How effective is training aid?

X Breaker

X Breaker

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Well, does anyone purchased any training aid and like it?

By training aid I am thinking about Accushot, Spider, BAT, third eye and so on.

What is your favorite training aid?

Richard
 
Wellll...

Haven't purchased any kind of training aid so I can't really comment on this one.

Heck, I just shoot the balls in the pockets by feel, so I can't help ya! :confused:

Would be interested to hear the input others have though!
 
The 3rd Eye Stroke Trainer is a great tool. It'll help you straighten out your stroke, and train your eyes to see the shots correctly. Your eyes can play tricks on you; the 3rd Eye will help you pot the balls.

Excellent item.
 
RE:Training Aids

I found the "Stroke Trainer" very helpful but if you don't have your own table I don't recommend it. I also found the Elephant Balls helpful because the cue ball gives great feedback about where you actually hit the ball. The cheapest training aid that really works is stroking into a Coke bottle.
 
I've never used any of them. But I would think that a good stroke aid might be useful. Aiming aides are a waste of money IMHO. Most people who have played for a long time know where to aim on most shots they just aren't capable enough to execute the shot for one reason or another.
 
Aiming aides are a waste of money IMHO. Most people who have played for a long time know where to aim on most shots they just aren't capable enough to execute the shot for one reason or another.
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I usd to think that. "Everybody knows where to hit the ball, they just can't actually cue well enough to do it" But I've realised, there are a good many shots where i look at them, and if i'm honest, i can't really pinpoint where i'm aiming. I'm just going for a rough area. Obviously this isn't the case for the really simple common shots, but even a good proportion of medium level shots. Also how do you explain why awkward cut shots or shots where there is a huge distance between object ball and pocket, yet only a few inches between cueball and object ball, are missed? Are you telling me some really good players' cueing is so bent they've hit the wrong place on the object ball only about ten inches away? Surely the reason they've missed is because they don't know exactly where to send the cue ball.
 
I've got a stroke trainer which I use and like. After I got it, I did see some improvement in my stroke. I don't know if that was the reason for my improvement or not, but now I'm afraid not to use it. :D
 
worriedbeef said:
I usd to think that. "Everybody knows where to hit the ball, they just can't actually cue well enough to do it" But I've realised, there are a good many shots where i look at them, and if i'm honest, i can't really pinpoint where i'm aiming. I'm just going for a rough area. Obviously this isn't the case for the really simple common shots, but even a good proportion of medium level shots. Also how do you explain why awkward cut shots or shots where there is a huge distance between object ball and pocket, yet only a few inches between cueball and object ball, are missed? Are you telling me some really good players' cueing is so bent they've hit the wrong place on the object ball only about ten inches away? Surely the reason they've missed is because they don't know exactly where to send the cue ball.
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Often times the inadvertant spin on the cue ball will throw the object ball off course. Secondly those shots aren't always easy, you have to take great care in lining up a shot in which the object ball is only a few inches away. Poor alignment can kill you here.

It's not just the stroke that is important it is alignment.
 
I think the best training aid for beginners is the Jim Rempe training ball. This ball has numbers on it to show you where you can hit higher/lower for follow or draw, or left/right for english.

Best of all, I can take this ball out and show someone exactly how low/high they can hit the cue ball for draw/follow.

Once I show them on this ball, they "get it". (Helps me communicate.)
 
If I was to tell any new player to spend money on anything it would be take some lessons from a good instructor. I believe that's the fastest way to get better quick. I must add that you need some natural talent too. Johnnyt
 
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