Where to look on the cue ball

[JoshDyson147]

Hi all, i am a decent club player with a high break of 65, however feel i can improve a lot considering i am only 18.

My question is, when you are feathering and switch your eyes to the cue ball, do you look at whether you're cueing straight as i feel i am sometimes just looking blankly at the cue ball.

I am also going to try to get a video uploaded of my cue action shortly to be analysed and ripped apart by the experts on here

Many Thanks

[Terry Davidson]

Your eyes should focus on the spot on the cueball you want to hit but in your peripheral vision the cue will be very visible. The eyes do not remain on the cueball very long and in fact at least once should travel from the 'V' of your bridge, along the cue, to the cueball and then to the object ball where thhey should be at the time of strike. You would normally do this check at the front pause.

[lennon11]

Your eyes should focus on the spot on the cueball you want to hit but in your peripheral vision the cue will be very visible. The eyes do not remain on the cueball very long and in fact at least once should travel from the 'V' of your bridge, along the cue, to the cueball and then to the object ball where thhey should be at the time of strike. You would normally do this check at the front pause.

I honestly would have absolutely no idea at all where I'm looking at a particular point in my stroke and I'm pretty sure most people(pro's even) would find it hard to say what they do...however I would suggest most decent players probably have a similar "eye pattern"? ,only it will b subconscious or not noticed.

[Leo]

I honestly would have absolutely no idea at all where I'm looking at a particular point in my stroke and I'm pretty sure most people(pro's even) would find it hard to say what they do...however I would suggest most recent players probably have a similar "eye pattern"? ,only it will b subconscious or not noticed.

Yep very well said, I Couldn't possibly explain to someone how I hit the ball it's just something I do which comes naturally.

[Byrom]

I tried thinking about it so I could explain it once on the forum - n following that I could not pot a ball hardly lost ever semblance of timing. It took me a while to forget about it - just do what feels natural for yourself

[vmax4steve]

As Byrom says, do what feels natural, but if it isn't coming to you do this,

look at the contact point on the object ball as you place your feet, once your feet are in place, as soon as your left foot is planted (right foot for lefties) then switch focus to the spot on the cue ball you wish to hit as you drop into your stance and address the tip to it, once down and tip addressed then switch focus back to the contact point on the object ball.
If all feels right then you're on the line of aim, head still and deliver the cue with eyes on the object ball, if it feels wrong get up and start again.

What's in bold is very important, no good just looking in the direction of the object ball or simply looking at the cue ball, the aiming process is very finite, you hit exactly what you're looking at so make sure you're exact.