JUST THE TIPS - SHAFT AIMING SYSTEM 

I have been using this system for quite a while now. I stumbled on it while using the center to edge aiming. However, I have been aiming towards the edge of the ball instead of the contact point. My results have been varied. Aiming instead at the contact point might just seal the deal. Thank you for the tip. (pun intended) I also want to say your line graphics from your stick are FANTASTIC. Keep up the good work.

I use the same aiming system. One thing that most people overlook is the cue stroke. My misses tend to occur when I try to stroke harder than my normal stroke. Which cause inaccuracy. Keeping the same stroke speed and tempo is very important.

OMG! This is the most useful aiming system that I’ve ever seen! I tried many aiming systems and this one is the best ever! Highly recommended!

I have been doing this since 1973 and I use it on all shots not just cut shots. I use the tip aiming to the arc opposite to the pocket arc instead of the shaft as it is more accurate. By either using the left side of the tip or the center or the right side of the tip on the arc I can pot the ball thick or thin creating multiple angles on the shot. As far as english goes when i use back hand english or the pivot method I still use the same aiming system.

SVB uses this type of aiming. I heard him telling someone in an interview one time and the interviewer didn’t understand what he was saying. I incorporated it after hearing him. I noticed that I had been doing it naturally with some of the shots I was more consistent on for years but didn’t realize I was doing it.

Total game changer for the sidespin aim with low deflection shaft

The Best Explanation of this system that I've seen demonstrated. Much easier to understand after watching this video

All these instructors that advertise aiming systems, like Stan need to use this type of camera 😊

I love you for showing this method. I have been learning shaft aiming and you just gave me a big piece of the puzzle man. Seriously mind blown that you can do this also with english! You are awesome. If you have any other advice on this aiming style i would love to hear it. You are the best!

I had the pleasure of learning this from "Ginky" RIP was an awesome tool to dial in on the shots. Nice video!

This was like the missing link that I was missing! When I am on, this is the way I am shooting but didnt know it. Once you pointed it out using the right or left of the shaft, I realized that was what I was trying to figure out with my stance and angle of address, trying to figure out why sometimes everything just goes in and the next day nothing goes in. Now I see it and I make the shot much more consistently. Thank you for the great videos!

This is amazing! no excess words or details just straight to the point ! 🙌🏻💪🏻

This is incredible. It seems so easy. I’ve always had trouble applying inside English to deeper angled cut shots. I’ll miss them 90% of the time. I’ll try this method out and let you know how it works for me. This really makes sense to me whereas most other videos about aiming don’t.

I’ve used this system about 6 years ago. I think it’s a great starting point for beginners that are just flailing at aiming. For me, I found that the range of angles it works for are actually more narrow than you think. As you get to the edge cases of when it works you don’t realize you’re cheating the pocket. And then you start getting some trouble on longer shots or tight pockets or shots that require you to intentionally cheat the pocket in specific ways. The solution to that for me was when I stumbled on the SVB shaft aiming video where he covers a broader array of angles by using different parts of the shaft (left edge, center, right edge) aligned to different parts of the object ball (middle, contact point, edge of the ball, just outside the ball). But it was hard to tell which alignments worked with which angles until I took time to inventory them (straight in, 10 degree cut, 15 degree, 30 degree, 45 degree, 60, 80, 90). And then I realized that there were always problematic in-between angles and I was back to cheating the pocket unintentionally and having problems in tougher conditions (longer shots, tighter pockets, needing to cheat the pocket intentionally). These days I’ve had to walk away from shaft-based aiming systems and just rely on contact point-to-contact point aiming because it’s more precise for me. It’s like a mix of the Mosconi parallel lines system and the equal overlap system. YMMV

I find that this system works exceptionally well for when you're using inside English. Last night I an 8 ball where all it was a cut to the corner that would have lead to a scratch cross side. All I was thinking during my approach was maximum right spin. Found my aiming point. Put the left side of my OB-2+ shaft right on the line. Made sure my line went straight through to the rail. 8 ball went right down the middle and cue ball had came straight back in front of me. This is an awesome aiming method for all shots but the most benefit comes with inside English because those shots are exceptionally difficult to make.

Nice to have someone who not only says what they know, but what they don't. Keep up the good work.

I have a Cuetec r360 and this works perfectly for me. I have been pleasantly surprised how well it works on long shots and rail shots. I don’t know about other shafts but it is awesome for me.

Wow, finally the video I've been waiting for.. Thanks for re-uploading this concept.. Your 1st video of this before mentioned 50 degrees limitation. This works well for half table distance shots. For long shots, you need to figure out the adjustment because we all see things differently with distance..

This has improved my shot making ability especially on the Diamond 9 footer. Thank you for explaining it so well

I discovered this system on my own 30 years ago and find it very effective.

