If there is daylight between the stick and the hand at the start of the stroke, it's nearly always gone by the end. I think that change in the shape of the hand during the stroke is bad.Should there be a space between
the V part of the skin between the thumb and index finger
or should the cue touch that part of your hand?
Players who squeeze the cue with their first two fingers won't have a gap. Those who grip more with the last three will have a small gap in the V between the first two because the first two aren't the primary grip fingers. I have a gap and it has never been an issue because they're not my primary grip fingers.Should there be a space between
the V part of the skin between the thumb and index finger
or should the cue touch that part of your hand?
I like the thumb and next two finger grip. It seems to give me a better controlled hit. I sometimes remove my middle finger on delicate shotsPlayers who squeeze the cue with their first two fingers won't have a gap. Those who grip more with the last three will have a small gap in the V between the first two because the first two aren't the primary grip fingers. I have a gap and it has never been an issue because they're not my primary grip fingers.
Why do you need to control the hit with your grip? Is your arm swing not straight?I like the thumb and next two finger grip. It seems to give me a better controlled hit. I sometimes remove my middle finger on delicate shots
So the grip doesn’t change during the stroke, making the straight stroke unstraight.Why do you need to control the hit with your grip? Is your arm swing not straight?
Judd Trump holdin' the handle.
One of the best....
seems like those 3 have no space in the V between the thumb and index finger side of handThis is good intel!
Trump being a snooker player would have pressure in the last three fingers right? I feel that the cue is out of alignment when the primary pressure is there, and that impacts speed and consistency. I agree that the primary grip pressure is not pressure but technique. Moving the grip up, using my V as a rudder allows me to use my first two fingers to control the stroke. I get a better feedback especially with longer shots.
I’m just an average guy who doesn’t mind learning from his peers. I added a couple of views from Barry Stark’s video for reference. I hope that I’m not breaking any rules![]()
Gaps also cause vertical cue movement. The hand nearly always closes by the end of the stroke. That will lift the cue.Corey told me, get rid of the ''gap''.
I said why, his response.
Gaps cause....
Lateral cue movement.
I'm not sure if you're joking or not but I'll reply as if you were serious. There's a way to grip the cue where your hand naturally rolls as your arm moves through, right along with the cue, and it's all caused by nothing more than the arm moving through the stroke. There's no strange movement going on causing your cue to go 'unstraight.' The follow through position is with the V between the first two fingers laying flat on top of the cue. You can't get any more natural and straight than that. No wrist cocking going on --- none of that stuff.So the grip doesn’t change during the stroke, making the straight stroke unstraight.
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chgo
Yes, that sounds like the kind of grip I mean by “controlled” - doesn’t change, so doesn’t affect the stroke.I'm not sure if you're joking or not but I'll reply as if you were serious. There's a way to grip the cue where your hand naturally rolls as your arm moves through, right along with the cue, and it's all caused by nothing more than the arm moving through the stroke. There's no strange movement going on causing your cue to go 'unstraight.' The follow through position is with the V between the first two fingers laying flat on top of the cue. You can't get any more natural and straight than that. No wrist cocking going on --- none of that stuff.
But when a player keeps the pressure on the first two fingers throughout the stroke, that is an example of going against the natural movement of the arm swing because the player will have to engage his wrist in order to keep the pressure up front until the end.Yes, that sounds like the kind of grip I mean by “controlled” - doesn’t change, so doesn’t affect the stroke.
pj
chgo
It's more of a passive wrist action tho. Something that happens but not something that needs to be performed or timed by the player. They just hold on and swing the arm.But when a player keeps the pressure on the first two fingers throughout the stroke, that is an example of going against the natural movement of the arm swing because the player will have to engage his wrist in order to keep the pressure up front until the end.