Cut Shot Visualization

[@BalenciágaBalla]

The most helpful vidio I've seen this year! Thank you‼️ Useful and practical. I wish you make more videos like this, for example the throw angles. I will be the first to watch all of your upcoming pool videos😅

[@IOnianStreams]

Thanks. High praise indeed!

[@BalenciágaBalla]

@@IOnianStreams Yo what about the throw video? We want to know every little information about throw angles, kick/bank throw 2-3 ball frozen ball throw big-small throw hard/soft shot jump shot throw😆 I want everything

[@danieltaxis]

Saludos

[@Mrphilharmonic]

I LOVE the “double the distance” method!! Wow! Never thought of that! Brilliant!!

[@IOnianStreams]

The geometry is very interesting. Thanks for watching.

[@hpapc686]

All videos ive search during my 1st week of playing pool..Wow Just wow.. As a beginner this solve my main problem of visualising the contact point , Thank you very much. You really deserve a sub just for this video alone

[@IOnianStreams]

@hpapc686 Appreciate your comment. Good luck on your pool journey.

[@ThaiNguyen-je4gu]

Best aiming video ever!!!!

[@IOnianStreams]

Thanks for watching and the nice comment!

[@llanc3r507]

Great video, I enjoy tutorials with animations. Excellent Work!

[@stormteam3004]

What a great video! Thank you!

[@bambarby]

Amazing. Thank you for sharing.

[@IOnianStreams]

You bet!

[@uniquetalentinjamaican]

All i can say is this is a great video! Big fan of fractonal ball aimimng but there is somethings you said that just made every thing i may have had any inconsistency

[@Mrphilharmonic]

The problem (a very REAL one) is that we are dealing not just with contact points, but also the OUTSIDE PERIMETER of the cue ball. We have to allow for the curvature of the cue ball. It’s no good aiming the ‘Center’ of the cue ball at the contact point as you will hit it too thickly. Allowing for the CB curvature is everything, as well as throw. This is what makes our game so fascinating as this too can change with the speed of the shot. This is a great video. I recommend Dr Dave as well. We are so fortunate to live in the age of the internet and all this great information. There should be no excuse for any true student of the game to miss, but of course, we are still human. What on earth did they do in the days before all this information. No wonder the ‘old masters’ guarded their ‘secrets’ so jealously!!!

[@IOnianStreams]

Great comment! Yes, it's the curvature of the balls that is at the root of the cut shot challenge. Maybe I'll make a video about why that is, but I wanted to keep it simple here. Yes, Dr Dave is "da bomb". His KZbin and website contents are beyond compare. You can pretty much find information on any conceivable pool topic there. I'm honored that he's linked to my pool videos on his site. I'm old enough to remember what we did before the internet and KZbin instruction. We looked up books in a musty card catalog using the Dewey Decimal system. Then we wandered through stack after stack of books and magazines, flipping through hundreds of pages, trying to find what we're looking for. Then we actually had to -- say it ain't so -- read!

[@Poolology101]

Great video! It's important to pay attention to where the cue stick is pointing, even when using ghostball. A ghostball alone is imaginary, which means we don't have a concrete reference. By visualizing the fractional aim line, referencing exactly where the cue is pointed at on the ob (or just outside the edge of the ob), you give your brain more solid visual data, which helps develop accurate and consistent aiming skills quicker than simply estimating invisble ghostball positions.

[@IOnianStreams]

@Poolology101. Good point about the ghost ball being... well, a ghost ball -- it's not really there! I find that I'm shooting at my best when I synthesize all these aim geometries -- ghost ball, cut angle, contact point, ball fraction, aim/cue line, and even throw -- into one "shot feeling." In the final analysis, it really is all about feel. I've seen many of your videos. Great stuff. Good to make your acquaintance! Are you a guitar player?

[@Poolology101]

@@IOnianStreams I agree 100%! Aiming is a combination of everything we know and and see. And yes, I'm a musician - guitar, piano, drums, etc...

