It's all good, Bill.
it's all good, bill.
by the way, this tip of yours reminds me of one i often repeat to myself: "aim your stroke". That means to find a target at (or near) the ob that my tip should be pointed at to make the shot - say the spot on the ghost ball that corresponds to the spot on the cb that i'm going to hit (or a nearby spot if i'm using sidespin and adjusting for squirt/swerve).
I aim my stick at that spot for aiming, and i also "aim my stroke" at it - like imagining i'm trying to hit the ghost ball with my tip (through the same spot on the cb). That helps me consciously keep it straight and accurate, especially for long shots.
Pj
chgo
p.s. Of course, i can't really aim my tip at the precise spot on the ghost ball because my stick is almost always pointed below it - but aiming on the correct line (left/right) is helpful to me nonetheless.
I think YOU know how "I" feel about this EXTREME, Scientific "Stuff!"
Bill, your own tips about the half ball hit are just as "scientific" as anything you'll find at those links - that's why they work!Here we go, "Pandora's Box!"
Have "Fun" guys!
Bill's system is a way of accurately aligning the CB and OB for a half ball hit, assuming the CB goes straight where you're pointing it.
Scrzbill; Is your comment directed towards, Me, Patrick or Both of us? This way I'll know whether to TY, or not!
Of course I do, Bill - it's a demonstrated (i.e. "scientific") fact. But "considerably reduce" doesn't mean "eliminate" - and even if it did there would still be swerve to deal with.
I think it's clear that squirt can only be compensated for, not reduced or eliminated, by your stroke. An example of this is a "swooping" stroke to apply sidespin - some think such a stroke eliminates squirt, but it really just changes the angle at which you hit the CB, the same as changing your aim to compensate.
Glad to see we agree on that. Other players have said they think there's benefit in a non-straight stroke, but I think you and other top 3C players know better.