Great advice. Shane Van Boening uses this system. It works

ALL I CAN SAY IS... THANK YOU VERY MUCH! I have a problem trying to determine where i need to put my attention while shooting, I know pretty much that i need to keep my eye on the target, but you can only do that when you have a solid aiming system that helps you trust yourself that you are following the correct line. Because when you don't trust that you are making the correct line, the eyes have the tendency to make a lot of movement. And it causes a lot of problems.

Great! I've never seen this and I'm gonna practice this technique. Most of my missed shots are cut shots. I also found out that if I shoot the ball SLOW for a cut shot, it will almost ALWAYS miss because the cue is not hitting and then clearing the object ball. Rather, it hits and drags on the object ball, effecting the LINE it SHOULD go in on. Thanks for the tip!

Finally, a video where the person doesnt over-complicate things with too much unnecessary b.s..... Simple and concise.

I used the shaft aiming system just recently and it works

Great video! This video has been way more helpful than any other aiming video I have researched.

That cue cam is so dope.

I love this because I never know how to explain this system but I use it all the time. Now if somebody asks how I aim I’ll just show em this video.

Great view with the cam!!!!! Love it ❤

I have played billiard for a long time but my problem is I always miss the easy shot and do well with the harder one. So embarrassing with my homies 😅. Love the video

I’ve used this system for some time, it’s great, I never knew about inside English switching side of shaft - terrific! Gotta try this option

Amazing video, thank you very much. I just started playing pool semi-regularly, and videos like these help me immensely!

JAY-ZUS… thank you! 🙌🏽 I’ve been waiting on a way to visualize my contact point and cue alignment better. Can’t wait to try this out!

thanks...I'm working it out. appreciate the video.

RU-vid algo served me up your videos starting last week, I can't get enough of it, great work!! I can see how this helps because it would force me to pick a very precise shot line using the left or right edge of the cue rather than making an estimate from the whole width of my cue. Question: Does this aiming system implicitly add in a touch of english since you are using either the left or right side of your cue to aim? For example, @2:44 your left side of your cue tip is aligned to the ideal ghost ball position, but as we look closer towards your body the line drifts off the left edge, more towards the center.

Awesome system.. I recently tried it and ran multiple 8 ball racks on a bar table…. Next real test will be on a 9 ft diamond

Great video thanks! I'd heard of this aiming system before but had never seen a clear explanation. I hear ya about rattling that shot @5:52 so many times

Edge of the inside shaft directly to the contact point, gotta shoot straight. Okay, gonna try that today.

Thank you for this good video. I like the use of the pool stick camera in conjunction with the other camera as well. 5 full stars from me.

I tried panthom ball aiming it worked and now let me try this one since panthom ball doesn't have actual measure

Try using headcam as well , the best way to show method 👍😎😎 Still enjoyed video thx

Best ever info on shooting.

Great video! Straight to the point ❤ my shooting did a full 180

I tried this today and it worked surprisingly well. Thanks for the tip!

You said that you would use the right side of the shaft at 5:22, but it seems like you're using the left side. This confused me a bit.

For inside English you say the right side of shaft but the red line is on left and u made it so I'm confused

I’m glad it’s easy for somebody

I really enjoy your videos. I have been playing pool for 40 years. I'm rateda B+ player-although inconsistent. You mentioned in one of your videos that you were Left Eye Dominant. I too am Left Eye dominant.I only discovered this recently. could you make a video video discussing how you cope with this. thanks

Great system dude. I cant imagine what u gotta do to do english on the shots.

Thanks this looks like good information, now if I can just implement it.

Damn it’s so much clearer now thank you very much!!!

This is great stuff. Thank you for your generosity in sharing 👍

This is pretty educating 👍

Wow! Can't wait to try it out

Very easy system to learn...worked on most of my shots. On a bigger angle, it was close or maybe I'm just bad. 😅😂 had to adjust a little be more to make the ball go in

thank you, your presentation is simple and effective

Nice thanks Im gonna try it out tom.👍🙏

Thanks I’ll try it

Thank you for sharing your system!!!

Awesome I now use this and it’s game changing once u get used to it

Amazing. I can't wait to try

YOU CHANGED MY LIFE BRO!

I'll try it. Thanks.

I've watched this several times and I'm confused about how to use it for Outside vs. Inside english. I understand that with Outside english, you still use the edge of the shaft that's the same as the cut angle. However, when you demonstrated the two Inside english shots, it seems like the red line on the shaft edge was in conflict with what you were saying. Can you do another video on this, or clarify it for me?

Great video this will help me with my aiming

Really nice perspectives in this video. Good topics; nice video techniques.

Wow I can’t wait to try it

Yeah, but I notice that the red line is not down the center of your cue shaft, nor is it on the outside of the shaft; more like between the two. Surely this too is kind of critical regarding the aiming line? Good video though (thanks). I’ll try it but, I have a feeling I’m gonna stick with my ‘ghost ball’ method. I do love my Cuetec Synergy though. The CF shoots like a wooden shaft!

