Hi all,
My dilemma is recently I changed my grip. It has always been tight and I loosened it up and it feels great - i'm no longer gripping the cue tightly. However, I noticed that I was being more inconsistent because my arm, for lack of a better description, was too loose causing me to drop my elbow prematurely.
I am trying to adopt a pure pendulum stroke and have thus far come to the conclusion that the right way to do this is to (1) snap the forearm "into" the bicep while maintaining my elbow at a consistent height while simultaneously (2) keeping a loose grip.
Overall, it seems like a balancing act that is taking some work. My follow-through has shortened a little bit as well (4-6 inches whereas with my "piston" type stroke it was longer). However, I have seen a little more consistency in my shots when I am focusing on doing the abovementioned things.
Question for all of the instructor here: is there anything you would say is wrong? That I should change? Thoughts are appreciated...
My dilemma is recently I changed my grip. It has always been tight and I loosened it up and it feels great - i'm no longer gripping the cue tightly. However, I noticed that I was being more inconsistent because my arm, for lack of a better description, was too loose causing me to drop my elbow prematurely.
I am trying to adopt a pure pendulum stroke and have thus far come to the conclusion that the right way to do this is to (1) snap the forearm "into" the bicep while maintaining my elbow at a consistent height while simultaneously (2) keeping a loose grip.
Overall, it seems like a balancing act that is taking some work. My follow-through has shortened a little bit as well (4-6 inches whereas with my "piston" type stroke it was longer). However, I have seen a little more consistency in my shots when I am focusing on doing the abovementioned things.
Question for all of the instructor here: is there anything you would say is wrong? That I should change? Thoughts are appreciated...