CTE Shot Chart

[mohrt]

Don't beat me up.
I sincerely want to know.
The CTE is a system. Since it truly is a system, why is it necessary to have charts of various shots to practice with?
Doesn't the system take care of any and all shots with his 15-30-45 concept?
Why not just lay out all kind of tough shots....(those LONG ones when you're almost pinned on the rail, for example), apply the system to the shot, and shoot it into the hole.
I've watched Mr. Shuffet demonstrate this on youtube and by golly he can flat shoot those balls into the holes. No doubt about it. So why does someone, as a student, have to practice some complicated chart of shots?
Why not just break the balls and use the system to run out from where the balls lay??
Trying to memorize those shots on that chart would run a guy bat crazy.
Well???
Flash

Using a chart during practice is to facilitate learning the system. You have to know what visual goes with a particular shot. With a chart, you alleviate shot selection errors. Setup a shot, and apply the given visual. If you miss, it wasn't because you chose the wrong visual. Through practice with known shots and known visuals, you train yourself to recognize what visual applies on a given type of shot. It has nothing to do with *needing* charts to execute the system. It is just a learning tool. I'm going go ahead and say, practicing the DVD shots is imperative to quickly learning the system. Guessing shot selection may quickly lead to a lot of initial frustration. If you are new to the system, my advise would be to run down the shots on the DVD over and over, and don't fret the details quite yet. Once you get the hang of it and the visuals click, you can start digging into more details.

As for the charts, I removed them as per Stan's request. What I do is rip the DVD to my iphone/ipad, and use that at the table. I like the video/audio aspect of learning that way.

 

[GoldenFlash]

I have to admit, Mister Shuffet's discoveries, about the CTE, come through with the goods.
Never in my life have I ever seen a pool player pocket balls behind a curtain, in the blind, like this man does on one of his youtube videos.
I think maybe I am too dense to absorb the brilliance of his work and apply it to my own play.
Regards,
Flash

 

[nobcitypool]

I have to admit, Mister Shuffet's discoveries, about the CTE, come through with the goods.
Never in my life have I ever seen a pool player pocket balls behind a curtain, in the blind, like this man does on one of his youtube videos.
I think maybe I am too dense to absorb the brilliance of his work and apply it to my own play.
Regards,
Flash

Flash, I doubt you are too dense. Comprehending how to "see" the visuals can be very difficult. I have discussed this often with Stan as I wanted to share the learning perspective of a lower level player. I believe Stan had done everything humanly possible to explain the visual aspects of the system. Just think of how difficult it is to explain a visual. It's almost like trying to explain color to someone blind from birth.

That's why using the shots shown in the dvd's ate useful as Bieber and mohrt explained. They allow you to work your way backwards to begin to understand how to get the visuals. I may not be Einstein but I am a mechanical engineer by degree so I'm not stupid either. I'm 1 1/2 years into it and really feel like I got it now. Probably the more important thing with CTE/Pro One is it convinced me to work hard on my stroke. My game had progressed nicely but I wouldn't be where I am without Stan's system and coaching. More importantly , I feel like I have a foundation that will allow me to get much better.

 

[3RAILKICK]

Hey Gary...


Sorry to hear of your health issues, but glad to hear you seem to be doing well.

Used to see you at Shooters, in the mix or getting something going before you got Victor's. If you were there, action was too.

Good days...Saturday nights. Nick, John, Aaron, Scotty, Joe the nit, Big Daddy, Little D, Zay, Steady Freddy, Martin, owner Bill, little Alex if he was not working, and others.

Take care of yourself.

....old man bill