Establishing the Ideal Grip and Pro Alignment

[garczar]

That's great, I work on my grip with several things other than a pool cue. I use an 8 pound sword, and lately I've been using a 7 foot staff every day that has made an amazing difference. I mostly teach and don't focus on playing, and when I do my stoke is better now than ever. There's a few things anyone can do to have a more powerful, precise and consistent stroke, "it's ALL in the hands"!

You'd dig the sword i have. My dad brought it back from Japan. Full size katana. Thing is so sharp its just stupid. Hung a thick rope from a tree, tied a knot at the bottom. Took a full rip and the rope barely wiggled as it cut clean in two. Amazing piece of steel.

 

[Matt_24]

Great thread!

 

[EddieBme]

The grip is very important, I've had issues with mine too through the years. Back in the golden days I could always find someone that would play me for 10+ straight hours and my grip would always get grooved in long sessions. The hands are the only direct contact we have with the game, the feel, touch, consistency and power all come from the hands.....Like Earl Strickland told me one time "CJ it's all in the hands, it's ALL in the hands!!" I'd say the feet position, the hips and the hands are what separates the champions from those that practice every day and never get noticeably better......even now if I decided to play seriously I would learn something new every day and continue to fine tune by fundamentals, like Shane Van B, he told me he'd changed his stroke 4 times since 2006 and that was 6 years ago.....it's a journey, not a destination!

Hi CJ. Did you ever talk to Buddy Hall about his grip? He appears to have a pretty firm grip on the back of the cue, like most snooker players.

Eddie