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Perfect Aim
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dont worry joeya, i dont expect anything at all from you. from what i have seen you like to argue plenty. i am not jealous of gene. he's a fine pool player. i am not, i will never be. come up short on the natural talent side. doesnt mean i dont love the game though. or that i am a huge pool fan. no apology to gene due. he has contributed little to this forum other than his constant sales pitch. if you think otherwise you are entitled to your opinion of course.
brian
did you read my post that you quoted? then you should know whether i have tried perfect aim or not. have you?
brian
Love you ending line..............
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Hi there,
Has all the smoke cleared yet. YIKES......
Bottom line is this. Once you learn Perfect Aim you will not get down on a shot and wonder if it looks right because if you are doing what you should with Perfect Aim you see the shot and it will look like it will go because your eyes are in the best possible position to see the shot well.
Your body will follow your eyes. Imagine throwing a spear overhand. You pull back your arm and hold it back as far as you can. Your eyes are fixed on the target. Now you take a step forward and launch the spear at the target. Right until you let go of the spear you are guideing it to the target. Your body is following the info that your eyes are giving to your brain and your brain to the body.
With pool we are just throwing the spear underhand and we don't let it go but the cue ball continues to the target.
It takes very little effort to learn this and the results are almost instant as far as improving your ability.
That's what it's all about. Helping players improve their game.
When I'm on the road giving lessons I do it for $150.00. That includes the video so they will always be able to remember what they learned. Some players it takes a little longer to teach. Instead of 1 1/2 hour lesson it turns into 3 or 4 hours. I make sure they understand what I'm trying to teach.
Also, any player that has had a lessen or has purchased the video can call me anytime with any question they have at all about pool or Perfect Aim.
I don't know everything but the knowledge I have I will share very willingly.
This is what I offer. And again ,I laughed for 10 minutes when I read you ending there.
Thanks and have a great day Geno............
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Hi there,
Has all the smoke cleared yet. YIKES......
Bottom line is this. Once you learn Perfect Aim you will not get down on a shot and wonder if it looks right because if you are doing what you should with Perfect Aim you see the shot and it will look like it will go because your eyes are in the best possible position to see the shot well.
Your body will follow your eyes. Imagine throwing a spear overhand. You pull back your arm and hold it back as far as you can. Your eyes are fixed on the target. Now you take a step forward and launch the spear at the target. Right until you let go of the spear you are guideing it to the target. Your body is following the info that your eyes are giving to your brain and your brain to the body.
With pool we are just throwing the spear underhand and we don't let it go but the cue ball continues to the target.
It takes very little effort to learn this and the results are almost instant as far as improving your ability.
That's what it's all about. Helping players improve their game.
When I'm on the road giving lessons I do it for $150.00. That includes the video so they will always be able to remember what they learned. Some players it takes a little longer to teach. Instead of 1 1/2 hour lesson it turns into 3 or 4 hours. I make sure they understand what I'm trying to teach.
Also, any player that has had a lessen or has purchased the video can call me anytime with any question they have at all about pool or Perfect Aim.
I don't know everything but the knowledge I have I will share very willingly.
This is what I offer. And again ,I laughed for 10 minutes when I read you ending there.
Thanks and have a great day Geno............
I try to share my knowledge when I can......
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Originally Posted by jcpoolgod
whats the best way to get my focus up
Hi there jcpoolgod,
One reason it helps to play for long periods of time is you need to practice focusing. The only time you can do this is when you play.
Then it seems like all the different situations that you run into you need to learn how to keep your focus in them also.
The only time you can practice being in a final match and try to keep you focus is when you are in a final match.
Being in a loud bar with loud music is another faze of concentration.
But when you practice go through your checklist and do all the things you need to do and focus on trying to do them all the time. A little lapse in your focus and your out of the tourny.
Have a great day Geno.............
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Originally Posted by jcpoolgod
whats the best way to get my focus up
Hi there jcpoolgod,
One reason it helps to play for long periods of time is you need to practice focusing. The only time you can do this is when you play.
Then it seems like all the different situations that you run into you need to learn how to keep your focus in them also.
The only time you can practice being in a final match and try to keep you focus is when you are in a final match.
Being in a loud bar with loud music is another faze of concentration.
But when you practice go through your checklist and do all the things you need to do and focus on trying to do them all the time. A little lapse in your focus and your out of the tourny.
Have a great day Geno.............
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I'll find more. There are about 50,000 to sift through.....
Had 2 surgeries back to back........... - 11-18-2009, 05:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Demondrew
I am getting over knee surgery and I can't get into my correct stance anymore. Pre shot routine is shot to heck. Very frustrating. Everything I am shooting is off to the left. Is it just a matter of retraining my eye, working on getting my knee to bend like it did before, a combination of these or something else?
AARGH!
Andy
Hi there Andy,
In 1996 and 97 I had back to back knee surgeries. At that time I was on top of my game. I limped around until 2009.
I don't know what kind of knee surgery you had but you need to strengthen that leg. The muscles kind of wither especially having 2 surgeries in a row. If you don't work out much you need to start or if you do you need to really work on that leg alot.
