In my opinion, most books were written to sell books....not to show people how to play and win.Contrary to what most books say I notice a lot of top players appear to be shifting weight backwards. Is it just my perception?
Contrary to what most books say I notice a lot of top players appear to be shifting weight backwards. Is it just my perception?
Contrary to what most books say I notice a lot of top players appear to be shifting weight backwards. Is it just my perception?
Contrary to what most books say I notice a lot of top players appear to be shifting weight backwards. Is it just my perception?
In my opinion, most books were written to sell books....not to show people how to play and win.
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Then do what the snooker players do. They actually have effective methods to keep their action straight.These nuances are more important than I believe many realize. It’ll be a lifetime journey but I’m always looking for little things to improve and keep that cue delivery straight
Then do what the snooker players do. They actually have effective methods to keep their action straight.
Good observation. Leaning the bottom half of the body back counters the forward lean of the top half and puts the player in balance. However, the feet must be positioned in a way to accommodate this type of balance. If the player crowds the shot with his torso by placing his back foot across the line of the shot, he won't be able to lean back.
In all my years of playing and teaching, I have noticed that athletic players tend to adopt this stance naturally. Some are trained away from it, which I think is a shame.
And FYI, this is the stance that I teach. It's also a good way for a player to determine if his back foot has strayed across the line of the shot without realizing it. If he can no longer lean back, he should check his feet.
This guy might know what he's talking about......he recently had back-to-back 147s. See video starting at 2:47.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtpV0qDGRqw
I couldn't disagree more.
I'm not saying he's right or wrong. Just saying maybe they (snooker world) know some things we (pool world) don't.
Our best players can't even get through their qualifying school......against their 3rd tier pro level players. And when an essentially unknown snooker player comes to the Derby City, one who never won on their tour and rarely made a top 16 showing, gets the high run in the straight pool challenge on the 10 footer (only player to break 100), it makes you wonder.
DTL...That must have been a while back. There wasn't even a 14.1 final this year...and usually the 10' table has been replaced in the tv arena with the 9' for the 1-pkt final, and the 9ball matches.
I've read what I believe is some strange information in this thread...to me. My take on stance is that almost all the time you want to be balanced in your stance. Putting weight on your bridge hand creates the perfect tripod for delivering the cuestick with great timing. Standing with your weight more on your back foot, when you strike the CB, is backwards to me. In any kind of throwing sport nobody is backweighted when they swing, strike, or throw anything...if they're trying to be accurate. Get your weight a little forward on your bridge hand, and use cue weight and timing to create the stroke speed you want to hit the ball with.
Scott Lee
http://poolknowledge.com
I'm not saying he's right or wrong. Just saying maybe they (snooker world) know some things we (pool world) don't.
Our best players can't even get through their qualifying school......against their 3rd tier pro level players. And when an essentially unknown snooker player comes to the Derby City, one who never won on their tour and rarely made a top 16 showing, gets the high run in the straight pool challenge on the 10 footer (only player to break 100), it makes you wonder.
I couldn't disagree more.
Doesn't make me wonder at all. Many snooker players have tried their hand at 14.1. It's pretty well documented as are the overall results. The overall results are not too impressive. However, things do improve when they stick around and start adjusting their fundamentals to accommodate the larger pool balls and other things that are different.