Fran...talk a little about gripping with your back fingers instead of front.
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- Thread starter SpiderWebComm
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Gripping with the first three fingers and the pinkie off the cue originated back in the days when players stood taller at the table. They needed to use wrist motion in order to generate speed with their limited strokes which I believe was due to their height at the table in combination with tougher equipment, like clay balls and thick cloth.
This technique of gripping with the front part of the hand and the pinkie off the cue was passed down to the next generation of players and so-on. But we stand lower today and have more favorable equipment, and we can generate speed without snapping our wrists on most shots.
Also, I have found that a problem with gripping with the front three fingers is that players with a twisting problem will tend to twist the cue with those fingers. The first thing I do with players who twist their cue is that I ask them as an experiment to completely take thier thumb and index fingers off the cue and shoot the same shots they just missed. They are shocked to find that they can suddenly pocket those shots they kept missing only minutes before.
The next step is to learn how to place your thumb and index finger back on the cue but lightly, and to leave the pinkie on the cue, and to focus on shooting with your arm rather than your hand. Your arm is what's stroking your shots, not your hand.
There's more to it than that, but that's the basic premise. If you're ever in NY I'd be happy to show you, or maybe at Alan Hopkins Expo next year. I plan on being there.
This technique of gripping with the front part of the hand and the pinkie off the cue was passed down to the next generation of players and so-on. But we stand lower today and have more favorable equipment, and we can generate speed without snapping our wrists on most shots.
Also, I have found that a problem with gripping with the front three fingers is that players with a twisting problem will tend to twist the cue with those fingers. The first thing I do with players who twist their cue is that I ask them as an experiment to completely take thier thumb and index fingers off the cue and shoot the same shots they just missed. They are shocked to find that they can suddenly pocket those shots they kept missing only minutes before.
The next step is to learn how to place your thumb and index finger back on the cue but lightly, and to leave the pinkie on the cue, and to focus on shooting with your arm rather than your hand. Your arm is what's stroking your shots, not your hand.
There's more to it than that, but that's the basic premise. If you're ever in NY I'd be happy to show you, or maybe at Alan Hopkins Expo next year. I plan on being there.
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I've been really successful with using the pinky and wanted to read your thoughts. Will def track you down maybe at the expo.
