Thanks C.J.
What do you think about this when it comes to learning to aim. FOR A PERIOD OF TIME FOCUS ONLY ON POCKETING BALLS.
I think back to when I learned to play and my history goes like this. I started playing at a rec center. They had a pool table and a bumper pool table. The older kids occupied the pool table and most of my playing was on bumper pool. I think this was good though because I was able to concentrate 100% on hitting the cueball and where it went without concern of pocketing a ball or playing position. I aimed at the bumpers or rails and played the speed and that's it. I developed my stroke.
If I was at the gym during odd times, the pool table would be open and I would play on it but I would never play a game. My play consisted of pocketing balls. Just hitting the balls in the hole. I lined the shot up and shot. If I missed left I'd aim more to the right and the opposite. It wasn't until Ai was a little older that I started playing games and learning position and strategy.
think this way of learning helped me in the process. I think it is beneficial to single out aspects of the game and get in lots of repetitions. I truly believe that beginning or intermediate players who try to learn stroke, pocketing, position, and strategy all at once will have a very tough time developing that subconscious ability. I see it all the time though. Someone without a stroke playing the ghost. Etc. He's going to have a tough go learning I think.
This guy explains it pretty well imo. http://youtu.be/aE4QYXUfeZ8
What do you think about this when it comes to learning to aim. FOR A PERIOD OF TIME FOCUS ONLY ON POCKETING BALLS.
I think back to when I learned to play and my history goes like this. I started playing at a rec center. They had a pool table and a bumper pool table. The older kids occupied the pool table and most of my playing was on bumper pool. I think this was good though because I was able to concentrate 100% on hitting the cueball and where it went without concern of pocketing a ball or playing position. I aimed at the bumpers or rails and played the speed and that's it. I developed my stroke.
If I was at the gym during odd times, the pool table would be open and I would play on it but I would never play a game. My play consisted of pocketing balls. Just hitting the balls in the hole. I lined the shot up and shot. If I missed left I'd aim more to the right and the opposite. It wasn't until Ai was a little older that I started playing games and learning position and strategy.
think this way of learning helped me in the process. I think it is beneficial to single out aspects of the game and get in lots of repetitions. I truly believe that beginning or intermediate players who try to learn stroke, pocketing, position, and strategy all at once will have a very tough time developing that subconscious ability. I see it all the time though. Someone without a stroke playing the ghost. Etc. He's going to have a tough go learning I think.
This guy explains it pretty well imo. http://youtu.be/aE4QYXUfeZ8
