I"m sorry I don't understand this???
You know... I've read more than a few of your posts, and from what I read, I'll assume you're an excellent player; therefore, I'd appreciate it if you'd tell me how you easily adjust for squirt and swerve.
You see; I have no problem finding the shot line and aiming if the cut is 30 degrees or less. It doesn't matter how long the shot is. It's never been a problem - not one bit. I don't go to pool rooms and my home table for 43 years was an 8 footer. I thought maybe I'd be put in my place if I played on a 9 footer. Well; my 8 footer is in a dumpster somewhere, (R.I.P) and a 9 footer with 4 - 3/8" pockets was set up in my basement yesterday morning. I've played on it for a few hours and ... Well...aiming is still real easy.
So Jaden... I just told you about something many players (claim) is difficult for them that I find easy. You've told me about something you (claim) is easy that I find difficult. I FIND ADJUSTING FOR SQUIRT AND SWERVE TO BE REALLY DIFFICULT. In fact, banks and kicks aside, improper adjusting for squirt and swerve is the only reason why I miss balls. I'll bet I've missed a million because I improperly adjusted for squirt and swerve.
As I said, I have no doubt you're an excellent player. It comes through in your posts. It's just my belief that anyone who finds adjusting for squirt and swerve to be easy must be the best player in the world. I'm not doubting you are. I'd just wish you'd prove it. So why don't you post a video on you tube. Put the cue ball on the head string. Shoot the ball straight down the length of the table. Most players who do this will unintentionally hit the cue ball a tad off center, resulting in squirt. In your case, make an adjustment and hit the cue ball straight in the center with a perfectly straight stroke. No squirt or swerve will result and the ball should come straight back and hit your tip. If this type of an adjustment is easy for you, do it 100 times in a row. As I said, If you can do this you're the best player in the world. Don't get the idea I'm doubting you.
So if you're not going that route and yet you're still adjusting for squirt and swerve, you must be a T.O.I. Practitioner. So am I. I believe it's the best route to ball pocketing success, but it takes much practice and will always be a work in progress. If you find T.O.I easy, you must be the best player in the world.
How in the world would shooting a straight shot with no english perfectly straight illustrate that adjusting for squirt is simple once you understand how???
All that would show is that someone has a straight stroke and good aim.
If you have no problem aiming but have difficulty adjusting for english, you should be able to do what you asked me to do without any problems.
It would be better to show shooting shots with maximum sidespin to show that adjusting for sidespin is easy once you know how.
Shooting softer shots with lots of spin will NEVER be a 100% proposition, nor will any shot.
If you do the right things, and focus on the right things, you will be able to increase your consistency for doing so and be able to add more shots to your repertoire.
Answer me this, do you use LD tech or standard shafts for your normal play?
I can show you how to easily adjust for spin on the vast majority of shots if you'd like.
A while back I actually did a live BHE demonstration on Ustream where I had someone call me on the phone and without moving my bridge hand or adjusting my aim, I had the caller tell me what english to put on the ball and made it several times in a row for multiple shots.
This was to demonstrate that aiming center ball and just pivoting the arm that holds the back of the cue is enough to adjust for most shots on the table.
Again, softer shots and some conditions require additional adjustments but these are few and far between.
It is the same for LD tech, although it is more often that adjustment is required with LD tech, but the adjustment required is far more minute.
Also LD tech requires a starting point much closer to parallel to center ball aiming.
If you have a standard shaft I offer this challenge to you.
Aim center ball and once you have the right aimline, leave your bridge in place and shift your rear arm so that the tip is pointed where you want the sidespin on the CB to be. If you are also using draw or follow, elevate or lower your bridge so that the cue is as level as possible to minimize swerve. Then stroke straight through the ball.
This is the only thing I didn't figure out on my own. Efren showed it to me in 99.
Now you have to bridge at your cues pivot point to be the most accurate you can be and I can show you how to find it, but for a quick demonstration, if you have a standard shaft it should be close to your natural bridge position.
Try that and see what happens.
Jaden
It's not easy to adjust to this type of system as rotating the rear arm can lead to not straight follow through. Also, certain types of stances can get in the way. The best type of stance to use is to find the aimline standing up, step with the front inside part of your rear heal into the aimline and then step forward with your front foot about a shoulder's width apart with your toe pointing towards the OB contact point.
Then when you bend over, you leave plenty of room between your body and the cue for any adjustments and your body is in a good alignment.
and, yes, it teachers much more than just math.....it's a microcosm for life.
