Potting Angles

[itsnoteasy]

it didn't get much interest first time around but still it might be worth another look
.http://www.thesnookerforum.co.uk/boa...ght=table+grid

When this was first posted I couldn't get into it as I just didn't understand it, I have just had another wee look and I think I get it now, I'm going to go and read it properly, I get how it's a map of how the cue ball travels from certain angels(half ball, quarter ball etc) and certain positions on the table and even if your not exact, it gives you a reference point to make a judgement on the shot you face, am I anywhere near what it means? If it is this, I can see how it would help to unclutter your thinking as these shots can be learned and stored away, so when you face something similar you know what's going to happen instead of having to figure out shots all the time.

[cyberheater]

When this was first posted I couldn't get into it as I just didn't understand it, I have just had another wee look and I think I get it now

If you do start to understand. Please explain it to me. I really haven't got a clue.

[j6uk]

If you do start to understand. Please explain it to me. I really haven't got a clue.

this is a 3/4 ball black, play this with top the white should follow into the opposite middle and if you cue center ball the whit should go close to or into the middle on your side of the table
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[itsnoteasy]

As far as I understand it, it's a reference map of how the cue ball travels around the table after a shot, using the pockets and spots(or balls on the spots) as reference points, so for example a half ball blue plain ball going up the table the white will go over the yellow spot, if you know this you know what to do with that shot, you could play lower on the white and come between yellow and brown. Now you may not be exactly half ball on the blue, but you have that reference shot stored away, so you have already got a decent idea of what shot you need to play.
I think there was another example of a three quarter black, white played with top off the bottom Cush, travels to the middle bag, again with this as a known fact any shot around the same you know where the white wants to go so you can adjust accordingly (jeez I hope this is right lol) it is a reference guide around the table.

[cyberheater]

this is a 3/4 ball black, play this with top the white should follow into the opposite middle and if you cue center ball the whit should go close to or into the middle on your side of the table
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See. I understand it now and it makes sense.

The original diagrams could really do with a bit of commentary.

[mr.boy]

Understanding what the white will do after hitting the object ball is certainly an area I can see knowing these angles would help... aiming the white is (in theory) easy but understanding how it will travel after collision is not so intuitive to me at least. Clearly even pros can find this hard considering you see them go in-off quite regularly.

[mr.boy]

it didn't get much interest first time around but still it might be worth another look
.http://www.thesnookerforum.co.uk/boa...ght=table+grid

The pictures/story in that are not working for me, I see a slideshow consisting of "image broken" thumbnails

Excuse me if this has been done before but I thought I'd share some of what was shown to me by some of the legends of the past.

This is simply a little story about the table, the grid lines and how they relate to understanding the potting angles of the colors from there spots as well as the navigation of the cue ball. Fortunately I can go into this at great depth with the help of some slides.
Okay so I'll start us off with the 1/4 x 1/8 grid map and wait for feedback. In the meantime if you want an angle of a color into a pocket put it up and I'm sure it can be answered.
enjoy:

[tinytim139]

I have never ever used fractions to pot a ball, all i do is look at the furthest point of the object ball to the centre of the pocket and make sure white hits that part of the ball. Works for me lol.

[cheneyxuu]

hi,
i dont understand the part of looking at the furthest point of the object ball to the centre of the pocket, would you explain please

thanks

[j6uk]

See. I understand it now and it makes sense.

it wouldn't of worked for me when i was learning the game as a junior, i'd of been in the club though and not on a forum

[mr.boy]

hi,
i dont understand the part of looking at the furthest point of the object ball to the centre of the pocket, would you explain please

thanks

He means the point on the object ball opposite the pocket - that's where the cue ball has to hit. It's just the "ghost ball" method really.

[cyberheater]

it wouldn't of worked for me when i was learning the game as a junior, i'd of been in the club though and not on a forum

LOL.
I might be a junior when it comes to technique but unfortunately I'm very much a mature when it comes to my age and my family commits. I get on the table as often as I can

[j6uk]

LOL.
I might be a junior when it comes to technique but unfortunately I'm very much a mature when it comes to my age and my family commits. I get on the table as often as I can

so you know what its like to get a slap on the hands for being on here as oven as we are

[cyberheater]

so you know what its like to get a slap on the hands for being on here as oven as we are

My wife copes with my internet addiction quite well at the moment.

[j6uk]

My wife copes with my internet addiction quite well at the moment.

well if your earning a few quid from it then she won't but if not, then its only a matter of time till she starts grabbing you by the ear