3/4, 1/2, 1/4 balls... How important?

[dao]

Hi, everybody.

It’s a pleasure to join this multi-wise-ideas forum.

I am now at the technical stage in snooker that allows me to achieve 30+ in the game quite often and to make 92 and 101 break on very easy exercise (line up).

What element of the game would you advice me to improve at this stage according to your personal feelings?

I have the following question.
Is it really important to "measure" and remember 3/4, 1/2, 1/4 balls when sightting?
From my own impressions... approaching to a shot I try concentrate on a spot on the object ball as well as at last stage of the shot. If the shot is far from easy, I try to imagine a cueball touching the necessary spot on the object ball.
One more observation... If I mentally feel at last short moment when I pause: “I am potting it now, 100% sure!”, I definitely pot it. If I think: “Maybe I will pot it”, the probability of miss is rising essentially.
Of course when I think “I am potting it now, 100% sure!” I have absolutely clear idea about the spot on the object ball.

Why do I need to remember 3/4, 1/2, 1/4 balls when sightting? What kind of advantage it should bring to my game?

thanks and regards,
dao

[RaNeN]

Why do I need to remember 3/4, 1/2, 1/4 balls when sightting? What kind of advantage it should bring to my game?

dao

You do not need to remember this. Just concentrate on the spot where you need to hit on the object ball.

[Watford]

I kind of agree!
I find if I think too much bout 1/2 3/4 etc I get worse!

[Belloz22]

the idea of 1/2 ball. 1/4 ball etc, is normally directed at beginnrs who are trying to learn the angles. Most professionals know the angles because they play the game so much, i would advise you to do what your doing, if your achieving 90's in practise, there seems to be little wrong with your linment of the shots - most people break down in proper frames, because the reds are not in such an open situation as a line up - if you want to practice making breaks, put 3 - 4 reds around the black, then cluster the rest of the reds under the pink. pot the 4 reds with blacks, then you will need to concentrate on getting the angle to split the reds. this is the kind of situation you will experience in proper frames.

[Stunrunthru]

Hi, everybody.

It’s a pleasure to join this multi-wise-ideas forum.

I am now at the technical stage in snooker that allows me to achieve 30+ in the game quite often and to make 92 and 101 break on very easy exercise (line up).

What element of the game would you advice me to improve at this stage according to your personal feelings?

I have the following question.
Is it really important to "measure" and remember 3/4, 1/2, 1/4 balls when sightting?
From my own impressions... approaching to a shot I try concentrate on a spot on the object ball as well as at last stage of the shot. If the shot is far from easy, I try to imagine a cueball touching the necessary spot on the object ball.
One more observation... If I mentally feel at last short moment when I pause: “I am potting it now, 100% sure!”, I definitely pot it. If I think: “Maybe I will pot it”, the probability of miss is rising essentially.
Of course when I think “I am potting it now, 100% sure!” I have absolutely clear idea about the spot on the object ball.

Why do I need to remember 3/4, 1/2, 1/4 balls when sightting? What kind of advantage it should bring to my game?

thanks and regards,
dao

I'd advise you to just keep practcisng and these shots will become second nature. The line up is an excellent way of developing these shots.

[canuck]

I must be quite different form everyone else because instead of visualizing the point on the object ball I visualize the point on the felt. Basically it's where the bottom of the cue ball is supposed to be when it makes contact with the object ball. Is there anyone else who does that? I'm the only player I know who visualizes the contact point this way. Is it wrong to do so?

[Belloz22]

yea, i do it this way, the only problem is that if the pot is more than half ball, tryin to visualise a point on the ball is hard, secondly you will end up hitting the ball to thick, anything over half ball you must play slightly thinner than what you would if you visulise a point.