Two questions

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Two quick questions for the instructors and players out there.

1) I'm doing my best to move closer to a pendulum stroke, eliminating the drop after contact. The problem I've noticed is that part of my setup is to place my chin very near/on the cue at my "set" position. I don't seem to notice much of an issue on the backswing, but on the follow through to finish I tend to drop the elbow to prevent the cue from bopping into my chin. Anyone else deal with that one? I could change my set to lift my head a bit and/or just live with the drop after contact.

2) After reading a thread on here as well as an article from Bob Jewett, I decided to give shaft marking a try. I put a very small pencil mark on my ferrule, in-line with the logo on the shaft (so I've got two easy reference points). I can't say I've noticed a difference in performance yet, but once you start building a habit like that it's easy to continue. My question for the others that have done it is, have you noticed any issues with your tip after extended use of this method? Strange shape, etc.? I can see that I'll need to be more consistent with chalking between shots as the contact point on the tip seems to wear quicker. I assume this issue would come up in snooker as well, so maybe I'll google it as well.

Thanks,

James
 
James...I had this same issue recently with while training a new instructor. He also was very comfortable with his chin directly on the cuestick, and with the finish of his pendulum stroke, the cue would 'bop' his chin. I suggested him standing one inch higher over the cue, to resolve this issue. Works like a charm, although it takes a bit to get used to. BTW, Allison Fischer did the same thing when she came to pool school. She also opted to stand just a little higher. :D

Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com
 
Personally I would ask myself why is the cue coming up, btw I play on the cue and have no issue. If you move off the cue you lose that point of reference I like to have.
 
Chin

Yep, the shot at 3:50 in the clip of Allison Fisher is exactly what I see. If you step through the video frame by frame, you can see that she's making contact before her elbow starts to drop. Good example.

Edit: I should note that the elbow drop is pretty minor in that shot, but it's there. Harder shots tend to bring it out more.

- James
 
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