Pushing the cue through straight

[callum from hallam]

Hi guys, I've just started to really play again consistently and i'm finding it hard to produce the cue through straight on the final swing, any tips on how to keep the cue straight?

[Ramon]

Hi guys, I've just started to really play again consistently and i'm finding it hard to produce the cue through straight on the final swing, any tips on how to keep the cue straight?

thr was a thread about this !! u may wanna read it !!
http://www.thesnookerforum.co.uk/boa...ueing-straight

[Byrom]

Pick out the angle put your lead foot across or on the line of the shot learn to bend into the shot aiming on the way down or drop straight down on to the cue on line - cue then body to cue - try to learn the right shape on the shot understand why the locking points help - chin - chest - grip - all the locking points are sensory things that help you play by feeling without having to think about it -

Everyone has their own action - so perhaps do your normal feathers then stop at tip at the white - keep still - feel the cue come back slow in line under your chin or dominant eye - keep your head still pause at the back to time the shot as if changing gears - then on that pull back pause or whatever feels comfy for you look at where you are aiming and accelerate through the white ball - not just at the front face. imagine the white is an egg and you are going to spear it.

Hope this helps - It is hard to describe easier to show - I recommend you see a coach in person and ask him to demonstrate and ask if he can put you in the right shape for the shots. Then my tip do it slow - slow down everything as if in slow motion close your eyes feel how the cue feels against your chin lightly brushing your chest and - important this don't over grip as you push forward -

Do it slow first then speed it up slowly - practice at home against the cooker for a hundred thousand hours n come back n thank me when you've made a max

Basically that might help - depends on your technique though some peck some drive.

The things you are asking are hard to describe mate as they require you to know the basics - at this level you need to get them right first and foremost and this is when coaching in person can definitely speed up the process and save you from getting bogged down later on. My advice find a good coach in your area or a good player to set you off and running - good luck .

[mythman69]

I saw this on ebay

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Snooker-Po.../141643349896?

Although a mirror and a matchbox would be a do it yourself solution.

Practice +++

[pcb]

thr was a thread about this !! u may wanna read it !!
http://www.thesnookerforum.co.uk/boa...ueing-straight

hi byrom, can you explain aiming on the way down ,what exactly should we be doing or looking at

thanks

[Byrom]

hi byrom, can you explain aiming on the way down ,what exactly should we be doing or looking at

thanks

Well I don't recommend telling anyone anything about sighting buddy its just what I do - and I think sighting is a natural thing to each player you see.

The shot answer is keep your eyes on the ball you are aiming to pot as you swoop down on the shot.

Some people say aim when stood up but for me this does not fully explain the full process as line slightly changes as you get down so that is why I feel you need to keep your eyes on it as you are getting down until you are still and set - ergo if you pick out the line when stood up behind the shot then flick to the white on the way down on the shot or you are too hesitant getting down so the next time when down the angle will have changed and you might loose the line - That is why I pick out the shot I need find the line or lines running straight though the object ball to the part of the pocket I am aiming at and this shows you the bit I need to hit - then I keep my eyes on this imaginary line through the OB to pocket as I get down and slide into the shot until I am still and set - some times I fine tune on the shot to make sure I'm hitting that spot correctly to make the pot and the position.

It sounds slow when I describe it but doing this actually speeds up the sighting process for me.

[simmo]

put the blue just in front of its spot put the white just in front of brown spot then hit the blue up the table to come back to hit the white .