In your experience, which common flaw, when corrected, results in the most dramatic improvement in a player's game, or does it not really work like that?
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Dramatic Improvement
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stroke....I used to think I had a good stroke... 2 days with RandyG showed me that I did not...I then did what he told me to do and ingrained it.. and now I really do have a good stroke..
and once that was solved I found almost all the "problems" in my game that I thought I had (Aim, long shots, straight shots, drawing the ball, ect.).... didn't even exist
once you fix the stroke most of your other problems go away instantly..
and once that was solved I found almost all the "problems" in my game that I thought I had (Aim, long shots, straight shots, drawing the ball, ect.).... didn't even exist
once you fix the stroke most of your other problems go away instantly..
I'd say stroke, grip and of course eye pattern.
Thanks for the responses. "Stroke" covers a broad territory. I'd like to get more specific if possible.
There are two major flaws that when I recognize and correct them my game gets better.
1. I have to see the line the cue ball will travel on. This means I need to sight the OB first and then make sure the CB is on the right line. When I get "too" interested in position and forget the sight lines and contact point my game suffers and drammatically improves when corrected.
2. I have to use a short (not exceeding the natural pendulum) stroke. I like a longer stroke but it always (and I mean all ways) wrecks my game. As soon as I realize that I am using a long stroke and switch back to the shorter pendulum stroke my game gets better.
I suppose that different folks have different strokes and therefore different problems -- those are just mine.
1. I have to see the line the cue ball will travel on. This means I need to sight the OB first and then make sure the CB is on the right line. When I get "too" interested in position and forget the sight lines and contact point my game suffers and drammatically improves when corrected.
2. I have to use a short (not exceeding the natural pendulum) stroke. I like a longer stroke but it always (and I mean all ways) wrecks my game. As soon as I realize that I am using a long stroke and switch back to the shorter pendulum stroke my game gets better.
I suppose that different folks have different strokes and therefore different problems -- those are just mine.
it's not that easy if you only change one little part of it.. Grip for example.. now you have to learn to shoot that way...and develop different compensations for the other flaws.. then you say gee changing that part didn't help that much .. I'll go back to the old way and change something else.. and you'll end up in a vicious circle that never gets you anywhere..
changing one little part might get you a small improvement for a little while.. but dramatic improvement comes only when the whole thing is right..
that's the A'HA moment,
the problem is it takes a lot of work and a lot of time and many players don't want to put that kind of effort in. lots of folks are searching for that one little tip that will change their game overnight..
sorry to say it but....it doesn't exist..
and even when you get the stroke right.. a good stroke dosen't make you a champion all by itself.. but it will move you a good chunk of the way down the road.
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Stroke includes all the moving parts of the body necessary to propel the cue forward in a straight line. Extra moving parts just offer more potential for breakdowns. The wrong moving parts can defeat the purpose.
A consistent, repeatable stroke that delivers the cue (and thus, the cue ball) in a straight line is the one most important aspect of improving your game.
If you know where to aim, and you have a reliable delivery system that can put the cue ball where it needs to go, the rest becomes much easier.
Steve
Having spent many hours teaching classes, or just over dinner with you, it sometimes amazes me that you can make your point on here with only five words! :grin:
(And very true words they are!)
Hope you're doing well, my friend.
Steve
Alignement.....
Oh yes- RandyG also gave me a *few words* after seeing just a few minutes of a videotape where i m training a bit.......really was SO IMPRESSED, how much he helped me with his *little comment*. This RandyG is really a man i m looking up to.
Wish he would live in the neighbourhood ^^
Still thanksful,
Ingo
Of all the people I have met in the pool business, Randy is the one who stands out the most. He has done more for me to help my game, and help me become the best instructor I can be than anyone I know.
I'm fortunate to be able to call him my friend.
Steve
I'm fortunate to be able to call him my friend.
Steve
