Finding your natural point of aim...

[BilliardsAbout]

I like demonstrating shots with closed eyes and then having the student do the same to emphasize how we can place trust in stroke and stance fundamentals, rather than making little fiddling adjustments with our hands when our eyes give us mixed messages.

In other words, if you take good aim and stance then close your eyes, you have little chance of scoring the shot if you start waggling the cue around other than straight back and forth stroking.

 

[Ratta]

I think PJ is talking about the video on this page.

http://www.pat-billiard.com/DownloadVideos.aspx

It's the first one. Has to be downloaded, but only like 8MB I think.

Yes,
the *Pat-Crew* overtook the principle Bert Kinister used already several years before. This kind of *natural alignment* is a nice thing. Doesn t work for all- but for many (if not most) players.

Finally everybody should try to use his body in the best way- If we take here the forearm, then it is a great example. The forearm can just go forward and backwards- and then let the forearm hanging down, relaxed and vertical to the floor-then you have a good fundament to go on.

There are several techniques if we talk about fundamentals. Some prefer rigid snooker-style, which is in my opinion also very very good. Then the *natural style* like Bert or the Pat-Crew is using in their Pat-Video.
I m using a mix of it- using the baseline (snooker) and striking line principle. But it always depends on the student and his body.
Everyone is individual-and you have to find out what s working best for him.