"Thousands of reps = hard work and dedication."

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in case you didn't already know ^_^ shout to john tho..from his fb:

You might have seen me doing this at a tournament a time or 2 before I start a match and curious to know what exactly I’m doing here. Well I figured I’d make a post so everyone can just leave me to it as I prepare for matches!
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JK.
10+ years ago in Vegas I saw a great Korean female player (beautiful as well) by the name of Yu Ram Cha doing this stroke drill and thought it made a lot of sense.
The goal is to stroke your cue along the line between the cloth and wood. As you go back and forth you’re correcting your stroke naturally and building good muscle memory. A great drill for beginners and amateurs.
I’m not ambidextrous so when I made the transition from right to left handed I started from scratch and had no stroke at all!
This was the drill that helped me manufacture a stroke out of nothing and reach a level that at one time I didn’t think was possible.
I still do it religiously because it keeps my stroke in check and not being a natural lefty I sometimes fall out of stroke quicker. It also reminds me of how far I’ve come in a short time and to keep pushing myself to the limit.
Thousands of reps = hard work and dedication.
 

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Switching to your weak hand and then playing at the level Morra does is absolutely mind boggling. There had to be countless moments of frustration in the beginning that needed to be overcome. I can't even imagine the amount of discipline it must've taken to stick with it.

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evergruven said:
in case you didn't already know ^_^ shout to john tho..from his fb:

You might have seen me doing this at a tournament a time or 2 before I start a match and curious to know what exactly I’m doing here. Well I figured I’d make a post so everyone can just leave me to it as I prepare for matches!
😄
😄

JK.
10+ years ago in Vegas I saw a great Korean female player (beautiful as well) by the name of Yu Ram Cha doing this stroke drill and thought it made a lot of sense.
The goal is to stroke your cue along the line between the cloth and wood. As you go back and forth you’re correcting your stroke naturally and building good muscle memory. A great drill for beginners and amateurs.
I’m not ambidextrous so when I made the transition from right to left handed I started from scratch and had no stroke at all!
This was the drill that helped me manufacture a stroke out of nothing and reach a level that at one time I didn’t think was possible.
I still do it religiously because it keeps my stroke in check and not being a natural lefty I sometimes fall out of stroke quicker. It also reminds me of how far I’ve come in a short time and to keep pushing myself to the limit.
Thousands of reps = hard work and dedication.
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SJpilot said:
Switching to your weak hand and then playing at the level Morra does is absolutely mind boggling. There had to be countless moments of frustration in the beginning that needed to be overcome. I can't even imagine the amount of discipline it must've taken to stick with it.

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It is natural to many... Guy
 
I’ve been doing that for a long time, if I feel like something is off, but I can’t remember who showed it to me.
 
I'll do that but not incessantly; something about old eyes gives me a headache. A quickie tuneup I used to do involved facing a stable wall or post and placing the tip against it as perpendicular as judgement could discern, choking up on the grip, and simply leaning into it instead of stroking. This tended to set the muscles in the desired linearity and the impression lasted long enough to get out the gate at speed (my speed).

Another drill that I feel is the best but don't do (how's that for hypocrisy?) Is getting in position over a railing or fixed dowel (cue lathe anyone?) and this time sliding your hand back and forth in your normal stroking motion. If this don't learn you to shoot straight, nothing will.
 
couldnthinkof01 said:
He's literally the only person to switch like that successfully in cue sports.
It's an unbelievable feat
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While not at the level of Morra, my son swapped to playing lefty when he was about 15 or 16 and in two years was able to beat Jayson Shaw lefty (running 3 racks and out with Shaw on the hill), he is a 630 Fargo now with both hands and doing his best to get higher. He plays left handed exclusively now except when needed to reach shots.
 
hang-the-9 said:
While not at the level of Morra, my son swapped to playing lefty when he was about 15 or 16 and in two years was able to beat Jayson Shaw lefty (running 3 racks and out with Shaw on the hill), he is a 630 Fargo now with both hands and doing his best to get higher. He plays left handed exclusively now except when needed to reach shots.
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Probably should have said at the elite level. It's how the guy makes his paycheck. To have an injury, suck it up and switch hands. Then just go back to collecting checks is so crazy.
 
it really is a feat...imagine being a pga level golfer and messing up your shoulder, so you start over again as a lefty and make it back to the tour level in competition....insane
 
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