shadow aiming system
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I NEVER never heard of this method,i heard of people talking about shadows around the balls,but i thought they were talking about bad lighting of the pool table, an older man that comes in our pool room,was telling me if you have proper lighting of the table there shoundnt be any shadows from the balls,i dont know if his story is correct or not,it sounded good when he said it.
I dont know for sure,someone with more knowledge will have to chime in and tell us the correct answers,to your question.
risky biz
Shot number THREE "The Shadow Shot"
-The Secret of Aiming, by Randy Lee Kukla
There are seven shots in his little book other than the shadow shot. The book was $10. Randy's number is 702-478-5086. (Vegas). He's at Pool Sharks almost every weekend.
I bought it when he showed it to me because it had aiming ideas that seemed unusual to me. I've had the book for almost a year but I don't use the system. I've been just too busy to actually read it carefully. I don't know if this is THE "shadow system" or just a shadow method for certain shots.
Shot number THREE "The Shadow Shot"
-The Secret of Aiming, by Randy Lee Kukla
There are seven shots in his little book other than the shadow shot. The book was $10. Randy's number is 702-478-5086. (Vegas). He's at Pool Sharks almost every weekend.
I bought it when he showed it to me because it had aiming ideas that seemed unusual to me. I've had the book for almost a year but I don't use the system. I've been just too busy to actually read it carefully. I don't know if this is THE "shadow system" or just a shadow method for certain shots.
I don't know if this is it. But some people will aim at a point of the ob's shadow on the table. Similar to the ghost ball method but without visualizing the GB. It gives you a point on the table to aim to instead of he ob since some people can't make the adjustment from aim line and contact point.
If you practice with it you will notice that the edge of the ob's shadow is roughly 1 1/8" to an 1 1/4" from the ob if you imagine a line from your pocket thru the center of the base of the ball, that is if the table light is mounted at the proper height.
The distance from the ob is the same as the ghost ball hence half the diameter of the ball. I like the 1 1/4". If you get use to aiming in front of the ob instead of at it the 1 1/4" works best for most shots even though it's 1/8" more than the cb. The extra 1/8" doesn't matter for virtually straight shots and the extra 1/8" helps with the friction and throw for shots over 20 degrees.
Again I don't know if this is it. There are so many aiming methods out there that are similar and draw from one another. The thing is, you still need a straight and repeatable stroke regardless of aiming method. What I have found is that these methods are valuable as a reference to check your aiming and to teach you how to aim.
Sorry for the long post and hope this helps
If you practice with it you will notice that the edge of the ob's shadow is roughly 1 1/8" to an 1 1/4" from the ob if you imagine a line from your pocket thru the center of the base of the ball, that is if the table light is mounted at the proper height.
The distance from the ob is the same as the ghost ball hence half the diameter of the ball. I like the 1 1/4". If you get use to aiming in front of the ob instead of at it the 1 1/4" works best for most shots even though it's 1/8" more than the cb. The extra 1/8" doesn't matter for virtually straight shots and the extra 1/8" helps with the friction and throw for shots over 20 degrees.
Again I don't know if this is it. There are so many aiming methods out there that are similar and draw from one another. The thing is, you still need a straight and repeatable stroke regardless of aiming method. What I have found is that these methods are valuable as a reference to check your aiming and to teach you how to aim.
Sorry for the long post and hope this helps
Hi there,
i m sure Geno (the guy from perfect aim (-: ) knows about it- he s showing up some of it in one of his vids if i remember correctly. And further im 100% sure that RandyG could explain/teach it to you. I could bet that he knows almost every aiming system on this planet, lol.
lg from overseas,
Ingo
i m sure Geno (the guy from perfect aim (-: ) knows about it- he s showing up some of it in one of his vids if i remember correctly. And further im 100% sure that RandyG could explain/teach it to you. I could bet that he knows almost every aiming system on this planet, lol.
lg from overseas,
Ingo
I can not explain the "system" but a fellow we see on weekend, because he work during the week using "shadows" or "reflected light aiming". Lets say what he does works well, and I wish i could shoot as well as him.
Of course!
Thanks for sharing the other thread. I'm not shocked that this has been discussed already. I'm also not shocked that the debate was somewhat contentious.
All I have to add is that I have witnessed it in use in Great Falls, Montana. The player told me he learned it from an old-timer. We were playing a tournement on bar tables, and the lighting was not very consistent, yet the system worked for him on each of the tables. I wasn't open-minded enough to fully grasp it, yet it has stuck with me for many years.
The key thing to remember about various systems is that they should be used as guides. Many pro photographers use autofocus to get close and then switch to manual focus. They trust themselves more than they trust the system.
I have a good friend who has studied many systems for a wide variety of shots. Where it helps most is when the "feel" for the shot deserts him. He can then rely on a system to find a way to make the shot and help ease his nerves. IMO that's exactly how systems should be used.
No one system is the end-all-be-all. Collectively, though, systems can be very useful. But as my friend says to me, "You need to put time in on the table."
Karl
Thanks for sharing the other thread. I'm not shocked that this has been discussed already. I'm also not shocked that the debate was somewhat contentious.
All I have to add is that I have witnessed it in use in Great Falls, Montana. The player told me he learned it from an old-timer. We were playing a tournement on bar tables, and the lighting was not very consistent, yet the system worked for him on each of the tables. I wasn't open-minded enough to fully grasp it, yet it has stuck with me for many years.
The key thing to remember about various systems is that they should be used as guides. Many pro photographers use autofocus to get close and then switch to manual focus. They trust themselves more than they trust the system.
I have a good friend who has studied many systems for a wide variety of shots. Where it helps most is when the "feel" for the shot deserts him. He can then rely on a system to find a way to make the shot and help ease his nerves. IMO that's exactly how systems should be used.
No one system is the end-all-be-all. Collectively, though, systems can be very useful. But as my friend says to me, "You need to put time in on the table."
Karl
