When watching pro matches on youtube, I hear the commentators, especially Mark Wilson, talk a lot about timing. I want to confirm my understanding of it.
I assume timing has to do with the total time taken to pull the cue back (backswing), pausing at the set position, and stroking through. Or, does timing boil down to the time you spend in the set position? This assumes you subscribe to the lazy backswing style and you use the same amount of acceleration on the forward stroke.
The set position time is probably unique to each player and may even be shot specific. I know when you're jacked up on a shot, holding the set position a hair too long can throw things off, so that's one type of shot, where you don't hold the set position more than just a tick. I notice personally on draw shots, if I hold the set position too long, I can get some miscues or unintentional spin. But, using my normal set position time, I can get good results on draw shots, so they aren't a special case.
Does my explanation of timing seem correct? Other than jacked up shots, do people adjust their set position time for any other certain shots, or is the set position time pretty much the same? What do people like for set position time-- Allison Fisher long set time or something less? Any techniques for achieving consistent timing?
Thanks for your thoughts.
I assume timing has to do with the total time taken to pull the cue back (backswing), pausing at the set position, and stroking through. Or, does timing boil down to the time you spend in the set position? This assumes you subscribe to the lazy backswing style and you use the same amount of acceleration on the forward stroke.
The set position time is probably unique to each player and may even be shot specific. I know when you're jacked up on a shot, holding the set position a hair too long can throw things off, so that's one type of shot, where you don't hold the set position more than just a tick. I notice personally on draw shots, if I hold the set position too long, I can get some miscues or unintentional spin. But, using my normal set position time, I can get good results on draw shots, so they aren't a special case.
Does my explanation of timing seem correct? Other than jacked up shots, do people adjust their set position time for any other certain shots, or is the set position time pretty much the same? What do people like for set position time-- Allison Fisher long set time or something less? Any techniques for achieving consistent timing?
Thanks for your thoughts.