Do you use an aiming system or go by feel?
- Thread starter SamLambert
- Start date
You ask the question, but your previous video provided the answer...Experimenting with setups such as these was what lead me to discard the system. My results were r inconsistent, that is to say they were REALLY consistent only not in pocketing the ball in the center every time as claimed.
The claim is that the visual is different for 5 paralell shots with the same distance between object ball and cue ball, only using the balls as visual cues. This happens due to a process that has never been properly explained in a manner which can be understood, because it is impossible. If you are somehow to use the balls position relative to the rails etc, this has never been mentioned in any video or post I've ever seen.
Learning to aim is as simple as this.
1) Learn how to hit the cueball where you intend. Most think they can do this but cant and therefore a lot of misses are caused by innacurate cueing. There are plenty of drills to straighten your stroke... stick with those until you can cue accurately.
2) After you know your cueing is good simply hit balls. Notice on shots you miss wether you tend to hit them too thick or too thin and then adjust as needed. After a while you simply know how thick to hit a ball.
It really is that simple.
Once you have centerball down then you have to start using english and then it becomes a little more complicated but the process is basically the same. When you miss a shot you notice that that shot needs to be aimed a little thicker or a little thinner. Thats it.
1) Learn how to hit the cueball where you intend. Most think they can do this but cant and therefore a lot of misses are caused by innacurate cueing. There are plenty of drills to straighten your stroke... stick with those until you can cue accurately.
2) After you know your cueing is good simply hit balls. Notice on shots you miss wether you tend to hit them too thick or too thin and then adjust as needed. After a while you simply know how thick to hit a ball.
It really is that simple.
Once you have centerball down then you have to start using english and then it becomes a little more complicated but the process is basically the same. When you miss a shot you notice that that shot needs to be aimed a little thicker or a little thinner. Thats it.
Last edited:
Ron Swanson
Banned
Spreading rapidly around the world? Would you care to tell me where, please?
LOL..... Depends on how small your 'world' actually is....... :thumbup:
One thing is for sure, they dont give up. For instance after I posted about the Bustamante and Corey stories, I was told through a PM by the man who gave up on this thread that a top coach in Taiwan says its good and it works.
One thing is for sure, they dont give up. For instance after I posted about the Bustamante and Corey stories, I was told through a PM by the man who gave up on this thread that a top coach in Taiwan says its good and it works.
https://youtu.be/n3nY89tBQyg?t=3490
OR you can hear it from Bustamante himself.
Those podcasts were great. That one alone has a lot of good info. I like how they discussed hitting the cueball accurately and determined that Busty hits the cueball based on feel while Johnny has to line directly up. Like I said earlier a drill is telling you directly if you hit it accurately or not and that is why I still like doing even basic drills at times. Johnny also said the reason he misses is because of an innacurate hit on the cueball. That is because he obviously has spent the time to know how thick a shot needs to be hit and he knows how to line up on it so if he misses then it is safe to say for him that it was because of a mishit on the cueball. Great stuff.
Last edited:
They don't exist, it's a pivot based system
Thousands sold!! 50 states and as many 40- 50 different countries.....enough to prompt my first book order to be in the thousands.
Very pleased with world wide interest,
Stan Shuffett
Last edited:
That's totally ridiculous.
Just because someone bought your DVD does not mean they adopted the system. (I seem to recall at least one photo of your DVD being used as a coffee cup coaster. I know several wanted a refund.) In all likelihood most of the people who watched it filed it away in the: doesn't work; not for me; too complicated; doesn't make sense; can't see the unicorns file.
I believe the research show that only 8% of people who make New Year resolutions actually achieve them. And that's out of a universe that actually wants to do something, not people who have a passing curiosity in a pool aiming system.
So my guess is that out of a hundred you might only have a few guys who are passionate enough to try and stick with it. And at the end of the year only one or two that are still at it.
Lou Figueroa
Last edited:
What is ridiculous is if you think there is anyone outside of your cohorts (detractors and haters) that take you seriously......Even your tag team knows that the crap you spew is just that, CRAP.
Stan Shuffett
Your system is not going world-wide.
There are a few adopters. A few guys out there struggling to make it work. That is the realty of it.
Lou Figueroa
CTE is not limited to our borders. CTE has come a long way......and it will keep on, keeping on.......going to get stronger and stronger.
Thank you for your opposition! It has been beneficial to me and served as a great motivator for continuing my work.
Appreciate you!
Stan Shuffett
It matter not the country.
There are smart people everywhere and the vast majority are not going to adopted anything as confusing and complicated as your system.
Glad to be of service.
Lou Figueroa
I am going to picture your comment right now. This will be great to read to students when I begin doing clinics.
The idea of CTE being confusing and complicated will not fly forever.....mark that down.
Thank you for your participation in this subject. There is no way in the world I could have come this far with CTE without you.
Can I send you a CTE patch for your case?
Stan Shuffett
Last edited:
