Basic funadmental. My Stance

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Mike Templeton said:
I don't understand what you mean when you say that the knuckles need to be pointing to the ground in the address position. Can you elaborate. Or show a picture of what you mean?

I sometimes feel that my hand isn't in exactly the same position. Sometimes my knuckles seem to be pointed more toward the ground and sometimes toward the wall. Or I guess another way to say it is that I notice my wrist is broken more sometimes and in a straight line sometimes. Where should the wrist be at the beginning through the end of the stroke?

Mike
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Not sure who this dude is, but he looks pretty sporty.:D
Pic #1 is the address position. The forearm is perpendicular to the cue with the hand and wrist pointing straight down. The elbow is in the pinned position and the cue is level to the table.
Pic #2 is the backstroke. The hand and wrist are still straight, but the back of the hand is pointing up.
Pic #3 is the finish position. The knuckles are now poiting to the arm pit in the "home position". The elbow is still pinned up and the cue is level with the tip pointing down.
These basic fundamentals and mechanics are taught by BCA instructors. The dude in the pic's had the pleasure of learning this from Randy G at his Pool School in Dallas, TX. I highly recommend lessons to people of all skill levels.



 
Agreed. End of thread.

jay helfert said:
Sorry once again to be a contrarian. I love the way this guy gets down over the cue. He's really looking straight at his shot.

There are as many different styles as there are pool players. THERE IS NOT ONE RIGHT WAY TO PLAY! Or too stand, bridge, stroke etc. Please read the first sentence in this paragraph again. It may save you some money someday. :)

The filipinos have shown us this many years ago, and this guy looks filipino. Right away I know he can play. No Rotation for you sir! Only Banks or One Hole!

And I sure like his choice of footwear. :D
Is he related to Fatboy?

I wouldn't change a thing he is doing. This man can already play pool, I guarantee it. I would have to watch him play to see where he needs help. It may be the mental side of the game, or strategic choices of shots, or his pace of play. Helping him is probably on a more advanced level than fiddling with his stance and bridge etc. That's my read on this dude.
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cubc said:
And at what level do you think someone no longer needs to worry about their stance??

I personally think anyone at any level isn't immune from any foundation changes. Look at Tiger woods. He completely went through a full foundation wipe and started over because something was wrong. Then took off again doing extremely well.

I dont like this stance. A lot of room for his hand to move. And no real solid foundation. I'm sure he can play but it certainly would only help him to have a more solid foundation.

edit: By the way the guys hand holding the cue in the picture is correct in how it's positioned in terms of where his knuckles are pointing. It's a little far forward in regards to being perpendicular to the ground.
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You will always be making minute adjustments and fine tuning your game, if you put the time in. There is no level at which you stop improving. Like you said, even Tiger works on his game.

I'm just saying that his stance is fine for now. Sure, he is a little sideways, but that may work fine for him. I've seen a lot more awkward stances on professional level players. I almost started to name some, but thought better of it. Mike D. and Rudy L. might not appreciate it.

The most important thing is how he gets down on the ball (damn good so far) and how he goes through the shot. Until I see that, I have nothing more to add.
 
predator said:
By looking at a static picture, there's no way to tell if a guy is a 30 ball or a 100 ball runner. Don't get me wrong, I like textbook style, but that's not what separates great players from average ones.
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Thank you sir.
 
Patrick Johnson said:
1. Do you sometimes "scoop" the cue ball when using extreme draw? If so, you might try gripping farther back (so your grip arm is perpendicular with the cue rather than with the floor). Gripping too far forward can make your tip dip toward the cloth before you hit the ball rather than after.

2. Do you have trouble getting your stroke in line with your eyesight? If so, you might try holding your elbow a little farther from your body (so it's directly over your stick). This can help to "straighten" out your stroke. [This might happen automatically if you change your foot position as suggested in #3 below.]

3. Do you feel as if your "shot picture" isn't steady? If so, you might try moving your front foot a little to your left. Having your feet too parallel with the shot can make you sway a little while you're stroking - maybe not enough to be visible to an observer, but maybe enough to make it hard to aim precisely.

4. If you sometimes play with shoes and sometimes without, that slight difference in your height can be a distraction.

pj
chgo
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Another sharp cat. Very good stuff!
 
Fast Lenny said:
I have horrible mechanics,lol,my stance and my bridge hand are just VOMIT!
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That pic must have been taken in you NY room...cause I aint never seen a room that looks like that in AZ.

BTW...I think your watch might be a bit crooked in that set up...;)
 
Big C said:
Not sure who this dude is, but he looks pretty sporty.:D
Pic #1 is the address position. The forearm is perpendicular to the cue with the hand and wrist pointing straight down. The elbow is in the pinned position and the cue is level to the table.
Pic #2 is the backstroke. The hand and wrist are still straight, but the back of the hand is pointing up.
Pic #3 is the finish position. The knuckles are now poiting to the arm pit in the "home position". The elbow is still pinned up and the cue is level with the tip pointing down.
These basic fundamentals and mechanics are taught by BCA instructors. The dude in the pic's had the pleasure of learning this from Randy G at his Pool School in Dallas, TX. I highly recommend lessons to people of all skill levels.



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Was that all done in sequence on the same shot? Or was that three different shots......or....are you using some kind of slip stroke....or were you just showing dry run examples of back arm positioning?;)

Each pic has the hand gripping the cue in a different place on the cue:)
 
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