Rear foot placement ?

JoeyInCali

JoeyInCali

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Does it have to be always on the line of shot ?
How about for tall people ?
Don't then need it outside of the line but making sure your natural stroke, follow and finish are still in line ?
 
I like to keep mine on the floor.....:thumbup:


Different back foot positions for different bodies. It's the eyes that are the BOSS of the game.

randyg

PS: Hope your day went well.
 
JoeyInCali said:
Does it have to be always on the line of shot ?
How about for tall people ?
Don't then need it outside of the line but making sure your natural stroke, follow and finish are still in line ?
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You can shoot pool with your back foot off the line of the shot but it gets tricky. I wouldn't recommend it outside the line, though. By 'outside' I mean for a right handed shooter, outside would be to the right of the line of the shot.

Slightly inside the line of the shot is doable and with some players, preferable, however the foot that you can compromise with less problems would be the front foot, although, that can get tricky too.

The front foot can help guide your stance to accommodate your particular cue placement under your head. The closer to the line of the shot you place your front foot, the more accommodating you can be to a cross-dominant eye setup. But it's not that straight forward. There are other issues.

Getting someone's stance nailed down as early on as possible is an issue that I work on dilligently with every person who comes to me for help because I believe it is a priority.

Players can pocket balls standing in all different ways. But there is an optimal way for each player that may be subtlely different from another player.
 
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im not an instructor BUT i prefer it the way the snooker coaches teach it, the rear foot (lead leg) in one line with cue, head, elbow etc.

It shouldnt be a problem for tall people, i do a little above 1m 90 and have no problem with it.

Only difference between my pool and my snookerstance is that my chest doesnt touch the cue (table too low) and that my chin is about 1 inch over the cue (for more powerfull strokes especially)
 
Different back foot positions for different bodies. It's the eyes that are the BOSS of the game.
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I wish I'd said that instead of "Who cares where it is? Stick it in the air for all I care!" and I'd be better off today. :) Eye placement and arms placement are super important.

And yes, putting a right handed player's leg far to the outside of the line would cause the cue to hit the right thigh on each backswing. :)

Tony Robles, CJ Wiley, etc. are right foot on the line kind of guys--at least at address in the erect position--others tend to have their foot pivoted and their right toes on line.

Think about where your hand is at your side when standing erect. You want the stroke hand on the line so you can't have the right foot far to the right of the line when starting or the cue stick can never get to the line.
 
randyg said:
I like to keep mine on the floor.....:thumbup:


Different back foot positions for different bodies. It's the eyes that are the BOSS of the game.

randyg

PS: Hope your day went well.
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This I can agree with whole heartedly... The biggest things in rear foot position is consistency and not crowding your stroke... on the line accomplishes that but so will several other variations...:thumbup:
 
Stance is a very personal thing. There is no one correct stance for everyone. Some people line up and step forward into the shot line...others line up and step back with their back foot. I agree with randyg and JoeyinCali that as long as your stance is balanced, comfortable, a tripod, and you have no interference in delivering the cue along your natural range of motion, along the sight line of the shot, to your natural finish position, your stance is your own. How high or low one stands over the cuestick is another personal option.

Scott Lee
http://poolknowledge.com
 
It's very simple............

As long as you can keep the dominant eye in the correct spot so you can envision the shot right you should be OK.

This will tell you where your body should be. We come in all shapes and sizes but your dominant eye will you tell you where to get.

On some shots where your forced to be inside or outside the line, if your dominant eye is pulled off the target and the non dominant eye is working a little dominant your going to miss the shot probably anyway.

This should be the determining factor on outside or inside the line working for you.

But of course you need to know which eye is dominant for sure and how to have the dominant eye in the perfect position to begin with.

This all makes it pretty simple.

Can I keep the dominant eye in the most dominant position with my body shifted to the right or the left. .

If not. Get the bridge.
 
If you're tall, maybe consider looking at Earl's stance. I'm about 5'7", so the bent knees stance doesn't work for me all the time. I will say that regardless of whether my back leg is straight or bent, my foot is in line with the shot. helps me keep my arm and eye aligned(I'm very left-eye dominant). If i have to change my alignment, my front foot is the one doing all the moving. The orientation of my hips also come into play. But, those are just how my specific mechanics work. My recommendation is either to experiment and see what works for you, or get qualified instruction.
 
randyg said:
I like to keep mine on the floor.....:thumbup:


Different back foot positions for different bodies. It's the eyes that are the BOSS of the game.

randyg

PS: Hope your day went well.
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^^^^ this. Your body will follow your eyes.

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