Lol patrick ya smart ass
Ill say it again Aiming is simple!!! What i was trying to say above was that aiming isnt or does it need to be over complicated. Thats what i say when coaching "dont make things more complicated than they need to be"! Keep things simple and there easier to learn and maintain!
For me aiming Is a simple task within a group of tasks when approaching a table! I will admit i've had problems cueing from time to time like anyone! But In general I have no problem performing the group of tasks to excute a good shot. Lining up a shot is the easy part. The hard part is excuting It! like i said! Thats my personal opinion from my experience.
I give my opinions/advice on issues not for my benefit but to give players possible suggestions that have worked for me that might work for them!
Whether or not your questions above are sarcastic or genuine patrick Ill try and anwser them! (Even if you might rip me too shreds for giving them lol)
The reason we need to practice:
Is Due to how the human body works! we have to keep reminding the brain and muscles how too perform a technique to a high level!! Its called Muscle memory where your brain and muscles remember a squence of events for that specific activity! Even after practice errors can occur after a while as you can without noticing start to perform the activity slightly wrong! (Weird i Know) Then you have to readjust and this is normally with the help of a coach!!
In general If you can develop and practice your technique to a very high standard then you wont miss much! Now your technique could be limited to a degree but with practice can be effective . Sorry to Allan Hopkins but he's the only example i can think of atm to prove you dont need a gr8 cue action(stroke) to pot consistantly! His technique isnt that gr8 but it doesnt need to be for the way he plays in 14-1(thats going on what ive seen him play at 14-1)! Like any pro im sure he's had to work hard to keep where he is. I jus shudder to think what he could do if his technique was better!!!!!!!
Now to answer ya question about missing? reasons for missing can be due to a number of factors: normally attributed to physiological and pyschological reactions of the human body when performing. E.g Muscle twitchs, fatigue, anxiety, over arousal etc etc The list is huge and can go on and on.
I myself normally know as soon as ive hit the cueball, whether ive hit it correctly or not to pot the ball(not talking about miscueing, talking about missing a ball by an inch or less etc). Its like a sixth sense that you gain from years of playing the game. E.g making a length of the table bank and knowing youve made it before the ball is sank.
Neways thats my views for this out of the way
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