For those who havent seen the sight right cue here is the link. http://www.sightrightuk.com/snooker.php
Stuart Bingham wins world championships using a SightRight Cue
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I've looked into it a bit, and the whole concept is essentially about finding your vision center. You don't really need the cue to do the same type of things, although it helps for training purposes.
It doesn't really give him an advantage in the match as you never see him use the lines on the cue to line up the shot. But from what I understand, SightRight was an integral part of Stuarts change in fortunes.
It doesn't really give him an advantage in the match as you never see him use the lines on the cue to line up the shot. But from what I understand, SightRight was an integral part of Stuarts change in fortunes.
Pretty cool....
I was unable to find any actual description of the technology. Can someone explain what it is?
Essentially it is a alignment tool like a rifle sight.
It is a line divided into two segments in a small oval cut out on the cue.One of the segments is slightly above the other. If the segments appear to be a broken line when viewed off center but when viewed directly in line they appear to be a continuous line. It can help players get to their set position on a shot with proper head/body alignment. using the visual feedback on the cue.
some of their promo materials
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mbrOZ21Sf4
or
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwpuMzVxtjA
I believe it is a evolution of this training method.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNLGgfrNavg
It is a line divided into two segments in a small oval cut out on the cue.One of the segments is slightly above the other. If the segments appear to be a broken line when viewed off center but when viewed directly in line they appear to be a continuous line. It can help players get to their set position on a shot with proper head/body alignment. using the visual feedback on the cue.
some of their promo materials
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mbrOZ21Sf4
or
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwpuMzVxtjA
I believe it is a evolution of this training method.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNLGgfrNavg
Luther Lassiter drew a red line down his ferrule with a pen. What more does this cue do?
Well apparently the line appears broken when you align to the side of it but appears to be continuous if you are aligned directly over it or behind it. Where as a line on your ferrule appears to be a continuous line no matter where you set up on the shot. But honestly I have never seen one so I am just going by what I have seen on the website.
Johnnyt
If it works why not ?
If this works like the say , it seems to me like it would be a good
training tool to get your head in the the right place. But cues are
such a personal thing I don't see it being used to play with. Are the
snooker players as crazy about their cues as we are here ?. I really
don't know. I would be interested in hearing what C.J. has to say, because
he seems to really stress being in the proper position.
jack
If this works like the say , it seems to me like it would be a good
training tool to get your head in the the right place. But cues are
such a personal thing I don't see it being used to play with. Are the
snooker players as crazy about their cues as we are here ?. I really
don't know. I would be interested in hearing what C.J. has to say, because
he seems to really stress being in the proper position.
jack
As I see it.... The broken two-level line will appear to be continuous when the eye that the player uses to look at the line is in the plane of the lines. (There is only one such plane for a given position/rotation of the stick.) One requirement may be that the cue be rotated to a "vertical" position so the plane of the lines is vertical which means perpendicular to the table. If the cue is rotated from that position, your eye must necessarily be in the wrong place. Is there a mechanism that assures verticality?
One assumption seems to be that you look at the balls in the same way that you look at the broken line.
The links appear to be mostly feel-good sales propaganda rather than information.
It looks like the idea is to take advantage of parallax that goes away only when the shooters eyes are in line with the sticks axis.
Interesting idea. I think it can be prototyped in a few minutes with some cardboard and tape on your existing cue.
To insure the lines are perpendicular to the table (assuming that matters), maybe the cue has a flat area for the grip hand thumb like most snooker cues use?
Interesting idea. I think it can be prototyped in a few minutes with some cardboard and tape on your existing cue.
To insure the lines are perpendicular to the table (assuming that matters), maybe the cue has a flat area for the grip hand thumb like most snooker cues use?
I just prototyped this with a piece of cardboard, marker, ruler, and scotch tape. It took 5 minutes to make if anyone wants to try the same. Bob is right, the stick has to be oriented the same way every shot. I will fool around with it and report back.
Well I shot about 10 shots with my cardboard prototype. It was awkward, but there might be something to it. Every shot I would try from a standing position to make sure the marks were pointing up. Then grip the cue much tighter than normal so the cue would not rotate as I stepped into the shot.
I fired in the first 4 or 5 shots like they had eyes. lol. Then, I missed the next few shots by a mile. Seems like my normal play:grin-square::grin-square::grin-square:
I fired in the first 4 or 5 shots like they had eyes. lol. Then, I missed the next few shots by a mile. Seems like my normal play:grin-square::grin-square::grin-square:
Did you find you had initially been lining up in a way that made the line look broken? Seems like you'd have to work with a bit more until you are stepping into the shot correctly every time.
This will help you train your alignment but like other training tools, it won't actually help you pocket a ball unless someone comes up with a robotic brace that holds your head, body, arm and cue for you and forces your arm to move in just the right way. Nice training tool though, it would be a big help to those starting out to show them how to stand over the cue and line up the line with the arm/head/cue/cue ball/object ball.
If his head is in the right place but the stick is turned, the line will look broken. I think an important factor is making sure the lines are at the top of the stick. I think that's hard. Maybe it is enough that the stick is in the same rotation on every shot, but that's hard for most pool players.
Why are you referring this to CJ? Don't you think any of the rest of us know anything about this subject. Why do you feel that CJ is the end all for information on this pool forum? I play pool for crissake, and I'm damn good at it. Just last night I played my 92 year old Grandmother a race to three in One Pocket, for fifty. I cleaned her freaking clock.
Now, your question was___are Snooker players as crazy as we are? Beats the hell out of me. Ask CJ.
My information is that you only started winning after you gave her seeing eye dog a bowl of beer.
My information is that you only started winning after you gave her seeing eye dog a bowl of beer.
I'm telling you, Bob. Give that dog a beer and he can't make a shot using four paws. :smile: