Anyone Have Success Using a Wrist Brace?

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ChrisinNC

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I recently saw a video of my stroke from behind and I realized immediately I have a bad habit of twisting my wrist and cue butt inwards on the forestroke through the CB impact zone and follow through.

I’m thinking of ordering a wrist brace to try to prevent my wrist from turning either way through the follow through. My thoughts are to use it just during practice sessions, although there’s no reason I couldn’t use it all the time if it works.

Anyone have any thoughts on this or any experience having tried this to keep the wrist from twisting through the stroke? All opinions are welcomed - thanks.
 
I believe Claude Gregg is a SPF teacher and has worn a wrist brace for years. He would be a great source for feedback.
 
I doubt that a wrist brace would be your best solution. Video reviews of conscious efforts to correct stroke mechanic flaws is the way to go IMO.

I have found that, once identified, frequent video taping your stroke during play from the proper lens perspective --- in your case a video set up that reveals your wrist positions during the stroke- will help you to faster correct the flaw, if desired.

It will take some time, of course, however by constantly actually viewing your corrections; and consciously keeping your wrist straight and frequently viewing the progress , will truly help you make improvement strides through constant feedback and your resulting adjustment as needed .

No changes like this are easy, some take longer than others, but seeing the flaws and then seeing how you can adjust may help you more than attempting to force a wrist in a particular position with a brace.
 
ChrisinNC said:
I recently saw a video of my stroke from behind and I realized immediately I have a bad habit of twisting my wrist and cue butt inwards on the forestroke through the CB impact zone and follow through.

I’m thinking of ordering a wrist brace to try to prevent my wrist from turning either way through the follow through. My thoughts are to use it just during practice sessions, although there’s no reason I couldn’t use it all the time if it works.

Anyone have any thoughts on this or any experience having tried this to keep the wrist from twisting through the stroke? All opinions are welcomed - thanks.
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Hello. Perhaps try this. It will feel awkward at first and you have to let go and just trust your stroke. when you are down over the ball and all lined up, completely relax your wrist and your fingers. Just enough grip to securely let the cue rest in your hand. completely focus on keeping your wrist relaxed and freely hanging naturally. smooth backswing and smooth foreswing while all through the stroke focus on not turning your wrist or tightening your fingers. Tightening your fingers will make you want to naturally curl your wrist. control the cue and go straight through the CB making sure at the end of your stroke you are letting the cue go were it naturally wants to, almost lightening your grip at the end so as to not steer the cue. But just letting your wrist hang naturally and not forcing it into any position. you will be amazed at how much more accurate your shot making will become and the action you get on the CB. It will feel funny so mentally you have to just "let go" and trust your straight stroke. after a few weeks of practice you will forget about curling your wrist once you see positive results and won't want to go back.
 
I did this and it worked very well for me . I had a death grip on the cue and I was trying to guide the cue ball with the cue ...Give it a try and see if it works for you . Good Luck See post #6
 
there was a taiwanese straight pool player who had a wristband with some sort of pendulum/sounding line. i think the idea was that if it just grazed the top of the hand he was straight. seemed to work as he finished runner up in US open 14.1.

what i like to do is just put tape/bandaid on the little finger and the top of the index finger to prevent anything other than a very loose grip. this works for me, but others may have to put it on the ring finger as well. look at efrens or busties grip to get an idea
 
With all due respect to MM and other instructors with a working method, I see nothing inherently useless or even harmful in using a brace. It can serve as a guide for technical calibration and needn't be used as standard equipment. If stroke alignment is the issue, a properly set brace can effectively guide the motion through the problem area.
Some technical advice:
The idea is developing the motion - or lack of it. You can't go faster than your muscles learn nor can you use more force than they produce at minimum. Muscles will simply develop more tension or more muscle. You can go through a period of extra tension to serve as a placeholder for the required correction but the key is to pass through that phase and incorporate the correction seamlessly.
 
i bought a brunswick bowling wrist brace for the same reason . wore it to practice and i played with it on although during play at some point i would remove it.
it gave good feedback as you can feel your wrist push against the brace when you get off neutral.
i found it to be usefull
pm me if you want to discuss some more
this is the one i bought

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bbb said:
i bought a brunswick bowling wrist brace for the same reason . wore it to practice and i played with it on although during play at some point i would remove it.
it gave good feedback as you can feel your wrist push against the brace when you get off neutral.
i found it to be usefull
pm me if you want to discuss some more
this is the one i bought

Brunswick Shot Repeater X Right Hand

Rating: 5/5 from 2 customers; Purchase the Brunswick Shot Repeater X Right Hand and other Brunswick Accessories with FREE SHIPPING, Low Prices and The Best Customer Service Around.
www.bowling.com www.bowling.com
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Buy a roll of KT Tape. It comes in many colors.
 
Your first video from behind was an excellent process. I suggest you try the brace...video tape it from behind and see what it does.

Another technique you may want to try is putting a 2 second pause in the back stroke before you shoot. Then video this with and without the brace. May be worth a try to feel how the pause effects your stroke.

By the way: the wrist twist may not be a critical error if the cue goes straight.
 
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decent dennis said:
Did you notice it affecting any shots? Is it possible you have always done this?
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I’m guessing you’re right, I probably have been doing this for a long time, particularly on certain shots for some reason, but we are never too old to try to work on our fundamentals. I appreciate all the comments and advice and we’ll see how it goes.

I plan to experiment both with a brace and without a brace, possibly changing my right hand grip and just trying to be aware of consciously trying to eliminate any rotation/twisting of the cue as I follow through. The camera doesn’t lie and I’ll make sure to periodically get someone to video my stroke from behind to see if I’m making any progress.
 
Tennesseejoe said:
Your first video from behind was an excellent process. I suggest you try the brace...video tape it from behind and see what it does.

Another technique you may want to try is putting a 2 second pause in the back stroke before you shoot. Then video this with and without the brace. May be worth a try to feel how the pause effects your stroke.

By the way: the wrist twist may not be a critical error if the cue goes straight.
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where did chisinNC post a video?
 
ChrisinNC said:
I recently saw a video of my stroke from behind and I realized immediately I have a bad habit of twisting my wrist and cue butt inwards on the forestroke through the CB impact zone and follow through.

I’m thinking of ordering a wrist brace to try to prevent my wrist from turning either way through the follow through. My thoughts are to use it just during practice sessions, although there’s no reason I couldn’t use it all the time if it works.

Anyone have any thoughts on this or any experience having tried this to keep the wrist from twisting through the stroke? All opinions are welcomed - thanks.
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Years ago there was a brace just for pool. Back then I was exploring lots of things and bit on it.
I used it long enough to realize flexing the wrist doesn't add much if anything.
Being deliberate is what matters.
 
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