Half ball hits on the 10ball spotshot?

so you guys are saying you aim for the same spot on the object ball, whether it is on the spot or 4 inches below the spot.
if i take it right that is exactly what you are saying. or am i missing something here.
 
so you guys are saying you aim for the same spot on the object ball, whether it is on the spot or 4 inches below the spot.
if i take it right that is exactly what you are saying. or am i missing something here.
Kinda sorta, but not from the same cue ball position. The 1/2 ball hit is the point of discussion, not the same spot on the object ball.
 
so you guys are saying you aim for the same spot on the object ball, whether it is on the spot or 4 inches below the spot.
if i take it right that is exactly what you are saying. or am i missing something here.
Not the same OB contact point, the same visual overlap from a different CB position.

pj
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so you guys are saying you aim for the same spot on the object ball, whether it is on the spot or 4 inches below the spot.
if i take it right that is exactly what you are saying. or am i missing something here.
The cue ball placement changes
its amazing if you pay attention
how often you aiming a half ball hit ( or close) to pocket the ball

half ball hits (same aim spots ). Occur very frequently when playing
jmho
 
then on one of the shots you are not using the optimal cue ball position.

and on any shot there is an exact spot to hit for the shot to have the best chance of going. i guess if you can move the cueball so that the exact half ball is easier to hit than that works. but you still are not aiming at an exact spot on the object ball.
 
then on one of the shots you are not using the optimal cue ball position.

and on any shot there is an exact spot to hit for the shot to have the best chance of going. i guess if you can move the cueball so that the exact half ball is easier to hit than that works. but you still are not aiming at an exact spot on the object ball.
I don’t completely understand your post but a half ball hit on an object ball
means aiming at the edge of the object
Thats the exact spot
 
Another quick drawing. 50x100 rectangle, ball where the 10 would be if racked, ghost ball aimed very slightly high to hit the wider part of the pocket due to the reduced angle of entry. 30 degree line (half ball hit) bisects the headstring 3.92 " from the rail. Throw, spin, table and ball conditions can vary, so this is only a reference, obviously.
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The cue ball placement changes
its amazing if you pay attention
how often you aiming a half ball hit ( or close) to pocket the ball

half ball hits (same aim spots ). Occur very frequently when playing
jmho
HEY! YOU JUST INVENTED (another) AIMING SYSTEM!
Seriously though, I think this is how a lot of them start.
:LOL::LOL::LOL:
 
Another quick drawing. 50x100 rectangle, ball where the 10 would be if racked, ghost ball aimed very slightly high to hit the wider part of the pocket due to the reduced angle of entry. 30 degree line (half ball hit) bisects the headstring 3.92 " from the rail. Throw, spin, table and ball conditions can vary, so this is only a reference, obviously.
For comparison, here's an easy way to see where the CB goes for a half ball spot shot. Looks like your diagram shows about the right amount of adjustment from there.

pj
chgo

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For comparison, here's an easy way to see where the CB goes for a half ball spot shot. Looks like your diagram shows about the right amount of adjustment from there.
And here's a comparison of the two shots.

It looks like the OB could move another few inches toward the foot rail before the CB is stopped by the side rail.

pj
chgo

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then on one of the shots you are not using the optimal cue ball position.

and on any shot there is an exact spot to hit for the shot to have the best chance of going. i guess if you can move the cueball so that the exact half ball is easier to hit than that works. but you still are not aiming at an exact spot on the object ball.
yeah, thats the point, it's easier to aim at the edge than a spot on the object ball periphery, if you know the edge is correct. In this case we do. If the ball were on the spot I would place the cue ball on the head string and almost a full diamond towards the center string, a half ball to a full ball towards the nearest rail.
 
If you want to see if a shot is a half-ball shot and you don't have a protractor or PJ's drawing program, here is how you can test on the table using just the balls. This diagram shows how to find the half-ball spot for the cue ball on a spot shot. The 1 is on the spot. Place the ghost ball against the 1 ball pointed to the pocket or slightly towards the left side of the pocket if you want to compensate for the throw. Freeze the 2 and 3 as shown. All four balls in the mini-diamond need to be touching. The line from the 3 ball to the ghost ball -- the points of the diamond -- points back towards where you have to place the cue ball for a half-ball shot.

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If the object ball is close to the cushion, and you can't put balls behind it, here is a slightly different geometry. The shot is to make the 1 ball. This time I'm showing the compensation for throw explicitly. The line for a half ball shot for the cue ball placement joins the edges of the 1 ball and the 3 ball. Alternatively, you can put up another ball along the line of the 2-3 and then the line will go through the center of that extra ball and the center of the ghost ball.

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If you want to see if a shot is a half-ball shot and you don't have a protractor or PJ's drawing program, here is how you can test on the table using just the balls. This diagram shows how to find the half-ball spot for the cue ball on a spot shot. The 1 is on the spot. Place the ghost ball against the 1 ball pointed to the pocket or slightly towards the left side of the pocket if you want to compensate for the throw. Freeze the 2 and 3 as shown. All four balls in the mini-diamond need to be touching. The line from the 3 ball to the ghost ball -- the points of the diamond -- points back towards where you have to place the cue ball for a half-ball shot.
I think my opponent is going to call a foul. Maybe even unsportsmanlike conduct. :ROFLMAO:
 
all you are doing is finding the exact spot to hit the ball. you can easily do that by just looking at it. and put the cueball where ever you want.
and what happens when you put the cue ball slightly off the perfect line for the half ball hit. now you miss.

if you cant hit aiming where you just looked at the shot and have to aim for the edge which is round, how do you hit all the other shots in the game.

and it isnt natural for you to aim at a different spot then you are used to.
 
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