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I haven't posted an awful lot on here, but i've been a member for quite a few years now. I have seen various threads about technique and how to cue the ball straight, but it doesnt matter how hard i try and put the correct adjustments in action, i just dont feel comfortable with the way i strike the cueball. The biggest problem is perhaps that even though i do hit the ball bad, i am making perhaps a ton or two a session and this is keeping me interested in the game. The breaks i make are after all said and done because A) im playing players that arent taking advantage of my misses and B) the pockets arent exactly tight so there is a little more give.
My technique is probably one of the worst a player can have, as when i cue through the ball i twist my wrist and drop my arm to the side. It feels similair to trying to hit a nail in a piece of wood with a hammer that is coming down diagonally. I have to rely COMPLETLEY on timing of the ball, this is why under match conditions or pressure situations, my game can just fall apart and i look like a player that has been playing the game to a 20 break standard.
I need to find out why im dropping my elbow so much, to the side, and coming across the shot with my wrist to compensate, but its a problem that seems like finding a solution to it would be like finding the holy grail. Dont get me wrong, when im playing well and timing the shot right, i can play to a very good standard and beat most people, but even then there will be certain shots that i either miss or rattle them in (cusion shots especially). When you look at Ronnie, he delivers the cue straight through, dropping his arm all the way through the shot sometimes, with his elbow going straight down. Although i suspect he times the shot before the cue goes all the way through.
That is something that i am trying to achieve, but dont really know how to go about it properly. My question to the coaches out there or anyone who has had similair problems as me is, what can i possibly do to stop my wrist from turning and my elbow from dropping to the side??? Am i right in thinking if its a muscle memory thing, then im more or less up the creek (been playing for 8 yearsish). Bad habits have a tendancy to die hard, and once you have them it seems impossible to get out of them without a LOT of help.
Ill try and get a video of me playing and then hopefully people can see my faults better and tell me what i can do to correct them. Cheers.
My technique is probably one of the worst a player can have, as when i cue through the ball i twist my wrist and drop my arm to the side. It feels similair to trying to hit a nail in a piece of wood with a hammer that is coming down diagonally. I have to rely COMPLETLEY on timing of the ball, this is why under match conditions or pressure situations, my game can just fall apart and i look like a player that has been playing the game to a 20 break standard.
I need to find out why im dropping my elbow so much, to the side, and coming across the shot with my wrist to compensate, but its a problem that seems like finding a solution to it would be like finding the holy grail. Dont get me wrong, when im playing well and timing the shot right, i can play to a very good standard and beat most people, but even then there will be certain shots that i either miss or rattle them in (cusion shots especially). When you look at Ronnie, he delivers the cue straight through, dropping his arm all the way through the shot sometimes, with his elbow going straight down. Although i suspect he times the shot before the cue goes all the way through.
That is something that i am trying to achieve, but dont really know how to go about it properly. My question to the coaches out there or anyone who has had similair problems as me is, what can i possibly do to stop my wrist from turning and my elbow from dropping to the side??? Am i right in thinking if its a muscle memory thing, then im more or less up the creek (been playing for 8 yearsish). Bad habits have a tendancy to die hard, and once you have them it seems impossible to get out of them without a LOT of help.
Ill try and get a video of me playing and then hopefully people can see my faults better and tell me what i can do to correct them. Cheers.
. I am having another session tommorow night and will try and correct the things you have mentioned. The 'flying elbow' problem is really troublesome, and now you have pointed it out, it is the back to fingers that forces the cue across as i grip the cue upon delivery. I'm going to do what you said and try and keep my grip loose with my wrist cocked properly whilst not having my cue brushing hard against my chest, which i am also guilty of. Thanks.
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