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fan-tum

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When aiming, don't aline the cuetip to the center of the cb, rather to the extreme bottom or top, even if planning for a center hit. Doing so, you're more readily able to notice the tip wandering off the aiming point. Not for those who easily strike exactly where they're aiming consistently.
 
Well stated. When aiming at an object ball that you have declared "straight-in" let your eyes(and cue tip) focus on the base of the object ball. By default, you are aiming straight in.....SPF=randyg
 
many people have this problem

fan-tum said:
When aiming, don't aline the cuetip to the center of the cb, rather to the extreme bottom or top, even if planning for a center hit. Doing so, you're more readily able to notice the tip wandering off the aiming point. Not for those who easily strike exactly where they're aiming consistently.
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After finding I hit the cue ball a little high left of where I thought I did I went to the pool hall and other places and did some testing. Testing people up to A and shortstop levels, nobody looking at the object ball last hit the cue ball dead center on the first try. After this being pointed out to them most of the better players made adjustments and started hitting the cue ball centered but it led me to wonder how often failed shots were due to not hitting the cue ball exactly where it was planned at all levels. I suspect that a few minutes with a marked training ball at the beginning of every session would be time well spent for almost everyone.

Bangers that looked at the cue ball last often hit the cue ball dead center from the very first try. . . .

Hu
 
fan-tum said:
When aiming, don't aline the cuetip to the center of the cb, rather to the extreme bottom or top, even if planning for a center hit. Doing so, you're more readily able to notice the tip wandering off the aiming point. Not for those who easily strike exactly where they're aiming consistently.
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I am just wondering if, when you notice your tip wavering even minute amounts left and right, HOW DO YOU STRAIGHTEN YOUR STROKE? Setting the tip at the bottom of the cue ball sounds like a great way to find the center of the cue ball but that doesn't straighten that crooked stroke. :)

For me, it is a combination of slowing down my stroke, especially the back motion but also, I often twist/adjust my bridge hand because for some reason the angle at which my bridge hand sits, sometimes causes my cue stick to not go straight all of the time.

JoeyA
 
JoeyA said:
I am just wondering if, when you notice your tip wavering even minute amounts left and right, HOW DO YOU STRAIGHTEN YOUR STROKE? Setting the tip at the bottom of the cue ball sounds like a great way to find the center of the cue ball but that doesn't straighten that crooked stroke. :)

For me, it is a combination of slowing down my stroke, especially the back motion but also, I often twist/adjust my bridge hand because for some reason the angle at which my bridge hand sits, sometimes causes my cue stick to not go straight all of the time.

JoeyA
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I'm not one to give advice, but have you tried Joe T's 3rd eye trainer? It not only forces you to address center ball, but it prevents twisting the stroke (if you want to avoid hitting the CB with it)
 
PKM said:
I'm not one to give advice, but have you tried Joe T's 3rd eye trainer? It not only forces you to address center ball, but it prevents twisting the stroke (if you want to avoid hitting the CB with it)
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Where can I find that (Joe T's third eye trainer) ?
 
randyg said:
Well stated. When aiming at an object ball that you have declared "straight-in" let your eyes(and cue tip) focus on the base of the object ball. By default, you are aiming straight in.....SPF=randyg
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I started using this method for straight in shots and slight cuts and it improved my game a lot. Thanks for the post about this.....

James
 
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