Aiming

[Welshsteve]

I think this is a great article to read on sighting. It mentions dominant eye etc
http://www.snookerscene.co.uk/page.php?id=39

[sharkster63]

Good Day,

I find that aiming on a 8 or 9 ball table with all the dots is much easier. I often split the spaces in 2, 4 or even 8 to figure the exact spot to line up prior to going down. I use the colour spots, pockets and the location of the white relative to the object ball to try to calculate the proper angle to address a shot on a snooker table, there are fewer dots, so I find it harder to be sure after you get down, you must trust your pre shot linup, on a 9 ball table you can more easily adjust or check due to the visability of the dots. I think that using ref points and thinking about what you are doing prior to a shot improves your ability to figure out the proper angle, and also helps you to remember with a reference.
I am still working on it, some days are good some are bad.
Cheers,

Rolly C. sends

[tornado taylor]

I think this is a great article to read on sighting. It mentions dominant eye etc
http://www.snookerscene.co.uk/page.php?id=39

Thats a good little read for anyone that didn't know that mate. Talkin of lookin at the object ball years ago I thought I'd try lookin at the white as I played the shot and made a 76 but I never done it again as it felt very strange lookin at the cue ball.

[alabadi]

I'm surprised that nobody mentioned the line from the centre of pocket through the centre of object ball and where that line comes out of the object ball is the spot you aim at. Its as simple as that.

but is that true, i thought that the only time the line of aim is pointing at the point of contact is on dead straight shots. that when your cue tip is aiming at the spot on the BOB.

I was told when you have a quarter ball contact your line of ain is missing the object ball all together so you can't aim at the spot at the BOB so to speak otherwise you will miss, you have to aim for the edge of the cue ball or more precisely quarter ball to hit that spot.

it is so confusing because everyone says something different.
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[cantpotforshíte]

but is that true, i thought that the only time the line of aim is pointing at the point of contact is on dead straight shots. that when your cue tip is aiming at the spot on the BOB.

I was told when you have a quarter ball contact your line of ain is missing the object ball all together so you can't aim at the spot at the BOB so to speak otherwise you will miss, you have to aim for the edge of the cue ball or more precisely quarter ball to hit that spot.

it is so confusing because everyone says something different.
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You're right of course mate. The only time that that BOB is the line of aim is on a dead straight pot.
But BOB is what most players have in their mind, and BOB is what most players focus on when taking the shot. Your brain compensates and does the rest subconsciously.

[alabadi]

I also notice a lot of the pros do have their heads turned slightly, although not all of them and I believe you can keep the set-up the same or very similar but just turn the head slightly right or left to bring the cue under the preferred eye or aiming eye (usually the one with the best vision).

I have noticed though that if I close my left eye and view the aiming or line of the cue with just my right eye the cue seems to be to the left of the shot, however when I close my right eye and look with the left the cue is bang on the line of aim

Terry
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Hi Terry
i have the same problem as you, i have had corrective eye surgury 2 years ago and my left eye is the strongest now. i have two different lenses in my eye, the right for closup and the left for distance, however i keep the cue in the centre of my chin.
i have not yet experimented with tilting my head to one side or the other but i think i will give it ago.
it seems when i am down on the shot my eyes keep playing tricks on me i am constantly trying to switch focus and my brain hasn't caught up yet with which eye to trust. 44 years using the right and now trying to switch to the left is confusing it a bit.
i will try to do the test closing one eye so i am confident which is the aiming eye and take it from there

cheers alabbadi
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