I do not know much about this or any aiming system but does CTE with all it's parts automatically solve any eye dominance issues? Does it force you to get down on the proper shot line?
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Does CTE deal with this?
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Yes. It did for me. At first, a lot of shots will look very wrong. But, shoot them anyways, and lo and behold, they go right in. In time, you will learn to see shots the correct way, instead of the scewed way you have been using.
The hardest part to learn, was you HAVE to stroke straight down that line. If you are used to steering your cue, you will have major problems with CTE or 90/90.
If the ball goes in yes.
Ball doesn't go in no.
I use something very similar to cte ....its called etc....its just awesome....
It does all kinds of fantastic things. I actually use it a lot in the bed room.My wife loves it.....:grin: I think it saved my marriage to..:angry: .hope these dang stretch marks on my face go away though...only down fall i see....my tongue sometimes looks like it od on steroids ....gotta shake my head to get it to move........Oh ....I almost forgot about the ear incident....that was bad.
Sorry for rambling here.....Uuuuum.... there's nothing automatic in life but death and taxes....and both of them suck!
Cte.....etc....learn them both and life just gets better.
( Practice practice practice)
Waitress! Give me a Beer.
If the ball goes in yes.
Ball doesn't go in no.
I use something very similar to cte ....its called etc....its just awesome....
It does all kinds of fantastic things. I actually use it a lot in the bed room.My wife loves it.....:grin: I think it saved my marriage to..:angry: .hope these dang stretch marks on my face go away though...only down fall i see....my tongue sometimes looks like it od on steroids ....gotta shake my head to get it to move........Oh ....I almost forgot about the ear incident....that was bad.
Sorry for rambling here.....Uuuuum.... there's nothing automatic in life but death and taxes....and both of them suck!
Cte.....etc....learn them both and life just gets better.
( Practice practice practice)
Waitress! Give me a Beer.
I still can't get over how helpful your post was. Way to be!
Neil- thank you for a thoughtful response.
here is something they may help
I won't get in the middle of the CTE war to tell you yes or know, but I do know of something or someone that can help you. Search Perfect Aim on her and call Gene for a quick phone lesson. I am extremely left eye dominant and shoot right handed. Gene was able to help me out.
Good Luck
I won't get in the middle of the CTE war to tell you yes or know, but I do know of something or someone that can help you. Search Perfect Aim on her and call Gene for a quick phone lesson. I am extremely left eye dominant and shoot right handed. Gene was able to help me out.
Good Luck
I'm sure 8 pack was trying his best to be funny. At least that was how I perceived his post. To try and answer your question, I am attaching this link to one of Stan's support videos. I hope it helps you and there are many other videos that Stan has uploaded to youtube that cover all aspects of CTE.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDOnLiDh-dg
It was my 1900 post,had to make it special.:smile:
You don't need to worry about what your eye's are doing.if you do ...it's something you created.
If you have a straight stroke and you can pocket a straight in shot(medium speed) at short and long distance ...your good to go. If you have problems with the straight shot when applying power something else is happening if your missing.Probably the follow through..which is saying your stroke is veering off.(fix that)
The best way to cure the eye and stroke thing is the straight in shot.
A system is not a cure for the stroke or eye,its a cure for getting the ball in the hole.:smile: If it looks and feels right and the ball is disappearing ,your doing the right thing.
I wonder what Mosconi would say on this topic.:smile:
I would say no. I would say that you can find out if you have eye dominance issues with a few tests and then figure out how to cure them.
That said I think CTE puts you on the right shot line when the correct visuals are used. But if you have eye dominance issues you may still have a better percentage cutting balls in one direction vs the other one.
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That said I think CTE puts you on the right shot line when the correct visuals are used. But if you have eye dominance issues you may still have a better percentage cutting balls in one direction vs the other one.
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How bad is your gap between left and right eye? My left is 20/20. My right is 20/280. And I shoot right handed. People used to ask me why my cue was lined up to the left of my chin.
Eye dominance
In my case that has nothing to do with eye dominance, as I have had laser surgery, and contacts, and when vision is corrected with these I am still left I dominant. There are a lot of players with the cue this way. Look at John Morra for an extreme cueing to one side. The SEE system has you line up with your dominant eye on one of the aiming lines.
I would contact Geno with Perfect Aim, search for him on the forums, he will give you a phone lesson that will help you out. Tell him Robert from Fargo sent you.
In my case that has nothing to do with eye dominance, as I have had laser surgery, and contacts, and when vision is corrected with these I am still left I dominant. There are a lot of players with the cue this way. Look at John Morra for an extreme cueing to one side. The SEE system has you line up with your dominant eye on one of the aiming lines.
I would contact Geno with Perfect Aim, search for him on the forums, he will give you a phone lesson that will help you out. Tell him Robert from Fargo sent you.
Not sure what the reason is ...maybe it is the eye dominance issue but I feel its a normal thing. I see certain shots one way better then the other,how I upped my percentage on making the ball. First.. knowing it's happening is important.
I would always practice the same shots in both directions, certain shots out past the half ball hit, at a distance would give me trouble. I tried to make the look in both direction the same,couldn't get why one way was better then the other. Thought...it's my stroke....wasn't it.
I messed around trying to figure out the cure but its just how it is.I did do something that made it look just a little better,raised up (a little )off the cue.
I really don't know what's causing it, the eye's,maybe the head being tilted a certain way,not sure but its happening probably to a lot of player's and some probably don't even know it.
I played pool for almost 15 years before knowing it. Joe Tucker first told me about this and picked up on my "weak side" immediately during an in-person lesson we had years ago.
"Knowing it," as you put it, is what enables you to be more cognizant of your initial alignment and setup to your weak side....thus, allowing one to progress.
Cutting balls is like a crab-- there's always a big claw and a little claw, direction-wise. With some players, the claws might be really similar in strength -- but one is always bigger than the other.
Dave
I like the claw analogy, that is good
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The way I had to learn to aim was using an edge to edge system. I don't sight with the centre of the cueball, because I got a funky "residual" image from my bad eye. Ended up learning the equal but opposite method used by Jimmy Reid, and was in Chin's book "Billiard Accuracy". So, I use the edges and rotate in to the contact point. Edges are finite. Centre is merely an approximation.
I've never really struggled with aim. When I played, I ran out fairly regularly. Where I needed to spend time was on positional play and speed control. What usually stopped a runout for me wasn't missing a ball. It was getting on my next shot poorly, so that I couldn't continue the run. I was happy with my level of play considering I had 3 hours every two weeks to devote to pool.
I am confused, wasn't your original post about eye dominance? Gene with his perfect aim is about head position and eye dominance not about whether you use CTE or not.
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I was letting you know that I didn't need to talk with Gene. I already have a system that works with my visual defect. And I don't use CTE. I don't need Stan or Gene to tell me how my eyes work. I've had the issue all of my life. I think I'm the expert on how they work. Thank you for the suggestion, though. I think people with less difference between their dominant and passive eye could find the systems useful, as their passive eye will contribute more than mine does.
Niels Feijen has little or no sight in his left eye. He does OK.
Joe knows what he's talking about ,all of his material is top notch.
I disagree with Neil. I am left eye dominant and shoot right handed. At first, the fact that I was left eye dominant made it difficult to align to the correct points as shown by Stan. I actually had to use a different way to find the correct points initially, and then the system worked great for me. You still have to be aware of your eye dominance though, and sight the line with that in mind.