I thought it was pretty cool and certainly not mocking. But I'm not into seeing lines and stuff to begin with.
Lou Figueroa
can still run a few
Thanks Lou.
I thought it was pretty cool and certainly not mocking. But I'm not into seeing lines and stuff to begin with.
Lou Figueroa
can still run a few
thanks lou.
YOU said it about the dumb stuff, not I or anyone else. It only makes sense if you have an aiming system, any aiming system with a disconnect to your eyes and brain
that's not working - DROP IT LIKE A HOT POTATO AND DON'T USE IT!
It's common sense. If you don't get CTE DROP IT and THAT'S IT. No big deal.
But to illustrate how accurate and effective Poolology has been for you and to make others converts to the system, lets set up a two way shot on the table WITHOUT referring back to the GRID CHEAT SHEET, tell us what the fractional alignments are for the following shot. Remember, an aiming system with a grid is only effective if it's internalized in your brain to draw on in a matter of milliseconds.
No cheat sheets allowed in normal play.
BRIAN, YOU CAN'T ANSWER! Let the student(s) come up with it.
The CB is located 1/2 way between the left rail head diamond and end diamond 5" off the left side rail.
The right center edge of the OB will be placed 6 1/2" from the FOOT SPOT toward the left rail
WHAT FRACTION WILL BE YOUR AIM LINE AND STRIKE POINT WITH THE CB TO POCKET IT IN THE RIGHT CORNER POCKET?
WHAT FRACTION WILL BE YOUR AIM LINE AND STRIKE POINT WITH THE CB TO POCKET IT IN THE LEFT CORNER POCKET?
WHAT PART OF THE CB WILL HAVE TO BE STRIKING THE OB FRACTION LINE AND HOW IS IT ALIGNED TO DO IT BEFORE PULLING THE TRIGGER?
Don't take forever to answer because we'll all know you're using the cheat sheet.
No answer means it's not helping you as much as you claimed.
NO HELP FROM ANY OF THE PEANUT GALLERY!
I bought the Pro One DVD set last year and I was raked over the coals on this forum for saying that I did not understand CTE at all. I go back and watch the DVD and still don't have a clue how it works. Anyway, I was able to use fractional aiming, poology (thanks BC) and SAMBA. I guess I am too dumb to understand the CTE stuff.
Poolology is about seeing the shot. There is no visual here to see. (And Poolology does not contain a complicated "grid".)
Your shot description ("right center edge of the OB") and asking "what part of the CB will have to be striking the OB fraction line" is more confusing than anything in the Poolology book. Lol.
Tom, glad to hear my material is useful to you.
About CTE, I had the first CD and was lost also. I posted the beer bottle "perception" to show that using objects other than spheres brings the "perceptions" out of the realm of mystery. The main reason I couldn't understand a CTE perception is simple: A perception is something you sense, mentally. It's an individual thing, meaning I could perceive something differently than you perceive it. But once I realized these visuals were actually focal perspectives, not perceptions, they became real.
YOU said it about the dumb stuff, not I or anyone else. It only makes sense if you have an aiming system, any aiming system with a disconnect to your eyes and brain
that's not working - DROP IT LIKE A HOT POTATO AND DON'T USE IT!
It's common sense. If you don't get CTE DROP IT and THAT'S IT. No big deal.
But to illustrate how accurate and effective Poolology has been for you and to make others converts to the system, lets set up a two way shot on the table WITHOUT referring back to the GRID CHEAT SHEET, tell us what the fractional alignments are for the following shot. Remember, an aiming system with a grid is only effective if it's internalized in your brain to draw on in a matter of milliseconds.
No cheat sheets allowed in normal play.
BRIAN, YOU CAN'T ANSWER! Let the student(s) come up with it.
The CB is located 1/2 way between the left rail head diamond and end diamond 5" off the left side rail.
The right center edge of the OB will be placed 6 1/2" from the FOOT SPOT toward the left rail
WHAT FRACTION WILL BE YOUR AIM LINE AND STRIKE POINT WITH THE CB TO POCKET IT IN THE RIGHT CORNER POCKET?
WHAT FRACTION WILL BE YOUR AIM LINE AND STRIKE POINT WITH THE CB TO POCKET IT IN THE LEFT CORNER POCKET?
WHAT PART OF THE CB WILL HAVE TO BE STRIKING THE OB FRACTION LINE AND HOW IS IT ALIGNED TO DO IT BEFORE PULLING THE TRIGGER?
Don't take forever to answer b
ecause we'll all know you're using the cheat sheet.
No answer means it's not helping you as much as you claimed.
NO HELP FROM ANY OF THE PEANUT GALLERY!
I bought the Pro One DVD set last year and I was raked over the coals on this forum for saying that I did not understand CTE at all. I go back and watch the DVD and still don't have a clue how it works. Anyway, I was able to use fractional aiming, poology (thanks BC) and SAMBA. I guess I am too dumb to understand the CTE stuff.
Dude, calm down..
Neither of these conclusions should lead to going off in a fit of rage. Only a refund (if I was feeling generous), a handshake and an "ok".
Will you quit trying to justify the use of beer bottles already! It's idiotic and everyone knows it. The only thing beer bottles are used for is to guzzle beer from or crack some bonehead over the head. NOT TO LEARN VISUALS FOR POOL!
It was a MOCKING POST! CUT THE CRAP!