Depending on your surgery you should know what you can do for excercise and not do any damage.
In 2009 I had an injection called sindvisk (chicken protien) injected into both my knees. My knees had been damaged from undiagnosed diabetes. I had been wearing knee braces on both knees for 5 years.
Now I use no braces. I think the injections gave the one knee some time to heal a little but the diabetes was wrecking all my joints. I had it for a long time.
Bottom line, if you have trouble excercising and the knee is too painful mention this sinvisk to your knee doctor. It had been available for a long time and my doctor never said a work. That stuff almost works like a miracle.
As far as aiming you don't have as solid of a stance as you used to. Plus it might be kind of hard for you to practice much. As others have said on here you will have to adjust. Your body will tell you what you have to do. But as far as the aiming it's all about the eyes. No matter how you stand your body will follow your eyes...........
Good Luck Geno.................. :grin-square:
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Had 2 surgeries back to back........... - 11-18-2009, 05:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Demondrew
I am getting over knee surgery and I can't get into my correct stance anymore. Pre shot routine is shot to heck. Very frustrating. Everything I am shooting is off to the left. Is it just a matter of retraining my eye, working on getting my knee to bend like it did before, a combination of these or something else?
AARGH!
Andy
Hi there Andy,
In 1996 and 97 I had back to back knee surgeries. At that time I was on top of my game. I limped around until 2009.
I don't know what kind of knee surgery you had but you need to strengthen that leg. The muscles kind of wither especially having 2 surgeries in a row. If you don't work out much you need to start or if you do you need to really work on that leg alot.
Depending on your surgery you should know what you can do for excercise and not do any damage.
In 2009 I had an injection called sindvisk (chicken protien) injected into both my knees. My knees had been damaged from undiagnosed diabetes. I had been wearing knee braces on both knees for 5 years.
Now I use no braces. I think the injections gave the one knee some time to heal a little but the diabetes was wrecking all my joints. I had it for a long time.
Bottom line, if you have trouble excercising and the knee is too painful mention this sinvisk to your knee doctor. It had been available for a long time and my doctor never said a work. That stuff almost works like a miracle.
As far as aiming you don't have as solid of a stance as you used to. Plus it might be kind of hard for you to practice much. As others have said on here you will have to adjust. Your body will tell you what you have to do. But as far as the aiming it's all about the eyes. No matter how you stand your body will follow your eyes...........
Good Luck Geno.................. :grin-square:
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Originally Posted by easy-e
Another dynamite drop in.
Hi there everyone,
I didn't know Mike but he seemed like a really nice guy that was nice to everyone. A person can never be too careful today.
I played pool on the road for about 10 years in the late 70's and the 80's. You really had to watch what was going on back then or you would get robbed. The threat back then was mostly just getting robbed.
These people now adays that are doing drugs are really dangerous. Many of them have no regards for anyone. Just look at all the stupid things that happen in the world today. Most of the treacherous degrading crimes to people and children are done by people that are doing drugs. They just don't think right.
Not all people that are doing drugs are dangerous but a very high percentage.
After being on the road for 2 months it would take me about a week of being home to sleep real well again. I could write a 30 chapter book on real things that happened to me and people around me.
I always worried about the players in these towns that lived there. Everyone in these towns knows that these guys carry alot of money and play for money alot. I guess the term would be sitting duck. For a crook this would be perfect.
I lived in Lees Summit ,Mo in 2008, had a beautiful home and felt very secure. The city approved the lot next to me commercial construction so the vocational school across the street could build offices in the 2 lots next to my house.
I even signed the petition that approved the event.
They lied. A foot clinic,chiropractor,therapist, and about 5 other little offices were put in there that never had anything to do with the school.
So much for my secure environment. They could park in the lot and go through the pine trees that seperated the property line and break right in. They new somehow to disable the alarm system.
I got broke into twice in 6 months. First time I came home and they were in the house and got away. The second one they wrote bad things on my walls with my name involved in the words. All that was missing was vcrs,dvd players,remotes. They tried to get in my safe. Too big to carry out and they couldn't get in it. But they tried. I might of come home before they got the job done.
I'm sure they might have had guns. A few seconds here or there and my life could have ended.
I had trouble sleeping in my own house after that. I knew I was not safe there anymore.
Bottom line is all we can do is put ourselves in the safest environment we can and hope for the best. Unfortuanately the pool world with the gambling has always been a draw for bad people.
When on the road I expected to have people try to rob me because I was always in bad places trying to play for money.
Working and living in a great nieghborhood I didn't expect this. The world is changed so much over the last 30 years. You need to do everything to protect your loved ones and yourself.
When someone is playing for some money whether it be for 100 or 5,000. If there is a bad element in the area they know how much money is at stake. In fact if the bet is high maybe everyone in town knows it. Now after the match you go home to your children and wife. Many players don't even realise what kind of danger they might be putting their families in. Even the thought that someone might be planning to try to rob you is
terrible let alone them trying it and something really goes haywire and someone gets killed. Most people that try to rob people I don't think plan on killing somebody but if thier plan doesn't go right you never know what they will do. In the heat of the moment. Add some drugs and you really have a bad situation.
