Maybe a sequel to this system should be the "Instinct Aiming System". I'd love to see how the description is put into words to be in line with every other pool players instincts. Where do you even start?
How is instinct shooting more accurate and reliable than visual alignment shooting
IF the alignment or aiming is a highly accurate method?
If instinct shooting produces better results than the aiming method or even the same results, to me it doesn't say very much for the aiming system.
Here's a question. You're playing $300 sets of 9-ball with someone and you're down two sets with the other player stipulating before starting that he has to leave at a certain time right on the nose for a very important (fill in the important part) and the time is rapidly approaching.
Your nerves are jangling and have been throughout so you feel a bit shaky to begin with and your down $600 with a wife and child sitting at home needing the money.
Saying you would never play for that kind of money to begin with is not an option.
You're in, you're playing, and you're down.
What do you do? Play by instinct the remainder of the time or use your system for every shot in an attempt to at least break even if time runs out?
And if it's to use the system, why in the hell wouldn't you use it from the very start or ALL the time when playing? What's the big deal or is the instinct method better than the system itself?
After 30+ years of playing pool, feel or instinct isn't something a player simply tosses aside, ever. I have been in this situation, both sides of it, and for much more money, though not in the last few years because life throws curve balls at you from time to time, and without enough batting practice you'll find it more difficult to perform well at the plate. Poolology requires some practice, though a different sort of practice than traditional old school methods of trial and error. The system is accurate, but the player needs to be proficient at putting the CB where it needs to be in reference to the specific aim points. That is the type of practice Poolology requires, and it doesn't take long to acquire proficiency.
When I'm hitting the balls well I'm not thinking about pocketing balls, I'm just doing it. I didn't design the system to replace that feeling of just doing it. I designed it to help others improve their skills, possibly achieving that feeling of "just doing it" more often. But along the way I've learned how beneficial the system is for certain shots in my own game, certain shots that have often been less accurate for me, always affecting my confidence. But not anymore.
Simply put, a player can use a system on every shot or only on select shots as needed. It's not my call how a player chooses to use any system. But I've discovered that shooting enough balls with this system does create a stronger, more accurate feel for cut shots. It's like a kid learning how to ride a bike...at first he's a bit wobbly, and he has to fucus on every detail to keep balance and direction under control. Soon enough he finds himself riding wheelies around the block and jumping over bottles from a makeshift plywood ramp supported by a few bricks. He is no longer focusing on the details of how to ride. He's just riding, free-wheeling it.
And if that kid's lucky when he gets older, he'll come across a very handy brain tool, a book titled 'Emotional Intelligence 2.0', by Travis Bradberry and Jean Greaves. Then when he happens to feel the pressure of life's little bumps and crashes (on and off the pool table), he won't sweat it because he'll have a good grip on his emotions and his confidence. (Great read for pool players by the way.)