If you purchased CJ's DVDs and are having trouble getting it, please don't give up and get rid of the DVDs. I was going through the same thing, and one night I spent several hours just throwing the balls out and randomly pocketing them with TOI. Then all of a sudden with one shot I got it. Once you get it it, TOI is so simple and easy. At first it will seem so weird being able to drive the balls in down the rail, or hitting the cue ball harder to just go one rail across the table, because it does not have the spin. Going the extra rails for position was my biggest challenge, but I PMed CJ, and now it is one of my favorite shots. Give TOI some table time and shoot nothing but TOI, no matter how bad you want to shoot the old way, the minute you start hitting them right you will know. I know everyone has their own opinion, and this is just mine. Feel free to PM me, and let me know how it is going for you.