Great idea John!If people subscribe to a thread with instant email turned on then you will get emails with every post. Just filter them into an AZ folder like I do and it's your own mini-archive - I learned to do this a long time ago.
I am surprised the forum administrators have not also removed this thread. It also includes CTE commercialism and "debate."
FYI, below is a post from another thread expressing my view on the recent banning of the "CTE is silly" thread. I hope people agree with me that the AZB leadership should be very careful and cautious with censorship if they want their site to remain as a valuable resource to the pool community.
Sincerely,
Dr. Dave
Patrick Johnson:
The commercially-biased censorship here leaves a rotten taste.dr_dave:
I agree 100%. Honestly, I am shocked the forum administrators can be this irresponsible and inappropriate. I thought AZB was an open forum.
To me, an important function of this forum is to provide a search-able historical database of all of our discussions, debates, and contributions. Even though I didn't like the aggressive and defensive tone by a few in the thread, I thought many people contributed useful information and insight concerning the still-misunderstood center-to-edge aiming method. I think it is a terrible shame that all of this documented insight, history, and information is now lost. I hope the administrators realize their error in time and decide to restore the thread to the forum.
These debates have gone on for many, many years, and I honestly think the "CTE is silly" thread produced more useful insight than all threads in the past combined. It also created a lot of ill will and hostility, but I think that can dealt with more appropriately by warning and/or banning (temporarily or permanently) individuals and by deleting selected posts, based on solid grounds of rules violations or abuses. Removing an entire thread representing an historical record of countless hours of contributions by countless numbers of people is not an appropriate way to deal with immaturity by a small few.
This is very sad day for open-forum discussions on AZB ... very disappointing and disheartening. I think this sets a terrible precedent, and I just lost a little respect for the AZB leadership.
Again, I hope the administrators recognize their error and return the resource to the historical record (with selected posts removed, and/or with certain users banned, if deemed necessary).
Sincerely,
Dr. Dave
PS: I am now extremely glad that I have documented some of the insight, contributions, and silliness on my CTE resource page, benefits of aiming systems page, limited lines of aim page, and DAM page. I will not allow these resources to be censored by AZB or anybody else. If the AZB administrators plan to censor more stuff in the future, I will try to do an even better job of documenting as much as I can on my own site, so the information and insight won't be lost forever.
Great post Joey! And welcome to the "club"! I'm anxiously awaiting the release of the DVD so I can fill in the gaps I have.
Joey A, I thought your post on Cte/PRO One was great..Stan i salute you for all your work and efforts and the years you put into the system..I must admit without taking anything away from the Cte/Pro One System that we are very much alike...My 90/90 also doesn't make you look at the OB and a few other things...
So again i congratulate you for your hard work to make learning how to pocket ball easier for people who having a hard time with it ...
After all the most important basic in pool is just that 'pocketing the balls...All The best of luck
Ronv
Maybe a trip out to Vegas for the BCAPL nationals. I plan on making the trip out for the Nationals this year :wink:
I know first hand that this is the way to go if you want to promote your video whatever it is.
When I was traveling around with Perfect aim going from state to state, I got good exposure and the players that got the personal lessons are the ones that really rant about how good the product is.
In the old days singers amd rock stars did the same thing by going on tour. Alot of hard work but it would pay off for them in the long run.
Not so much for the pool though. Traveling and teaching really eats up any profits that your making. You have to do the lessons cheap enough so you can give alot to get the exposure.
In this day and age it costs about $150.00 a day to travel on the road. Some players would argue about this but this is pretty close to right.
Motel can be anywhere from $50 to $150. Gas $20 per day. Food $30. Then you have your small personal needs.
Then your vehicle breaks down or you need to replace it. Your cost just really skyrocketed per day.
If Stan want to really promote his video it would really help to go on the road but this is a very tough act.
But you never know. It sounds like fun if he went with Brandon on the road teaching Pro one and getting alot of action alone the way for Brandon and himself. Even if it's cheap. You meet alot of wonderful people.
But like I said it's a tough act.
Whatever way they go I wish them the best of luck because personally I know it's not just the money. When you got something like Stan has here with Pro one and know how much it will help players everywhere you just want to show everyone.
I've talked to Stan on the phone a few times and I have never met a more knowledgable person. It was really exciting to talk to him about aiming and what was going on. He knows what it is like to walk into a poolroom with 100 players in there and look around knowing that what he teaches would help every player in there tremendously.
I know the thought goes through his head; IF THEY ONLY KNEW. If they only knew how much his lesson would help them they would throw the money at them. If they only knew how fast the improvement would be with such a short period of time they would almost freak. .
I know first hand because of what I have went through with Perfect Aim. I look around the pool rooms here in Minneapolis and think the same thing. If they only knew. And it's so sad that for such a small price this knowledge is available for anyone but many players try to pick it up from things they heard or were told and just get confused and frustrated because you need the whole enchilada, not just the shell. I know first hand that Pro one is a winner and can't wait to get down in Stans neck of the woods to share notes and just have some great pool moments and life moments in general.
Myself, I'm working on some health issues right now and purchasing a motorhome. Also a remake of my video.
January looks like the time frame for me being back on the road teaching and playing if everything goes right.
I might just make my first trip to Stans house. It's south and warm plus I just can't wait to meet the man himself in person.
If you want to improve your game peel off a few hundred bucks and learn something. You'll never regret it.
It's just so simple. The knowledge is priceless. To learn it for such a small price is stealing. Putting it in pool terms. And what you might learn could be the NUTS.
How can you pass this up. Think about it.
If you read this Stan, Good luck and see ya soon. Geno........
I have ordered it and look forward to it .
I look to benefit from it, as I did Genes knowledge
that he was so kind to help me with .
Thanks Stan and Gene
Petey
I have ordered it and look forward to it .
I look to benefit from it, as I did Genes knowledge
that he was so kind to help me with .
Thanks Stan and Gene
Petey
Welcome back Petey!!
wow. First the thread comes back and then Petey. It's like a bad Stephen King novel.
Lou Figueroa
wow. First the thread comes back from the dead and then Petey. It's like a bad Stephen King novel.
Lou Figueroa
Can anyone tell me when the Pro One dvd's are available?
Ron..
Can anyone tell me when the Pro One dvd's are available?
Ron..
Ron, Final editing is happening now. Hopefully, the release can be in a few weeks. The process should move quickly from this point.
Chapter 1 Video Participants (Stan Stevie and Landon)
Chapter 2 CTE Introduction
Chapter 3 CTE Visuals
Chapters 4-10 Basic Manual CTE
Chapters 11-25 PRO ONE
Chapters 26-28 Self Study (includes CTE solutions for 10,15,20 degree shots presented by Dr. Dave)
Chapter 29 Thank You
Glossary--About 40 entries (1800 words)
Stan Shuffett
Did my payment make it ok