holding the cue

[caz1429]

i have read that you should grip your cue 1-2 inches behind balance point, and your arm should pointing straight down at the floor. My arm is always pointed forward, even when i hold my cue 3+ inches from the balance point. my bridge is about 7 inches from the cue ball. what am i doing wrong?

 

[BradyBehrman]

Stand in front of a mirror and watch your stroke. I think its really a personal preference as to where you hold your cue.

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[King Cueball]

Caz IMO there is no right way to hold the cue, with lots of playing time almost any grip can be made to work. If you go into any pool room i would bet you wouldnt see 2 people holding the cue the same.

 

[fast larry]

i have read that you should grip your cue 1-2 inches behind balance point, and your arm should pointing straight down at the floor. My arm is always pointed forward, even when i hold my cue 3+ inches from the balance point. my bridge is about 7 inches from the cue ball. what am i doing wrong?

Now we are getting somewhere, I actually have people calling this the hold and no longer the grip. You grip an ax, you hold the cue.

 

[LastTwo]

I dunno about 1-2 inches behind the balance point, most pros hold the cue way in the back, usually at least 5 inches past the balance point (although the balance point for most every cue is different). From what I hear the most important thing is that wherever you hold the cue, you want to keep the weight of the cue in front of you throughout your entire stroke, so you can use the weight of the cue plus your forearm for the shot, rather than using muscles to pocket a ball. Pay attention to how the pros do it, watch Efren. For ever shot he doesn't flinch a muscle, he just lets his cue do all the work for him, he touches the cueball instead of hitting it.