Straight Stroking Drills

[Tennesseejoe]

Great! Glad it helped. So now you have to analyze why so you can prevent the problem from recurring. What's your analysis of why your cue was going off line.

After 6 months of using your suggestion I added another step to help this process stay true. That process is that in the forward movement of my final stroke I use the 'V' grip between my thumb and index finger to guide my stroke. My follow thru ends with the cue hitting the heal of my hand. I had to practice to determine that exact spot on the heal for accuracy. This the first time in my life that my stroke felt smooth and repeatable.

 

[John oleson]

if you can find a CueTrack device it will really help ... every once in a while on the For Sale forum. Company went out of business years ago. If interested I wound up with two. Can send picture.

John Morra lines up on the long rail cushion and strokes down the line between the cushion and side rail.

 

[Patrick Johnson]

if you can find a CueTrack device it will really help ... every once in a while on the For Sale forum. Company went out of business years ago. If interested I wound up with two. Can send picture.

John Morra lines up on the long rail cushion and strokes down the line between the cushion and side rail.

Got curious and found this:

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Thread 'CueTrack, how do I use it?'

Jan 31, 2023

hello,

I am back in the mood to play some pool after finally staring to lose my fear of COVID and i found a dusty CueTrack in the closet next to the pool cue cases. I did a quick google search and can't find any videos of how to use it, and the threads I found on here are mostly about buying and selling one.

Would anyone have any tips or recommendations on how to best practice with it? I assume the ?guide? fits on shaft with enough room for your bridge and a moderate stroke in front of it, so am I just trying to not touch the side pins when I hit the cue ball? I am also thinking this is...

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chgo

 

[BilliardsAbout]

Got curious and found this:

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Thread 'CueTrack, how do I use it?'

Jan 31, 2023

hello,

I am back in the mood to play some pool after finally staring to lose my fear of COVID and i found a dusty CueTrack in the closet next to the pool cue cases. I did a quick google search and can't find any videos of how to use it, and the threads I found on here are mostly about buying and selling one.

Would anyone have any tips or recommendations on how to best practice with it? I assume the ?guide? fits on shaft with enough room for your bridge and a moderate stroke in front of it, so am I just trying to not touch the side pins when I hit the cue ball? I am also thinking this is...

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• Forum: Main Forum

pj
chgo

Straight up, I’m not a gadget guy and I dislike most pool gadgets for teaching.

However, I worked personally with Tony Mattina—right up through putting pros and aspiring pros through their paces with CueTrack in person—and they loved it.

If you find one to buy, I’ll be happy to give you tips on expanding its practical uses.

 

[Bob Jewett]

I see there are similar products to the CueTracker available for under $30. It looks like it would cost under $20 to make the original. At $50 it would be worth a try. At $500, there are much better ways to spend you pool training dollars.

 

[BilliardsAbout]

I see there are similar products to the CueTracker available for under $30. It looks like it would cost under $20 to make the original. At $50 it would be worth a try. At $500, there are much better ways to spend you pool training dollars.

Bob,

I didn’t realize they’re $500 now—the original retail price was closer to $200.

Have you used a CueTrack before steering people away from it? It can fine‑tune straighter strokes for players at different levels, from beginners through pros. It can also be used for some fascinating trick and exhibition shots. As I mentioned above, I personally “strapped in” pros and aspiring pros, and they loved it. Tony worked with several pros who believed in the product enough to buy their own and train with them daily.

As I also said above, I tend to dislike most gadgets, but I’d genuinely like to know which $30 products could serve as an equivalent. Tony himself used his invention to go from a 30‑ball runner to a 100‑ball runner in 14.1.