Aiming in Billiards

Everyone wants to find a good method to take precise and perfect shots. Unfortunately, that is not always easy to achieve. Some of the theories regarding the aims are quite fantastic. A pro does not care much about this aspect because he has already learned the technique, but those who are beginners and want to improve often look for instructions. Following are seemingly the most popular, the most used, and easiest two theories. First let us analyze the theory of the so-called "ghost ball."

Let's begin by introducing a concept necessary for the subsequent analysis: the contact point.

Assume that the point of impact on the yellow ball is easily traceable. The goal is to find a line that starts from the pocket where the yellow is to be introduced and the center of that ball. You can make the point very naturally without touching the ball. You can use the stick to replace the imaginary straight line. In short, the point of impact is that point where you would hit the yellow ball with the stick in order to pot it.



It is pretty easy to shoot straight because the balls are not perfectly aligned and then the contact points coincide with the centers of two balls, forming any angle.It is true that the point of contact on the yellow ball does not change if the two balls are not aligned, but be careful where you look. Beginners usually do not take into account the fact that the center of the white ball will not necessarily coincide with the point of contact. So, you should try to take into account the width of your ball (the white) and then aim accordingly in order to get a good shot. This may all seem cumbersome, but aiming in billiards is easier to do than to explain.Of course, you can commit fouls because of the coarseness of the eye, so specific techniques to target the so-called good "cut off balls" are often used.

Ghost ball

The technique of the ghost ball says to "imagine" that the white ball hits the yellow one right in the contact point. You can find a lot of explanations on this technique, but it is a very simple theory.Of course, the imagination of this invisible ball may inevitably lead to a margin of error that may be more or less important depending on the circumstances. Of course, this margin will be greater if you play on a table with slightly larger holes and it becomes greater still as the holes grow larger.

The technique of parallel balls

The second technique may be used even less frequently than the former, but it is always useful. You start by finding the contact point, but this time you keep your mind fixed on the straight line joining the ball and the pocket. You only imagine a second line through the center of the white ball perfectly parallel to the first imprinted in your mind before going to the table. The aim is to cause the point at which this second line penetrates the white ball to be the contact point with the point at which the first line penetrates the yellow ball.