My rotation to center cue ball is the best its ever been. I am playing in a more unconscious state and better than I ever have.

Has the system evolved for you from when you were first taught the system from Stan to present day?
My rotation to center cue ball is the best its ever been. I am playing in a more unconscious state and better than I ever have.
Pro One connects to the geometry of the table. Pick the correct visuals, make the proper movement into ccb, stroke straight. center pocket.
very simple. :thumbup2:http://forums.azbilliards.com/images/newsmilies/thumbup2.gif
The straighter your stroke, the easier the system becomes. Its what works for me.
I know the geometry of the table very well,I also pivot very well but this has nothing to do with my stroke.One shot may require different stroke technic's do to shape.
Stroking straight has nothing to do with(my) an aiming system.
Did you have a problem with steering the ball?
I guess because the contact point is unconsciously found through the pre shot alignments and you are not actually using contact points but “trust” that you correctly aligned for the shot. You are forced into stroking straight to make the system work.
I didn't say correct your stroke I said expose flaws in it.
Stevie said it corrects his stroke and he can elaborate on that.
Yes you pull the trigger when everything feels right. So why do you miss?
1. you miss because you aimed wrong and sent the cue ball straight down that wrong line.
2. you miss because you aimed right and you push the cue ball off that correct shot line.
3. you miss because you aimed wrong and you sent the cueball down a line that is neither your chosen wrong line nor the correct shot line.
So you can feel that you are 100% right, pull the trigger and miss. My personal feeling is that if you are using a method where you pretty much know that you have the right shot line then missing is a stroke error rather than an aiming error.
Hence having a method which does bring you to the right shot line will expose bad form IF the shot requires that you stroke straight down the shot line to make the ball. And if that bad form is exposed then the obvious correction is to stroke straight. Thus the use of an aiming method can improve your stroke and in fact should improve your stroke because execution always follows aiming.
How does knowing(getting to) the potting angle have anything to do with the stroke?
A straight in shot is the strongest to see in all shots.Does one system out weight the other on the stroke now?
I know the geometry of the table very well,I also pivot very well but this has nothing to do with my stroke.One shot may require different stroke technic's do to shape.
Stroking straight has nothing to do with(my) an aiming system.
Did you have a problem with steering the ball?
That MC America keeps losing, right?
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I inadvertently posted this in the another thread when it should have been posted here:
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Originally Posted by PoolSharkAllen
Since PJ is unlikely to come back after two years, for all practical purposes that two year ban might as well be changed into a permanent ban.
Since other posters on AZB have been allowed to return after equally egregious behavior, I'd like to suggest that the moderators consider commuting PJ's sentence to a 6-month ban. Either that or ban him permanently.
I agree (except the permanent part) and here's why: first off the offense was not so bad when you take into consideration that you have guys here calling long time members p*ssy and a**hole and d**che and they don't even get a public warning.
Second, there are some here who would argue that what he said was not far from the truth.
Third, when you ban someone for an extended period, who is as passionate as someone like PJ is, you are putting them in a "nothing left to lose" situation. Like everyone else here I often bite my tongue, let insulting posts pass without comment, write something and delete it before sending, or just leaven out a post a little bit. Because we have incentive.
But, when you ban someone for two years -- why should they obey your rules? What's the incentive? In particular, the rule about aliases? Now in no way am I saying that PJ is back under an alias. What I am saying is that -- with a long term ban -- you make having one or more aliases an attractive option to remain a part of the conversation here. And what you end up getting is a poster who doesn't have to play by the rules. Didn't like a poster when he was trying to play nice but got banned anyway? Guess what? You're definitely not going to like the same guy under an alias.
Creating an alias (or two, or three) is not like trying to hack into the NSA. From my reading it is pretty easy to mask yourself. And despite all the chest thumping about how replicants will be ferreted out, what I have seen is that unless a poster is a total numbnuts and basically stamps their posts with an old ID, guys with aliases operate here with impunity. More often than not it is another poster who IDs an alias long before the mod.
So that's it. I don't see the logic of banishing a longtime member of the community for such a long time that they have no incentive to wait the sentence out.
I understand it is not anyone's call except the mods and owners. Just my opinion.
Lou Figueroa
I am one of those that bought Stan's DVD and am having trouble trying to figure out how to connect with the CTE method. I've set up the shots diagrammed and am still spinning my wheels. There are times when I must be hitting on it because some of the shots go in. However, I feel like I am manipulating the shot and am more lucky at making it then the system working for me.
I would like to see some dialogue that would help us, who don't get it, achieve some results. I know that I am probably holding onto old habits and not using my eyes correctly but without any personal instructions I just don't know what to change. I know the visuals, I know you are suppose to hit CCB. I find myself, after lining up the visuals, still looking for a point to aim. I don't understand how to rotate my body because I don't understand what it is I am suppose to do.
I wish that those at there that, that don't see it yet, chime in with what problems they are having. I am hoping that someone will say something that will turn a light on. From everything that everyone says that understands and is able to execute CTE, this sounds like the system that one has to know to improve upon their skills.
I know that there is a reluctance to offer up any info because of people looking for instruction that haven't bought the DVD, but I have and from what I read, there are a lot of people out there that have and are also struggling. I plan on buying Stan's new one when available.
Thanks in advance for any and all help.
I'm right handed and here's how I do it.
Right pivot, after visuals are established I just bend down into the shot.
Left pivot, I rotate my left shoulder toward the shot as I'm getting down. It's the same as a manual left pivot except it's being done before getting down on the shot.
Yes, it is that simple.
The mindset for each shot should be, it's like a straight-in. Just move left or right to CCB.
Your visual movement to the shot line is equal for every shot on the table.
PRO ONE is just SEE and SHOOT.
CTE PRO ONE is a finite system. The variables are set.
It is your job to learn the visuals.
Let' say you have a right cut to a corner.
At first, ask yourself is it C with CTE. Try out both rotations and see if you connect with a pocket. You will be surprised!!
If C does not take you to your desired pocket, try B with CTE and both rotations.
Every single right cut on the table will go somewhere with a C or B OB aim coupled with CTE visual. YOU CAN NOT ALIGN YOURSELF DIRECTLY BEHIND EITHER LINE. WILL NOT WORK.
I am committed in every way possible to impart this great system to all who are sufficiently motivated to learn it.
Stan Shuffett
What a damnable shame. I guess the AZB mythology engine can run full tilt now without Patrick here to bring some semblance of reality back into the discussions.He has 2 years to think about it.
I considered the options and made a choice.
2 years is a very long time.
Stan,
You say above: "The mindset for each shot should be, it's like a straight-in. Just move left or right to CCB."
My question is: how much should we move left or right? In my mind, depending on how much left or right we move our eyes, we end up with a different CCB / different angle of attack for the cue...or am I wrong?
Think the main problem is not about *what is the truth* and *what is right*.
Never had really a problem with PJ. He has very sure a lot of knowledge-but a bit rigid and stubborn.
And to follow a *straight rule* to ban ppl is always hard on such a great forum.
And here are for sure (just my personal opinion) ppl who would deserve it much more than PJ.