Hold on, I gotta go out and get a violin to play a sad song while reading all of your weaseling crybaby post. It just seems appropriate.
More PJ anti-feel posts when he was lucid:
Newsgroups: rec.sport.billiard
From: "Patrick Johnson" <pjm...@concentric.net>
Date: 1998/04/21
Subject: Re: what is the triangle aiming system?
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>Understanding the carom tangent has become one of my aiming techniques in
>games that don’t require caroms. I believe this is partly what creates
intuitive >players
The carom tangent helps my aiming, too. Visualizing in tangible, physical
terms is always best for me, and seeing the contact point as the one which
will send the cue ball along the tangent line (assuming no draw or follow)
makes it all more "real" for me, actually helping me to align the contact
points more clearly. Of course, it also adds a lot to my visualization and
control of shape.
When Pat Johnson was somewhat LUCID:
One thing I consciously try to avoid, however, is "intuitive" shooting. To
me, this means unconscious use of information which is more effectively and
consistently used if done consciously. Consciously applied information also
becomes part of my shot-making "arsenal" applicable to less typical shots,
and another building block in my learning process (rather than one more
deposit into the intuitive "black box"). Also, when I'm "off" only the
things I can consciously apply will reliably get me back "on." Trying to
regain my "feel" is like groping around in the dark.
Pat Johnson
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