You quoted MY POST and put it out there for LOU FIGUEROA for that "yuk-yuk, Ha-Ha-Ha" BONDING MOMENT that says "I love you" to Lou and I'm thinking about you". "Love me back with a witty response".
Tom, glad to hear my material is useful to you.
About CTE, I had the first CD and was lost also. I posted the beer bottle "perception" to show that using objects other than spheres brings the "perceptions" out of the realm of mystery. The main reason I couldn't understand a CTE perception is simple: A perception is something you sense, mentally. It's an individual thing, meaning I could perceive something differently than you perceive it. But once I realized these visuals were actually focal perspectives, not perceptions, they became real.
No justification needed. Realizing these visual "perceptions' we're simply visual "perspectives" made it much easier to understand. Sphere perspectives are difficult to visualize. But once I thought about the fact that we don't really aim using the whole sphere, but with the equators, I saw two circles -- two 2D objects. Then I thought it could help others see that there is no mysterious visual phenomena going on when it comes to CTE perceptions. The rest of the process is still a mystery until Stan's book cones out. And that's how it should be. Great secrets shouldn't be free.
I get tired of your knocking.
On the back of your book it says
MASTER THE ART OF AIMING AND NEVER MISS ANOTHER SHOT.
What a load of shit!
You also say in your book:
Poolology uses the 4 quarters and then the 8ths and then you have to use your own feel the rest of the way.
What a joke!
Stan Shuffett
Why do you keep jumping in here telling me what I should do, what I shouldn't do, or how I feel.
I'm sitting here as cool and relaxed as I can be drinking my morning cups of coffee.
You're the one sitting God knows where in Europe or elsewhere judging that I'm in a fit of rage.
You wanted discussion about aiming systems the other day. I presented one to the poster about poolology fractional aiming.
Stan Shuffett started a thread a couple days ago with videos and verbal explanations of a VERY SIMPLE AIMING SYSTEM, Shiskebob.
You never chimed in or showed up. It was exactly what you asked for. But here you are judging and running your mouth in here.
Seems to me you're the one in a rage based on your misconceptions of how I feel.
Either participate or don't.
Do YOU HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF POOLOLOGY? Set up the shots and comment.
Do YOU HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF SHISKEBOB? Set up the shots and comment.
Imagine how mediocre Joe Bonamassa would be today if when he was 10 years old a guitar instructor would've told him, "Listen, Joey, there's only one way to play the guitar professionally. There's only 8 musical notes with a few sharps and flats, and all the melodies that exists now are all there is. I don't won't you playing by feel, making up your own techniques and shortcuts to playing guitar. My method is the only way."
Well, I'm sorry but now you are being completely unreasonable (regarding SHISHKEBOB)! How can I possibly comment on a system when Stan left all the important info out?!
He absolutely did not leave anything out for the shots demonstrated. What he left out is for more acute shot angles which WILL be addressed and taught in another video around Book Release time.
No specifics on bridgehand or even the pivot, lol and now you expect me to comment on it.
He said what to do about the original offset and pivot. If you think bridgehand is a key then figure it out for yourself by experimenting.
Look to the inside (turn nose in) and pivot to center, lol. That's awesome.
Yep, he was right on the "nose" because that's how simple the system is.
As Stan himself said, it's not laid out anywhere else either! I'm going to assume that there are several alignments (center, quarter and edge to start as only center and quarter are mentioned)
Reading comprehension problems or understanding the video?
Those will be explained and taught in video #2 at book release.
I also noticed that Stan's pivot was quite small, so I guess I'll use that info as well.
Do you think for some reason there's a big pivot? It IS a small pivot. Tip size can matter and he states it. There's a big pivot in 90/90 but I guess you have no knowledge of that one either.
I could also observe that he seems to only pivot in one direction and that would be the logical thing being that he uses one approach with the nose.
With pure shiskebob that's the case.
I couldn't stand the slow pace and off topic babbeling of the video so you'll have to forgive me if I missed something.
I guess he should have ripped it out rapidly so everything goes screaming over everyone's head like an F-18 at full throttle just to please you.
Let's see your video style as you explain anything you wish about pool
I mostly tried to observe as there was no structure to the verbal presentation. I wasn't going to say anything, but you forced my hand.
Can I force your hand to make a video yourself or are you only a one way complainer?
I'll give my review on Shishkebob later after trying it. I'm also going to try the exact reverse of Stans instructions (nose out, pivot in) to see if that makes ANY difference to the pocketing at all.
Yeah right. That makes all the sense in the world for a review.
As for poolology, I think the cheat sheet is the point of the system. So without it it's just feeling the five angle cut system. So all you're actually testing with your challenge is the feel of the individual in question.
It couldn't possibly have happened because at 10 years of age Joe Bonamassa was already playing better than any guitar instructor out there and even YOU today.
Joe was a CHILD PRODIGY.
Here is at 12 years of age: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLB900atJFs
I realize this. There isn't much I don't know about Bonamassa. I was making a simple point pool that pool is art. Players should have a goal of becoming more artistic rather than systematic.
I was making a simple point pool that pool is art. Players should have a goal of becoming more artistic rather than systematic. But of course, unless you're a child prodigy, a systematic process can provide a path to becoming more artistic. Players just have to have the freedom to feel their way around the edges of whatever system process they're using.
A bit romanticised, but this is what I mean in my book when I say a pool player should develope his/her own feel for pocketing balls.