Joey, everyone has an opinion on what works for THEM. I've listen to the pros. I've posted the article where 12 pros were interviewed about their aiming methods. The FACT is, the is no SECRET method of aiming. Some systems work for some but no one system works for all! Most pros have and still do use ghostball or their own variation of it! You can debate all you want but you cannot change the facts. Yes, some people have a what seems to be a natural ability...but most do not and therefore we require pratice to acquire such an ability. Aiming is only one part of of many disciplines called the fundamentals. I simply do not understand why so much talk is about the simplest discipline of all, and nobody talks about the other disciplines. There are a lot of reasons why advanced pool players will miss both easy and hard shots...few will EVER miss a shot because their aim was off!
There is NOTHING natural about playing pool! There are no natural instincts passed on by generations of our species. The skills you need to play this game you will need to acquire! The more you practice the basic fundamentals of pool, the more skills you will acquire! It is realy that simple! There are no shortcuts! To become a world class player you will need to do what every other world class player has done. Practice, practice, practice! No world class player became a world class player because of he found a shortcut or a new device that enables him or her to play better than anyone else.
There is also the mental aspect of this game that too many people dimiss. Probably the most important is motivation! What motivates you to play this game? When your motivation becomes your livelihood than you will make the sacrifices to acquire the necessary skills to get a paycheck now and then. When your motivation is to impress your buddies, you will be less likely to make the same sacrifices as a world class player!
Randy,
There are shortcuts to learning. You as an instructor, know this (if you are an instructor, as I don't really know who you are).
No one is saying that if you learn ANY particular aiming system that you will become a world class player, based upon that alone. The only people saying this are the ones who don't like CTE/Pro1.
I agree that motivation toward excellence is probably overlooked by many people as one of the most important mental aspects of the game.
You sound like you know the game well and that you understand teaching.
But if you truly understood teaching, you have to acknowledge that there are many people who are learning how to play better pool by learning CTE/Pro1, if not by what is in the video, then by what other people have reported in their own personal journey with CTE/Pro1.
Personally speaking I don't think that anyone has to learn CTE/Pro1 to become a great player.
I don't even believe that CTE/Pro1 is necessarily the best method for learning how to aim.
I DO KNOW CTE/Pro1can help some people play better pool.
I've used practically every aiming sytem on the market and they all work to some degree. Some are so simple they can be explained in minutes but it may take you a lifetime to execute consistently.
CTE/Pro1 is an all encompassing, aiming system designed to help the player get to the correct sight pattern.
I'm with you 100% on the fundamentals, the mental game and the thousands of hours of quality practice.
You're right that no one system works for all. But you're WRONG if you said CTE/Pro1 is a waste of money and you owe Stan an apology in person and on this forum.
Would CTE/Pro one help me to slow down a little?
