60% is not near good enough for me. 60% will keep you (as DiLiberto is fond of saying) "sleeping in the park".
I got to have a 95% make rate.
And actually when you analyze it, that shouldn't be something that cannot be attained. After all, the balls are just sitting there, not moving.
It infuriates me when I miss a shot.....I wouldn't have pulled the trigger in the first place if I didn't think it was dead on.
I hate this game.
Stan SEEMS to contradict himself in his teachings (e.g. on his DVD he states that "it's ok to look directly down the 45 degree aim point", then later gives a YT video on improving that line). But! ... when watching Stan's videos (& DVD) one has to remember to give the guy a break as he is sharing his knowledge as he discovers and tests it. I'm thankful that he has done so. In a later series he says he has come full circle.
Hmmm... interesting experience. Stan said it would eventually become subconcious - of course I haven't and never will be able to put in that amount of time (I can do about 10 hrs / week. If the shot is 15/O using a left visual sweep I just bend over and make the ball probably 60% of the time or more (I'm left handed). But - I see CTE leading to another challenge - and that is the necessary application of self dicipline. Sometimes I feel so overconfident with it that I actually don't take the time to really aim and then ... miss the shot. Every one is different and that problem is completely on me ... not CTE. Thanks for sharing.
That's the "high" I was speaking of.
I got so used to just nailing SOME shots, I forgot how to shoot pool. That sounds stupid, but it's how it worked for me. Others' mileage will vary.
Jeff Livingston
That can happen to anybody who is a confident and consistent shot maker. I wouldn't blame any particular system or method. It's just overconfidence.
My observation is that Stan was ripping guys on AZ for even mentioning contact points and ghost balls while at the same time in 2017 Bob Nunley was putting out several videos on using contact points and ghost balls. Bob describes himself as a "CTE Pro1 Instructor." I hope Bob get's Stan's book so they are on the same page.
I only mention this because if you are confused it isn't necessarily your fault. Many people are confused and the new book and Truth Series are advertised to clear everything up as Spider says.
Sacman, I know you think I am some kind of enemy, but I'm not. I'm happy your game is improving so well. That being said, I have to comment on what you said above about contact points. You ARE NOT using Stan's system if you are using contact points as a reference point. Whatever you ARE doing is not what Stan teaches and maybe that is what is giving you some trouble.
Here are some comments from Stan to Brian, BC21 who was discussing contact points:
https://forums.azbilliards.com/showpost.php?p=5998300&postcount=70
https://forums.azbilliards.com/showpost.php?p=5998644&postcount=75
Use or don't use this information to help your progress as you chooose.
Nah....it was more than that. I've shot my million shots so I've been through many such waves before.
The backhand/cte phenom is addicting. I had a guy who didn't know I knew about it showing me how to pot a ball using it. He was so astounded by it, he complained that the pool world had been hiding this knowledge from him and the rest of us for decades. If there is one secret to pool, this is it.
It's THAT addicting, I tell ya.
Don't do CTE...just say 'no.' :smile:
Jeff Livingston
Yeah I guess I couldn't possibly know what it's like to feel Invincible at the table after a lifetime of playing.
I don't know what you mean by that, sorry.
Jeff Livingston
Funny you mentioned BC21 as he has readily admitted to misinterpreting some of Stan's work on CTE and this is an instance of that.
Must take a lot of time to dig up this useless stuff.
Why not just leave these guys alone and let them enjoy there continued growth with CTE. STOP MUDDYING THE WATERS.
. Sacman is progressing nicely but there is some contradictory information out there.
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It sounded like you were saying that I couldn't possibly understand what it is to have the feeling that you can't miss because I don't have the benefit of whatever aiming system you are fond of. Some newbies (which you are not) who have only played a couple of years think they know things nobody else could possibly understand. My apologies if I misunderstood you, but that is kind of what you implied.
Hello, my name is Jeff Livingston, I'm a backhandalholic,
Yes, I can see there are some deep seated issues there. I'm not sure what back hand english (?) has to do with CTE, but whatever works for you!
I don't see why. You (should) use one after the other, not "together". Use CTE's pivot to get your cue on the shot line, then BHE to apply English.Well CTE and BHE both use a pivot and using them together is
very interesting/challenging
I don't see why. You (should) use one after the other, not "together". Use CTE's pivot to get your cue on the shot line, then BHE to apply English.
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chgo
I guess I just don't get the challenge - but good luck with it.Yes, when I say together I mean together in the same shot, applied consecutively not simultaneously.
I guess I just don't get the challenge - but good luck with it.
pj
chgo