it is driving me mad!

[davidwu]

here is the problem-stance.
there are two types of stances I have been using.
1) the stance suggest by most of the players, i.e. right leg straight and left leg bent.
2) the stance that is corrected by myself.

however there are issues with both stance.

with the first stance, I always cueing with side (stroke the cue ball down the table and came back on either right or left side of the tip),I tried to correct the grip, elbow etc. but none of them worked.

with the second stance, I can pot balls easily, doing very well in long shot, and also allows me to play very fluently. What I did was step on the line of shot with my right leg and kept it straight, then lean my body onto this leg, hence the left leg carry barely any weight. However the problem is that too much weight is on the straight leg and the body felt like be the right side of the line and sometimes after I get down, the path of object ball is not clear(looks like Im gonna miss but potted). Also always miss certain shots in a same way (hitting the against cushion balls too thick) or cutting balls either too thin or too thick to the middle pocket.

My second stance is wrong however it allows me to play with very high accuracy especially on the long shot (staight and cut). while the other stance is right but always put side onto the cue ball hence lower accuracy.

I believe for the first type of stance I'm doing either the following things wrong.
a) leaning onto the wrong leg. should I put most of my weight on the left or the right leg?
b) My body is lowered in wrong way. according to videos and images of snooker players, they seem to lower their bodies onto their bridge armRonnie-OSullivan-says-he-cannot-be-an-ambassador-like-Shaun-Murphy-World-Snooker-Championship-20.jpgShaun_Murphy_621397.jpg, should I do this?

[CueAce]

Assuming you are right handed, try stepping in on the line of the shot (right foot should always be on the line of the shot) but this time try having your right foot at a 30-45 degree angle to the line of aim, this will allow you to keep your body in the right place but also transfer some of the your weight over to the left foot (although you will still have slightly more weight on the right than the left this is normal)

Note you can sill have your right leg straight and left bent, also note while the left foot CAN be at an angle to the line of aim. The left foot should be parallel to the line)

Most important thing is to be comfortable

[davidwu]

Assuming you are right handed, try stepping in on the line of the shot (right foot should always be on the line of the shot) but this time try having your right foot at a 30-45 degree angle to the line of aim, this will allow you to keep your body in the right place but also transfer some of the your weight over to the left foot (although you will still have slightly more weight on the right than the left this is normal)

Note you can sill have your right leg straight and left bent, also note while the left foot CAN be at an angle to the line of aim. The left foot should be parallel to the line)

Most important thing is to be comfortable

CueAce,
Whether the right foot is angled or not, the results is the same. Havent try put the left foot at an angle, but I guess the difference will not be significant.

[Terry Davidson]

davidwu:

I don't think the problem is your stance. You must be changing something else in your set-up when you change to your stance. (Perhaps right elbow alignment or else where the cue contacts your chest)

As long as a stance is stable and comfortable that is all that matters and if a player has a near-normal set-up however he stands should not effect the direction of the cue, however in your case something is altering how you drive through the cueball.

My recommendation would be to try and get to a normal stance with your weight distributed (roughly) 45% on each foot and 10% on the left elbow/forearm/bridge. You can change the weight distribution on the feet but try and keep some portion of the weight on the left arm and also brace the right shoulder (done by raising the elbow as high as you can while keeping the body down).

When you have a hand-on-the-table shot is your chest resting on the cushion (if you're stretched that far) because that's how low the body should be on all shots except perhaps masse shots. The cue should be about 1inch off the cushion, the body as low as you can get it and the right elbow as high as you can get it.

It should feel as if the only thing actually moving is the right elbow

Terry

[davidwu]

davidwu:

I don't think the problem is your stance. You must be changing something else in your set-up when you change to your stance. (Perhaps right elbow alignment or else where the cue contacts your chest)

As long as a stance is stable and comfortable that is all that matters and if a player has a near-normal set-up however he stands should not effect the direction of the cue, however in your case something is altering how you drive through the cueball.

My recommendation would be to try and get to a normal stance with your weight distributed (roughly) 45% on each foot and 10% on the left elbow/forearm/bridge. You can change the weight distribution on the feet but try and keep some portion of the weight on the left arm and also brace the right shoulder (done by raising the elbow as high as you can while keeping the body down).

When you have a hand-on-the-table shot is your chest resting on the cushion (if you're stretched that far) because that's how low the body should be on all shots except perhaps masse shots. The cue should be about 1inch off the cushion, the body as low as you can get it and the right elbow as high as you can get it.

It should feel as if the only thing actually moving is the right elbow

Terry

thank you Terry, I will try this next time. Hope things will turn out well for me.