I have an honest question for JB, or whomever. After years and years of listening about CTE and for that matter a plethora of other " systems ", why has not ONE TOP PLAYER come out and endorsed it if it's so good? Even if not an actual endorsement then why not - I know it and have seen it work? John throws some low level names around ( yes they all can beat me OR you but that not saying much , THEY ARE STILL LOW LEVEL PLAYERS when compared to the pros. Ok, ok, they wanna make some money pushing something " they made up or perfected " - we get it.
I just have to think though, someone, somewhere - a top player would come out and endorse one of these things and put much of this to rest if it were in fact a real, dominant, proven system - no??? Btw, I'd pay to see the KD vs JB match. Love to watch but picking who I'm rooting for might just be one of the toughest decisions ever for me lololol☺. Trying to objective still at this point, KD's list is much more impressive than JB's. And I have to guess JB was using CTE again st Lou right? Not exactly a ringing endorsement, actually it must have been embarrassing to CTE peeps lol.
What does endorsement mean to you?
I mean if one is not paid to endorse something then endorsement would be a positive testimonial right?
Well let's examine that for a second. The pro would first need to learn CTE as Stan teaches it. Which is unlikely because most pros are probably fairly set in how they aim, whether or not they could improve on what they do. Secondly the pro would then need to like it enough to want to share with everyone else how great it is for their game which means they would be "smartening up" the competition and allowing them the same "edge" that they felt CTE gives them. That's also unlikely to happen.
Third, pros aren't into making "free" testimonials about things. That's not how they are wired. Pool is their job not their hobby. Amateurs are the ones who get giddy and excited about new toys and make gushing testimonials about them. If a pro finds something that works well for them they keep it to themselves or a very tight circle. They are not in the habit of giving away the tools of their trade. Now if you want to buy their time and ask the right questions....
But as far as that goes, a few years ago Rodney put up a post on Facebook and said he was excited because he just beat the 13 ball ghost (I think) and that he was seeing the shots better than ever because Stevie Moore showed him some CTE. That's as close to an unsolicited testimonial by a top notcher who has zero financial interest in CTE that I have seen. I don't know what Stevie showed him but I know Rodney had no reason whatsoever to mention it other than he wanted to give Stevie and CTE some part of the credit for what he felt was a good enough accomplishment to brag about.
Now, I will say this and you can think I am a liar if you want to. I know that Stan has hosted many professional players in his house who came to him for lessons. Almost all of them ask Stan not to mention their names and he does NOT publicize those names. A few of them have done pretty well after the coaching Stan provided. Whether or not they learned CTE is between them and Stan. Stan is a damn good coach beyond the aiming. So who knows maybe some day some of those players will come out and say something positive about CTE.
At the end of the day though your premise is wrong. Just because a professional endorses something doesn't make that thing good. Nor is it not good if no professional endorses it. If two top pros endorsed CTE then folks would say weill look the other 98 in the top 100 don't endorse it therefore CTE doesn't work......and if 50 endorsed it then people would still complain that only 50% of pros use it so it isn't the "best" way to aim, just one way to aim.....
The entire point of all this is that it EXISTS. And that existence does not deserve to be facing attempted eradication merely because a few people don't think it works. Let people discuss it in peace and don't spend time trying to dissuade others to not even consider trying it.
Now as to me using CTE in my big match. I did use it but I coupled it unfortunately with the worst stroke ever. I went way past the worst of my stroking habits into the abyss of beginnerdom for a lot of that match. Which only goes to prove what we have said all along which is that the perfect shot line means nothing if your crappy stroke sends the cueball elsewhere. You actually make the the same mistake that a lot of people make in elevating CTE to be a cure-all for a person's entire game. Learning to aim is not learning to stroke or learning to play. It's SIMPLY learning to aim. And if a person is actually aimed correctly then any flaws in stroke are amplified by how easy it is to make the cue ball veer off that perfect line. And that's exactly what happened. I dogged it.
And yes it was embarrassing in terms of showcasing CTE. I was a terrible example. I do have a twinge of regret for that aspect. As much of a cheerleader for CTE that I am I am far from the best poster boy to showcase it. On the other hand though as badly as I played I think being down 3 games after 9 hours against someone rated much higher than me wasn't a bad result. I am pretty sure I would have done way better and likely won the match had I had my stroke and my mind under control. But it is what it is.
Hope that answers your questions.
