Help playing one handed

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deanoc

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please pm me some advice on how to play or shoot with one hand

i am playing ok off the rail but my jacked up shots are inconsistent
very weak

what cue works best?long,short front heavy
and where should i hold the cue for best results

i have won lots playing this way,but only have about 30 hours lifetime
experience

i only get down about 1 time every year so maybe its just practice i need

thanks for help
dean
 
There was a very good one handed player at a pool bar I sometimes frequent. I watched him as I played him & I learned that it, the difference, is in how he held the cue. He held it like as if it was coming from out of his arm, along his palm & maybe even along his forearm with his fingers running down the cue & not wrapped around at all, except for his thumb.

I have found that thinking of CJ Wiley's firm grip & firm hit has helped me even more lately.

I hope this helps.

Merry Christmas,
 
One-handed jack up

deanoc said:
please pm me some advice on how to play or shoot with one hand

i am playing ok off the rail but my jacked up shots are inconsistent
very weak

what cue works best?long,short front heavy
and where should i hold the cue for best results

i have won lots playing this way,but only have about 30 hours lifetime
experience

i only get down about 1 time every year so maybe its just practice i need

thanks for help
dean
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Had a couple friends who were quite strong at OHJU, and watched a legendary hustler play that way some forty years ago.

I, and they, preferred a shorter, lighter cue, though not when hustling.

They tended to hold the cue just barely behind the balance point.

They all had a very solid stance.

They would try to rest the tip of the cue on the table while aiming and then lift it just before striking the cue ball. Some folks will not allow this, saying that you can't touch the table surface with any part of your body or the cue, at any time.

As your cue ball control options are somewhat limited, OHJU requires even more strategy than normal play, dictated by whether your opponent is also playing with one hand.

You can watch some OHJU play on Youtube.
 
Eye position

I've found that eye position is difficult for me to get playing one handed. Your eye has to be over the cue for best aiming, but I'm left eye dominant and right handed to add to this difficulty.

Now, I play over the shoulder one-handed. And this puts the eye further away from the cue ball line. Saw a guy named Joe Esposito (claimed that he was Elvis body-guard/best friend-which I doubt) play this way. He was very good at it. It gives you more power but you lose feel. Anyway, I'm not all that proficient at it. Hope it helps.
 
I like to hold the cue right at the balance point.

Fairly light grip, short to medium stroke but with very smooth acceleration.

Obviously try to play natural shape, stop shots are pretty easy but draws are very touchy.

Proper body alignment is the key.

I'm no pro at it but I've won more than my share with that spot.
 
pt109 said:
I can't think of a better guy to talk to than Jesse Allred....
...he's a member here, Dean, so you can PM him.
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=...poS-2uoA4FIAnjsW6GNjA&bvm=bv.1355534169,d.dmQ
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IIRC in the comments below one of Jesse's YouTube vids he mentioned holding the tip above the CB and letting it drop down to position just before he strokes. This creates a temporary side-to-side stability due to the inertia of the falling cue. I think of this as an instantaneous bridge. This one hint helped me a lot playing jacked up. Also, don't take practice strokes, just get on the right line and thrust the cue forward in one stroke, kinda like sticking someone with a sword.

I actually have a much easier time acquiring the correct aiming line while standing fully upright. It's getting down on the shot from there without losing that line that gives me problems. There are lots of opposite-handed and mechanical bridge shots that can be made a lot easier jacked up, so it is really worth pursuing.

Most days I can make as many shots playing jacked up as I can using both hands. This may be due to my good aiming abilities, or it may be merely a sign that my regular stroke is so bad that it doesn't make a difference if I use one hand or two. :embarrassed2:
 
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Donny Lutz said:
Had a couple friends who were quite strong at OHJU, and watched a legendary hustler play that way some forty years ago.

I, and they, preferred a shorter, lighter cue, though not when hustling.

They tended to hold the cue just barely behind the balance point.

They all had a very solid stance.

They would try to rest the tip of the cue on the table while aiming and then lift it just before striking the cue ball. Some folks will not allow this, saying that you can't touch the table surface with any part of your body or the cue, at any time.

As your cue ball control options are somewhat limited, OHJU requires even more strategy than normal play, dictated by whether your opponent is also playing with one hand.

You can watch some OHJU play on Youtube.
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I agree with light cue and balance point but I aimed over the cue ball and dropped down to stroke. When I played a lot of one hand in the 70's we could not touch the table with any part of our bodies. Position is the key playing one hand, keeping the cue ball about 12in. of the rail and I always put my left hand on my left knee to help stabilize me. Steady nerves back then but at 66 not so much now.

Good luck Dean.
 
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