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If you can get on a table by yourself for a 1/2-hour or so and try these then I would say evaluate what is working right away for you and use that in the match.
My recommendation would be to try these things ONE AT A TIME. The straight bridge arm thrust out as far as you can (remember to grip the cue further back, the distance depending on how much you bent your bridge arm previously). The straight arm you should be able to implement right away as it's static rather than dynamic.
The wrist cock is sort of a blend between static and dynamic and will probably take some time to master and get right and I recommend you do that after the match as otherwise you'll be thinking about your technique while playing the match instead of what you should be thinking of and that's potting the balls and getting position. I also recommend you wait to change your grip to the forefinger only (I hate the word 'grip' as it implies pressure and like the term 'hold on the cue' more as too many players grip the cue too tight and too early in the delivery, even though they don't know they're doing it and will swear they're not until I show them a video in stop motion).
Getting the cue more to the centre of the chin and turning the head might be a big change in alignment for you and I would also recommend you wait until after the match as it will detract from your concentration to get this right.
On the other hand, if you feel you're playing absolute crap with your present technique, then try these tips out one at a time and if the results seem to be better that you are getting now then use them right away in your match, but try and do all the thinking about it when you're standing behind the shot determining your aim and try not to think about your technique from the address position through to the delivery. Form the grip on the cue while you're standing behind the shot, thrust out the left arm as you're dropping into the shot and you should have them all because you will have the hammer grip and wrist cock, along with the forefinger-only grip BEFORE your bridge hand hits the table.
After your match keep working on each tip individually ONLY. You must do them one at a time because otherwise you won't know which one of them is effecting your delivery.
Terry
My recommendation would be to try these things ONE AT A TIME. The straight bridge arm thrust out as far as you can (remember to grip the cue further back, the distance depending on how much you bent your bridge arm previously). The straight arm you should be able to implement right away as it's static rather than dynamic.
The wrist cock is sort of a blend between static and dynamic and will probably take some time to master and get right and I recommend you do that after the match as otherwise you'll be thinking about your technique while playing the match instead of what you should be thinking of and that's potting the balls and getting position. I also recommend you wait to change your grip to the forefinger only (I hate the word 'grip' as it implies pressure and like the term 'hold on the cue' more as too many players grip the cue too tight and too early in the delivery, even though they don't know they're doing it and will swear they're not until I show them a video in stop motion).
Getting the cue more to the centre of the chin and turning the head might be a big change in alignment for you and I would also recommend you wait until after the match as it will detract from your concentration to get this right.
On the other hand, if you feel you're playing absolute crap with your present technique, then try these tips out one at a time and if the results seem to be better that you are getting now then use them right away in your match, but try and do all the thinking about it when you're standing behind the shot determining your aim and try not to think about your technique from the address position through to the delivery. Form the grip on the cue while you're standing behind the shot, thrust out the left arm as you're dropping into the shot and you should have them all because you will have the hammer grip and wrist cock, along with the forefinger-only grip BEFORE your bridge hand hits the table.
After your match keep working on each tip individually ONLY. You must do them one at a time because otherwise you won't know which one of them is effecting your delivery.
Terry
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