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ok, you can call me a slow learner ... I've been reading for ages (probably years) that coaches recommend that every player should determine the line of aim standing upright behind the shot, get their foot and nose on that line and then drop into the cueing position and not change that line of aim!
and I have been working on this, trying to get it all sorted whilst standing up but I've always been tempted to sometimes change the line of aim when down on the shot cos "it looks wrong" ...
only last week (I only play once a week) on a couple of occasions, I knew I'd changed the line and missed the pot slightly too thin or too thick ...
so this week, I said to myself "I will play that line even if it looks wrong" ... I thought I'd miss a lot of pots until my subconscious learns but I was quite amazed ... I was making pots even though they looked totally wrong - I didn't make everything by any means but I was close - the only two I was annoyed with was when I couldn't resist changing the line, and guess what, I missed on the changed side (for instance, deciding to play a bit thinner and I overcut the ball) ...
on a few occasions, I caught myself adjusting or really didn't like what I was seeing so stood up and started again ...
it's not a eureka moment or a holy grail ... as an occasional player, my high break is 31 and I didn't threaten that tonight ... best breaks were 27 clearance (colours but not on their spots) and a couple of others in the low to mid 20's ...
but nevertheless, good consistent play at my level and I enjoyed it ... no more worrying about the line of aim, just try to deliver the cue straight
so thank you to all the coaches on TSF ... your advice will hopefully sink in eventually even to dummies like me
and I have been working on this, trying to get it all sorted whilst standing up but I've always been tempted to sometimes change the line of aim when down on the shot cos "it looks wrong" ...
only last week (I only play once a week) on a couple of occasions, I knew I'd changed the line and missed the pot slightly too thin or too thick ...
so this week, I said to myself "I will play that line even if it looks wrong" ... I thought I'd miss a lot of pots until my subconscious learns but I was quite amazed ... I was making pots even though they looked totally wrong - I didn't make everything by any means but I was close - the only two I was annoyed with was when I couldn't resist changing the line, and guess what, I missed on the changed side (for instance, deciding to play a bit thinner and I overcut the ball) ...
on a few occasions, I caught myself adjusting or really didn't like what I was seeing so stood up and started again ...
it's not a eureka moment or a holy grail ... as an occasional player, my high break is 31 and I didn't threaten that tonight ... best breaks were 27 clearance (colours but not on their spots) and a couple of others in the low to mid 20's ...
but nevertheless, good consistent play at my level and I enjoyed it ... no more worrying about the line of aim, just try to deliver the cue straight
so thank you to all the coaches on TSF ... your advice will hopefully sink in eventually even to dummies like me
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