Do people really aim at the back of the pocket? It always seemed natural to me to aim for the center of the pocket opening (the front of the pocket).
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I typically draw a straight line between the points (nipples) of the pocket and aim for the midpoint of that line...
Here's your video Jokrswylde. Slightly low center, visualizing the object ball connected to the pocket, aim carefully and shoot. It's a difficult shot. On my 4" corners it requires a nearly perfect shot.
Thanks for taking the time to do this. The original shot had a slight bit more angle, but that's pretty dang close.
https://youtu.be/ORXE-zsasJw
we are taught to aim at the middle of the pocket all our lives, but this shot won't go on tight equipment when hit with much speed at all , because you have to aim at the facing of the pocket not the center, if you aim at the pocket, you hit the rail and rattle the ball
This mistake in aiming along with not having a solid "sight picture" is what makes this tough for me.
Thanks for all the tips and suggestions. Discussions like this really show the power and benefit of a site like AZB.
Anyway, I practiced this shot for about 2 hours last night, and have realized a couple of things:
- I don't feel AS bad about dogging it Monday night...this is a really tricky shot for me that might only come up every so often, so it seems to fly under the radar of my regular practice routine.
-- I am a very visual person, and I don't (yet) have a good "sight picture" for this shot. I don't know if "sight picture" is the right terminology, but with most shots I can see the angles and know where to aim CCB...I think the rail prevents me from seeing this.
- setting up donuts on the table and reproducing the exact shot I was able to get to where I was making it 7-8 out of 10 times with different amounts of english. (Firm hit is the ticket for me)... The problem is move either ball the slightest bit and I revert back to having no "feel" for the shot.
- Very hard to make myself aim for the short rail facing, but it really did cut out almost all of the rattling out. A slower roll seemed to be helped by a half tip of inside
Thanks again, everyone...this is a nasty shot, but I am determined to turn it in to as close to "automatic" as possible. Would love to hear more little tricks that help with this shot.:smile: