Lol. OKThey just got the unlucky trait of being tasty. Fried squirrel with biscuits and gravy is good eating. If I'm not hungry I just like to watch them.
CTE Aiming
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Or, there is this, which most retired American football players seem to have.
I think you can also contract CTE from the CTE aiming forum. Too much banging the head against a wall.
I tried to get in the game of CTE for a few years and it certainly works- in a selected range of shots oder speeds. But as said before- depending on where you come from and want to go to- it helps but is not the final solution as some think. hard and soft balls come out thicker and you have to compensate. You also have to compensate Throw and swerve. At the end you have so many exceptions to compensate, that you tend to loose focus on the straight forwarded stroke an other stuff you do in pre-shot-routine.
But- if you use CTE consequently, you ´ll get a feel for angles and the aiming points. You then have to work on getting it naturally. The question in the end is, what gets you forward faster. Learning and using a system or hitting many balls to teach youor brain the natural feel for it. Same stuff with changing material.
But- if you use CTE consequently, you ´ll get a feel for angles and the aiming points. You then have to work on getting it naturally. The question in the end is, what gets you forward faster. Learning and using a system or hitting many balls to teach youor brain the natural feel for it. Same stuff with changing material.
Same with any aiming system - different tools to get to the same place.
pj <- choose a simpler one
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I like Allison Fisher's aiming method, she says she really doesn't have one, she just always tries to hit the back of the object ball, I assume she means if you aimed your cue at the back of the object ball straight into the pocket, that's exactly what I do as well, the trick is to make sure the proper part of the cue ball hits that target, that depends on the angle the cue ball will make contact with that point, as the angle increases in the shot the further from center is where point of contact is, so you don't have to think about 1/4 or 1/2 ball hit, there is really only a tiny target for you to pocket the ball dead center if your stroke is straight, my instructor pointed out to me that pool is the only sport in the world where you have to make 2 reasonably perfect balls go in a straight line
FYI, that’s called “contact point” aiming - learned by practicing. With fractional aiming you learn the fractional CB/OB overlaps that come closest to hitting the chosen contact point, so the needed estimate/adjustment is smaller.I like Allison Fisher's aiming method, she says she really doesn't have one, she just always tries to hit the back of the object ball, I assume she means if you aimed your cue at the back of the object ball straight into the pocket, that's exactly what I do as well, the trick is to make sure the proper part of the cue ball hits that target, that depends on the angle the cue ball will make contact with that point, as the angle increases in the shot the further from center is where point of contact is, so you don't have to think about 1/4 or 1/2 ball hit, there is really only a tiny target for you to pocket the ball dead center if your stroke is straight, my instructor pointed out to me that pool is the only sport in the world where you have to make 2 reasonably perfect balls go in a straight line
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Speaking of Amin were is that great teacher, salesman, bs-artist, Geno. He was here hyping Shift Perfect Aiming for few days, and disappeared like grasshopper after they eat your entire crop, to more on to next farmers crop. 
She talked about that last time she was at Cue and Cushion. Something about 2 lines...I like Allison Fisher's aiming method, she says she really doesn't have one, she just always tries to hit the back of the object ball, I assume she means if you aimed your cue at the back of the object ball straight into the pocket, that's exactly what I do as well, the trick is to make sure the proper part of the cue ball hits that target, that depends on the angle the cue ball will make contact with that point, as the angle increases in the shot the further from center is where point of contact is, so you don't have to think about 1/4 or 1/2 ball hit, there is really only a tiny target for you to pocket the ball dead center if your stroke is straight, my instructor pointed out to me that pool is the only sport in the world where you have to make 2 reasonably perfect balls go in a straight line
A meeting of the minds.You gotta practice hitting the exact spot the contact lines give you. I don't see fractions. Just spots on the balls where they must connect w each other. While lot easier than thinking about it. Very visual aiming system.
And practice and practice.
I aim to connect the contact points by aiming the CB's center a memorized distance from the OB contact point. With practice/experience it becomes very intuitive.
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That's way too hard for me. I just aim to connect the dots. I l ike things simple. Glad that works for you.
Exactly, not spot on the ball but spot on the cue ball AND object ball, there are only a tiny contact points for both balls to pocket the object ball dead center of the pocket, if you are able to do that then you can learn to cheat the pocket.
What ever methoid you use to Aim is personal choice of what works for you.
If you fundaments are shaky you will be inconsistent pocketing balls.
If you fundaments are shaky you will be inconsistent pocketing balls.
I think your way and mine are the same, except I consciously take note of where I'm aiming the CB relative to the OB contact point.
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Geno’s shift is a real thing. I worked with him and IMO you have to work with him to see it. I am not ready to do a full review of it. It isn’t a one size fits all thing but depends on how you perceive the balls. IOW, I don’t think it’s fair to dismiss as a gimmick.Speaking of Amin were is that great teacher, salesman, bs-artist, Geno. He was here hyping Shift Perfect Aiming for few days, and disappeared like grasshopper after they eat your entire crop, to more on to next farmers crop.
How hard do you want to make this game?? I learned real fast this game is hard as hell to master without adding anything extra to the mix. Perhaps better players need that extra something bcuz they're so good at it, but I still learn things every time I play and I'm all about simple.