Cue Tip Aiming

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av84fun

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It is a given that the tip can be used as a device to point the cue to certain recognizable spots on the OB.


Regardless of whether you like, love or hate the use of the tip for that purpose...

The questions is how many have even CONSIDERED that method??

Thanks!
 
av84fun said:
It is a given that the tip can be used as a device to point the cue to certain recognizable spots on the OB.


Regardless of whether you like, love or hate the use of the tip for that purpose...

The questions is how many have even CONSIDERED that method??

Thanks!
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I use it for some shots...

The tip and ferrule are very helpful if my eyes start playing tricks on me.

Flex
 
With a Predator shaft aiming with the side of the ferrule works up to about 1/4 ball hits, after that I use the edge of the cueball. It gives you a good basis for alignment but like any other system it's far from perfect.
 
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![/quote] First There Are No Visible Spots On The Object Ball Or The Cue Ball To Play At A High Level. Plus Good Players Already Have An Aiming System Used By Efren Reyes, Souquet,
Archer, Bustamante, Ortman, And A Host Of Other Top Players.
When You Want To Play At A Top Level, Give Me A Call And I Will Show You How The Real Pros Shoot. No Charge.

Hal Houle 484 623 4144
 
If I have taken time off of pool, I use this method to insure my making balls and getting back in stroke.

Half- ball hits, 1/4 ball hits will cover a majority of the shots on the table. After I get back into feeling comfortable, the instinct takes over.

But, I will admit, even after being back into the game, there are still some shots I will line up this way. Ring games: I never shoot a spot shot without it being a half-ball hit.
 
Don Feeney invented that double the distance system.
Wherein you aim the tip to double the distance from the center to the contact point.
For example. if the contact point is one tip to the right of the center of the ob, you aim the tip two tips from the center of the ob. IT's geometrically correct but somehow it never became popular.
Neither did Marvin Chin's system.
Jose Parica taught a friend of mine just to aim the tip to the center of the ghostball. He swears by it and plays with it fanatically.
 
kildegirl said:
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First There Are No Visible Spots On The Object Ball Or The Cue Ball To Play At A High Level. Plus Good Players Already Have An Aiming System Used By Efren Reyes, Souquet,
Archer, Bustamante, Ortman, And A Host Of Other Top Players.
When You Want To Play At A Top Level, Give Me A Call And I Will Show You How The Real Pros Shoot. No Charge.

Hal Houle 484 623 4144[/QUOTE]

First, I do plan to call you and will greatly appreciate hearing about your methods which have received so much attention.

However, with respect, there clearly are positions on the OB that are precisely visible and suseptable to be aimed at in exactly the same way that a rifle can be aimed at a target with round concentric circles.

I don't want this thread to morph into a discussion of those positions because that has been WELL covered in other threads and in commentary by Mike Page...but just for example the shooter can align the outside edge of the cue tip with the outside edge of the OB and again for example, the tip can be positioned so that it lies half on and half off either edge of the OB.

And those positions can be achieved with extreme precision.

Doing so may or may not do any good...that is a subject for a different thread...but they absolutely exist and can be visualized with precision.

I will look forward to discussing your methods with you.

Regards.
Jim
 
kildegirl said:
First There Are No Visible Spots On The Object Ball Or The Cue Ball To Play At A High Level. Plus Good Players Already Have An Aiming System Used By Efren Reyes, Souquet,
Archer, Bustamante, Ortman, And A Host Of Other Top Players.
When You Want To Play At A Top Level, Give Me A Call And I Will Show You How The Real Pros Shoot. No Charge.

Hal Houle 484 623 4144
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Hal, does Tom Simpson teach your system?
 
JoeyInCali said:
Don Feeney invented that double the distance system.
Wherein you aim the tip to double the distance from the center to the contact point.
For example. if the contact point is one tip to the right of the center of the ob, you aim the tip two tips from the center of the ob. IT's geometrically correct but somehow it never became popular.
Neither did Marvin Chin's system.
Jose Parica taught a friend of mine just to aim the tip to the center of the ghostball. He swears by it and plays with it fanatically.
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Right regarding the ghost ball and actually I don't know how else you could aim at it without using the tip.

The only issue is that the ghost ball is imaginary and therefore, so is its center whereas all points on the real OB are obviously real.

I used to live in Chicago and took lessons from The Preacher. He was a super teacher and has an excellent video series.

I never got into the double the distance method with him though.

Regards,
Jim
 
av84fun said:
Right regarding the ghost ball and actually I don't know how else you could aim at it without using the tip.

The only issue is that the ghost ball is imaginary and therefore, so is its center whereas all points on the real OB are obviously real.

I used to live in Chicago and took lessons from The Preacher. He was a super teacher and has an excellent video series.

I never got into the double the distance method with him though.

Regards,
Jim
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If it helps, imagine the balls as 1 1/8" DISCS.
Problem with Don's system is when it's over half a ball. Now, you are aiming outside of the ob.
 
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