I think you can get the point. Pretty scary of just the thought of some of these thugs trying to figure out how to get your money. The thought of them coming into your home and doing whatever to get the cash.
Just some words of wisdom to share with everyone. Be careful and be safe.
I am a lucky man to still be walking around after all the hustling I did over the years. I've been on the road for 7 months giving lessons and playing some players. In those months I have had about 5 scary incidents. I don't know how many scary ones I didn't know about.
Watch your back everyone all the time. No matter where you are or what your doing and try to be as safe as possible.
Just imagine a gun pointed at you. A man in a ski mask and coveralls. You think you recognize the voice and are probably right. But you know if you let on that you know he will probably shoot you. You notice the hammer is cocked back on the gun and you notice the person with the gun is shaking real bad. Now you are just praying that the gun doesn't go off by accident. Your digging for your money hoping the crook doesn't get spooked and fire away. In fact your kind of happy you have some money to give him so he might not shoot you. But if you let on that yiou know who it was you might get shot.
I guess what I'm trying to say is in my travels the last 7 months I have met so many good people in this pool world. I never met Mike but I wish I would have. I'm sure we would have had some good stories to trade.
Be safe eneryone and have a good life.......................
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:grin-square::grin::smile:
Originally Posted by easy-e
Another dynamite drop in.
Hi there everyone,
I didn't know Mike but he seemed like a really nice guy that was nice to everyone. A person can never be too careful today.
I played pool on the road for about 10 years in the late 70's and the 80's. You really had to watch what was going on back then or you would get robbed. The threat back then was mostly just getting robbed.
These people now adays that are doing drugs are really dangerous. Many of them have no regards for anyone. Just look at all the stupid things that happen in the world today. Most of the treacherous degrading crimes to people and children are done by people that are doing drugs. They just don't think right.
Not all people that are doing drugs are dangerous but a very high percentage.
After being on the road for 2 months it would take me about a week of being home to sleep real well again. I could write a 30 chapter book on real things that happened to me and people around me.
I always worried about the players in these towns that lived there. Everyone in these towns knows that these guys carry alot of money and play for money alot. I guess the term would be sitting duck. For a crook this would be perfect.
I lived in Lees Summit ,Mo in 2008, had a beautiful home and felt very secure. The city approved the lot next to me commercial construction so the vocational school across the street could build offices in the 2 lots next to my house.
I even signed the petition that approved the event.
They lied. A foot clinic,chiropractor,therapist, and about 5 other little offices were put in there that never had anything to do with the school.
So much for my secure environment. They could park in the lot and go through the pine trees that seperated the property line and break right in. They new somehow to disable the alarm system.
I got broke into twice in 6 months. First time I came home and they were in the house and got away. The second one they wrote bad things on my walls with my name involved in the words. All that was missing was vcrs,dvd players,remotes. They tried to get in my safe. Too big to carry out and they couldn't get in it. But they tried. I might of come home before they got the job done.
I'm sure they might have had guns. A few seconds here or there and my life could have ended.
I had trouble sleeping in my own house after that. I knew I was not safe there anymore.
Bottom line is all we can do is put ourselves in the safest environment we can and hope for the best. Unfortuanately the pool world with the gambling has always been a draw for bad people.
When on the road I expected to have people try to rob me because I was always in bad places trying to play for money.
Working and living in a great nieghborhood I didn't expect this. The world is changed so much over the last 30 years. You need to do everything to protect your loved ones and yourself.
When someone is playing for some money whether it be for 100 or 5,000. If there is a bad element in the area they know how much money is at stake. In fact if the bet is high maybe everyone in town knows it. Now after the match you go home to your children and wife. Many players don't even realise what kind of danger they might be putting their families in. Even the thought that someone might be planning to try to rob you is
terrible let alone them trying it and something really goes haywire and someone gets killed. Most people that try to rob people I don't think plan on killing somebody but if thier plan doesn't go right you never know what they will do. In the heat of the moment. Add some drugs and you really have a bad situation.
I think you can get the point. Pretty scary of just the thought of some of these thugs trying to figure out how to get your money. The thought of them coming into your home and doing whatever to get the cash.
Just some words of wisdom to share with everyone. Be careful and be safe.
I am a lucky man to still be walking around after all the hustling I did over the years. I've been on the road for 7 months giving lessons and playing some players. In those months I have had about 5 scary incidents. I don't know how many scary ones I didn't know about.
Watch your back everyone all the time. No matter where you are or what your doing and try to be as safe as possible.
Just imagine a gun pointed at you. A man in a ski mask and coveralls. You think you recognize the voice and are probably right. But you know if you let on that you know he will probably shoot you. You notice the hammer is cocked back on the gun and you notice the person with the gun is shaking real bad. Now you are just praying that the gun doesn't go off by accident. Your digging for your money hoping the crook doesn't get spooked and fire away. In fact your kind of happy you have some money to give him so he might not shoot you. But if you let on that yiou know who it was you might get shot.
I guess what I'm trying to say is in my travels the last 7 months I have met so many good people in this pool world. I never met Mike but I wish I would have. I'm sure we would have had some good stories to trade.
