Strawberries and Cream

Name that tune in one note. It’s been done. How can that happen? The brain filled in the blanks.

Pros that see a contact point to name a shot solution actually think that’s what they’re doing. When perceiving a contact point they’re merely giving the brain a clue and the brain then fills in the blanks. What blanks does the brain fill in? GEARING, PERCEPTION, and the HALF BALL.

Yes, contact points, ghost ball, and fractions are nothing more than bad clues for naming shot solutions. Should a panel of pros match wits with a panel of CTE experts to solve various shots on a 2:1, the CTE PRO ONE group would easily win the prizes.

The CTE masters know the SWEET SPOTS for solving shots. A CTE expert can see and know an exact aim line for a two rail bank. A CTE die-hard can sight the exact perception line for a cut across the table. Yes, the CTE player knows the SWEET SPOTS for solving shots. They’re like CHEAT SPOTS in contrast to FEEL SPOT CLUES such as a contact point.

Conventional instruction is stuck on providing their followers with sour-ball candy clues, while CTE programming gives up the nectar of the Pool Gods; something akin to strawberries and cream at Wimbledon.