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I think there are many bad foot positions and only one good one. By that I mean there's a "best" stance for each player, a little different than the one for another player. Your best stance will ideally put your stick and stroke in comfortable and natural alignment with your line of sight.
An often-overlooked part of the stance is elbow position - how close to the body it is. This plays a part in finding your "best" foot position.
I recommend finding your "best" stance by aligning your body parts with each other first, leaving the balls out of it until you find what's comfortable and effective for you.
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I agree with Pat's assessment on foot position, with one exception.
Why would you leave your balls out? The last time I did something like that I was kicked out of the poolroom. :smile:
With Pat.
If you watch some of the teaching tapes on basics, you will see that there are several different body positions depending on the shot at times.
I think it comes down to what you are most comfortable with at the time and you know yourself what you have to do in order to make the balls go in.
Myself, I might be down on a shot and I don't feel 100% comfortable so I get up and reposition myself.
I usually end up missing anyway but at least I was comfortable doing it.
Tramp, you just have to be more careful of where you pull out your junk.
Even Pee Wee Herman thought he was safe.
If you watch some of the teaching tapes on basics, you will see that there are several different body positions depending on the shot at times.
I think it comes down to what you are most comfortable with at the time and you know yourself what you have to do in order to make the balls go in.
Myself, I might be down on a shot and I don't feel 100% comfortable so I get up and reposition myself.
I usually end up missing anyway but at least I was comfortable doing it.
Tramp, you just have to be more careful of where you pull out your junk.
Even Pee Wee Herman thought he was safe.
I find that if my foot is too far under the stick I throw my arm out.
If my foot is too far from the stick I pull the stick in.
While I don't think about it , I suppose that I have a way of balancing my body that leaves my head in the right place over the foot. It is all natural and when my head and foot are out of line (so to speak) I tend to move the stick along the natural lines.
So I agree with PJ, there is one place that is “just right.”
If my foot is too far from the stick I pull the stick in.
While I don't think about it , I suppose that I have a way of balancing my body that leaves my head in the right place over the foot. It is all natural and when my head and foot are out of line (so to speak) I tend to move the stick along the natural lines.
So I agree with PJ, there is one place that is “just right.”
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I subscribe to that 100% Joe.
Take Aikido or any other Martial Art. Where is your Ki power? At the Tanden area of your stomach.
Placing your feet properly and the key word, Balance is achieved.
I learned this from taking dance lessons for years. Your center of gravity is considered to be in the same place as they do in Martial Arts. Your Tanden area.
Your head can also play a huge role in balance. Look down and your head can actually throw you off balance.
If your center of gravity and feet placement are off, people can push and throw you around quite easily.
Being conscience of your COG and feet placement, someone will find it more difficult to throw you off balance when you are well grounded.
You made a couple of valid points when you mentioned balance and your head.
Take Aikido or any other Martial Art. Where is your Ki power? At the Tanden area of your stomach.
Placing your feet properly and the key word, Balance is achieved.
I learned this from taking dance lessons for years. Your center of gravity is considered to be in the same place as they do in Martial Arts. Your Tanden area.
Your head can also play a huge role in balance. Look down and your head can actually throw you off balance.
If your center of gravity and feet placement are off, people can push and throw you around quite easily.
Being conscience of your COG and feet placement, someone will find it more difficult to throw you off balance when you are well grounded.
You made a couple of valid points when you mentioned balance and your head.
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