stroke help

[~jj~]

how far back should my back hand move do u guys think?

If you go setup to the cue ball on any shot and place your cue tip at the cue ball, your forearm to your elbow should be 90 degrees. Wherever your grip hand is at cue ball impact is where it should be with that 90 degrees.

Just remember that this is for a specific bridge length too, which should also be consistent. But if you change your bridge length, then you have to change your grip position to achieve 90 degrees at impact. Recall two of the components of Scott's equation. Bridge length and grip position. If one changes, so must the other.

 

[dr_dave]

hey here is a short video of me shooting in my garage.

its not the best video i took it with my cell phone its all i had at the time.

if you can help me find flaws i would greatly appreciate it.

http://s5.photobucket.com/albums/y182/jbodycavalier03/?action=view&current=PoolStroke.flv

There are a lot of things you can check and keep an eye on yourself (with the help of video). Here are some good reminders of things to look for:

fundamentals "best practices" check-sheet
stroke "best-practices" routine summary​

I hope the documents help,
Dave

 

[tuffstuff07]

thanks dr dave when i sit down to relax tonight i will read these over.

my little bathroom project has turned into the decision of remodling the whole bathroom.

but i think its good i have shot everynight now for the last two weeks straight.

 

[TX Poolnut]

Work on your pre-shot routine. Step into each shot in the same manner. Relax and take your time.

 

[tuffstuff07]

yeah i am going to work on this.

also how do you make the transition from the pause forward without throwing the cue forward?

 

[CreeDo]

I figured one of the SPF guys would answer this but nothing doing... I guess I'll take a stab at it.

The first time you practice that pause trick you will feel the urge to go back-and-forward in one smooth motion. Some players just HATE it and have a hell of a time forcing themselves to do that pause. You might be one of them. If so, you will do a lot of "fake" pauses. You'll do your normal windup in ultra slow motion. You'll go back and then forward with a tiny tiny pause and it'll look super jerky. You'll go back, pause, then 'double clutch' and do a 2nd backswing into an immediate forward swing. You'll go back fully intending to pause and then just go forward and shoot almost against your will. It's tough

But it's worth it. Just go back and come to a full 100% stop. I've had students go back and not go forward until I give them the go-ahead. Count to 5 or so. While you're hanging out waiting for the mental go-ahead, look again at your line of aim and make sure it looks like you're lined up to hit the CB where you want and send it on the correct line into the OB. When you go forward, it shouldn't be fast and jerky, do it slow and smooth. While practicing, don't try to drill any in or do draw shots, just do cut shots (like a spot shot or maybe a little easier) and roll 'em in at medium speed.

Niels Feijin has a pretty good pause. He's shortened it to the minimum in most situations and it isn't on every single shot but you'll see some examples of it. I thought there were some good examples of it around 21 minutes into this video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-lUyzMWzU4