Rip me a new one! lol

No need to rip you a new one, looks like your off to a good start. Two things that I notice that I would work on first..

You tend to shoot "on the run". Meaning you go straight from practice strokes to shooting. You should come set at the cue ball before taking your final stroke. It will feel different at first but with practice will give you more control and a more consistent delivery.

I didn't notice if it was all shots, but for sure on follow shots you lift the tip of your cue after contact. True if it's after it shouldn't mean anything, but if it's a habit sooner or later you will lift too soon. To lift your cue like that you are adding pressure in your grip hand. You want to get away from this. Try to maintain a light grip pressure all the way through the stroke.

Can't see your eyes from this position, but based on shooting on the run I would guess you don't have a consistent eye pattern. Do some research on eye patterns and see if you can start incorporating it into your game.


Woody
 
Throw 9 balls out and try to run them in order. Put it up on youtube.

And/Or --- Shoot more difficult shots.

Shooting balls in front of the pocket won't necessarily bring out your stroke flaws, if there are any. It's the shots that you have to work for that will tell where you're at.
 
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Come on guys, lighten up a bit. :grin-square:
Have fun, life is too short!:thumbup:
 
Neil said:
When you are down on the shot, your tip should be very near the cb with your arm straight down from the elbow. The way you are now, you are way too far away from the cb, and your griphand is too far forward. When you pull back to the back end of your stroke, you are where you should be when you start your stroke.

You also appear to be just hitting the cb. If you change your stroke as suggested, you will be stroking through the cb and not just hitting the cb. You should notice an immediate difference in the feel of the shot.
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I know that you and everyone else is correct. I always knew that I did that, ( grip too far forward.) I used to play pretty well that way, not anymore I guess. That seems like my worst fault.
I am definetly going to work on that. Thank You to all! :thumbup:
Oh, I need to pause as well. That will also be integrated if possibe!
 
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Shaky1 said:
I always knew that I did that, ( grip too far forward.) I used to play pretty well that way, not anymore I guess. That seems like my worst fault.
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The biggest opportunities for improvement are your pre-shot routine and your grip.

There are a series of steps we take from standing to the end of our stroke, and each one has an important purpose. Yours is abbreviated and provides a lot of room for error. Here's a simple pre-shot routine you should use.

1. Address the Cue Ball on the line of aim
2. Rest my cue and check my Set Position and aim
3. Practice strokes to verify they're straight and smooth
4. Rest the cue in my Set Position and check my aim
5. Slow / smooth Backswing
6. Pause and relax
7. Accelerate the cue to your Finish position
8. Freeze and evaluate the shot and your stroke

Your grip should be relaxed and loose. If you had been using an open bridge on all of the shots, you would have seen the cue lift out of your hand on all of them. Tight grips will ruin a stroke.

Neil's correct that your forward of perpendicular and not up to the cue ball. You can correct this when you work on your pre-shot routine and your Set Position.
 
All I can add to what Neil and Mark has posted would be to try it with an open bridge. If there is any problems with your grip or stroke delivery, the tip will move off line, and an open bridge will make it much more visible.
Tip up...grip back...pause at final ball address (set) and slow down your back stroke.

Steve
 
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