Moving head! But why? Video. Help.

PGHteacher said:
There are things that are “whatever feels right to you” and there are things that are “wrong in your technique” I personally feel that having ones entire forearm resting on the table falls in the latter category, it is just my personal view of this because I have corrected it about a dozen times.

I am of the opinion that this falls into the category of “using the table as a crutch” (even if they CAN’T feel it, people who do this often also lean on the table when they don’t have to; it is my opinion that this is a mistake and have seen the results after this has been corrected many times.

Just because it “feels right” does not necessarily mean that it will yield the best results for them; this is always going to be a tricky subject. I think there is something to “being centered”. This is as I said my personal opinion on it and if it’s ok with Scott & Tony that’s just fine, I just don’t personally feel that it could yield the best results, as I said because I have seen the results when this is corrected.
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More specifically, that 'lean' is in the wrong direction. If you're going to lean, then lean the other way. Placing the elbow on the table will throw the player off-balance, and it affects everything, including alignment and stroke.

Very bad.
 
Surprised no one hasn't said this yet but you are slightly hitching your elbow on the last stroke.

Also you tend to stroke with the cue down the middle of your head. Find out which eye is your dominant eye and keep the cue centered under that eye when stroking.

Also, like others have said- add the eye pattern to your stroke. Line up with the shot- as you get down on the shot focus on the cueball. Line up perfectly on the cueball. Check your aim on the object ball. Look back at the cueball to make whatever minor changes are needed for english. Look back at the object ball and shoot.
 
zpele...That is not necessarily true. There's nothing wrong with having the cue centered under your chin (or anywhere else), as long that's where you perceives a straight line. Not everyone see's the right shot line with the cue under their dominant eye...in fact many don't, including some pros. This "dominant eye" thing is blown far out of proportion of it's real importance. The cue should be centered under wherever the player "sees" a straight line, whether it's under your dominant eye or not.

Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com

zpele said:
Also you tend to stroke with the cue down the middle of your head. Find out which eye is your dominant eye and keep the cue centered under that eye when stroking.
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Not a teacher but I think it's the mini pump handle stroke as well. Video yourself from the side and watch your upper arm, it looks like it goes up and down a little. Try getting just your forearm to move and see if that stops your head moving. That may help.

Good luck.

Stan
 
Scott Lee said:
zpele...That is not necessarily true. There's nothing wrong with having the cue centered under your chin (or anywhere else), as long that's where you perceives a straight line. Not everyone see's the right shot line with the cue under their dominant eye...in fact many don't, including some pros. This "dominant eye" thing is blown far out of proportion of it's real importance. The cue should be centered under wherever the player "sees" a straight line, whether it's under your dominant eye or not.

Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com
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Good to know Scott. I naturally do the dominant eye thing from before I knew what it was so it just seemed to me from what I heard that he was doing it wrong.

Did not realize that it was possible to see the straight line without doing it but then again I never pay attention to it while I am shooting and you know your stuff so I'm apt to believe you:)
 
I had the same problem

Mine was due to lifting wieghts the same day i would shoot your muscles tighen up to protect the damage done by lifting just a idea but you look to be in pretty good shape just do some streching before you practice always helps me
 
So some updates. Ratta mentioned eye pattern, this is something I never thought about. This week I worked on this, and a missing piece of the puzzle of my game is finding it's place.

What this has made me realize is I didn't have an eye pattern routine. The routine forces me to really pay attention to the layout of the table and choosing what type of shot I'm going to shoot. It also seems to make the final stroke more definitive, I feel confident I have lined up correctly and deliver the cue through the cue ball with confidence.

This is really early in my observation of my progress but I really want to say thank you to all of you.

Thank you.

I will upload more videos in a couple of days.
 
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