Pausing at the cue ball vs pausing on the back stroke

cuetechasaurus · 2010-10-15T09:06:16+00:00

Years ago I used to pause at the cue ball for a few seconds before taking my final stroke. It gave me great results. When Shane became famous, I noticed that he does this too. I tried pausing at the back stroke like Buddy Hall, but I never really liked it. I even tried both at the same time, and got mixed results. So which to you prefer? I think that pausing at the cue ball helps you visualize the shot better, and it lets you double check and make sure everything feels right before shooting. I haven't been able to figure out the benefits from pausing at the back stroke. But if it worked for Buddy, there has got to be something to it.