Just giving you s*it. I've seen Nic's video where he does this with a student, and I keep meaning to try, but always forget.
I'll remember one of these days.
How much of Dominant Eye to get over the ball?
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Just giving you s*it. I've seen Nic's video where he does this with a student, and I keep meaning to try, but always forget.
I'll remember one of these days.
If you do try it, don't set it up yourself. If you have trouble sighting then you will set it up off straight. Get someone who doesn't have an issue with sighting to set it up...an instructor...a player....the player doesn't have to be an excellent player, just someone who doesn't have trouble sighting. That way when you fo it you can be sure you are viewing a dead straight shot, with the tip and butt of the cue perfectly aligned.
If you do find you have a problem and your sighting is off a fraction, getting it right will instantly make your potting and striking of the white more accurate. No doubt in my mind that finding the individuals centre of vision is the most important part of a players game.
If you do try it, don't set it up yourself. If you have trouble sighting then you will set it up off straight. Get someone who doesn't have an issue with sighting to set it up...an instructor...a player....the player doesn't have to be an excellent player, just someone who doesn't have trouble sighting. That way when you fo it you can be sure you are viewing a dead straight shot, with the tip and butt of the cue perfectly aligned.
If you do find you have a problem and your sighting is off a fraction, getting it right will instantly make your potting and striking of the white more accurate. No doubt in my mind that finding the individuals centre of vision is the most important part of a players game.
I used a string. It was a double check for my eyes.
In my work, I line things up all day long. It becomes a curse when I leave the job!
I was setting up wrong on my pool shots, so I implemented my work techniques to my game and that fixed it for me. I was taking my eye off of the line, lazily as I moved down into the shot.
The old saying, "Keep your eye on the ball", is not as stupid and mundane as it sounds.
Best,
Mike
It screws you up moving the vision centre off the line of aim. Because I step into the shot with both feet after I've picked my line of aim it becomes harder to keep the vision centre on this line. I spent countless hours working on stepping in and keeping my eyes on line. What helped was not thinking about stepping in, weirdly. Simply keep my eyes fixated on this line of aim and go to get down. I automatically step in and my had doesn't move side to side, just down. Keep your eyes on the ball is excellent advice. Too many times do players look at other things, like where the cue ball will go, the next ball as they get down.I used a string. It was a double check for my eyes.
In my work, I line things up all day long. It becomes a curse when I leave the job!
I was setting up wrong on my pool shots, so I implemented my work techniques to my game and that fixed it for me. I was taking my eye off of the line, lazily as I moved down into the shot.
The old saying, "Keep your eye on the ball", is not as stupid and mundane as it sounds.
Best,
Mike
Yes, looking at the Object Ball while going down & only the OB is what Gene told me to do to keep me from switching to the other eye & hence changing the line.
This is probably the single biggest fix in my game overall. Like 99.9% of players, picking up on what you're doing when you're playing well sounds easy, but it's not.
Not one coach/instructor picked up on me moving off of the shot line at all different times when I played. The simple fact of me finding the vision center/head placement position gave me a starting point in my alignment that I never thought about previously.
All kinds of moving stroke flaws accompanied days of dead stroke, only to fall back into a slump, again. When Gene showed me Perfect Aim, I finally realized what I needed to do. I wish I would've started playing the game with this information instead of learning through rote and bad habits from compensating for an improper alignment.
I'm sure there're many others that don't realize they do the same thing and play inconsistently after years of frustrating practice!
Armed with this knowledge, my game feels solid. Watch out, Jayson! :grin-square:Best,
Mike
This is probably the single biggest fix in my game overall. Like 99.9% of players, picking up on what you're doing when you're playing well sounds easy, but it's not.
Not one coach/instructor picked up on me moving off of the shot line at all different times when I played. The simple fact of me finding the vision center/head placement position gave me a starting point in my alignment that I never thought about previously.
All kinds of moving stroke flaws accompanied days of dead stroke, only to fall back into a slump, again. When Gene showed me Perfect Aim, I finally realized what I needed to do. I wish I would've started playing the game with this information instead of learning through rote and bad habits from compensating for an improper alignment.
