Getting the cue on the line of aim

Dan White said:
Thanks for the thorough reply. The bold caught my attention. I'm not an instructor, so maybe the bold is more common than I realize, but I'm assuming you "naturally" lined up under the left and right eyes depending on the shot, as you indicate. You say your vision center is under your right eye even though you are left eye dominant and you use that for all shots now. What was the transition like for those shots where you used to line up under your left eye?
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There was pretty much no issue. The main transisition is I just make the longer ones more consistently than before. Its probably also worth noting that I am using BHE+FHE combination, not FHE or BHE as FHE/BHE might imply.
 
pw98 said:
There was pretty much no issue. The main transisition is I just make the longer ones more consistently than before. Its probably also worth noting that I am using BHE+FHE combination, not FHE or BHE as FHE/BHE might imply.
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It seems to me that whatever you were doing originally felt natural to you (which is why you were doing it). When you make a change to position yourself in a different eye alignment I would think it should feel "wrong" for awhile until you get used to it. That's just what I was wondering.
 
Dan White said:
It seems to me that whatever you were doing originally felt natural to you (which is why you were doing it). When you make a change to position yourself in a different eye alignment I would think it should feel "wrong" for awhile until you get used to it. That's just what I was wondering.
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Well, the reason I put it there was I read on alt.sport.pool like over 20 years ago to put it under my dominant eye and picked a spot there that felt good and never thought twice about it. I think it was a terrible spot. Basically the cue looked diagonal going towards my nose. I now understand that on shots to the right i was aiming a diagonal line with a positive slope (sloping towards the edge of the object ball)into the object ball which was easy to judge. But shots to the left I was aiming a diagonal line with a negative slope (sloping away from the edge of the object ball) which was really hard to judge no matter how much practice was put in.

It didn't feel 'wrong' at all. If anything it felt right because it was easier to connect the line with the object ball. It also felt better because when I have the cue under my left eye and cue right handed i am twisting my back a significant amount more than if I'm cuing under my right eye.

I am able to change habits really quick which helps a lot. I can pick up a new habit in one or two days and not have to think about it anymore as long as its something that I'm keeping constant on every shot. For cueing under the left eye for shots to the right and right eye for shots to the left took a while to get used to especially when under pressure because then I would start getting confused as to was it a shot to the right or a shot to the left and which eye to use...eventually I got good enough at it that it that which eye to choose was done subconciously most of the time.
 
Most good instructors will tell you that repetition is the key to a consistent stroke. You have to emphasize and develop what works best for you. Learn how to build a proper stance and use the Mighty X drill to fix your alignment. Get proficient in that first. Then learn position and speed control. Finally get some experience by watching and playing others. You can’t get better just hitting balls. I play more rotation to keep my focus and work in front of me. Repetition - Do it til you’re satisfied 🫵
 
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