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Yes, I know its all been covered before but I found something interesting last night when experimenting (on the snooker table) 
My twisting of the hand has always been a problem. It didn't affect me when I was younger and I used to make regular centuries but I have been trying to rectify it lately because in matchplay when a bit of pressure is on, it is definitely more pronounced. I know it is from closing the hand too early etc.
My problem is like a golfer who can do perfect practise swings but as soon as they stand over a ball they tense up. I'm the same cueing without a cue ball - perfectly straight, chevrons don't move - but as soon as I play a shot, it doesn't matter how much I concentrate on keeping loose, the cue twists.
I think part of the problem is that I have long fingers. I can feel the back 2 coming back onto the butt and rolling under causing the twist.
What I tried last night was to keep the cue pressed into the top pads of the 4 fingers by the thumb. The middle pads were barely touching and I really had to concentrate on keeping the top pads/tips of the fingers from touching the cue throughout the stroke.
This seemed to have the desired effect of not rolling the cue, any thoughts?
My twisting of the hand has always been a problem. It didn't affect me when I was younger and I used to make regular centuries but I have been trying to rectify it lately because in matchplay when a bit of pressure is on, it is definitely more pronounced. I know it is from closing the hand too early etc.
My problem is like a golfer who can do perfect practise swings but as soon as they stand over a ball they tense up. I'm the same cueing without a cue ball - perfectly straight, chevrons don't move - but as soon as I play a shot, it doesn't matter how much I concentrate on keeping loose, the cue twists.
I think part of the problem is that I have long fingers. I can feel the back 2 coming back onto the butt and rolling under causing the twist.
What I tried last night was to keep the cue pressed into the top pads of the 4 fingers by the thumb. The middle pads were barely touching and I really had to concentrate on keeping the top pads/tips of the fingers from touching the cue throughout the stroke.
This seemed to have the desired effect of not rolling the cue, any thoughts?
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