Problem with my stroke.

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Kamikiri

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Hello people, i'm new around this forums, played pool for awhile, decided to get serious so here i am trying to get help on a problem i've recently noticed.

Whenever I'm down on my stance, bridge in place, stroking the cue, my cue does not seem to be straight. What I mean by this is that the cue seems to swivel at about half a tip to the right. Is there any way I can solve this problem?
 
is your wrist straight? If not point your thumb down. Thats all i can tell you from your description.

A crooked wrist can cause a side to side motion to the stroke
 
Kamikiri said:
Hello people, i'm new around this forums, played pool for awhile, decided to get serious so here i am trying to get help on a problem i've recently noticed.

Whenever I'm down on my stance, bridge in place, stroking the cue, my cue does not seem to be straight. What I mean by this is that the cue seems to swivel at about half a tip to the right. Is there any way I can solve this problem?
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Welcome to the boards!! This is a great site for info, tips, friends and occasionaly playing pool.

Kamikiri, honestly there are a lot of things it can be from foot spacing, holding the cue to far back/forward, bridge, head position, wrist position or a slew of other things. Without seeing it, I think you will just get a few general pointers here.

One thing I would recommend is to make sure that when you are down in your stance, make sure your elbow is close to a 90 degree angle to the floor. Basically elbow back and forearm dangling straight down. Then hold the cue lightly with only your fingers curled arround the cue, not your thumb. Give that a few slow and soft strokes and see if it helps the problem then report back. Don't tighten your thumb around the cue yet.
 
Absolutely correct. As was pointed out in another thread, we have a list of about 10 things we look for on every video analysis, and any one of them can disrupt a stroke. It could be any one of many things, or worse, a combination of several things.

If you aren't moving the cue stick straight forward, your game is in trouble. Sorru if it sounds like a commercial, but you need to find a qualified instructor to help you pinpoint the problem, and work on the solution.

Steve
 
Greyghost is right :grin-square: ...like always :p

but there could be so many other things you might do wrong- it would be not serious to tell you here from far away what you re doing wrong. To get the fundamentals you need an instructor or a person who s good at it to teach someone. That has nothin to do with a commercial idea- If you re not able to start any kind of billiards with good fundamentals you re lost.

lg
Ingo
 
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