I think the receiver might make more adjustments to match up with the ball thrown, like slow down...speed up... cut slightly to the right or left...jump higher.
HOW TO AIM … The “AIMING SYSTEM” of the PROS
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Did reeding come naturally to you, or did you use a system/method?
keep going
i think you could interpret the definition of method and system and use them interchangeable in this situation
that may not be technically correct but thats how i see it
a method is a process ...series of steps for a result ,,,
systems as used in pool also give a sequence of steps for a result
I would go with methods instead of a systems. Even if one were to use CTE for example I'm sure that there are shot angles that it doesn't work as good on compared to others or that people started with maybe ghost ball or contact point aiming and they still use that with another method as a double check for their aim for example.
Wait, no magic pills?
Thanks Dr. Dave.
Thanks Dr. Dave.
bill you would have to read a few posts in thread to understand
i am not suggesting you need to or should....
Yep. No snake oil either. Just smart practice (and a few useful "guidelines" and "best practices").
You're welcome.
Agreed.
IMO, it is more of a "visual aid" than a "system." It is something you can learn to see intuitively during HAMB.
You're welcome. I aim to swerve.
I think I like that better; although, "shot picture" has been commonly used for a while.
It occurs to me that Dave could write up 20-pages of text and a few diagrams and have the DAMN (Dave's Aiming Method Notation).....
Old Sage sitting on a Toadstool says....
Once upon a time in a land far, far away.....there was a thread called "Aiming Wars,"
and on that day, we knew that the great peace in the Universe we had known was going to change.
Then it did!
What constitutes "snake oil or magic pills"? Give some examples.
HAMB doesn't make anyone better in pool, golf, tennis or anything else. You have individuals that have hit two million
balls in those sports and still suck. Why? Because their stroke/swing is off from HAMB incorrectly or in pool they aren't using their eyes in a way to see the orientation of the CB to OB and cue angle as it needs to be. There's no intuition that supersedes KNOWING what to do and how to do it. Pool is a very visual game.
When can intuition be wrong? Intuition leads us astray because it's not very good at picking up flaws in the evidence.
Ask Lou Figueroa if he's playing better pool now since he got cataract surgery than when his eyes were weaker.
Also ask any pro pool player who hit the wall at a certain age and starts going downhill what the reason was. Most will
say, "it's my eyes, I can't see everything as sharply as I did when I was younger." It's visual. You have to be able to see clearly and sharply as well as know how to link up the two balls to make shots with a high percentage of success.
It's commonly referred to in the sport as "Aiming." Could also be "Overlapping points". Could also be "Impact picture".
Look what the eyes and vision has done for Efren. https://www.azbilliards.com/reyes-eye-surgery-successful/
He didn't go for any "advanced intuition training classes."
For Christ sake, you've graded enough test papers to know better. Did the students who scored the highest get there by knowing exactly what the answer was, or was intuition (guessing/gut feeling) that scored the highest?
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Not taking the bait -- you already know where I stand on all this stuff after many, many, many years of discussion and futile explanations.
Kinda reminds me of the old story of the guy who gets sent to the penitentiary. First night someone down the row of cells calls out "25!" And there's laughter from the other cells. A bit later, from another cell comes, "8!" And there are more chuckles. Next day in the chow line the new guy asks an old-timer, "What's up with the numbers?" And the long timer says, "We've all been in here for so long we've heard each other's jokes a million times so now we've just given them all numbers and call them out instead of repeating them.
So that night the new guy calls out "25!" And gets crickets. Next day in the chow line the new guy asks the old-timer, "What happen? No nobody laughed." And the old guys says,"Well, some guys just don't know how to tell a joke."
Lou Figueroa
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some Dr. he is... not throwing out prescriptions... license should be revoked
DAM is a prescriptionsome Dr. he is... not throwing out prescriptions... license should be revoked
DAM! I really enjoy your sense of humor.
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