Any tips for consistently shooting with follow through?

[BobbyD963]

Hello. I only just recently got back into this game after a 15+ year absence. Im trying to salvage any ability that I had once upon a time. I seem to have found my stance, my multiple bridges and the ability to line up shots without issue. The one thing I am currently struggling with is consistently shooting with follow through. I know im not poking at the CB but im not followimg through either. Any tips or drills recommended would be much appreciated. Thank you in advance.

 

[Bob Jewett]

When you have finished your warmup strokes and you are ready to shoot, watch your ferrule come back and go through. Slow back, maybe a pause if it works for you, and then only forward motion. Video record yourself.

 

[Zerksies]

X drill will fix all your issues with consistency

 

[skor]

Shorten your bridge and shorten your final back swing, pause and accelerate forward.

 

[Tennesseejoe]

This seems to work for me. After I am completely down to shoot, I stop, step forward 5 inches, get back down and stop. This automatically gets me in position to follow thru. When some folks get down to shoot, they are back too far to follow thru. Try this, get down normally to shoot. Then push the cue ball forward 10 inches to see where your follow thru gets uncomfortable.

 

[ShootingArts]

Just to practice follow through put another ball about four inches in front of the cue ball. Aim and shoot like you are trying to hit that ball.

Hu

 

[dquarasr]

When you have finished your warmup strokes and you are ready to shoot, watch your ferrule come back and go through. Slow back, maybe a pause if it works for you, and then only forward motion. Video record yourself.

Would the technique be different between a piston stroke, a J-stroke, or a pure pendulum stroke?

Asked another way, would ensuring a follow through differ between a pure pendulum stroke with no elbow drop, and one with an elbow drop?

Are there any “gotchas” for someone trying to ensure a long follow through but who uses a pendulum stroke with a pinned elbow?

 

[Patrick Johnson]

Are there any “gotchas” for someone trying to ensure a long follow through but who uses a pendulum stroke with a pinned elbow?

Be sure your grip hand ends up near your shoulder.

pj
chgo

 

[heater451]

Hello. I only just recently got back into this game after a 15+ year absence. Im trying to salvage any ability that I had once upon a time. I seem to have found my stance, my multiple bridges and the ability to line up shots without issue. The one thing I am currently struggling with is consistently shooting with follow through. I know im not poking at the CB but im not followimg through either. Any tips or drills recommended would be much appreciated. Thank you in advance.

Practice slowly, many times, and focus on the follow-through--and end with your tip on the table. If the stroke is down-angle, it can almost happen automatically, but if stroking more level, you follow-through above the table, then let the cue tip down to the table, then reset however you want. The latter form may feel a little weird, but it shouldn't take long to acclimate.

This can also aid in training to stay down on the shot, as you're not done with the stroke until you have completed the tip-to-table contact--maybe even give it a 1-count while there.

 

[garczar]

Feel like you're 'tossing' your cue thru the cb.Nearly impossible to not follow-thru this way. Sounds to me like your gripping too tight and guiding the stroke.

 

[Black-Balled]

Shoot the cb into the rail for an hour and make yourself hit it the way you want, not how you e taught yourself.

Make the change. It isn't that hard and will need to be your doing.

 

[Island Drive]

I'd watch a few matches and find a player that exemplifies what you know your looking for.

 

[gerard soriano]

I believe the fix could be as simple as making sure your follow thru stroke is straight forward.
Most people think there going straight thru the Q when in fact the shaft is coming up toward the ceiling and not straight thru
Hope this helps.

 

[Bob Jewett]

Would the technique be different between a piston stroke, a J-stroke, or a pure pendulum stroke?

Asked another way, would ensuring a follow through differ between a pure pendulum stroke with no elbow drop, and one with an elbow drop?

Are there any “gotchas” for someone trying to ensure a long follow through but who uses a pendulum stroke with a pinned elbow?

If you are watching the ferrule, the follow throughs will look about the same. There are lots of things you don't want to see when watching the ferrule (or tip if you have no ferrule):

The stick stops abruptly part way through the cue ball
The stick pulls back immediately after contact like a snake striking
The ferrule ends up 10 inches off the table
The stick goes significantly to the side
The stick goes through more than eight inches past the cue ball (unless you have a real, real good reason)
On the back stroke, the stick comes back very fast
On the back stroke, the stick only comes back an inch or less (except on very soft shots, which I don't think is the subject)
The warm up strokes are only an inch or two (for players who are learning to stroke properly -- lots of pros have tiny warmups)

 

[brigeton]

Shoot the cb into the rail for an hour and make yourself hit it the way you want, not how you e taught yourself.

Make the change. It isn't that hard and will need to be your doing.

I like this and grip hand to shoulder like Patrick said. I like doing it some with my eyes closed, it really lets you feel your stroke.

 

[Zerksies]

Shoot the same shot over and over again. I am not talking a dozen times, i am talking thousands of times. If you are looking for consistency this would be it. That's why the X drill is good for that, a few thousand with follow, stop then draw.

 

[bbb]

Would the technique be different between a piston stroke, a J-stroke, or a pure pendulum stroke?

Asked another way, would ensuring a follow through differ between a pure pendulum stroke with no elbow drop, and one with an elbow drop?

Are there any “gotchas” for someone trying to ensure a long follow through but who uses a pendulum stroke with a pinned elbow?

i know you know this
but
ensuring a follow thru would be emphasized in all but the length of follow thru would differ based on stroke type

 

[skogstokig]

I'd watch a few matches and find a player that exemplifies what you know your looking for.

chris melling.

i like the follow through related tip "stay down til the object ball is in the pocket". FT-SD, write it on your bridge hand/wrist

 

[BilliardsAbout]

Hello. I only just recently got back into this game after a 15+ year absence. Im trying to salvage any ability that I had once upon a time. I seem to have found my stance, my multiple bridges and the ability to line up shots without issue. The one thing I am currently struggling with is consistently shooting with follow through. I know im not poking at the CB but im not followimg through either. Any tips or drills recommended would be much appreciated. Thank you in advance.

During both practice and final strokes, bring the cue’s ferrule all the way back to your hand. This lets you maintain relaxed acceleration and achieve a full follow‑through, roughly equal in length to your backswing.

This technique can address many stroke issues beyond just your follow‑through distance.

 

[BobbyD963]

Shoot the same shot over and over again. I am not talking a dozen times, i am talking thousands of times. If you are looking for consistency this would be it. That's why the X drill is good for that, a few thousand with follow, stop then draw.

The one thing a player would have to be extremely careful of is making sure they’re executing the correct fundamentals into their stroke. If I shoot the shot 1000 times incorrectly then im going to have a difficult time trying to relearn the correct way. That goes with anything though..