Cte pro one!
Since I joined AZb, maybe even before, I searched after all aiming systems there is, wanted to learn them all and then choose the right one for me, and I finally managed to do just that.
There were a lot of great people here that helped me tremendously with that, like Ekkes (SEE system/SAMBA), SpiderWebComm (Dave), Stan, mohrt, Bob Nunley, Scott Rohleder, Neil, Garry Williams, psouvaridis etc., I'm sorry if I forgot about someone, I owe you all so much that it is hard to explain in words.
My choice came down to CTE PRO ONE, and it was definately not because it worked instantly, many of the ppl mentioned can vouche for that, I certainly bored them with my constant questions and pleads for help and I certainly put a lot of time, sweat and effort in every system to be sure that my final conclusion is the right one because I'm a perfecionist.
When I finally decided on CTE PRO ONE it was slow and hard at the beginning but then suddenly stuff started to hit me one by one, first the visuals, then the manual pivoting, then my visual center, and then finally the sweeps and their corresponding CB centers, then it really started to get easy, fun and very emotional for me, because I worked at it for a long time.
Finally now I can say that there was nothing wrong with the instruction Stan or anyone else gave to me with regard to CTE or any other aiming system, it was all me, but I live in Bosnia (Europe) and there is no instructors in my country that could've helped me, so that is why it took so long, but if I listened closely to everything it could have been quicker.
I'll just give one example that was my last hurdle that I overcame to achieve proficiency in CTE, Stan clearly explains in this video (
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDOnLiDh-dg) that you can pick the visuals and sweep with whatever point between your eyes you want BUT then you have to sweep with that point AND get your CUE UNDER that point, but that one should use his visual center (that is strongest).
I knew that I had to pick up the lines with my visual center which is the left corner of my right eye, I watched this video and forgot about it because I THOUGHT I was already doing that, BUT I WAS NOT! I did pick the lines up with that point on my face and thought that I came down in full stance with that visual center in mind BUT I WAS NOT!
When I started to go down to CCB while keeping that point of my eye focused on the task and get my cue under that point - everything came together, now I can do it whatever possible way I want to, manual pivot, sweep or as I now do it - just see the visuals and get down directly on the shotline, I'm playing the best pool of my life and really enjoying it.
Was it Stans fault that he had a support video for this which I looked and overlooked - definately NO, it was MY FAULT!
I finally can say that I don't need any help anymore and don't have any questions that need to be answered, but for the life of me CAN'T WAIT FOR THE VIDEOS AND BOOK TO SEE HOW CAN THIS POSSIBLY GET ANY EASIER AND BETTER!?! :thumbup:
Again, thank you all very much, you have my support for the remainder of my life, and not just you but everyone I mentioned that helped me on my way, I got something out of everyone and their unselfish help!