The Pause

GideonF said:
When I took a lesson with Scott Lee many years ago, he told me that his review of pro players showed that there was always a pause on the backstroke, even if it was momentary or extremely short.

I see a lot of amateur players that have a jerky transition between the backstroke and the stroke itself, especially on shots where they have to hit the ball hard, and I think the pause is very helpful to counteract that. Do you not see players with that jerky transition? If so, what do you recommend?
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Same, had a very similar discussion with him when I took a lesson. I'm not always great at executing it but when I'm playing my best there is a brief pause at the back of my stroke and it really seems to help me deliver the cue to the CB consistently. But I struggle with getting pokey at times and when I do the results are not good.
 
Black-Balled said:
Wouldn't there have to be a "pause" for anything to change direction? ...
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In a pendulum, the duration of no motion at the top of the swing is zero seconds. I don't consider that to be a pause. I think a pause requires at least some time of no motion. During such a pause, there's no motion and no stroke force on the stick.
 
What might feel like an over exaggerated pause to the player, is almost invisible to anyone that’s watching them. Just like what’s taught with the golf swing and putting. Back, pause, thru.
It’s the ‘and’ in peanut butter and jelly that Samm diep teaches.
 
Pro baseball pitchers, exemplify the wind up (like you pulling the cue back) then the pitch.
Throwing the ball over the plate, or throwing the cue tip into whitey are the same motion.
 
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