Rodeny Morris Beats the 13 ball Ghost usng CTE

Rodney Morris on ghost ball.

JB Cases said:
Race to Ten.

"Just beat the 13 ball ghost ten ahead in two hours flat." - Rodney Morris

Here Rodney is explaining the Ghost Ball in response to a fan's question in the same thread on FB

Rodney Morris speaking to Naldo V Troncoso, "the ghost ball is the imaginary ball I envied to envision for my point of contact. I put a ball directly behind the object ball going straight into the pocket I'm shooting for, then I imagine the cue ball taking the place of that ghost ball, or imaginary ball that I'm envisioning. But I don't use that anymore. I was shown a better way to aim. That's why I'm hitting em a lot better. Stevie Moore showed me a little about CTE Pro1. Center to Edge got me started in the right direction, and I'm practicing that for awhile now. Pretty neat:)"
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Just watched this video, posted to youtube one day ago. It shows
Coming Attractions
Rodney Morris
#3 Ranked player in the world
June 6-7
Taking on all Challenges
Giving Clinics
and at the end copyright is 2013. In the interview he mentions Bonus Ball will be starting November first. So maybe this was actually in 2012 before the facebook post.
ProPool.com The Show Offs Episode #1 with Rodney Morris
At 2:00 said:
Just practicing my ghost ball.
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At 4:41 said:
There is only one way to aim.....when you play pool.....(a little I could not understand).....what you are looking at is the ghost ball.
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He goes on with instructing on how to practice using the ghost ball.
I just found this interesting and have no position on the merits of any aiming system.
 
JB Cases said:
Race to Ten.

"Just beat the 13 ball ghost ten ahead in two hours flat." - Rodney Morris

Here Rodney is explaining the Ghost Ball in response to a fan's question in the same thread on FB

Rodney Morris speaking to Naldo V Troncoso, "the ghost ball is the imaginary ball I envied to envision for my point of contact. I put a ball directly behind the object ball going straight into the pocket I'm shooting for, then I imagine the cue ball taking the place of that ghost ball, or imaginary ball that I'm envisioning. But I don't use that anymore. I was shown a better way to aim. That's why I'm hitting em a lot better. Stevie Moore showed me a little about CTE Pro1. Center to Edge got me started in the right direction, and I'm practicing that for awhile now. Pretty neat:)"
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John, I thought all your posts were deleted.
You said you don't know now if Rodney is using or has used CTE .
Here, you claimed he beat the 13-ball ghost using CTE.

So, is he still using CTE or not ?
 
sfleinen said:
Additionally, what would be truly interesting -- and to me, the "acid test" -- would be someone posting a high run in 14.1. The highest run I've seen by a known pivot-based aiming user, is Landon Shuffett's 140-ball run last year (or was it the year before? Can't recall...).

Don't get me wrong -- pocketing balls is pocketing balls regardless of the aiming system used -- but I do think aiming system aficionados spend entirely too much time thinking about this.

Straight pool is about getting into a rhythm, where you DON'T THINK ABOUT AIMING, and instead focus on patterns as you pick the balls off the table. The way I see most aiming system aficionados here, it's like every shot involves the conscious mind -- "thought" is placed into aiming -- rather than let the subconscious take that task and do what it does best: repeat/playback a repetitive task.

While you can get away with that in short-rack rotation -- "think" about aiming on every shot, and then "reset" yourself with the breakshot for each rack -- if you do that in straight pool (i.e. "think" about aiming) you set yourself up for a MISS. If not now, then on the next shot. Or the next. Or, you fubar your patterns because you used the wrong part of your brain to do this repetitive task. Straight pool's long term shot-making longevity will GET YOU if you are not forcing that aiming into the background.

I'm probably going to catch flack for this, but I do think there are certain parts of the game, certain skills, where you need to take the harnesses off and just flap your wings and FLY.

-Sean
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Not to be a nay sayer, but we're talking swerve, throw, CIT and SID throw. All methods are good REFERENCE points -- but if you want to prove to me just how effective it is, give it to a C player and see if can get to play a ball or morel --

Thank you for the o=ps
 
The LAST POST column shows that TrumanHW posted in this thread at 6:19AM today, but the last post I'm seeing is from icem3n from almost 3 years ago.
 
JB Cases said:
This is simply not true. In snooker instruction they mention many systems other then pure Ghost Ball.

Back of Ball without ghost ball.
Line to contact point without ghost ball
Contact Point to Contact Point.
Fractional Aiming taught by Steve Davis.
The thing is that even if they don't use any of the controversial aiming systems that doesn't mean that those methods are invalid. What would you say if Steve Davis and Stan hooked up and Steve came away with the opinion that the method is valid and works for snooker as well?
Would you tell Steve that he is wrong? Just because a technique hasn't been adopted by someone else doesn't make it worthless or invalid. Most pool professionals now don't know what CTE or ProOne is either. But the few that have had good instruction in it have had only favorable testimonials about it. With Rodney being the latest top pro to say he likes this way to aim.
How about this.
Snooker is snooker. Pool is pool. The two worlds are separate and snooker players do whatever they have to do to play well in snooker and pool players do whatever they have to do to play well in pool.
Pool players are not stupid, if they really thought that snooker fundamentals would make them even better then they would all be learning them. If snooker coaches could prove that snooker fundamentals make people that much better then they could make a ton of money here teaching those techniques.
You know what makes players great? Putting in 20 hours a day the right way. Does not matter what aiming method you use. Put in the hours with it and you will realize one of two things, it works and you should keep using it, it doesn't work and you should figure out another way. Players who put in the time the right way see the results.
And again, welcome back.
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Well stated, Mr. Barton.
I have some opinions about this entire "aiming controversy" that I think have not been discussed anywhere. (maybe I'm wrong...we'll see about all that).
The correct spot on an object ball to pocket it ("they" say...you know, the ubiquitous "they") is about the size of a pencil eraser.
If that it true, then I say that if anyone draws with a pen a spot on a short rail about the size of a pencil eraser, I will hit that spot with the cue ball from an open shot anywhere on the table (except a cornerhook) absolutely perfect 100 times in a row, for any amount somebody wants to bet. (And I am what they call a "no shooting idiot")
Now comes the disconnect....."up jumps the devil." :angry:
Do the same thing with a pen on an object ball and suddenly things start to change.
The cue ball looks bigger since it is closer to the eyes, collision induced throw becomes involved, estimating other things becomes involved as well.
I believe that too much emphasis is placed on stance, position of cue, talent(?), and a bunch of other things instead of HOW TO ESTIMATE AND THEN HIT THAT EXACT SPOT.
That's what an aiming plan tries to do.....show someone how to have a higher percentage opportunity of hitting that exact spot......and nothing else.
The CTE method does that better than anything else I've seen....although for me, it was complete frustration to absorb. And it is still a journey, all be it a pleasant and reasonable one. :smile:
Okay....haters attack at will...it won't bother me since I can't play anyway.
Flash
 
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