I had a gentleman I respect watch my game yesterday and was told I choke up too much on my grip. Not being able to watch myself, I was unaware of that. His comment was that it causes me to move my shoulder during the follow through. I'd appreciate some comments on how far behind the balance point some of you gentlemen grip the cue.
Choking up grip
- Thread starter r0ttie1
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about 6 or 7 inches usually.
Your grip has nothing to do with the balance point ( I was told by an instructor of this) of the cue.
Your grip should be where upon contact of the cb, your grip hand should be about 90 degrees from the ground.
Even Jim Rempe shows this on his video and he adamantly disqualifies the balance point reference.
I still can't believe Willie Mosconi himself spread this notion on his book.
Your grip should be where upon contact of the cb, your grip hand should be about 90 degrees from the ground.
Even Jim Rempe shows this on his video and he adamantly disqualifies the balance point reference.
I still can't believe Willie Mosconi himself spread this notion on his book.
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King Cueball
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IMO you can hold the cue anywhere and it can be made to work!Just like the stance any style can be made to work
Jim Rempe in the instructional video "Pool School" says with you bridge hand 6" from the tip of the cue and your cue tip almost touching the cb, you should be gripping the cue so that your forearm is pointing straight down to the ground. In other words, your arm from your elbow to your hand should be pointing in a straight line to the ground. When I do this, my hand is behind the wrap close to the end of the butt. I personally prefer to choke up just a little.
Joseph Cues said:
It's probably because Willie Mosconi was right, and Jim Rempe was wrong. Your hand does not need to be at a 90 degree angle when in contact with the cueball. Look at Alex Pagulayan or Tony Drago, they are way back behind 90 degrees, look at Rafael Martinez or Tony Chohan, they are way forward. All good players let the weight of their cue do all the work for them. That's why you see Efren and Bustamante have such relaxed wrists, they just swing their arm forward with no muscle, they let the weight of the cue do all the pretty stroking you see. If you are choked up past or too close to the balance point, you have alot of the cue weight behind you, and it's very difficult to finesse or give speed to the cueball without tension in your muscles.