Come on now, let's be honest, even the CTE/Pro One guys must admit that Stevie has a little bit of a unique approach when using it. During his earlier times with Pro One he would bend really low to find the visuals, spend a few seconds looking, then swoop in from that position. Now he does something from behind the cue ball, pivots/sweeps his eyes/body into position, and comes in straight into the newly determined shot line.
There is nothing wrong with this, it's just certainly his own unique approach which is what I think the previous poster was mentioning. It looks mechanical to people unfamiliar with pivot-based aiming systems. The opening break was odd too, but after that he didn't spend nearly as much time lining up the break. He just has his own unique execution of the steps, certainly Stan, Landon, Matt Krah, etc. don't look like this when executing the visuals and sweeps, it doesn't have to be that mechanical, it's just the way Stevie has found it works for him. Would love to hear more details directly from him.
He is definitely talented, I'm sure he played lights out before Pro One as well. He is clearly confident in his current Pro One approach and execution and was in dead punch during the match, very impressive.
Scott