LAMas said:
Stan gave the Rosetta Stone in that there are different offsets from the CTE.
Imperically, there is a different offset for a given angle at a given distance (between the OB and CB) and other offsets for different angles at different distances....
How it can work:
On Acad I have drawn what I believe to be the tenets of CTE - shift - pivot - hit.
With a bridge 8" behind the CB and the OB 1 foot from the CB; CTE on the right of the OB; a shift of .50" (~13mm) to the right; pivot to center of CB and hit; results in a 15 degree cut on the OB going to the left. A shift of .50" to the left = 50 degrees.
With a bridge 8" behind the CB and the OB 2 foot from the CB; CTE on the right of the OB; a shift of .20" (~5mm) to the right; pivot to center of CB and hit; results in a 15 degree cut on the OB going to the left. A shift of .20" to the left = 50 degrees.
With a bridge 8" behind the CB and the OB 8 foot from the CB; CTE on the right of the OB; a shift of .05" (~1.25mm) to the right; pivot to center of CB and hit; results in a 15 degree cut on the OB going to the left. A shift of .05" to the left = 50 degrees.
I though an too old to memorize all of the offsets. - good luck all.
True, it is a kind of Rosetta Stone. Hence I've been hoping it would be aknowledged by an authority and hopefully accepted as part of the undertsanding of the implementation of the system.
Hopefully it puts to bed the canard that a half ball hit (pure, not just CTE as a reference line) can only be hit to a pocket at approximately 30 degrees, + or - a couple of inches. Not for shots 22 to 40 degrees.
Anyway, nice calculations LAMas, though unfortunately I like my bridge at around 14 inches ;-)
I don't think it is worth remembering these offsets, though I do wonder how well players can learn to see them somewhat intuitively after using this system for quite a while.
Perhaps just like players learn to intuitively grasp the aim offset when referencing the OB contact point, they could also learn to see the required aim line relative to the CTE line, and this pretty much directs their bridge to the required offset.
Colin