hi guys, I'm noticing two things about my stroke, and wonder if y'all might have any advice as to what might be happening, and how to improve my issues..
1. when I do the stroke drill up and down the table to try and get it straight back to where you shoot it from, often, the cue ball comes back to my right- not much, but enough to make me curious about this apparent habit. I guess I'm contacting the cue ball too far to the right..is this common?
I'd obviously like to straighten it out, but I'm not exactly sure how to do that. maybe my rear leg is preventing my arm from stroking straight through? again, not sure.
2. kind of going along with the alignment thing, I realize I'm noticeably more accurate at slower speed. it seems like any shot I hit, even with significant follow, draw and side, has more of a chance of finding it's target at a nice, even pace. I actually enjoy this about my game, but on lesser equipment and when of course I need more oomph on the ball, my accuracy generally suffers.
another thing I'm seeing is that choking up a bit on the cue aids my accuracy, but limits the dynamism of my stroke, and also doesn't feel right balance-wise..kind of a catch 22, I guess.
anyway, any ideas or advice would be appreciated. I'm happy to keep working on my own, but am also interested in consulting a pro teacher. any advice about how to pick out a good one near seattle would be appreciated, too :smile:
1. when I do the stroke drill up and down the table to try and get it straight back to where you shoot it from, often, the cue ball comes back to my right- not much, but enough to make me curious about this apparent habit. I guess I'm contacting the cue ball too far to the right..is this common?
I'd obviously like to straighten it out, but I'm not exactly sure how to do that. maybe my rear leg is preventing my arm from stroking straight through? again, not sure.
2. kind of going along with the alignment thing, I realize I'm noticeably more accurate at slower speed. it seems like any shot I hit, even with significant follow, draw and side, has more of a chance of finding it's target at a nice, even pace. I actually enjoy this about my game, but on lesser equipment and when of course I need more oomph on the ball, my accuracy generally suffers.
another thing I'm seeing is that choking up a bit on the cue aids my accuracy, but limits the dynamism of my stroke, and also doesn't feel right balance-wise..kind of a catch 22, I guess.
anyway, any ideas or advice would be appreciated. I'm happy to keep working on my own, but am also interested in consulting a pro teacher. any advice about how to pick out a good one near seattle would be appreciated, too :smile: