of course, showing up as either "cue not hitting cue ball" or "cue tip hits ball". So all this terminology is helpful IMHO.
 
I was thinking about appropriate terms for adjustments and procedures we utilize throughout the execution of a shot from beginning to end.

The prefixes "pre" and "post" are fairly obvious. "Ante" is another good synonym for "pre", but may confuse some.

I was cogitating on a good prefix for 'during'. Mid is one option, but not ideal as it may seem to represent an exact middle position. After some googling, I learned of the prefix 'peri', which means through or during, via its latin derivation. It is often used in medical language.

So a way to divide up aspects of procedures and adjustments could be "pre-stroke", "peri-stroke" and "post-stroke".

Examples of peri-stroke adjustments / procedures can be swooping, bridge shifting, head lifting, focus shifting, elbow dropping, wrist flicking, stroking, cue property effects etc.

An example of a post-stroke procedure would be riding the ball, extending follow through and other pretty much useless things we might do after the CB has taken off. See JB's video for examples ;-)

Just thought I'd put it out there for consideration as I attempt to be a 99% pre-stroke aimer and I think we need some accepted terms to help categorize and compare such methods.

Colin
During-stroke? Intra-stroke? In-stroke?

pj
chgo
 
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What do you call the part between your Pre-shot & your Post-shot?

I don't call it anything. It's the split second that the tip touches the CB. Everything before that is pre-shot and everything afterward is post-shot.

Split second events don't get a name. :D
 
I don't call it anything. It's the split second that the tip touches the CB. Everything before that is pre-shot and everything afterward is post-shot.

Split second events don't get a name. :D

Well I guess that's good enough for you, but I think Colin is looking for more of a breakdown than Pre Contact - Contact - Post Contact., to make discussion of the collective parts easier.

IMHO split second events are very often the most important events in life that can affect not only a lifetime but sometimes history.

But... I agree, they can sometimes be the most difficult to name & hence nearly all of them have no name.

The effects of one that someone decided to call 'The Big Bang' seems to have been a very very important split second event.:wink:

So much of it's results we know about but we 'know' nothing of the thoughts & actions that led up to such a profound 'split second' event.

I hope it was all well thought out & executed well prior to the split second of the events creation.

Best 2 You & All,
Rick
 
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