Looking at the Cueball

On any given shot I have no idea or plan regarding which ball I will look at last or first or if I repeat the same process each time (though I very much doubt that I do) and even immediately after playing the shot I probably could not tell you for sure which ball I looked at last. I have a sneaking suspicion that if I were to start thinking about that aspect the percentage of pot attempts that drop would fall.

We're all different. I am not in any way knocking pre-shot or aiming routines but for some of us the best method is simply to do what we are most comfortable with and what comes to us most naturally.

That is true for some other games/sports too.
 
oldroller said:
But i think DCP wasn't paying attention in school
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Indeed, Scott Lee said to look at the OB last.

I think, you just do what you think is right and works. I just like to look at the CB last. So I can concentrate on the CB. If I hit it correct, the CB will do his job and hit the OB on the right place.
 
Snorks said:
To me it sounds like the importance of the Personal Eye Pattern is coming up again. My PEP is as follows:
- line up cb to ob to ensure that I am pocketing the ball (in my case I use SAM, so I pick my 1,2,3,4,5,6 shot).
- Now I switch focus to only the CB. I take two warm up strokes focusing on exactly where I am going to hit the CB
- Then I go into Set
- I switch my eyes to the OB
- then Pause, Finish... only looking at the OB.

This PEP routine has really helped my game!
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I do the exact same thing(well,not the SAM thing),but it came from trial and error,not a system that someone taught me.
 
The moral of this post (for me anyway) is not to be mentally lazy when you practice. Bad habits develop fast and will need effort to correct them.

DrCue'sProtege said:
its the age old debate - which do i look at last, cueball or object ball?
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We've been debating this for ages? oops, I didn't even know... I always sleep through the good stuff. Besides, I thought it was commonly understood that you (virtually always) look at the OB last...

-td
 
DrCue'sProtege said:
my PEP as adapted from the training lesson with Scott Lee, and other instructors? well, ok, here goes:

1) step into the shot, focusing on where you want to hit the cue ball
2) sight the object ball for a couple of seconds
3) eyes back on the cue ball, and take a couple of practice strokes
4) glance back at the object ball one last time to insure everything is still aligned
5) eyes back on the cue ball, and fire.

DCP
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Perfect! All the way until number 5!
Steve
 
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