question to coaches !

[shailendra]

Hello, To all the coaches on the forum !
i have a cueing fault and i have seen this happens to the most players in
my club.
when iam cueing my elbow is in line with the shot, behind the head and my
wrist is straight, BUT as i deliver the cue the elbow pulled slightly towards the back(body) and my wrist twists out side.( i am right handed)
please help me sort out this problem
THANK YOU !

[Terry Davidson]

Well, the easiest way to resolve this is to STOP IT!!!



Stop allowing your wrists to turn by locking the wrist in a fixed position. Any position is good although straight down off the end of the forearm is the recommended method.



This is generally caused by an incorrect and too tight grip and unconciously using the wrist to correct any sideways movement of the cue during the backswing and delivery.



To get over all these problems first of all SLOW DOWN the backswing and incorporate a definite rear pause of anywhere from .5 to 1 second and then start your delivery slowly and accelerate smoothly.



Grip the cue like it's a hammer but an awful lot more loose with the primary contact on the butt of the cue being the forefinger or perhaps the first two fingers. The thumb should be touching the butt of the cue BUT NOT APPLYING ANY PRESSURE. This should avoid any sideways movement of the butt during the backswing and delivery



Terry
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Originally posted at Http://www.thesnookergym.com/forums

[Terry Davidson]

This one came up on thesnookergym forum and I answered it there but I see my reply didn't make it back to TSF.

So I'll do a copy/paste here:

Well, the easiest way to resolve this is to STOP IT!!!

Stop allowing your wrists to turn by locking the wrist in a fixed position. Any position is good although straight down off the end of the forearm is the recommended method.

This is generally caused by an incorrect and too tight grip and unconciously using the wrist to correct any sideways movement of the cue during the backswing and delivery.

To get over all these problems first of all SLOW DOWN the backswing and incorporate a definite rear pause of anywhere from .5 to 1 second and then start your delivery slowly and accelerate smoothly.

Grip the cue like it's a hammer but an awful lot more loose with the primary contact on the butt of the cue being the forefinger or perhaps the first two fingers. The thumb should be touching the butt of the cue BUT NOT APPLYING ANY PRESSURE. This should avoid any sideways movement of the butt during the backswing and delivery

Terry

[shailendra]

Thanks Terry !