Be safe eneryone and have a good life.......................
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Your target............ - 11-15-2009, 11:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Cannonball55
Been away for awhile, just thought i'd ask a question that i've heard several answers to ...
The object ball or spot you are aiming at..............
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Your target............ - 11-15-2009, 11:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Cannonball55
Been away for awhile, just thought i'd ask a question that i've heard several answers to ...
The object ball or spot you are aiming at..............
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One more from the non contributor..............
I'll help you find it............ - 11-13-2009, 02:44 AM
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Originally Posted by randyg
What should I do if I don't have a dominant eye?
randyg
This would be fun,
So far in my journey I have yet to see a person that doesn't have a dominent eye. Some people can do all these tests that there is and they just can't figure it out.
I have ran into about 10 players that said they didn't have a dominent eye. I helped them find it. Once they found out which one was dominent my Perfect Aim lesson worked wonderfully. this is something that needs to be known by every pool player that wants to improve his or her game quickly.
I showed this to one of the top teachers in the country. He didn't know he was left eye dominent. He thought he was right eye dominent. He was amazed.
You don't need to know which eye is dominent to play pool but to get to the next level real fast it is a must. Just ask some of the players that have learned Perfect Aim.
Sometimes it is real hard to find the dominent eye. I have about 5 tests that I do while I have the player aim certain shots. Usually it only takes one or 2 of these to find it.
Next time we meet it will be fun to help you find your lost dominent eye. I hate it when I lose somthing or can't find it.
Have a great day Geno.................
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I'll help you find it............ - 11-13-2009, 02:44 AM
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Originally Posted by randyg
What should I do if I don't have a dominant eye?
randyg
This would be fun,
So far in my journey I have yet to see a person that doesn't have a dominent eye. Some people can do all these tests that there is and they just can't figure it out.
I have ran into about 10 players that said they didn't have a dominent eye. I helped them find it. Once they found out which one was dominent my Perfect Aim lesson worked wonderfully. this is something that needs to be known by every pool player that wants to improve his or her game quickly.
I showed this to one of the top teachers in the country. He didn't know he was left eye dominent. He thought he was right eye dominent. He was amazed.
You don't need to know which eye is dominent to play pool but to get to the next level real fast it is a must. Just ask some of the players that have learned Perfect Aim.
Sometimes it is real hard to find the dominent eye. I have about 5 tests that I do while I have the player aim certain shots. Usually it only takes one or 2 of these to find it.
Next time we meet it will be fun to help you find your lost dominent eye. I hate it when I lose somthing or can't find it.
Have a great day Geno.................
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On the contrary........... - 11-12-2009, 05:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Scott Lee
Gene...I guess the guys (and gals) who do NOT play with the cue under their dominant eye (and there are plenty of them) just can't expect to break well!
Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com
Everyone that shoots if they want to see the ball correctly is a little more towards the dimenent eye than the other. They are not directly below it.
I kind of find it hard to believe you are missing the point on this.
I know you are a great teacher but try what I am talking about.
I showed this to Jerry Brieseth at the US OPEN.
He was so excited about what I was showing him he stopped Corey Dewell and said Hey Cory, come here and see this. This Perfect Aim thing really does have some merit.
Unfortuanately Corey had to play a match so he didn't see much. But I know one great teacher that will be teaching Perfect Aim in the future.
Jerry is a good friend and a great teacher.
Play a little with it. I don't know it all either. But I'm trying. But when I got it right I am a hard person to sway. And anyone that has learned Perfect Aim knows first hand why.
Thanks Have a great day geno....................
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On the contrary........... - 11-12-2009, 05:28 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Scott Lee
Gene...I guess the guys (and gals) who do NOT play with the cue under their dominant eye (and there are plenty of them) just can't expect to break well!
Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com
Everyone that shoots if they want to see the ball correctly is a little more towards the dimenent eye than the other. They are not directly below it.
I kind of find it hard to believe you are missing the point on this.
I know you are a great teacher but try what I am talking about.
I showed this to Jerry Brieseth at the US OPEN.
He was so excited about what I was showing him he stopped Corey Dewell and said Hey Cory, come here and see this. This Perfect Aim thing really does have some merit.
Unfortuanately Corey had to play a match so he didn't see much. But I know one great teacher that will be teaching Perfect Aim in the future.
Jerry is a good friend and a great teacher.
Play a little with it. I don't know it all either. But I'm trying. But when I got it right I am a hard person to sway. And anyone that has learned Perfect Aim knows first hand why.
Thanks Have a great day geno....................
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A little humor.............
:grin::smile:
A friend of mine had a simular problem........... - 11-12-2009, 05:00 PM
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Originally Posted by randyg
What hand should I hold my cards in? SPF=randyg
Hi there RandyG,
His name was Ron Hurt. He came to my poolroom back in the 90's. He had gotten in a fight and had broken his wrist real bad. He had about 5 surgeries and it was healing so he couldn't use it at all.
One day he got drunk and got into another fight. He broke his other wrist. About a week later he came into my poolroom and we started to talk about thing he could do and couldn't do with his hands all casted up like that.
