Correcting My Swoop/Inside Out Stroke

DrCue'sProtege said:
I understand what you are talking about Fran. But the fact of the matter is with all the lessons I have had over the years from several different instructors along with all the work and effort I have put in myself i'd say I am about at that point where I either get it or I don't.

I went to Steve Boyer in Evansville about three weeks ago to see if he could help me with my straight in draw shot problem. I saw on video what I was doing. About 45 minutes ago I found my old tripod to use with my old VHS Camcorder and in about another 45 minutes I am going to video myself and see if I have made any improvements on my inside out/veering/steering/swooping stroke that is inconsistent and causing me to hit the CB at various spots. Which, in turn, causes me to miss some shots left and some shots right.

I'll be disappointed if I haven't made any improvement.

r/Mike

p.s. If I would have won that $1.4 Billion Powerball Lottery a few weeks ago I would move to Owensboro and take a lesson from Nick Varner 2-3 times a week. Then we could really begin to know and understand each other. But since I didn't win the once a year two hour session is about it.
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I understand your frustration. We all have different needs at different times. Sometimes it's perfectly fine to visit someone far away to hear what he has to say about your game. But there are other times where it's important to get feedback from someone on a more frequent basis, especially when you're trying to make a difficult adjustment to your game --- where someone can check you along the way.
 
I just video'd myself. I shot a bunch of straight in draw shots. Missed probably 2/3 of them, made about 1/3.

But as far as the inside/out stroke, it was still there at times but I wasn't doing it all the time. Maybe I have made some improvement because when I was video'd three weeks ago it was about every time.

Time to get back to practicing again. Sure seems like it would be easy to just move that cue straight back and then straight through. Guess its not as easy as it seems. But I have at least made some progress.

r/Mike
 
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