Being no stranger to a hammer, I understood the motion when CJ first talked about it. I applied it to my present stroke to try to get it to work for me.
My thumb did point down and the cue moved out of my palm. But this was only close to my hammer grip. I never looked at the grip differences which are fairly subtle.
The biggest change for me is that rather than cocking my wrist in towards my hip to point my thumb to the floor, I turn my wrist over like a tennis grip. Since I've rarely played tennis, it's weird to see my hand in this position. It really keeps my stroke on a straight line, so I'll run with it.
This small change feels comfortable, but it in a bad way...somehow it feels like I'm still at work! :grin-square:
Best,
Mike
Mike,
Yeah, but now you can consider work...working on you pool game.:wink:
Best,
Rick