what is the best way to teach a complete beginner how to aim? Ghost ball? obviously the best way is to see a qualified instructor and make sure their stroke,alignment etc is correct, but how should I show someone just getting involved in the sport?
Teaching a beginner how to aim
- Thread starter Jason Koopman
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1/2 ball, 1/4 ball, thin cut, straight in shot, etc.......
1/2 ball, 1/4 ball, thin cut, straight in shot, etc.......
First you should find out which eye dominate the person is. Far to many think that if you are right handed or left handed that your dominate eye is the same as your dominate hand and this is not always true. I am retired Military and I use to teach soldiers how to fire a weapon, I was surprised that most of the people who could not Zero their weapon were using their non-dominate eye to aim. There are number of methods you can look up on line that will help you determine which eye is dominate, I would totally recommend doing this before you go any farther.
Craig...Most of the time I completely agree with you. Not this time...eye dominance has no bearing on being a good pool player. First of all 20% of us don't have a dominant eye. Second, you should line the cue up under where you PERCEIVE a straight line...which may or may not be under your dominant or nondominant eye (lots of people "see" a straight line with the cue centered under their chin...for others it's somewhere else). Third...a straight stroke is far more important than where somebody perceives a 'straight line'. We are all built differently, think differently, learn differently, and perceive differently...but an accurate and repeatable setup and delivery process is the most essential element for beginning players, as well as experts.
Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com
Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com
Jason...Ghost ball works well. Here's how I show beginners how to aim a cut shot. Have them line the cue up with the OB and pocket, with the tip up against the OB, on the cloth, in line with the pocket. Have them move the tip back from the OB about an inch. Keep the tip on the cloth, and walk the cue around the table until it is over the center of the CB. There's your line of aim, to contact the OB in the correct place to pocket it. Also start with very close straight in stop shots (no more than one diamond apart and no more than 2-3 diamonds from the pocket). Teach them that when they stroke through the CB for these close shots, the CB will stop dead...no draw, no follow, and the CB should not move sideways at all.
Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com
Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com
Not this time. Firing a weapon and aiming a pool cue are two different things. The dominent eye has no extra value in pool....SPF=randyg
It's important that anybody who plays this game UNDERSTANDS the ghost-ball concept. Without it they are dead in the water.
You don't even need to teach them a "way to aim." You can let them teach themselves how to aim. But you must, imo, get them to understand where the cueball needs to be when it contacts the object ball.
Dominant eye does matter. Your 100% right..........
Hi there,
Dominant eye does matter. Every shot you shoot there is a perfect place to have the eyes. If your to the right or left just a little bit off the brain is not getting the right info to shoot the shot. Just like with a gun.
We can just shoot looking naturally and not know which eye is dominant and do just fine. What happens when we do this is the players that naturally line up their shots the best shoot the straightest.
By identifying which eye is dominant and with the knowledge of how this works any player can immediately improve their aim at a rediculous fast pace.
You can go to the Perfect Aim review by azers which is now in the for sale section and ask any of these players and they will tell you. Or just ask anyone that has learned and understands perfect aim.
Not trying to step on any toes but everyone does have a dominant eye. it's just the way it is. I have yet to not find one on over 2000 Perfect aim lessons. This is the key to finding this Perfect spot for the eyes on every shot.
Sometimes it is very difficult to find the dominant eye. But this doesn't mean you don't have one. Some players pass every test for eye dominance that says they are right eye dominant only to find out that they are just the opposite when they get down to shoot a shot. Or vise-versa.
I can show anyone in the world how to find their pool shooting dominant eye in about 5 minutes. I do know just about every conventional test there is to find it but the way I find it is not conventional and it works every time without any misconceptions.
Once I find someones dominant eye I show them how to make the other eye dominant also. This won't look as good but this way they can see the difference.
Anyone can call me and i will share this method with them. But if you don't have an understanding about how to adjust your aim once you find out the info won't do much good. You need to know where the natural sight is on every shot. Once you know you will never aim the same again.
