I've watched a number of these videos and most seem to make sense in the beginning, but just when I get my hopes up that "This is the video and explanation I've been looking for," the presenter goes overboard and I'm back to being confused again. #1: Speak clearly and concisely. #2: If you're going to put acronyms on the video, explain what they stand for. #3: Don't take for granted that the viewer understands what you're talking about when you're explaining these things and #4: Don't over explain them. The players who are new to this train of thought are all five years old and don't know a damned thing about CTE (Center To Edge) [See how easy it was to explain that acronym?]. Please believe me, I (we) do appreciate your efforts. Thank you.

Excellent work. This is helping me pocket more balls. Thanks!!!

Howard I have watched different people making videos on CTE, thank you for yours, I am starting to get it now. Keep up the good work and thanks again for it!

Thanks for the upload

Love this explanation. Stan Shuffett just cannot explain what he is doing. Very well explained, but, I understand some beginners might not catch it, This is the 1st video that explains it perfectly. Thanks Howard

@howardberger3676

5 жыл бұрын

Thx..make sure you watch Step by Step Part B which may help on the concept in this video. I agree with your take and that is why I am working on these videos to for those players who need more assist.....

@rmiller2112

5 жыл бұрын

Sorry but Stan shuffett expians it the way it should be done, if you don’t understand Stan I suggest it’s not for you.

@brianb0326

5 жыл бұрын

Rmiller. I am not knocking stan in any way , hell , I bought his DVD. Just Stan is s little more bland on his explanations. And I play pretty damn well right now. B + player but I love geometry and pool together it is fun for me. I have left comments on stan's videos thanking him for his tireless cte work. And joe strauss explains it pretty damn well himself !!

@howardberger3676

5 жыл бұрын

We all benefit from Stan and others but my take which I blame myself.. is why are there so many videos out there on CTE and yet there are so many questions for all levels of players.

@chains6558

3 жыл бұрын

I agree , this is very easy to understand if you're familiar with CTE . Howards explanation is so much clearer than Stans and yes I read Stans new book that came out early 2021 .

This was the best explanation so far. What would even make it more so would be an overhead camera. This would actually show the sweep and where the hand and cue are exactly before the pivot as well as the single or straight visual, etc. Your present camera angles are not good for reference for when we are trying to follow along. Even with the same narrative (which needs some clarification sometimes), an overhead camera angle would show where the cue is at each step and where it's being aimed at, before and after the pivot. Thank you for trying to explain it so that the rest of us who've been confused about CTE but want to learn now have a little better understanding.

@howardberger3676

5 жыл бұрын

You should check Step by Step Part B for more clarity..

Nice work.. I been using a half ball CTE that works to👍🇳🇿

If you are a cte player. I highly recommend CJ Wileys video for TOI aiming. Very simple to learn and a top notch video from a former world champ and money player.

@howardberger3676

5 жыл бұрын

Why do I need 8 lines when I am using 3 lines that work? CTE is much easier and from experience its really works!

@obrien714

5 жыл бұрын

8 lines of what. 2 aim points on cjs video.

If you already know what cte is, this video is helpful, but if you are completely unfamiliar with what cte is, this is very confusing.

This has a different way of pivot compared to Stan's CTE Pro1 but it seems to be working for you. How is it when using your method doing bank shots?

Howard answer this, if where not suppose to aim at the aim lines A, b, or C then are we suppose to guess where to aim at? For example if we have a 25 degree cut to the left our aiming point on the object ball would be between the A and B aim line, other words just guess is that correct. Thankyou

When using the CTE aiming system are you still able to control the cue ball with draw follow side Spin and be able to get shape

Thanks Howard. I understand most parts. However there are a couple of confusions. In the video on many shots you say 2 aim lines. 1st aim line is center cue ball to edge of object ball. 2nd aim line edge of cue ball to A, B, C or 1/8. Then you pivot 1/2 tip offset to centre to shoot. However on one reader’s question you say the 2nd aim Line is 1/2 tip offset aim to A, B, C or 1/8 then pivot to centre. Which is it? When to use 1/8 aiming is clear, use it when it is a cut between C and edge. However, When do you use A, B or C?