[@yutuberboy]

GREAT VIDEO. something to note that was partially mentioned , when CB and OB are close about 15 inches or less this system result in UNDER CUT , the bigger the cut angle the more UNDERCUT it will be . So the contact point you use should be slightly thinner to account for not only the undercut when cb and ob are close but also for throw. Once CB is 2 diamonds or 24 inches or more apart then UNDERCUT is negligable to none . Only throw adjustment is needed .Also for thin cut shots where the contact point is near the edge of the cb , for me the easier way to do double the distance is for example a thin cut shot to the pocket going left , i would look at the distance from the right edge of the OB to the contact point then double that distance to the left ( torwards the center) that point is where the left edge of the CB must be aligned to.

[@IOnianStreams]

Good points. I do briefly mention (8:23) both points with on-screen written footnotes, but didn't want to go into detail here. In the video description there's a link to Dr Dave's detailed write-up on the double-the-distance and double-the-overlap methods, for those interested in the details. Or, they can just read your excellent comment!

[@5taycool]

I watched this video earlier but I didn't realised it was recently published. Thanks you for the work done! A very well-done guide to cut shots, waiting for future videos. Maybe vision center?

[@IOnianStreams]

I appreciate your comment. I'm working on future videos, but they take time. Patience please! Vision center would be a good one. Thanks for watching.

[@phillipschuman4307]

Very useful and complete information. Thank you.

[@IOnianStreams]

You're welcome. I appreciate the comment.

[@georgiougeorge9261]

Amazing!! Most of the balls are 3/4 1/2 1/4 1/8 and are automatically connected to the pocket

[@MikeyD22]

Excellent video! Thanks for sharing. And, no one who really cares about improving their pool game cares if the voice is real or AI generated - as long as we comprehend the message and can apply what we've learned.

[@IOnianStreams]

Thanks for that comment. One reason I use the computer voice is because I write down, word for word, the entire script so that the concepts are presented clearly and logically, with no fluff or confusing detours. Tell the story! After that, having the computer read the script back is easy.

[@MikeyD22]

@@IOnianStreams I've been in corporate learning and education for nearly twenty five years and in my opinion, that's an excellent process that works well to get your message across. There will always be some whiners who are offended by computer-generated voices, but nowadays it's difficult to create a product and please everyone. With people's dwindling attention spans, the key is to convey your instruction as clear, concise, and interesting as possible in the shortest amount of time possible. Looking forward to your future releases! 👍

[@janmane]

this is how exactly I aim before when I can still play pool .. being able to judge the angle while standing behind the cue ball made it easier for me .. I won't miss a shot that are just within half a table length (not using any side spin) even I don't practice at all, just casually playing for fun.. aim points will become 16 instead of just 8 when the distance of the OB to pocket is more than 4diamond distance .. I miss playing my first love sport :(

[@IamKlaus007]

With a standard size cueball (same size as object balls) this is the best method of calculating angles. With British and Australian cue balls (smaller than object balls), not so much.

[@IOnianStreams]

Good point! Thanks for watching.

[@manchester8143]

More videos to come please 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@IOnianStreams]

I'm on it! These videos take a lot of work, so please be patient.

[@BL1688]

ok thank u very much

[@IOnianStreams]

You're welcome. Thanks for watching.

[@fries-with-lies]

why do you put a ghost ball in there? you have all the numbers that work without it.

[@IOnianStreams]

The video is about "visualization", so the ghost ball is there to help visualize and develop an intuition for the shots.

[@unberlini7304]

I'm probably drowning in a glass of water in a detail that I can't understand of the whole "Double the Distance" system. My problem is in being able to identify what the center of the OB is, the center with respect to what? In relation to the perspective of standing behind the cue ball? Greetings. And sorry for my English.

[@IOnianStreams]

The center of the OB as seen "from the shooting perspective." Thanks for watching.

[@hoppechr]

Misses the key idea. But was close. 😅

[@IOnianStreams]

Please explain.

[@GaryM67-71]

computer voice, no no no

[@IOnianStreams]

I hope the information imparted is the same regardless. Thanks for watching.

[@randallolson1965]

The computer or AI voice is okay to me keeping the communication direct and understandable. And like the different levels of viewing angles and reference points. Good Job!!! Thank you!