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Eyes focus on white during walk-in
I posted my long blue video on this forum awhile ago, and got many feedback and exercise suggestion, and I've been tweaking since then. Happy to share with everyone, that last week I had a 55 break, my highest break in a very long time (my average is 10 to 20 usually), this made me very exciting and had been practicing almost everyday last week.
One thing I discovered, that on my walk-in, if I keep my eyes focused on the white instead of the red, I become more consistent. I know the proper way is to keep eye focused on red or BOB, until bridge hand is on the table, then you switch to the white. However, this "improper" way seems to work better for me, just want to see if any mate out here have similar experience or thoughts.
These are the steps I do:
1. Stand behind white, sight the line of aim.
2. Put/shift/turn center of body onto the line of aim, with both feet close to each other (not shoulder width, since I find walk in is more balanced with starting feet position close together)
3. step right foot onto line of aim, eyes (actually my nose pointing) focused on the back of the white ball
4. place left foot into final position, at the same time place cue and bridge hand onto the line, start to bend down. All this time, I keep my eyes locked on the back of the white.
5. bridge hand onto the table, chin and chest to the cue. (I'm using center chin, although I'm right eye dominant)
6. then look at the red, and focus on the BOB
7. backswing etc, focus on the feeling of having white impacting red at BOB
I guess one of the question is probably how do I still know where BOB is in #6
I've always had trouble finding BOB in #1, in fact in #1 I'm not trying to pin point the BOB anymore, but use imaginary lines on the table to judge the proper overlap of the two balls.
And in #6, maybe because I'm closer to the red ball in the down position, I find it easier for me to sense where the BOB is.
So I think this sums up all the details I do.
Thoughts anyone?
- Thunder
One thing I discovered, that on my walk-in, if I keep my eyes focused on the white instead of the red, I become more consistent. I know the proper way is to keep eye focused on red or BOB, until bridge hand is on the table, then you switch to the white. However, this "improper" way seems to work better for me, just want to see if any mate out here have similar experience or thoughts.
These are the steps I do:
1. Stand behind white, sight the line of aim.
2. Put/shift/turn center of body onto the line of aim, with both feet close to each other (not shoulder width, since I find walk in is more balanced with starting feet position close together)
3. step right foot onto line of aim, eyes (actually my nose pointing) focused on the back of the white ball
4. place left foot into final position, at the same time place cue and bridge hand onto the line, start to bend down. All this time, I keep my eyes locked on the back of the white.
5. bridge hand onto the table, chin and chest to the cue. (I'm using center chin, although I'm right eye dominant)
6. then look at the red, and focus on the BOB
7. backswing etc, focus on the feeling of having white impacting red at BOB
I guess one of the question is probably how do I still know where BOB is in #6
I've always had trouble finding BOB in #1, in fact in #1 I'm not trying to pin point the BOB anymore, but use imaginary lines on the table to judge the proper overlap of the two balls.
And in #6, maybe because I'm closer to the red ball in the down position, I find it easier for me to sense where the BOB is.
So I think this sums up all the details I do.
Thoughts anyone?
- Thunder
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