Unintensional english

[trinacria]

keep shooting up and down the rail until it hits your tip dead on on its way back. do that until you are sore, than do it some more.

 

[ceebee]

When you are done, with shooting up & down the rail with the cue ball to rail to cue tip, try shooting at an object ball on the spot, to see if the object ball will rebound off the end rail, back into the cue ball, knocking it back down table. to your cue tip.

That is a straight shot. We use that shot setup with our Video Analysis. 4 cameras tell the truth about your mechanics, real quick.

 

[ShootingArts]

this is much better

When you are done, with shooting up & down the rail with the cue ball to rail to cue tip, try shooting at an object ball on the spot, to see if the object ball will rebound off the end rail, back into the cue ball, knocking it back down table. to your cue tip.

That is a straight shot. We use that shot setup with our Video Analysis. 4 cameras tell the truth about your mechanics, real quick.

This is much better than coming back to the tip off the rail. First, it is a lot less tolerant of the slightest error but also because when the cue ball comes back to the tip off the rail it might be because we have found center or it might be because we have learned to "cheat the shot" slightly making other adjustments.

Hu

 

[3kushn]

This is much better than coming back to the tip off the rail. First, it is a lot less tolerant of the slightest error but also because when the cue ball comes back to the tip off the rail it might be because we have found center or it might be because we have learned to "cheat the shot" slightly making other adjustments.

Hu

Although a little more difficult this can be cheated too.

IMO if the stroke is perfectly straight and still not hitting center, it's an alignment issue. The eyes aren't in a position to see true center.

 

[Scaramouche]

I just went down to the US Open and met Mike Massey and saw his new product the Sure Stroke. His video and "device" is very simple. It is a plastic rounded piece that goes over the tip and feral on your cue. You simply place it on the end of your cue. It is designed to be slippery and if you don't hit dead on center ball, you will miss cue.

I have used it for a couple of hours off and on and I must admit, although at first I kinda scoffed, it has helped my game. It helped me to find center ball on regular shots, but also on jacked up shots. I found that unintentional english was a problem on my long shots that was causing me to miss.

So, I recommend this product for everyone that I will never shoot against!

http://www.surestroketool.com/

"The Sure Stroke Tool slips over your pool que"

"Practice with your favorite queue then watch as the balls fall!!"

WTH is a que and a queue ?????

 

[TC Mabe]

A simple practice tool when you are not at a table is to simply lay a beer bottle on its side and stroke through the opening. Of course the beer bottle should be empty and cleaned before use ... Good luck !


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[naji]

keep shooting up and down the rail until it hits your tip dead on on its way back. do that until you are sore, than do it some more.

Some pool tables end rails are not 100% square, if his end rail is off by 2 or 3 degrees his up & down could be off too. Best way hit straight shots and ensure CB stop, follow or draw back in straight line and pocket ball at center.

 

[Canadian cue]

Although a little more difficult this can be cheated too.

IMO if the stroke is perfectly straight and still not hitting center, it's an alignment issue. The eyes aren't in a position to see true center.

I believe this is it, because I know I am hitting in the same place. If I intentionally hit a little to the left I can correct it but my eyes see it as that. When my eyes see it as center it comes off the end rail with slight right. I explored the dominant eye stuff years ago so I believe I am shooting with the right eye on the line of the shot. I also don't have problems on draw and follow shots it is more so on pure center ball hits. I also don't curl my wrist in or out. I do have a long bridge length, about 12" on average. I stand with more of a pool then snooker stance. I have fairly long legs so I find it easier to bend both knees then locking the back. My cue touches my chest and my chin is about 3-6 in above the cue on most shots. Long shots I will get down lower on the cue. The one aspect of my stance I am suspect of would be that maybe my feet are a bit too inline with the shot. My left foot is about a foot off the line and my back foot is on the line with about a two foot spread between. I have have also fooled around with the angle of my feet and have found that when they are almost parallel to be the most comfortable with my back foot at about 45 to the line.
Thank you everyone for the insights, I will see if I can put a vid together.

 

[dr_dave]

I am trying to correct a flaw in my stroke. I am consistently putting a slight amount of right english on my shots. When I am shooting balls in I dont notice it, even on long straight in shots. Where I notice it is when I am doing a lag or simply running my cue ball up and down the spots as a way of verifying my stroke. It is very consistent though, always to the same side so I know I am hitting the ball in the same place. So I am trying to figure out the best method to correct it. I must correct for it in my shots because my potting is consistent. So to correct it does one just intentionaly aim a little to the left ? Or should I be looking at my stance and alignment?

The most common cause for this is not having your "vision center" properly aligned with center CB and the line of the shot. Stroke steer, lack of body clearance, grip tightening, and/or wrist turn or flex are also possible culprits. For advice and drills for identifying and fixing the problem(s), see:

"vision center" resource page
finding the center of the cue ball
MOFUDAT stroke drill
stroke "best practices" resource page
fundamentals "check list" document

I hope the resources help you fix and diagnose your problem. If not, find an experienced and qualified instructor to help.

Good luck,
Dave

 

[West Point 1987]

When you are done, with shooting up & down the rail with the cue ball to rail to cue tip, try shooting at an object ball on the spot, to see if the object ball will rebound off the end rail, back into the cue ball, knocking it back down table. to your cue tip.

That is a straight shot. We use that shot setup with our Video Analysis. 4 cameras tell the truth about your mechanics, real quick.

This is the ticket. This drill is perfect for a straight stroke and hitting the CB where you mean to. I'm a results-oriented learner. I've given up looking at the shot from the mechanical end, and am focused on results. You can literally spend years and thousands of dollars tweaking stuff you or an instructor thinks is wrong with your stroke and maybe do very little to increase your ability to reliably put the CB where it needs to go. Or you can do cool drills like this for hours and get it right. Just like guys who spend hours on end practicing their break with a spring-loaded braced target ball, there are drills you can do that can't lie to you and can only show you how to perfectly hit a ball. If you can do this drill correctly, your not "cheating", it can only be accomplished by doing it correctly. ANY mechanics, any stroke, any tip strike that replicates this, is correct. Chase the result, not the means.