Hal Houle CTE Explanation from 1997
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But what about the thickness of the banana slices...that could be your undoing.
No matter what aiming system you use or even if you don't use one, sometimes you (all of us) will miss.
Some people bend light.
Thanks for being out there!! Mr. Hal Houle/Family
I think Hal is and was a great teacher- I have only learned over the phone- his cte stuff. I think you can practice while day dreaming - Hal said line them up and wack um. Just that simple!! thanks for the post friend!! mark
I think Hal is and was a great teacher- I have only learned over the phone- his cte stuff. I think you can practice while day dreaming - Hal said line them up and wack um. Just that simple!! thanks for the post friend!! mark
I spent 1 1/2 hrs with Hal about the time he posted that. It took me that long getting the alignment down and practising that system. For the next 3 weeks I immediately saw the line and was extremely accurate and had a ton of confidence. I then went to Germany for 6 weeks and when I came back I didn't quite get it as well as I had. Weird. At that same session Hal said he was going to write about another system that the Filipino's used. I guess that was when CTE evolved. I have read the various posts about CTE but I don't really get it. Pivot, different bridge lengths. cue tip arc and all of the rest. Maybe if I had a table at the house to immediately practice what I was reading it would help. But I think that I am going to have to see it on video and maybe have someone walk me through it until I have an epiphany. In the meantime I will have to use a combination of fractional, GB, and SAM.
Waiting patiently Stan.
Waiting patiently Stan.
Two different things.
No offence but this system will not work for everyone. Need proof? Just try this system during a game and see how many shots you miss.
I talked to Hal myself, and he said that this system will work for any grip, stance, and to get down and aim my old way (what way
). He said to teach it to others if I like it. I did and my friends were amazed at the simplicity and claims of the sytem but.. they couldn't pocket the balls either:rotflmao:.
I talked to Hal myself, and he said that this system will work for any grip, stance, and to get down and aim my old way (what way
). He said to teach it to others if I like it. I did and my friends were amazed at the simplicity and claims of the sytem but.. they couldn't pocket the balls either:rotflmao:.
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No offence but this system will not work for everyone. Need proof? Just try this system during a game and see how many shots you miss.
I talked to Hal myself, and he said that this system will work for any grip, stance, and to get down and aim my old way (what way
What ever does work for everyone?
No aiming system works and all of them do. That's the way it is.
Some people get it and some people don't. No biggie.
I have used something similar for ten years and it works for me. Want proof - come and play me and be amazed at the shots I make. Just last night I played two sets against the house pro and made a lot of great great shots using the Hal Houle systematic approach to aiming.
So there are people who "get it" and use it and it works and they pocket more balls, pocket tougher shots, and generally feel better about their game. And other people don't get it and conclude that it doesn't work. That's the way it is in all walks of life.
When I was selling Bunjee Jumper Jump Cues I had people trying them whose stroke was so messed up they couldn't make a rubber ball bounce much less make a cueball jump over another ball. Frequently I had people standing around watching who concluded that it was the cue that didn't work because they saw people failing. Not to mention that many times the people trying the cues said that it didn't work because they couldn't perform the shot.
When I taught them the proper technique then they realized that it wasn't the cue but instead THEM and their own lack of skill in that aspect of the game.
So sure, the "system" doesn't work FOR YOU. For someone else it might be just the thing that works for them.
Perception is reality as they say.
Nobody cares.
Well you must care because you came out of hibernation after 2 years to post on this subject.
If you're still in Singapore we could probably set something up and I could fill in some of the blanks for you, or we could play for a little cash and see whether my aiming system works or not.
That is not CTE,not even close.It is an entirely different method.I use CTE on every shot including banks and the break.And pocket the ball.In SC I will show you
Peteypooldude
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That is not CTE,not even close.
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You know I never mentioned what a difference CTE makes on the break. Last night I managed to make four balls on one of my breaks. Using CTE I hit that one ball SQUARE.
No offence but this system will not work for everyone. Need proof? Just try this system during a game and see how many shots you miss.
I talked to Hal myself, and he said that this system will work for any grip, stance, and to get down and aim my old way (what way
If it works in practice but not in games me thinks you have other problems.
Ya know, I realize I'm touching on the big 60 and I probably get more easily confused than I did years ago, but What The Hell did I just read???
Do I need to go out and buy a protractor for this?
Boy I try all these crazy things guestimating, pivoting, twisting, jumping up on one foot, seeing the imaginary center of the imaginary ghost ball ... whew, good luck with all this junk, I still like the way I aim best.
Now if I only had a stroke.
Do I need to go out and buy a protractor for this?
Boy I try all these crazy things guestimating, pivoting, twisting, jumping up on one foot, seeing the imaginary center of the imaginary ghost ball ... whew, good luck with all this junk, I still like the way I aim best.
Now if I only had a stroke.
You need some psychological help and I am through with this conversation. :withstupid:
This is a serious question John.
Do you really think you can get a fuller hit on the one-ball--essentially aim a straight shot better-- by aiming someplace else, estimating some combination of where and how to pivot and where and how to put your bridge hand down, etc?
If you do find you get a fuller hit on a straight shot by NOT simply aiming a straight shot, then isn't that a sign to you that there's something more fundamental than aiming systems that you need to work on first?
A straight shot is the one shot that we all know, exactly, the aim for. Whether we perceive it correctly while down on the ball and/or whether we stroke straight are a different issue.
We were having a conversation? Somehow I have the feeling that this is a troll account for someone else.
Not that I care. I was speaking to the overall experience of using systematic aiming from the point of view of one who has success with that method.
I didn't realize that only your opinion matters. As I said all aiming systems work and all aiming systems don't work.
Depends on the user.
Yes, the banana slices tend to make the flakes sink to the bottom of the bowl. I like to do a George Carlin with my cereal, and have an all-out WAR(!) -- doing the airplane around the bowl, dive-bombing it with banana slices, swooping back out, etc. However, I RARELY miss, using my aiming system technique on those damn cereal flakes! Sink, you bastages, sink!
-Sean