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I'm glad the issue is resolved for you. Many players, including professionals, have a dropping elbow or a similar J/piston stroke.

Your tip doesn't go upward now, when you elbow drop? " " don't elbow drop? " " use ulnar deviation? " " lower your stroke hand before the stroke? I can help but need to know which of four strokes we're discussing now. Thanks.

No, I wrote, "If you want to minimize elbow movement". To achieve a slightly upward stroke while minimizing elbow movement, you can use two different methods. First, you can start by addressing the cue ball at its center, then slightly lower your stroke hand before the final stroke without...

Yes, you are returning to the kitchen box (you shoot from the table's head to score the ball on the foot and return the CB to the head again). When I set the shot in demonstrations and ask, most players want to add topspin and english. The exercise tests center ball strokes (topspin is added by...

If your stroke hand goes upward into impact (which could be a consequence of the elbow drop), then the bottom of the cue tip may be striking the ball in an upward direction, resulting in follow where you've struggled to achieve follow with a more traditional toward the cloth stroke. If you want...

Do you have any specific objections to the exercise that I have recommended? Have you tried the exercise that I have recommended?

This is a powerful training technique. Works fast: https://www.liveabout.com/pool-definition-kitchen-368623

There are two types of short pro strokes that are used often: 1) Roll the cue ball a short distance by making a short backstroke and gently coming forward (feels like pushing the mass with a push stroke to feel like you are imparting forward roll to the cue ball) similar to a pro golf putt...

It is a vast oversimplification to say that aiming in pool is easy. In reality, many experienced players still struggle with proper aiming and execution: 1) I've encountered players who have been playing for 25 years or longer and still have trouble aiming correctly, for example, cheating the...

Yes, some professionals employ a pure pendulum movement, though most incorporate some degree of elbow drop.

A signed Thomas Wayne (couldn't resist):

Good points. I have a chapter in one of my pool books about learning from effective player models—something the greats tend to do in all sports.

I can provide enthusiastic student references, but a more effective approach might be to offer a free one-hour session. Everyone is welcome.

The eyewitness reports claiming that you play poorly are discussed in various threads here at AZ. Submit a three-minute video taken with your phone to support your counterclaim.

I'm currently in Gainesville, while my friend Tom Kennedy (six-time Florida Pro of the Year) is located near Sarasota. We are available to provide instruction to you as individuals or as a team.

An oversimplification: If you perceive a cut angle incorrectly, your subconscious can adjust the cue to pocket the ball. VC over the shot line will help improve your stroke over time.

Reports from the field claim that you play poorly. However, shooting a 3-minute video with your phone will disprove those claims. I recently spent another long weekend with Tom Kennedy and our students. TK's Fargo rating is 743 (?), and he uses english on nearly every stroke. For certain shots...

I'm not familiar with "ultimate seeing." Could you please explain what that means?

Most right-handers play at your level. I work to improve them beyond that level.

For straight english strokes, the sensation is nearly identical. For twist english strokes, most right-handers find it easier to supinate the stroke hand wrist than to pronate it.