Cue Action moves slightly left on full strokes

[thelongbomber]

I'm currently using a round-butt cue. I'm a right-handed player. I'm playing well but my cue action consistenly veers slightly left on many of my shots. It's especially apparent on long-shots. I previously used a bevelled cue and it was never an issue before (bevel facing up). Would a round-butt cue cause this change? It seems to happen more often on power shots where I'm extended the cue further back on the backswing. On touch shots where I'm using a shorter stroke it's not really an issue (I think).

Maybe I should video record my cue action up close to see how the round-butt may be causing this and then compare to a bevelled cue?

Any info you can provide would be helpful.

[Gerry Armstrong]

It's not the cue.

[pottr]

I might be. Your grip can assert a slight deviation on the feather and follow through.

I don't quite understand what you're asking though. If you don't do it when using a cue with a traditional flat then your answer is in the question. Change back.

[Terry Davidson]

bomber:

The best thing to do would be to post a video using the round butt. Show about 5 shots of long blues with the camera over the top pocket and have about 6" in front of the cueball to the top of your elbow in the frame.

Then move the camera to your right side, showing from the cue up to the top of the elbow and take 5 more long blues on.

Don't try anything exotic with the long blues, just a 'stop shot'

Terry

[thelongbomber]

OK, thanks Terry. I will do that soon post it up here.

[thelongbomber]

I might be. Your grip can assert a slight deviation on the feather and follow through.

That's what I'm thinking as well. It's possible that I developed a correction in my cue action over the years that compensated for cue poking left and I just never noticed that compensation until I got a round-butt cue where it became more pronounced.

If you don't do it when using a cue with a traditional flat then your answer is in the question. Change back.

If changing back meant I lost nothing but the bad cue action, I would do it in a heart beat but unfortunately, it's not possible. That cue is sold and the cue I'm using now is a far better servant anyways. I'm planning on modding the cue soon to reduce the butt diameter and possibly adding the bevel back (depending on the outcome of this discussion).

[Terry Davidson]

bomber:

Unless you want to keep it private, post the video on youtube and then put the link in this string and then you will likely get a few opinions to consider

Terry

[cally]

Without seeing a video... i'll go with..........

It's all to do with the 'grip' bud......

[Gerry Armstrong]

You either cue across the white or you don't - which cue you use is irrelevant.

If the cue is moving to the left then you are cueing across the white so you have a technical problem to resolve.