Mostly marine ply - leftovers from a camper fitout. I may have bought in some thin ply for the drum skin. Tried to keep the skins as thin as possible and as hard a wood as possible. One of them was pine which sounded too dull.
After few months with index and middle finger, I noticed this morning that my cue tip was diving when shooting. It seems like I can’t help but tightening my grip (like I can’t help anticipating the recoil when shooting with a gun, which makes me takes the gun a bit). Of course it impacts my aiming on the ball but also my precision.
I spent one hour playing with index finger only and noticed a real improvement. I wonder how common this grip and my diving issue are.
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My game vastly improved when I switched to the grip I use now.
As far as grip placement I let it fall naturally into place (arm and elbow at 90 degree angle at point of contact).
For my actual grip I JUST hold the cue with the thumb and index finger. The other fingers don't touch the cue at all.
Grip pressure depends on the type of shot and I just kind of let that happen naturally.
Once I switched to this grip, my game improved vastly. Sometimes I forget and go back to an old grip...and have to realize what I'm doing before I switch back and instantly see my ball pocketing improve.
May or may not work for you, but it improved my game.
After few months with index and middle finger, I noticed this morning that my cue tip was diving when shooting. It seems like I can’t help but tightening my grip (like I can’t help anticipating the recoil when shooting with a gun, which makes me takes the gun a bit). Of course it impacts my aiming on the ball but also my precision.
I spent one hour playing with index finger only and noticed a real improvement. I wonder how common this grip and my diving issue are.