The Simplest Aiming Systems to Visualize and Use

cookie man said:
And you precise exact points with poolology from what I hear.
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Well, Poolology gives a fairly precise and straightforward/"noser" aiming reference for shots that fall between a full ball hit and a quarter ball hit. I say "fairly" precise because the system utilizes the entire opening of a 4.5" pocket. For most shots the aim line is very close to producing a center pocket shot. On some shots the ball is sent left or right of center pocket, depending on where the ob is located on the table.

Still, even when a player is given a precise aiming reference (like aiming through ccb to split your tip on the outermost edge of the ob), the player must have the ability to recognize/feel whether or not their stroke and body are indeed aligned to that reference.

Aiming is visual + physical. It all revolves around seeing the shot and getting your body correctly positioned/aligned to shoot it.
 
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cookie man said:
Everything seems to be new to you. It’s all the shots that you use a 15 inside on. There is a whole group of them. There is no specific angle range.
Now what is that one shot that you can make with the 15 inside? Please explain
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lol. Back to square one. I thought you had something new to say. I hope you are trolling because I know you are not that stupid.

You say a 15 inside gives a straight shot and also a 3 degree cut and also a 10 degree cut. You won't commit to saying what the maximum angle is that will work with a 15 inside for some mysterious reason. In each shot you are doing nothing differently, according to you. The balls are "presenting themselves differently" depending on where they are on the table so by the magic of CTE you can do the exact same steps for each of the shots and the ob goes in center pocket.

I'd like a reaction from our neutral observer,boogieman, if you're around, please.
 
BC21 said:
You also choose, based on your personal level of experience, what constitutes a "tick" or whatever when "stepping" the cb. And you choose what visuals to use and must decide whether or not you feel like you're locked into those visuals.

My point was simply that all aiming methods require visual inputs. And acting on those visual inputs requires knowing or recognizing whether or not you're looking at the right things.
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That's awfully vague, Brian! cookie says he agrees but then goes on to say, in so many words, that CTE is different from other systems and you don't need input from the pocket location to estimate success.
 
People miss shot for many reasons, including.

The shoot too fast because they though, and thought wrong.

The do not walk around table and look we’re object ball
Is sitting in relation to pocket.

Last many do not use proper side English, and ball moves away from pocket not in.

Slow down, take your time, shoot every shot like life depended on sucess.

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Dan White said:
lol. Back to square one. I thought you had something new to say. I hope you are trolling because I know you are not that stupid.

You say a 15 inside gives a straight shot and also a 3 degree cut and also a 10 degree cut. You won't commit to saying what the maximum angle is that will work with a 15 inside for some mysterious reason. In each shot you are doing nothing differently, according to you. The balls are "presenting themselves differently" depending on where they are on the table so by the magic of CTE you can do the exact same steps for each of the shots and the ob goes in center pocket.

I'd like a reaction from our neutral observer,boogieman, if you're around, please.
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It’s only square one for you. And I’m not trolling it’s just you that refuse any pertinent information on CTE. Keep sitting in your basement at your keyboard and whining. There is no particular angle that it stops at. You get so far with an inside pivot then it switches to an outside pivot. The eyes lead and the body follows. All balls or shots present themselves differently and in doesn’t matter what system you use
 
cookie man said:
CTE is a visual system that leads to a precise point dictated by the reference lines used in CTE. It’s not a get close and search system like some think.
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For the millionth time, no aiming system can possibly “dictate the precise aim point” for more than a handful of obvious cut angles (like the fractional “reference” overlaps). You prove this every time you insist “you have to learn it to see it” - if you can’t describe it, then your system doesn’t “dictate” it.

