Using "Center Ball" - is it good advice or a hidden disadvantage?

If someone wants to hold on to their present belief and perceptions they will not be able to understand anything new. This is true in all aspects of life, to receive something new we must be willing to cast away what is old.
But, what will I gain if I use TOI? As far as I can tell, I won't make the object ball more times when I aim at the cue ball with TOI than when I aim at the center of the cue ball: slight misses at the aim point on the cue ball with either method will still result in me pocketing the object ball (as I describe earlier in the thread: https://forums.azbilliards.com/thre...idden-disadvantage.521953/page-7#post-6797740).

My feeling is that there is no sense in casting away the old unless the new is better. You haven't explained why TOI is better. You've said that slight misses when aiming at the TOI spot on the cue ball are all "on the same side of the cue ball". Why is that better if it doesn't allow me to pocket more balls? Does it have to do with what happens after the cue ball strikes the object ball?
 
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Good job outta you to find someone with cash who wants other people to spell things out for him.
In the 70's , I traveled with Buddy and his road partner 'Gus The Greek'. When did you come to the washington area ?? He and I were in Hagerstown Md in 78'. I never saw you. AND, Buddy was a 'center ball player ( center ball is high,low and center and everything in between on the center axis) ! AND I was talking about his bar table game which was much better than his big table game !
You are a bit before my time, Buddy and I lived in Tampa in 86 and used to practice at Bakers Billiards.

He used a touch of outside on most of his shots, I tried to imitate his stroke, tempo and position play when we used to play together which helped me develop my own style. It's not recommended to copy players, but using them as a model and being willing to experiment is helpful.
 
But, what will I gain if I use TOI? As far as I can tell, I won't make the object ball more times with TOI than aiming at the center of the pocket and hitting center cue ball: slight misses at the aim point with either method will still result in me pocketing the ball (as I describe earlier in the thread: https://forums.azbilliards.com/thre...idden-disadvantage.521953/page-7#post-6797740).

My feeling is that there is no sense in casting away the old unless the new is better. You haven't explained why TOI is better. You've said that misses with TOI are all "on the same side of the cue ball". Why is that better if it doesn't allow me to pocket more balls? Does it have to do with what happens after the cue ball strikes the object ball?
I understand, my incentive is to give people more tools for their pool box, more knowledge is always a good thing if it's tested and proven. You can use a Touch of Outside as long as you spin the ball, Cory Deuel, Johnny Archer and Earl do this well, it's the difference between golfers that Fade the golfball (left to right trajectory) and Draw the golf ball (right to left trajectory).

It's challenging to explain these advanced techniques in writing without it being a small book so here is a video of me explaining it so. you know more and can incorporate my suggestions into your own game if you choose.....hope this helps my friend, the game is our teacher.

TOI Explanation -
 
Sacred geometry -- getting a little deep.

You throw out a lot of high falutin words and terms (Sumerian manuscripts?! lol) which have little relation to what is being discussed here, which basically comes down to poking balls around a flat surface with a stick. I guess alluding to (but never connecting) all the high brow concepts you throw out bamboozles the fools... but not everyone.

Lou Figueroa
I'd say about knee deep. How does anybody take this nonsense seriously?

pj
chgo
This stuff is often just a vehicle to get you thinking deep. Kind of a little mental trick to make your human brain understand stuff and get it just confused enough to learn new things. Not saying sacred geometry is a thing, but concepts like these can get the mind working, kind of like how physicists try to pack shapes in 8 dimensional space, no practical use, but it's gets the ol noggin out of boredom mode.
 
