PERFECT AIM is heading to PALM HARBOR, FLORIDA

randyg said:
"And now we have randyg informing us that he's known Gene for 35 years or so, and received a lesson in "Perfect Aim". It's interesting to me that Gene use to say the instructors were in the dark regarding eye position. and, the instructors have always insisted that centering the cue is no requirement. So, either randyg et al are full of sh*t, or Gene is. Since randyg has been given a private lesson in "Perfect Aim", he is now in a position to clear some things up regarding what "perfect Aim" is, but I anticipate both sides will slink away from this thread to cover each other's butt.

I don't think Gene worries about his butt.
No matter what Gene says, he can't speak for all Instructors. It's my job as a "BCA Master Instructor" to gather information and filter it out. After his presentation the first thing I told Gene was:

"we have been teaching part of this for 30 years and it's good stuff for some players."


"By the way, randyg et al, if you center the cue between your eyes, and have a normal eyespan (i.e. haven't been hit in face with a 2x4), are your eyes then within 1/8 inch of being in the "perfect" position to see the shot accurately. Yes or No?"
For me, absolutely not!
Each player must find their perfect head position over the cue, and that might not be "centered".


Joey is the first person to even act like he was trying to answer this question. Unfortunately, I don't believe his answer gained him any respect from the forum. So randyg et al, I believe here is a chance for you to establish some credibility.
This is not about respect & credibility! It's about reality.

If the answer is "Yes", and you been teaching that it is not necessary to center the cue, you must be very humbled, and happy that Gene has showed you the light. If the answer is "No" I assume you agree with others who believe that Gene's excellent shooting is not a result of Perfect Aim."
It is a result of his "perfect aim"!!!!!!

Gene has played "great" for many years before his dvd. A secret is only a secret to you, if you don't know it.

What we should look at is: How many players has Gene helped? More than one I suspect. How can that be bad????????

We all need something to compare our knowledge against. Useful or not to some, Gene has done just that. Buy the dvd and judge for yourself.

In a month or so another tool will come along and we will have this same converstion all over again. It's called POOL talk......SPF=randyg
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Dang, Randy, that's quite a reply! I'm surprised you're courageous enough to take a stance regarding Gene's requirement that we all center the cue between our eyes. He's said openly that sooner or later all you instructors will be humbly teaching his system.

Thank you for your opinions.
 
shankster8...I would highly doubt that. :rolleyes: However, we've been teaching a portion of the "Perfect Aim" concept for many years.

Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com

shankster8 said:
Dang, Randy, that's quite a reply! I'm surprised you're courageous enough to take a stance regarding Gene's requirement that we all center the cue between our eyes. He's said openly that sooner or later all you instructors will be humbly teaching his system.

Thank you for your opinions.
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shankster8 said:
Dang, Randy, that's quite a reply! I'm surprised you're courageous enough to take a stance regarding Gene's requirement that we all center the cue between our eyes. He's said openly that sooner or later all you instructors will be humbly teaching his system.

Thank you for your opinions.
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Thank you....:-) I think it's the other way around.

"His" system? Once again, only new to him. I wonder what he would do with Earl Strickland's head/cue position. According to Gene, Earl's wrong?????? Earl may have to give back all those World titles and start over "his" way.

49 million pool players, 49 million sizes of shoes.....SPF=randyg
 
I believe the confusion regarding the eyes switching dominance, is merely semantic based, and irrelevant. Gene simply says look with one eye when cutting one direction, and with the other eye when cutting the other direction, with the cue centered so you see an accurate cueball/objectball overlap. Eye dominance doesn't enter into this, I don't believe.
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Maybe Gene doesn't try to bring eye dominance into it, but eye dominance enters into it regardless. I doubt that anybody with normal eye dominance can "look with one eye when cutting one direction, and with the other eye when cutting the other direction" (at least not with both eyes open) because that would require switching dominant eyes at will, which I doubt is possible for the vast majority of players.

