First I'd like to say it's really cool to have a pro like yourself that takes time to personally answer everyones questions. I have a recurring problem with not staying down. Sometimes I'll be shooting bad then recognize the problem and my game will come back. Most of the time I don't realize i'm doing it. Any suggestions to stay down better or recognize it when I'm not?
Jumping up
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lnewell said:
That`s a good queston, Inewell. I`m looking forward to Kieth`s responce. IMO you can clock a players speed pretty well by watching how well they stay down on the shot. Even some really good players will jump up and dog a crucial shot sometimes.
Keith McCready
Pro Player
This is a problem which happens to even the best players from time to time. I catch myself jumping up in spots, caught up in the heat of battle.
As far as trying to stay down on the ball, try to see every object ball in the hole. In other words, after you stroke the cue-ball, stare the ball straight in the pocket.
Sometimes it happens when you do not apply the correct english on the cue-ball. It's what you call "losing the cue-ball," and that will have a tendency to make you jump up.
Try to master all your englishes, and maybe you won't jump up as much. When practicing, I like to use a lot of my forced-follows and draw shots to try to get the speed of the table down. The speed is very important.
Good luck to you.
As far as trying to stay down on the ball, try to see every object ball in the hole. In other words, after you stroke the cue-ball, stare the ball straight in the pocket.
Sometimes it happens when you do not apply the correct english on the cue-ball. It's what you call "losing the cue-ball," and that will have a tendency to make you jump up.
Try to master all your englishes, and maybe you won't jump up as much. When practicing, I like to use a lot of my forced-follows and draw shots to try to get the speed of the table down. The speed is very important.
Good luck to you.