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Apologies in advance as this is not everyone's cup of tea but here is my reasoning for applying a grid of thirds rather than quarters.
a is the angle between the incoming white and the line of the pot. For a 3/4 ball this is known to be 14.5 degrees, for 1/2 ball this is 30 degrees. I'll come back to this later.
The line from corner pocket to opposite middle runs through the centres of white and pink and is at 45 degrees to the side cushion.
x is what we want to find - how far along the cushion from the pink spot do we place the white to make a particular pot.
a + b = 45 deg.
Rather than work in mm it makes some sense to use a grid much like j6 has to keep the numbers simpler. A full size table is, according to wikipedia, 3569 mm x 1778 mm which for 52.5mm balls make it 68 balls x 34 balls to within a decimal place so the pink spot is almost exactly 17 balls from top and side cushions. So take y to be 17 (balls).
Still with me?
Since white and pink at contact are at 45 degrees and their centres are 1 ball diameter apart (a little trig) says y1 and x1, which are the offsets of the white centre from the pink are at 1/sqrt(2) which is 0.707.
x1 = y1 = 1/sqrt(2)
The triangle with angle b has sides y2 and x2 and you can say x2/y2 = tan(b) (again, just trigonometry).
Putting this all together to find x gives this...
x = x1 + x2.
we get x1 from above as
x1 = 1/sqrt(2), so now,
x = 1/sqrt(2) + x2.
but x2 = y2 tan(b), so
x = 1/sqrt(2) + y2 tan(b)
also, b = 45 - a, so
x = 1/sqrt(2) + y2 tan(45 - a).
y2 = y - y1 = 17 - (1/sqrt(2))
So finally,
x = 1/sqrt(2) + (17 - 1/sqrt(2)) tan (45 - a)
For any angle, a, we can work out how many balls along from the pink line to set up the shot.
Plug in a = 14.5 deg and you get x = 10.3 (balls). With 17 balls between pink and blue that puts it at 10.3/17 or 61% of the way towards the blue.
Plug in a = 30 deg and you get x = 5.1 (balls). Again, 5.1/17 is 30% of the way along the cushion.
So it isn't exactly the 1/3 and 2/3s that I estimated over the table and perhaps you could set this up by making it 2/3 of the way along the cushion and rolling it back one ball or half a ball. But I do believe it's closer than it is on the grid with quarters.
The shot I had a problem with was the 3/4 ball pink at half way between pink and blue on the cushion. Using this formula would make x = 8.5 balls and the potting angle comes out as 19.5 degrees which is thinner than a 3/4 ball.
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Wouldn't it be easier for anyone trying these sort of 1/4,1/2 and 3/4 techniques out just to purchase Nic Barrows aim frame? At least you can consistently place the balls where they should be without the bit of guess work needed or carrying a protractor in your cue case.
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Originally Posted by markz View PostWouldn't it be easier for anyone trying these sort of 1/4,1/2 and 3/4 techniques out just to purchase Nic Barrows aim frame? At least you can consistently place the balls where they should be without the bit of guess work needed or carrying a protractor in your cue case.
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Originally Posted by avruga View PostApologies in advance as this is not everyone's cup of tea but here is my reasoning for applying a grid of thirds rather than quarters.
a is the angle between the incoming white and the line of the pot. For a 3/4 ball this is known to be 14.5 degrees, for 1/2 ball this is 30 degrees. I'll come back to this later.
The line from corner pocket to opposite middle runs through the centres of white and pink and is at 45 degrees to the side cushion.
x is what we want to find - how far along the cushion from the pink spot do we place the white to make a particular pot.
a + b = 45 deg.
Rather than work in mm it makes some sense to use a grid much like j6 has to keep the numbers simpler. A full size table is, according to wikipedia, 3569 mm x 1778 mm which for 52.5mm balls make it 68 balls x 34 balls to within a decimal place so the pink spot is almost exactly 17 balls from top and side cushions. So take y to be 17 (balls).
Still with me?
Since white and pink at contact are at 45 degrees and their centres are 1 ball diameter apart (a little trig) says y1 and x1, which are the offsets of the white centre from the pink are at 1/sqrt(2) which is 0.707.
x1 = y1 = 1/sqrt(2)
The triangle with angle b has sides y2 and x2 and you can say x2/y2 = tan(b) (again, just trigonometry).
