cue arm&shoulder

[itsnoteasy]

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There's today's latest attempt. You'll have to excuse the fact that I look like I've just woken up.

Hurray !!!!! Looking much better Ted:snooker::victorious::victorious:
Definitely looks like you have shifted a bit of weight to the left leg, still looks a wee bit cramped, but I don't play with a square stance so that's maybe what you look like if you do. Well done and great persistence.

[j6uk]

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There's today's latest attempt. You'll have to excuse the fact that I look like I've just woken up.

you've been playing with us thats always been your setup, and i like it. thats how i wanna look

[tedisbill]

Cheers guys! Finally got there. What a struggle it was!

Plenty more work needed now to actually make that work on the table!

[hotpot]

Just had my mucker to video me playing a few shots and my arm is way off line , its pointing inwards a good few inches but straightens up on delivery , when he put it straight it felt awful , dont think im ever going to straighten it as ive been playing like this far too long .

[j6uk]

Cheers guys! Finally got there. What a struggle it was!

Plenty more work needed now to actually make that work on the table!

what were the key points that clicked for you ted?

[tedisbill]

what were the key points that clicked for you ted?

I was not twisting at the hips properly. Although I thought I was twisting I wasn't.

I also tended to even once I'd twisted, to then want to straighten my shoulders up again towards the shot after.

To be honest, even now it's a bit of a lottery, I can get it correct about 1 in 50. It's probably gonna take a few weeks to get used to playing like this.

[j6uk]

will be good to hear how it plays when your moving around the table, dropping down, back pause and shot completion

[hsn]

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There's today's latest attempt. You'll have to excuse the fact that I look like I've just woken up.

Congratulations Ted! You are looking like a pro now.

Did my last two posts help you or you just figured it out by yourself ?

One final advice : try to keep your shoulder locked when playing and make sure to check your alignment often until it becomes automatic.

[tedisbill]

Congratulations Ted! You are looking like a pro now.

Did my last two posts help you or you just figured it out by yourself ?

One final advice : try to keep your shoulder locked when playing and make sure to check your alignment often until it becomes automatic.

Yes thanks mate! Was a great help.

I must admit, I can't seem to get it quite right every time yet. Can't quite put my finger on what I do differently when I get it spot on.

[tedisbill]

I just cannot do it consistently at all. I get it right once in about 50 attemps if that.

[tedisbill]

Here's a pic where I've nailed it again earlier:
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And here's one where I just haven't quite got it right and I don't understand why:
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Help!!!!

[hsn]

Yes thanks mate! Was a great help.

I must admit, I can't seem to get it quite right every time yet. Can't quite put my finger on what I do differently when I get it spot on.

My pleasure Ted!

You were used to aim square to your face and pull your upper arm towards you that revealed your shoulder.

Now you aim at 10 O clock, get onto the shot with your chest vertical to the table bed, not pulling your upper arm only lifting your cue shoulder up and twisting your bottom out.

Aiming at 10 O clock and not pulling the upper arm towards you are the two major things that you do differently when you are spot on.

I feel very happy for you.

[itsnoteasy]

Here's a pic where I've nailed it again earlier:
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And here's one where I just haven't quite got it right and I don't understand why:
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Help!!!!

First one you have your bum and hips out the way this brings your chest over and your shoulders in line , look at your bridge arm elbow in the first picture , see the distance between that and you hips, now compare that distance in the second picture, it's not as much, which means you haven't got over enough.

[tedisbill]

It's amazing this is though. No matter how much I say "right, get my hips right out of the way" I just can't do it at all now. This is mental. It's driving me insane.

[hsn]

Here's a pic where I've nailed it again earlier:
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And here's one where I just haven't quite got it right and I don't understand why:
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Help!!!!

It's due to either of the two things : you are not lifting your shoulder up enough and also you are not aiming to the side enough. Please note that you can compensate each of them with the other. As you can compensate your facing to one side with moving your point of aim further in the opposite direction.

Some adjustments to your left foot can also effect the alignment.

The most important thing is that you are going in the right direction!

Both of your shoulders are involved in the alignment. One has to go up and the other has to go down like a seesaw.