On The Road Again with Perfect Aim....
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Outran the nutz today.........
Feeling allot better and home safe and sound.
Cookin some food and get ready for Monday night football.
Tough one to figure though. I like the Saints but I think they're in trouble.
Both defenses are in rough shape. Might be a good over. Lots of scoring.
Have a great day..........
Feeling allot better and home safe and sound.
Cookin some food and get ready for Monday night football.
Tough one to figure though. I like the Saints but I think they're in trouble.
Both defenses are in rough shape. Might be a good over. Lots of scoring.
Have a great day..........
Knowing you and knowing what you went through, it kind of gives me and others a glimpse as to how people can become addicted to pain medication. First you need it for the pain....then it takes a lot to get off of them.
Get well!
Thanks for sharing Gene!
JoeyA
Get well!
Thanks for sharing Gene!
JoeyA
Gene, God bless you! If I had the day you did, I'm not sure I could have held it together. With the injury I suffered, I can relate to the pain you're suffering and then some. Hang in there Gene, it will get better.
You can say that again and again and again for sure...
They took the cyst off my thyroid about the size of a tennis ball I was on the pain meds for 3 weeks and needed them. That was easy to stop. Been there before after the motorhome deal 4 years ago.
Then I had the left knee scoped and repaired. 2 more weeks of pain meds. That was easy pretty easy to stop.
This one is the mother load of pain though. Knee replacement. I'll probably be on these for about another month but you never know. As soon as the pain is manageable I'm done with them for sure. I talked to 15 people at the rehab place that had knee replacements and they are all having the same trouble with the pain as me. My brother is only 51 and he got rid of the pain meds after about 6 days. When I would tell the other patients that had new knees at rehab this they could hardly believe me. I know why because I feel their pain.
One nice thing is my neck doesn't hurt anymore. When I had no meds for a couple of days the neck was pretty sore. That's why I originally went to the doc was to get my neck fixed and they turned me into a cash cow at the Marshfield Clinic.
All kidding aside I really needed to have some serious stuff fixed or it was no more pool and maybe no more me.
I'm pretty careful how I take them though. I write down the times. These things can be deadly even when you don't take too many.
Can't wait until I can play some real pool again.
need to get down to New Orleans and get me some of that action down there.
The soft stuff that a 62 year old guy can handle.
And no smoking. How sweet it is.........See ya then for sure Mr Joey A.
They took the cyst off my thyroid about the size of a tennis ball I was on the pain meds for 3 weeks and needed them. That was easy to stop. Been there before after the motorhome deal 4 years ago.
Then I had the left knee scoped and repaired. 2 more weeks of pain meds. That was easy pretty easy to stop.
This one is the mother load of pain though. Knee replacement. I'll probably be on these for about another month but you never know. As soon as the pain is manageable I'm done with them for sure. I talked to 15 people at the rehab place that had knee replacements and they are all having the same trouble with the pain as me. My brother is only 51 and he got rid of the pain meds after about 6 days. When I would tell the other patients that had new knees at rehab this they could hardly believe me. I know why because I feel their pain.
One nice thing is my neck doesn't hurt anymore. When I had no meds for a couple of days the neck was pretty sore. That's why I originally went to the doc was to get my neck fixed and they turned me into a cash cow at the Marshfield Clinic.
All kidding aside I really needed to have some serious stuff fixed or it was no more pool and maybe no more me.
I'm pretty careful how I take them though. I write down the times. These things can be deadly even when you don't take too many.
Can't wait until I can play some real pool again.
need to get down to New Orleans and get me some of that action down there.
The soft stuff that a 62 year old guy can handle.
And no smoking. How sweet it is.........See ya then for sure Mr Joey A.
I hope your need for opiates goes away soon.
List of opiate prescription (Rx) problems, append "SO YOU ARE S.
f L." after each, the first word is caca, second Out, last Luck:
Dr goes out of town, every other dr in that office refuses to write new script because you are not their patient, or because they "don't believe in narcotic pain relievers" (like a thousand years of effective pain relief from opiates does not matter to them); SO YOU ARE SOL.
Dr moves, goes 2 weeks without the proper script pad, and thus can't write legal script because he/she forgot to send for a new pad with her correct address; SO YOU ARE SOL.
During the above two week hiatus, local clinic charges you $100 office visit then writes for 18 pills, less than a three day supply, because anyone asking for pain relief must be a drug fiend, even if you are 62 and your compassionate same age wife is in the exam room with you; SO YOU ARE SOL.
