had an aha ! moment tonight

[JohnPT]

you really want to know ?

this was the bcapl round robin format mind you.

i won 4 out of 5 matches and was on the 8 in the last match giving me a total of 43 out of a maximum 45 points you can get. i had 1 break and run " only broke twice.

this was one of my better nights . my average is 38 out of a possible 45 points.

I asked because I wasn't sure yours was really an a ha moment when you really only talked about a single shot. But I am happy to hear it wasn't just one shot. Congrats.

I honestly love hearing about others making strides in their game. It motivates me to better my game too.

 

[TheNewSharkster]

i was playing in my money league tonight and it was our night to play om the 9 footers. we rotate every 4 weeks from the bar tables due to having more teams than bar tables available.

well i get outa position on my last ball " which happens fairly often" and have a fairly thin cut.going into a corner pocket. due to not being able to reach the shot in a normal stance i decide to shoot off handed. i hate using a bridge.

after walking around the table and line up where i want to hit the object ball i get in my stance off handed. for some reason i just did not feel comfortable where i was aiming so instead of going ahead and taking the shot like i usually would and hope i was right i closed my right eye and BINGO !. i saw the shot perfectly and made it.

i do not know why i even thought to close my right eye but all i know is in that situation it worked.

any of you ever have a similar experience ?

The only thing going through my mind is- learn to use the bridge

 

[lorider]

I asked because I wasn't sure yours was really an a ha moment when you really only talked about a single shot. But I am happy to hear it wasn't just one shot. Congrats.

I honestly love hearing about others making strides in their game. It motivates me to better my game too.

thanks . like i said it was one of my better nights. actually a damn good night considering 90% of my playing time is on bar tables.

 

[lorider]

The only thing going through my mind is- learn to use the bridge

i have a personal bridge that fits in my jump sleeve on my gf's case. actually it will fit in just about any long pocket on any case. it will extend out any length you want all the way to a full size bridge. i think it is a pretty neat item but i just hate playing with a bridge.

my post was not so much about shooting off handed vs using a bridge. it was more bout i faced a situation where i got down on a shot and for the life of me i was uncertain about my contact point on the object ball. i guess that was telling me my eye sight is not what it used to be now that i am pushing 60

i have shot off handed enough in my life time that i am pretty comfortable with it , especially short range situations.

 

[TheNewSharkster]

i have a personal bridge that fits in my jump sleeve on my gf's case. actually it will fit in just about any long pocket on any case. it will extend out any length you want all the way to a full size bridge. i think it is a pretty neat item but i just hate playing with a bridge.

my post was not so much about shooting off handed vs using a bridge. it was more bout i faced a situation where i got down on a shot and for the life of me i was uncertain about my contact point on the object ball. i guess that was telling me my eye sight is not what it used to be now that i am pushing 60

i have shot off handed enough in my life time that i am pretty comfortable with it , especially short range situations.

I think i know the bridge you are talking about. It looks kinda like a golf ball retreiver for when you hit into a water hazard?

Anyways, I have always been a advocate of the bridge and I never understood why people don't use it. I remember once I was playing in a bar tourny and I had a shot that called for the bridge. I grabbed it and was lining up my shot. My opponent made some rude comment about using the bridge. Something about it being a crutch and a granny stick. My response was "professional players use the bridge and they are the best players in the world.". He didn't really have much to say on the subject after that.

My personal view on this is I have enough problems learning to play with my right hand. I shouldn't focus on learning how to shoot with my left :smile: