Popping ball stroke

[Patrick Johnson]

Cj would lay a quarter down and the cue ball would come off the table just so slight to go over it

This happens with any firm hit and an even slightly elevated butt - no special stroke needed.

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[MattPoland]

I wondered what Earl meant when I saw that too. I assume players on 9’ tables are more accustomed to longer bridges, smooth even delivery, with a bigger follow through and as level of a cue as the table allows.

I assume bar box players more commonly have less room to work with, may need to elevate a bit more, and sometimes need to deliver punchier strokes. For me on a draw stroke that can sometimes mean accepting some elevation, pinching the back of the ball, and following through into the slate to not risk following through into a double hit.

But Shane’s follow through seemed to swoop up into the air on that shot. So he must have doing something a little different than a compact bar table stroke I was thinking of.


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[Patrick Johnson]

Shane’s follow through seemed to swoop up into the air on that shot.

I think he was just lifting it out of the way of the reversing CB.

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[MattPoland]

I think he was just lifting it out of the way of the reversing CB.

pj

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I agree that was his intent. It just contrasts to when I might punch a draw stroke into the slate and jerk my stick back only after all the cue action was delivered. His stroke was a draw stroke that ended with a lifting out of the way. It tells me he was more punchy than what I was thinking. Like he was prepared to pull up immediately after contact. I think it’s something you can pull off but is contrary to typical stroke advice about not abruptly altering your stroke on impact because subconsciously you’ll start that alteration (with muscle tension) before impact and likely deviate from your intended point of tip contact.


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