Loose vs. Tight grip

Tightening the grip around the cue causes the muscles in the forearm to tighten up. That constrains the ability to have a smooth fluid stroking motion. It also tends to cause the tip to elevate and can add or take away spin in unintended ways.

Take your cue in your grip hand. Squeeze the cue and watch what the tip does, and feel what your arm does. That should answer any questions you have as to why you want to avoid a tight grip.

Steve
 
Tennesseejoe said:
Most instructors say a loose grip is better than a tighter grip---Why?
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It you look into nearly every sport where we use our muscles to propel an object....

coaches always teach the lighter grip, touch, pull whatever...

tennis, golf, baseball, javeline, discus, shooting

tension in the muscles interferes with the bodys mechanics and the fluidity of them
 
Here's a quote from a pretty good pool player.


“A death grip on the butt end of the cue tends to deaden the action of the cue ball.”
Willie Mosconi, BCA Hall of Fame & 16 time World Champion.

In Pool School we actually change the name of the grip to the word "cradle". Quite a different meaning....SPF=randyg
 
Because the objective is to use the weight of the cue, and timing, to create the speed of the shot...impossible to do with a tight grip. A tight grip and tensed muscles are very difficult to quantify (how much muscle and how much strength), while a loose grip allows the pendulum swing to let the cue do the work, AND to quantify it easily (swing your arm the same way, just different rates of acceleration).

Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com

Tennesseejoe said:
Most instructors say a loose grip is better than a tighter grip---Why?
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RandyG is right!

Picture cradling the cue, rather than gripping the cue and you won't have to deal with the tense muscle issue others have pointed out.
 
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