Just a question on strokes, but a bit different than the others

[cmbwsu]

----------------oppps -- what I was going to say has already been said - rookie move on my part.

 

[3RAILKICK]

OK-thanks

the cue slides because my hand reaches my finish position and stops..

the cue maintains its own momentum because my grip does not actively try to stop it..

I allow the taper of the butt to bring the cue to a stop.

here is a video I posted a while back .. you can kinda see the slide in the first section .. but you get a better look at it in the third section starting at 4:30


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igLFXaMUCaQ


my grip does not change at any point during my stroke

wrist is neutral

I don't "time" it.. it just happens... I get clean contact with the CB every time..
some players fight the momentum of the cue and that can cause unpredictable changes in accuracy..

Thanks for the video. I see now. That's a nice swing tempo you have.

3railkick

 

[DogsPlayingPool]

...Is this a 'slip stroke'?...

3railkick

That wouldn't be a slip stroke. A slip stroke is where the back hand slips further rearward on the grip a couple of inches on the final backstroke re-gripping the cue a little further further back prior to making the through stroke. A lot of the older era players, Mosconi included, used a slip stroke.

If you look at some old footage of these guys you should be able to see the slip stroke being employed. One thing you will notice with some of the older era guys is that during the practice or warm-up strokes, their rear forearms appear to be forward of the 90 degree angle you usually see when the tip is at the cue ball. That's because they are utilizing a slip stroke and re-gripping the cue farther back prior to making the through stroke. So at impact during the actual stroke their forearm is close to the 90 degree angle.