these are called Purpose Tremors
The shakes
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I guess maybe noone picked up on this at the Derby but Stevie Moore has been spending some serious time with Earl from what I have heard... I noticed immediately when he showed up to the TV table that he was using a sport wrap to buildup the diameter of his cue grip like earl has done for years....
When I watched Stevie I was in total shock... The tremor he has had in his shooting hand for years was almost nothing but a memory..... I think the sport grip is allowing him to fill his hand now so to speak and has greatly reduced his purpose tremors to almost nothing.........
Not only was the tremor gone but he shot as good if not better than I can ever recall seeing him shoot on the bigger stage......
When I watched Stevie I was in total shock... The tremor he has had in his shooting hand for years was almost nothing but a memory..... I think the sport grip is allowing him to fill his hand now so to speak and has greatly reduced his purpose tremors to almost nothing.........
Not only was the tremor gone but he shot as good if not better than I can ever recall seeing him shoot on the bigger stage......
The Shakes
I suppose we all get the shakes and have various methods to beat this condition and I used to try to self medicate on 3 pints of lager before a game but sometimes you don't have a chance to grab a pint and it's cold turkey time and the shakes kick in.I put it down to an adrenaline rush from the kidneys that hits a trigger in your brain that sets off all sorts of alarm bells that starts the shakes.When this happens and you control it and win the high feeling beats everything else but the come down can be a bit of a nighmare.Each to their own I suppose.:wink:
P.S.
Big Bill Werbenuik R.I.P .What a player he was.
I suppose we all get the shakes and have various methods to beat this condition and I used to try to self medicate on 3 pints of lager before a game but sometimes you don't have a chance to grab a pint and it's cold turkey time and the shakes kick in.I put it down to an adrenaline rush from the kidneys that hits a trigger in your brain that sets off all sorts of alarm bells that starts the shakes.When this happens and you control it and win the high feeling beats everything else but the come down can be a bit of a nighmare.Each to their own I suppose.:wink:
P.S.
Big Bill Werbenuik R.I.P .What a player he was.
This is the answer you're looking for.
If the shakes get worse shoot between the shake.
A good friend of mine had an inherited condition and he shot reallll gooooddd. Except it was a .45 1911
This is what he said he did. I shoot between the shakes. ,
Earl basically started using a Sport Wrap several years ago to limit his wrist on the break... He then figured out that it helped him with the tremor he had developed after he hit 40... The tremor was also fought for a little while with weights on his arm... He still uses the weights from time to time but not for the tremor but to change the speed on his break.....
The sport wrap is now his main way to fight the shake and I have to bet that Stevie learned the trick first hand from Earl.....
The sport wrap is simply accomplished using gauze, medical tape and then covering it with a tennis racket grip like the wilson Micro-dry comfort replacement grip....http://www.google.com/products/cata...a=X&ei=otwxT6L1OaTf0QG20smMCA&ved=0CF0Q8wIwAQ
you will want to slowly build up the gauze until you have a size that helps control your shake... They usually start at the front of the handle section of the cue but Stevie started his about a hand back from the front... You will build it up all the way back to the end of the cue.... Downside is covering up a pretty butt sleeve but noone can appreciate it with it shaking all over the place anyway..........
After you have the proper diameter cover with the tennis grip and wear it out...... You could use golf grip tape used to build up the grips for players with large hands but there is an abundance of residue left from the adhesive if you choose to go that way......
The sport wrap is now his main way to fight the shake and I have to bet that Stevie learned the trick first hand from Earl.....
The sport wrap is simply accomplished using gauze, medical tape and then covering it with a tennis racket grip like the wilson Micro-dry comfort replacement grip....http://www.google.com/products/cata...a=X&ei=otwxT6L1OaTf0QG20smMCA&ved=0CF0Q8wIwAQ
you will want to slowly build up the gauze until you have a size that helps control your shake... They usually start at the front of the handle section of the cue but Stevie started his about a hand back from the front... You will build it up all the way back to the end of the cue.... Downside is covering up a pretty butt sleeve but noone can appreciate it with it shaking all over the place anyway..........
After you have the proper diameter cover with the tennis grip and wear it out...... You could use golf grip tape used to build up the grips for players with large hands but there is an abundance of residue left from the adhesive if you choose to go that way......
It's called Focal Task Tremors. It's what caused an end to Mike Coltrain's pool career and it's what Stevie has, just to a lesser extent. Mike's friends, family, backers, etc...spent a fortune at Duke University and all of the formost doctors to try and find a cure or something to lessen it, to no avail.
He explained it fully, but I've forgotten most of what he said. That was 10+ years ago when I was hustling with him and Shannon on the golf courses in the Raleigh area. Interestingly, he didn't shake when setting up or swinging the golf club, neither does Stevie.
He explained it fully, but I've forgotten most of what he said. That was 10+ years ago when I was hustling with him and Shannon on the golf courses in the Raleigh area. Interestingly, he didn't shake when setting up or swinging the golf club, neither does Stevie.
When I first saw this thread I immediately thought of Mike Coltrain. I lived in NC for ten years, still have a house in Chapel Hill and saw Mike play many times. He's a really nice guy and it was incredibly sad to watch him attempt to play at the end of his career. That is quite a story about him Corvette and if Duke Hospital couldn't help then it's not likely any other hospital could either. Hope Mike is well!
on the same topic, I had to start taking Atenolol for a hereditary heart deal, and my Doctor explained he prescribes it to people who have to talk in front of crowds etc for nerves. It basically slows the fight / flight response which can cause shakes. As a bonus I do notice a big reduction in shakes in the begining of a match....which was when I had them, after settling in I was fine, but by then I may have been in the hole a few games....
good luck with it man!
G.
good luck with it man!
G.
When I took a lesson from Earl a few years ago, he commented that I must be nervous because I was shaking. I told him about my tremor, hoping he'd have some advice. He just blew me off (not complaining, he was busy).
Maybe he found something that helps and Steve got the best of it?
Jeff Livingston
Hooked By The Yips
The first time I can remember the shakes/yips in a player was a Snooker player called Patsy Fagan.He had a tremendous talent for the game but when he had to play a rest shot he couldn't follow through with the cue and eventually gave up and tried a harder shot without the rest.I was a kid way back then and I thought it was funny at first but then you realise that he had a real problem using the rest.I just read this article about the yips and thought it was worth a post on this thread :
http://www.smh.com.au/sport/olympic...ecome-crippled-by-anxiety-20120209-1ro1k.html
The first time I can remember the shakes/yips in a player was a Snooker player called Patsy Fagan.He had a tremendous talent for the game but when he had to play a rest shot he couldn't follow through with the cue and eventually gave up and tried a harder shot without the rest.I was a kid way back then and I thought it was funny at first but then you realise that he had a real problem using the rest.I just read this article about the yips and thought it was worth a post on this thread :
http://www.smh.com.au/sport/olympic...ecome-crippled-by-anxiety-20120209-1ro1k.html