Any tips for consistently shooting with follow through?

Trying to extend follow through will likely lead to trying to power through the ball and is a horrible way to think of the desired outcome.

You don't follow through the ball, you naturally allow your stroke to come to an end. On some shots that could take three inches, on others it may take a foot. People with bad form who hold the cue at the very butt and strike the cue before their forearm is vertical will either have a long follow through or they will be using power to decelerate the cue.

Follow through is simply the worst things a player can concentrate on.
 
i get the same thing at end pocket, i stop my cue short on the longer shots and then i wonder why the cue ball does nothing lol. i tried the slow back and little pause bob talked about and it helped a bit, do you find the pause helps more on soft shots or when you have to hit it firm
 
Bob Jewett said:
Have you had a chance to try any of the suggestions?
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I have been playing about 3-4 hours a day 4 days a week. Im shooting much better. As soon as I stopped thinking about the shots so much and just started shooting it started coming back pretty quickly. I have tried a few new exercises and some of the suggestions in here helped100%. Now I need to go find some action. 😂
 
DeeDeeCues said:
Follow through is simply the worst things a player can concentrate on.
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Possibly, but without it you can forget about getting position on 90% of your shots. Its still a crucial component to a players game. If a beginner picked up a pool cue for the first time and wanted to learn, im certain there would be an effective way to teach them.
 
BobbyD963 said:
Possibly, but without it you can forget about getting position on 90% of your shots. Its still a crucial component to a players game. If a beginner picked up a pool cue for the first time and wanted to learn, im certain there would be an effective way to teach them.
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I've watched a lot of beginners, I spent a few years hanging out with instructors at my university.

Most beginners want to jerk the cue back, completely avoiding any follow through. This is obviously horrible.

When you teach those beginners to 'concentrate' on following through, they start adding a push after the ball. This is almost as horrible.

So, what I am saying is that it is better to tell beginners to 'allow' their stroke to finish. Don't teach it as an action that is desired because that makes them try to force a follow through. Explain that the deceleration after the stroke is natural, and that they only need to let their body and their cue dictate how long it should be. Don't fight it, don't force it. The easiest thing about pool, just don't do anything.
 
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