Wow...
I mostly ignored this thread - I saw the first few posts about comments on aiming systems and decided I didn't need to follow it. When I saw the size of the thread, I was intrigued as to where it went, so I've (mostly) caught up now. Just a few comments, to add my 2 cents:
- I immediately understood what CJ was saying, very analagous to golf. Surprised it took so many pages of comments for people to "get it", regardless of whether they agreed with it or not. On the surface it seems like it might be the same thing as aiming center and allowing for small errors on either side, as with golf, but in practice it's not because of the way we are wired to aim and swing
- I'm pretty sure CJ understands that some minimal amount of sidespin is produced no matter how the cue ball is struck off center, but not enough to cause any impact to the shot or have any residual impact once reaching a rail. As has been mentioned, tough to convey everything just in words, and simplifying concepts sometimes leads to inaccuracies from a scientific standpoint
- I will choose to actually play with this (or any other concepts) on the table before commenting on their validity
- Have enjoyed CJ's contributions on this and other threads, great writing style and information regardless of one's particular view on the concepts. Agree that we shouldn't wholeheartedly "bow down" and just accept everything as fact, however most of us will never have the experiences, knowledge transfer, and raw talent in pool that players like CJ have, so some measure of acknowledgement and respect is due. He's not sitting in his chair talking about theory, he's put it into practice and done it
CJ, hope you stick around and continue contributing, I for one appreciate it!
Scott