CTE PRO ONE: Finding A and C

[mohrt]

I thought I'd throw out a little check I use to very accurately find A or C on the OB, especially the thin ones. A and C are the object ball quarters.

To zero in on A or C, I simply line up the edge of the cueball to B first, as this is a very objective target. Once you see the edge to B, your vision is now narrowed down to exactly half of the cueball. So now you can clearly see the center of that half and move to it. For me, it also helps to have my eyes down where I visually see the overlap of the CB on the OB.

This all happens in the blink of an eye. I've had a pretty instant boost in confidence on my thin A and C alignments using this very quick check.

This is especially helpful with the thin A/C shots where you have no CTEL line to assist your alignment.

 

[Jpool1985]

It a pretty hard system to do on Pro1/CTE. Cause I can get 2 visuals on either A or B and B or C/ Problem is practicing and learning what Pivot to use. I don't choose A or B and B or C be on edge. I use angles. kind of like knowing what quarters and edges to hit cause I know and been using the system for so long. So with Pro1 I do same thing except it not choosing quarters or edges.....just know from this angle it going to be B or A or C.....I just set different angles to see it. But this pro1/cte is not the system for me. I stick with Hal Houle System, the ORIGINALLY WAY how Hal Houle taught me. there are Left Edge,Left Quarter,Center,Right Quarter and Right Edge. There are more additional to hit at beside just A,B AND C.

 

[mohrt]

It a pretty hard system to do on Pro1/CTE. Cause I can get 2 visuals on either A or B and B or C/ Problem is practicing and learning what Pivot to use. I don't choose A or B and B or C be on edge. I use angles. kind of like knowing what quarters and edges to hit cause I know and been using the system for so long. So with Pro1 I do same thing except it not choosing quarters or edges.....just know from this angle it going to be B or A or C.....I just set different angles to see it. But this pro1/cte is not the system for me. I stick with Hal Houle System, the ORIGINALLY WAY how Hal Houle taught me. there are Left Edge,Left Quarter,Center,Right Quarter and Right Edge. There are more additional to hit at beside just A,B AND C.

This post isn't about choosing alignments, it's about aligning them accurately. I do choose my alignment to A/B/C given the shot visual. It isn't exactly "angles" per se, because some of them can be deceptive. And yes there are more options than A/B/C, there are 8ths too. I'm only talking about A and C here, specifically the thin ones. I don't know what Hals system was to the letter, I'm referring to Pro One.

 

[scottjen26]

To borrow something from the SEE system, you can also look at the shadows on the object ball. The shadow typically cuts into the object ball at 1/4 of the ball on either side. If viewing under multiple light sources, look at the darkest shadow. It's pretty consistent and can also be used to aim the edge of the CB at...

Scott

 

[nobcitypool]

mohrt, I often start at CCB to COB and then move out to get CTE, ETA or ETC. Same deal as starting at 1/2 ball, you have a truly objective starting point.

scottjen, very good suggestion with the shadows, hadn't thought of that. I'll try it and see how it works.

 

[mohrt]

I have seen all the videos. This is just a useful method for lining up A and C very clearly, specifically the thin ones.

 

[scottjen26]

Not really very helpful... Mohrt is simply trying to help people visualize the A/C points, since they aren't objective but in between 2 relatively objective points (one can argue that center ball is not truly objective either, some people have issues picking that up exactly, especially at distance).

Coming into it from the half ball position, or rotating in from the full ball position as nobcity suggested, are just 2 tips to help people "click" with the system. Obviously once you do this enough the points are easier to visualize and accurately align to and it just happens very quickly.
Scott