Hal Houle's aiming system -- where to find?
Crispy Fish
definitely got me curious enough to give it a try. Where can I find a
description of the system?
Thanks,
-CF
Patrick Johnson
Hal teaches several systems. The one we've heard about here is the
"3-point" or "ball fractions" system. Here's a graphic and basic
description:
http://www.omniscium.com/pbsa/Tips.asp
The simplest way to describe it is that it uses only three CB/OB
alignments: 1/4-ball, 1/2-ball and 3/4-ball (plus straight on and "thin
cut", if you want to be technical). The idea is that you can come close
to making any shot on the table with one of these alignments, and with a
little seat-of-the-pants adjusting ("a little thinner" or "a little
fatter") you can make any shot.
The advantage is that you start with fixed physical points on the CB to
point at corresponding fixed physical points on the OB, making a small
number of pre-determined CB/OB alignments (3 for right cuts and 3 for
left cuts) that you can get good at.
The disadvantage is that for the great majority of shots you also have
to make "intuitive" aiming adjustments from there, and that this part of
the process might not be clearly understood by the less experienced
players for whom this is most useful.
Hal has never to my knowledge posted his own description of any of is
systems, so we've had to argue over what some of his students say about
them (which so far hasn't made complete sense) and impute our own
description of them.
But Hal's a friendly guy and would probably be glad to talk with you
about it himself. I don't have his phone number here at work (he's in
the SF Bay Area), but his email address is attached to a post or two
he's made to this newsgroup. Sort by Sender and look it up ("halhoule",
I think).
Pat Johnson
Chicago
Crispy Fish
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> > ... Where can I find a description of the system?
>
> Hal teaches several systems. The one we've heard about here is the
> "3-point" or "ball fractions" system. Here's a graphic and basic
> description:
>
> http://www.omniscium.com/pbsa/Tips.asp
<snip helpful commentary>
> Pat Johnson
> Chicago
>
Thank you very much. :)
-CF
John Barton
halves. The aiming lines are the quarter lines on the cueball and the half
line and either edge of the object ball.
Thus, for a shot to the left the shooter would line up the left quarter line
with the center line of the object ball and the right quarter line with the
right edge of the object ball.
Is this the same thing you have diagramed?
John
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Patrick Johnson
> halves. The aiming lines are the quarter lines on the cueball and the half
> line and either edge of the object ball.
As long as you divide the balls into fourths, you can line up any
division on either ball with any division on the other and get one of
the system's cut angles. It sounds like there are lots of alignments,
but most of them duplicate one another so there's really only three per
side (plus "real thin") no matter how you do it.
I think Hal's latest way of describing it, the "3-point" version where
you aim the left quarter, center and right quarter of the CB (the "3
points") with either edge of the OB is the simplest way to think of it,
but you can use several combinations of the fourths on both balls to
accomplish the same thing.
Pat Johnson
Chicago
Crispy Fish
> he's made to this newsgroup. Sort by Sender and look it up ("halhoule",
> I think).
>
> Pat Johnson
> Chicago
>
Hmm... I did this search as you suggested.
The person posting from halh...@webtv.net once referenced Hal Houle as
"he", which seems just a little suspicious...
-CF
Bob Johnson
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> That is in fact Hal's address.
>
Okay, thanks for the confirmation. :)
-CF
Jim Wyant
--Jim
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