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For centuries billiard (not more often known
as “pool”) players have attempted to cause a round
ball (the cue ball) to strike another round ball (the object
ball) at an exact point on the object ball (the point is the
size of a pin head) to make the object ball travel on a desired
path (normally in a pocket).
Instructions on “how to” have
taken multiple forms – verbal, pointing, using lights
and many training aids. Trying to “communicate”
multiple facets (concepts) that must be properly executed
for success is not easy.
Human nature makes aspiring pool players
respond to “visual” representation of instructions
better than verbal instructions. “Showing” one
of the four basic concepts of shot-making allows the student
to “see” the objective before they shoot.
As stated, multiple “training aids”
have been offered. Most, if not all, have not addressed ALL
concepts at the time they are needed most (just before the
student shoots). Most required placement of the aid on the
table, but must be removed prior to the shot. This effort
causes the student to “remember” the input of
the aid.
The Spider provides visual input of all
four concepts – 1) the target line (where the object
ball must travel), 2) the contact point (spot on the object
ball that must be “hit” by the cue ball, 3) the
cue ball circle (the exact point on the cue ball that must
hit the contact point of the object ball) and the cue ball
deflection line (a reference line of where the cue ball will
travel with no spin on it at the moment of contact). These
inputs are provided before, during and after each practice
shot.
Being a practice/training aid, the student
will be “forced” to accomplish specific objectives
with each shot. The Spider provides multiple levels of training
– learning the relationship (perfect relationship) of
the cue ball and the object ball at the moment of contact,
learning the true aiming point (not the contact point), learning
the predictable path of the cue ball after the shot (for better
position play).
The perfect practice/training aid is now
available – The Spider.
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