CJ's Suggestions

[GoldenFlash]

Wade Crane told me that Luther Lassiter played the same "TOI Style" as I do. Of course there was no 'Touch of Inside" system being taught back then.
I simply put it together into a format that can be taught to mainstream players. Now thousands are enjoying and benefiting from the "TOI Training" - all it takes is 3 hours of concentrated practice to see if it works for you or not. 'the TOI is the teacher'

You are right.
Billy (Wade) watched Wimpy play a lot more than I did. He did the exact lineup on that cue ball as Wimpy did...and I mean EXACTLY.
I believe that led him to those cannonball breaks he used to come up with consistently. And I watched him many times here in Atl.
The first time I saw you play, I would've sworn it was Billy (R.I.P.) playing .....(except for the hair)

 

[Tramp Steamer]

I can remember only once in my entire life that I KNOW I was in "the zone". I only wish I could do it at will....remarkable things can happen.
Here's the tale..
I'm in a money 8-ball tournament 20 years ago. I claw and struggle and get lucky and finally make it to the finals against one of the best players in the southeast.
I was scared to death of him but suddenly I felt very strange and detached...very odd for someone like me. I was not talking to myself or imagining anything..I went to the table as if I was just "supposed to win".
I played the entire match, never said a word, never heard a word or any applause. The balls went in like they had eyes, the breaks were thunderous, it all seemed soooo easy.
At the end of the match when I shot in the winning money ball , the applause from the crowd was unreal...it shocked me back into reality. Then I realized I had won the match...people coming out of the stands, my son and his wife hugging me.
I swear...I do not remember a thing about that match and how it was played. I got the scoresheet and I had beaten the other guy 7-2.
I have never had that feeling of euphoria and detachment from reality again.

Yep. In the zone. It's when the mind and the muscles are in harmony. In synchronization with each other. It doesn't happen often, but it's euphoric when it does.
Rory Mcilroy was in it last week when he fired in that 61. I was in the zone back in '83 down at Sally's place in Galveston. God what a night, I can tell you.
TOI, CTE, LSD, PCP, or the FBI, won't get you there. It just shows up on it's own. :smile:

 

[BeiberLvr]

So are you saying you should align every shot like normal when using TOI? Because I thought the two main alignments were CTE and CTC.

If you align to a shot with say CTC with the intention of using the deflection provided by TOI, then that same shot will NOT go in the pocket when you accidentally hit the center of the cue ball instead.

Unless of course you change your initial alignment.

Common sense is the teacher.

No response on this CJ?

 

[Dan White]

I did make 29 balls in a row and will bet my life on it. Running two racks of one pocket isn't that huge of a feat for me - the ironic part aside, it was not intentional, if I had spotted the ball the rack previous, there would have been no reason to even attempt another one.

These are the facts, anyone is free to believe whatever they choose, it won't matter.

Well of course you are fully capable of such a feat. I think it would be foolish to think otherwise. Where I depart from you a little is that I believe you credit TOI too much for your success. That may be the way you play now, but I can't believe it was as responsible for your success as you give it credit. You pretty much came out of the womb with a cube of chalk in your hand, ready to give the doctor the 7 out. I think your being a professional player and having a perfect stroke has more to do with your ability to run the two racks than does TOI.

 

[Ron Swanson]

No response on this CJ?

Don't encourage him, lad.

 

[CJ Wiley]

you want as much margin for error as possible DIRECTLY at the cue ball

You are right.
Billy (Wade) watched Wimpy play a lot more than I did. He did the exact lineup on that cue ball as Wimpy did...and I mean EXACTLY.
I believe that led him to those cannonball breaks he used to come up with consistently. And I watched him many times here in Atl.
The first time I saw you play, I would've sworn it was Billy (R.I.P.) playing .....(except for the hair)

When I came back from a 7 year sabbatical one of my first tournaments was the US OPEN. I played pretty well, finishing 9th/12th, however, I was having trouble hitting my break squarely. Wade went over to Cue Masters Billiards with me and worked with me for about an hour.

One thing he pointed out was that he DID use a touch of inside on his break (his other points concerned weight transfer and wrist release). Especially on the break, you want as much margin for error as possible DIRECTLY at the cue ball, so the cue ball can only deflect ONE WAY.

Wade was a great man and taught me many things from the "old school" of players like Lassiter. I really wish I could have seen "Wimpy" play in his prime, with that red ferrule.

 

[CJ Wiley]

'The FireCracker Open" I beat fellow pro Roger Griffis 17 GAMES in a row.

I can remember only once in my entire life that I KNOW I was in "the zone". I only wish I could do it at will....remarkable things can happen.
Here's the tale..
I'm in a money 8-ball tournament 20 years ago. I claw and struggle and get lucky and finally make it to the finals against one of the best players in the southeast.
I was scared to death of him but suddenly I felt very strange and detached...very odd for someone like me. I was not talking to myself or imagining anything..I went to the table as if I was just "supposed to win".
I played the entire match, never said a word, never heard a word or any applause. The balls went in like they had eyes, the breaks were thunderous, it all seemed soooo easy.
At the end of the match when I shot in the winning money ball , the applause from the crowd was unreal...it shocked me back into reality. Then I realized I had won the match...people coming out of the stands, my son and his wife hugging me.
I swear...I do not remember a thing about that match and how it was played. I got the scoresheet and I had beaten the other guy 7-2.
I have never had that feeling of euphoria and detachment from reality again.

That's awesome!!!

Getting deep into the zone is a great thing, and I developed this skill through a lot of practice. TOI is key to this for me because I don't have to think and make as many decisions. I simply cue the cue ball to the inside and accelerate!!! Sounds too easy, however, you know it's true, and so will anyone that wants to put in the time and effort.

In the finals of a tournament called 'The FireCracker Open" I beat fellow pro (and good friend) Roger Griffis 17 GAMES in a row......and don't remember one shot until the very last game.