I was wondering if you guys prefer having your arm below the elbow or to the outside. I was shooting and i found that i have a straighter stroke with the arm on the outside. Any thoughts?
arm postion?
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My arm is straight below my elbow when I shoot.
My hand is a little inside. I don't know if this is bad or not, but my stroke is on line and does not go outside. It certainly works for snooker, so i must be doing something right.
regards
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It really doesn't matter where it is as long as you get results. Some very good players had awful looking mechanics.
Willie Hoppe was a child prodigy that shot with the stick outward and not under his arm. This was because of his height to the table as a child and he never changed anything (not that he had to) as an adult. Even Tom Rossman (Dr. Cue) said, "I have terrible mechanics but it don't mean anything as long as your stroke is true."
If your a beginner though, it's best to learn the proper mechanics so you have less obsticals to overcome. Many very good players overcame these anamolies in thier mechanics, but it's not recommended.
If your shooting good now and you have hit a plateau in your game, taking a look at your fundamentals could get you over the hump...
P.S. mine is straight below...I just need to get my head on straight!!!
Willie Hoppe was a child prodigy that shot with the stick outward and not under his arm. This was because of his height to the table as a child and he never changed anything (not that he had to) as an adult. Even Tom Rossman (Dr. Cue) said, "I have terrible mechanics but it don't mean anything as long as your stroke is true."
If your a beginner though, it's best to learn the proper mechanics so you have less obsticals to overcome. Many very good players overcame these anamolies in thier mechanics, but it's not recommended.
If your shooting good now and you have hit a plateau in your game, taking a look at your fundamentals could get you over the hump...
P.S. mine is straight below...I just need to get my head on straight!!!
There are a lot of advantages to having your hand directly below the elbow. If you only bend your arm at the elbow, the cue has no choice but to move in a straight line. Also, by studying where you finish when you start this way, you can be alerted to any problems that might be creeping into your stroke.
There are always exceptions, but for the great majority, straight up and down usually works best.
Steve
There are always exceptions, but for the great majority, straight up and down usually works best.
Steve
Having your arm hang down under your elbow will not automatically give you a straighter stroke. If your stroke only moves at the elbow, yet your bridge hand is not in alignment with your stroking arm's natural straight path, your stroke will be crooked. The reason why most of you think you can stroke straighter with your arm hanging slightly sideways is because either your wrist on your stroking arm is not aligned with your arm's natural path, your bridge is not aligned, or both. If you don't have these in alignment, you will be forced to involve elbow, shoulder, and wrist movement to compensate.
here is my stroke ... elbow straight, wrist straight, head in A$% .