He said it was OK before because he is right handed and the first one he broke was his left one. But this right one being broke really sucks.
Then a thought popped into my head and I thought I would pick on Ron a little. I asked him: how do you wipe your butt?
A great big smile came across Rons face as he looked at his wife. He said just a few words. My wife. She loves me.
Now that is true love.................................. :smile:
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:smile:
A friend of mine had a simular problem........... - 11-12-2009, 05:00 PM
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Originally Posted by randyg
What hand should I hold my cards in? SPF=randyg
Hi there RandyG,
His name was Ron Hurt. He came to my poolroom back in the 90's. He had gotten in a fight and had broken his wrist real bad. He had about 5 surgeries and it was healing so he couldn't use it at all.
One day he got drunk and got into another fight. He broke his other wrist. About a week later he came into my poolroom and we started to talk about thing he could do and couldn't do with his hands all casted up like that.
He said it was OK before because he is right handed and the first one he broke was his left one. But this right one being broke really sucks.
Then a thought popped into my head and I thought I would pick on Ron a little. I asked him: how do you wipe your butt?
A great big smile came across Rons face as he looked at his wife. He said just a few words. My wife. She loves me.
Now that is true love.................................. :smile:
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Need to adjust........... - 11-12-2009, 04:49 PM
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Originally Posted by pooljunkie4ever
Thanks for the input.
This is what I have tried to correct the problem. I have shorten my bridge hand to the cue ball. I am about one diamond away. I have also placed my grip hand closer. I have noticed that if you have a big pause like Geno has suggested, I will get a decent break, even with a shorter stroke.
I asked about the curve swing becuase my cue ball will have english. I don't know if i am misaligned or if its coming from the curve stroke. I am thinking this affects my power game or whenever I jack up. More than likely this will help my game if I can find the source. Thanks.
Hi there,
If the ball spins counter clockwise there is a good chance you are right eye dominent. If it spins clockwise after the break you are probably left eye dominent.
If the spin is counter clockwise when you address the cue ball move the tip to the right. It will look to you like you are way to far but you will find where you need to move to and get it right. Trial and error.
If your cue ball spins counter clockwise then you need to move the tip to the left on the cue ball. Always pause on the backstroke and fire.
If you get no spin you have found the spot.
The reason this is happening to players is complicated but the solution is pretty simple. Once you start breaking well you will make this a habit.
Have a great day Geno.....................
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Need to adjust........... - 11-12-2009, 04:49 PM
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Originally Posted by pooljunkie4ever
Thanks for the input.
This is what I have tried to correct the problem. I have shorten my bridge hand to the cue ball. I am about one diamond away. I have also placed my grip hand closer. I have noticed that if you have a big pause like Geno has suggested, I will get a decent break, even with a shorter stroke.
I asked about the curve swing becuase my cue ball will have english. I don't know if i am misaligned or if its coming from the curve stroke. I am thinking this affects my power game or whenever I jack up. More than likely this will help my game if I can find the source. Thanks.
Hi there,
If the ball spins counter clockwise there is a good chance you are right eye dominent. If it spins clockwise after the break you are probably left eye dominent.
If the spin is counter clockwise when you address the cue ball move the tip to the right. It will look to you like you are way to far but you will find where you need to move to and get it right. Trial and error.
If your cue ball spins counter clockwise then you need to move the tip to the left on the cue ball. Always pause on the backstroke and fire.
If you get no spin you have found the spot.
The reason this is happening to players is complicated but the solution is pretty simple. Once you start breaking well you will make this a habit.
Have a great day Geno.....................
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dont worry joeya, i dont expect anything at all from you. from what i have seen you like to argue plenty. i am not jealous of gene. he's a fine pool player. i am not, i will never be. come up short on the natural talent side. doesnt mean i dont love the game though. or that i am a huge pool fan.
brian
Not a problem........... - 11-12-2009, 04:38 PM
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Originally Posted by pooljunkie4ever
This is indeed is great information. I have just started breaking like you mentioned above. Thing is I found this out on my own after breaking like 2 hours straight. I noticed that my cue ball was always scratching in the side pocket, opposite where I break. Didn't matter what side I broke from I would scratch. My adjustment was I would hit the edge of the front ball, you will know if you go to far becuase it will hit the break side bottom rail.
My question to you Geno, in my break, i leave marks on the table after my break, it's not straight, it swings to my left. I am trying to find out what causes this. Is there any advice you can give me.
This is natural and the mark is after you have hit the ball. Kind of like a golfer with the divet after the call. Not behind. Many players will have to experiment with this but they will have to make adjustments.
Or a soccer player that is kicking with the right foot. The ball usually will curve to the right if you catch it right in the arch area on your foot. When they kick a football for a field goal they adjust for the curve.
We can do the same. The result. We don't make the same mistake over and over and over. We can correct it and in turn start breaking with some real power.
Have a great day Geno.................. :grin-square:
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I'm getting tired............