I don't. Cj is a very accomplished player, no doubt...but I believe he is failing to acknowledge the tinsel he credits is merely a dressing for the tree of talent he built upon.
Vast playing talent. I believe he teaches what he believes, and he can fade some blowback about it. Respect for that, even if I think some of his ideas are... fanciful.

pj
chgo
 
This stuff is often just a vehicle to get you thinking deep. Kind of a little mental trick to make your human brain understand stuff and get it just confused enough to learn new things. Not saying sacred geometry is a thing, but concepts like these can get the mind working, kind of like how physicists try to pack shapes in 8 dimensional space, no practical use, but it's gets the ol noggin out of boredom mode.
Strengthening the mind takes exercise, like training the body. Also a willingness to push yourself in ways that will be uncomfortable and with it comes a strong opposition from people that secretly don't want you to improve to a level they are unwilling or unable to reach. I have been blessed with many great teachings in pocket billiards and a wide range of topics.

One of my mentors was a scientist named Dr. George Merkl that taught me things about health and the subconscious mind potentials that I never would have dreamed possible....until I experienced it for myself. That's how it works, nobody else can strengthen your mind or body without us dedicating ourselves to face the truth and facts no matter how it conflicts with our present believe systems.

People that can't do that will attack the messenger because of something called Cognitive Dissonance, which occurs when someone has a strong belief and when that belief is challenged with new information it causes an emotional reaction they will either ignore it, call it stupid, crazy, or uneducated which is just a way to protect themselves in their little, safe shell.

If you are wanting to know about some of the highest levels of knowledge, here's an article about my mentor, his mind was brilliant on a scale that's incomprehensible for most, and one of the nicest men I've ever had the pleasure to meet and study under.....it was PRICELESS!

Doctor George Merkl, Ph.D, PhD, was a Nuclear Physicist, Molecular Biologist and President of Life Crystals, Incorporated in El Paso, Texas. Dr. Merkl conducted research for over 30 years in his own research laboratories, resulting in more than 400 U.S. patents and hundreds of international patents on his discoveries and inventions, many of which were immediately classified as top secret by the National Security Agency due to their applicability in defense-critical areas. His achievments include the manufacture of gem quality diamonds by growing them in his laboratory. Dr. Merkl’s legacy has the potential to solve many of the complexities of degraded, toxic conditions from the past century and its obsession with war and domination by the military industrial complex.

Dr. Merkl is listed in “Who’s Who Among Pioneers in Science Today” and holds several awards in Physics and Biology. His final and most momentous discovery involved “particle biochemistry” and the Secret of Life. He is the author of “Inner Space (Unified Theory)”, and has discovered new treatments which can cure HIV-AIDS, cancer, and many other degenerative diseases naturally.

Dr. George Merkl was born and raised in Budapest, Hungary. He worked in Europe as a young physicist and scientist during the Second World War, following receiving a grant he immigrated to the United States. During subsequent decades, Dr. Merkl worked for the Rand corporation as a microbiologist, as well as worked in various capacities for the U.S. and German governments, including employment in the 1960’s and 1970’s by the US Naval Weapons Laboratory in the field of nuclear weapons research. Much of Dr. Merkl’s research during this period was in nuclear weapons development and the design of nuclear reactors for use on submarines. In the early 1970’s Dr. Merkl formed a private research and developement laboratory, which primarily performed contractual services for the Laboratory and other, defense-related sectors of the US government.

During the early 1970’s Dr. Merkl conducted his first, successful cold fusion experiment, fully demonstrating Muon-catalyzed fusion (μCF) (theoretically proven in the 1950’s) and successful well over a decade before Martin Fleischmann and Stanley Pons reported that they had produced fusion in a tabletop experiment involving electrolysis of heavy water on a palladium (Pd) electrode.

In 1977, following several health issues that included terminal cancer and heart disease, Dr. George Merkl had several spiritual and mystical experiences that launched him on a 15 year search for the true ‘fountain of life’. This search culminated on Christmas Day, 1995, where after stayed up all night in his home laboratory looking under a microscope of his own design and manufacture at 30 to 80 million power magnification, Dr. Merkl witnessed within his advanced Life Crystal Sumerian Water formula what he has called the “Cosmic Bio-Machine”, and the emergence of our ancient, microbial ancestors. Please see our Origins of Life page for graphic images of his microscopic discoveries.

