Is it permissible to put rifle sights on a cue to help with aiming? Say one on the ferule and one just in front of the joint? It would be interesting to see how much they might help with aiming.
Rifle Signts on Cue?
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Sorry . I don't know the answer to your question but it reminded me of an old guy named Tom Cosmo that used to carry a cue with a rifle sight attached , he was sort of the Bunny Rogoff for that era.
I think they would work great when you got down and put the cue up against your cheek.
But then, if yer gonna do that, you would also want to wipe cheese burger grease on all of the pockets to help the balls slide in easier too.
But then, if yer gonna do that, you would also want to wipe cheese burger grease on all of the pockets to help the balls slide in easier too.
Never seen anything like that before does it work?
It may help you point the cue in the right direction but will give you very little help with aiming, soon as you move the cue that alignment is gone. Then you have spin to account for.
How are you going to attach the sights, picatinny rail or cut dovetails on the ferrule and just in front of the joint? How many yards will you sight-in? 9 foot table is only 3 yards long. Sights must be tall enough to clear the cue ball when aiming. Otherwise, you will only be aiming at the cue tips impact point on the cue ball.
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I have seen people mark their shafts with lines or dots for sighting. There used to be someone who made a shaft with a line scribed down the shaft for helping with lining up the shot.
Even back like 40 years ago Luther Lassiter painted his ferrule red. He said it helped him see better. It would seem it had something do do with him using maybe the ferrule for some kind of aiming system.
So your question is not as nuts as it may first sound, people have been trying gimmicks for aiming for a long time.
I prefer the picatinny rail. Its far more flexible. If you use QD mounts, you can swap in a night vision scope, quickly.
Eric
I was serious in wondering whether sights would help and were banned. I guess I won't ask whether an archery release would be a good idea.
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Here you go from the infamous "Fast Larry"
http://www.billiardtips-e-press.com/billiards-ferrule-sight.html
I have never heard of this in the US.
Here is a link demonstrating how it works. Call me old fashion, or even foolish but I sometimes use the spot on the wall method to confirm my aim. Whether my stroke is up to it, that's another matter.
http://www.cuesight.com/howitworks1.html
http://www.cuesight.com/howitworks1.html
I actually had this come up last weekend at the APA national tournament. There was a guy that drew a black line down his ferrule to sight. Which is permissible and was explained as it no different then using a Meucci cue that has have a red or black dot for sighting.
I personally am not familiar with Meucci so I can't confirm or deny that.