Tip to the white before feathering

[johno]

I've been watching the Del Hill coaching session that Cazmac posted(thanks)
and Del recommends that after walking in on the line of aim, you put
the tip of the cue to the spot on the white ball where you intend to
hit it and then say feather once or twice. It seems that most of the
pro's don't tend to follow this and just start feathering as soon as they
are down on the shot without a pronounced tip to the white before
they start. Just wondering what peoples views are on this, does it
affect your timing or do people have a variation on this initial start of
the cue action ?

[stjimmy18-1991]

funny you post this, becuase i recently had a session with a grade A world snooker coach, John Woods, and he said that the pros DO THIS, but they have got used to it to such an extent that it is done VERY quickly and hardly noticable to us.

And in a combination of your parralel back arm, distance from bridge to cue ball and tip and backswing length, all affects your timing.

Hope this helps! you can contact John Woods through his website, www.gone2pot.net

Cracking coach.

[snookerdad]

Cue tip to cue ball and chest and chin to cue. Then check your aim before feathering.

Perfect.

Tim Dunkley (World Snooker coach)

[Inoffthered]

Hope this helps! you can contact John Woods through his website, www.gone2pot.net

Cracking coach.

Cracking URL too haha

[Terry Davidson]

I call this 'tip to white before feathering' the INITIAL PAUSE, as opposed to the 'Front' and 'Rear' pause and encourage my students to employ it and get it to be a natural part of their action.

However, I have noticed with myself especially, as I get more fluent this 'initial pause' does seem to get shorter and shorter.

To get the record straight, there are actually 4 distinct pauses in what I normally call the 'ideal' cueing technique. They are 'initial', 'front', 'rear' and last but not least the (my term) 'forward pause' which occurs at the end of the delivery when the cue is extended and the grip hand is against the chest.

Just so you know, EVERY ONE OF THESE PAUSES IS BOTH VITAL AND IMPORTANT TO GOOD TECHNIQUE. Get them all into yours.

Terry

[EvilDealer]

I've been watching the Del Hill coaching session that Cazmac posted(thanks)
and Del recommends that after walking in on the line of aim, you put
the tip of the cue to the spot on the white ball where you intend to
hit it and then say feather once or twice. It seems that most of the
pro's don't tend to follow this and just start feathering as soon as they
are down on the shot without a pronounced tip to the white before
they start. Just wondering what peoples views are on this, does it
affect your timing or do people have a variation on this initial start of
the cue action ?

where is said video mate?

[nevets]

where is said video mate?

Here it is (in six parts):

http://www.youtube.com/user/MrTopbreak#p/u

(hope you don't mind caz)

[johno]

cheers sjjimmy I'll have a look at the website...

[johno]

Thanks Terry, good advise as usual. I will try and incorparate all 4.

[CoachGavin]

If you want to see the difference between doing the tip to white thing and not then watch Shaun Murphy. Although I think he does have probably the best technique he feathers as he goes down http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhWRVYcnQLg whereas most of the other pros put tip to white even if it is for a split second.

The advantage I think it gives is if you feather as you go down its harder to find the middle of the white so you should find that first before starting your feathering. Hope that helps

Gavin

[Mauricio]

I've been watching the Del Hill coaching session that Cazmac posted(thanks)
and Del recommends that after walking in on the line of aim

Hi, johno.

Could you post the link to Cazmac post?

Thanks.

[jrc750]

Hi, johno.

Could you post the link to Cazmac post?

Thanks.

Hi mate, your post was no 11 of this thread, scroll back a few to post 7, it was given there

[Mauricio]

Hi mate, your post was no 11 of this thread, scroll back a few to post 7, it was given there

Thanks, jrc750!

Reading the whole thread I've just found it

[johno]

Hi Gavin, had a look at that clip and see what you mean. I agree it's best to find the
middle of the white first, thanks for your help.