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Olive

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Hi all,

What are your opinions as to the finishing bit of the pendulum stroke?

the story:
I used to play keeping a 3rd contact point with the cue at my chest for more stability(it touched all the way through), but recently looking at my stroke and trying to improve what i can, i found that my elbow was not directly above my head and was slightly slanted out. when i hit the stroke, my grip hand finished hitting my chest after follow through.

Now, if i adjust the stroke to a perfect pendulum, i do not have the 3rd contact point any more ofcourse, but also do not seem to be able to keep the cue on a perfectly straight line any more since at the finish of the stroke, my grip finishes higher and the tip of the cue touches the cloth, this loses finesse and does not provide as much cue power as my previous technique with less effort.

Sorry for confusing post, but please share your views and thoughts :)

thanks
o
 
With the proper pendilum stroke, the tip should end up either level, or pointing down toward the table. Your grip hand should come to rest at the same spot in your ribs or chest every time. It sounds like you are performing it properly.

The problem may be trying to unlearn an old habit and replacing it with a new and improved one. It is going to feel very strange at first. You have to give the medicine time to work, so to speak. You are on the right track. Don't give up. It took me a while for it to become my natural stroke, but once it did, that was when I really began to see the results in the form of more consistent shot making.

Steve
 
thank you for the reply. you say that the grip hand should always come to rest against ribs/chest.. how about on a soft stroke, where you ideally only need an inch or 2 of follow through.. do you stop the cue straight after it has contacted the cue ball? i can see this leading to various pace and instability issues, what are your views?

thanks

o
 
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Olive said:
thank you for the reply. you say that the grip hand should always come to rest against ribs/chest.. how about on a soft stroke, where you ideally only need an inch or 2 of follow through.. do you stop the cue straight after it has contacted the cue ball? i can see this leading to various pace and instability issues, what are your views?

thanks

o
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The follow through should be the same regardless of shot. The change would be how fast you stroke through the cue ball.
 
Olive said:
Hi all,

What are your opinions as to the finishing bit of the pendulum stroke?

the story:
I used to play keeping a 3rd contact point with the cue at my chest for more stability(it touched all the way through), but recently looking at my stroke and trying to improve what i can, i found that my elbow was not directly above my head and was slightly slanted out. when i hit the stroke, my grip hand finished hitting my chest after follow through.

Now, if i adjust the stroke to a perfect pendulum, i do not have the 3rd contact point any more ofcourse, but also do not seem to be able to keep the cue on a perfectly straight line any more since at the finish of the stroke, my grip finishes higher and the tip of the cue touches the cloth, this loses finesse and does not provide as much cue power as my previous technique with less effort.

Sorry for confusing post, but please share your views and thoughts :)

thanks
o
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the snooker players in the UK use the 3rd contact point and use a 95% pendlum stroke, and they IMO deliver the cue better than any other players-as a whole.


Instead of trying to perfect something in a book, see which one is giving you the best results. Sounds to me like your cloae to moving up a notch-which is great, so see what works the best and not be "Book" smart for a while. you gonna be fine, but this is a critical point in devloping your game because the longer you play the harder it is to adjust. so finding what wworks best NOW is a good plan.


now that i pissed off all the pool school guys, I just want to say hi to my buddy Scott Lee:thumbup:
 
Olive said:
thank you for the reply. you say that the grip hand should always come to rest against ribs/chest.. how about on a soft stroke, where you ideally only need an inch or 2 of follow through.. do you stop the cue straight after it has contacted the cue ball? i can see this leading to various pace and instability issues, what are your views?

thanks

o
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For most shots, the only thing that you would change would be the speed of your forward stroke. For the really soft shots, simply shorten your bridge distance from the cue ball. Now choke up on the cue the same distance. Now you are back with your forearm at 90 degrees at your set position, but your travel distance to the finish position will be shorter.
Steve
 
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