Sighted Ferrule Aiming System

As I suggest in the article a smaller mark could be placed to be discreet. I've looked at many rule sets, but again there are many that I do not know. In everything I'm aware of it is legal. The sighting is definitely an improvement since it eliminates the ambiguity of one's vision estimating the center of the shaft.
 
What I want to know is where in the hell is Pat Johnson, Dan White, and the other four or five Deputy Dogs to chime in on this?

I think this system is fantastic! It's loaded with math and geometry (right up their alley) and should be time consuming enough to
get the focus from CTE to this for at least 3 weeks until it's ripped to shreds and sent to the National Aiming System Graveyard.

Then again, it could be determined to be the best thing since sliced bread and Poology. And that's also fantastic. More reasons to keep their time and brains (or lack thereof) occupied. I hope it becomes a super success and I mean it.

For ferrule aiming, I guess I'll just stick with Shiskabob and pivoting. (Deputy Dan still can't figure that one out) LMAO
 
SpiderWebComm said:
What I want to know is where in the hell is Pat Johnson, Dan White, and the other four or five Deputy Dogs to chime in on this?

I think this system is fantastic! It's loaded with math and geometry (right up their alley) and should be time consuming enough to
get the focus from CTE to this for at least 3 weeks until it's ripped to shreds and sent to the National Aiming System Graveyard.

Then again, it could be determined to be the best thing since sliced bread and Poology. And that's also fantastic. More reasons to keep their time and brains (or lack thereof) occupied. I hope it becomes a super success and I mean it.

For ferrule aiming, I guess I'll just stick with Shiskabob and pivoting. (Deputy Dan still can't figure that one out) LMAO
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Spidey’s finally here to stir shit - we can close the thread now.

9th post in the thread - what took so long?

pj
chgo
 
Patrick Johnson said:
Spidey’s finally here to stir shit - we can close the thread now.

9th post in the thread - what took so long?

pj
chgo
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I'm outta here, no shit stirring. You're probably already suffering from the bends due to lack of negative action. Do what you do best and start nit picking the system to your heart's desire. Or find all the good things and praise it. No need to close anything down. I think what this guy has put together can stand on its own. Help him out instead of being the DB that you always are.
I did go through his videos and his idea and presentation are professionally done. Good for him.
 
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I appreciate any feedback that comes from these threads as I will likely learn something. I know aiming systems have been a point of chronic debate, and there is significant redundancy in them over the years. As such, I wanted to be sure when developing this that some unique innovative aspects were presented. Some of the old stuff will be new for new players, and something new should be present for experienced players. Additionally, application wise I emphasized utilizing systems as training tools primarily, and for in game use sparingly. The ultimate goal is to achieve intuitive aiming in an efficient way, but if a system's sweet spot is apparent to obviously take advantage of it. Again, keep your eyes open for later articles which will culminate in the Lucky Loser Composite Aiming System, and Advanced Synthesis. This combines sweet spot aspects of multiple systems with unique and innovative methods giving a player options for similar shots to train a method that works best for them. Also, it's not just different systems, but they are distilled, reintegrated, and synthesized into an easy to access Composite System that makes sense, and is accessible to an individual's preferred learning modality.

Finally, during the COVID years I obtained and learned how to use a 3D printer and laser cutter. I then made training devices that correlate to the curriculum/system. An example of one is at the end of the video, called the Composite Aiming Strip. Another is for Straight Shot Training, and another is a superior ball fraction aiming device that incorporates throw. You will be seeing these devices soon as well.
 
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Lucky Loser said:
I appreciate any feedback that comes from these threads as I will likely learn something. I know aiming systems have been a point of chronic debate, and there is significant redundancy in them over the years. As such, I wanted to be sure when developing this that some unique innovative aspects were presented. Some of the old stuff will be new for new players, and something new should be present for new players. Additionally, application wise I emphasized utilizing systems as training tools primarily, and for in game use sparingly. The ultimate goal is to achieve intuitive aiming in an efficient way, but if a system's sweet spot is apparent to obviously take advantage of it. Again, keep your eyes open for later articles which will culminate in the Lucky Loser Composite Aiming System, and Advanced Synthesis. This combines sweet spot aspects of multiple systems with unique and innovative methods giving a player options for similar shots to train a method that works best for them. Also, it's not just different systems, but they are distilled, reintegrated, and synthesized into an easy to access Composite System that makes sense, and is accessible to an individual's preferred learning modality.

