Once you have
your aim and your stroke down pat, strategy is the next hurdle to
overcome. Games are won and lost based on strategy. One element of
this is cueing the ball so that the final resting position of the
cue ball is controlled.
By hitting the cue ball off-center,
you can influence it to come to rest in a position other than where
it would if you were to just hit it dead-center. By controlling your
"leave", you can either set yourself up for an easy second shot, or
place the cue ball in a spot that would make it difficult for your
opponent to sink a ball.
The CueSight crosshairs shows the
exact position the cue will strike the ball. Using this, and knowing
where you need to hit the cue ball to reach the deisred effect, you
can drastically improve your game. Beginners note, however, that
with a flawed stroke or poor aim, "English" as it is called will be
of no use to you.
There are three types of English: the draw
shot, the follow shot, and "side". Side is sometimes referred to as
left or right English. English is accomplished by hitting the cue
ball at a position up to, or beyond, one cue tip's width from the
center of the cue ball. Note that the further you stray from the
center of the ball, the greater the effect of the English, and the
greater your chance of mis-cueing, yielding disastrous
results!
A draw shot is made when the player hits the cue
ball at a point below center. This will make the cue ball have a
tendency to roll back toward you after contacting the object
ball.
A follow shot is the opposite, occurring when the cue
ball is hit above the centerline. After impact with the object ball,
the cue ball will tend to roll forward after impact, at an angle
determined by the degree the shot was cut.
Side, or left or
right English, is when the player hits the cue ball to the left or
the right of center. This imparts spin on the cue ball and object
ball, causing them to deviate from the paths a "normal" shot would
cause.
Since the CueSight shows you exactly where you will
hit the cue ball, practice will show you what works for what
shots.
Click below to see the Owner's
Manual!
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