I'll second the subconscious/intuitive part of what has been said.
When I learned to play pool there was no Internet or even VHS. Growing up in the boonies I didn't yet have Willie's book or even know that books might have been available. Being a self taught kind of guy I just practiced 8 hours a day M-F and figured it out on my own. I had no clue there was any system to it but I did have geometry in high school and understood angles. I also had a couple years of physics under my belt and I think that gave me an edge as well.
After sometimes practicing nothing but banks for hours I eventually got to the point that I just looked at the CB, OB and the target pocket, got down and waited until I saw 'the spot' that I had to hit on the OB and stroked it in. I still use that process to this day and it works well enough that I can set up and repeatedly make the same shot over and over in practice. I don't have an explanation of why or how it works, but I am glad it does!
I have tried a couple of the systems for grins and they do not work as well for me but I can see how they would get the ball rolling (in the pocket; pun intended) for a beginner.
When I learned to play pool there was no Internet or even VHS. Growing up in the boonies I didn't yet have Willie's book or even know that books might have been available. Being a self taught kind of guy I just practiced 8 hours a day M-F and figured it out on my own. I had no clue there was any system to it but I did have geometry in high school and understood angles. I also had a couple years of physics under my belt and I think that gave me an edge as well.
After sometimes practicing nothing but banks for hours I eventually got to the point that I just looked at the CB, OB and the target pocket, got down and waited until I saw 'the spot' that I had to hit on the OB and stroked it in. I still use that process to this day and it works well enough that I can set up and repeatedly make the same shot over and over in practice. I don't have an explanation of why or how it works, but I am glad it does!
I have tried a couple of the systems for grins and they do not work as well for me but I can see how they would get the ball rolling (in the pocket; pun intended) for a beginner.