Dr or nurse or PA misreads your history chart, forgets you get x-number of pills per day, on a 30 day Rx refill pattern, and thus declines to write Rx and they don't tell you til Dr has got on plane to Vacationland, all thinking you are asking for a refill way early; SO YOU ARE SOL.
Dr leaves early or is away from office unexpectedly, and nurse or PA can't or won't write your Rx, nor offer any alternative Rx that would tide you over til Dr returns; SO YOU ARE SOL.
Dr forgets to sign script, or writes your address different than your ID address, or gets date wrong, or mispells the drug name; SO YOU ARE SOL.
Imagine all of the above are corrected, and the paper prescription is perfect, so you take much needed and well deserved nap, and casually wait til 5 to get your Rx filled, when suddenly and unexpectedly the pharmacist across the counter at Costco pharmacy tells you they have a policy that they have to get a diagnosis sheet faxed from the doctor before filling your RX, because 'that's a high dose', even though you've been getting the exact same Rx filled at two nearby Costco for years without said faxed form, and you can't return to either one of them cause they are both out of your Rx meds, BUT ANYWAY NOW IT IS 5:12 and the Dr office has gone to voicemail for the night or for the weekend; SO YOU ARE SOL.
Dr writes script for 30 day supply, some ignoramus somewhere in the process decides that because you showed up at exactly 30 days, and it is a 31 day month, therefore by her sad logic it is too early to be filled, you must therefore be a dope fiend; SO YOU ARE SOL.
and of course your recent problem where a computer entry seemed to show you were a raging dope fiend trying to scam them for a refill a whole month early, just to get high on drugs you evil person you - even I had not heard that one before BUT YOU WERE SOL NEVERTHELESS.
So I hope your need for opiate meds goes away soon, my friend.
List of opiate prescription (Rx) problems, append "SO YOU ARE S.
f L." after each, the first word is caca, second Out, last Luck:Dr goes out of town, every other dr in that office refuses to write new script because you are not their patient, or because they "don't believe in narcotic pain relievers" (like a thousand years of effective pain relief from opiates does not matter to them); SO YOU ARE SOL.
Dr moves, goes 2 weeks without the proper script pad, and thus can't write legal script because he/she forgot to send for a new pad with her correct address; SO YOU ARE SOL.
During the above two week hiatus, local clinic charges you $100 office visit then writes for 18 pills, less than a three day supply, because anyone asking for pain relief must be a drug fiend, even if you are 62 and your compassionate same age wife is in the exam room with you; SO YOU ARE SOL.
Dr or nurse or PA misreads your history chart, forgets you get x-number of pills per day, on a 30 day Rx refill pattern, and thus declines to write Rx and they don't tell you til Dr has got on plane to Vacationland, all thinking you are asking for a refill way early; SO YOU ARE SOL.
Dr leaves early or is away from office unexpectedly, and nurse or PA can't or won't write your Rx, nor offer any alternative Rx that would tide you over til Dr returns; SO YOU ARE SOL.
Dr forgets to sign script, or writes your address different than your ID address, or gets date wrong, or mispells the drug name; SO YOU ARE SOL.
Imagine all of the above are corrected, and the paper prescription is perfect, so you take much needed and well deserved nap, and casually wait til 5 to get your Rx filled, when suddenly and unexpectedly the pharmacist across the counter at Costco pharmacy tells you they have a policy that they have to get a diagnosis sheet faxed from the doctor before filling your RX, because 'that's a high dose', even though you've been getting the exact same Rx filled at two nearby Costco for years without said faxed form, and you can't return to either one of them cause they are both out of your Rx meds, BUT ANYWAY NOW IT IS 5:12 and the Dr office has gone to voicemail for the night or for the weekend; SO YOU ARE SOL.
Dr writes script for 30 day supply, some ignoramus somewhere in the process decides that because you showed up at exactly 30 days, and it is a 31 day month, therefore by her sad logic it is too early to be filled, you must therefore be a dope fiend; SO YOU ARE SOL.
and of course your recent problem where a computer entry seemed to show you were a raging dope fiend trying to scam them for a refill a whole month early, just to get high on drugs you evil person you - even I had not heard that one before BUT YOU WERE SOL NEVERTHELESS.
