Wow!
I'll tell you exactly why the answer is No.
Your Question: If I center the cue beneath my eyes are my eyes then within 1/8 inch of that "perfect" place you refer to?
The real answer is that without someone standing right over you while you are down on your cue the chances that you are exactly 1/8" off of that perfect place is very very doubtful.
I've helped many friends find that "perfect" spot and most had to be adjusted more than 3/4" - 1" or more. (In either direction, based on dominate eye of each player)
It's not the easiest to tell someone exactly over a chat forum, because everyone is different.
I did send Gene a message that I'm in AZ and could meet up with you to help you, but after all your nice kind words I think I'm gonna pass. Sorry Gene!
Stuckart, thanks for having considered helping me, but if you don't know that the answer to my question is "yes", then you could not have helped anyway. You say you've helped many friends find that "perfect" spot and most had to be adjusted 3/4" - 1" or more. For your information, the reason they had to move that far is because they didn't have a clue where their eyes were supposed to be, according to Geno. If they started from a cue-centered position, they would have had to move no more than 1/8 inch.
I'm sorry to say this but I really don't think you and most other diciples of Geno even understand what he is teaching, otherwise you'd understand the significance of my question.
And why do you think Geno continues to avoid answering my question.
I'm certain he knows the answer is "yes", but doesn't want his diciples to discover that all he's teaching is to center the cue beneath your eyes. He's presented that lesson in such a convoluted package that you're all baffled by BS.
Whether you wish to believe it or not, I'm trying to contribute good information to this forum. It is Geno that is disguising the information I'm trying to spread. It is not my information, nor is it
Geno's. Richard Kranicki expounded on proper eye position in his book "An Answer to a Pool Player's Prayers" long ago. Roger Long called this forum's attention to that book a year or so ago, and cautioned that Geno was precariously close to infringing on Kranicki's material.
I was one of the original group that bought Geno's DVD (and his second one). There was mass confusion after his DVD was released, despitethe fact it was the most expensive pool-instructional DVD ever sold, by far. Consequently, he promised us all he'd answer all questions from his customers.
I was one of the many that was baffled by Geno's DVD. All I could come up with was that Perfect Aim was nothing but a requirement to center the cue beneath your eyes. I deduced that on the basis that our eyespan is nearly equal to the cueball diameter. Stukart, go look into a mirror and measure the distance between your pupils (I call that "eyespan"). I just did, and my eyespan is 2 3/8 inches. Also realize that the cueball diameter is 2 1/4 inches.
Remember how Geno told you to aim? When you cut left, you sight along the left side of the cueball with the left eye and see it overlap the object ball the proper fractional amount. On right cuts, you sight along the right side of the cue ball with the right eye and see it overlap the object ball the proper fractional amount.
Now, if you put your cue to the center vertical axis of the cueball and center your eyes above it, your left eye is aligned with the left edge of the cueball and your right eye is aligned with the right side of the cueball (within 1/8 inch, probably within 1/16 inch). That is why the answer to my question is "yes" - if you simply center the cue between your eyes, your eyes are naturally aligned with the cueball edges. It is not rocket-science, is it? In fact, it is very simple.
Geno could easily acknowledge this, I've posted this numerous times - but he avoids my question over and over. I can only surmise he wants you and the rest of his diciples to remain confused. Rather than tell you to center the cue beneath your eyes, he says to move your eys till you "lose the shot" , then come back till the shot looks right. That is a subjective and experience-based maneuver inappropriate for novices, and apparently even for more advanced players based on numerous replies elicited by my question to Geno.
At this point, clearing this matter up is also a matter of principal to me. I feel like a sucker, and every time he avoids my question, it's like a slap in the face - and each time he loses more respect in my eyes. I am continually surprised to see so many hugging Geno, despite their awareness that he continues to dodge a legitimate question from one of his original customers, and despite the fact he committed on this forum to answer such questions.
Geno could very simply answer the question, We all know he will write pages in reply to trivia and in exchange of niceties. Again, this is a meat and potatos question and deserves an answer. So please, huggers, let Geno answer the question.