I want to give my personal experience with "aiming systems". It seems like there's many ways to aim one ball at another, just like there's many ways to aim a basketball at a hoop... a golf ball at a target... a football at a wide receiver...etc....However, there's one thing that's consistent about shooting a bow/arrow or rifle at a target.....that's the SIGHTS....without sights it would be VERY DIFFICULTY for even a master marksman to hit the target like they do. I feel like the same thing is true with my shotmaking in pool...if I don't give myself reliable Sights, I won't be a consistent ball pocketer simply because my relationship with what I'm shooting (cue ball) and the target will be slightly inconsistent.
So with this being said "What is the main issue with why the aiming system controversy seems to be such a paradox?" The main reason, in my opinion is there are two aiming LINES, one is done visually (Aiming System) and the other is done with the body (kinesthetically)" in something I will refer to as the ( ALIGNMENT SYSTEM). Some of you are using systems with two visual lines and THESE SYSTEMS DO WORK.....however, they still need to address the issue of body alignment....if your body's not in the same place every time (relative to the line of the shot) it's going to give a slightly different visual perspective....It's my opinion that the body position must FIRST be in a consistent position, to ALLOW the head to be in a consistent position, to ALLOW the visual lines you see to be consistent. Personally, this is the only way I can get the ultimate aiming system I use to be consistent as well.....I do this by using my feet as SIGHTS ... just like archery and rifle "sharpshooters", I'm very particular about feet position to give myself the best chance of hitting the target EVERY time.
The visual one is the easiest because anyone with reasonably good eyesight can connect a point of the cue ball to a point on the object ball that is correct...that means you can aim the contact points, the edge, the "ghostball", the center, a quarter, an eighth...at the object ball's quarters (or like I recommend using the cue ball quarters for your exact connection point and only aiming at the edge or center of the object ball)....and these systems like CTE does an excellent job in teaching how to do this and getting down on the ball IF the body's sights are in the same place.
I was told one time that there were like 47 aiming systems and I wouldn't doubt it. You see the visual aiming is not the problem with why some players don't improve and find the true connection to the line of the shot. It's because they've been told that the main thing is SEEING the line of the shot when the most important thing is they feel it through a Systematic Alignment Routine.
If you look at how golf is taught you will see what I'm talking about. The line of the eyes/ball/target are ALWAYS DIFFERENT from the line created by the body. I learned how this works in detail working with Hank Haney (Tiger Wood's swing coach for 5 years) and did it with outstanding results. Then, when I left the game for a number of years it left me so recently I've had to go to great efforts to learn EXACTLY how it's done (so I can teach other's to do it). The key to my great shot making and consistant ball pocketing is great body alignment. I don't win/lose matches because of my eyes.
If you want to see an example of how this is taught in golf (even though there's several key differences) you can check it out at http://www.free-online-golf-tips.com...alignment.html/
I hope this is "food for thought" with those of you that want to get on the "fast track" in improving as quickly as you would like. You see I'm not reinventing the wheel, I'm just teaching what all other sports emphasize...just applying it to pocket billiards amplified by the teaching systems I learned in golf, tennis and martial arts.
The SYSTEMATIC ALIGNMENT ROUTINE is going to be included in my next DVD 'CJ's Advanced Pool Secrets'....however, I may speed up the process if there's enough interest and get it out right away (on line).
So with this being said "What is the main issue with why the aiming system controversy seems to be such a paradox?" The main reason, in my opinion is there are two aiming LINES, one is done visually (Aiming System) and the other is done with the body (kinesthetically)" in something I will refer to as the ( ALIGNMENT SYSTEM). Some of you are using systems with two visual lines and THESE SYSTEMS DO WORK.....however, they still need to address the issue of body alignment....if your body's not in the same place every time (relative to the line of the shot) it's going to give a slightly different visual perspective....It's my opinion that the body position must FIRST be in a consistent position, to ALLOW the head to be in a consistent position, to ALLOW the visual lines you see to be consistent. Personally, this is the only way I can get the ultimate aiming system I use to be consistent as well.....I do this by using my feet as SIGHTS ... just like archery and rifle "sharpshooters", I'm very particular about feet position to give myself the best chance of hitting the target EVERY time.
The visual one is the easiest because anyone with reasonably good eyesight can connect a point of the cue ball to a point on the object ball that is correct...that means you can aim the contact points, the edge, the "ghostball", the center, a quarter, an eighth...at the object ball's quarters (or like I recommend using the cue ball quarters for your exact connection point and only aiming at the edge or center of the object ball)....and these systems like CTE does an excellent job in teaching how to do this and getting down on the ball IF the body's sights are in the same place.
I was told one time that there were like 47 aiming systems and I wouldn't doubt it. You see the visual aiming is not the problem with why some players don't improve and find the true connection to the line of the shot. It's because they've been told that the main thing is SEEING the line of the shot when the most important thing is they feel it through a Systematic Alignment Routine.
If you look at how golf is taught you will see what I'm talking about. The line of the eyes/ball/target are ALWAYS DIFFERENT from the line created by the body. I learned how this works in detail working with Hank Haney (Tiger Wood's swing coach for 5 years) and did it with outstanding results. Then, when I left the game for a number of years it left me so recently I've had to go to great efforts to learn EXACTLY how it's done (so I can teach other's to do it). The key to my great shot making and consistant ball pocketing is great body alignment. I don't win/lose matches because of my eyes.
If you want to see an example of how this is taught in golf (even though there's several key differences) you can check it out at http://www.free-online-golf-tips.com...alignment.html/
I hope this is "food for thought" with those of you that want to get on the "fast track" in improving as quickly as you would like. You see I'm not reinventing the wheel, I'm just teaching what all other sports emphasize...just applying it to pocket billiards amplified by the teaching systems I learned in golf, tennis and martial arts.
The SYSTEMATIC ALIGNMENT ROUTINE is going to be included in my next DVD 'CJ's Advanced Pool Secrets'....however, I may speed up the process if there's enough interest and get it out right away (on line).