@howardberger3676

5 жыл бұрын

Okay on 2nd line your aiming from 1/2 offset of the CB.to A, B, or 1/8 depending on the angle to the pocket... then you pivot to CCB and then shoot. Your almost correct.....keep at it!

@juggernaut0629

4 жыл бұрын

@@howardberger3676 so then your second line isn't really the CB edge , it's the 1/2 offset from CB to a, b, or c ? Then pivot & shoot

At 6:03 on this video you instruct to align CCB to A, then shoot. In your Part 2 video you instruct to use cue stick tip to align left edge of CB to A, then pivot cue tip to CCB. Are both techniques right?

- [ ] I use the center ball aiming to pocket balls. It works great, however I cannot achieve position for the next shot.

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Hi Howard, what do you mean by one line visual aim at 1/8th point. Does this differ from the half tip aim to 1/8th point?

@howardberger3676

4 жыл бұрын

Traditional CTE is based on 2 fixed visual lines....CCB to opposite edge of OB direction and CB edge to A, B or C. When shooting 45 degree perception angle or more (like 1/8) its only 1 fixed line visual.

@philmoyse7446

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for that Howard. Sorry to sound stupid but i still dont get how this relates to theinstruction half tip aim to 1/8th point and pivot??

@howardberger3676

4 жыл бұрын

@@philmoyse7446 Once you "visually" line up (ie) right cut shot.. it's LCBE to 1/8 mark on OB. On a visual sweep you go right in with 1/2 tip offset pointing to the OB 1/8 point and shoot!

@philmoyse7446

4 жыл бұрын

ok got it! thanks for that.

After lining up left edge of cue ball to right edge of object ball, then you pivot to the middle of the cue ball, are you aiming he cue ball at the right edge of the object ball?

@jerrybryan9159

4 жыл бұрын

Also, since you ultimately shoot the middle of the cue ball to the edge of the object ball, how does the left edge cue ball to right side of object ball help?

@jerrybryan9159

4 жыл бұрын

When you shoot the cue ball, what are you looking at, the edge of the object ball?

@juggernaut0629

4 жыл бұрын

@Jeff Sol this makes a little more sense to me

I'm having better luck imagining the two lines of aim starting out at the left edge and then parallel shifting my entire q into the center of the ball doing the opposite of what you say and actually shooting along the first line using the center as a parallel line to follow. Basically using the edges to sight line and the center as the shooting line but there is no pivot and I can do it with any bridge length because I am moving the cute parallel into the shot rather than trying to put my bridge hand in a specific location and then pivot my queue and guess where I need to hit. That gets me the best luck but then when you say that those lines are not shooting lines it messes me all up because I thought I was doing it right but you and Stan both say the opposite so I am just dying to understand because I want to feel that autocorrect type feeling that you guys seem to explain when it comes to aiming

Hey Howard what area are you from I'd love to meet up at a local pool hall and practice with you on this CTE

@howardberger3676

Жыл бұрын

New York City

excellent explanation.

@earlhughes125

5 жыл бұрын

An overhead view with step by step graphics and explanations showing exactly where you are aiming first, then where you set down your bridge hand (and why) if you're sweeping in from the left, and then from the right, and when one is better than the other. Finally, where the tip is aimed before you pivot to center.

just find center on the object ball. stand behind each shot and measure with your sight. only your aim, and english will be a factor.

So everytime I play pool have to do that to aim? Cause the way I been playing is just to figure out the degree of shot 15, 30 or 45 and just hit it where iam suposused to hit object ball without pivoting.

@howardberger3676

2 жыл бұрын

You have to pivot to center cue ball and then shoot!

