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Why Is There So Much Interest With Systems In Pool?
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Long before I was introduced to aiming systems we had somehow acquired a pretty cool device at the shop.
It was a Dennis Taylor potting trainer that worked like this.
You lined up the shot and the object ball would rest on a spot in the machine. You then shot the shot and if you hit it right down the center it would beep at you. The object ball would roll back into position, similar to a putting trainer.
I used to work out with that thing a lot but it was very frustrating to use on a pool table because I would hit shots that I KNEW would make the ball but I wouldn't get the beep. I wanted to smash it many times but it was a $300 device I think.
Anyway I wish I still had one, might look for one because it was actually a very good device IMO.
It was a Dennis Taylor potting trainer that worked like this.
You lined up the shot and the object ball would rest on a spot in the machine. You then shot the shot and if you hit it right down the center it would beep at you. The object ball would roll back into position, similar to a putting trainer.
I used to work out with that thing a lot but it was very frustrating to use on a pool table because I would hit shots that I KNEW would make the ball but I wouldn't get the beep. I wanted to smash it many times but it was a $300 device I think.
Anyway I wish I still had one, might look for one because it was actually a very good device IMO.
Some people have a talent to visualize angles and points-of-contact. But make no mistake, while they might say they don't use a system, their brain is using a very precise system of yes/no decisions to determine the shot line. Our brains do not act randomly. Some just work faster than others and remember previous trials/errors better.
A system is nothing more than a series of "markers" along the way of the yes/no decision-making process. Some people need the markers for a short time, while others will always need them.
Do you remember the first time you drove to work? You had directions and you watched for the street signs. That was your system. Now you drive to work without even thinking about it...and in fact, probably couldn't tell someone else how to get there because you're not paying attention to it anymore. "I don't know. I just get in the car and go."
It's the same situation with musicianship, chess, golf, math, etc. Some people are able to internalize the information faster and more thoroughly than others; it doesn't necessarily make them better. Richard Feynman was a world-class mathematician with a system for every conceivable math problem.
I like structure and methodical thinking. It's the type of person I am and how I tend to learn best.
For people like me, systems are attractive because they match how we learn and think.
Once the method or shot is learned, it becomes fluid and subconscious. For anything new, a process, system or progressive learning approach works best for me.
For people like me, systems are attractive because they match how we learn and think.
Once the method or shot is learned, it becomes fluid and subconscious. For anything new, a process, system or progressive learning approach works best for me.
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The big bugaboo here on AZB is the term "system".
The pro's most certainly do use a system. They approach everything in essentially the same way, every time. The "system" can certainly be one of their own making, as opposed to the systems you see discussed here and elsewhere, but rest assured, they ALL have a system on how they play.
It has to be. They cannot be scattershot, just approaching the table whilly nilly. They have developed a method (or system) that works for them, that they use while playing, at the highest levels.
All this here on AZB has done is to create an issue where there is none. Use one of the systems described here, or one of your own. But if you don't develop some consistent method of play, you will struggle. Or perhaps, you will "struggle more"
The big bugaboo here on AZB is the term "system".
The pro's most certainly do use a system. They approach everything in essentially the same way, every time. The "system" can certainly be one of their own making, as opposed to the systems you see discussed here and elsewhere, but rest assured, they ALL have a system on how they play.
It has to be. They cannot be scattershot, just approaching the table whilly nilly. They have developed a method (or system) that works for them, that they use while playing, at the highest levels.
All this here on AZB has done is to create an issue where there is none. Use one of the systems described here, or one of your own. But if you don't develop some consistent method of play, you will struggle. Or perhaps, you will "struggle more"
Probably one of the best posts I have ever read concerning systems.
I have a system and its all mine. I practice it everyday and use it when I play.
I would never ever try to explain my system to anyone. Its a personal system that I feel comfortable with and enjoy.
I do enjoy experimenting with pool related ideas. Ya never know I may happen to find an idea that I can work into my system.
Good post. :smile:
John
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