Aiming the cue ball with precision is the important step in the pool game. When you play pool game, it becomes very bothersome to make the cue ball hit at a spot on another round ball lying at a different distance needs utmost exactness. Brain conditioning is necessary to get the habit of correct direction and length. The natural way is using the trial and error method, until it becomes a natural process for you to make the ball move into the pocket.
In pool cue, the brain actually conditions itself to develop a habit of line of aim for the shots. Whenever there is a change in the angle or the direction, then, again your brain needs conditioning to be adjusted to the line of aim for that particular direction. When you play pool game, you will see there are numerous directions and angles that need to be mastered by you. And keeping this thing in your mind, consider your changing state of mind. Now! You can think for yourselves, how sure you can be with pr?cised results that you can produce.
In due course of pool game, I have learnt several precise aiming methods by making trials and errors, and I assure you that these methods are good enough than going for thousands of aimless shots. Hold on, all these aiming methods still require abstract visualization. Of course, there is no way out from this. It is always necessary to maintain the same level of head and cue for the shot you play every time.
Let me tell you with the example, how important pool cue alignment is, when you play pool game. Position your arm in the downward direction, with your fingertip aiming the spot, approximately at distance of 3 to 9 feet. You can also try out by closing the eye that is farthest from your arm. As you keep the finger on the specific spot, try to see that when you change the position of head from left to right and vice versa. Does the point of aim also changes along with it? Interpreting this correctly as you play pool game, that when there is no synchronized alignment of the eye position, exactly the same way every time you play the shot, your brain will not be able to judge the correct line of aim you’d learnt in your previous practice shots.
In pool cue, it is very important to remember that there are four head alignments, which will lend you consistency for checking consistent head-cue synchronization. The winning mantra is keeping the alignments parallel with cue as you start to play pool game. The first alignment is when your head, chin and the nose are positioned over the cue. In the second alignment, you turn head left or right off the position cue points. The third alignment involves tilting your head. If your head is vertical to the floor, then try to tilt it. Ask for the help of your friend or anybody out there in the poolroom. Lastly, the fourth alignment is to see at how much distance you can actually hold your head from the position of cue ball. When in any awkward posture, try to be consistent.