Jimmy Reid
US Open 9 Ball Champion
The only 'system' that anyone should ever use is.....exact equal opposites...as explained in my dvd series. Best of Luck !!!!
question about SVB's aiming
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Mr. Reid,
That is the system that I naturally gravitated to from the ghost ball more than 45 years ago & it has served me very well.
FYI Your choice of words, 'only' & 'ever' might start a new war over in the Aiming Forum.
Best Regards,
You need to get different diameter ferrules for those.:smile:
Exactly!!!! You learn usually when you first start playing how to aim by trial and error. Soon it becomes second nature for 90%+ of the shots you will shoot. Just as english and speed control become when talkng about cue ball shape. You may find those once in awhile that make you look twice at or have to say ... how the he** am I going to get the cue ball there..... but after a few hundred games it does become second nature.
Me???? it's point (use my little subbbconscious trial & error aiming system), pull the trigger, watch the hole swallow the ball, check my shape... make the next one...
Haha....now that is funny. E-mail predator, maybe they can come up with a "dynamic ferrule" for their next generation of shafts!
Haha....now that is funny. E-mail predator, maybe they can come up with a "dynamic ferrule" for their next generation of shafts!
I may be tempted to sell different thickness/s ivory cylinders to slide over your existing ferrule for the angles in between.:wink:
Happy Holidays sir.
I use that system and switch from a z2, 314, 12.75 and a 13.00 shaft when playing all the different angles :smile:
many players (including myself) are just "aware" of the object ball's presence.
You're right, every great player has a way of connecting the two balls together before they get down on the shot. I talked to Shane about his "system" and he likes to use the bottom of the object ball for that connection and measures with his tip. Using the edge of the shaft is more about creating the correct head position and shot perception. {imho}
I like using the bottom of the OB, especially on long shots and it's better for players that get down low on the cue. There's a shadow on the bottom of the ball that works very well to use as a "connection point." Theres more than one way to do this, so if you think there's a "magic way" that all the top pros use, that's a fallacy.
The one common denomenator is the "aiming" is done above the shot, not after you're down on it. At this point it's about the "feel" of the connection, not visual, and many players (including myself) are just "aware" of the object ball's presence.
You're right, every great player has a way of connecting the two balls together before they get down on the shot. I talked to Shane about his "system" and he likes to use the bottom of the object ball for that connection and measures with his tip. Using the edge of the shaft is more about creating the correct head position and shot perception. {imho}
I like using the bottom of the OB, especially on long shots and it's better for players that get down low on the cue. There's a shadow on the bottom of the ball that works very well to use as a "connection point." Theres more than one way to do this, so if you think there's a "magic way" that all the top pros use, that's a fallacy.
The one common denomenator is the "aiming" is done above the shot, not after you're down on it. At this point it's about the "feel" of the connection, not visual, and many players (including myself) are just "aware" of the object ball's presence.
The bottom of the the OB is but a single spot where it rests on the cloth. Can you expand on the relevance of that one spot with regard to the many cut angles to be executed?
The shadow will vary depending on the lighting conditions and may not be an exact metric.
What is the "connection point"? Is it the contact point that sends it (OB) to the target?
While above the shot, one can clearly see the cut angle at hand, but having that relation, one should/must find some reference on the OB or cloth to aim the CB at.
Words are not understood as a common denominator by the teacher and the student. They must speak the same language or be on the same page in order to progress. This takes time together to acheive.
If you will...please expand on your vision/thoughts/knowledge. You are investing/sharing your time here more than most Pros can or care to.
Thanks anyway.
Happy Holidays to you and yours.:smile:
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While this is one way of ferrule aiming, I don't believe it is the way Shane uses it, and is certainly not the way I use it. Take the line you have drawn for the intended direction of the ob, and extend that line through the ob. Now look at what the ferrule is aimed at. Either the center or the edge of the ferrule will be aimed at the contact point.
You also have to take into consideration that what you see at the table with peripheral vision is not necessarily what you see drawn out on two dimensional paper.
Ah there you are on this question
Of course " Equal opposite" but how do you mark the OB?
Of course " Equal opposite" but how do you mark the OB?
This way of using the ferrule with ball fractions is another "reference angle" system like fractional and pivot systems*. They all have gaps - the reference angles are for orientation and comparison.
pj
chgo
*Similarities: fractions x 2 sides of ferrule = fractions x 2 pivot directions.
What I do is to imagine a spot about 1/8 diameter on the OB contact point. For light colored balls I use a black dot and for dark colored balls I use a white dot.
Works for me.
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John
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There are no gaps in CTE PRO ONE, Pj. You say that because you do not understand CTE PRO ONE.
Stan Shuffett
There are no gaps in egual & mirror opposite 'fractions' either. (15/54 to 15/54) I don't actually calculate 15/54, but I don't limit myself to 1/4 or 1/5 either.
I have no 7/8, 3/4, 1/2, 1/4, or 1/8 reference points in my system.
It's what ever the contact point dictates when viewed from the cue ball. If it's 15/54 then it's 15/54 not 1/5 with a shade of this or a shade that. The correct contact point dictates what the fractional overlap is when viewed from the cue ball.
Regards to all,
I have no 7/8, 3/4, 1/2, 1/4, or 1/8 reference points in my system.
It's what ever the contact point dictates when viewed from the cue ball. If it's 15/54 then it's 15/54 not 1/5 with a shade of this or a shade that. The correct contact point dictates what the fractional overlap is when viewed from the cue ball.
Regards to all,