So I hope your need for opiate meds goes away soon, my friend.
rezactly why I go to mom and pop drugstores
When I need a new drug store I always find the nearest family owned store. A little conversation the first time or two I pass through and I'm known. No ID games every trip in spite of a large sign saying it is needed and if there is an issue with a refill they ask me if I need some to tide me over. A familiar face and a little mutual trust and respect makes life a lot easier. The wage slaves at the chains tend to go strictly by the book, except when they are botching prescriptions which they do far too often.
Hu
I hope your need for opiates goes away soon.
List of opiate prescription (Rx) problems, append "SO YOU ARE S.
Dr goes out of town, every other dr in that office refuses to write new script because you are not their patient, or because they "don't believe in narcotic pain relievers" (like a thousand years of effective pain relief from opiates does not matter to them); SO YOU ARE SOL.
Dr moves, goes 2 weeks without the proper script pad, and thus can't write legal script because he/she forgot to send for a new pad with her correct address; SO YOU ARE SOL.
During the above two week hiatus, local clinic charges you $100 office visit then writes for 18 pills, less than a three day supply, because anyone asking for pain relief must be a drug fiend, even if you are 62 and your compassionate same age wife is in the exam room with you; SO YOU ARE SOL.
Dr or nurse or PA misreads your history chart, forgets you get x-number of pills per day, on a 30 day Rx refill pattern, and thus declines to write Rx and they don't tell you til Dr has got on plane to Vacationland, all thinking you are asking for a refill way early; SO YOU ARE SOL.
Dr leaves early or is away from office unexpectedly, and nurse or PA can't or won't write your Rx, nor offer any alternative Rx that would tide you over til Dr returns; SO YOU ARE SOL.
Dr forgets to sign script, or writes your address different than your ID address, or gets date wrong, or mispells the drug name; SO YOU ARE SOL.
Imagine all of the above are corrected, and the paper prescription is perfect, so you take much needed and well deserved nap, and casually wait til 5 to get your Rx filled, when suddenly and unexpectedly the pharmacist across the counter at Costco pharmacy tells you they have a policy that they have to get a diagnosis sheet faxed from the doctor before filling your RX, because 'that's a high dose', even though you've been getting the exact same Rx filled at two nearby Costco for years without said faxed form, and you can't return to either one of them cause they are both out of your Rx meds, BUT ANYWAY NOW IT IS 5:12 and the Dr office has gone to voicemail for the night or for the weekend; SO YOU ARE SOL.
Dr writes script for 30 day supply, some ignoramus somewhere in the process decides that because you showed up at exactly 30 days, and it is a 31 day month, therefore by her sad logic it is too early to be filled, you must therefore be a dope fiend; SO YOU ARE SOL.
and of course your recent problem where a computer entry seemed to show you were a raging dope fiend trying to scam them for a refill a whole month early, just to get high on drugs you evil person you - even I had not heard that one before BUT YOU WERE SOL NEVERTHELESS.
So I hope your need for opiate meds goes away soon, my friend.
When I need a new drug store I always find the nearest family owned store. A little conversation the first time or two I pass through and I'm known. No ID games every trip in spite of a large sign saying it is needed and if there is an issue with a refill they ask me if I need some to tide me over. A familiar face and a little mutual trust and respect makes life a lot easier. The wage slaves at the chains tend to go strictly by the book, except when they are botching prescriptions which they do far too often.
Hu
That sucks Gene!
It's state sanctioned torture in the guise of protecting us from ourselves.
It's state sanctioned torture in the guise of protecting us from ourselves.
Played in 2 small tournys Tuesday and Wed.
I figured nothing else is working so I decided to play in some small tournaments. The leg gets real stiff and sore but it gets stiff and sore anyway.
So what's the difference.
I won the first one and needed lots of help. it was a race to 2 so every shot was pretty important.
Last night was different though. I played well and went undefeated having to chop at the end because we ran out of time.
Even though the knee hurts pretty bad my stance is really solid. This darn knee was bad for about 18 years. I was pretty wobbly to say the least. Now I can just get down in line and fire and feel solid as a rock.
I win only about $300 for the 2 small tourney that had about 20 players in each one but it sure was fun to play and compete a little.
Big tourney this weekend at Black bear casino this weekend but that would be physically impossible to play in. Only sleep a little here and there inbetween the ice bags. It will get better and can hardly wait.
To all the players that had their knees replaced before me, I definitely feel your pain.
