Shane doesn't use CTE. He uses his own method using a different part of the cue ferrule to aim at the far edge of the object ball (used to be 3 different angles, now there are 5 - 5 different parts of the ferrule). Rodney Morris uses ghost ball. But he uses it as a 'stance technique' as he calls it vs. an aiming technique. Once he's stands along the ghost ball line, he drops his chin straight down and shoots along the line. He actually doesn't look at a spot on the object ball last (he asks why do you need to? If you are on the correct line, shooting down the line is more important than any spot on the object ball). Glad your method works for you (it worked for me too). It's not the original CTE Pro 1 but works. Interestingly some shots you lined to A, are B shots in the original CTE (45 degree shots), so something must be different in regards to your pivot.
Hi Howard, im an amateur shooter on APA.. Youre quite the humble man and i respect that. A great (and much simpler, more so than others) demonstration of this particular method, but dont forget to give yourself credit as this only works if you have a great stroke and fundamentals. Actually you may have mentioned that in earlier videos. Anyway, just wanted to say that youre great! Thanks for taking the time and effort to make these, it will not go unnoticed. As for some of these people commenting negatively about this method i say this- get over yourselves. Everyone's got their own thing.
As long as the proportions of a pool table remain 2:1 (ie. two squares side by side) CTE will work on all sizes of pool tables. I tried it for the first time, yesterday, on two different tables with success. I had the first 9 ball run in my life yesterday. I have been playing for less than a year. Before CTE, my best run was 5.
knowledge comes from experience if you want to get better practice, practice, practice and compete. play people that are better than you. theirs a reason why you don't see any world class players making instructional videos. I would love to play any one of these guys making these videos for cash
Howard: your videos are the clearest explanation I have seen on CTE. It is a very difficult concept for me. I am slowly picking it up. However, one problem I really have is how do you decide which spot to shoot at A,B or C?? Additionally, sometimes there is a reference made to picking a 1/8 ball shot? Is that a D spot or what? Again, how do you decide which cut to shoot for? I sure hope you can help me understand this.
It all depend on the angle to the pocket. If both balls are on a straight line to the pocket, its a "B". If you could imagine 3 horizontal lines on the object ball all even with the middle line (B) in the center, A and B with be the other 2 lines. Hitting A or C depends on the angle to pocket the ball. 1/8 is just a slight spot before the edge of the ball for very thin slices. Try to check out all my video's as some are better describing the aim points..thx!
I started following your method and I am potting more balls on a regular basis. I am having trouble aiming cut shots to the corner when the balls are close to the long rail but not frozen against the rail. I usually over cut and the ball misses the corner and goes down the same rail opposite corner. Show more video's on these type of shots please and thank you.
There are some restrictions when shooting long shots. On thin cuts try aiming toward the 1/8 or edge of the ball and "pivot" to CCB and then shoot. Shots like this need tons of practice!
Just keep seeking the edge of the OB and gradually you will get most of the time. Usually with lining up without the pivot takes a lot of practice, but wherever the OB is you can shoot edge to get it in.
thanks for posting the 4 videos. Could you explain the banking which side your pivoting from ? And how do you use english ? If you could make another video showing those things it would be appreciated.
Horsedaddy2. Yeah I love the videos and I understand how to get the visiuals but im having a hard time determining wich pivot would be correct inside or outside? If he could make a video on how does he come about determining the pivot would help a lot.
FYI- An outside sweep should "thicken" the shot and inside sweep should "thin" the shot. I did make some of the banks using both with fairly good results. For an OB on the Spot(as in the video) with one rail bank trying using "C" and 1/8 and edge to get a feel of where the ball is going. Of course, adjust your speed and check yr table for variance.
They aren't always shooting low. When they aim low before the shots they are looking at the reflection of the ferrule in the cue to see if they are centered. It's a great system.
I understand that you always hit CCB but do you use LCBE when lining up a shot. So if I'm cutting a ball to the left do I use LCBE. and if I'm cutting a ball to the right do I still use LCBE?
I've watched when you're cutting the ball to the left than watched when you're cutting the Ball to the right. Do you use the left edge of the cue ball to line up A B C I'm surprised. Can't wait to try. It just seams do counterintuitive. But you line up with LCBE then swivel to the center. Is that right?
A B C Lines are on the OB. CB is always hit CCB. When going for a left cut shot near a corner pocket you are lining up (generally) the LCBE to either AB or C depending on the angle. Then you pivot to CCB and shoot.
@@howardberger3676 He's not actually sweeping. He's just aligning that part of his shaft with the far edge of the object ball. As opposed to CTE, he is always aiming at the far edge of the object ball so no need for a sweep.
Shane has a unique system he use his Shaft diameter from tip to to the bigger diameter of his cue, We almost have the same system but me , my reference is my cue tip only 11.7 mm diameter.
Any of the pro's have multiple techniques and when its your profession and you can practice shooting about a million balls a week ....it will no doubt work
For me Shane style is better , his guide to his target aim point is his shaft. If you know the formula this is very good . No need to make ritual. Center to edge , divide the Ob into 3 or 4 etc.
