Best tool for straight stroke training?

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Lightn1nG

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Is there some sort of training aid/tool which is good for at home or also at pool hall straight stroke practice? Please don't give me the bottle thing, which is not stable, usually doesn't give you ideal feedback in terms of perfect straightness etc. I saw Jasmine Ouschan striking through a transparent cue ball with a cloth underneath and straight line drawn on it, but couldn't find link to it....
Any other suggestions?
At home practice is really important to me, to really polish the pre-stroke and follow through/straightness.
 
Patrick Johnson said:
1. Stroke on the rail over the cloth/rail line.
2. Stroke between two golf tees.

Both focus on left/right control and allow up/down motion. ...
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Those drills might help getting a feel for a straight stroke, but like some other drills, they are not like actually shooting. If possible, I think it's better to have a drill that actually pockets a ball. For many people all their old, bad habits come back when it's time to put the ball in the hole.

You can still use the golf tees (or similar gate post) but do it while shooting a shot. The tees can go either in front of your bridge hand or maybe behind on the rail, if you're shooting over the rail.
Lightn1nG said:
... At home practice is really important to me, to really polish the pre-stroke and follow through/straightness.
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Get a cue ball and shoot it across a table into a pillow. Maybe you could mount a fan-beam laser to line up along the middle of the cue stick. But again, I think most of your practice needs to be while pocketing balls.
 
Take a look at the QMD4 Stroke Trainer/Analyzer (theQMD.com), it's made for straightening your stroke. There's a Youtube video review of it you can access from the web site that covers a lot of it's features.
 
Straight stroke practice.
Simple question.
I too never like the Buddy Hall Tube :)....

Humm.... here's good info.
Don't rush it.
Look for the right instructor within your state or your surrounding states and make a plan to ''meet em first''.
If your traveling/incorporate.
Right person/KEY.

I do this when I change doctors, I wanna meet em first too important.
I just did this yesterday, visited three different practices, to see/feel and at one hang out and see/feel the employees attitudes.

What your asking is thee most important part of play to have mastered/fixed/corrected/incorporated into your game.... your Stance.

Filler plays so well, because he's always working the Middle of the cue ball/hittin' straight thru chosen cb contact point.
It allows em to just punch the cue ball left/right for shape instead of adding/SPIN .... of some type to get Shape.... makes shape/shots inconsistent.
 
These are a couple things I made for straight stroke and also center CB practice.

For striaght stroke I made this attachement that has wings that will tell you if there is any deveation and/or twisting in your stroke.
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They go on the tip. You can play all your normal shots with it on and even play racks.


For center CB practice I made a tip cover (TPU rubber like material)
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You can hit normal shots but have to stay really close to center CB or you will mis-cue badly. No chalk is needed and also saves your actual tip from wear....Slides on and off as needed for practice.
 
Using a laser mounted on the cue can produce a thin beam or a small dot, which helps to visualize minor lateral movements that are often hard to detect while looking at your standard 12 or 13mm wide cue stick. I have used my cue laser to evaluate students' strokes by making subtle adjustments, such as adding ulnar or radial deviation to the grip while keeping the stance and stroke consistent.
 
If the cue tip is moving off center 1/4 inch, the butt end may be moving 2 inches. The butt end is what you need to look at because that is the where the problem is being caused. If you put a laptop camera behind you (and possibly the lap top in front of you), you will be able to see and record your stroke in live conditions.

Things to look for are movements of the shoulder, upper arm, fore arm, wrist, fingers, and of course the butt of the cue. It is difficult to correct what you cannot identify. Your viewing of yourself may be very productive. You may also want to put the camera in front of your cue for other body movements.

A cheap camera will do the trick and will let you examine you stroke anytime you find a problem stroke.
 
The tool for straight stroke training is already in your arm. When I competed in WPBA pro events, there was often a lot of pressure. Being under pressure can lead to a wobble in your stroke. So I knew I had to develop something for myself to assure a straight stroke under pressure.

Here's what I did: When using a pendulum or fixed-elbow type stroke, just make sure the bottom half of your arm hits the top half in your follow through --- with the two halves exactly one on top of the other, so the stroke feels like this: Open (backstroke), close (forward stroke). Open, close. Your elbow feels just like a mechanical hinge.

No matter how nervous I got at times, the open, close routine kept my stroke straight.

You need to put control of your cue in your arm and not your hand.
 
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FranCrimi said:
The tool for straight stroke training is already in your arm. When I competed in WPBA pro events, there was often a lot of pressure. Being under pressure can lead to a wobble in your stroke. So I knew I had to develop something for myself to assure a straight stroke under pressure.

Here's what I did: When using a pendulum or fixed-elbow type stroke, just make sure the bottom half of your arm hits the top half in your follow through --- with the two halves exactly one on top of the other, so the stroke feels like this: Open (backstroke), close (forward stroke). Open, close. You elbow feels just like a mechanical hinge.

No matter how nervous I got at times, the open, close routine kept my stroke straight.

You need to put control of your cue in your arm and not your hand.
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1000% agree on this!
 
Lightn1nG said:
Is there some sort of training aid/tool which is good for at home or also at pool hall straight stroke practice? Please don't give me the bottle thing, which is not stable, usually doesn't give you ideal feedback in terms of perfect straightness etc. I saw Jasmine Ouschan striking through a transparent cue ball with a cloth underneath and straight line drawn on it, but couldn't find link to it....
Any other suggestions?
At home practice is really important to me, to really polish the pre-stroke and follow through/straightness.
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Lasers and Training for a Perfect Stroke - Duplicate

I posted this video in the main forum but didn't get a single reply about the subject matter. I guess everybody in the main forum already has a perfect stroke! :wink: I'm reposting here with the idea that people wanting to improve their play might come here more looking for help: Here is the...
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