vapros
Verified Member
Or more to the point, what does Efren see that I don’t see? As his numero uno fan I watch his videos, hoping to see how he does it. Nothing to it – he walks up to the table and picks out a ball and bends over and knocks it into a pocket. He practically never has to walk around behind the shot to see the contact point on the object ball, because he already sees it. Of course, Efren is not unique in this regard. All the top players have this ability – some more than others, naturally – and including the members on this site who can play.
So, why can’t I see it? Here in my old age I can shoot straighter than I ever have in my life. I have a table and I practice some every day. My stroke is not powerful, but it is straight, and I am making a lot of the long straight-in shots that have always terrorized me. But I can’t aim. If I walk around behind the shot I can find the contact point and make a reasonable effort to hit it. But why can’t I see it when I get to the table, like Bata and John and Django and you guys? Was it a natural gift for you?
My vision is okay – I see the edges of the ball just fine – but I do all my seeing with one eye, been that way all my life. One eye is pretty useless and so I have no depth perception to speak of. Is that the answer to my question? It’s a fact that I undercut when going to the left and overcut going to the right. Any one-eyed members here?
I decided two or three years ago not to go on the pro tour – I couldn’t deal with all that traveling and all them billiard bunnies. What I’m hoping for today is some commentary on a topic that’s of great interest to me. And I don’t think I want to hear about aiming systems. Efren doesn’t use an aiming system and I want to do it like he does. Don’t we all?
So, why can’t I see it? Here in my old age I can shoot straighter than I ever have in my life. I have a table and I practice some every day. My stroke is not powerful, but it is straight, and I am making a lot of the long straight-in shots that have always terrorized me. But I can’t aim. If I walk around behind the shot I can find the contact point and make a reasonable effort to hit it. But why can’t I see it when I get to the table, like Bata and John and Django and you guys? Was it a natural gift for you?
My vision is okay – I see the edges of the ball just fine – but I do all my seeing with one eye, been that way all my life. One eye is pretty useless and so I have no depth perception to speak of. Is that the answer to my question? It’s a fact that I undercut when going to the left and overcut going to the right. Any one-eyed members here?
I decided two or three years ago not to go on the pro tour – I couldn’t deal with all that traveling and all them billiard bunnies. What I’m hoping for today is some commentary on a topic that’s of great interest to me. And I don’t think I want to hear about aiming systems. Efren doesn’t use an aiming system and I want to do it like he does. Don’t we all?