On banks its basically trial and error due to variables (ie) speed, table conditions, etc. On left bank I would aim at "C" and opposite on right banks. You do have to practice these to get "comfortable" with the CTE concept. Although using the pivot is ideal, but I tend to move right into the shot. Deeper angles uses a 1/8 hit.. Keep at it like I am!
Not sure where your finding difficulty but in watching my video and a few others you should get the concept. It took me a while to understand it as I was shooting "ghost ball" method forever. Many players have similar issues, so keep at it and I will have a Back to the Basics video soon.
Hey if your better off with ghost ball aiming, that's ok. After a good deal of practice manual pivoting may not be necessary. My style is a little faster ..."than an New York Minute"!
cte works on longer play time than ghost ball..its almost automatic..just have A..B..C..1/8 perceptions..align at half tip offset..pivot & shoot..no need to bother finding the ghost ball..Howard thanks for your videos..!
Wiley James... I've noticed that too. I think they keep their practice strokes low so they can see that they're taking the correct aim. Then when they pull the trigger they raise the cue up to wherever they want to strike the cueball.
I wiil bet no pro uses this.Suppose if you have the brains to work this out fair enough.If you can't deliver the cue is a straight line forget it.I would work on boring long straight in shots if anyone wants to better.
Howard, I apologize for dogging your series of CTE videos but as you can probably tell I was completely frustrated by this series. I'll go away now..........
Its not easy to please so many players with skills so varied. Trying to provide some degree of options when aiming and every player has there own method at the end of the day.
78tag... there is no instantaneous "magical" cure-all regardless of which aiming system is used. Every system takes TONS of practice before one can decide whether or not it's good for them. I happen to love this system, and Howard does a great job of explaining it. Remember it's an aiming system, not a shooting system.
It's math. Using the OB as corner of rectangle. Draw line from center of pocket you are shooting into. Hit the OB where they intersect. That is why he does not need to see the pocket.
Shane doesn't use CTE. He uses his own method using a different part of the cue ferrule to aim at the far edge of the object ball (used to be 3 different angles, now there are 5 - 5 different parts of the ferrule). Rodney Morris uses ghost ball. But he uses it as a 'stance technique' as he calls it vs. an aiming technique. Once he's stands along the ghost ball line, he drops his chin straight down and shoots along the line. He actually doesn't look at a spot on the object ball last (he asks why do you need to? If you are on the correct line, shooting down the line is more important than any spot on the object ball). Glad your method works for you (it worked for me too). It's not the original CTE Pro 1 but works. Interestingly some shots you lined to A, are B shots in the original CTE (45 degree shots), so something must be different in regards to your pivot.
Hi Howard, im an amateur shooter on APA.. Youre quite the humble man and i respect that. A great (and much simpler, more so than others) demonstration of this particular method, but dont forget to give yourself credit as this only works if you have a great stroke and fundamentals. Actually you may have mentioned that in earlier videos. Anyway, just wanted to say that youre great! Thanks for taking the time and effort to make these, it will not go unnoticed. As for some of these people commenting negatively about this method i say this- get over yourselves. Everyone's got their own thing.
As long as the proportions of a pool table remain 2:1 (ie. two squares side by side) CTE will work on all sizes of pool tables. I tried it for the first time, yesterday, on two different tables with success.
I had the first 9 ball run in my life yesterday. I have been playing for less than a year. Before CTE, my best run was 5.
knowledge comes from experience if you want to get better practice, practice, practice and compete. play people that are better than you. theirs a reason why you don't see any world class players making instructional videos. I would love to play any one of these guys making these videos for cash
I use half ball CTE and that works well too.. Thanks👍🎱
Great videos, easy to understand. I like to keep it simple. Thanks
Thank you so much for your easy teaching (coaching)
Howard: your videos are the clearest explanation I have seen on CTE. It is a very difficult concept for me. I am slowly picking it up. However, one problem I really have is how do you decide which spot to shoot at A,B or C?? Additionally, sometimes there is a reference made to picking a 1/8 ball shot? Is that a D spot or what? Again, how do you decide which cut to shoot for? I sure hope you can help me understand this.
It all depend on the angle to the pocket. If both balls are on a straight line to the pocket, its a "B". If you could imagine 3 horizontal lines on the object ball all even with the middle line (B) in the center, A and B with be the other 2 lines. Hitting A or C depends on the angle to pocket the ball. 1/8 is just a slight spot before the edge of the ball for very thin slices. Try to check out all my video's as some are better describing the aim points..thx!
I started following your method and I am potting more balls on a regular basis. I am having trouble aiming cut shots to the corner when the balls are close to the long rail but not frozen against the rail. I usually over cut and the ball misses the corner and goes down the same rail opposite corner. Show more video's on these type of shots please and thank you.
There are some restrictions when shooting long shots. On thin cuts try aiming toward the 1/8 or edge of the ball and "pivot" to CCB and then shoot. Shots like this need tons of practice!
Just keep seeking the edge of the OB and gradually you will get most of the time. Usually with lining up without the pivot takes a lot of practice, but wherever the OB is you can shoot edge to get it in.
thanks for posting the 4 videos.
