Category Archives: CTE

Eye Dominance

Posted on February 3, 2012 by mohrt

You visualize the shot. You step in and line it up. It looks right, but when you pull the trigger it misses. What happened? Ever have that problem? I did until I learned about eye dominance. Everyone has a dominant … Continue reading →

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Offset and Pivot Aiming Systems

Posted on January 27, 2012 by mohrt

CTE, Pro1, 90/90, Shishkebob:  each of which are close cousins of one and other and all share common elements.  These techniques are all referred to as “offset and pivot” systems.  Whether it be Hal Houle’s Center-to-Edge, Stan Shuffett’s Pro1 or … Continue reading →

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CTE: Is the pocket necessary?

Posted on December 21, 2011 by mohrt

Looking through the AZB forums I find people making statements like “With CTE aiming the pocket is not necessary. You just look at the cue ball and object ball.” Even Hal himself made some zany comments like this. Of course, … Continue reading →

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Finding the Bank Angle

Posted on December 9, 2011 by mohrt

Here is a quick way to find the bank angle. This works for any kind of aiming system. When using CTE for banking, the angle is crucial to pick the correct reference line and pivot. Here is a quick way … Continue reading →

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CTE: The Pivots

Posted on December 8, 2011 by mohrt

With Center-To-Edge aiming, by far the hardest part of the system to grasp is the pivot. Spidey has a good explanation of the fundamentals.

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CTE: The banks are money

Posted on December 6, 2011 by mohrt

After getting the hang of CTE, I began to wonder if the pivot aiming itself wasn’t really what was pocketing balls. Maybe the whole pre-shot routine that is CTE just helps me get in line with the shot, and the … Continue reading →

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CTE 49 Ball Run

Posted on November 23, 2011 by mohrt

This is a video by Dave Segal running 49 balls using CTE. Dave knows many variations of CTE, and here he uses a 1/2 ball pivot. It’s not the Pro One flavor of CTE but has the same fundamentals.

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CTE Pivot Aiming – A Review

Posted on November 22, 2011 by mohrt

There has been a lot of interest in an aiming system known as “Center To Edge” or CTE. CTE is a pre-shot routine that involves the use of the line from the center of the cue ball through the outside … Continue reading →

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Practice Worksheet for CTE Pro/One

Posted on November 14, 2011 by mohrt

Here is a practice worksheet I created for Stan Shuffett’s CTE Pro/One DVD.

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Back-Hand-English with CTE

Posted on November 9, 2011 by mohrt

When it comes to blending in english (spin) with CTE, Back-Hand-English (BHE) works extremely well. For those who do not know what BHE is, it is moving the back hand (hand gripping the cue) up/down/left/right, to apply spin on the … Continue reading →

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