Like Popeye said .....

3andstop

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That's all I can stands, I can't stands no more! :)

So many aiming system you need a protractor and a math degree to figure the damned things out. What if there was a way .... a simple way with no variables except the straightness of your stroke to pocket a ball, any ball.

Well there is and it tortures me to read all these ridiculous ideas about waving your stick around before you stroke that I can't hold myself back from exposing the ONLY simplest and most accurate way to pocket a ball.

Even the ghost ball technique requires a degree of guesswork. You need to replace the ghost ball with your cue ball. Problem is, how do you know what half the width of the cue ball (1 1/8th inch) is? You guestimate that.

I posted this a while back. It's so simple, you may not even give it serious consideration. That will be your loss. When you see LCR of course it mean left, center, and right.

There is no reason to use any system that requires guessing anything. Use this, apply your english as much or as little as you want WHEN you are sighting the shot, NOT ON YOUR LAST STROKE. Don't wiggle your stick or change anything, just shoot the damned ball.

If you can envision the straight line of the side of your cue shaft extending all the way to the object ball, and cover that line when you stroke it's all the better. The key is the sides of the cue shaft not the center.

Here is the link FWIW ....
http://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=123408
 
I like it and I kind of thought maybe there could be a hybrid deal... where your initial aim is at the contact point, then you offset the stick and pivot. But all of that seems harder than this or simply visualizing where you need to aim to make the backside of the CB hit the contact point on the OB.
 
CreeDo said:
I like it and I kind of thought maybe there could be a hybrid deal... where your initial aim is at the contact point, then you offset the stick and pivot. But all of that seems harder than this or simply visualizing where you need to aim to make the backside of the CB hit the contact point on the OB.
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I can't explain it, and sometimes it seems impossible to be accurate, but it is dead accurate. It seems using the side of the shaft rather than just aiming the cue, compensates for the balls curvature. All it needs is some time to get used to, and then to simply trust it. :)
 
3andstop said:
I can't explain it, and sometimes it seems impossible to be accurate, but it is dead accurate. It seems using the side of the shaft rather than just aiming the cue, compensates for the balls curvature. All it needs is some time to get used to, and then to simply trust it. :)
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What he said, Have been doing this for years with success.

highrun55
 
3andstop said:
... it is dead accurate.
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Sorry, but I don't think so, at least not in the sense of being geometrically accurate on all shots. How do you avoid undercutting extremely thin cuts? I imagine you are adjusting somehow, be it consciously or subconsciously.

Quoting JoeyA from the original thread you cited:

this as well as every other aiming system allows you to get in the ball park for most shots and your experience with squerve, table conditions, ball conditions and other equipment will allow you to make the fine tune adjustments needed to consistently pocket the object ball.
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This is a good method. I basically use three points of reference depending on how much the cut angle is: 1) the center of the ball for pretty straight shots, 2) the edge of the tip for moderate cuts (what you suggested), and 3) the outer edge of the cue ball for really thin cuts.

In the end any system can only ballpark your aiming point. IMO the best thing to do is visualize the shot and trust your instincts. Most shots are missed on execution, not aim.
 
3andstop said:
That's all I can stands, I can't stands no more! :)

So many aiming system you need a protractor and a math degree to figure the damned things out. What if there was a way .... a simple way with no variables except the straightness of your stroke to pocket a ball, any ball.

Well there is and it tortures me to read all these ridiculous ideas about waving your stick around before you stroke that I can't hold myself back from exposing the ONLY simplest and most accurate way to pocket a ball.

Even the ghost ball technique requires a degree of guesswork. You need to replace the ghost ball with your cue ball. Problem is, how do you know what half the width of the cue ball (1 1/8th inch) is? You guestimate that.

I posted this a while back. It's so simple, you may not even give it serious consideration. That will be your loss. When you see LCR of course it mean left, center, and right.

There is no reason to use any system that requires guessing anything. Use this, apply your english as much or as little as you want WHEN you are sighting the shot, NOT ON YOUR LAST STROKE. Don't wiggle your stick or change anything, just shoot the damned ball.

If you can envision the straight line of the side of your cue shaft extending all the way to the object ball, and cover that line when you stroke it's all the better. The key is the sides of the cue shaft not the center.

Here is the link FWIW ....
http://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=123408
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I'm very glad this method works for you.
This is similar on how I was taught to aim when I first started playing pool. I have since moved to something that works much better for me.

I have a difficult time seeing the spot 'on the ball' where I need to hit. So, while this method may work very well for you, and others, it does not work well for me. The two scenarios where I have the most problems with this, is when trying to aim just off center, and then really thin cuts.

However.. don't despair.. I aim very well. I'm just giving you feed back on why this method does not work for me, and may not work for some others as well.
 
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