Tips for one-handed playing

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joey900rr

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I'm having surgery tomorrow to reattach my right bicep.
Luckily, I'm a lefty otherwise I'd be out of the pool scene for awhile.
I play ok one-handed on the rail. Just wondering if anyone had any tips for
jacked up one-handed play. Thats my weak point. Thanks in advance.

Joe
 
Oh heavens yes.

He does stuff one-handed that is flat out amazing.

He'll be the one to ask, no question.
 
joey900rr said:
I'm having surgery tomorrow to reattach my right bicep.
Luckily, I'm a lefty otherwise I'd be out of the pool scene for awhile.
I play ok one-handed on the rail. Just wondering if anyone had any tips for
jacked up one-handed play. Thats my weak point. Thanks in advance.

Joe
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I think the key is to find the exact balance point in the cue. you also have to lean forward a bit to make a good stroke.


very hard to do well but it does improve your stroke ....
 
The best advice is don't play jacked up. It completely changes the stroke process, and is far more difficult. It also builds bad habits that will affect your normal stroke. Jesse is good at it, because he practices it a LOT. You're just trying to fill in with some way to play until you can return to your normal style, after your arm heals. Teach yourself to play better than just "okay" on the rail. Keep the cue on the rail, and try to keep the CB closer to the rail.

Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com
 
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All I can suggest is to visualize you spot on the cue ball and follow through.
 
I've played a couple of guys that have been one handed. The first just tried to keep the white near the cushion. The other guy used the triangle (rack) as a bridge and was DAMN good.
 
joey900rr said:
I'm having surgery tomorrow to reattach my right bicep.
Luckily, I'm a lefty otherwise I'd be out of the pool scene for awhile.
I play ok one-handed on the rail. Just wondering if anyone had any tips for
jacked up one-handed play. Thats my weak point. Thanks in advance.

Joe
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Joe-

The advice is good-but what did you do to need to reattach your bicep?

Dude-there's gotta be a story there.

Good luck with the surgery and rehab. Damn.:(
 
3RAILKICK said:
Joe-

The advice is good-but what did you do to need to reattach your bicep?

Dude-there's gotta be a story there.

Good luck with the surgery and rehab. Damn.:(
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I'm a mechanic and was lifting one of those lifted truck tires/rims.
Probably about 100 lbs and it just popped.
It was weird. I've done it 100 times over 17 years never had a problem.
Gettin old I guess. I needed a vacation anyway. LOL
 
a friend of mine plays only with one hand due to disability, so he took 2 of the crosses normally used in rests attached them together with a pipe of some sort (approx 20cm...7" long) and filled the pipe with something heavy...sand probably....and now he has this portable 2-ended rest he can put on the rail or on the table when he needs to do a shot (or without it if he can rest the cue on the rail).
i think it is a pretty clever idea...

cheers,
Kimmo
 

There was a thread by Greyghost in the Instructors Section a while back on the same issue.

http://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=177906


This is the time to correct any stroke problems.

I made two posts #9 and #8 which I repeat below.


One Handed Off The Rail - 04-05-2010, 11:45 PM
This proceeds the above post.

Shooting one handed is recommended to eliminate abrupt elements of your stroke motion. Take a week or two to concentrate on one handed play. Many people learn this method after breaking their arm. Not recommended. You simply cannot stroke off the rail with an abrupt motion. Change a poor stroke to a smooth and professional one. This is also a way to develop an opposite arm stroke. Highly recommended for beginners.

Rest the cue shaft on the side rail with the cue ball a comfortable distance from the rail. Begin with the cue ball perpendicular to the rail at a comfortable distance with the rail simulating a bridge. Align the stick, hold the butt loosely and practice a stroke of 6 to 8 inches. Follow through as if you had a bridge. This may take 5 to 30 minutes.

Make contact center ball and watch a smoother delivery. You can’t help but have a much smoother stroke, if you are hitting the cue ball at all. Try shots that are on an angle with the rail. Notice that the shaft will slide down the rail unless you apply modest side pressure. Use the thumb and index finger of your stroking arm for the side stabilizing force. Again practice strokes with rail support and release as if you had a bridge hand holding the shaft. Within an hour you will be shooting somewhat accurately from the rail. Shoot some balls in from the rail, then try a 3 ball table and try to get out. If english is desired, incorporate it into your aim. Stroke smoothly forward and notice the elimination of side action.

By now you are playing rail shape. That is cue ball position less than a diamond from the rail. Preferably more perpendicular to the rail.

This is a useful and quite accurate stroke for normal play. You have confidence in the accuracy and it can be as soft as necessary. You have seen people do it in regular games because it is the best stroke for soft hit precise position situations. It is not a show off move. Your body is upright and you see the table from more of an overhead perspective.



One Handed - 04-03-2010, 10:10 AM
Grip the cue just slightly behind the balance point (less than an inch) with your thumb and index finger. Allow the stick to lower until it is also supported by the flesh between your thumb and index finger in the web area near your palm. This provides a degree of vertical stabilizing or cantilevered support. Your best stroke for freehand is a slow deliberate short stroke or poke in contrast to a long and smooth one. Eliminate the back stroke. Align behind the cue ball, stabilize the shaft. Check alignment, then push forward with your arm and shaft as one solid unit. Remember use a soft to medium stroke. This is a deliberate push in contrast to warm up strokes used with a bridge. This stroke will help on those tight to the rail, or over another ball situations.

Align the cue tip where you would if using a normal bridge. Do your thinking and planning in the upright position. Align your body in line with the aim line and select the desired english. When you use a normal bridge, you’ll have fewer stroking errors.

 
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Jesse Allred

justadub said:
Oh heavens yes.

He does stuff one-handed that is flat out amazing.

He'll be the one to ask, no question.
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He sure does. Last night at a poker game at his house he caught a third '6' on the river, 'sucked-out', (his words) and sent me down the road. I mentioned your thread so he won't be surprised if you PM. That's he and Peggy's son, Max, in my avatar by the way. I guess he doesn't do everything one handed:)
 
When shooting "Jacked up", (not resting the cue on the rail), it helps to keep your thumb on the top of the cue. It tends to give more balance and stability to the shot.
 
I ran into a guy with one arm that used 3 custom built "rests'. A ring on a 3 legged stand in 3 different heights. he set them on the rail and when he needed one he would slide his cue through the ring,pick it up and place it with the cue, shoot and do it again if needed. played well.
 
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