Center to edge of cueball aiming is different on cut shots.The contact point is not the same when cutting a ball because you have 2 sphere's. If you aim center of cueball to object ball the actual contact will be a half tip to 3/4s tip to left or right depending on the intended cut angle.

try using this sytem for cut shot 25 degree to 50 degrees where the the OB is at the center of the table center ) and the cue ball is 3 diamonds away from the the OB this is where you will see the system gets less and less accurate beyong 15 degree cut shot whichi is the only time the edge aim hits the cb in the actual contact pt . when the ob close to the pocket the small degree off the contact pt hit the ob still goes in to the pocket coz margin of error is bigger but when the ob needs to travel long distance to make the pocket now cheating the pocket is not possible Reply

This is an awesome teaching on aiming the object ball.

Great video

Good system mate.. like a laser👍🎱🇳🇿

thank you! I'm typically pretty good at identifying the contact point on the OB but after getting more serious about pool and adopting the ghost ball system my shooting has suffered tremendously. I just can't visualize where to aim! Can't wait to try this out! Also kudos to the POV mounted cam - can't imagine how much harder it is to make shots like that lol

Thanks it worked perfectly

Great mechanics great job

YOU”RE THE MAN!!!

Very helpful video, but can we discuss WHY it works? Most of us learned early on that, on a cut shot, you can't aim the middle of the CB at the contact point, because the curvature of the balls causes too thick of a hit, so you'll undercut the shot. So my understanding of this shaft aiming system is that using the edge of the shaft to adjust your aim compensates for the roundness of the balls, eliminating the built-in undercut. Does that sound right, or am I completely messing this up? Thanks.

Wow, very useful tips!

it works very well !!! thanks a lot master !!

Hey! I appreciate your dedication to learning about pool billiards. However, I noticed that some of the information you shared about the aim system in the video may not be entirely accurate. I would suggest you try an exercise where you draw the vertical projections for the shaft, cue ball, ghost ball, and object ball. By measuring the lines and doing some math, with balls diameter 57mm, with 30 degrees cut ( ½ cut), then draw two parallel lines, one of them is from the center of the cue ball to the center of the ghost ball and second one is parallel and goes through the contact point. You can see that the distance between those two lines is approx 15 mm. Let the shaft be 14mm average at the thinnest end. So you would get the line from the edge of the shaft 7mm far from the center line and 8 mm far from the hitting point line. While aiming systems like the ghost ball or bank shots based on diamonds can be a good starting point for learning, it's important to understand that real mastery of the game comes from long practice and developing a "feel" for your shots. Just like riding a bicycle, you will eventually start thinking about where you want to go, rather than how to keep balance. I hope this feedback is helpful and I apologize if my comment came across as confrontational. I'm just passionate about the game and want to ensure that others have accurate information.

Great one! Thanks!

So..... Cut left, aim with left side of feature Cut right, aim with right side of ferrule Cut right with inside english, aim with left side of ferrule Cut right with outside English, aim with right side of ferrule Is that correct?

Thanks for this video sir ...new subscriber here

Gotcha so it's still ghost ball it's just a system for how to aim the cue ball at the contact point once you're down on the shot.

I love it. Buuuuut. Those shots are not the problem. Where I would love your expertise is on shot at 50, 60 70˚ angles or more. Shot that are thinner cuts. Also longer distance shots; Does the system hold up? Thank you so much for sharing your passion!

So what I do with this system is I line up 90/90 for the shot line then do a swoop into the appropriate aiming as you describe before I get down…no adjusting while I’m down like 90/90 does.

When you look over left or right side of the shaft, depending where you cut the object ball... Do you also have to move your head accordingly so you keep your vision center always above the aiming line?

Thanks , it realy works!

pretty cool video!! Cheers

I use to aim like that years ago, did it for about 4 years, the problem is it doesn't work on straight in shots and heavy cut shots, if it does work for you its because you're compensating for the angle degree of the ob, believe me i know exactly what your doing.. I finally evolved to pivot aiming but i do it before i lay my bridge down, and no, im not using CTE

Thankyou so much

This is very interesting. So if you have a ghost ball aim already is the shaft edge just like a fine tune?

Thanks

I am going to try this. However I have a somewhat unrelated question. In the 9-ball run at the end you mentioned you had a video on carom shots. I could not find that video, could you provide a link to it please? Btw, I generally like your videos.

I've tried this system, seems working, but I believe it requires some time practising

when shooting far do you imagine the same size up close of the cue stick?

Nice aiming guide

Thanks for this video. This has been a game changer for me. My initial aiming system was the ghost ball, but then i lost my consistency with this somehow over time, so i was looking for a different system. I then stumbled upon SVBs aiming system, and found some success with it, but just needed to practice it some more. I then stumbled upon this video, and bam! I was potting shots very consistently, without having to think about the shot to much after establishing the contact point in the object ball. Question about cut angles greater than 80 degrees. What system so you use for these types of shots? CTE? 90 to 90? Something else? Thanks in advance!

Works for SVB enough said