Good for you ! Enjoy this time to learn from one of the Greats
Wish me luck, boys.
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He said it freed you up to deliver a better stroke. When I was down low, he said I looked like I was all bound up and tight. He said you can see it better and you can get loose easier if you are upright.
Must have been quite an experience. Too bad I didn't live closer. When you think about it, $100 for an experience like that really isn't that bad. And I'm a huge fan of the "classic" players and classic style of play.
I took a quick look at a video that Blackjack did of you, to see what your shooting stance was like. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bhSzSNhWxo&feature=related
Your shooting stance didn't seem that low to me so I'd be curious to see if Blackjack agrees with Dallas's assessment that you should have a more upright stance.
I took a look at some of Blackjack's videos and his shooting stance is even lower than yours. Ditto for Danny Harriman's and Thorsten Hohmann's stance.
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I don't know what to say. At 59 years and counting, I doubt my stance will change much, but I am trying to create a more consistent stroke so that I can get the cue ball where I need it to be.
Yeah ... but we're not as young and pretty as Dennis.
Very funny!
I'll be 60 this August and pretty is a word that is seldom used to describe either me or my stroke.
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Going back to your earlier comment: "He then spent about an hour trying to get me to use a more upright stance, with more follow through and letting the cue stick fly through the ball. It might be something worth developing."
It could be that your stance is indeed inhibiting your stroke so a slight adjustment (either up or down) might allow you to follow through better and let your stroke out. It would certainly be worthwhile practicing this further.
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I went back and looked at the videos I evaluated for Dennis, and my comments about his stroke were mostly targeted at the way the shaft of his cue would fly upwards, instead of straight forward. I believed this to be the result of his bridge hand not being stabilized properly. Dennis tends to be off balance on certain shots, and this uneven balance will cause a lot of the head movement, and side to side movement of the cue after contact with the cue ball. I did some slow-mo video of Dennis' stroke - and I remember that Dennis told me that he had been struggling with that for a very long time.
You can see the slow-mo of his stroke issues starting at 6:30 in the video link below
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjoHXwpwPuM
at 3:43 of this video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6sKG9CcLxA&feature=related
and this is probably the best opportunity to see it - at 3:17 in this video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbNs0tqJgko&feature=related
Dallas West prescribed a remedy that I agree with. I believe that by standing more erect, that he could eliminate the excessive movement. It would completely re-balance his weight distribution on each leg and his bridge arm, possibly providing the stability that he needs to keep the shaft of his cue straight - and thus achieving a better, more fluid follow through. It may even cause him to stay down on his shots - and if it does that, I believe that Dennis will start shooting some higher numbers consistently.
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Dennis,
Good luck with this remedy! It will take a lot of persistence but I know you can do it.