@futbol1972

2 жыл бұрын

@@howardberger3676 it works good from close range but when object ball it's far away iam having trouble

I have been training it this for a solid year now and I still just do not get it I have gotten lucky for the most part and I'm able to do some of it but I still have no clue what it is I'm doing when I get lucky and I have no clue what the heck you mean when you say it's just a perception it's not an aim line. If I'm supposed to sweep to Center then what am I sweeping to because Stan also says edge to Center Center to edge but if I'm constantly aiming edge to Center Center to edge then isn't that just the same shot over and over again? How does changing my perception change the shot if I'm still aiming Center to edge for a 15 and a 30. I just can't get any consistency at all and it's so frustrating I want to break my dang cue. I spent a solid week mastering the c perception shot which I was able to accomplish by turning my head a little more to the left but for some reason the A&b perceptions I cannot seem to understand. I was having better luck with my poolology book studying fractional ball aiming than I am with Center to edge and my binge-watching of Stan Shuffett. I have been shooting the same three shots for a year and I am just getting so frustrated I just want to understand so bad. I mean my games improving but my knowledge of CTE is still where it was before i ever tried it out. Ugh.

@FiTFRecords

2 жыл бұрын

I also went from using my vision center like Dr Dave taught me to trying to use parallax vision like Stan taught me and I am just baffled because they both seem to have their own benefits but I so badly want to understand CTE and Stan's version of Pro 1 and I'm about to buy his book but I am just afraid it's going to be useless because this is freaking hard and I'm not a dumb guy

Okay, so dumb CTE beginner basic question: 1: find my ‘aiming point’ on the OB. It will predominantly be 1/8, A, B, or C (or C, B, A, 1/8). This is the point where, if I hit the OB with my cue would send it straight into the pocket. 2: mentally ‘lock’ that point of the OB in to my visual memory. 3: get behind the CB. 4: aim my cue tip at the point on the OB that was locked into visual memory (#2) 5: using back-hand english, pivot my cue tip to the center of the CB 6: take the shot Is this it or am I missing something here?

Thanks

First you aim edge to edge and then pivot the cue ball tp center

12:27 yo go C Edge cue ball to A B or C before you pivot to center cue ball

What is the proper way contact the cue stick on to the cue ball?

@howardberger3676

5 жыл бұрын

Well, you may want to watch more video's I have out there which explains this...when aiming at the OB you place you cue tip 1/2 tip from CCB aiming at A, B or C ( 15,30 or 45 degrees) perceptions and then pivot to CCB and shoot!

@johnpendleton2227

4 жыл бұрын

@@howardberger3676 1/2 tip which side of CCB before pivot... inside or outside?

13 minutes in... Howard... how can it be a B cut if b is 30 degrees and you're saying straight up is probably a B? i'm having trouble when the cue ball is farther from object ball....seems like my picot throws me way off.. but i'm getting better...

@howardberger3676

2 жыл бұрын

FYI...If it 4 diamonds or more distant it may not work..

when you say "pivot" does my bridge hand move from aiming at the edge of the OB from Center CB and just move my shooting arm or do i pivott my bridge hand as well?

@howardberger3676

5 жыл бұрын

You should not move your bridge hand, only back hand to line up the aiming....

@howardberger3676

5 жыл бұрын

No your bridge does not move. Lining up the shot you bridge hand is behind the CB (about 5-7"). Your backhand does the pivot and when you aim, your aiming a the A,B, C line perception and THEN move to CCB and shoot!

Par obrian your wrong choice there are 8 points on the cue ball to choose from.

You line edge to edge cue ball and objective ball than pivot to center and shoot?

@howardberger3676

5 жыл бұрын

You line up the 15,30,45 degrees or 1/8 aiming from the 1/2 tip offset of CB..once you have the right perception pivot your cue to CCB and shoot!

@gersonorellana4637

5 жыл бұрын

@@howardberger3676 so you line up edge of cue ball either 15 30 45 depends position of objective ball then pivot to ccb

I wish someone could just make a decently filmed, well explained video. I've been trying to understand CTE for over a year now on and off, and it's not explained concisely and filmed well yet. The camera angles are off so I'm not even sure what I'm supposed to be looking at. I'm getting a general idea but it's hard to really know what you're doing.

