Why do many pros intentionally "waggle" their practice strokes?

KoolKat9Lives

KoolKat9Lives

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Before delivering the cue for the hit?

Does it simply give them more feel and keep them looser than a straight back and forth "piston" stroke?

I've always been a piston guy, but have started toying with the waggle. It kinda feels.... Liberating?
 
It helps them get loose and settled into the shot, same as the waggle a lot of golfers have.
 
Helps them remain loose and freestroking! (Let your stroke out, let your stroke out, just go play and let your stroke out!) Helps to prevent being tentative with a shot and delivering a fluid, flowing stroke!
 
They use the waggle to convince people they're using CTE or some other aiming system in order to keep the compitition down.

Elvis IS still alive.:thumbup:
 
Many pros seem to have that up and down waggle like you described. Mika and Shane come to mind. I've played with it but at my speed it just makes it more difficult to deliver the tip to the place I've chosen so I am more of a straight back and forth guy. I still use the warm up strokes to set my rhythm and get loose but I'm not so loopdy-doo with them.
 
Not a pro but I'm pretty sure I got it from my instructor many years ago. He did it and I think I subconsciously picked up on it and incorporated it into my psr. I have recently shortened my psr to one or two practice strokes and then fire so the waggle is gone. I'm playing better now but when I lose focus or get tired it comes back out of habit.
 
A waggle does a lot of good things. Must of all getting relaxed. Not much to do with aiming the shot although waggles may be the address to the cue ball.
randyg
 
Its because they have lost their minds!!! And showing off,,,or ,,, just ,,,,,maybe,,,,, like doing sit ups and stretches before a road race!!!
 
There are many AA players,,,basement players,,,,that do well in practice. But when brought to a tournament format,,they don't transform well from their practice game to the real thing. Usually (i've been there) they change their game,,taking longer than normal,,,looking at the leaves,,when already know where they are. And ends up butchering the whole rack!! lol
A little off topic,,oops. But a little waggle in these ppls stroke won't hurt a thing!!! lol
 
flash5153 said:
There are many AA players,,,basement players,,,,that do well in practice. But when brought to a tournament format,,they don't transform well from their practice game to the real thing. Usually (i've been there) they change their game,,taking longer than normal,,,looking at the leaves,,when already know where they are. And ends up butchering the whole rack!! lol
A little off topic,,oops. But a little waggle in these ppls stroke won't hurt a thing!!! lol
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Bob
 
As for the "loop" in the stroke (circular loop in pre-shot strokes), I have heard speculation that this helps with the aim. When you stroke the cue straight, your eyes only see the cue move on a 2D plane. When you put the loop into the stroke, this adds a 3-dimensional movement to the cue tip (up/down), which gives the brain more information when lining up the aim. You remove the loop on the actual shot. How effective is it? Who knows, but many use it... and don't even realize it or understand why they do.
 
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