Wow.......... - 11-12-2009, 04:32 PM
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Originally Posted by MOJOE
I really appreciate Gene's sharing of advice on the forum.. I have not yet received the video and already have made drastic improvements in my game just from picking info on the various threads on AZ.. I read this thread last night just before heading out to play and all I can say is WOW!
Even though a simple concept, I used it was quite impressed. Of course, it works on all shots, not just the breaks. I found that hitting the straight in long shots became simple and I was stopping my rock dead on whenever I wanted to.
Thanks Gene for your contributions to the forum. My game is forever thankful, I'll be giving you a call tonight once I get home and on the table. You have shown tons of heart proven to be a valuable contributor as well.
Joe
Hi there MOJOE,
I don't know what to say. It's comments like yours that make this mission I've been on with Perfect Aim all worth while. I'm not ashamed to admit it brought tears to my eyes.
It's players like yourself that are learning that gives me back more than I could ever share or ever give.
Thanks and good luck geno................
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Wow.......... - 11-12-2009, 04:32 PM
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Originally Posted by MOJOE
I really appreciate Gene's sharing of advice on the forum.. I have not yet received the video and already have made drastic improvements in my game just from picking info on the various threads on AZ.. I read this thread last night just before heading out to play and all I can say is WOW!
Even though a simple concept, I used it was quite impressed. Of course, it works on all shots, not just the breaks. I found that hitting the straight in long shots became simple and I was stopping my rock dead on whenever I wanted to.
Thanks Gene for your contributions to the forum. My game is forever thankful, I'll be giving you a call tonight once I get home and on the table. You have shown tons of heart proven to be a valuable contributor as well.
Joe
Hi there MOJOE,
I don't know what to say. It's comments like yours that make this mission I've been on with Perfect Aim all worth while. I'm not ashamed to admit it brought tears to my eyes.
It's players like yourself that are learning that gives me back more than I could ever share or ever give.
Thanks and good luck geno................
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I think you get the point..........
simple - 11-12-2009, 01:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Spimp13
Thanks Scott, makes sense. I have enough other issues to not be pondering that one too much lol.
If you have no spin you have no problem.
If I don't adjust my cue ball spins like a top. Not just a little bit. If it hits a rail doing this then it is adios if you know what I mean.
The players that get alot of spin are the ones that need to adjust and learn how to correct this.
Have a great day Geno..................
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simple - 11-12-2009, 01:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Spimp13
Thanks Scott, makes sense. I have enough other issues to not be pondering that one too much lol.
If you have no spin you have no problem.
If I don't adjust my cue ball spins like a top. Not just a little bit. If it hits a rail doing this then it is adios if you know what I mean.
The players that get alot of spin are the ones that need to adjust and learn how to correct this.
Have a great day Geno..................
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I'm still in November...
When you aim the break ............... - 11-12-2009, 01:38 AM
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Originally Posted by accustatsfan
Not trying to start a "post war" so don't misunderstand, but I have to ask so I can learn something.
Most or everything (I just read focus on the head ball so I can't say everything) I read or hear about breaking says to look at the cue ball last.
I do focus last on the 2nd ball for 8 ball but not the head ball than it's the cue ball.
When you aim the break and you address the cue ball. Make sure you have the cue close to the cue ball. While you are aiming you want to hold everything still. Don't be stroking your cue until you are all done aiming.
Now the cue is exactly where you want it. You don't have to worry about it as much. Now your focus is on the head ball and you go back and forth doing any small adjustments that you think you need to do.
When you pull the trigger though you definitely want to be looking it the head ball .
Imagine this. We are going to throw a spear. The target is 100 feet away. When you are throwing the spear you would pause on your bringing it back. Then when you throw it I guarantee you will be looking at the target right to the end of you letting it go. Even on the very end if you thought it wasn't quite right you would try to do a last second correction. This would be a mistake because it is almost too late to correct.
The same with a pool cue except that we are doing it underhand. If the shot doesn't look quite right we might try to correct when it is too late. This is why we jump or twist or shoot to hard or too soft sometimes. We don't even know what's wrong but it doesn't look right. But you do need to look at the object ball and the head ball when you pull the trigger.
I don't know who would try to teach players to look at the cue ball last. I would question their ability because I don't think they really got it going on.
I just gave a young man a lesson at the Brickyard in Indy. He just sent me a PM telling me that it is working out alot better looking at the object ball when he strokes. I just noticed he was doing this during the lesson and knew we had to correct this before we went any further.
Anyway Good luck Thanks for the input......Geno.........
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When you aim the break ............... - 11-12-2009, 01:38 AM
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Originally Posted by accustatsfan
Not trying to start a "post war" so don't misunderstand, but I have to ask so I can learn something.
Most or everything (I just read focus on the head ball so I can't say everything) I read or hear about breaking says to look at the cue ball last.
I do focus last on the 2nd ball for 8 ball but not the head ball than it's the cue ball.
When you aim the break and you address the cue ball. Make sure you have the cue close to the cue ball. While you are aiming you want to hold everything still. Don't be stroking your cue until you are all done aiming.
Now the cue is exactly where you want it. You don't have to worry about it as much. Now your focus is on the head ball and you go back and forth doing any small adjustments that you think you need to do.
