How far back should you ????

Realizm

Realizm

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Question how far back do you grip ? your cue and why . I use to hold my cue 6' from the ajoint and now i've pull back towards the bottom of the wrap . Does that give better cb cantrol .. or it just in my head ?????
Ps i'm 6 feet tall very wide sholders...
Thanks.
 
The book answer is at the pendulum fulcrum.

Where your elbow makes a ninety degree angle. The real answer, whatever you're most comfortable with and works best for you...

Jaden
 
It depends on how long/short your stroke is and how long your arms are. I tend to stroke about 10" from the cb so I grip about the middle of the wrap. When I stretch out across the table because I am too lazy to get a bridge I might be gripping the butt cap, but I am also stroking very long.
 
I was always told

as a kid, that you balance the cue, and then go halfway back, and that is about where you should grip, but if you are taller you probably should just keep inching back till it feels comfortable, and that was correct, your elbow should be bent at a 90 degree angle.
 
6' from joint?

Realizm said:
Question how far back do you grip ? your cue and why . I use to hold my cue 6' from the ajoint and now i've pull back towards the bottom of the wrap . Does that give better cb cantrol .. or it just in my head ?????
Ps i'm 6 feet tall very wide sholders...
Thanks.
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Wow! How long is your cue? Sorry, I couldn't resist. I know you meant 6".
You've gotten excellent answers already.

Donny L
BCA/ACS Instrucor
Gainesville, Fl
 
Best Practices (not for everyone): :)

I agree w/those that mentioned the 90 degrees down from your elbow when the cue tip is near the cue ball, but that changes depending on the length of your bridge, which depends on the shot. With a shorter than average bridge length you would hold the cue further in to achieve that 90 degree drop from the elbow, and of course if you need a longer than average bridge length, you would hold the cue further back.

Now if you have a slip stroke, you would hold the cue further in until the final slip which would lengthen your grip to the right position.

Basically each person should find what is the most effective/comfortable for them that allows for accuracy & performace.

Dave
 
On a typical shot my hand is at the extreme end of my cue. I want the full use of my cue. If I move up, I cut off the weight behind my hand. Much like chocking up on a baseball bat or golf club. There are times I do that. Especially when Jacked up on shots. I move my hand up.

YOU SHOULD LOOK AT YOUR CUE AS IF IT IS A MUSICAL INSTRUMENT. THERE ARE TIMES YOU NEED TO MOVE YOUR HANDS AROUND IT TO HIT CERTAIN NOTES. MOST OF THE BOOKS WRITTEN ON THIS SUBJECT WERE WRITTEN BY STRAIGHT POOL PLAYERS. A GAME THAT REQUIRED FAR LESS CUE-BALL MOVEMENT IF IT WERE PLAYED RIGHT. TODAY THE GAME IS NINE-BALL. MORE CUE-BALL MOVEMENT.

Just my thoughts and opinion.


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I've seen great players grip from the butt plate to forward of the wrap and anywhere in between. What's most important is hitting ''thru'' the shot and the grip hand fininshing forward of dead bottom or 6 o'clock. I've see sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo many players once they strike the cue ball, stop their swing at the bottom/WRONG. It's no different than a baseball pitcher releasing the pitch at their shoulder, instead of the end of the thru forward motion. Hitting ''thru'' the shot develops feel and consistent muscle memory in your makes and your misses.
 
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Realizm said:
Question how far back do you grip ? your cue and why . I use to hold my cue 6' from the ajoint and now i've pull back towards the bottom of the wrap . Does that give better cb cantrol .. or it just in my head ?????
Ps i'm 6 feet tall very wide sholders...
Thanks.
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It's not the cue, it's us.

With a perfect pendulum stroke: When the cue tip is close (1/4 inch) to the cue ball, our back hand should be directly under our elbow. That's our strike zone.

randyg

PS: The elbow doesn't have to be 90 degrees, the grip hand to the cue stick is 90 degrees!!!!!!!!
 
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