One step at a time. One inch at a time or should I say 1/4 inch at a time it is getting better.
And by the way, the Hogg Pen in Baldwin is a great place to play pool. The owner Bob is a really nice guy. it turns out that I met him when he was just a kid. I remembered him once we started talking. He could play back then. And still can. He was pretty tired from hunting all day and then playing and running the pool tourney. I couldn't help but reward him by showing him a little Perfect Aim while I was waiting to play the final match. He thought he was right eye dominant but soon found out he was left eye dominant and was pretty surprised at what he saw and learned. That was real fun to see the look on his face when he realized what he had just learned.
A true warrior in promoting the game we all love.
Thanks Bob , and all the other bar and room owners that promote all these fun events on the local levels.
Won't be long now and I'll be back in top form.
Maybe a month or so. What fun...........
I figured nothing else is working so I decided to play in some small tournaments. The leg gets real stiff and sore but it gets stiff and sore anyway.
So what's the difference.
I won the first one and needed lots of help. it was a race to 2 so every shot was pretty important.
Last night was different though. I played well and went undefeated having to chop at the end because we ran out of time.
Even though the knee hurts pretty bad my stance is really solid. This darn knee was bad for about 18 years. I was pretty wobbly to say the least. Now I can just get down in line and fire and feel solid as a rock.
I win only about $300 for the 2 small tourney that had about 20 players in each one but it sure was fun to play and compete a little.
Big tourney this weekend at Black bear casino this weekend but that would be physically impossible to play in. Only sleep a little here and there inbetween the ice bags. It will get better and can hardly wait.
To all the players that had their knees replaced before me, I definitely feel your pain.
One step at a time. One inch at a time or should I say 1/4 inch at a time it is getting better.
And by the way, the Hogg Pen in Baldwin is a great place to play pool. The owner Bob is a really nice guy. it turns out that I met him when he was just a kid. I remembered him once we started talking. He could play back then. And still can. He was pretty tired from hunting all day and then playing and running the pool tourney. I couldn't help but reward him by showing him a little Perfect Aim while I was waiting to play the final match. He thought he was right eye dominant but soon found out he was left eye dominant and was pretty surprised at what he saw and learned. That was real fun to see the look on his face when he realized what he had just learned.
A true warrior in promoting the game we all love.
Thanks Bob , and all the other bar and room owners that promote all these fun events on the local levels.
Won't be long now and I'll be back in top form.
Maybe a month or so. What fun...........
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Toughest action I've ever had in my life......
I've had back surgery, shoulder surgery and a bunch of others too many to write out in my life but this knee replacement if the grand daddy of them all.
I'm down to taking the 325 oxycodones one about every 6 hours. I've played in 4 smaller tournys that had some pretty good players and won 3 of the 4 but really paid the price that night trying to sleep and pretty painful the next day.
Range of motion finally started to progress a little but not much. I'm kind of stuck on about 105 as far as range of motion. 90% would be straight up and down with the leg if your sitting in a chair.
Still need to ice allot. 3 to 4 times a day or the swelling really gets the best of it.
Don't practice at all. Can't see aggravating it. Just play when the tournys are.
Did a lesson the other day and the drive there of 1 1/2 hours , then the lesson took 4 hours, the drive back of 1 1/2 hours I could hardly walk anymore.
I wouldn't drive more than an hour to play anywhere.
I'm on the mend though and it won't be long. One thing I'm realizing is how unstable that right knee was. I wrecked this thing in 1996. They fixed it as good as they could but said I'd be lucky to get 5 years out of it. 18 years later after the knee replacement I can't believe how solid my stance is. I was wobbling back and forth on my stance for a long time. Now I feel like both legs are in cement in my stance. Can't wait until I can practice some. This is going to get good I can tell for sure.
Player that played me before 1996 know how it was. I'm hoping I can get back there.
I see the doc tomorrow and they are going to take an xray of my foot. It feels like someone smashed it with a hammer ever since the surgery.
Oh well, hoping for the best.
Until then I'll be teaching up a storm and try to get ready to be the storm.
Thanks again everyone for the support. About half ways there.....
I've had back surgery, shoulder surgery and a bunch of others too many to write out in my life but this knee replacement if the grand daddy of them all.
I'm down to taking the 325 oxycodones one about every 6 hours. I've played in 4 smaller tournys that had some pretty good players and won 3 of the 4 but really paid the price that night trying to sleep and pretty painful the next day.
