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Originally Posted by vmax4steve
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ob or bob or ghost ball or fractional aiming of course are used by a few but this is not enough in itself - separate this from the line Barry is on about here and the game with just this is more guesswork -
Personally I got what he means and agree with him and I think he is a very good coach and very knowledgeable.
There are many debates about sighting on here and I suppose we all have our ways - I have heard a few - I don't disagree with someone who sights the cue ball for example and there are players who hit plain ball more on the white and those that cue to the left or right of centre or all over on the white - if it works it works - sighting and aiming is a natural thing - this however is not about that exactly this is about visualising the shot fully and most really good players are more aware of the line of the shot here and how to make the ball travel down it to the pocket - it is something that only becomes better with experience..
if you start off in your pre shot routine and you are perhaps only looking at the pocket or glancing at it then only at specific point on the OB or trying to pick out a angle then your game is in trouble as you incidentally cannot see this small point on a thin cut or quarter ball can you? It also takes a lot of concentration and that in itself is not enough I feel.
Players I feel get more consistency if they instead play the line - find the line or become more aware of it first before doing this or perhaps just play the line like he says -
For me if you do this first - imagine the line - the angle you need to hit on the white pops up more naturally and I think this method helps players greatly as if you visualise this first you can get down and into the shot correctly more often and quicker, knowing its in before you hit it and am sure is the method a lot of the better players use or are perhaps more naturally aware of after potting those million balls.
I agree with him on this video entirely. Its what a lot of players do I think but not heard it explained before perhaps because its a natural concept for a lot of them.
What I give this particular coach credit for is the fact he explains perfectly what the line of the shot is - the line from the OB to the pocket - others think or talk about the line being the line from the white to the OB. Here is the confusion.
Another example is when he explains what timing is - Other coaches don't talk about timing - many might feel its how you feather etc. He is correct when he says its how long you keep in contact with the cue ball - how you deliver it through the white - rather like a cricket player hitting a six and following through with the shot and hanging on to the shot.
Therefore in my humble opinion I disagree with you on this point v-max - I have not seen all his videos but I happen to think that he is a very good snooker coach indeed from what I have heard so far.
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