How do I make my cue action more smooth and more like a 9-ball action?

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briskx

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hey there. I got a really smooth cue, but i just dont quite have to get a realy nice smooth action. My action is a BIT snookery lol.

Any videos or sites which could help me ?

I just want a 9-ball action or at least to look like i got one.

So any tips... I think I got one, i only hold the cue with like 2 or 3 fingers...

thanks

Ed
 
I'm not sure if this is a reply to that question, but at least i'll give it a shot. Try to calm down and forget about how does it look or what someothers are thinking, play your game and both consentrate and follow your every shot till the end. Really, who gives a sh#t about what someone else is thinking about your shots? (ok, if you can get some feedback from really good players it's worth to listen and learn)
 
well it just looks like snooker, iam not really that loose

i wanna loosen up you know, be real smooth and flowing, wandered if any certain things which helped you to do that like, they way you grip, your bridge etc

Ed
 
If you're getting the action on the cue ball that you want, it shouldn't matter what you look like. Personally I think snooker players' fundamentals are as good or better than pool players'.
 
briskx said:
well it just looks like snooker, iam not really that loose

i wanna loosen up you know, be real smooth and flowing, wandered if any certain things which helped you to do that like, they way you grip, your bridge etc

Ed
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Two things came to my mind:

1. learn and understand the rules of the game you are playing
2. practice and learn tactical aspects that way

When you know those both by heart it's loose enough:D
 
Snooker players tend to set up very low... a lot have their chins touching the cue.

IMO, 9-ball lends itself to a more upright stance ... so what I would suggest is to raise your stance a bit and make sure that you follow-through completely on your stroke of shot.

Don't make a drastic change... just try a small adjustment at a time. It may be what you're looking for.
 
smooth action...

briskx said:
hey there. I got a really smooth cue, but i just dont quite have to get a realy nice smooth action. My action is a BIT snookery lol.

Any videos or sites which could help me ?

I just want a 9-ball action or at least to look like i got one.

So any tips... I think I got one, i only hold the cue with like 2 or 3 fingers...

thanks

Ed
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Eat lots of Filipino Food. Before you know it you'll be strokin em like Efren and Alex! :D
 
Try staying down on the shot until the cueball contacts the object ball. This should help smooth out your stroke and ensure you follow through.

McCue Banger McCue
 
whats wrong with a snooker action? maybe u should watch more snookerplayers. to me they have a better stance/action or whatever u call it, then most poolplayers i see. there stroke is absolutly 100% pure, unforced. some poolplayers they use a typical poolstance. high position of the head, lots of movement in the body. they seem to be turning some kind of invisible wheel instead of doing a straight forward line movement, i wonder how they pot a ball.

I play with a typical snookerstance, and i'm sure ill never change.

but maybe i understood u wrong :s
 
briskx said:
well it just looks like snooker, iam not really that loose
Ed
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If by snooker stroke you mean, perfectly straight and never out of line, thats not something you should want to change. When you cue goes off line you have to work to get it back on track, wasted energy in my opinion.
 
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