Unfortunately he was not well received by the power elite of those in control, and there were a number of attempts on his life, ending in his murder in 2004 during the same time period that 64 other microbiologists were murdered within the USA. These attempts on his life began as early as the mid to late 1960’s, when he presented his revolutionary cold fusion discovery on the floor of the United States Senate (yes, cold fusion in the 60’s!) and was poisoned, only to save himself with pentoxihydrate (a powdered oxygen invention of his). After being continually harassed, including a number of raids on his home laboratory and Life Crystal factory, Dr. Merkl decided to leave the U.S., finding ample support for his miraculous healings in many places around the world. In Mexico doctors from around the world would gather to listen to him speak about his research and many testimonials would be there to support the miracles that he preformed. Raising the dead was one of them! Think about it.

From the early 1980’s until his untimely murder in 2002, Dr. Goerge Merkl developed, manufactured and sold several products through Life Crystals Inc., including the Sumerian Elixir drink, Renaisance Drink, Chonriana and Life Crystals injectables, and many others.

World Health and the Rand Corporation

Dr. Merkl received a grant and made his way to the United States to further his career studies and where he was eventually employed by the Rand Corporation as a Microbiologist. During this time, Dr. Merkl worked on the formulas from the masters of light that were given to him while buried in the ground. In the early 1960’s while working at Rand, he was approached by the head of the World Health Organization (WHO), who asked if he would create a killer virus for them. He told them “absolutely not”, and continued:

“I am going to find the solution to [block] your intentions to eliminate a large percent of the population” — Dr. George Merkl

Soon thereafter, the AIDS virus was ‘discovered’ in Africa. Much evidence has been uncovered to show that AIDS was ‘distributed’ through tent clinics that were set up all over Africa, innoculating thousands with the HIV Virus. Merkl soon quit the Rand Corporation in disgust and went to work in to find a cure for this horrific, manufactured virus, which he in fact did.

Cold Fusion


In the early 1970’s, Dr. George Merkl conducted his first, successful cold fusion experiment. Following this discovery he was invited to the senate floor, where he eagerly planned to present his findings. His goal was to gain congressional support in diverting science from its destructive course of fission technology, and refocus the world on fusion, which provides clean and free energy and instantly eliminates the need for nuclear power plants.

While waiting his turn to speak on the senate floor, he was given a cup of coffee that was laced with cyanide. George explained that he had brought along in his shirt pocket another one of his inventions, pentoxihydrate, a form of highly concentrated, powdered oxygen. In his personal testing of this powered oxygen he was able to alleviate almost all types of poisoning, if administered within a certain amount of time. While keeled over his cup of poisoned coffee, with mere moments of consciousness left, he grasped for the packet of pentoxihydrate and was able to inhale it before he passed out. He did pass out and was quickly taken to Bethesda hospital in Maryland. There in the emergency room he shocked everyone when he stood up in a rage and walked out! He immediately relocated back to West Germany for 11 long years, swearing to everyone he would never return to the US. But, as fate had it, he found himself returning to the US to fulfill his destiny.


*This article continues, however, this forum won't allow it to be posted in its entirety.


— Dan York
 
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And his dalliance with cold fusion (or "Life Crystals") would have exactly what to do with pool?

Lou Figueroa
 
And his dalliance with cold fusion (or "Life Crystals") would have exactly what to do with pool?

Lou Figueroa
As they say: if it sounds too good to be true...

I know pool doesn't like to give secrets to success away for free...but I got 3 words for you peepil: peyote.

Go for it! :eek:
 
[Dr. George Merkl] has discovered new treatments which can cure HIV-AIDS, cancer, and many other degenerative diseases naturally.

