A lot of players are plagued with a “Chicken Wing” stroke that ruins their shot making ability by thrusting the elbow of their grip hand out away from their body. The result is coming through the cue ball out of alignment with the target line and as a result, to sink the ball, they train themselves to correct for having shoulder and elbow out of precise alignment.
These 17 deadly mistakes show up in four major areas: Vision, Preparation, Execution and Bad Habits. That’s right, pull the sheet away and let’s take a look at them, better still, one by one, eliminate them from your game. The day of the social pool player is fading. It is being supplanted by the idea of becoming a steadily learning and improving contender. This is a concept many miss completely when starting out.
To be in alignment, the upper arm, at least just below the armpit, needs to be immediately adjacent to the upper chest. That puts the shoulder, the elbow and the wrist on a plane with the back leg and the target line. Here’s a use for that billiards glove I discarded months ago.
Yes practice can be boring. It is hard work. The harder you work the more results you will get. It takes concentration and very one’s attention span is different. By understanding what practice really is, and that only Perfect Practice will make perfect, can we discipline ourselves to longer practice.
But I wanted to be sure. No one told me the skin of the upper arm should be touching the upper chest to deliver a good stroke, but I did have a test bed for such a theory. Doug Carter’s Stroke Trainer, when used properly, will train the muscle memory in your stroke arm, hand and wrist all at one time.
You have not taken the time to find your unique game–Look at things not instrumental to your game, positioning of your grip hand, to cup or not cup the grip wrist, maybe a new twist to the bridge. Be an early adopter of new technology like specialized eyewear. How about the new cue extensions?
Practice to perfect right or left hand cue use. In fact, all attempts at becoming unique will involve a lot of practice to make it a habit.
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