Feedback on My Stroke & Mechanics – Looking to Improve Fundamentals

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There's a whole thread on it in ask the instructor. A postetr asked about the gap pictured in Wilson's book.

Mark having a gap don't mean he's teaching it..

 

[WobblyStroke]

Mark having a gap don't mean he's teaching it..

It is in his book. Are you suggesting he's putting it in there for funzies?

 

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Ok, I was not aware of that.

 

[WobblyStroke]

Efren has no gap in his grip, he only lets go of the cue on the final delivery so I'll pass on those milkshakes...

He often has a gap. Watch more of his matches. Most slip stroke guys are so loose a gap creeps in often, Efren falls in that category.

 

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He often has a gap. Watch more of his matches. Most slip stroke guys are so loose a gap creeps in often, Efren falls in that category.

I disagree, he does not have a slip stroke and is holding the cue with two fingers most always wrapped around the cue.

 

[WobblyStroke]

I disagree, he does not have a slip stroke and is holding the cue with two fingers most always wrapped around the cue.

You're right.

That was a sloppy edit by me as I started talking about Sambajon, who def slips it a lot, and then left in the slip stroke comment.

I just rewatched peak Efren vs Busty in 99. A few good shots of his extremely loose grip, but none with a view of a gap. For the most part, at his best I think you're right and he doesnt have a gap to start,tho I def have seen daylight on some of his shots in the countless hours I've watched him. So take him out as a 'poster boy' lol.

An interesting gap player to add along Sambajon would be a young Neils Feijen. He got rid of that gap, but there are some clear shots of it in the 2002 world championships. Was different style than Sambajon's slip but still....gap did not kill cue power. He explains his grip concept on his youtube channel and it's basically squeeze tight for structure and then relax the fingers to allow for fluid movement. I guess he relaxed those fingers more in his younger days.

 

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I think that everyone that uses a loose grip will show a gap every once in while, depending on the type of shot at hand..

Thats as slippy a stroke as I have ever seen..

 

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I was 500 but stopped logging in games a while back. I think I would be between 550 and 600 now.

I do have a tip for you: You might benefit from keeping your cue tip longer on the felt after following through, instead of immediately pulling back or not even touch it.Say to yourself ''one'' before lifting the tip of the felt and think of it like a magnet to your tip..I just corrected that in my stroke and it worked like a charm, more precision, more power, better ball pocketing...