Well...I feel better. That's how I aim and almost everyone else I've ever asked except for folks on AZ.
Busti explains his overly complicated aiming system.
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Bustamante aims by looking at the spot on the object ball and he adjusts according to the English he puts on the cue ball. Glad to hear he isn't the only one who has trouble shooting over balls.
He probably aims the same way most people aim, he just does it better.
He probably aims the same way most people aim, he just does it better.
I think he was setting you up
Akin to hearing "hey, you got a good stoke, want to play?" :smile:
IT is no secret because there is no secret .
Good Lord.
How many are going to claim Busti aims this or that ?
Great analysis. Problem is, you can't market, teach, and make a lot of money on "feel". You have to have a product to sell, which CJ did a great job of putting together. I always felt you learned more by watching and trial and error than necessarily just straight coaching when it came to pull. Don't tell me how to do it. Let me stand behind you and watch how you do it three or four times, then let me go play with it.
Hardly any suprise for me. I was told same by one billiards world champ/snooker pro about using english. "Aim thicker for running side and thinner for check side". I asked how much to compensate, answer was - "it is by feel which you will develop after practice".
I put this in practice and now shot with english are second nature to me.
However recently I discovered that some players aim just opposite. I.e. Aim thinner for running side and thicker for check side. In my opinion their stroke is such that it does not generate swerve (when using english)
In short stick to whatever works for you
I put this in practice and now shot with english are second nature to me.
However recently I discovered that some players aim just opposite. I.e. Aim thinner for running side and thicker for check side. In my opinion their stroke is such that it does not generate swerve (when using english)
In short stick to whatever works for you
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Wow... people can think.
Waaaaait a second.... this is a trick isn't it?
Seriously tho, people seem to labor under the delusion that they need to follow steps and have processes where none existed previously. This can be bad... it is important to recognize when systems and methods get in the way of what should be an organic and fluid cognitive state, free of mechanical shenanigans (see what I did there?).
Free... your... mind, Neo.
Be the ball, Noonan.
Get up on the good foot-ah!
Lesh
Show me one "B" player that got to be a top pro that got to that level after learning a system. I know one pro that got much worse after learning a system. Every top pro in the world shoots by feel or he/she has no idea how they aim... they just do it. Johnnyt
He understood the question. Some people didn't understand the answer. Low outside he aims thicker and English throws the ball.
I know a good 5-step ball pocketing "system"! I'll give it to you free of charge! Act now! -
Step 1 - get on a 12 foot Snooker table
Step 2 - hit balls until your fingers bleed
Step 3 - hit a few more balls, then hit a few more
Step 4 - adjust if they don't go in..until they all do go in
Step 5 - get on a pool table and pocket everything from everywhere
Oh I'm sorry, you wanted the lazy way out. You want to just be good without putting in the work. Should go find another "system" then, this one's not for you.
Step 1 - get on a 12 foot Snooker table
Step 2 - hit balls until your fingers bleed
Step 3 - hit a few more balls, then hit a few more
Step 4 - adjust if they don't go in..until they all do go in
Step 5 - get on a pool table and pocket everything from everywhere
Oh I'm sorry, you wanted the lazy way out. You want to just be good without putting in the work. Should go find another "system" then, this one's not for you.
Stevie Moore??
Yes….johnnyt
Here's a clue for you- before you go knocking something, maybe you should first learn what it is you are even knocking. The only ones that claim systems don't require a lot of work are those against learning things that actually help ones game. Usually the ones that also claim they can't improve because they don't have the natural talent to do so.
Systems are merely a very useful tool to shorten the learning curve. They don't eliminate work at the table, only shorten the time it takes to learn. If you equate a smarter way to learn as being lazy, then you are in for a rough time in life.
Johnny, this has been discussed many times on here. Stevie didn't get worse because of using systems. He got worse from not playing hardly at all anymore. He found more lucrative ways to make money.
As to your "every pro" statement, that also has been proven false on here many times. SVB is a prime example of it.
He didn't .
He aimed fat from the get go . He was aiming to the bottom rail.
The Tagalog word for deflection is LIHIS.
The Tagalog word for hit ( as in two balls colliding is PATAMA ).
Efren and Busti can't fully comprehend English terms.
Efren and Busti were not formally educated in English.
They don't even know what a perfect tense is . They don't even use the words either or neither. They just use too.
Pagulayan is the one to interview in English if you really want to pick his brain among the Pinoy greats.
When you have been playing for as long as Busti has, aiming is second nature. I don't think a player at his level would think much about where to aim the ball. It's all automatic to them. He may understand what the people are asking him, but as a seasoned pro that has been a pro for decades upon decades, I think it's tough for him to actually relate to the problem. For him to explain what he sees to someone that has difficulties aiming is similar to the problem of how to explain the colour red to a red/green colourblind person in terms of your experiences :
"Look, right there, that is a red car".
"How can you tell it's red?".
"I don't know, I just see it".
"Look, right there, that is a red car".
"How can you tell it's red?".
"I don't know, I just see it".
Well that's just like....your opinion man. Here's mine -
They don't shorten the learning curve, they screw it up. Where did I say I don't understand aiming systems? I've studied and tried plenty of them and I've come full circle. I very much regret wasting my time on all that. I'm of the very strong opinion that it will make you worse or at least limit your potential. The ONLY sure method to getting better is consistent and purposeful practice. We can argue about it all day, but I'm 100% positive I'm right...for me and my experiences and what I've in seen of other players I know.
^^^^^^this