Exactly thats the cradling hands only necessary job, to be a barrier surrounding and supporting the cue stick so that it can freely travel along its predetermined path without flying across the room.
The pressure caused by gravity and the weight of the cue are enough to keep it in the hand, not to mention that the cue is tapered so no matter how light you grip it the cue wont fly completely through and out of your hand when stroking.
The cue is what needs to do the work, you can't output the same momentum that the cue can attain on its own.
Just like a pitcher may throw 100MPH but he sure as hell can't swing his arm anywhere near that fast. If a pitcher overgrips the ball it kills his velocity, and action....if he grips it even tighter he may hold on too long and release so late it hits him in the foot lol. The hand is just carrying the ball to an optimal launch trajectory, once in the correct spot the ball just leaves the hand by way of its own momentum and angular velocity. The hand DOES NOT do anything to get rid of the ball, its built into the motion to just slide out at the right optimum moment.
Thats the same way the cradle is going to work on your pendulum stroke. By the time the final forward stroke/delivery hits its first 1/3 the pendulum swing has given the cue stick all the momentum it needs to deliver the shot on its own power. Think of it like a bullet, the firing pin hits the cap which ignites the gunpowder propelling the bullet out of the sleeve, through the barrel towards the target. The forarm is like the firing cap, the wrist is your gunpowder that produces the greatest increase and transfer of momentum.
That bullet travels down the barrel, which acts only as a GUIDE...it does not squeeze the bullet just makes sure it doesn't bounce around, which lets the bullet retain the momentum the gunpowder provided it while gaining accuracy from the controlled but unhampered flight through the gun barrel. If there was any pressure placed on the bullets sides by the barrel the gun would shoot like garbage and the barrel eventually replaced.
If you try and provide the momentum for the entire length in exchange of letting the cue stick perform that task, your going to have to produce much more velocity with the arm/hand. Eventually that can tire out your muscles and help your game to fall apart depending on the amount of stress induced. Your accuracy is also being degraded since the body has to produce more power and velocity to get the job done....and we all ready know the harder you stroke the less accurate your going to be.
The light grip works easy like power steering in your car, too tight a grip is like driving a 1950's steel car without powersteering....its a pain in the ass and alot of work. It's 2010 everyone has powersteering now.
That hand is a cradle, and acts just like that gun barrel does...so don't be getting in the way of your bullets just let the lead fly
bang bang bang trigger tai chi,:thumbup:
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