From my experience most players follow through to far
I video taped myself with a laser line behind me to see if I was stroking straight with the shot line. The good thing is I noticed I was stroking in line, but my elbow as off line. 1-2 inches... From I understand you want your elbow, wrist and and cue on the line. But if I'm stroking straight does it really matter if my elbow is off line? Ant thoughts would greatly appreciated..
Thanks
I doubt if you'll see any two players with the same elbow movement, so it is irrelevant. What really matter is that you're delivering your cue straight through your "Tip Target" point on the cue ball. Your stroke need to do this as simply and precisely as possible, I would suggest making sure your hand goes back and returns to the same place with acceleration.
From my experience most players follow through to far and it increases the reaction of miss hits on the cue ball. Some of us will throw our opponents off by exasperating our follow through....DO NOT fall victim of this, it's not something you want to emulate. Back when I was gambling for a living I would do things like this intentionally to throw off my opponent and get him doing the same thing.
I see some of the champion players do this as well, they probably developed the habit many years ago and just continue to do it. You want to keep your follow through close to the same distance you are bringing the cue back, no more, no less is a good rule of thumb. 'The Game is the Teacher'