Range of motion finally started to progress a little but not much. I'm kind of stuck on about 105 as far as range of motion. 90% would be straight up and down with the leg if your sitting in a chair.
Still need to ice allot. 3 to 4 times a day or the swelling really gets the best of it.
Don't practice at all. Can't see aggravating it. Just play when the tournys are.
Did a lesson the other day and the drive there of 1 1/2 hours , then the lesson took 4 hours, the drive back of 1 1/2 hours I could hardly walk anymore.
I wouldn't drive more than an hour to play anywhere.
I'm on the mend though and it won't be long. One thing I'm realizing is how unstable that right knee was. I wrecked this thing in 1996. They fixed it as good as they could but said I'd be lucky to get 5 years out of it. 18 years later after the knee replacement I can't believe how solid my stance is. I was wobbling back and forth on my stance for a long time. Now I feel like both legs are in cement in my stance. Can't wait until I can practice some. This is going to get good I can tell for sure.
Player that played me before 1996 know how it was. I'm hoping I can get back there.
I see the doc tomorrow and they are going to take an xray of my foot. It feels like someone smashed it with a hammer ever since the surgery.
Oh well, hoping for the best.
Until then I'll be teaching up a storm and try to get ready to be the storm.
Thanks again everyone for the support. About half ways there.....
Gene...You're nuts to push your recovery like you are...and you will very likely pay dearly for it in the long run. Be truthful with your doctor tomorrow and see what he says about what you're doing. At 60 you have a lot of years left in you, but it gets a lot tougher if you're crippled. I'm not saying this to be mean...but I've been there, and I know what I'm talking about. Best wishes for a full recovery. :thumbup:
Scott Lee
http://poolknowledge.com
Scott Lee
http://poolknowledge.com
I agree with Scott 100%. Come completely clean with your doctor. Follow his instructions. A little more patience now could lead to years of playing without pain. Screw that knee up worse due to pushing to hard now and you may screw your future up completely. I wish you the best Gene, listen to your doctor.
Doc kind of said you guys are right. Imagine that....
When I do things like playing pool or even just hanging out in the bar the leg is down and fluid builds up. Allot of healing going on in there yet.
I need the fluid down so I can bend it more and get the range of motion back. It's kind of a tough balance. The fluid is still going to build up but it's better to save that problem for the workouts rather than get it built up and then try to work it.
This is the first time I really got to talk to my doctor instead of his assistant. Doc seems a little more on the know. Before this I saw him 2 days after the surgery and that was it.
Good info right here from AZ as usual.
thanks guys..........
When I do things like playing pool or even just hanging out in the bar the leg is down and fluid builds up. Allot of healing going on in there yet.
I need the fluid down so I can bend it more and get the range of motion back. It's kind of a tough balance. The fluid is still going to build up but it's better to save that problem for the workouts rather than get it built up and then try to work it.
This is the first time I really got to talk to my doctor instead of his assistant. Doc seems a little more on the know. Before this I saw him 2 days after the surgery and that was it.
Good info right here from AZ as usual.
thanks guys..........
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Perfect Aim Has evolved. To P.A.S.S.
What a years it has been. Three major surgeries but I'm just about ready to go.
I've been staying with my son during these surgeries and it's been tough on him also with all the rehabbing. He's been a real trooper. He's had to listen to all my whining and crying.
The motorhome is ready to go and so am I. About 30 more days should do it. The new knee won't be perfect by a long shot but it will be functional.
As far as Perfect aim goes I'm going to have to rewrite the book a little.
Don't know what the new name will be. Maybe something like Pool in a box. Only because it is so simple once a player gets things right.
Another one is P.A.S.S.
Perfect Alignment, Perfect Stance and Perfect Stroke. Because it works on all of these aspects of the game.
When I first started this aiming thing I didn't realize how this was going to come out. many players told me that this was not really an aiming system. Aiming systems are kind of geometrical . This is not.
But after 500 lessons I started learning so much more that it was just crazy. I was trying to help my own game and at the same time was increasing my knowledge to share with everyone else. After 2,000 I knew I had it right for sure.
There is a reason that you never hear any bad input about Perfect aim and that is because it is just the way it is. It's just the way the eyes work.
And all these other things, like the stance, stroke and alignment can be Perfectly controlled manually with the correct positioning of the eyes. The brain does a pretty good job of sorting this out. The more you play the better it does. But with what I teach you can manually over ride the brain a little, help it out, kind of like putting the scope on a rifle.
