What would you suggest might be a way to show that? I have shown that CTE is better than ghost ball but my results are anecdotal.
I don't know the answer to your question and don't even have enough interest to scroll up and find out. The only thing I am going to attack is a bowl of popcorn later.
Hey Dan. There are actually 3 aiming lines to use if you include (and one should) parallax line. This is typically seen with the center of two eyes when in full stance with head poked. Also seen at ball address, but to keep the perspective you have to poke the head because the eyes have to span a smaller distance when closer to ball.
With all due respect, this is a good example of flim flam logic. What about anything you just said connects the cue ball and object ball to the pocket? The usual reply is "I don't know but it just works." Yes, my jelly bean method works, too. Put two jelly beans in your left pocket and tap them after every shot. Practice pocketing balls with great attention to detail and in about 6 months you'll be playing pretty sporty, assuming you have a decent stroke. Success has nothing to do with rote learning over hours at the table. It's the jelly beans that makes it work... honestly!
What connects to the pocket is the art of the correct perception. Without that you cannot connect to the pocket. But if, for example you know by looking at the shot that it‘s a 30 degree cut, then you can remove the pocket and just make the object ball travel 30 degrees off the cue ball path and will make the ball. There’s no film flam here. It ALL starts with the proper perception when standing at ball address (back from the table). In fact, you can hide the pocket with a small curtain and still make the shots once you know what the perception is. The pocket becomes irrelevant in the process once the proper shot line is determined.
... and how do you know the shot will go "by looking at" it?
With all due respect, this curtain thing is the biggest crock I've ever heard. It's praised like it's a miraculous thing. Once you find the aim to pocket the ball, only a ripe beginner is looking at the pocket anyway. If you look at the pocket it's a sure sign of crappy fundamentals and trying to aim "on the fly" while down on a shot. Take the aim. There is no pocket now. Put a curtain up, put flashing neon lights in the pocket, even put a picture of the 1994 playboy centerfold in the pocket! If you see any of that I have news for you, it's time to learn to aim properly, work on your fundamentals, and know what your eyes should be doing on a shot. Life pro tip: The pocket doesn't move and you shouldn't be looking at it while down anyway.
Didn't you say in another post that sometimes on follow through your cue would be off by as much as an inch? That probably had a lot more to do with missing than your aim.
Confidence is important. It is the reason placebos work.
And there it is, as predicted.
I'm glad you are playing better and are happy with your development. Please refrain from using the BS jargon in Stan's book as if it means something because it sends people down an imaginary path to improvement. Some seem to develop quicker with CTE, possibly because the structure forces them to be more careful when they shoot. In any case, I can see you are going to ignore all the experienced voices from people here who have been playing decades. You've already taken the blue pill and are trying to pass them out to others.
It's great it's working for you. Different strokes for different folks. All I was getting at was a curtain covering a pocket proves nothing at all. If you aim the ball correctly through whatever system it will go, with a curtain or whatever. CTE tries to act like covering a pocket with a curtain is some astounding thing. It's not. It just means the person aimed correctly, and that isn't only the realm of CTE.
Nope, you hear it go "plunk" in the pocket behind the curtain
But you can the path if, for example, the curtain is half way between OB and pocket. Watch Stan in the video a few posts above.I discovered the poor cue stroke while working with the CTE system. Wasn't really noticeable on the shorter shots you start out on. As I expanded the distance there was more error observed. Perfect perception and CTE technique (at least as perceived by me) but the cue ball wasn't hitting its intended target on the object ball.
sounds reasonable until you ask one simple question,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, without seeing the target pocket, with a curtain up, what exactly are you then aiming AT? Why not post up a little video of you shooting a dozen balls in a row to a blind pocket to prove your point.
I wouldn't apologize for sh^t, the CTE "jargon" is all perfectly explained in the book, word for word, for the sole purpose of the user relating their use in the teachings in the book. Stan isn't re-writing Webster. He could have just as easily defined things as colors or numbers. These people will not try the system as taught because then their only argument would have to be it works, even though they don't quite understand why. They would much rather try and confuse you to the point that you start to break it by doing it wrong. The jargon they speak of is simply identifiers for the method of Stans teaching and are simply irrelevent to anything else.
That's great. So you changed two independent variables at the same time. You started stroking straighter and you changed how you aim. It is impossible to tell whether your improvement was due to the straight stroke or the magic aiming system.
Stan has his own language and that's fine. It just creates arguments because that jargon masks reality.
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Re-read in case you missed it. I said, take the shot picture, then the pocket shouldn't be in your mind. I never said I wouldn't take aim at the OB into the pocket before the curtain was placed. I said once you have the shot line you shouldn't be looking at the pocket.
I actually have done this several times in the past, although I never needed a pocket reference first and never moved the curtain between shots. Put the curtain up, throw the ball on the table, and shoot the shot. No need to peep, I can hear them go in. Balls at random positions, no marking the table for ball positions.
Never take a bet without a spot. That and the fact that I never said I would or desired to put a curtain over the pocket before taking aim.
The pocket also becomes irrelevant once I determine the proper shot line with my aiming system/style.
I don't blame you for not doing it on an equal basis, full curtain all the time, cause I don't believe you'd have much chance honestly without seeing the pockets.
I know a tiny bit of the history. I also know that there's more than one way to make balls. There are different aiming systems, different perceptions and I've tried many. What is working for me now is working for me. Whatever works for the person shooting the balls, more power to them. I'm honestly not a CTE basher, hell I even bought the book and the additional cue ball. The system works, but I found one that takes way less rebuilding of my entire game. Would I be better switching to CTE? Maybe, but I can't invest the months of downtime and getting destroyed until it clicks. I play pool competitively with friends who are serious about pool for 25-35 hours or more a week. No time for losing, even temporary or I'll never hear the end of it!
I'm just not in a place in my life to switch aiming systems, even if I do see potential in them. I tried some of the basic CTE stuff and it works. The point is, I'm not a CTE basher but basing your game off how well you can pocket balls with a curtain means very little. Sure, it's a neat trick, but that's what it is. Even if you're a master at shooting behind a curtain, it's surely not how you play in a tournament, league night etc.