pj
chgo
 
Patrick Johnson said:
Maybe Gene doesn't try to bring eye dominance into it, but eye dominance enters into it regardless. I doubt that anybody with normal eye dominance can "look with one eye when cutting one direction, and with the other eye when cutting the other direction" (at least not with both eyes open) because that would require switching dominant eyes at will, which I doubt is possible for the vast majority of players.

pj
chgo
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Actually Patrick, I can do just that. It took me about two days and I was able to "switch" eyes on command when cutting. Not that hard to do (for me)....SPF=randyg
 
randyg:
It took me about two days and I was able to "switch" eyes on command when cutting.
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Have you confirmed that your eye dominance actually switches by performing some of the common eye dominance tests?

pj
chgo
 
Patrick Johnson said:
Have you confirmed that your eye dominance actually switches by performing some of the common eye dominance tests?

pj
chgo
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Aiming with an eye and having a dominant eye are two totally separate things. I'm right eye dominant and aim with my left eye sometimes.

Anyways, they're totally unrelated.
 
Aiming with an eye and having a dominant eye are two totally separate things.
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With both eyes open point your finger at something using your non-dominant eye. When you think it's pointed precisely right, close your dominant eye. If you really did it using your non-dominant eye it will remain pointed precisely at the target.

pj
chgo
 
randyg said:
Actually Patrick, I can do just that. It took me about two days and I was able to "switch" eyes on command when cutting. Not that hard to do (for me)....SPF=randyg
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Randy can you elaborate on this a little including the benifits of doing this if there are any.
 
cookie man said:
Randy can you elaborate on this a little including the benifits of doing this if there are any.
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Sure. Easy to understand. Still have to Train ourselves in any thing new.

Example. Cutting left to right: Like in a very thin cut.

Stand Tall behind your cue ball so that your right eye is directly on the right edge of the cue ball in line with the left edge of the object ball.

With a little Training I was able to slide into my shooting position and execute the cut shot with remarkable accurateness.

This system is refered to as: Edge-to-edge cutting. The addition is useing the lead eye for alignment.

SPF=randyg
 
randyg said:
Sure. Easy to understand. Still have to Train ourselves in any thing new.

Example. Cutting left to right: Like in a very thin cut.

Stand Tall behind your cue ball so that your right eye is directly on the right edge of the cue ball in line with the left edge of the object ball.

With a little Training I was able to slide into my shooting position and execute the cut shot with remarkable accurateness.

This system is refered to as: Edge-to-edge cutting. The addition is useing the lead eye for alignment.

SPF=randyg
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Is switching eyes only to be used with thin cuts?
 
Well i have to put my 2 cents in. ( not sure what its worth) i am very left eye dominant. i bought the video, and i got a little bit out if it. i spoke with Gene because i didnt " see it" like he stated. he tryed to help me over the phone and gave me some pointers. i meet up with Gene in Galveston. come to find out i needed to move alot more over than i thought.

what everyone is not relising with Gene`s system is this. your eyes are not straight. everyone is different. centering the ball between your eyes it NOT the same thing. for me for example, my right eye on the right side of the ball to cut to the right is prob about an 1" to an 1 1/2" over for my vision to be on the edge of the ball. because im so left eye dominant. once i got use to " the spot" i see it much better. everyone is different. the next person may beable to center the ball between the eyes. it just depends what is straight for you. but the concept it right.
 
Whether "Perfect Aim" does indeed work for some players or not, there has been mention of misleading testimonials (ie: customer was not happy but was quoted as being excited about the system) and that would concern me greatly. Add to that, two people who were supposed to review the system yet could not? Hmm....
 
JoeyA said:
When was the first time you tried this, Randy?
Thanks,
JoeyA
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Do you mean "taking it any further"?????

Just kidding. I really don't remember. I guess about two years. When it started working well on thin cuts I just kept using it. This thread reminded me.

I always try to stay "open minded". Some of the crap I've tried is shameless. Then again, some of the "golden nuggets" are priceless....SPF=randyg
 
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