And it is all about the dominant eye, anyone that says it isn't has really got it wrong. Just because they don't understand it doesn't mean that it isn't true. But I can see where it steps on a few egos for sure and have seen it in person when I go to some poolhalls and the local teacher tells me the owner doesn't want me giving lessons in there. So I talk to the owner and it's just the opposite. Actually pretty excited. The owners want to see the players play better because they will play more. More is better for everyone and great for pool overall.
The new info that I have been teaching for the last 2 to 3 years has really gotten refined.
Can't wait to get out there and blow the lid right off this thing going from poolhall to poolhall and demonstrating how well this works for every human being on the planet.
If players play better they will want to play more. And I can guarantee that everyone that teach this to will play much better and in a short period of time. Like immediately.
Hope everyone has had a Merry Christmas and be careful over the New Years eve events.
What a years it has been. Three major surgeries but I'm just about ready to go.
I've been staying with my son during these surgeries and it's been tough on him also with all the rehabbing. He's been a real trooper. He's had to listen to all my whining and crying.
The motorhome is ready to go and so am I. About 30 more days should do it. The new knee won't be perfect by a long shot but it will be functional.
As far as Perfect aim goes I'm going to have to rewrite the book a little.
Don't know what the new name will be. Maybe something like Pool in a box. Only because it is so simple once a player gets things right.
Another one is P.A.S.S.
Perfect Alignment, Perfect Stance and Perfect Stroke. Because it works on all of these aspects of the game.
When I first started this aiming thing I didn't realize how this was going to come out. many players told me that this was not really an aiming system. Aiming systems are kind of geometrical . This is not.
But after 500 lessons I started learning so much more that it was just crazy. I was trying to help my own game and at the same time was increasing my knowledge to share with everyone else. After 2,000 I knew I had it right for sure.
There is a reason that you never hear any bad input about Perfect aim and that is because it is just the way it is. It's just the way the eyes work.
And all these other things, like the stance, stroke and alignment can be Perfectly controlled manually with the correct positioning of the eyes. The brain does a pretty good job of sorting this out. The more you play the better it does. But with what I teach you can manually over ride the brain a little, help it out, kind of like putting the scope on a rifle.
And it is all about the dominant eye, anyone that says it isn't has really got it wrong. Just because they don't understand it doesn't mean that it isn't true. But I can see where it steps on a few egos for sure and have seen it in person when I go to some poolhalls and the local teacher tells me the owner doesn't want me giving lessons in there. So I talk to the owner and it's just the opposite. Actually pretty excited. The owners want to see the players play better because they will play more. More is better for everyone and great for pool overall.
The new info that I have been teaching for the last 2 to 3 years has really gotten refined.
Can't wait to get out there and blow the lid right off this thing going from poolhall to poolhall and demonstrating how well this works for every human being on the planet.
If players play better they will want to play more. And I can guarantee that everyone that teach this to will play much better and in a short period of time. Like immediately.
Hope everyone has had a Merry Christmas and be careful over the New Years eve events.
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Dump the "perfect" adjective. Nothing is perfect. Nothing. No one shoots perfect pool after learning your extremely valuable information. Nothing or nobody is perfect.
By using that misrepresentation, you are starting each relationship in the hole.
imho,
Jeff Livingston
"Perfect Aim" is a fine title, very descriptive.
I fail to see any misrepresentation anywhere. I've yet to meet the person who would believe they can become perfect at anything after a couple of hours of lessons.
So, I doubt anyone equates "Perfect Aim" with that unattainable concept, true perfection.
How about these choices for the title:
"Pretty Good Aim"
"The Approach to Perfect Aim"
"On The Road To Perfect Aim, with Geno Machino"
"Aim To Please"
"Nearly Perfect Aim"
"Perfectly Nearly Perfect Aim"
"Perfect Aim - The Eyes Have It"
"Perfect Aim - The Eyes Are The Teacher"
"Right or Left Eye - Which is Perfect?"
"Better Shooting Through Better Vision"
"The Eyes of Perfect Aim"
Keep those updates, Gene, very informative and entertaining.
I wish you a speedy and complete recovery.
Thanks for the response.
I've been using "Perfect" aim for a few years now. It REALLY helped my game. But it, nor I, am perfect yet.
THAT is why the name sucks and starts off his relationship with new clients on a dishonest step.
