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Personally, any initial interest I would have in someone's aiming system is whether or not the system is valid. Shouldn't that be obvious? If someone gave you a....roulette system, and the system was: keep betting red until you win...well; it would be pretty easy to mathematically prove it...

If aiming systems are like weight loss plans then CTE is like the famous "see-food" diet: I see it; I eat it. With CTE, you can line up totally DIFFERENT shots exactly the SAME way, and BANG, in the pocket, dead-center, they go (unless you're banking, in which case BOING-BANG, in the pocket...

Gotta appreciate that candor. It's very clear you're a major "CTE" advocate. I appreciate the honesty and objectivity.

I've received my DVD too. Thanks Stan. But I haven't gotten around to watching it, and it will probably be awhile (but I do plan to write up a clear and detailed review). Meanwhile..... Funny how things never change. JoeyA's comments (I added the numbers) are similar to ALL the comments in...

Fantastic! Nice to see such creativity and originality.

Taken exactly as you staged it: it's no problem at all. If you're SUPPOSED to lose, then you could hope to play your game and at least show you've got some stuff. I think it would be much worse for the "stone-cold champion" who, on a fluke, might get whipped by a nobody. One of my favorite...

I'm pretty sure it's an outgrowth of Mike Gulyassy's "Earl's new cue" thread. He was saying in that thread that he'd be willing to back Earl with his new cue, etc.

I absolutely agree. I think there are MANY people who agree that the people who win the big tournaments are not always UNQUESTIONABLY the absolute best players. I think the truth is that the winner of most tournaments (especially in 9-ball) is likely to be any arbitrary one of at least 6-7...

And you're right. And they're right. They all can play "perfectly" for somewhat extended periods. Matches these days are won by the guy who ends up playing "perfectly" at the right time, or playing "perfectly" for longer than another guy, or getting a couple of good rolls when they could have...

That's right. But it's still "trying to get an advantage." If Earl is dead even odds against another player on a 9' table, but has odds to win on a 10' table, if doesn't actually make Earl a "better" player--because all relevant play today IS on 9' tables. Earl's case is "well, if we could be...

That's great to hear! Thanks for updating us. Stay active Danny, and you can recover 98% of where you were before the stroke!

What? What POSSIBLE reason could it be, other than to "give him an advantage?" Earl thinks he's a better shot maker, and he thinks a ten foot table will emphasize that difference--and thereby give him an advantage.

So Earl doesn't have a table at home (maybe a 10 footer?)? Hmmm, then maybe this is just one of those nutty, Earl ideas. Someone who had really put in their dues on a 10 footer could hand some surprises to someone who hadn't. The first time I played on one, after having played on 9 footers--it...

1) If SVB accepted the big table and tight shot clock without really thinking about them--then he could get a surprise. If Earl is practicing all the time on the big table, and SVB isn't--it could get very unpleasant for SVB. 2) OTOH, the real premise of this match is: Will Earl finally getting...

Nice overview. If you're preparing this for a book (as an intro, perhaps), it would be nice if you included a paragraph about the rise in custom cue makers, as well.

Solid science? I don't think so. A "solid science" investigation of this phenomenon would have to BEGIN with the question of how much charge COULD be stored on the surface of billiard balls. I have the feeling that the answer is: very little. Very little charge means very little effect...

Nice articles. Unfortunately, when I try to save to a file (as PDF) it insists the file has an error. I tried twice.

Geez....you know play is at a high level when guy A has to make a bank-jump shot to play a safe, then guy B kicks off a pocket point to make the ball!! Looked like Efren was in TOP form--I thought he was supposed to be slowing down! Lot's of top level stuff shown by BOTH guys. A pleasure to...

The kid's water demonstration is fun and interesting. The pertinent point about it is that, being a liquid, the force is serving to act SEPARATELY (roughly) on each molecule on its own. So you're seeing a "mass effect," and not an "effect on mass."** The "neutral" example is no surprise. It's...

You almost forgot your birthday. Trust me, it won't be too many years from now when you're LOOKING FOR WAYS TO FORGET you have a birthday coming... :eek: Happy B-day! :thumbup: