Women players

[CoachGavin]

Hello. Just wanted to know how women on here get round the problem of the grip finishing at the chest. Been speaking to different coaches and they all say different things. so I thought I would ask the ladies on here. Due to the obvious difficulty of having a physical obstruction like big breasts do the ladies on here tend to go under them or find it easier to stop before the chest or maybe another way?

[mchpddl1]

have you tried asking Allison Fisher? She might be able to answer you in great details

[Giggity1984]

They go shoe shopping. lol.

No I'm joking of course.

[CoachGavin]

Have got frank callans book and he coached allison. He says she faces the shot more so she finishes near her ribs more.

[Terry Davidson]

Gavin:

I normally attempt to get a student (haven't had a woman student in years) to run the cue about 2"-3" to the right of the right nipple (in a right-hander of course) and unless a woman had very large breasts this should get the cue running to the side and shouldn't be a problem.

I guess the other consideration is when driving the hand into the chest the sie of the breast might impede the amount of follow-through a woman could get in comparison but I think we're only talking 1/4" to 1/2" so no big deal there either.

As I said, I can't prove this one as I have no woman students but I will likely be watching some of the great woman players when I'm at the Worlds so I will see what is happening with them

Terry

[DeanH]

...I will likely be watching some of the great woman players when I'm at the Worlds...

I can see the headlines now! LOL


sorry could not resist

[CoachGavin]

Have got frank callans book and he coached allison. He says she faces the shot more so she finishes near her ribs more.

[CoachGavin]

Sorry thats a copy lol. Yes, from the women I have coached so far I think you just have to go individual by individual as body shapes differ. Thats from my own experience anyway.

[LittleMissAlexa]

I guess the other consideration is when driving the hand into the chest the size of the breast
Terry

ooooerrrrr you dirty dirty old man

[LittleMissAlexa]

Sorry thats a copy lol. Yes, from the women I have coached so far I think you just have to go individual by individual as body shapes differ. Thats from my own experience anyway.

im a d cup and i have no issues cueing probable been the EE girls

[LittleMissAlexa]

what we cant do is mark williams' inside ur body cueing he does

[DandyA]

what we cant do is mark williams' inside ur body cueing he does

oh, I'm not sure about that ... I've seen women using their cleavage as a guide for their cue :goggle-eyes: ... seems like cheating to me but I didn't complain

[sberry]

Stephen Lee is rated as having one of the best cue actions going.

[DeanH]

Stephen Lee is rated as having one of the best cue actions going.

superb!
my colleague alongside gave me a wierd look just then as I read this!
thanks

[CoachGavin]

I did chuckle at the stephen lee joke although in recent years mine are getting a bit big too :0(