I've been in marketing for 34 years now. Perfect sucks as a marketing tool. It sucks big time...because it is not true.
Jeff Livingston
begin NPR
I am only writing this because using the word 'dishonest' to describe anything about Gene's Perfect Aim instruction is, well, dishonest. Perfect Aim is just a name, not a claim. "Perfect" as a verb means "to make (something) completely free from faults or defects, or as close to such a condition as possible.".
See the wiggle room in the word 'perfect'?
When I say 'that was a perfectly good shirt, as my wife totes it off to Goodwill, she and I both know I was not taking about true perfection. When I work on perfecting my aim, I know there's room for improvement. When I make a perfect pool shot, only an expert slo-mo camera can tell if it is perfect.
Perfect does not equate to perfection, the unattainable quantity - at least not in this age of advertising and marketing.
You have been in marketing for 34 years and can complain about what you think is dishonesty in product representation?
How the heck have you been employed all those years, as the janitor?
Marketing: When I buy a "New And Improved" product, and the jar is two ounces less than last week but the price is the same, I know what marketing is, and "honest" is not the first word that comes to mind.
Marketing: the people who sold doctors and mothers-to-be on Thalidomide, a nasty shock the world over.
Marketing: Think Marlboro Man. Think Virginia Slims. Think years of cancer denial and money spent to keep tobacco's image clean, or try to. Then think about the ammonia the tobacco companies add to the tobacco to make sure the first drag on a cigarette speeds nicotine to the bloodstream quickly, and hits the user like good clean heroin - very addictive.
Marketing: the people who sell us on politicians with their claims to serve the people, but who actually always intended to represent and serve those who provided the funds for their never-ending marketing campaigns.
Marketing: they sell us on eternal war, the world over, in the name of peace.
Marketing: the honest approach. Not.
I could go on, but I don't want to offend anyone who probably thinks their industry smells like roses and brings light to the masses. Sing, choir of angels, sing.
(and please don't come up with something lame like 'marketing is not the same as advertising'.)
Hint: perfection is in the eye of the beholder. It is a slippery word which people use with abandon, and hardly ever use to claim the shining perfection of holy religious leader.
I can sense you are a nice guy, sorta, but casting aspersions on Gene's use of Perfect Aim is not a perfectly honest complaint.
...and to be perfectly frank, Gene does not need me to perfect any defense of his choice of Perfect Aim as the title of his aiming instruction program.
I don't mean anyone any harm, though my aim for perfection falls short sometimes.
Gene, keep the name the same. Just because someone wants to nit pick the name means nothing. It's your system and your name, don't bow down to the critics . Anyone with any common sense knows it's a NAME not a description. If you change the name then EVERYONE with the Perfect in included in the name of their product should change theirs too. It's completely ridiculous to even consider it. You'll lose more than just a name if you bow down to this
Chef Jeff has been in marketing for 34 years & I've been in advertising sales off & on for quite a few years myself.
I don't think anyone is actually saying that Gene should change the name because it's not 'perfect' & I don't think anyone is demanding anything.
It's about increasing Gene's DVD sales. There is a perception of the buying public that if something is overstated there must be something wrong with it. It's not about common sense or anything like that.
It's even been shown that people buy more often if there are sevens in the price. Like even $9.77 vs $9.49 or $977.77 vjust s $950.99
In the old days, people did not trust men wearing brown & many today still do not trust those with beards.
The title Perfect Aim implies that it is just another aiming system or method, which it is certainly not & that requires & wastes much time explaining that.
If a better name that more appropriately fits what it actually is can be found then it would most probably increase Gene's sales.
I think that was the intended point.
Best to ALL,
Rick
I don't think anyone is actually saying that Gene should change the name because it's not 'perfect' & I don't think anyone is demanding anything.
It's about increasing Gene's DVD sales. There is a perception of the buying public that if something is overstated there must be something wrong with it. It's not about common sense or anything like that.
It's even been shown that people buy more often if there are sevens in the price. Like even $9.77 vs $9.49 or $977.77 vjust s $950.99
In the old days, people did not trust men wearing brown & many today still do not trust those with beards.
The title Perfect Aim implies that it is just another aiming system or method, which it is certainly not & that requires & wastes much time explaining that.
If a better name that more appropriately fits what it actually is can be found then it would most probably increase Gene's sales.
I think that was the intended point.
Best to ALL,
Rick
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