Hard to Find the Center of the Cue Ball

[gregcantrall]

It’s in the middle

You got me.
The Pea in the middle and being able to massage the pea with the cue tip. All imaginary I say.
My best baseball hitting coaching was to look for and hit the pea in the middle. I was an excellent hitter is my inner Rainman statement.

 

[gregcantrall]

Learning to make the cueball talk. Kinda like read my lips. watching the tip enter the space once occupied by whitey can help solve the mystery soon er. I have experience sitting and considering. As the cueball departs I see the rotation or lack thereof. Tells me if I hit it as accurately as possible and according to the plan.
That makes the blame game between mechanical and mental a quick study. And hopefully amicable resolve.

 

[slide13]

Gonna make a guess based on issues making the money ball. I missed the money ball far more than I should have for years. Finally figured it out. Every other shot, I played to make the ball and get shape. Money ball, I didn't need shape so I just played not to scratch. I was playing the money ball shot differently than any other shot!

I cured my problem by choosing a spot for shape when I shot the money ball, then it became just like any other shot.

For practice, shoot the spot to spot shot but put a gate to go through. Something else, put a ball near the cue ball's path. Keep getting it closer until you can almost rub it without the cue ball getting sucked into it.

99% certain your unconscious is causing your issues. Need to train it not to anticipate.

Hu

I've started doing this some too and it has helped. I won't force it, if I get straight in on the money ball and just need a stop shot I'll go with the stop shot, but even a stop shot is picking your spot for the cue ball so it kinda counts.

For most other shots I'll usually go for center table, head spot, or foot spot position just because they're nice defined spots on the table that feel safe and easy to play to.

 

[ribdoner]

if you consistently can make the ball with alittle spin
why change now?
do you miss when you cant have spin for position?

segull used outside (running) english unless he was forced to use inside english dictated by the best positional path

parica seemed comfortable striking the Q ball as required

 

[maha]

if you cant hit the exact center of the cueball that means you are putting more or less english in either direction than you realize on every shot you shoot. except the rare times you do hit the center.

which obviously makes you miss balls you think you hit well. the more off center your shots are that you dont know about, the more you miss and miss farther off.

 

[ChrisinNC]

if you cant hit the exact center of the cueball that means you are putting more or less english in either direction than you realize on every shot you shoot. except the rare times you do hit the center.

which obviously makes you miss balls you think you hit well. the more off center your shots are that you dont know about, the more you miss and miss farther off.

Obviously I agree, so does that mean to forget about trying to hit center ball and accept that I should hit most shots with some degree of left or right, or to keep practicing my stroke on hitting center ball?

At age 69, I’m currently having issues dealing with a 10 year old shoulder replacement that is wearing out, so my practice time is very limited as I consider whether it’s worth it’s getting revision replacement surgery. For now I think I’m better off giving up on worrying about striking center ball.