Alex the lion uses his wrist ALOT!!! Same with Larry Nevel and Corey Dueul and others!
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Snapping Your Wrist?
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So far as I can tell, technically that is completely false. Your fingers are an even shorter joint but you don't snap your fingers to improve your break speed. Also, if you try breaking with just the wrist I think you will be disappointed.
I agree with Roger above that in some close positions (for either draw or follow) it may be useful for the wrist to do most of the work, but for normal shots I think it is a mistake.
Snapping your fingers in that direction isn't possible. I may have used the wrong word in my first post. He told me because it was the joint in your stroke with the shortest distance it generates the most speed (not power) if that makes a difference.
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There was one poster -- who hasn't been around for a long time -- who reportedly used an inverted grip with his little finger towards the tip end of the cue and his thumb towards the bumper. He even wrote a book about how to play.
That's a good video. I like how he made sure to use his wrist at the end of his break stroke.
Really........?
Yup. I have two printings of the book. Below is a picture from it. To be fair, the book is not bad and he doesn't endorse the inverted grip in the book, but I did hear that he sometimes used it. The inverted (or dart) grip is pretty standard when using the mechanical bridge and for masse shots.
I find it useful not to emphasise too much on 'snapping', 'shunting' or 'razmatazzing' (what ever people want to call it) the wrist, elbow, fingers, fingernails or eyelids for that matter.
Instead I'd concentrate on timing your stroke. Now a wrist snap may well be part of your timing already, but concentrating on just snapping the wrist will throw even great players out of sync. I personally throw all my concentration into keeping as still as can be, and with that my stroke falls fluidly into place.
I have more wrist movement in some shots than I do for others; sometimes a very abrupt and over emphasised wrist action is needed, but for the other 99.9% of shots I take it just isn't necessary.
Instead I'd concentrate on timing your stroke. Now a wrist snap may well be part of your timing already, but concentrating on just snapping the wrist will throw even great players out of sync. I personally throw all my concentration into keeping as still as can be, and with that my stroke falls fluidly into place.
I have more wrist movement in some shots than I do for others; sometimes a very abrupt and over emphasised wrist action is needed, but for the other 99.9% of shots I take it just isn't necessary.
He used to play in my pool room in Dallas.
He used to play in my pool room in Dallas...."Dick Jacobs" I think was his name. He was a B - / C+ Player at CJ's Billiard Palace.
He used to play in my pool room in Dallas...."Dick Jacobs" I think was his name. He was a B - / C+ Player at CJ's Billiard Palace.