Christmas Day, 1995, where after stayed up all night in his home laboratory looking under a microscope of his own design and manufacture at 30 to 80 million power magnification, Dr. Merkl witnessed within his advanced Life Crystal Sumerian Water formula what he has called the “Cosmic Bio-Machine”, and the emergence of our ancient, microbial ancestors.

In the early 1970’s, Dr. George Merkl conducted his first, successful cold fusion experiment. Following this discovery he was invited to the senate floor, where he eagerly planned to present his findings. His goal was to gain congressional support in diverting science from its destructive course of fission technology, and refocus the world on fusion, which provides clean and free energy and instantly eliminates the need for nuclear power plants.

While waiting his turn to speak on the senate floor, he was given a cup of coffee that was laced with cyanide. George explained that he had brought along in his shirt pocket another one of his inventions, pentoxihydrate, a form of highly concentrated, powdered oxygen. In his personal testing of this powered oxygen he was able to alleviate almost all types of poisoning, if administered within a certain amount of time. While keeled over his cup of poisoned coffee, with mere moments of consciousness left, he grasped for the packet of pentoxihydrate and was able to inhale it before he passed out. He did pass out and was quickly taken to Bethesda hospital in Maryland. There in the emergency room he shocked everyone when he stood up in a rage and walked out!
...and I thought they posted crazy stuff in NPR! :oops:
 
And his dalliance with cold fusion (or "Life Crystals") would have exactly what to do with pool?

Lou Figueroa
I took the Life Crystals and Chondriana and nobody ever wore me out in a pool game, it gave me amazing endurance.....his supplements also dramatically improved my eyesight, my circulation and overall health. It would have been difficult to become a 2nd Degree Blackbelt, run two businesses and become the ESPN World Open Champion and Pool and Billiard Professional Player of the Year without these incredible health products.

Yes, it had a lot to do with pool, and my relationship with Merkl and his other doctors allowed me to help a lot of other people including my ex wife who had cervical cancer become cancer free within 8 weeks. Too bad they wouldn't allow his products into this country, and that's another story for another time. It's interesting to see how the inner workings of the AMA and Pharmaceutical companies really operate, it's all about the Ca$h and not about health, otherwise they would recommend a great diet, exercise and plenty of social interaction.....but it's quite the contrary!
 
I don't. Cj is a very accomplished player, no doubt...but I believe he is failing to acknowledge the tinsel he credits is merely a dressing for the tree of talent he built upon.
We must first have the physical fundaments before the mental qualities become necessary - they do both connect, however, there's several levels of fundamentals in pocket billiards, just like tennis, and golf, what the professional players do is dramatically different, almost opposite in some cases. In 1992 I completely changed my stance, and learned a much more effective way to go down into the shooting position. I could already hit the high levels, but had issues with consistency at the beginning of matches.....when gambling this was actually a great thing, it made myself and my partners more money, and in the professional tournaments its a big disadvantage to start out giving away any games mistakingly!

The Game is the Teacher
 
We must first have the physical fundaments before the mental qualities become necessary - they do both connect, however, there's several levels of fundamentals in pocket billiards, just like tennis, and golf, what the professional players do is dramatically different, almost opposite in some cases. In 1992 I completely changed my stance, and learned a much more effective way to go down into the shooting position. I could already hit the high levels, but had issues with consistency at the beginning of matches.....when gambling this was actually a great thing, it made myself and my partners more money, and in the professional tournaments its a big disadvantage to start out giving away any games mistakingly!

The Game is the Teacher
I just don't think you give your blood enough credit, I guess.

Of course, let's say all the tofu stuff we are giving you shit about made you 10% better...that is HUGE at the top end of sport.

Not really a remarkable difference to mid through upper levell players though.
 
FWIW, if I have to pick a partner from this forum for a doubles match, I am going to pick CJ over any pool scientist on here. I have played with CJ and he can run racks without his slide rule, calculator, and compass.
It's ironic isn't it?!? 😂

How's everything in Hawaii, if I disclose the Kahuna training I had there they will blow a gasket..💱..Is Hawaiian Brian's open through this "stuff" we're being put through?

