Amazing how a tight grip can foul things up.

[pt109]

An old friend, John Cassidy, wrote 50 years ago,,”The cue should be held gently but firmly, like a child’s hand.”

 

[fish2]

I think it's usually the grip tightening (clenching) during the stroke that moves the butt and therefore the tip. Both loose and tight grips can work if they don't clench during the stroke.

pj
chgo

This may have answered why my power shots keeps missing.....

 

[bbb]

I've seen that a lot. Is bird holding a common activity people do when I'm not around?

when i lived in miami
giving people the bird is a common activity

 

[hurricane145]

Plain varnish/poly/superglue does it for me.

I had a cue with a super glue finish once. It was great for me!
I usually prefer an Irish linen wrap to no wrap. The tighter and more level or pressed it is the better. I also like no finish in the handle area of s sneaky Pete cue.

 

[tim913]

Sometimes it’s as simple as your forearm is not perpendicular to the floor at contact, it’s too far forward and your clenching at end of stroke which is also point of contact with CB. If perpendicular you would have already gone through CB before clench

 

[Patrick Johnson]

Sometimes it’s as simple as your forearm is not perpendicular to the floor at contact,

I think the ideal is really that your forearm is perpendicular to the cue at contact (usually a little back from perpendicular to the floor because the stick is always at least a little raised). With the forearm perpendicular to the stick your grip hand travels in a nearly straight line (parallel with the cue) for a few inches before and after contact. With the forearm perpendicular to the floor your grip hand is already traveling upward from the cue's angle (and the tip is "dipping") at contact.

It's not a big difference; either way works, especially with a near level cue - just adding an interesting (to me) detail.

pj
chgo

 

[straightline]

I had a cue with a super glue finish once. It was great for me!
I usually prefer an Irish linen wrap to no wrap. The tighter and more level or pressed it is the better. I also like no finish in the handle area of s sneaky Pete cue.

Bare wood or lightly matted also works. Anything wrapped that's not glossed over I lacquer myself.

 

[Swighey]

My game went through the roof (but then of course plateaued again ) many years ago when someone said, "loosen your grip". I probably would have realised this myself "eventually" but it remains the best piece of advice anyone ever gave me.