When you pull the trigger though you definitely want to be looking it the head ball .
Imagine this. We are going to throw a spear. The target is 100 feet away. When you are throwing the spear you would pause on your bringing it back. Then when you throw it I guarantee you will be looking at the target right to the end of you letting it go. Even on the very end if you thought it wasn't quite right you would try to do a last second correction. This would be a mistake because it is almost too late to correct.
The same with a pool cue except that we are doing it underhand. If the shot doesn't look quite right we might try to correct when it is too late. This is why we jump or twist or shoot to hard or too soft sometimes. We don't even know what's wrong but it doesn't look right. But you do need to look at the object ball and the head ball when you pull the trigger.
I don't know who would try to teach players to look at the cue ball last. I would question their ability because I don't think they really got it going on.
I just gave a young man a lesson at the Brickyard in Indy. He just sent me a PM telling me that it is working out alot better looking at the object ball when he strokes. I just noticed he was doing this during the lesson and knew we had to correct this before we went any further.
Anyway Good luck Thanks for the input......Geno.........
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Originally Posted by Josh Palmer
This is probably the best reason... Even if you do line up dead center, the extra, and also natural body movements tend to make you sweep across the shot line.
Some times I almost have to move the players cue to get them to the center of the cue ball. This is how it really looks to them. They cannot tell they are lined up to the right or left. If you have the cue pointed at the right side of the cue ball that is where you are going to hit. it's as simple as that. It is what it is.
Sure some players might sweep their stroke all over the place but I'm talking overall what I have seen and learned by giving so many of these lessons.
Most of the lessons I gave I had to have players move the stick over. They had no clue they were aiming to the right or left.
I think this is what Joe T's 3rd eye trainer in trying to address. If your doing it on the break your doing it on all the other shots too.
This is one of the extras that I do when I give the personal Perfect Aim lessons.If I see something that needs to be corrected I try to help that player with that also. Usually it is real easy to correct these things. I've had to do it for myself over the years. I had noone to show me or tell me.
And that's tough. Sometimes you are doing something totally wrong for a long time.
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Originally Posted by Josh Palmer
This is probably the best reason... Even if you do line up dead center, the extra, and also natural body movements tend to make you sweep across the shot line.
Some times I almost have to move the players cue to get them to the center of the cue ball. This is how it really looks to them. They cannot tell they are lined up to the right or left. If you have the cue pointed at the right side of the cue ball that is where you are going to hit. it's as simple as that. It is what it is.
Sure some players might sweep their stroke all over the place but I'm talking overall what I have seen and learned by giving so many of these lessons.
Most of the lessons I gave I had to have players move the stick over. They had no clue they were aiming to the right or left.
I think this is what Joe T's 3rd eye trainer in trying to address. If your doing it on the break your doing it on all the other shots too.
This is one of the extras that I do when I give the personal Perfect Aim lessons.If I see something that needs to be corrected I try to help that player with that also. Usually it is real easy to correct these things. I've had to do it for myself over the years. I had noone to show me or tell me.
And that's tough. Sometimes you are doing something totally wrong for a long time.
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It would be easier for you to just look these all up????????
Yes but only if............. - 11-11-2009, 09:09 PM
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Originally Posted by doitforthegame
OK- I understand the dominant eye part. So I am right eye dominant. I'm not getting what I do to line up. Are you saying line up like I am going to put left english on the ball? Or are you saying aim a little to the left of what my "natural" target spot would be?
Bob
Hi there Bob,
If you are breaking and you seem to get alot of english on the cue ball that you really don't want. Notice if the ball is spinning clockwise or counter clockwise. If the ball is spinning counter clockwise after you break you are naturally lining up to far to the right on the cue ball. If it is not spinning then your OK. Your seeing it right.
I'd say out of 20 players that I have taught about 3 or 4 were hitting the cue ball in the middle. This is a big problem with many pool players. And they don't know it because it looks good to them. It's hard to see all by yourself.
See which way your ball is spinning and get back to us..............
And yes. if it is spinning counter clockwise then you need to make an adjustment to the left which will look to you like you are putting a little english on the ball. It will appear to be wrong but the ball won't be spinning like a top anymore. You lose so much power if you are not hitting that cue ball dead center.
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Yes but only if............. - 11-11-2009, 09:09 PM
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Originally Posted by doitforthegame
OK- I understand the dominant eye part. So I am right eye dominant. I'm not getting what I do to line up. Are you saying line up like I am going to put left english on the ball? Or are you saying aim a little to the left of what my "natural" target spot would be?
Bob
Hi there Bob,
If you are breaking and you seem to get alot of english on the cue ball that you really don't want. Notice if the ball is spinning clockwise or counter clockwise. If the ball is spinning counter clockwise after you break you are naturally lining up to far to the right on the cue ball. If it is not spinning then your OK. Your seeing it right.
I'd say out of 20 players that I have taught about 3 or 4 were hitting the cue ball in the middle. This is a big problem with many pool players. And they don't know it because it looks good to them. It's hard to see all by yourself.
See which way your ball is spinning and get back to us..............