Yes, I know you don’t understand that logic, and I don’t keep insisting simply to argue with you, but because other readers deserve to at least hear the facts.

pj
chgo
 
cookie man said:
It’s only square one for you. And I’m not trolling it’s just you that refuse any pertinent information on CTE. Keep sitting in your basement at your keyboard and whining. There is no particular angle that it stops at. You get so far with an inside pivot then it switches to an outside pivot. The eyes lead and the body follows. All balls or shots present themselves differently and in doesn’t matter what system you use
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My God this is like an Abbott and Costello routine only its not funny.

Can you confirm something so I know we're (you, me, boogie) on the same page?
1. Recognize straight in shot as a 15 inside.
2. Find cte line and eta line and settle on a line between them.
3. Get down on this line but place bridge and tip at a half tip offset to ccb. Pivot to ccb to thicken the shot. Straight in in this case.
4. Set balls up again but at a 10 degree angle. Repeat step 2 and 3 exactly the same but now the balls will cut the needed 10 degrees even though you didn't do anything differently, right?
 
Dan White said:
My God this is like an Abbott and Costello routine only its not funny.

Can you confirm something so I know we're (you, me, boogie) on the same page?
1. Recognize straight in shot as a 15 inside.
2. Find cte line and eta line and settle on a line between them.
3. Get down on this line but place bridge and tip at a half tip offset to ccb. Pivot to ccb to thicken the shot. Straight in in this case.
4. Set balls up again but at a 10 degree angle. Repeat step 2 and 3 exactly the same but now the balls will cut the needed 10 degrees even though you didn't do anything differently, right?
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Ok I have a minute,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, you are completely clueless.

None of that is correct.

NONE.
 
Patrick Johnson said:
For the millionth time, no aiming system can possibly “dictate the precise aim point” for more than a handful of obvious cut angles (like the fractional “reference” overlaps). You prove this every time you insist “you have to learn it to see it” - if you can’t describe it, then your system doesn’t “dictate” it.

Yes, I know you don’t understand that logic, and I don’t keep insisting simply to argue with you, but because other readers deserve to at least hear the facts.

pj
chgo
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It’s well described and I do it every day.
 
Dan White said:
That's awfully vague, Brian! cookie says he agrees but then goes on to say, in so many words, that CTE is different from other systems and you don't need input from the pocket location to estimate success.
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Never said you don’t need info from pocket location. We are playing pool you know
 
Dan White said:
My God this is like an Abbott and Costello routine only its not funny.

Can you confirm something so I know we're (you, me, boogie) on the same page?
1. Recognize straight in shot as a 15 inside.
2. Find cte line and eta line and settle on a line between them.
3. Get down on this line but place bridge and tip at a half tip offset to ccb. Pivot to ccb to thicken the shot. Straight in in this case.
4. Set balls up again but at a 10 degree angle. Repeat step 2 and 3 exactly the same but now the balls will cut the needed 10 degrees even though you didn't do anything differently, right?
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Correct.
Draw a line between contact points on your first and second shots. They hit the OB contact point at different places correct. Now the same two shots draw a center to edge line for each shot. They cross the edge of the OB in different spots correct
 
cookie man said:
Correct.
Draw a line between contact points on your first and second shots. They hit the OB contact point at different places correct. Now the same two shots draw a center to edge line for each shot. They cross the edge of the OB in different spots correct
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So what? You are saying there is a geometric relationship that makes CTE work. What is it?
 
Dan White said:
So what? You are saying there is a geometric relationship that makes CTE work. What is it?
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I’m done with you. You refuse to follow along and move forward with trying to learn. You refuse to watch the truth series you refuse to but the book. You just refuse everything about CTE while thousands are enjoying success with it. See you later.
 
Dan White said:
That's awfully vague, Brian! cookie says he agrees but then goes on to say, in so many words, that CTE is different from other systems and you don't need input from the pocket location to estimate success.
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Yeah, common sense indicates otherwise. I mean, the cte player has to determine whether or not the shot calls for a 15, 30 or 45, and whether or not it needs an inside or an outside offset/pivot/sweep. The only way to determine that is through visual clues that incorporate the pocket or the rails or both.
 
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