practice stroke question

[Patrick Johnson]

jtompilot:
The warm up is to focus on tip placement.

Stroke speed can affect tip placement.

Speed, alignment, position, are all decieded before you ever bend over.

So is tip placement.

I don't think anything is written in stone about what practice strokes are for.

pj
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[Jason Robichaud]

I can see where your comming from. Its just that the OP asked if the warn up should match the final stroke. The real answer is no. Although on a lot of shots its close only because most shots dont need much power.

The warm up is to focus on tip placement. Speed, alignment, position, are all decieded before you ever bend over. If your warm up always changes pace or stroke length thats not very consistant. Most players without a ton of natural ability cannot handle the inconsistency.

The real answer is, yes. You should, but sometimes can't. I wouldn't tell them no, but do it as often as you can because you should.

Some can get down and fire away, most can't. Everyone should Aim, play shape, take practice strokes how you want to hit CB. It helps with proper CB contact and speed.

 

[softshot]

Stroke speed can affect tip placement.

only if you have bad mechanics

 

[jtompilot]

Different strokes for different folks:smile:

 

[Patrick Johnson]

Me:
Stroke speed can affect tip placement.

softshot
only if you have bad mechanics

Mechanics change with stroke speed even for the best players. Call that "bad" if you want.

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