Dave, still trying to figure out what "arc along the OB plane" actually means? Isn't an "arc" simply a portion of a circle when viewed from the top? Isn't the "OB plane" a line when viewed from the top? Is the illustration below close to what you're saying? If so, which arc (A, B, C, D, none of the above) do you pick? Or am I totally off?
Thanks Dave.
So what you're saying with this "shot circle" stuff is that the pivot point changes with the CB/OB distance? Different pivot lengths for different CB/OB distances doesn't add to the small handful of cut angles defined by the system. It just means there's a different handful for each distance.
It's broader than that - it's a cognitive barrier. And it's not just Spidey - it's all the CTE "defenders". They truly don't understand this entire topic - and they don't understand that either!
So in other words, you have to figure out the exact amount of curvature of the arc based on the CB/OB distance? And that is supposed to be more precise than determining the pivot point based on CB/OB distance? (And I'm sure you're aware of this but for the geometry-challenged, the amount of arc curvature is directly dependent on the pivot point distance. The "flatter" the curve, the further the back the pivot point is.)
Not only that, but you have to believe that the system will line you up perfectly on every shot. It's the placebo effect.
Or to put it more simply: "arcing along the plane" = pivoting at the center of the circle that contains the arc (apparently where the CB is midway between the pivot point and the OB). The fact that Spidey needs to have this simple and obvious fact pointed out pretty much undermines his credibility as CTE's "technical consultant" - and CTE's credibility as a system that understands itself.
CTE users don't do all that stuff. They use CTE as a pre-shot routine that helps them align themselves consistently and gives them the confidence they need to aim by feel. That makes it a pretty helpful system, but ordinary CTE users don't understand it and have become convinced by other CTE "defenders" that it's a lie perpetrated by people who "hate" CTE. Go figure.
Why not explain it to us and finish me off?
Hal has less of a clue than you do. He thinks these systems work because a pool table's dimensions are 2:1 and 15+30+45=90. (Oops, did I just blaspheme?)
You should try some of that "because of X, Y and Z" stuff.
When will you realize that these meaningless challenges only prove that you don't have a clue what we're talking about?
Dave, that doesn't answer my questions above. Can you please?
Yeah, I'm still laughing more than a decade later.
I don't think trying to knock anybody's pool playing skills (especially those I've never seen play) is necessary to make my points. You seem to feel otherwise. One more difference between us.