Putting this all together to find x gives this...
x = x1 + x2.
we get x1 from above as
x1 = 1/sqrt(2), so now,
x = 1/sqrt(2) + x2.
but x2 = y2 tan(b), so
x = 1/sqrt(2) + y2 tan(b)
also, b = 45 - a, so
x = 1/sqrt(2) + y2 tan(45 - a).
y2 = y - y1 = 17 - (1/sqrt(2))
So finally,
x = 1/sqrt(2) + (17 - 1/sqrt(2)) tan (45 - a)
For any angle, a, we can work out how many balls along from the pink line to set up the shot.
Plug in a = 14.5 deg and you get x = 10.3 (balls). With 17 balls between pink and blue that puts it at 10.3/17 or 61% of the way towards the blue.
Plug in a = 30 deg and you get x = 5.1 (balls). Again, 5.1/17 is 30% of the way along the cushion.
So it isn't exactly the 1/3 and 2/3s that I estimated over the table and perhaps you could set this up by making it 2/3 of the way along the cushion and rolling it back one ball or half a ball. But I do believe it's closer than it is on the grid with quarters.
The shot I had a problem with was the 3/4 ball pink at half way between pink and blue on the cushion. Using this formula would make x = 8.5 balls and the potting angle comes out as 19.5 degrees which is thinner than a 3/4 ball.WPBSA Level 2 - 1st4Sport Coach
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Originally Posted by avruga View PostIt would and it should be more accurate. On the other hand a rule of thumb doesn't cost you 30 quid.
http://snookerdelight.com/snooker-ar...es-in-snooker/
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Originally Posted by avruga View PostApologies in advance as this is not everyone's cup of tea but here is my reasoning for applying a grid of thirds rather than quarters.
a is the angle between the incoming white and the line of the pot. For a 3/4 ball this is known to be 14.5 degrees, for 1/2 ball this is 30 degrees. I'll come back to this later.
The line from corner pocket to opposite middle runs through the centres of white and pink and is at 45 degrees to the side cushion.
x is what we want to find - how far along the cushion from the pink spot do we place the white to make a particular pot.
a + b = 45 deg.
Rather than work in mm it makes some sense to use a grid much like j6 has to keep the numbers simpler. A full size table is, according to wikipedia, 3569 mm x 1778 mm which for 52.5mm balls make it 68 balls x 34 balls to within a decimal place so the pink spot is almost exactly 17 balls from top and side cushions. So take y to be 17 (balls).
Still with me?
Since white and pink at contact are at 45 degrees and their centres are 1 ball diameter apart (a little trig) says y1 and x1, which are the offsets of the white centre from the pink are at 1/sqrt(2) which is 0.707.
x1 = y1 = 1/sqrt(2)
The triangle with angle b has sides y2 and x2 and you can say x2/y2 = tan(b) (again, just trigonometry).
Putting this all together to find x gives this...
x = x1 + x2.
we get x1 from above as
x1 = 1/sqrt(2), so now,
x = 1/sqrt(2) + x2.
but x2 = y2 tan(b), so
x = 1/sqrt(2) + y2 tan(b)
also, b = 45 - a, so
x = 1/sqrt(2) + y2 tan(45 - a).
y2 = y - y1 = 17 - (1/sqrt(2))
So finally,
x = 1/sqrt(2) + (17 - 1/sqrt(2)) tan (45 - a)
For any angle, a, we can work out how many balls along from the pink line to set up the shot.
Plug in a = 14.5 deg and you get x = 10.3 (balls). With 17 balls between pink and blue that puts it at 10.3/17 or 61% of the way towards the blue.
Plug in a = 30 deg and you get x = 5.1 (balls). Again, 5.1/17 is 30% of the way along the cushion.
So it isn't exactly the 1/3 and 2/3s that I estimated over the table and perhaps you could set this up by making it 2/3 of the way along the cushion and rolling it back one ball or half a ball. But I do believe it's closer than it is on the grid with quarters.
The shot I had a problem with was the 3/4 ball pink at half way between pink and blue on the cushion. Using this formula would make x = 8.5 balls and the potting angle comes out as 19.5 degrees which is thinner than a 3/4 ball.
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Originally Posted by markz View PostI think the aim frame is £24.95 and checking on Nics site it's sold out and awaiting re print. I'd rather practice the point of contact than having the fractions in my head as I'm trying to focus on the shot. Anyone that's getting confused with the maths in this thread you should have a read of this, it's pretty basic but useful.
http://snookerdelight.com/snooker-ar...es-in-snooker/
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