Hello Joey! I really don't think you have a clue what Gene has been preaching. It is fractional ball aiming. The cueball/objectball overlap is established by sighting along the left edge of the cueball with the left eye for cuts to the left, and sighting along the right edge of the cueball with the right eye for cuts to the right. He emphasizes this over and over in both of his videos. Do you recall that he shines the laser line on the objectball, for say a 1/3 ball hit (cut to the left) and, when he gets down on the shot, he sights with the left eye along the left edge of the cueball and aligns that cueball edge with the laser line on the object ball, for example.
Joey, if you hold a cueball between your eyes and look into a mirror you will discover that each of your eyes is aligned with a cueball edge, within 1/8 inch. Therefore when you are aiming a shot, using Gene's fractional aiming system, the cueball is centered between your eyes (within 1/8 inch). And, when you hit the cueball on its central vertical axis, the cue is also centered between your eyes (within 1/8 inch). Come on, Joey, this isn't rocket science. (Aiming systems generally contemplate center vertical axis cueball hits - the use of english requires compensations not generally part of the basic aiming system.)
That has always been a problem with Gene's system. It requires that everyone locate their eyes identically in relation to the cue. He's wriggled around for a year now trying to disguise that apparent shortcoming. I've observed several posts wherein Gene's words imply Perfect Aim is compatible with the concept of "vision center" held by the other instructors. But Gene has boxed himself in, and can't have it both ways. For nearly a year he has been dodging my questions. I'm sure he has formulated many answers over this time, but failed to post them because he knows inside he'd wind up with foot in mouth. So he stays quiet, and promptly spams every post he possibly can with convincing words about his sincere desire to help everyone.
And a number of you think I should call Gene, and let him help me. If you read past posts, you'll discover that Gene and I did discuss things on the phone. And, after he assessed that I am a fair shooter, and that I centered the cue beneath my eyes, he said I'd need to move the cue 1/8 inch or less. I immediately said that was exactly what I had been saying in the forums, and he fell silent for a moment. I know why he did, he knows why, and the rest of you should know why, by now. In defense of his "center the cue beneath your eyes system", he explained that it was primarily intended for lower level players. He said some players don't know one end of the cue from the other, and that's who it was primarily intended for.
I accepted that; at least he'd been honest with me, and he sounded like a sincere guy. The next thing I know, however, he's posting how glad he was to have been of help to me, blah, blah, blah, and using me as another tool to spam this forum. I promptly objected to his using me as an endorsement. I will find those old posts and provide links to them in the near future. That's why I'm not now calling Gene - I already did. And, I believe I understand "Perfect Aim" as well as Gene. He presents no new information. He just presents old information in a convoluted manner, which confuses and, apparently, tantalizes everyone. Even the part in the beginning of his DVD about holding our cue motionless while aiming - that was presented years ago in another pro's video. I don't recall who that was (perhaps Gene can tell us), but I will search thru my old VHS's and post that information. I am sorry that Gene isn't as honest with the rest of you as he was with me.