@howardberger3676

5 жыл бұрын

It is very difficult to show the shots as the camera, tripod and angles just are an issue. Please note that I am a pool player, not a filmmaker and the filming, editing and getting it on youtube correctly is really tough and I am doing it pro bono! The good news is that I am coming out with a graphic Step by Step- Part B soon and it should help you out.

@earlhughes125

5 жыл бұрын

You're so right. I just left a comment about an overhead camera angle that I think would make it a lot clearer. As it is right now, everybody talks about the visual and the left and right sweeps, the pivot, the half tip pivot, etc. and that your bridge needs to be different lengths from the cue ball before you pivot, etc. It gets confusing and there's no one who's done a direct overhead shot that would show the cue's position at each step.

@joebradley1520

5 жыл бұрын

Stan shuffet explains it in detail.

thank you, well done video. You made it easy to understand.

Ive found that the halftip is not a rule..you can pivot all the way from edge of cb to center cb

@howardberger3676

5 жыл бұрын

Not the way to go, but if it works for you.....fine.

@howardberger3676

5 жыл бұрын

May be true but why when 1/2 tip works?

11:18 It's OK. we didn't see anything

? Not real clear to me. Wish it were slowed down to see the pivot esp on the rail shots

Graphics would help

I get what you are saying but your camera angles are confusing ...

@howardberger3676

5 жыл бұрын

Its sometime hard to line up and give you guys a view with the tripod, camera(which is my phone!) the right lineup. As stated I am okay shooting pool, but filming and editing is a whole another world!

6:30 to 7:30 you talk about lines and where to aim but you do not state how you decide that. It seems arbitrary and needs explaining. Remember, if someone already knows what you're talking about they don't need to watch this. If they don't know what you're talking about, you need to explain it. Line to the A? what? WHY? what if the ball is an inch over, is it still a b or c? That doesn't make sense. If it does make sense then explain it. How is it not aiming lines but perception line? What is a perception line if it is not an aim line? It needs an explanation if you are teaching.

@howardberger3676

5 жыл бұрын

Note that aimlines A, B, and C are perceptions of the angle. So if your shooting a straight shot which less than 15 degree cut or A. You start with lining up the shot line, go 1/2 tip offset on CB aiming at A, , pivot to CCB by moving your backhand and then shoot.. Easy...

@justkimiko

5 жыл бұрын

@@howardberger3676 I understand the perception... I'm confused how to line up the shot. Do you line up A with cue ball edge then pivot to center ball? ... or 1/2 tip offset from center ball aiming at A then pivot to center cue ball?

@howardberger3676

5 жыл бұрын

You line up at the CB 1/2 tip offset pointing to "A"...then you pivot (using your backhand) to CCB and shoot.

Howard you seem to be a nice fellow but hard to follow on these videos. You say one thing then demonstrate using your cue as a pointer which appears to demonstrate something different than your audio. Then while discussing the cte you jump into a ghost ball demo. The first time after watching your video I got on the pool table and made some shots using the system. Now I'm totally confused. I'm old and could use some help with the cte system.

@howardberger3676

2 жыл бұрын

There are around 25 video's that I made and many more by Stan S. which should be sufficient to learn CTE..keep at it.

@rontorrence

2 жыл бұрын

@@howardberger3676 I'm going to stick with it. I will see if I can find the rest of the videos. Thank you.

Why pivot?

@howardberger3676

3 жыл бұрын

You must pivot to CCB prior to shooting.

@fixitrod4969

3 жыл бұрын

@@howardberger3676 I understand that's the method but why. Is it easier than learning to quarter the ball and just adjust depending on distance? Does a pivot put English on the ball?

@howardberger3676

3 жыл бұрын

1-aim at 15,30 or 45 deg on OB from 1/2 tip offset on CCB 2- You now pivot to CCB..this aligns correct shot angle when you shoot