Aiming/Approaching Line of Aim Explored

[Hyperonic]

After looking at the situation of the balls on the table and deciding to play safe, or pot with screw, follow, etc.. what is the first step in aiming ?

Is there any fault or short coming in the following method:

1. first going and standing behind the cue ball in a general direction towards the object ball without visualizing for the line of aim or anything else

2. looking at the pocket and the object ball's contact point from memory or ghost ball theory.

3. after finding the contact point, stepping left or right slightly or more, or in the same position while maintaining focus at contact point and visualizing both the contact point and cue ball so the head/body comes behind the line of aim.

4. Getting down while focusing on the these :- cue direction towards the contact point, and landing the bridge hand in the correct place so that cue is pointing in the correct line of aim.

[Hyperonic]

Altough I may be wrong but it's my observation that if the cue is pointing in the correct line of aim then good straight cueing is not necessary if only potting is required, provided the bridge hand doesn't move when the shot is not played straight and that the cue is not elevated.

[bongo]

Straight cueing is always necessary. The routine seems good from your descriptions but it won't guarantee you will play really well. When you focus on just one aspect of snooker then something else can easily go wrong.