And yes. if it is spinning counter clockwise then you need to make an adjustment to the left which will look to you like you are putting a little english on the ball. It will appear to be wrong but the ball won't be spinning like a top anymore. You lose so much power if you are not hitting that cue ball dead center.
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One More.............
Everyone has a dominent eye........... - 11-11-2009, 08:57 PM
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What should I do if I don't have a dominant eye?
randyg
So far I have ran into about 10 people out of 2,000 that swore up and down they don't have one. About 500 of those didn't know which eye was dominent. They just didn't know how to find it. I helped them all find it. There are about 5 little tests that I do. Usually I don't have to do all of them before I find it. Once we find the dominent eye the player can tell the difference quite alot.
Some people have what I call a small middle. They shoot very well naturally because they don't have to worry as much where the cue stick is in regards to the eyes. There is naturally less room for error.
So far in my life I have not seen a person that doesn't have a dominent eye. We have been able to find it always. A couple of times we made the wrong choice but the player eventually figured it out while we were doing the Perfect Aim lesson because things just did work right.
I'm sure some scientist could prove there are people that don't have one but for me the proof is what I see and what I have seen.
I think this could be a good arguement though. kind of like my dad can beat up your dad. How do you prove it?
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Everyone has a dominent eye........... - 11-11-2009, 08:57 PM
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Originally Posted by randyg
What should I do if I don't have a dominant eye?
randyg
So far I have ran into about 10 people out of 2,000 that swore up and down they don't have one. About 500 of those didn't know which eye was dominent. They just didn't know how to find it. I helped them all find it. There are about 5 little tests that I do. Usually I don't have to do all of them before I find it. Once we find the dominent eye the player can tell the difference quite alot.
Some people have what I call a small middle. They shoot very well naturally because they don't have to worry as much where the cue stick is in regards to the eyes. There is naturally less room for error.
So far in my life I have not seen a person that doesn't have a dominent eye. We have been able to find it always. A couple of times we made the wrong choice but the player eventually figured it out while we were doing the Perfect Aim lesson because things just did work right.
I'm sure some scientist could prove there are people that don't have one but for me the proof is what I see and what I have seen.
I think this could be a good arguement though. kind of like my dad can beat up your dad. How do you prove it?
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Thanks Woody............
Breaking and your dominent eye. HUGE!!! - 11-11-2009, 04:23 PM
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The break is probably the most important thing in pool especially on the bar table.
If you are right eye dominent you usually have a tendency to be lined up a little to the right of the center of the cue ball. You think you are in the middle but you are not. If you have someone watch from the front they will see where you are.
If you are left eye dominent the tendency is to be to the left.
Some players have a small middle. (This is the distance the stick is from the nose on a straight in shot.) They are not very strong eye dominent so they don't have a problem hitting the middle of the cue ball.
When I break I line up the cue ball with my eyes the normal way I do but I line the stick up about 1/4 inch to the right. This gets me to dead center.
I am left eye dominent. If I don't do this I get allot of spin on the cue ball spinning clockwise.
You also need to pause on your backstroke. But make sure you are stareing at the head ball when you stroke forward.
Imagine you are throwing a spear. You would pause a little once you had it back all the way. And I guarantee that you would be looking at the target if you wanted to hit it.
The same thing with the break. We are just throwing the spear underhand. Pause at the backstroke and now you can coordinate all your muscles in your body to do what you want to do when you come forward. Kind of like throwing a sucker punch when the guy isn't looking. Same thing.
But make sure you try this with the stick 1/4 inch either way until you judge this method. Many people judge before they try or think. And just say Yah Right.
Try it. I think you will like it. Lets hear some opinions and some testmonials after you have tried this.
Thanks for reading Geno.................
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Breaking and your dominent eye. HUGE!!! - 11-11-2009, 04:23 PM
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The break is probably the most important thing in pool especially on the bar table.
If you are right eye dominent you usually have a tendency to be lined up a little to the right of the center of the cue ball. You think you are in the middle but you are not. If you have someone watch from the front they will see where you are.
If you are left eye dominent the tendency is to be to the left.
Some players have a small middle. (This is the distance the stick is from the nose on a straight in shot.) They are not very strong eye dominent so they don't have a problem hitting the middle of the cue ball.
When I break I line up the cue ball with my eyes the normal way I do but I line the stick up about 1/4 inch to the right. This gets me to dead center.
I am left eye dominent. If I don't do this I get allot of spin on the cue ball spinning clockwise.
You also need to pause on your backstroke. But make sure you are stareing at the head ball when you stroke forward.
Imagine you are throwing a spear. You would pause a little once you had it back all the way. And I guarantee that you would be looking at the target if you wanted to hit it.
The same thing with the break. We are just throwing the spear underhand. Pause at the backstroke and now you can coordinate all your muscles in your body to do what you want to do when you come forward. Kind of like throwing a sucker punch when the guy isn't looking. Same thing.
But make sure you try this with the stick 1/4 inch either way until you judge this method. Many people judge before they try or think. And just say Yah Right.
Try it. I think you will like it. Lets hear some opinions and some testmonials after you have tried this.
Thanks for reading Geno.................
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