When I first started working on ProOne, I certainly thought Stan had lost his mind when he was teaching that it worked for banks. As I've gained more proficiency with Stan's system, I came back to banks and found out that Stan was perfectly sane but it was my poor execution of his system that was lost.
For those who want to test and fine tune their CTE/ProOne capabilities, I would highly recommending working on banks. The pocket is twice as big as the ball in most cases (sometimes bigger) and can be rather forgiving on some tables. So you may be having some reasonable success but not be quite dead on. If you're not pretty much dead on, I think it will be revealed in banks.
IMHO, the best way to start with banks and ProOne is to set up close to the natural angle with a slight cut. Use CCB on the vertical axis, a tip or so above center and around lag speed. I've found, at least on my own table, these shots will just go in center pocket time after time if it is done properly. IMHO, if you rattle the pocket or even get within 1/2" or so, you may have been on, or very close to on, and it could have been speed or the table. If you miss by half a diamond banking from long rail to long rail, you probably have some problems with your aiming. Let me add that I recommend putting the OB out from the rail close to center table for this practice. If you get the OB right near the rail, it doesn't take a whole lot to change the perception you need to make the shot.
The other thing this can help train is hitting CCB. You can be off a bit from CCB and still sink that cut shot but that same amount of spin can cause the bank shot to miss rather badly.
This also works with table length banks except it just requires even more precision. I put 8 balls spaced a ball or so apart across the table today (just past center table) and hit the first six in a row. Got on the 7th and for whatever weird reason couldn't get it to go for the longest time. Was missing it short, then missing it long. I think when I finally hit it, I simply missed it in between. LOL
Now once you start getting into sharper cuts and multiple rails, the challenge changes as speed and english have to be adjusted according to the shot. But I really think practicing these banks near the natural angle with a small cut as previously described can really help you test and fine tune your CTE/Pro One capabilities. I'd certainly be interested in hearing Gerry, mohrt and others opinions on this.
For those who want to test and fine tune their CTE/ProOne capabilities, I would highly recommending working on banks. The pocket is twice as big as the ball in most cases (sometimes bigger) and can be rather forgiving on some tables. So you may be having some reasonable success but not be quite dead on. If you're not pretty much dead on, I think it will be revealed in banks.
IMHO, the best way to start with banks and ProOne is to set up close to the natural angle with a slight cut. Use CCB on the vertical axis, a tip or so above center and around lag speed. I've found, at least on my own table, these shots will just go in center pocket time after time if it is done properly. IMHO, if you rattle the pocket or even get within 1/2" or so, you may have been on, or very close to on, and it could have been speed or the table. If you miss by half a diamond banking from long rail to long rail, you probably have some problems with your aiming. Let me add that I recommend putting the OB out from the rail close to center table for this practice. If you get the OB right near the rail, it doesn't take a whole lot to change the perception you need to make the shot.
The other thing this can help train is hitting CCB. You can be off a bit from CCB and still sink that cut shot but that same amount of spin can cause the bank shot to miss rather badly.
This also works with table length banks except it just requires even more precision. I put 8 balls spaced a ball or so apart across the table today (just past center table) and hit the first six in a row. Got on the 7th and for whatever weird reason couldn't get it to go for the longest time. Was missing it short, then missing it long. I think when I finally hit it, I simply missed it in between. LOL
Now once you start getting into sharper cuts and multiple rails, the challenge changes as speed and english have to be adjusted according to the shot. But I really think practicing these banks near the natural angle with a small cut as previously described can really help you test and fine tune your CTE/Pro One capabilities. I'd certainly be interested in hearing Gerry, mohrt and others opinions on this.
/ here you can see what highskilled player Stan is. Noone should forget that^^