one stroke warm ups
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The purpose of warm up strokes is simply to verify that your cue is moving straight forward, and your tip is going to make contact where you need it to make contact.
There is no rule that says you must do X number of warm ups. If it only takes one to verify your alignment, one is all you need.
Steve
There is no rule that says you must do X number of warm ups. If it only takes one to verify your alignment, one is all you need.
Steve
In what way have you found this to be useful?
one stroke warmup drill
I sometimes perceive that I am taking extra warmup strokes more to reduce anxiety & increase confidence than assure alignment.
I thought that a forced one warmup stroke drill would increase my confidence.
I believe that it has increased my confidence.
However, I was hoping that there was some precedent & that the drill was not counter productive to my development.
I sometimes perceive that I am taking extra warmup strokes more to reduce anxiety & increase confidence than assure alignment.
I thought that a forced one warmup stroke drill would increase my confidence.
I believe that it has increased my confidence.
However, I was hoping that there was some precedent & that the drill was not counter productive to my development.
Unknown Pro who hasn't posted often of late recommended one stroking for practice and I found it to be useful. It seems to demonstrate (to me) that my subconscious has already figured out many things before I get down to shoot.
I learned to sight the shot from behind the shooting position when one stroking. In addition, and of much use, was in the idea of keeping my eyes on the contact point as I slowly bent over is a good thing to do. Seems the sight picture changes as you bend and the subconscious is better able to keep track of what is going on if I am contunually staring at the contact point.
One stroking has many benefits (to me) if I practice it seriously. In a sense it seemed, at first, like I was just banging at balls. After playing this way I got serious and found that it changed my approach to the shot in many "good" ways. I think it is quite useful.
Another thing I learned using one stroking was how important the initial cue tip placement and the back hand are in shot making. I guess you just have to get serious with it for awhile.
I do not one stroke in a game or a match, but I do get much benefit from it in practice.
I learned to sight the shot from behind the shooting position when one stroking. In addition, and of much use, was in the idea of keeping my eyes on the contact point as I slowly bent over is a good thing to do. Seems the sight picture changes as you bend and the subconscious is better able to keep track of what is going on if I am contunually staring at the contact point.
One stroking has many benefits (to me) if I practice it seriously. In a sense it seemed, at first, like I was just banging at balls. After playing this way I got serious and found that it changed my approach to the shot in many "good" ways. I think it is quite useful.
Another thing I learned using one stroking was how important the initial cue tip placement and the back hand are in shot making. I guess you just have to get serious with it for awhile.
I do not one stroke in a game or a match, but I do get much benefit from it in practice.
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If you can get it, check out the "Mighty X" tape by Bert Kinester. During the drill, he lines up a shot from pretty much inside a pocket, the object ball is in the middle of the table, and the objective is to draw back into the pocket or follow into the pocket. He wants you to do with NO warm-up strokes, just line up the shot, settle down, and hit it. So there is a high-level instructor that thinks this has some benefit.
Now that I think about it, I *think* it's the "Mighty X" tape that I saw it on, that drill is a bit different but that shot may be part of it.
Now that I think about it, I *think* it's the "Mighty X" tape that I saw it on, that drill is a bit different but that shot may be part of it.