I value the opinions I have received and I agree with alot of things that have been said. Granted, I have only had the shaft for two days but it just seems that there has been information provided in some of these posts that makes me think that I may be one of those people that has a really rough time adjusting to this shaft.
For example, one person made mention of people who hit center ball and for those that naturally adjust to make the shot by using english. I am the type of person that adjusts a shot by adding spin to make the shot. I also shoot with a closed bridge almost all of the time and now I don;'t exactly how I should hold my bridge hand... My 13mm fit perfectly the way that I held it before and now I don't know if I should use the exact same bridge and hold it in the exact same place or not. If I do, then there is unoccupied space in there which will most likely cause alot of difficulty when trying to hit center ball or just simply trying to shoot a regular shot without english and being accurate... let alone trying a shot with english. I would hold it more firm but I don't know what consequeances there would be by holding it more firm either
Lastly, I find that since I taught myself to play (as alot of other people have done)... I have learned to do things a certain way which are not necessarily the "right" way. for example, my closed bridge draw is poor so I draw with an open bridge on a shot where I need to draw more than a foot or two. The way I hold my cue, how I stand, where I position my head, how my arms are bent, how far forward or back on the butt I am gripping, how far back my bridge hand sits from the cue ball... I may be doing it all incorrectly. I think that little things like this will also have alot to do with whether or not I am able to adapt to this shaft.
Though I may be doing alot of these things incorrectly, I have learned to play with a larger diameter shaft and in the 3 years I've been playing pool, I've managed to adapt pretty well by just watching others play and trying to mimmick(sp?) others.
**Sorry for the long post. I don't mean to rant after only having a few days of play with the shaft. I just think that there are some pretty valid concerns and I don't want to take the time trying to learn a shaft that may not have been the best choice for me.
By the way, is there an area of the forum that I may be able to post some videos of the things I feel I may be doing incorrectly? Such as showing a video of my stroke and getting some constructive criticism on what others may suggest I do to fix some of these things or possibly showing a few shots of me attempting my poor draw with closed bridge etc...
For example, one person made mention of people who hit center ball and for those that naturally adjust to make the shot by using english. I am the type of person that adjusts a shot by adding spin to make the shot. I also shoot with a closed bridge almost all of the time and now I don;'t exactly how I should hold my bridge hand... My 13mm fit perfectly the way that I held it before and now I don't know if I should use the exact same bridge and hold it in the exact same place or not. If I do, then there is unoccupied space in there which will most likely cause alot of difficulty when trying to hit center ball or just simply trying to shoot a regular shot without english and being accurate... let alone trying a shot with english. I would hold it more firm but I don't know what consequeances there would be by holding it more firm either
Lastly, I find that since I taught myself to play (as alot of other people have done)... I have learned to do things a certain way which are not necessarily the "right" way. for example, my closed bridge draw is poor so I draw with an open bridge on a shot where I need to draw more than a foot or two. The way I hold my cue, how I stand, where I position my head, how my arms are bent, how far forward or back on the butt I am gripping, how far back my bridge hand sits from the cue ball... I may be doing it all incorrectly. I think that little things like this will also have alot to do with whether or not I am able to adapt to this shaft.
Though I may be doing alot of these things incorrectly, I have learned to play with a larger diameter shaft and in the 3 years I've been playing pool, I've managed to adapt pretty well by just watching others play and trying to mimmick(sp?) others.
**Sorry for the long post. I don't mean to rant after only having a few days of play with the shaft. I just think that there are some pretty valid concerns and I don't want to take the time trying to learn a shaft that may not have been the best choice for me.
By the way, is there an area of the forum that I may be able to post some videos of the things I feel I may be doing incorrectly? Such as showing a video of my stroke and getting some constructive criticism on what others may suggest I do to fix some of these things or possibly showing a few shots of me attempting my poor draw with closed bridge etc...
