This stroke device is amazing. But, why won't you guys buy it and see how your stroke holds up? Pool players would rather spend $2,000 on a new cue stick thinking it will help their game but spending $150 on a device that might reveal their stroke problems... no way.
I've fixed the "Tip Steer" with a change in my stance but the "follow through" is a 6.0. I can not get it higher so far. The "follow through" measures acceleration of the cue stick through the cue ball. My teacher pegs it in the 10's every time so I know it's my stroke. My "straightness" will always be red because I use a pendulum stroke. Must be straight through piston to get this higher so I don't care about that parameter.
Come on and get one. Let's see how your stroke stands.
First, I don't spend a lot of time on social media. This is my opinion. I don't plan to spend a lot of time discussing or defending it. I hope it provides useful thought. If it isn't for you, just ignore it.
OK, Folks. The following is my opinion based on my experience with the Digicue Blue. I used one of the early versions back around 2017-2018 and loved it. I am excited to see it back on the market and grabbed one as soon as I could. It works as well as I remember. Like any training aid, in any sport, it can't do everything but it does do a heck of a lot. In my opinion its greatest value is helping develop a smooth, repeatable stroke. Pool requires a myriad of variations on the basic stroke but having a good base to start with is critical. This will help build that foundation. If a shot requires excessive back hand English, or maybe a jab stroke to avoid a double hit on a short draw shot, that's fine. You know you meant to do that so just ignore the error message.
Based on the multiple cue stroke parameters measured it will work well for any of the cue sports; pool, billiards, or snooker. With three preset levels of measurements plus the ability to customize individual measurement parameters it should help most players. In only a few days I am getting fewer error messages and pocketing a higher percent of my pool shots. I started with the intermediate level and quickly learned my pool stoke wasn't nearly as straight or consistent as I thought.
Someone indicated it does not work well on shots where you apply a lot of power. If you're playing well power shots should be a rare occurrence. I found that the more I improve my basic technique the harder I can stroke and not get error indications. Getting errors on power strokes may not always be the measuring device. It could partly be the player.
I saw a couple of comments about cost. Frankly, I think it is a bargain at the current price point. I've spent way more on a single cue shaft than this costs. No matter how good the shaft, improvements will be minimal unless the player has a stroke technique to take advantage of whatever technical advantages the shaft claims to offer. There's an old adage about spending exorbitant amounts of money on sports equipment, "You can't buy a game (skill)." However, you can definitely buy tools that help you build one. This is one of them. If you're serious about improving your game, you need one of these.
Cheers y'all.
