Yeah...Well, I didn't actually mean that literally when I said that
I was shocked when I heard C.J. Wiley talk about T.O.I. I thought I invented it.
The first one I was told used the TOI Technique was Luther Lassiter. Wade Crane said he thought Luther and I played very similar styles. Wade also told me he thought Luther could spot any of the best players the 8 (including me), and that did include all the legendary players mentioned on this forum, like Harold W. and Ralph G.
I gave Johnny Morro the Break/First shot/ and the last two one time and beat him out of over 6k - after the match I ask Wade (who watched the entire battle) "Could Luther have given me the "8 Ball" and won against me tonight? Wade chuckled, and said "you could have beaten anyone tonight, even Lassiter.
I didn't "invent" the TOUCH OF INSIDE, just like the guy that invented Kleenex wasn't the first one to wipe his nose with a piece of cloth. What I did was figure out how it works at the subconscious level and communicate and demonstrate it the best way I could (more info at
www.cjwiley.com).
I still have to work with someone in person for them to truly maximize the benefit because of the intricacies of the TOI Positioning relative to the shot line. Most players simply aren't hitting where they aim.
This is something difficult to do (even for me) without someone with a trained eye watching and guiding you. Right now besides me,
Hunter Lombardo is the only one I would trust to do this. When I was having trouble recently I got Hunter (and Corey for another aspect) to watch me and he got me back on track, even though he said my main problem with finding my "slot" was the extra weight I had put on.
I'm perfectly fine with that type criticism,(CJ, you're too fat to play)
he was right and to play my top speed I have to do it at the weight of around 190, 200 and higher inhibits my natural forearm/wrist/hand position (my body's center point changes) and makes it impossible for me to hit the ball as accurately as needed to beat the best player in the world. No matter what system you use the key is always TIP accuracy.
Another think, cueing the ball to the inside slightly takes the other side of the ball out of the equation, I've explained why this is so important many times, yet it's amazing how few understand it. I explain it in more detail in my new TIP Banking Secrets DVD.
Once we "real eyes" that maximizing margin of error ONLY happens when we adjust our cue ball targeting,(favoring one side of center) the faster a player will begin to capitalize on the benefits of the TOI Technique of play. 'The Game is the Teacher'