ok, i've been working on the total overhaul that Mark Wilson has made in my stance, stroke, alignment, setup, etc, and i think i am going to sort of compromise between his ideas and my comfort zone.
i think he has excellent thoughts in that the upper arm needs to remain motionless (dont spill the coffee) while the forearm swings. he's right in that you absolutely have to hit the cueball where you want to hit it. but if i turn my whole body the way he wants me to, it feels very uncomfortable, and i cant get relaxed. so i am going with sort of a compromise, sort of a cross between what he wants, and where i was.
i have moved my arm away from the body slightly, and concentrate on hitting the cueball where i should. but i am not going to turn as much as he wants me too, nor am i moving my grip hand so far back that its past the linen wrap.
have to see where this leads, hopefully i can get back into sync. i also liked his thoughts on the break shot, that being that it is just basically the same stroke as any shot.
regards,
DCP
i think he has excellent thoughts in that the upper arm needs to remain motionless (dont spill the coffee) while the forearm swings. he's right in that you absolutely have to hit the cueball where you want to hit it. but if i turn my whole body the way he wants me to, it feels very uncomfortable, and i cant get relaxed. so i am going with sort of a compromise, sort of a cross between what he wants, and where i was.
i have moved my arm away from the body slightly, and concentrate on hitting the cueball where i should. but i am not going to turn as much as he wants me too, nor am i moving my grip hand so far back that its past the linen wrap.
have to see where this leads, hopefully i can get back into sync. i also liked his thoughts on the break shot, that being that it is just basically the same stroke as any shot.
regards,
DCP