Hi there,
Dominant eye does matter. Every shot you shoot there is a perfect place to have the eyes. If your to the right or left just a little bit off the brain is not getting the right info to shoot the shot. Just like with a gun.
We can just shoot looking naturally and not know which eye is dominant and do just fine. What happens when we do this is the players that naturally line up their shots the best shoot the straightest.
By identifying which eye is dominant and with the knowledge of how this works any player can immediately improve their aim at a rediculous fast pace.
You can go to the Perfect Aim review by azers which is now in the for sale section and ask any of these players and they will tell you. Or just ask anyone that has learned and understands perfect aim.
Not trying to step on any toes but everyone does have a dominant eye. it's just the way it is. I have yet to not find one on over 2000 Perfect aim lessons. This is the key to finding this Perfect spot for the eyes on every shot.
Sometimes it is very difficult to find the dominant eye. But this doesn't mean you don't have one. Some players pass every test for eye dominance that says they are right eye dominant only to find out that they are just the opposite when they get down to shoot a shot. Or vise-versa.
I can show anyone in the world how to find their pool shooting dominant eye in about 5 minutes. I do know just about every conventional test there is to find it but the way I find it is not conventional and it works every time without any misconceptions.
Once I find someones dominant eye I show them how to make the other eye dominant also. This won't look as good but this way they can see the difference.
Anyone can call me and i will share this method with them. But if you don't have an understanding about how to adjust your aim once you find out the info won't do much good. You need to know where the natural sight is on every shot. Once you know you will never aim the same again.
Quite right. We don't need to teach students how to aim. What they need to learn is WHERE to aim. Ghost ball, conatct aiming, SAM, double distance,etc are all guides to help them figure out where to aim.
We can help them refine their ability to accurately aim when we work with them on their alignment.
Bottom line is they need to learn where they want to move the cue ball, and then develop an accurate delivery system that allows them to get the cue ball to the proper place.
Steve
I think what they mean is as long as they have the same stroke and head level as consistently as possible, their line of sight should always be similar.
disclaimer: IVE BEEN WRONG BEFORE :thumbup:
Very good. The fact is, we use both eyes to see, so most of us will find that the ideal cue position is somewhere under the chin between the two eyes. We also learn how to position ourselves so that we can accurately sight down the cue to the place we are actually pointing the cue.
Steve
Exactly! The dominant eye is only a factor if you sight with one eye closed! The most important factor in sighting with a pool cue is CONSISTENCY! Whether the cue is under the chin or elsewhere, you MUST be consistent in positioning the cue/head.
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Unless your a cyclops...
Thats exactly right! I'm right eye dominate and i have always shot a gun left handed, AND RIGHT HANDED....never had a problem with either side....now I'm talking BB guns, pellet guns, 22 rifle, and shotguns.
The bird flies and it dies no matter the side as I use BOTH EYES TO AIM.....
Shooting with a scope doesn't matter either......if the cross hair was dead center using your dominant eye and then peered with your non dominate eye and the crosshair moves....then you move the dam crosshair back to bullseye.
your prespective can change...but the center is always in the center
you use both eyes everyday all your life so i don't see the big deal with that one eye crap...it makes no sense not one bit.
Unless your a cyclops
Thats exactly right! I'm right eye dominate and i have always shot a gun left handed, AND RIGHT HANDED....never had a problem with either side....now I'm talking BB guns, pellet guns, 22 rifle, and shotguns.
The bird flies and it dies no matter the side as I use BOTH EYES TO AIM.....
Shooting with a scope doesn't matter either......if the cross hair was dead center using your dominant eye and then peered with your non dominate eye and the crosshair moves....then you move the dam crosshair back to bullseye.
your prespective can change...but the center is always in the center
you use both eyes everyday all your life so i don't see the big deal with that one eye crap...it makes no sense not one bit.
Unless your a cyclops
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