Aiming Without Looking

[Terry Davidson]

Les tells me that he is now keeping his eyes on the cueball and is playing much better.

Like is being said, if you start thinking about this it will opnly screw your game up but if you're adamant that you look at the cueball at the time of strike then have a friend armed with a piece of paper stand by the middle pocket and try potting a long blue. Do your feathers and sighting and then lock your eyes on the cueball and tell your friend to place the paper in front of the blue ball and remove it when you actually strike the cueball.

If you stay absolutely still on the shot and deliver the cue straight you will pot the long blue but most players will have a difficult time. Nic once told me a lot of pros will flick their eyes back to the cueball just before the strike for a millisecond and then back to the object ball for the strike but I tried this and could not master it and it completely screwed me up.

I find I get better results by having a longer front pause and lock my eyes on the object ball at the front pause and then play the shot. Provided I stay still (not a sure bet with me) I will pot most balls and some amazing pots in there as well. This seems to be my natural rhythm for me but it might not be right for a lot of players. Do what you feel most comfortable doing as that will produce the best results.

[j6uk]

Les tells me that he is now keeping his eyes on the cueball and is playing much better.

Like is being said, if you start thinking about this it will opnly screw your game up but if you're adamant that you look at the cueball at the time of strike then have a friend armed with a piece of paper stand by the middle pocket and try potting a long blue. Do your feathers and sighting and then lock your eyes on the cueball and tell your friend to place the paper in front of the blue ball and remove it when you actually strike the cueball.

If you stay absolutely still on the shot and deliver the cue straight you will pot the long blue but most players will have a difficult time. Nic once told me a lot of pros will flick their eyes back to the cueball just before the strike for a millisecond and then back to the object ball for the strike but I tried this and could not master it and it completely screwed me up.

I find I get better results by having a longer front pause and lock my eyes on the object ball at the front pause and then play the shot. Provided I stay still (not a sure bet with me) I will pot most balls and some amazing pots in there as well. This seems to be my natural rhythm for me but it might not be right for a lot of players. Do what you feel most comfortable doing as that will produce the best results.

this can work quite well if you have a static action with hardly any backswing, though tricky to master as its all very quick and can become hand driven from the so called grip.
not recommended, but if a coach knows what their doing it can be taught.