Could you explain the banking which side your pivoting from ?
And how do you use english ?
If you could make another video showing those things it would be appreciated.
Horsedaddy2. Yeah I love the videos and I understand how to get the visiuals but im having a hard time determining wich pivot would be correct inside or outside? If he could make a video on how does he come about determining the pivot would help a lot.
FYI- An outside sweep should "thicken" the shot and inside sweep should "thin" the shot. I did make some of the banks using both with fairly good results. For an OB on the Spot(as in the video) with one rail bank trying using "C" and 1/8 and edge to get a feel of where the ball is going. Of course, adjust your speed and check yr table for variance.
They aren't always shooting low. When they aim low before the shots they are looking at the reflection of the ferrule in the cue to see if they are centered. It's a great system.
Heard that and it doesn't make any sense....
Do you use the LCBE to line up a shot whether you are cutting a ball to the right or cutting a ball to the left?
I understand that you always hit CCB but do you use LCBE when lining up a shot. So if I'm cutting a ball to the left do I use LCBE. and if I'm cutting a ball to the right do I still use LCBE?
What does CTE mean?
I've watched when you're cutting the ball to the left than watched when you're cutting the Ball to the right. Do you use the left edge of the cue ball to line up A B C I'm surprised. Can't wait to try. It just seams do counterintuitive. But you line up with LCBE then swivel to the center. Is that right?
A B C Lines are on the OB. CB is always hit CCB. When going for a left cut shot near a corner pocket you are lining up (generally) the LCBE to either AB or C depending on the angle. Then you pivot to CCB and shoot.
Am I always using the left cue ball edge when lining up a shot weir her I'm cutting a ball to the left or cutting a ball to the right?
Shane Van Boening is not using CTE , he is using his system " The Shaft System "
You are correct, but he is using edge of the OB which is a part of CTE. Sometimes you can see him "sweep" into a shot like CTE......
all kinds of aiming system need to use the edge of OB, fractional , ghost ball and many more but they are not CTE..
@@howardberger3676 He's not actually sweeping. He's just aligning that part of his shaft with the far edge of the object ball. As opposed to CTE, he is always aiming at the far edge of the object ball so no need for a sweep.
I thought Shane used "edge of the ferrule" aiming.
Not sure of what he uses but, hitting Center Cue Ball is the key!
Shane has a unique system he use his Shaft diameter from tip to to the bigger diameter of his cue, We almost have the same system but me , my reference is my cue tip only 11.7 mm diameter.
Any of the pro's have multiple techniques and when its your profession and you can practice shooting about a million balls a week ....it will no doubt work
For me Shane style is better , his guide to his target aim point is his shaft. If you know the formula this is very good . No need to make ritual. Center to edge , divide the Ob into 3 or 4 etc.
shane for sure is a pivot shooter..
I'm struggling to get it wright
On banks its basically trial and error due to variables (ie) speed, table conditions, etc. On left bank I would aim at "C" and opposite on right banks. You do have to practice these to get "comfortable" with the CTE concept. Although using the pivot is ideal, but I tend to move right into the shot. Deeper angles uses a 1/8 hit.. Keep at it like I am!
Not sure where your finding difficulty but in watching my video and a few others you should get the concept. It took me a while to understand it as I was shooting "ghost ball" method forever. Many players have similar issues, so keep at it and I will have a Back to the Basics video soon.
'Half a tip of 'pivot' and all this....how could you keep all this straight in a high stress match without mental breakdown?
Hey if your better off with ghost ball aiming, that's ok. After a good deal of practice manual pivoting may not be necessary. My style is a little faster ..."than an New York Minute"!
cte works on longer play time than ghost ball..its almost automatic..just have A..B..C..1/8 perceptions..align at half tip offset..pivot & shoot..no need to bother finding the ghost ball..Howard thanks for your videos..!
Those pros are aiming much lower than they actually are hitting.
Seems like it and on the really high end tables they play on the speed is critical to manage.....
Wiley James... I've noticed that too. I think they keep their practice strokes low so they can see that they're taking the correct aim. Then when they pull the trigger they raise the cue up to wherever they want to strike the cueball.
I wiil bet no pro uses this.Suppose if you have the brains to work this out fair enough.If you can't deliver the cue is a straight line forget it.I would work on boring long straight in shots if anyone wants to better.
Pro's definitely use it but, after shooting probably a million shots a week, they don't really need it......
Howard, I apologize for dogging your series of CTE videos but as you can probably tell I was completely frustrated by this series. I'll go away now..........
Its not easy to please so many players with skills so varied. Trying to provide some degree of options when aiming and every player has there own method at the end of the day.
78tag... there is no instantaneous "magical" cure-all regardless of which aiming system is used. Every system takes TONS of practice before one can decide whether or not it's good for them. I happen to love this system, and Howard does a great job of explaining it. Remember it's an aiming system, not a shooting system.
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It's math. Using the OB as corner of rectangle. Draw line from center of pocket you are shooting into. Hit the OB where they intersect. That is why he does not need to see the pocket.