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This is one of the common alignments and I'll explain why I disagree with it in terms of physiology.

No reason to get defensive. Again this is not "secret" knowledge. It'd be for anyone to evaluate, not me.

I'll reserve that for another thread. For now the window's open here. @blackjack even if you have a mountain of text, I'd be happy to read it.

Right so my challenge to anyone teaching stroke fundamentals is to simply describe what kind of alignment they teach. How do you recommend aligning the arms, etc in relation to the path of the stick? Any takers?

My question is: Is my alignment in line with the intended path of the cue stick? In other words, does my alignment naturally lend itself to straight stroking.

After others have given their opinions, I'll state mine and include an explanation of the physiology and try to have some pictures ready. For the sake of discussion, let's ignore the lower body alignment and just focus on the plane of the stroke. Let's also assume the person has an average...

To clarify, what I'm looking for on the alignment question is something along these lines.. If the body is here, shoulder is there, elbow is there, and hand is there - is that alignment in line with the shot?

I'm not interested personally; my stroke is what it is. You move well to turn the question into an advertisement! Still waiting for your reasoning..

This is a very simple 2 question challenge to the stroke instructors out there. 1) What is proper alignment? In terms of the plane your body/arms make with the ball and what direction the cue should be pointing in. 2) What do you think is the most important (stroke) factor in controlling the...

This. @pooltchr - Yes please keep your secrets to yourself rather than supporting your statements with an explanation. Keeping common knowledge to yourself is quite the move btw! @randyg - Thank you for clarifying your criteria for why you think he's decelerating. I disagree with you and...

Another disadvantage of gripping up is it takes at least 10 yards off the flight path of your cue and ruins any chance of a tight spiral :D

So it does in fact sound like you're evaluating whether he's decelerating simply based on his finish. I guess that's why it's as clear as a good/bad hit. You can make suggestions on what he can work on based on how he finishes, but to definitively say he's decelerating is hilariously off base...

I'm looking forward to this too!

Haha you do realize he's just letting his stroke out right?

The people who say he is decelerating on his stroke with such confidence truly impress me. You must have amazing eyes! It's hard for mere mortals like me to give stroke feedback when you're hitting the balls so hard :) The speed of the shots plus the "active" part of your stroke make it hard...

Here's a drill. Find long distance cut shots you're uncomfortable with and shoot them slowroll speed. If you're swerving inwards on all shots or shots like long straight in shots, it might just be because of your gut (if you have one). It's pretty common for people to move their shoulders to...

Macguy is it this guy's fault whoever he was playing was too impatient or incompetent to rob him properly? Seriously he's going to invest 1 set and just quit down if the guy won't jack it up right after that? Oh and why would he quit hmm? Maybe cause he'd have to put in too much effort for...

First learn what the "perfect" alignment is. There are differing opinions on how to align correctly. Second read genomachino's kind of recent post on eye dominance Third figure out how to make your arm alignment work with your eye dominance and body position. Start with the alignment of your...

You have a good chance for the 2 rail safe hitting either side of the 8 with the right speed.

weaknesses: decision making, knowledge, aiming, stroke isn't too straight, not enough stroke power, pattern play, history of matching up bad, play bad when down, difficulty closing out, inconsistent racking, general lapses in concentration, loss of focus in long races, sputtering out of the gate...