Why can’t system and HAMB coexist?

[BilliardsAbout]

Right now is the perfect time for me to try out the SEE system. I'm supposed to try it out for 2 weeks and report on it.
I have exactly 2 weeks before the next league session starts.

Frank,

I advocate for aim systems. They can be marvelous. But you might also want to try a half-hour or so of not doing any conscious aim systems and "just shooting" to clear the cobwebs. Change your tempo also, play a few minutes of speed pool. Play a little bit of slow, conscientious awareness, shooting slowly without a "system". Play!

Then go back to your old standby before you take two weeks to learn a new system immediately before serious competition!

 

[Shaky1]

Frank,

I advocate for aim systems. They can be marvelous. But you might also want to try a half-hour or so of not doing any conscious aim systems and "just shooting" to clear the cobwebs. Change your tempo also, play a few minutes of speed pool. Play a little bit of slow, conscientious awareness, shooting slowly without a "system". Play!

Then go back to your old standby before you take two weeks to learn a new system immediately before serious competition!

Thanks Matt!:smile: Play is a good thing. I did give my word though!
I will try out the system. What's the worst that could happen? I'm already there! :grin:

 

[336Robin]

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I am fairly new to the forum but I do have a serious question for the “aiming system naysayers”; why is it that when the aiming system advocates start to talk there is always someone who says “you don’t need an aiming system you need to HAMB” or “there is no substitute for practice” or something like that.

Why is it that when someone talks about an aiming system do some automatically assume that the person is trying to find a substitute for practice time or trying to play better with the specific idea that “aiming system=less table time needed”. In my mind it works the other way around. When you learn a new way of doing something (no matter what it is) you need MORE practice time with it not less.

There are several things that perplexe me with this elusive part of the game. Testosterone blindness being one of them. This area seems to be one part that a whole lot of people are determined to get right themselves sort of like a chemist trys many formulas before he gets it right. To me it seems that there are some common formulas and you cant say that this is the only way because we all tend to see things just a bit differently....so whatever you are doing when you realize you have the prescription or chemical mix right seems to be the aiming system of the day.....I do think there are ways to enable you be able to see the shot...the methods that get you there are what you learn to work with and perhaps open the door for better methods yet....in my own opinion and game...describing what you do.....isnt the easiest because if more good players were able to do that.....then we would all have a better idea of what to look for and perhaps get to point of where we are feeling shots a whole lot quicker....if you can get there....its going to take a lot of practice learning to control the effects of squirt and curve.....but if you get there, then youre starting to have something....what you have then is a life long quest of perfecting allowances and moves.......no aiming system can perfectly adjust for that....the player has to do that.....after he learns how to center ball aim......

Robin Kelly
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