I've been thinking a lot about Hawaii lately
, the only thing that keeps me from jumping on a plane is what Rodney Morris said about the mandatory quarantine or some bizarre thing they were making us mainlanders do.

Hope all is well, and yes, I'll be your partner and take on anyone you want, that would be a blast!

Aloha 🌴
 
It's ironic isn't it?!? 😂

How's everything in Hawaii, if I disclose the Kahuna training I had there they will blow a gasket..💱..Is Hawaiian Brian's open through this "stuff" we're being put through?

I've been thinking a lot about Hawaii lately
, the only thing that keeps me from jumping on a plane is what Rodney Morris said about the mandatory quarantine or some bizarre thing they were making us mainlanders do.

Hope all is well, and yes, I'll be your partner and take on anyone you want, that would be a blast!

Aloha 🌴
Aloha, CJ.

Brian’s is open and so is the Velvet Touch.

Brian’s has about half the tables shut down to keep distancing pretty far from table to table, but the Velvet Touch has all their tables open.

At the moment, I think that the 14-day quarantine can be avoided if you have a negative COVID test from an approved source done within 72 hours of arriving.

Everything is subject to change, as usual, when the levels of infections go up and down.

The governor just mandated mask wear for all of the islands. People were already wearing masks, but not all the islands had the same rules.

Let me know if you decide to make a trip over.

If I know you are coming in advance, I will see if I can maybe round you up some customers for lessons.

Aloha
 
Okay, we got sidetracked for a minute talking about cold fusion and unlocking the mysteries of quantum physics and cosmic geometry.

Let's get back to helping some aspiring young pool players with their games.

Basically the cue ball is the primary target.

When we try to hit center there are three things that can happen:

1) We aim at the exact center and the cueball goes exactly straight (this isn't possible 100% even for the greatest players)
2) We aim at the center and hit it slightly to the left, which makes the cueball deflect to the right slightly.
3) We aim at the center and hit it slightly to the right, which makes the cueball deflect to the left slightly.

So there's 3 different factors, and unless we are perfect this will be true (I definitely didn't design my game to try and be perfect)

So if we decide to cue the ball slightly to the inside, there are two things that can happen:

1) We aim a touch to the left of the cueball's center and the cueball deflects slightly to the right.
2) We aim the cueball a touch to the left and hit it slightly farther to the left......the cueball still deflects to the right slightly
3) We aim the cueball slightly to the left and hit slightly to the right, WE STILL HIT THE CENTER, so there's no 3rd variable.

So when we develop a foundation of aiming slightly to the inside (or outside with spin) we only have two variables instead of 3.

This is the basics, and some food for thought. There is a lot more concerning how we use this to increase our pocket zone by targeting the side of the pocket closest to the object ball. This enables a ZONE to be created and we have a much larger "bail out area" (golf term" in the pocket.

Remember, to create a zone we can not try to hit, kick or throw a ball straight. This is why golfers fade or draw the golf ball, tennis players usually use topspin, slice or an America Twist and baseball pitchers will have a consistent movement to their fast balls, curses and drop balls.

I can explain this technique in a lot of detail, however, in writing it's challenging without a solid referential index to go by. This is why I use a pool table to demonstrate, explain and describe all the variables that apply and how the TOUCH OF INSIDE system enhances your game physically, mentally and emotionally......the confidence I have playing long sessions using the TOI speaks for itself, over time it gets better and better.

My Touch of Inside video section on my website is 90 minutes and shows exactly how this is done, I'd recommend watching it 3-5 times to pick up all the information, your mind will learn it in levels, it's not possible to pick it up all at once and 3 hours of practice is recommended using ONLY the Touch of Inside to start to open up your mind to how powerful this system is.....it's not an aiming system, it's an overall playing system!

The Game is the Teacher
 
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