Re: Aiming Theory Questions

Shem wrote:

> I think about the cut angle in the following way: Draw a line between
> the cue ball and the object ball centers (before the shot), extending
> the line beyond the OB.  The cut angle, at least the way I think of
> it, is the deviation of the OB from that line.

Suit yourself, but it's much more useful and common to think of it as 
the angle from the CB's path (or the "aim line"), since that produces 
constant, predictable angles.  In fact, it's the only way your 
instructor's system (a very common one) makes any sense.

Pat Johnson
Chicago