Great explanation and description. Thanks for taking the time to share and instruct.
I think Stan should hire you and open a school....
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Great explanation and description. Thanks for taking the time to share and instruct.
I think Stan should hire you and open a school....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SiulmSbLDZM
The 45 degree perception and the 60 degree perception aren't actually single line perceptions, so there's possibly maybe an equivalent solution. I'm going to take the stuff covered in the video in op's post to the table tomorrow and work out the 15 and 30 first.
This video from January is the 1st one that made any sense to me:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iuvQT7dwfs
I think Stan finally realized he had been spewing mud and started coming clean with this December video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pl42c7ZYt4Y
And just before Stan posted, Stevie Moore posted this CTE: Parallel Shots Study
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1mlnRiAXA8
So now I see hope that more people like me may learn CTE.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iuvQT7dwfs
I think Stan finally realized he had been spewing mud and started coming clean with this December video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pl42c7ZYt4Y
And just before Stan posted, Stevie Moore posted this CTE: Parallel Shots Study
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1mlnRiAXA8
So now I see hope that more people like me may learn CTE.
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I'm not sure what is meant by "spewing mud". The entire system is a work in progress over the last several years. Everything is still valid since DVD1, the system itself has not changed. There have been a few additions since DVD1 that have been exposed as Stan has progressed his work. The language to convey the system has refined over time as well.
GoldenFlash
Banned
Well stated.
In my opinion, many many players think that a 'system' translates into a method of aiming that allows instant gratification. Thus resulting in confusion.
It took me a few months to learn how to visually define the estimations (perceptions), but I did it slowly, over and over and over and over. Now it seems as if I never played any other way.
I believe it is a tremendous discovery...combine it with Wiley's T.O.I. and your shot making percentage will go through the moon.
Patience, patience, patience, patience.
Stan would make a believer of you. In fact there are several of us here in Florida that could take that challenge.
Oh by the way, the you tube videos are free so no salesman involved.
So one determines if its about a 15,30. 45. etc.. then decide if it should be adjusted thick or thin and then adjust speed.
Gotta say sure sounds like MAMB.
Would be great if the general location of shots are discussed. Approximate location on the table (overhead view) and as mentioned more the just the half table shots.
Also maybe show position being used say against the 4 or 5 ball ghost.
I think some of this is what gives some people doubt.
Gotta say sure sounds like MAMB.
Would be great if the general location of shots are discussed. Approximate location on the table (overhead view) and as mentioned more the just the half table shots.
Also maybe show position being used say against the 4 or 5 ball ghost.
I think some of this is what gives some people doubt.
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No, I haven't. There are dozens of (free) videos that demonstrate just about any shot on the table. The shorter shots are optimal for tutorials and discussion. There is no question that longer shots require more precision and steady stroke. The system works all the same.
My understanding is the (A)15, (B)30 (C) 45 etc are not perception them self but fixed spot on the OB. That is the way my DVD makes point of it anyway. (but Stan did imply in the latest vid I think they were just slightly off the quarter (colored sections on stripped balls) but maybe only on certain ball sets??.)
The actually aligning is perceptual as we all see it slightly different ?. Everyone perception of center and true edge is different and will also vary based on distance. (YES?)
and I'm aware we do not get both say CTE & ETB perfect lines. It's when they appear to both appear perceived at the same time (YES)
To decide when to use A,B or C. ETE, CTE, ETC then pivot left or right ( this is where the tweaking comes into play along with speed which itself effects throw,(?) as needed ( this is the HAMB part).
Would like to have someone truly knowledgeable of the system my area.
I am not trying to bash the work of Stan just asking the question I know some would like to ask but can get labeled as haters. (Acknowledgment there are some that are and do just beat it down)
look forward to the overhead shots....
The actually aligning is perceptual as we all see it slightly different ?. Everyone perception of center and true edge is different and will also vary based on distance. (YES?)
and I'm aware we do not get both say CTE & ETB perfect lines. It's when they appear to both appear perceived at the same time (YES)
To decide when to use A,B or C. ETE, CTE, ETC then pivot left or right ( this is where the tweaking comes into play along with speed which itself effects throw,(?) as needed ( this is the HAMB part).
Would like to have someone truly knowledgeable of the system my area.
I am not trying to bash the work of Stan just asking the question I know some would like to ask but can get labeled as haters. (Acknowledgment there are some that are and do just beat it down)
look forward to the overhead shots....
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I want to underscore the fact that 15, 30, 45 and 60 are perceptions, and which 'solution' one uses is very dependent on the distance between the CB and OB. With these balls very, very close, one may use a 45* visual thickened to pocket a cut that may only be a 7* angle. At the other end of the spectrum, one might use a 15* visual thickened to pocket an 30* shot from 8 ft away.
I'd also like to point out that the pivoting isnt an adjustment where the shooter has to decide how much to thicken or thin the shot. Its a slight rotation around the CB that happens in a two step process in manual CTE. this is why there are different bridge lengths based on the distance between CB and OB.
CTE works very well for long shots. There are some out there applying CTE to snooker with great success.
CTE works very well for long shots. There are some out there applying CTE to snooker with great success.
Banks
Banned
Care to name one?
Fractional alignments are "perceptions" too. CTE is fractional aiming with a couple of refinements:
- use the CTE line as a "general orientation" alignment
- adjust from fractional alignment to actual alignment with "visual" and "pivot"
pj
chgo
How is it possible that someone would think cte would not work in snooker?
CTE involves a few basic perceptions and then the shot must be either thinned or thickened. Sometimes I'll 'thin' a shot by hitting it real firm w/ inside english and the squirt takes care of the thinning rather than an inside manual pivot. By the same token, I very often thin a shot by putting a good amount of outside english on it. This seems to work especially well for me w/ the 30* perception.