CTE: The Nuts and Bolts

[mohrt]

CTE PRO ONE: The Nuts and Bolts

This is a article I wrote about my journey through learning CTE PRO ONE, how it compares to ghost-ball aiming, and covering some areas that were critical in my understanding and using the system.

http://www.billiardsthegame.com/cte-the-nuts-and-bolts-653

 

[nobcitypool]

Very nice article, thank you for sharing!

 

[Mirza]

Great article, keep 'em coming!

 

[mohrt]

Here is a quick video of some long cross-corner banks using CTE PRO ONE, manual version.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwdyDAisc6o

 

[JB Cases]

Here is a quick video of some long cross-corner banks using Manual CTE.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwdyDAisc6o

I love what you did with the table. Pretty strong demonstration on the banks. Also, thank you for all you have done to advance the understanding of CTE.

 

[stan shuffett]

Here is a quick video of some long cross-corner banks using Manual CTE.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwdyDAisc6o

Just to further clarify, what Monte is doing is CTE PRO ONE.

I rarely refer to CTE PRO ONE as simply CTE.

Monte sent me the video to verify and I think it was the manual version.

Of course, Pro One produces the same results.

Stan Shuffett

 

[mohrt]

I love what you did with the table. Pretty strong demonstration on the banks. Also, thank you for all you have done to advance the understanding of CTE.

Thanks JB. Of course the guys deserving the real credit are Stan Shuffett and Hal Houle.

 

[Phoenix13]

Nice banks!

 

[RadicalOne]

Nice summary of your experience

Thank you for the article. For me, I'm just starting to incorporate CTE Pro One into my game. I've made the commitment to use it exclusively and am struggling at times. Your insights into bridge length are what I believe is one of the missing parts in my "short" game. I find myself missing those "close" shots and I now know my bridge most likely is too long.

The video was a nice touch. I find that CTE Pro One has already made a huge impact on my banking game.

I'm motivated to go to the table and practice some of the shots on the DVD.

 

[scottjen26]

As usual, great article. Your past experience and timing with CTE Pro1 mimics my own almost exactly. Looking at a few of your articles and the format actually inspired me to finally start my own website, transfer my kicking articles that I had published on another site, finish a few others that were in progress, and start adding more content as well.

Thanks!
Scott

 

[LAMas]

Great article.

Can one just aim the edge of the CB at locations on the equator of the OB with the cue tip at the center of the CB...study the results and remember them for future use?

 

[stan shuffett]

Great article.

Can one just aim the edge of the CB at locations on the equator of the OB with the cue tip at the center of the CB...study the results and remember them for future use?

Sure, you can do that! Stevie Moore used to do that once upon a time before CTE/PRO ONE. If I did not know what I know with CTE PRO ONE, I think CBE aiming would be about as good as any....

I used to aim the center of the CB at different points on the equator always referencing the quarters but I got tired of guessing and that was one of my prompts to explore CTE.

Stan Shuffett

 

[ascreech]

thanks

Thanks for sharing the article, mohrt. I especially appreciate the paragraph on eye dominance. I, too, am right handed and left-eye dominate, and was trying to establish visuals and stance a-la-John Morra; most of my misses were off to the left of both right and left cuts. Yesterday, I tried picking up the visuals without relying on eye dominance, and ball pocketing went up. A helpful tip for sure!

Thanks,
Andrew

 

[LAMas]

Sure, you can do that! Stevie Moore used to do that once upon a time before CTE/PRO ONE. If I did not know what I know with CTE PRO ONE, I think CBE aiming would be about as good as any....

I used to aim the center of the CB at different points on the equator always referencing the quarters but I got tired of guessing and that was one of my prompts to explore CTE.

Stan Shuffett

Thanks for the positive reply.

I aim the CCB at parts of the OB up to 30 degrees CTE. I was told that I can also use the edge of the CB to aim at parts of the OB for cuts greater than 30 degrees where in ghost ball one would have the CCB aimed off of the edge of the OB...somewhere on the cloth, rail or wall.

The using the ECB for those thin cuts all the way up to the ECB to EOB for the 90 degree cut is accurate if one can get the cue parallel to that sight line
with the tip aimed at the CCB.

Just placing the cue with the tip aimed at the CCB from there, usually will impart a slight outward angle of the cue to the ECB aim line unless the cue is directly between both eyes and under the chin...for me.

I can see that by angular shifting the tip of the cue slightly to the side of the CCB from the fore arm -(different shift for different folks bridge placement and cue tip diameter etc.) and then pivoting back with the tip aimed at the CCB can correct this angle and put the cue parallel to the ECB aim ine.

Then this would then be geometrically correct.

Thanks.