BoomerMueller
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i can masse but it does no good when i cant aim proper.
How do you control your masse
- Thread starter BoomerMueller
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learn how to pinpoint the break point on the curve, when it breaks it goes in a straight line, all you have to do is practice...its a feel shot and all the techniques and theorys are not going to make you much better if at all with out natural feel for the shot.
Not to mention, if you can't kick and hit the ball then you don't need to learn to masse...same thing goes for jumping, learn to walk bf you run. Work on important things in your game like your stroke, stance, follow through as you go forward practice the feel on the masse every so often, when your game is ready you will then be ready to really learn...but never without a great natural feel for the game impregnated in your mind/body.
Not to mention, if you can't kick and hit the ball then you don't need to learn to masse...same thing goes for jumping, learn to walk bf you run. Work on important things in your game like your stroke, stance, follow through as you go forward practice the feel on the masse every so often, when your game is ready you will then be ready to really learn...but never without a great natural feel for the game impregnated in your mind/body.
The three key components of every shot, Angle, Speed, and Spin apply to masse, just like any other shot. Your variables are the angle of cue elevation, the spin applied depending on how far from center you strike the cue ball, and the speed of your stroke.
In order to learn to control your masse, you must first be able to consisenttly control each variable. Once you can do that, you maintain two of them, and observe the different results when you change the third variable. For example, keep your stroke speed and spin the same and change the elevation of the butt. Or maintain the same elevation and speed, but change the contact point. You will learn how changing each of these variables will alter the path of the cue ball.
Steve
In order to learn to control your masse, you must first be able to consisenttly control each variable. Once you can do that, you maintain two of them, and observe the different results when you change the third variable. For example, keep your stroke speed and spin the same and change the elevation of the butt. Or maintain the same elevation and speed, but change the contact point. You will learn how changing each of these variables will alter the path of the cue ball.
Steve
I'll echo the same points that pooltcher made, plus one more. Many people mistakenly believe, that because they are elevating the cuestick (sometimes near vertical), that your followthrough/finish changes. It doesn't! You finish your stroke the same as you would any other shot. This means that the tip will be on the cloth, somewhere ahead of where you're aiming on the CB. My natural finish (with a level cue) is 6 1/2" past the CB, so when I shoot a masse', depending on the elevation of the cuestick, my finish will be somewhere from 3-6 1/2" past where the CB was sitting, and my grip hand will still be in my 'home' position (near my armpit against my chest). Keep a loose grip...VERY important.
Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com
Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com