I'm sure there're many others that don't realize they do the same thing and play inconsistently after years of frustrating practice!
Best,
Mike
Well stated Mike.
But wouldn't you say that Gene's Perfect Aim is bunk & no one should look into it?:wink:
The Green statement above is said in sarcasm for those that did not get that.
I would say it's not for everybody because it's not a problem for some. A large portion of the playing public could benefit from it, depending on their skill level.
Some players learn it after many hours of practice and some never do. Everybody's different and one man's poison is another's pleasure.
The people that don't need it will laugh at you and say it's not important enough to mess with, let alone talk about. The others that do benefit from it will notice a substantial leap in their game when it's shown to them. They'll wonder why doesn't everybody jump on it? :smile:
I work with children and sometimes one child advances much faster than the rest of the class. Other times one child lags far behind. That doesn't mean they won't get it. It means I just have to find the way to teach them that's different than what I'm doing at the present time.
Best,
Mike
Mike, you seem to be a excellent teacher:thumbup:.
everybody knows and everybody can, it´s just a matter of connecting the dots your own way.
A excellent thread and some very good posts imo
!Shoot well my friends
Chrippa
Yes Mike,
I've coached all ages from 4 to young adults in multiple sports. Everyone is different & comprehends differently. (Well....there are clusters that are very similar.) Sometimes I've had to say something 6 or 7 different ways with maybe 3 or 4 different examples to get that light bulb lit.
But once it's lit the sight, results, can be amazing.
Best 2 Ya,
Rick
Mike, you seem to be a excellent teacher:thumbup:.
everybody knows and everybody can, it´s just a matter of connecting the dots your own way.
A excellent thread and some very good posts imo
Shoot well my friends
Chrippa
Thanks, Chrippa! Glad you agree, my friend. :thumbup:
Best,
Mike
So true, Rick! We learn at different speeds and methods, but we all can learn.
CJ gets a bad rap for reaching out to teach in a multitude of methods. He's criticized for repeating himself in different ways because it's not new and somebody's heard it before. Not everybody understands it the first few times and a change in the way something is presented will make the difference for someone.
I got to give him credit for taking the heat and pushing through the flak he gets. He's a human magnet for insults some days, but he shows up despite the maltreatment. Maybe he actually likes it...not! :grin-square:
Best,
Mike
Good Morning Mike,
I needed CJ to say something a bit differently specifically for me to get me to fine tune TOI into a workable method.
CJ just solicited questions in another thread stating that he will not be here much longer & will be focusing more on Facebook, Google, & YouTube.
It appears that AZB has allowed yet another Pro, one that was very gracious & willing to be here, to be driven away by the posts of that certain few or maybe it was just one that finally wore him down.
I sort of liked the way CJ just prodded one into 'realeyesing' something.
It's always better when one sort of figures something out & sort of learns it on their own. They then thank 'the teacher' for helping them & not for teaching it to them. It somehow gives the new knowledge a different & better 'feeling'. Sort of like raising one's confidence & believing in one's self.
I did that with my children a lot but CJ is very good at it, even in a text format with delays involved.
If CJ leaves, I will certainly miss him. I find him to be one of, if not the most, interesting 'aspects' of AZB. In fact, I think CJ should have had his own sub forum, sort of like his Facebook Page but entirely for pool.
Also, CJ is not a force feed, my way or the highway type. If one did not get it, or like it, or whatever, he'd just say fine, put it on a closet shelf, you may want to pull it down at some future date.
I'm already talking about him as though he's gone, because I guess he is as good as gone.
Best 2 Ya,
Rick
I'd hate to see him go, too. It's one of the main reasons I visit AZB. I think he faded the last barrage for the most part, although it seems to be the same ones posting over and over to get him riled.
Make him a mod and keep him here. That'd discourage the cheap shots and whining. Posters might even think about what they've said before submitting their message.
Best,
Mike