Just like throwing I imagine. Past the apex; apogee? Cool sounding word. You want your bicep out of the loop as soon as possible though.
Just like throwing I imagine. Past the apex; apogee? Cool sounding word. You want your bicep out of the loop as soon as possible though.
You caught my attention with the comment about getting the bicep out of the loop as soon as possible. I have always felt just the opposite, The big muscle of the biceps keeps the shot on a straight line through the contact with the cue ball.
How and why do you try to eliminate the effect of the bicep? I apologize if I am asking for a lot of typing, this is the reverse of my thinking and I'd like to know if I need to reconsider things.
Thanks in ad'vance,
Hu
Sorry missed this. I find having anything but momentum on the stick can and more than likely will deflect the shot. And this is presuming you didnt slow down the hit with a misjudged impact. What cue weight do you favor? If you are habituated to "curling" the ball, go up an oz and try a free swinging stroke. There's a big zone where the results are comparable to those achieved with the lighter cue.
With my stroke there's a break right between 19 and 20 oz. ie. for a given stroke, the 19 runs the ball and the 20 kills it. I favor a 20 nowadays for the consistency (more cue less effort) and throttle back the hit to run the ball.
What do "curling", "running" and "killing" the ball mean?Sorry missed this. I find having anything but momentum on the stick can and more than likely will deflect the shot. And this is presuming you didnt slow down the hit with a misjudged impact. What cue weight do you favor? If you are habituated to "curling" the ball, go up an oz and try a free swinging stroke. There's a big zone where the results are comparable to those achieved with the lighter cue.
With my stroke there's a break right between 19 and 20 oz. ie. for a given stroke, the 19 runs the ball and the 20 kills it. I favor a 20 nowadays for the consistency (more cue less effort) and throttle back the hit to run the ball.
What do "curling", "running" and "killing" the ball mean?
Thanks in advance,
pj
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