cue ball last
Well, I'll tell ya a story about cue ball last, two really. First seems like Ralf Souquet makes it work OK. Best I recall he was ranked #1 in the world for a few years. Just a snip:
Ralf Souquet (/ s uː ˈ k eɪ / soo-KAY; born 29 November 1968 in Eschweiler) is a German professional pool player. His nickname is "The Kaiser". Since 1981, he has won more than 500 tournament titles, including 41 German Championship titles and 34 European Pool Championships titles. Souquet is a two time world champion, winning the 2008 WPA World Eight-ball Championship, and 1996 WPA World ...
I have found that when I haven't been playing for awhile I hit about a sixteenth of an inch high left of where I mean to. Consistently, I had suspected I might be all over the place but no, dead on that spot, just the wrong spot. Inquiring minds want to know and all of that so one day at the world's pool hall I started flagging down players. Tried a few other places too. Maybe twenty guys total, from bangers to shortstops. I didn't tell them what I was testing, just set up a pretty easy cut, cue ball sixteen to eighteen inches out from the end rail, the object ball about the same distance from the corner pocket and about a half ball cut. I found that only two of the guys hit the cue ball exactly where they intended to. Both were bangers, both looked at the cue ball last!
I look at anything or nothing last. Doesn't matter once I have lined up the shot. I am an equal opportunity misser and maker!
Hu
lol.... I hear ya. How about we say looking at the CB last "isn't as good"...?
I think I said earlier, but I'm a OB last kind of guy. What's happening with the CB has alreadly been sorted out prior to final aiming. I credit my fundamentals for that.
Rather than back checking through the thread and looking for the potential answer for myself. Can you detail why you opt to view the CB last...? What is it your looking to verify at the CB and run the risk of falling off the aiming line you have already sorted out...?
Well, I'll tell ya a story about cue ball last, two really. First seems like Ralf Souquet makes it work OK. Best I recall he was ranked #1 in the world for a few years. Just a snip:
Ralf Souquet (/ s uː ˈ k eɪ / soo-KAY; born 29 November 1968 in Eschweiler) is a German professional pool player. His nickname is "The Kaiser". Since 1981, he has won more than 500 tournament titles, including 41 German Championship titles and 34 European Pool Championships titles. Souquet is a two time world champion, winning the 2008 WPA World Eight-ball Championship, and 1996 WPA World ...
I have found that when I haven't been playing for awhile I hit about a sixteenth of an inch high left of where I mean to. Consistently, I had suspected I might be all over the place but no, dead on that spot, just the wrong spot. Inquiring minds want to know and all of that so one day at the world's pool hall I started flagging down players. Tried a few other places too. Maybe twenty guys total, from bangers to shortstops. I didn't tell them what I was testing, just set up a pretty easy cut, cue ball sixteen to eighteen inches out from the end rail, the object ball about the same distance from the corner pocket and about a half ball cut. I found that only two of the guys hit the cue ball exactly where they intended to. Both were bangers, both looked at the cue ball last!
I look at anything or nothing last. Doesn't matter once I have lined up the shot. I am an equal opportunity misser and maker!
Hu