(”…Kenny Lofton is swinging for the fences…what’s up with that?”)
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I guess I should have imagined. First gunsmiths using lasers to set sights and now this. Trouble is, the laser will only tell you where you are striking the cue ball and not the object ball. I suppose for beginners, it could be instructive as to where to hit the cue ball for different shots; stop, follow, draw. Those are the big three. I try NEVER to use left/right if I can help it because it just makes the shot so much harder. But that said, I guess I do use bottom-left and bottom-right at times but true side english? Hard. Pool is a hard game. Like golf, you could torture yourself with it for a lifetime. It is a beautiful game, however, what with it’s geometry and physics and a healthy mental aspect thrown in. Oh well, I hope the guy makes a few bucks with it.
Hello McGonnigles! My name is Scott Taylor. I am the president of CueSight Technologies, the company that makes the CueSight Laser Pool Cue.
I’d like to say thanks for blogging about us, and I’d also like to explain one of the concepts behind the cue that you have missed. The biggest benefit of using the CueSight as a training aid is to help a player straighten their stroke. As a player is making practice strokes on the cue ball, they will in all likelihood be shocked to see the crosshairs moving all over the ball. People do NOT have nearly as consistent a stroke as they THINK they do. By keeping the crosshairs centered throughout the stroke, a player will create that muscle memory to help them play a more consistent game.
If you’d be so kind as to send me your address, I’d gladly send you a CueSight so you can see its merits for yourself. I think you’ll find it surprisingly revealing!
I came up with the idea of this cue in 1999, then patented it myself (a utility patent - the “real” patent) without the use of an attorney. I then made “salable prototypes” until I determined there was a market for this as a product. After that, I sourced the supply of the lasers as an assembly as well as the special cue and the case. From there, we have grown gangbusters!
As of today, our company has grown to be a full-line billiards distributor. We have created some of the most memorable brands in the billiards industry, and have done a lot to help the sport grow. We employ fourteen people here in the US, and two directly in China (one is an American we sent over last year).
I’d like to invite your readers to visit our site to see if there are any cool products we offer that they’d be interested in! As a thank-you to you and your readers, I’d like to offer any of you a 10% discount off our already rock-bottom prices. Enter “pinetar” at checkout in the coupon code field, and the discount will automatically apply.
Thanks again!
S. Scott Taylor, President
CueSight Technologies
http://www.cuesight.com
Comment by Scott Taylor — November 26, 2007 @ 10:53 am
Thanks so much Scott, for chiming in here. The more I think about it, the more I am sorry for such a lame writeup on such a nifty product. Of course the laser will steady your aim on the practice strokes and get you honed in on hitting the cue ball WHERE you intend to and not just where you think you will. I get it. The product has value for those who want to take their game to the next level and not just be a ball-banger.
The Pinetar Rag salutes your uniquely American, rugged individualism and your entrepreneurial spirit! You, and others like you, who are willing to take risks and work hard, are what built this country and gave us this lifestyle and make it great. Best of luck to you in this and all other endeavors.
Eventually, if you are successful enough, you will be a political target of the Socialist/Left in America who say you are too wealthy. They will not speak of the personal sacrifices you endured while building this business. They will not speak of the monetary risk you and your family made while you gambled on the soundness of your ideas. They will only call you names because you are wealthy. They will not understand that you are EMPLOYING 14 or more other people and that THOSE opportunities would not be there if you didn’t take the risks you did. –food for thought.
Comment by mcgonnigle — November 26, 2007 @ 12:22 pm
Hmm not a bad idea for the beginner or for someone whos looking for the English on a shot
practice yes, but you would never get away using this thing in a hall youd be run out on a rail, al in all not a bad idea just as using
a laser to zero in a s cope on a rifle once you have it zeroed in just line up the crosshairs on the scope and have at it
Comment by Tim — November 26, 2007 @ 2:42 pm
I bought my dad a thing that goes in the end of the gun and the laser tells you where the bullet would be fired so that you can tune your sight without shooting. It works well. We couldn’t believe how far off the gun was and NObody understood how dad could kill all those groundhogs with it. I guess the WWII M1 Garrand training paid off back in ‘45.
Comment by mcgonnigle — November 27, 2007 @ 12:09 am