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**mooneyy** · 8 February 2009, 08:23 PM

First of all, looking at the point of aim is usually better than looking at the cueball.
But before you hit it, you have to make sure that you're addressing the right
point at the cueball. Get down into the shot and feather your cue to build
confidence. Additionally try to keep your right foot, your right shoulder and
your right arm in one line. Make sure your forearm drops vertically to the cue.
If you don't there's a great chance of not hitting where you want.

Balance is another thing that can affect your cueing. An unstable base can't
hold the cue straight. So you have to look for that as well.

Both, balance and the stuff mentioned above are necessary to get your
concentration where it should be: on the point of aim. You just can't concentrate
when you whobble around.

cheers

**KeithinFrance** · 8 February 2009, 10:10 PM

Good post, IMO

**checkSide** · 8 February 2009, 10:40 PM

wzrd. I know exactly what you're talking about!

I started a thread talking about similar experiences I have had not long ago. The thread is called "Help, I need it!". Feel free to look it up as I was offered some good advice as usual from the peeps on here.

However, this is what I have been doing to correct the fault, and I would recommend you try it yourself.

If you watch some videos of Ronnie O'S, you will see his grip hand always ends up in exactly the same position after every shot. When he misses, he stays down in position and looks back at his grip hand, as he knows the reason he missed was a very slight movement in his action. i.e. His grip didn't finish in the exact same position, indicating he didn't cue straight.

If you practice your cuing at home, just get into position and play some "air shots". Make sure you FEEL where you grip hand ends in relation to the rest of your body. For example, at the end of your swing you may always feel the knuckle of your thumb contacts your ribs, or some other place on your side.

REMEMBER THIS FEELING.

Now next time you are playing down the club, simply concentrate on pushing your grip hand through on exactly the same line every time. You should know exactly what it feels like now. Just play the same shot every time, whatever the angle of the pot.

You will now be able to rely on a consistent action every time, and it will simply be a matter of learning the angles on pots you miss. Don't be tempted to change your action if your subconscious doesn't believe you've selected the line, just remember where your grip should end, and do the same thing every time.

You are now on the way to becoming a World Champ! :snooker:

Well, maybe not, but I hope this helps, it worked for me!

Cheers

**wzrd** · 9 February 2009, 05:39 AM

Thanks mooneyy and checkside, both of you make a good point. Indeed, sometimes I have trouble finding a solid stance, and I haven't taken the time to really mold my grip and cue action into solid form. I'll bring my cue home and do some exercises without the cue ball and try to get it in the muscle memory. I will really look into this problem in the coming weeks and try to solve it out.

-- wzrd

**mooneyy** · 9 February 2009, 09:22 AM

Good point checkside!

One thing that probably could help with this is as follows.

Don't just grip your cue at the same point for every shot. You don't need
the full length for a gentle stroke, whereas you do for power shots.

The idea of this is to support you having your grip hand at the same place
after every shot. Try to pull your right hand right to your chest. Over time
You'll get the idea of how long you have to hold the cue to get the same
position every time.

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