ENGLISH and AIMING

[bbb]

was at the pool room and was talking with a pro
he started talking about how to get more spin on the ball
lining up as if to hit center ball
move your front hand and back hand(for left spin front hand left /right hand right) and just shoot even though the cue stick isnt lined up with the contact point!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
for reference when i use english i line up like i would for a center ball shot but come down int o the position for the english i intended
the cue stick is still alligned with my target even tho the cutip is off center
i use the ghost ball technique for aiming

i was amazed when i tried it that the cue ball went straight to the target
even tho i felt crosseyed since the cue was pointed one way i was alligned another way
but i made the shot and it seemed the cue ball had more juice

your thoughts???

 

[bbb]

in spite of no comments yet
joey a in a different thread provided this link
even though the article is about kamui chalk
http://www.kamuibrand.com/billiard-en/?page_id=16&paged=2
the angled cue in my description is increasing vector x-a
anddecreasing squirt
i think

 

[Bob Jewett]

was at the pool room and was talking with a pro
he started talking about how to get more spin on the ball
lining up as if to hit center ball
move your front hand and back hand(for left spin front hand left /right hand right) and just shoot even though the cue stick isnt lined up with the contact point!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
for reference when i use english i line up like i would for a center ball shot but come down int o the position for the english i intended
the cue stick is still alligned with my target even tho the cutip is off center
i use the ghost ball technique for aiming

i was amazed when i tried it that the cue ball went straight to the target
even tho i felt crosseyed since the cue was pointed one way i was alligned another way
but i made the shot and it seemed the cue ball had more juice

your thoughts???

I think you are describing "backhand english" (BHE) which has been discussed here and in print many times. It is a standard way to compensate for squirt. The cue ball will have more juice because for one reason or another you hit it farther from center.

If you are interested in this subject, there are lots of articles around about it. Here is one:
http://www.onthebreaknews.com/Jewett2.htm

The particular technique the pro showed you is suitable for sticks with low squirt or if you are using a bridge that is shorter than the pivot point of your cue stick for the shots you were shooting. With "standard" BHE, you move only the back hand.