this makes me think of my own alignment routine
I don't know what it looks like until I'm down
so I get down, but if it doesn't look/feel right
I adjust my body (mostly my feet) until it does
if it looks or if I feel really off
I get up and start over
this process seems to work ok for me
but I don't think I see other folks do the same pre-shot shuffle
anyway, I think it's good that I'm actively trying to unify my body and cue
but can I improve my stance, I wonder?
I totally agree with this. I HAVE to get down to see/feel the shot. Being 6'6''
When I walk up to the shot, I aim a certain part of my torso the same way every time to create the same shot line-walk-up feeeeeeeeeeel.
Once I'm down on the shot, I observe my shot line and the obj. ball, and most important I make SURE I'm swinging the cue straight at my target spot on the cue ball while I look up and back.
If I'm aiming a little too much left or right, I rise up and move both feet at the same time, either left or right. I then get back down and ck it again.
I've found with my transition from Maple to the LD shafts I often get up off the shot allot, most every shot, I'm rebooting my walk-ups.
Having played 50 yrs with maple shafts that flex, my walk-ups were already ingrained. Those maple shaft walk ups, allowed for the squirt.
As I keep at it with the LD shafts its beginning to get easier, I'm beginning to get that LD shaft feel. I'm closing in on it being correct the first time I'm down.
This will take allot more hours at the table, till my walk-up in relation to the cue ball and the shot line becomes more natural and second nature.
Soon I'll not be up/down allot on each shot, like I am now. Getting the feeeeeeeeeeel of the LD's w/o squirt is new to me. Doesn't feel natural yet.
I'm pretty sure that part of the reason I adjust so much
is that I just haven't put the hours on the table, in total
I think if I continue to want to get better and keep playing regularly
the game will come more naturally, and I won't need to adjust as much
I guess the concept is the same
you have a new cue
so it's taking time for you to figure things out too
one thing I like about pool tho
is that improvement can be very measurable
I think we're on the right track:thumbup: