Using TOI to Aim at Contact Points

[GoldenFlash]

That's right, pool really is an easy game when you learn the "inside secrets"......and you're welcome, glad you like the pic.....play well, your game will get better and better.

I've said it a zillion times over many many years.
The missing link in pool instruction has always been a REPEATABLE method of aiming.
All the stuff about stroke, english, stance, grips, bridges, is low priority unless you can hit the object ball in the right place over and over and over. The only one I ever saw get close was Mosconi in that little red book from 50 years ago with his 1/4 ball, 3/4 ball, etc etc etc. Never did he mention cling or collision induced throw or any method that was repeatable over and over. I was asking Danny Jones the same question in 1957...all he had was "just practice a lot".
I used to stick a straight pin in a rail 9 feet away and hit that pin hundreds of times in a row, intentionally twisting the stick, crazy english, goofy bridges, tight grips, loose grips, you name it. And my conclusion was "if I can hit that dumb little pin a hundred times in a row, then why can't I hit the right spot on an object ball the same way".....????
The answer was simple: Nobody taught me how to hit THE CORRECT spot on that object ball over and over. I was ESTIMATING...which guarantees you end up in tap city.
You have hit the bullseye with your discoveries!
You are truly the Columbus of a new era in pool instruction. I salute you.
Regards,
Flash

 

[Ralph Kramden]

I've said it a zillion times over many many years.
The missing link in pool instruction has always been a REPEATABLE method of aiming.
All the stuff about stroke, english, stance, grips, bridges, is low priority unless you can hit the object ball in the right place over and over and over. The only one I ever saw get close was Mosconi in that little red book from 50 years ago with his 1/4 ball, 3/4 ball, etc etc etc. Never did he mention cling or collision induced throw or any method that was repeatable over and over. I was asking Danny Jones the same question in 1957...all he had was "just practice a lot".
I used to stick a straight pin in a rail 9 feet away and hit that pin hundreds of times in a row, intentionally twisting the stick, crazy english, goofy bridges, tight grips, loose grips, you name it. And my conclusion was "if I can hit that dumb little pin a hundred times in a row, then why can't I hit the right spot on an object ball the same way".....????
The answer was simple: Nobody taught me how to hit THE CORRECT spot on that object ball over and over. I was ESTIMATING...which guarantees you end up in tap city.
You have hit the bullseye with your discoveries!
You are truly the Columbus of a new era in pool instruction. I salute you.
Regards,
Flash

Flash... I think you just pinned it..

 

[CJ Wiley]

how to connect a players entire body in such a way that it's focused on the TIP/C.B.

Thanks "Flash," it's taken me thousands of hours of research and development to teach these techniques.....it's much more challenging to communicate them effectively than synchronize them myself (playing is more subconscious and "right brain," teaching is more conscious, and "left brain").

We've learned a lot in the last couple of months about how to connect a players entire body in such a way that it's focused on the TIP/Cue Ball contact.....which is essential to play the game at a high level day after day, hour after hour.

I'm excited about where the game's headed this year, things are looking very bright to see pool back in the spotlight very soon.

I've said it a zillion times over many many years.
The missing link in pool instruction has always been a REPEATABLE method of aiming.
All the stuff about stroke, english, stance, grips, bridges, is low priority unless you can hit the object ball in the right place over and over and over. The only one I ever saw get close was Mosconi in that little red book from 50 years ago with his 1/4 ball, 3/4 ball, etc etc etc. Never did he mention cling or collision induced throw or any method that was repeatable over and over. I was asking Danny Jones the same question in 1957...all he had was "just practice a lot".
I used to stick a straight pin in a rail 9 feet away and hit that pin hundreds of times in a row, intentionally twisting the stick, crazy english, goofy bridges, tight grips, loose grips, you name it. And my conclusion was "if I can hit that dumb little pin a hundred times in a row, then why can't I hit the right spot on an object ball the same way".....????
The answer was simple: Nobody taught me how to hit THE CORRECT spot on that object ball over and over. I was ESTIMATING...which guarantees you end up in tap city.
You have hit the bullseye with your discoveries!
You are truly the Columbus of a new era in pool instruction. I salute you.
Regards,
Flash