Anyone seen this Stroke Trainer?
- Thread starter CocoboloCowboy
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Interesting concept. Really helps you visualize the follow through.
Exactly, good point!
I noticed the same thing, but I did notice it after spending a lot of money on all the different stroke trainers out there...
stroke trainer
Seems like a "new" idea based on the "old fashion" coca cola bottle on it's side. Get a glass 12 ounce coke bottle (old one) and after consuming the product wash it out and dry it (don't want sugar syrup on your cue). Lay the bottle on it's side on a pool table and stroke your cue tip into the mouth of the bottle. If you can touch the bottom of the bottle without touching the mouth you have succeeded in a reasonably level cue stroke. The more times you succeed the better your accuracy. Practice, practice, practice.
Yes, I know it's "old" technology but many of the "old" pros grew up with it, and they were pretty accurate shooters.
Tom Gedris, Triple Cross Cues
Seems like a "new" idea based on the "old fashion" coca cola bottle on it's side. Get a glass 12 ounce coke bottle (old one) and after consuming the product wash it out and dry it (don't want sugar syrup on your cue). Lay the bottle on it's side on a pool table and stroke your cue tip into the mouth of the bottle. If you can touch the bottom of the bottle without touching the mouth you have succeeded in a reasonably level cue stroke. The more times you succeed the better your accuracy. Practice, practice, practice.
Yes, I know it's "old" technology but many of the "old" pros grew up with it, and they were pretty accurate shooters.
Tom Gedris, Triple Cross Cues
Cool...I like the idea . have you purchased one ?
Thats what i was thinking.
no better or worse than most
I don't think it is any better or worse than most stroke trainers if it holds up. I assume it packs flat which is nice and if you reverse sides on the targets each time they start taking a set they may hold up just fine.
I like my stroke trainer best and I'll get around to marketing it soon, for the low low price of just three payments of $19.95 plus S&H. Watch for me on late night TV.
Hu
I don't think it is any better or worse than most stroke trainers if it holds up. I assume it packs flat which is nice and if you reverse sides on the targets each time they start taking a set they may hold up just fine.
I like my stroke trainer best and I'll get around to marketing it soon, for the low low price of just three payments of $19.95 plus S&H. Watch for me on late night TV.
Hu
If you wanna stroke straight, let the cue slide. Release and catch. Momentum forces it straight. In fact, I'm not sure it's possible to stroke crooked with a release. You can release it offline, but it's going STRAIGHT offline, if that makes sense. Once you master alignment, just release it.
NOPE I can't read the ad, and I do not know where to send the Money or PRICE!
In the upper right corner.... click "English"
Would that be a "slip" stroke?
No. A slip stroke is when the cue remains static and the shooter slides his/her hand back to the final back-stroke position and then strokes forward normally.
Sliding or throwing is the opposite. Pull the cue back normally and then release/catch it.
Why not simply use a CB, an OB, a pocket and a destination for the CB? That way as you practice you can tell for sure if you are making the shots, while addressing the CB where you intended. I dunno, I just don't get it.
I can picture putting that thing on the table, hitting the target a dozen times and tossing it in the waste basket bored as hell.
I can picture putting that thing on the table, hitting the target a dozen times and tossing it in the waste basket bored as hell.
The best stroke trainer I ever had was my first wife.
Yeah, really. She was captain of her college rowing team.
Yeah, really. She was captain of her college rowing team.
In the game?
Hi Dave-
In general-thanks for your polarizing posts.
Re the cue toss/throw/propel and catch method-Is this a practice drill to work on straight stroke or is a game time tool. Always?/situational?
Is there a loss of feel on finesse shots?
Thanks
Bill W
PS-saw your monster draw video using the 'throw'. Nasty shot.
Hi Dave-
In general-thanks for your polarizing posts.
Re the cue toss/throw/propel and catch method-Is this a practice drill to work on straight stroke or is a game time tool. Always?/situational?
Is there a loss of feel on finesse shots?
Thanks
Bill W
PS-saw your monster draw video using the 'throw'. Nasty shot.
Seems like a "new" idea based on the "old fashion" coca cola bottle on it's side. Get a glass 12 ounce coke bottle (old one) and after consuming the product wash it out and dry it (don't want sugar syrup on your cue). Lay the bottle on it's side on a pool table and stroke your cue tip into the mouth of the bottle. If you can touch the bottom of the bottle without touching the mouth you have succeeded in a reasonably level cue stroke. The more times you succeed the better your accuracy. Practice, practice, practice.
Yes, I know it's "old" technology but many of the "old" pros grew up with it, and they were pretty accurate shooters.
Tom Gedris, Triple Cross Cues
I always prefered a beer bottle myself,more fun emptying the bottle!:thumbup:
$40, free shipping from Korea. The website is useless unless you can read korean. The eBay listing has more info.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Pool-Billiard-Training-Aid-CueStroke-/290428139193?cmd=ViewItem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item439eddb6b9
The biggest problem I see is that the 'ball' on the transparency is larger than a real cue ball. Maybe it's the size of a carom ball? I don't know...
http://cgi.ebay.com/Pool-Billiard-Training-Aid-CueStroke-/290428139193?cmd=ViewItem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item439eddb6b9
The biggest problem I see is that the 'ball' on the transparency is larger than a real cue ball. Maybe it's the size of a carom ball? I don't know...