Ranking of Pool Fundamentals

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tableroll

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A BCA instructor was asked about ranking of some pool fundamentals and some pool interests. Here is how she ranked them. 10 being most important.
1. Grip tension....9
2. Stance.....2
3. Grip position...6
4. Tip close to cue ball...5
5. Stable Bridge..9
6. Chalking... 7
7. Breathing...10
8. Level cue... 8
9. Elbow drop... 4
10. Still body.. 9
11. Shooting with opposite hand...1
12.Vision Center...8
13. Able to twirl cue around...0
14. Behind the back shot. 1
 
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Interesting list, can the instructor you are quoting also play Pool good, bad Pool or awful?

Jerry Briseth actually at one point in his Pool Journey was very GOOD PLAYER.
 
tableroll said:
A BCA instructor was asked about ranking of some pool fundamentals and some pool interests. Here is how she ranked them. 10 being most important.
1. Grip tension....9
5. Stable Bridge..9
7. Breathing...10
8. Level cue... 8
10. Still body.. 9
12.Vision Center...8
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I agree with the high ranking of the above::
1. it is the LACK of grip tension that matters most not the presence of it.
7. I am surprised that breathing is even mentioned but I probably do this correctly in any event.
Must put this in my teaching regimen.
10. still upper body (head, shoulders, arms} is a must, the rest, not so much.
12. Dominate eye vertically above the cue is what I teach my students,
Many don't even know they have a dominate eye ?!?
 
tableroll said:
A BCA instructor was asked about ranking of some pool fundamentals and some pool interests. Here is how she ranked them. 10 being most important.
1. Grip tension....9
2. Stance.....2
3. Grip position...6
4. Tip close to cue ball...5
5. Stable Bridge..9
6. Chalking... 7
7. Breathing...10
8. Level cue... 8
9. Elbow drop...
10. Still body.. 9
11. Shooting with opposite hand...1
12.Vision Center...8
13. Able to twirl cue around...0
14. Behind the back shot. 1
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How about.
Back ground music. Hats. Gloves.
Consider the SPF system and done
 
On a podcast that Gorst did with Joe Rogan , Gorst ranked breathing techniques as one of the main keys to his high performance level.

Strong final focus has to be on this list- it needs to be on the list of every sport or game that involves a ball that needs to be moved or caught. The body needs to be relaxed at final execution point ( for the pool stroke that means all muscles involved with the stroke) and the eyes have to be totally focused until the stroke is fully complete.

Every great athlete who has to move or catch a ball in their sport has superior consistent ability to relax at final execution while totally focused on the object point. Without this you just cannot be a consistent champion.
 
tableroll said:
A BCA instructor was asked about ranking of some pool fundamentals and some pool interests. Here is how she ranked them. 10 being most important.
1. Grip tension....9
2. Stance.....2
3. Grip position...6
4. Tip close to cue ball...5
5. Stable Bridge..9
6. Chalking... 7
7. Breathing...10
8. Level cue... 8
9. Elbow drop...
10. Still body.. 9
11. Shooting with opposite hand...1
12.Vision Center...8
13. Able to twirl cue around...0
14. Behind the back shot. 1
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Vision center may be nr. 1..if thats off you might think you're hitting the cueball where you look at but in fact are not.

In my opinion ellbow drop should not even be on the list as all great players have one.
 
the importance of breathing should never be overlooked......;)
whoever the instructor is that gave it a 10 (highest rating of importance) really knows her stuff.........🤓
 
MitchAlsup said:
I agree with the high ranking of the above::
1. it is the LACK of grip tension that matters most not the presence of it.
7. I am surprised that breathing is even mentioned but I probably do this correctly in any event.
Must put this in my teaching regimen.
10. still upper body (head, shoulders, arms} is a must, the rest, not so much.
12. Dominate eye vertically above the cue is what I teach my students,
Many don't even know they have a dominate eye ?!?
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Does it matter if your head is cocked a little even though the cue is under the dominant eye? Or does one's eyes have to be parallel to the floor and the dominant eye is over the cue. My vision center is offset from the center of the pupil of my dominant eye. Vision center is closer to the corner of the eye that butts up against my nose. One pool video guy said we all know our dominant eye and it is not important in the grand scheme of playing pool. He said "vision center" is the important factor in eye/cue alignment. What do you think?
 
MitchAlsup said:
I agree with the high ranking of the above::
1. it is the LACK of grip tension that matters most not the presence of it.
7. I am surprised that breathing is even mentioned but I probably do this correctly in any event.
Must put this in my teaching regimen.
10. still upper body (head, shoulders, arms} is a must, the rest, not so much.
12. Dominate eye vertically above the cue is what I teach my students,
Many don't even know they have a dominate eye ?!?
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I guess you mean one must have some slight tension in order to guide the cue straight?
 
hello said:
Vision center may be nr. 1..if thats off you might think you're hitting the cueball where you look at but in fact are not.

In my opinion ellbow drop should not even be on the list as all great players have one.
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Agree that vision center is probably number one.
 
mikemosconi said:
Strong final focus has to be on this list- it needs to be on the list of every sport or game that involves a ball that needs to be moved or caught. The body needs to be relaxed at final execution point ( for the pool stroke that means all muscles involved with the stroke) and the eyes have to be totally focused until the stroke is fully complete.

Every great athlete who has to move or catch a ball in their sport has superior consistent ability to relax at final execution while totally focused on the object point. Without this you just cannot be a consistent champion.
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During John Schmidt’s interview on the Legends of the Cue podcast, he described pool as a contest of who can remain the stillest at high speed. I really dug that.
 
Whose list? Interesting that people have bothered to prioritize various elements of pool. It's a plug and/or grown in system to the individual itself. I've always worked on whatever I felt needed work.
 
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