For many pool players it's a natural tendency to spin shots with outside "helping" English. (This is fine, Dennis Orcollo told me he likes this technique on new cloth with big pockets, but on worn cloth, tight pockets he favors the inside of the cueball). Like a golfer fading or drawing the golf ball I recommend you use a touch of inside or a touch of outside, but not "center ball" because it keeps you from creating a zone.(there are a couple exceptions)
Spinning the cue ball is necessary, especially if you're trying to change the angle off a cushion. I can spin the cueball anyway I want, just like Tiger Woods can spin the ball either way, (but he doesn't), he consistently fades the golf ball for consistency, like Jack Nichlaus said "it takes the left side of the course out of play" - in pool you want to take the under cut side of the pocket out of play....I call this a Master Shot!
I suggest you develop a "master a shot" so you can hit the three parts of the pocket. This isn't difficult, it just requires you to learn the TOI technique which reduces calculations.
There are three {main} calculations you make to be accurate using outside English,
1st) - you must judge the immediate deflection
2nd) - you must judge how much the spin brings the cue ball back to it's original shot line
3rd) - you must decide where to hit the cue ball to accomplish the intended shot. (these calculations are related, but not necessarily connected like they are with my technique)
You will find it's necessary to hit these shots at a variety of speeds and a variety of spins to do what you need with the cue ball. This takes a LOT of different calculations because speed effects deflection AND spin.
Over the course of hours, you will have to make numerous calculations and instinctive judgments to make every shot as planned. With the 'Touch Of Inside' system of play I am showing you how to reduce the amount of calculations and instinctive judgments.
The TOI Technique shows you how to hit one theme of speeds, one theme of spins, and one theme cue ball targets. I also align either center/center or center/ edge on every shot so that part is consistent as well (I then aim from that baseline of alignment positions).
If you're cutting a ball at a "half ball" angle down the rail to the left and using "outside" (right English) your cue ball is immediately going to deflect into the object ball slightly. To overcome undercutting it you will need to spin the cue ball to make it curve back and throw the object ball in the pocket.
This may seem like it's helping the cut, but is it really?
You are having to hit the speed correctly, the spin correctly, the contact point (shot line) correctly and hit the cue ball precisely to do this.
You are over whelming the subconscious with these calculations, when you add pressure your game gets more inconsistent instead of more reliable in most cases. How about over the course of a 5-10 hour set, do you rely on your game to get better and better?
With the TOI Technique I teach players to strive for ONE SPEED - ONE SHOT ANGLE REFERENCE (center or edge) - ONE TIP TARGET (the "Touch" of Inside).
The one thing I guard against {using TOI} is over-cutting the ball, however, if you're going to miss a shot would you rather over-cut it or under-cut it?
I don't know about you, but when I under-cut a shot I feel like a dogged it, however, when I over-cut a shot I know what I need to do to correct what I did wrong.
The 3 Part Pocket System increases consistency, strengthens confidence and makes your Game strong, reliable, and very intimidating. I can't explain it in writing as well as in my videos, for the price of buying me lunch you can start learning it today.
'The Game is the Teacher'
www.masteringpocketbilliards.com
Spinning the cue ball is necessary, especially if you're trying to change the angle off a cushion. I can spin the cueball anyway I want, just like Tiger Woods can spin the ball either way, (but he doesn't), he consistently fades the golf ball for consistency, like Jack Nichlaus said "it takes the left side of the course out of play" - in pool you want to take the under cut side of the pocket out of play....I call this a Master Shot!
I suggest you develop a "master a shot" so you can hit the three parts of the pocket. This isn't difficult, it just requires you to learn the TOI technique which reduces calculations.
There are three {main} calculations you make to be accurate using outside English,
1st) - you must judge the immediate deflection
2nd) - you must judge how much the spin brings the cue ball back to it's original shot line
3rd) - you must decide where to hit the cue ball to accomplish the intended shot. (these calculations are related, but not necessarily connected like they are with my technique)
You will find it's necessary to hit these shots at a variety of speeds and a variety of spins to do what you need with the cue ball. This takes a LOT of different calculations because speed effects deflection AND spin.
Over the course of hours, you will have to make numerous calculations and instinctive judgments to make every shot as planned. With the 'Touch Of Inside' system of play I am showing you how to reduce the amount of calculations and instinctive judgments.
The TOI Technique shows you how to hit one theme of speeds, one theme of spins, and one theme cue ball targets. I also align either center/center or center/ edge on every shot so that part is consistent as well (I then aim from that baseline of alignment positions).
If you're cutting a ball at a "half ball" angle down the rail to the left and using "outside" (right English) your cue ball is immediately going to deflect into the object ball slightly. To overcome undercutting it you will need to spin the cue ball to make it curve back and throw the object ball in the pocket.
This may seem like it's helping the cut, but is it really?
You are having to hit the speed correctly, the spin correctly, the contact point (shot line) correctly and hit the cue ball precisely to do this.
You are over whelming the subconscious with these calculations, when you add pressure your game gets more inconsistent instead of more reliable in most cases. How about over the course of a 5-10 hour set, do you rely on your game to get better and better?
With the TOI Technique I teach players to strive for ONE SPEED - ONE SHOT ANGLE REFERENCE (center or edge) - ONE TIP TARGET (the "Touch" of Inside).
The one thing I guard against {using TOI} is over-cutting the ball, however, if you're going to miss a shot would you rather over-cut it or under-cut it?
I don't know about you, but when I under-cut a shot I feel like a dogged it, however, when I over-cut a shot I know what I need to do to correct what I did wrong.
The 3 Part Pocket System increases consistency, strengthens confidence and makes your Game strong, reliable, and very intimidating. I can't explain it in writing as well as in my videos, for the price of buying me lunch you can start learning it today.
'The Game is the Teacher'
www.masteringpocketbilliards.com