T.O.I thanks CJ

[Kaiser Bob]

Hey CJ I just wanted to thank you for your contributions here. I enjoyed the freebie TIPS video which definitely gave me a new way to look at a lot of shots on the table. While I was practicing some bank shots your words about using TOI to create the angles had me trying normal shots just lining up full and adding a TOI, well to my surprise I started firing in balls more confidently then I can remember shooting. I took this with me to league the next day and crushed my 8 ball match, anyone watching would have been like 'no way that dude is a 3' I wasn't sure on a couple of shots and shot how I normally would, undercutting them. It was interesting because my mental feedback on the shot was 'should have put a TOI on' not 'I should have aimed at x spot'. My confidence has been raised on probably 20% more shots on the table now thanks to tidbits of a system which is a pretty big help to me, can't wait to really dig in on the rest of your material!

Thanks again!
Anthony

 

[CJ Wiley]

as long as you do you homework you will always pass the tests.

Hey CJ I just wanted to thank you for your contributions here. I enjoyed the freebie TIPS video which definitely gave me a new way to look at a lot of shots on the table. While I was practicing some bank shots your words about using TOI to create the angles had me trying normal shots just lining up full and adding a TOI, well to my surprise I started firing in balls more confidently then I can remember shooting. I took this with me to league the next day and crushed my 8 ball match, anyone watching would have been like 'no way that dude is a 3' I wasn't sure on a couple of shots and shot how I normally would, undercutting them. It was interesting because my mental feedback on the shot was 'should have put a TOI on' not 'I should have aimed at x spot'. My confidence has been raised on probably 20% more shots on the table now thanks to tidbits of a system which is a pretty big help to me, can't wait to really dig in on the rest of your material!

Thanks again!
Anthony

You are getting the pure TOI Experience. Learning to use and control the deflection teaches us so much about our stroke, "aiming" and creating margin of error at the pocket (3 Part Pocket System).

Keep up the good play and remember, the game is our teacher, so as long as you do you homework you will always pass the tests.

 

[CJ Wiley]

really exaggerate the "staccato" acceleration which is "deadly accurate"

NP Bill.

Thanks for the very, very detailed write on the Hammer Stroke.

I push the cue forward and you pull the cue forward. Nice to have options. :smile:

The trick to doing this drill is to remember to push/pull the cue forward and try to keep the tip in contact with the ball to your end of stroke. Use different cue stick speeds, real slow, slow, medium then fast. You will be surprised.

John

I've been using the "Push Drill" in several different ways ever day. I definitely push the cue and I also practice putting the cue about an inch behind the cue ball and push/hit regular shots.

This forces me to really exaggerate the "staccato" acceleration which is "deadly accurate". I used to use the "no practice stroke" drill which accomplished the same thing, although these new variations help groove the stroke even better.

My stoke feels better than it's ever felt and it's showing up in other games like One Pocket. Some of the finesse shots require a "pushing motion".

 

[One Pocket John]

Hey CJ, happy to hear the ole stroke is coming back.

Here are a couple of posts that I made on a private FB page. Hope you like them, and please feel free to comment or correct my thinking on the subjects.

Post #1
Thought I would mention this in the hopes that it may help some folks.
Your mind is a wonderful thing, you tell it that you want to do something and the mind will do everything in its power to make it happen.

You have a straight in shot or cut shot. You say to your self, pocket the ball and have the QB go there. Well your mind is going to help you do that.

You see the contact point on the OB, your lined up and ready to shoot. You pull back the cue and bring it forward to send the QB to the contact point on the OB. Boom! you see the QB strike the OB your eyes shoot up to see if the OB went into the pocket, it should have but didn't.

What has happened, since your mind is so helpful, is as soon as you hit the QB your eyes moved away from the contact point on the OB and they looked at the pocket you were aiming for.

Once you have selected the contact point on the OB the eyes need to stay where the OB was until the ball is gone off the table. Do not let your eyes stray away from the contact point.

If you will do this you will start to see that the object of the game is the QB not the OB. If you continue to hit your contact points accurately the OB's will all disappear and you will find that you are more focused on QB placement.

End Post #1

Post #2
Hey XXXXXXX, just wondering how the contact point practice is coming along.

One thing that may help to keep your eyes on the contact point is:

As a male I'm sure you have played basket ball and probably have thrown may balls from the free throw line. While you were there at the line getting ready to throw the ball a whole lot of thinking may have been going on, distance to the hoop, the degree of arc needed to put the ball in the hoop.

You were getting all the proper muscles ready to execute the shot. You shoot when the feeling is there. You know that if you under-throw the ball it won't even make it to the basket, if you over-throw the ball it may come off the back board to hard and not go in.

The point is, its the same thought process in pocket billiards. You don't want to over hit or under hit the OB. It's a distance/measured feel thing. I call it hitting the OB right on the nose. This can be seen by watching pro players taking those little mini stokes before using the shot stoke.

Try focusing your attention on getting the pure hit on the OB. This will force you to keep you eyes on the contact point, because you want to see the pure hit on the OB. Give it a try.

End Post #2

I also added this. The only connection you have with the QB and your grip hand is the cue. The grip on the cue must be sensitive enough to feel the QB weight. The tightness of the grip will differ from player to player.

Always enjoy your writings CJ. :thumbup:

Thanks again for TOI. I am comfortable with it and use it when needed.

John

 

[CJ Wiley]

the relationship between the "V" of your right hand (between thumb and first finger)

I also added this. The only connection you have with the QB and your grip hand is the cue. The grip on the cue must be sensitive enough to feel the QB weight. The tightness of the grip will differ from player to player.

Always enjoy your writings CJ. :thumbup:

Thanks again for TOI. I am comfortable with it and use it when needed.

John

You may like paying attention to the relationship between the "V" of your right hand (between thumb and first finger) and the top of your tip. I like to feel the tip in a certain part of my hand, and the fingers are more sensitive, so there's always room for improvement when it comes to connection and sensitivity between the cue, tip, and our hand/fingers.

Glad you're enjoying the TOI Experience......it will certainly add a new dimension to a players shot-making and position capabilities.

 

[One Pocket John]

You may like paying attention to the relationship between the "V" of your right hand (between thumb and first finger) and the top of your tip. I like to feel the tip in a certain part of my hand, and the fingers are more sensitive, so there's always room for improvement when it comes to connection and sensitivity between the cue, tip, and our hand/fingers.

Glad you're enjoying the TOI Experience......it will certainly add a new dimension to a players shot-making and position capabilities.

Here ya go CJ.

Thought you might enjoy this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OkH9yEgKqc

I do have a point on my grip hand that is inline with the tip of the cue.

John

 

[CJ Wiley]

Hank Haney (Tiger Wood's ex coach) emphasizes the same wrist motion in golf.

Here ya go CJ.

Thought you might enjoy this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OkH9yEgKqc

I do have a point on my grip hand that is inline with the tip of the cue.

John

That's funny.....although, Hank Haney (Tiger Wood's ex coach) emphasizes the same wrist motion in golf as I use in pocket billiards. This motion is the most natural, it's just like hammering a nail, or casting a fishing lure.....or even throwing a dart.