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How important is it for your cue to be held in a straight line while your in your pre shot routine? ive seen plenty of players go from one side of the cue ball to the other and im just wondering.

I know fundamentals are big in the game, but im just confused by what ive seen certain players do and still make the ball
 
i need somethin said:
How important is it for your cue to be held in a straight line while your in your pre shot routine? ive seen plenty of players go from one side of the cue ball to the other and im just wondering.

I know fundamentals are big in the game, but im just confused by what ive seen certain players do and still make the ball
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there will always be players that could do everything wrong and get a good result....jeff bagwell stepped backwards in baseball and hit home runs so go figure.

barring the flukes....

IT IS VERY IMPORTANT

the cue is aligned with the shot and then the body is aligned with the cue.....in that order, not the other way around.

your probably seeing them using some kind of clock system for CB positioning, unless they are using a pivot method like CTE

but even with CTE your going to have to get the stick properly aligned prior to the pivot.

if you know fundamentals are important to the game then don't question them b/c others do well without them,just make them correct, you will benefit more in the long run.

hope that helps,
-Grey Ghost-
 
alignment

If you start correctly you will have less problems in the future.
Some people can put on a blindfold walk up to the table and make a shot.
The problem is, they missed 300 times in a row before it happened.
 
I would start the alignment process with your feet. Try standing behind the cue ball and before you bend over ask yourself if you feel like you are going to make the ball? I think that as long as you have a very solid and consistent approach into your shot, you are off to a good start. Because its a precision game, after you have bent over minor adjustments are OK and needed when your zeroing in on your target. IMO
 
That is Perfect.

randyg said:
ALIGNMENT:

1. Eyes
2. Body
3. Cue

All would be perfect....SPF=randyg
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The eyes tell you where everything will be in your pre-shot stance standing up.

Now your eyes have the body in the correct position also to start. Just need to keep it in that correct position all the way down.

Once the eyes and the body are in the right position the position of the cue is a piece of cake.

I'd say that's Perfect as it gets.

Now getting there and staying there is a different story.

I guess that's what good teachers are for?
 
dorabelle said:
I would start the alignment process with your feet. Try standing behind the cue ball and before you bend over ask yourself if you feel like you are going to make the ball? I think that as long as you have a very solid and consistent approach into your shot, you are off to a good start. Because its a precision game, after you have bent over minor adjustments are OK and needed when your zeroing in on your target. IMO
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yea its going to depend on stance too.

The way i get into my stance after i've lined up my eyes and cue, my back foot is plated.

I can get up get down do whatever I want with my body as long as that back foot never moves I can reset with no problems.

very repeatable
 
I need something, thanks for starting an alignment thread. This is what I'm working on right now and have been for the last few months. Most of it trial and error and a few things from AZ billiards. My game has improved very much. Its not rocket science and I would try to keep it simple. I'm not sure what your skill level is but if your alignment is off then anything else you work on is futile. Hope lots of people post about this and maybe I can learn something that will help me out. Thanks again.
 
I start with my chin on the shot line, turn slowly into the shot moving the eyes just to the right of the shot line (I'm left handed) and align my left elbow with the shot lilne, left foot under the cue butt, drop with my chin touching the right edge of the cue and I'm ready!
 
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