boogieman
It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that ping.
Recently I've really been working hard on foundational stuff, proper stance, foot placement, bridge etc.
Maybe I'm just weird but I have almost no spacial awareness of where my shoulder is. This makes it hard to get in good stance consistently. How do you get your shoulder in line if it doesn't enter into your body awareness?
Recently I felt the cue was distracting me from truly seeing the shot and how to get into stance. I was sometimes matching my stance to my cue and not the balls I was aiming at. It seemed a visual distraction as well as binding my body up so it didn't get into stance fluidly. I tried keeping the cue out of my vision by holding it to my shoulder, tip straight up in the air. The cue is outside of my peripheral vision. For some reason it felt like by having the cue out as most do, or even perpendicular to my body it was messing with me. Several people I talk to swear by using the cue (or ferrule) as a type of pointer or straight edge but I don't get it. I find kicks, banks, aim with my eyes and the cue plays almost no part, other than to imagine a bank angle if it's really odd.
I find that by having the cue on my shoulder, I actually know where my shoulder is and can get it in line very well. As I get in place at the table I fluidly lower the cue to my bridge. It is perfectly lined up. My stance is correct and my arm is in line. I'm sure it looks odd, but is there anything inherently wrong with having the cue up to my shoulder and lowering it straight down/forward into position? The cue isn't on top of my shoulder, but touching the front of my shoulder. For a visual, I'm not cracking a whip, but what you would imagine knighting someone slowly with a ceremonial sword would look like. The cue ends up on my bridge and it's in line.
So, how bad is this? Will it develop bad habits, or is it a legit way to bring attention to where my shoulder actually resides on my body? It seems to give me great awareness of how to get my shoulder in line.
Maybe I'm just weird but I have almost no spacial awareness of where my shoulder is. This makes it hard to get in good stance consistently. How do you get your shoulder in line if it doesn't enter into your body awareness?
Recently I felt the cue was distracting me from truly seeing the shot and how to get into stance. I was sometimes matching my stance to my cue and not the balls I was aiming at. It seemed a visual distraction as well as binding my body up so it didn't get into stance fluidly. I tried keeping the cue out of my vision by holding it to my shoulder, tip straight up in the air. The cue is outside of my peripheral vision. For some reason it felt like by having the cue out as most do, or even perpendicular to my body it was messing with me. Several people I talk to swear by using the cue (or ferrule) as a type of pointer or straight edge but I don't get it. I find kicks, banks, aim with my eyes and the cue plays almost no part, other than to imagine a bank angle if it's really odd.
I find that by having the cue on my shoulder, I actually know where my shoulder is and can get it in line very well. As I get in place at the table I fluidly lower the cue to my bridge. It is perfectly lined up. My stance is correct and my arm is in line. I'm sure it looks odd, but is there anything inherently wrong with having the cue up to my shoulder and lowering it straight down/forward into position? The cue isn't on top of my shoulder, but touching the front of my shoulder. For a visual, I'm not cracking a whip, but what you would imagine knighting someone slowly with a ceremonial sword would look like. The cue ends up on my bridge and it's in line.
So, how bad is this? Will it develop bad habits, or is it a legit way to bring attention to where my shoulder actually resides on my body? It seems to give me great awareness of how to get my shoulder in line.