So far I've only managed to plow through the first 52 pages, so if I've missed this discussion please forgive me.
So here's my question. I've seen a lot of discussion on geometry and getting to that geometrically correct contact point. However, as I think we all know, geometry isn't the whole story. You can get the geometry of the cut 100% correct, hit the OB directly on the contact point and still miss miserably because of collision induced throw, spin induced throw, skid, COF of the cloth, etc. In a word, physics.
I'm not making any claims to knowing the answer. I certainly do not. However it occurs to me that perhaps CTE is somehow taking portions of the physics into account without us knowing it.
What do you think?
Sorry Pete, but there's no way that's possible.
What you say about throw is very true. But throw varies all over the place depending on cut angle, CB spin, and even the speed of the shot. Generally speaking, we can assume unless otherwise told, that descriptions of aiming methods are for the nominal case: a center-ball hit with (perhaps) a rolling CB such that throw is reduced to smallish value (i.e., less than a degree). (The time it takes for the balls to compress and then decompress also counteracts friction generated throw to some extent, but not too much.)
Or, the targeted direction is already modified to account for throw. That is, the raw OB direction, geometrically speaking, would be off to the side of center-pocket, but throw re-directs it.
Throw is not the savior of CTE - that's the job of ghostball in one of its several incarnations. The responsibility has been assigned to it because no one else can do it. This is not a mystery at the frontiers of science. For those who've had high-school geometry, and several that haven't, it's very straightforward stuff.
Jim
