I’m realizing after 60 years of playing this game that I can accomplish a lot using centerball with regards to shot making and position. Has anyone determined how much centerball you use in a match?
No, I mean that point on the cue ball where the vertical and horizontal axis converge . Centerball. Verstehen??I assume you mean the vertical axis.
Id like to think that I'm attempting to play along the vertical axis 80% of the time.
Rather, when I look at where I want to be on the next ball or balls I mentally plan to get there not using side spin at least 80% of the time.
IMO strict center ball in advanced play would be a function of the player's hand size and default bridge height. After all, the rock will usually be rolling or dragging and not dead like center ball seems to imply.No, I mean that point on the cue ball where the vertical and horizontal axis converge . Centerball. Verstehen??
In that case probably neverNo, I mean that point on the cue ball where the vertical and horizontal axis converge . Centerball. Verstehen??
FYI, the exact spot to hit the CB for instant non-sliding roll is 40% (2/5) of maximum follow (viewed from the slightly elevated perspective of a “level” cue).My theory has vertical axis as first choice, with just a little above center to start whitey with a natural roll as prefered. Trying to keep friction between the cueball and cloth at a minimum.
Watching Ray Martin play 9 ball at the Reno Sands in '85 or 6. Was very enlightening. His patern consistently took the shortest route. The 9 ball Players took routes that had them rolling with the shot line predominantly. Giving them a larger comfort zone on the next ball. Ray was so precise with the ceball that he made going across the line and stopped on the dime look easy.9/10 ball. Buckle up. We are moving quite a bit, chasing the balls up and down table as we can't work around the order of the balls. For this we average sidespin on maybe 50% of shots (although an individual rack could be almost all hold or almost all move).
Priceless to many!!Knowing where centerball is, is more important than playing it. Each shot requires a calculation that determines where and how hard I hit the white rock. If dead center gives me the optimal cueball rotation at the object ball contact, I use it. Up and down the vertical axis should be like learning the scales in music lessons. The Basics! So many beginners want to learn The Mass A shot first. One Shot Wonder is the next step on that path.
Willie Mosconi gave me simple drills to work while learning the basics. Wonder how much that book would cost today?
A line with no width - a vertical plane through the ball's 3D center viewed edge on by the shooter.What exactly is the definition of center vertical axis and how wide is it????
Exactly? Maybe never.I would venture a guess that 80+% of us can't hit exactly what center axis is.....or at least not nearly as often as we think we do.....