Category Archives: CTE

CTE table tent PDF

You can download this table tent for the 45SP and 60SP for CTE here. Be sure you print at 100% scale. You can check with a ruler that the 45SP is exactly 1/2 inch from CBE side. Enjoy!

Posted in CTE | Leave a comment

Center Pocket Music: angled face and stepping the cueball

I’d like to bring a discussion to the nuts and bolts. Stan finally unraveled the description that brings everything together. The system steps are now 100% clear and concise. I’d like to highlight the two main pieces that are new … Continue reading

Posted in CTE, Instruction | Leave a comment

Finding the quarter

Many pool playing systems, namely aiming systems, use different segments of a ball for alignments such as edges, centers and quarters. The edges are pretty easy to obtain, as is the center. The quarters however, are not quite as obvious. … Continue reading

Posted in CTE, Instruction | Leave a comment

CTE: dissecting the pivot

It has been a while since I made a post. Two young kids, busy work, life happens. I’ll try to do better 🙂 Meanwhile, Stan Shuffett continues to refine and discover new things about CTE, and I’m pretty excited to … Continue reading

Posted in CTE, Instruction | 8 Comments

CTE and FEEL

A common question that comes up regarding CTE aiming: is feel (conscious adjustment) involved? This can be problematic, as there are multiple contexts to this question. So first lets back up and talk about aiming in general.

Posted in CTE | 1 Comment

Safe shot with jump cue

When shooting a very short safety shot, it can be helpful to use your jump cue for the shot.

Posted in CTE, Instruction | Leave a comment

CTE PRO ONE: Center Cue Ball

For the purpose of this article, we are going to address the manual pivoting method of CTE PRO ONE. Think about this for a moment. When you address a shot in pool, there are a lot of things in play. … Continue reading

Posted in CTE, Instruction | 1 Comment

CTE: Perception is Everything

For the purpose of this article, when we say CTE we are referring to CTE PRO ONE. Center-To-Edge aiming, probably the most controversial thing to hit pool in our lifetime. We can demonstrate it, we can teach it, but we … Continue reading

Posted in CTE, Instruction, Uncategorized | 20 Comments

CTE PRO ONE: The Nuts and Bolts

I’ve been working with Center-To-Edge aiming for almost 2 years now. Looking back on the journey, I will say that it does not come without effort. Along the way I have made my notes and I’d like to reflect what … Continue reading

Posted in CTE, Instruction, Reviews | 3 Comments

The truth about aiming systems

Aiming systems, regardless of which one you use, are about creating a consistent repeatable pre-shot routine. You have to back up any aiming system with solid fundamentals, that is a given. The greatest of players (those that have already HAMB … Continue reading

Posted in CTE, Instruction | Leave a comment