Hawkeye and cue ball striking.

[David Pleym]

Hi Folks

I know Hawkeye is used in some of the bigger tournaments and I have always been fascinated by this technology. However I wondered (as a variation on a theme) what people thought about broadcasters using an on screen cue ball type icon during tournaments so that the commentators could indicate where the player is likely to strike a cue ball for any given shot or to show you after the shot has been taken. I think a lot of snooker fans would like this although I expect it would annoy the life out of others! I think it would help deepen people's understanding of positional play and perhaps just how difficult it is to play the game to the standard the pros do. Maybe a "red button type option" so you could choose. Any thoughts.

Cheers


David

[tedisbill]

That's been done loads of times in the past.

[David Pleym]

Hi Tedisbill

I didn't realise that bud! In tournaments? I take it it didn't catch on then?


Cheers


David

[tedisbill]

Yes mate in main tournaments on the BBC. They were using Hawkeye and zooming in on the White which had a blue dot on it to show where the player would be striking.

[pottr]

It's not as simple as where you strike the white to get an understanding of how to achieve a certain shot...

How you time it is what matters and there's no way to translate that from the screen.

[RoryM147]

Have a look at this bbc footage. demonstrating reverse side. Uploaded by Tequila, amazing channel !

http://youtu.be/1dJUvtHpO_s

Also this one demonstrates the blue dot better

http://youtu.be/m_3CdMMsUFw

[itsnoteasy]

Thanks for that Rory, great watch.

[RoryM147]

No problem bud. I highly recommend looking through Tequilas Channel. It's honestly amazing !

[itsnoteasy]

Aye, I watched a couple of other things while I was there, I know the cloths and tables are better but some of the shots the pros pull of ,under pressure is amazing, it's alright trying them against your pal in a bounce game in the club, but when your pay check is on the line its a different story.