Finally, during the COVID years I obtained and learned how to use a 3D printer and laser cutter. I then made training devices that correlate to the curriculum/system. An example of one is at the end of the video, called the Composite Aiming Strip. Another is for Straight Shot Training, and another is a superior ball fraction aiming device that incorporates throw. You will be seeing these devices soon as well.
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"Your" system is not new at all.
The mighty Luther Lassiter demonstrated this way back in 1953 in a brief talk to a bunch of us kids (with hopped up ID cards) after he busted Danny Jones and Joe Cosgrove....giving them both the 8 and the breaks. He rotated the cue in the same way you are describing.
Where he got the idea, I do not know.
(I do know the method was sold through ads in some of the old tabloid style Billiard News of the sixties as "The Line Method for Aiming" for about 2 bucks.) And it was sold in Johnson Smith Co. (in Detroit) catalogs as well.
Of course magic markers didn't exist then in the fifties. In many pool rooms, when pool rooms were REAL, you could find house cues with pencil lines drawn on the ferrule to use this method of aiming.
Wimpy had used black india ink and a draftsman's pen to draw his line on his cue so it would remain permanent. He used the line off and on during play depending on when he needed it. When not needed, he simply rotated the cue so the line was on the bottom and not visible.
Don Willis was his road buddy when they both came through Atlanta and Willis had a pencil line on his ferrule. "The Squirrel" (Marshall Carpenter from over in Alabama) was also using the line when I watched him at the Macon Georgia Tournament around 1961 or 1962
I have a line on my cue ferrule now and use it in conjunction with the aiming system I choose to use, (which is best not mentioned by name around this nuthouse of critics).
 

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Back when playing off the wall was almost universal and warped shafts on house cues as common as dirt most ferrules were marked to quickly orient the warp in the vertical plane. Aiming with these lines refined the aim a little bit. I sometimes used the line to remind me what part of the tip was really hitting the cue ball when using a good bit of spin too.

It is worth noting that snooker players often have their shafts marked end to end! Notice how many ash shafts have the grain showing as extremely dark? Deliberately done to aid in aiming.

I made it all of the way through the video, not easy to do. A spoiler, the first ball is pocketed just shy of the ten minute mark and it is a straight in shot, side pocket to opposite corner. This video does seem to have some value for a very early beginner, some of the things said are more valuable than those shown.

This is supposed to be the first chapter of many. It was well produced and the instructor easy to hear and understand. I will reserve judgment until there are three or four video's out there.

Hu
 
Low500 said:
"Your" system is not new at all.
The mighty Luther Lassiter demonstrated this way back in 1953 in a brief talk to a bunch of us kids (with hopped up ID cards) after he busted Danny Jones and Joe Cosgrove....giving them both the 8 and the breaks. He rotated the cue in the same way you are describing.
Where he got the idea, I do not know.
(I do know the method was sold through ads in some of the old tabloid style Billiard News of the sixties as "The Line Method for Aiming" for about 2 bucks.) And it was sold in Johnson Smith Co. (in Detroit) catalogs as well.
Of course magic markers didn't exist then in the fifties. In many pool rooms, when pool rooms were REAL, you could find house cues with pencil lines drawn on the ferrule to use this method of aiming.
Wimpy had used black india ink and a draftsman's pen to draw his line on his cue so it would remain permanent. He used the line off and on during play depending on when he needed it. When not needed, he simply rotated the cue so the line was on the bottom and not visible.
Don Willis was his road buddy when they both came through Atlanta and Willis had a pencil line on his ferrule. "The Squirrel" (Marshall Carpenter from over in Alabama) was also using the line when I watched him at the Macon Georgia Tournament around 1961 or 1962
I have a line on my cue ferrule now and use it in conjunction with the aiming system I choose to use, (which is best not mentioned by name around this nuthouse of critics).
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Thank you. I do not claim that Sighted Ferrule Aiming is new, and in fact ascribe my learning of it to Bill Brown in the 1980's (read the article). I do claim that the Lucky Loser Composite Aiming System is. Also, within the Sighted Ferrule Aiming article and video are new aspects in how to use and understand it, but not its base principal. I really enjoyed learning about this history. Do you have any written record or material regarding the history you cite. I would definitely want and enjoy it. My email is: Lucky.Loser.Billiards@gmail.com
 
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Back when playing off the wall was almost universal and warped shafts on house cues as common as dirt most ferrules were marked to quickly orient the warp in the vertical plane. Aiming with these lines refined the aim a little bit. I sometimes used the line to remind me what part of the tip was really hitting the cue ball when using a good bit of spin too.

It is worth noting that snooker players often have their shafts marked end to end! Notice how many ash shafts have the grain showing as extremely dark? Deliberately done to aid in aiming.

I made it all of the way through the video, not easy to do. A spoiler, the first ball is pocketed just shy of the ten minute mark and it is a straight in shot, side pocket to opposite corner. This video does seem to have some value for a very early beginner, some of the things said are more valuable than those shown.

This is supposed to be the first chapter of many. It was well produced and the instructor easy to hear and understand. I will reserve judgment until there are three or four video's out there.

Hu
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I found your response respectful, well balanced, and useful. And, I agree this presentation is aimed at "beginners", and that is the nature of most PoolDawg articles. One of the important things I've learned from your and others comments is that I need to improve the charisma and succinctness of the video. Although, there is valuable information inside it is also quite a commitment in today's world to complete it. Thanks.
 
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