Cool way to help eliminate body movement

[Tin Man]

Just finished an awesome three day bootcamp and wanted to share a fun breakthrough.

My student was having trouble drawing the ball because of unwanted body movement. He knew in his head he was trying to do too much on the shot, but habits die hard and he wasn't experiencing the movement the way I was seeing it. Video recording didn't help in real time.

See picture below. I clipped a string on a hat with a weight that would swing wildly if his head wasn't perfectly still. When he got into stance I'd stabilize it and then let him take his practice strokes and shoot. At first when he'd shoot it would swing all over the place! But then he started really zoning in on keeping that thing from swinging. Within just a handful of shots he was hitting smooth powerful shots with no body movement!

This happened in five minutes! And it lasted all weekend. Only once he started getting a little movement again and I just put the hat on again for 2-3 shots and it was back to business. But yeah, he struggled for years to draw the ball and it was awesome to see this breakthrough.

If you struggle with body movement give this a try and let me know how it goes!

 

[straightline]

Needs a tiny bell.

 

[slide13]

So simple yet I'm sure super effective. I can just imagine it swinging wildly as I try to shoot a hard shot, haha. Might have to give this a try sometime....when nobody else is around....

 

[couldnthinkof01]

Doorbell rings and you forget about your apparatus
That'll keep the conversations with solicitors short

 

[misterpoole]

Nice....its good for keeping flies away from your face as well

 

[fastone371]

I would try it but I'm afraid I might concuss myself with the weight that would be wildly swinging if I put that on my head.
In all seriousness one area that I need to work on is shooting off of the rail with the cue ball near the rail but not on it, I discovered that I somehow get myself in an uncomfortable position that causes me to move slightly. Now I need to figure out the why of it instead of just practicing shots like that and trying to work around it.

 

[jimmyc]

It puts the hat on and likes it, or it gets the hose.
Neat idea -I’ll try it.

 

[bbb]

neccesity is the mother of invention
good idea @Tin Man

 

[Dunnn51]

Do "finger tappers" get a pass??? (just askin', ummmm for a friend) 🖐

 

[garczar]

Golf's version, the 'Crotch Hook'. https://www.golfaidreviews.org/the-crotch-hook/

 

[Zerksies]

Simple yet effective.

The only downside is waiting for it to stop before stroking.

 

[garczar]

The OP's gadget could be used as 'DOG-o-Meter', if that thing is swinging you're about to dog it. It is a pretty cool, super simple gizmo.

 

[Patrick Johnson]

Just finished an awesome three day bootcamp and wanted to share a fun breakthrough.

My student was having trouble drawing the ball because of unwanted body movement. He knew in his head he was trying to do too much on the shot, but habits die hard and he wasn't experiencing the movement the way I was seeing it. Video recording didn't help in real time.

See picture below. I clipped a string on a hat with a weight that would swing wildly if his head wasn't perfectly still. When he got into stance I'd stabilize it and then let him take his practice strokes and shoot. At first when he'd shoot it would swing all over the place! But then he started really zoning in on keeping that thing from swinging. Within just a handful of shots he was hitting smooth powerful shots with no body movement!

This happened in five minutes! And it lasted all weekend. Only once he started getting a little movement again and I just put the hat on again for 2-3 shots and it was back to business. But yeah, he struggled for years to draw the ball and it was awesome to see this breakthrough.

If you struggle with body movement give this a try and let me know how it goes!



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Do you try to place it in his "vision center"?

pj
chgo

 

[lfigueroa]

For some reason I think I've see something like this before...

Lou Figueroa

 

[brigeton]

I'm gonna try it.
That's probably my number one flaw and I don't usually know that's why I missed a shot.

 

[skogstokig]

Do "finger tappers" get a pass??? (just askin', ummmm for a friend) 🖐

i'm no expert but i think tapping the middle or ring finger of the bridge hand is usually involuntary, due to the tension or stretching of the other three fingers. my friend does it, unknowingly. twirling the cue is another one of those tics

 

[fastone371]

i'm no expert but i think tapping the middle or ring finger of the bridge hand is usually involuntary, due to the tension or stretching of the other three fingers. my friend does it, unknowingly. twirling the cue is another one of those tics

It seems like you can tell when some of the finger tappers are about to pull the trigger because their finger stops.

 

[Submerge]

Interesting relation to the power draw, a shot that has been problematic for me. I work hard on no head movement and it’s paying off on routine shots. But all goes to #$%t on the power draw.

So today I focused on still head and seeing exactly where and when the cue tip touches the CB. Bingo, the ball starts really drawing back. I will try the little clip on, and love the idea of a little bell.

 

[maha]

the best gimmick is practicing till your cue goes straight no matter how you stand or move your head.

then you can play right handed, left handed, one handed, on the rail, or up in the air. also with the front or back of the cue.

cue goes straight;;;; ball goes where aimed.

 

[book collector]

I did that once, I got really good at balancing a bobber on my hat.