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  • #61
    Originally Posted by Acrowot View Post
    Sound advice, damienich. He is trying to run before he learns to walk.
    Thank you...

    It's just a friendly word of caution. Many people have the impression that they need to change their cue or cue specs to improve their game but too often it is the technique or lack thereof that's the problem.

    I experiment around with cue specs too but I am under no delusion of finding a magic wand that will enable me to play like ROS...
    When life gives you lemons, don't make lemonade. Make life take the lemons back. GET MAD!!

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    • #62
      I know something is wrong because until now, I can't really pot straight balls. If this 2 ain't enough, please inform me and also do tell which angle and etc is needed.

      Please Advise.



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      • #63
        Start by walking into the line of shot first..

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        • #64
          Originally Posted by Izzyfcuk View Post
          Start by walking into the line of shot first..
          Yes definitely, you won't get any shots easier than those on a snooker table, so practice practice practice mate

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          • #65
            Originally Posted by Izzyfcuk View Post
            Start by walking into the line of shot first..
            Is my stance and everything okay? The guy I frequently play with at RC say my feets are not wide enough. I have no idea how wide they're suppose to be. He also mentioned my right shoulder ain't brought to the front enough. I don't really get the shoulder part.

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            • #66
              Originally Posted by x3dnd3x View Post
              Is my stance and everything okay? The guy I frequently play with at RC say my feets are not wide enough. I have no idea how wide they're suppose to be. He also mentioned my right shoulder ain't brought to the front enough. I don't really get the shoulder part.
              I'm with Izzy and Jrc on this. That's the first thing I noticed too. You are not stepping into the shot. Maybe you can try taking a step back to judge the line of aim and then step into the shot (without moving away from that line, I can't stress more on how important this is). Do a search on stepping / moving into the line of aim. A lot of literature on that.

              At first glance, your overall stance looks solid enough at least to me. So ignore that friend who's been giving you all those advice and did not even pick up the most obvious; i.e. how you approach the shot.

              Also, quoting Terry and a few of the coaches on here, work on one thing at a time. Changing multiple things at one go can be confusing.

              Are you at WCRC? Izzy can probably give you some pointers, he's worked hard on his approach to the shot... isn't that right, Izzy?

              Also, there are no shortcuts to this game. Practice, practice, practice. But don't get too bogged down with the techniques. Remember to have fun and enjoy the game. You'll definitely get better now that you've found this forum...
              When life gives you lemons, don't make lemonade. Make life take the lemons back. GET MAD!!

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              • #67
                Okay. Yeah. I've met Izzy before and also just now. He helped me clean my cue's ferrule and touch up on my tip. Appreciate that.

                I'll remember the walking into line of shot thing. Thanks.

                Originally Posted by damienlch View Post
                I'm with Izzy and Jrc on this. That's the first thing I noticed too. You are not stepping into the shot. Maybe you can try taking a step back to judge the line of aim and then step into the shot (without moving away from that line, I can't stress more on how important this is). Do a search on stepping / moving into the line of aim. A lot of literature on that.

                At first glance, your overall stance looks solid enough at least to me. So ignore that friend who's been giving you all those advice and did not even pick up the most obvious; i.e. how you approach the shot.

                Also, quoting Terry and a few of the coaches on here, work on one thing at a time. Changing multiple things at one go can be confusing.

                Are you at WCRC? Izzy can probably give you some pointers, he's worked hard on his approach to the shot... isn't that right, Izzy?

                Also, there are no shortcuts to this game. Practice, practice, practice. But don't get too bogged down with the techniques. Remember to have fun and enjoy the game. You'll definitely get better now that you've found this forum...

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                • #68
                  x3d:

                  The pre-shot routine is every bit as important as the backswing and delivery. Stand about one foot behind the shot with your head on the line of aim (have your nose pointed along the line of aim). Then for a left-hander, place your left foot (somewhere around the laces or arch) right on the line of aim and directly under where your grip hand will be when you're in the address position.

                  (an aside...I noted your grip forearm is slightly behind the vertical when you address the ball by the way and it should be vertical).

                  With your left foot on the line of aim, toes pointed slightly outward to take the strain off the knee, place your right foot to the side where you find it comfortable (recommended distance is one shoulder width between the heels) and it can be either parallel with the left foot (square stance) or else some distance ahead of your left foot but not a great deal, maybe up to 4inches or so.

                  Now during all this foot movement remember to keep your head still and on the line of aim (nose pointed along the line of aim). With the feet placed in their final positions DROP YOUR HEAD ABSOLUTELY STRAIGHT DOWN and assume your normal address position. Keep the cue still for maybe 1/2-second to check everything, the eyes going from the cue to the object ball (and to the pocket for some players) and this I call the 'preliminary pause' and it's very short. Start your feathering, no more than 2-3 then a FRONT PAUSE. Start the final SLOW backswing, REAR PAUSE (if you want one) and then start the delivery slowly and build up the acceleration, driving the cue through the cueball (mentally try and hit the object ball HARD with your tip). Drive the grip hand into the same spot on your chest every time and when the cue is extended like that STAY STILL for about another second or so (called the FINAL PAUSE.)

                  Some things I noticed from your very short video:

                  Head movement up and to the right on the delivery (there might have been some movement on the backswing but I couldn't tell) THERE SHOULD BE ABSOLUTELY NO HEAD MOVEMENT AT ALL FROM THE TIME YOU HIT THE ADDRESS POSITION UNTIL AFTER YOU HAVE DELIVERED THE CUE.

                  Your grip hand forearm is behind the vertical in the address position (move your grip up the cue perhaps 1-2 inches).

                  You have too much cue hanging over your bridge. For your height it should be around 10-11 inches but it looks to be about 13 inches or so (hard to tell). This will mean you will have to move your grip hand up the cue the same distance to compensate and keep the forearm vertical.

                  Again hard to tell, but your grip appeared to be a bit tight to me in the address position and it looked like you were tightening the grip a bit at the start of the delivery. This is a definite NO-NO. Do not tighten the grip AT ALL until after you strike the cueball.

                  I would need a much better video to try and get any more. For instance from these I can't see if you are delivering the cue straight. Place the camera over the top pocket so it takes in from 6in in front of the cueball up to the top of your elbow. Play 5 long blues as a stop shot. Using this method I can see if you're delivering the cue straight or not and if not then we can try and find out why you are not straight. Finding the root cause of your problem could be difficult and I would really recommend you see a good coach for a couple of hours.

                  Terry
                  Terry Davidson
                  IBSF Master Coach & Examiner

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                  • #69
                    Would like to know what others think on this point, i thought i noticed you looking at the pocket before the shot was over,(mostly on blue in second clip but a little on red in first clip) it may be its after contact but i would try and concentrate more on the contact point than on where the ob is going(a fault of mine)f
                    This is how you play darts ,MVG two nines in the same match!
                    https://youtu.be/yqTGtwOpHu8

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