Quesiton About Nic's Getting Down motion and Feathering

[Terry Davidson]

Was looking at Nic's videos today, and noticed two things in his 134 clearance video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQgAexvmbfU

1. When Nic gets down, it seems his left hand would touch table first at some distance behind the final bridge position, and then as he bends down, his bridge hand would then slide up to the final position.

2. Before his bridge hand is in the final position, his feathering is already starting.

These are apparent in multiple shots, and one instance I saw it was at 6:49min into the video:



Any comment on why he's doing this? helps to keep on the line? Why start feathering early? I always gets into position, tip against cueball, then start feathering.

Thanks!

Nic doesn't teach that...he teaches the bridge hand should hit the table and not move either sideways or forwards. As has been said I think he's doing it unconsciously

[j6uk]

davis would feather up to the white as he was getting down, no doubt he would have picked it up from him

[CoachGavin]

Quesiton About Nic's Getting Down motion and Feathering

He probably doesn't even notice he is doing it. Even the greatest players and top coaches have flaws or habits in their game that might be unorthodox but if the balls go in it doesn't matter. Murphy also feathers as he goes down or did. He may have changed since he started getting help from Chris Henry.

[thunder66]

Was looking at Nic's videos today, and noticed two things in his 134 clearance video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQgAexvmbfU

1. When Nic gets down, it seems his left hand would touch table first at some distance behind the final bridge position, and then as he bends down, his bridge hand would then slide up to the final position.

2. Before his bridge hand is in the final position, his feathering is already starting.

These are apparent in multiple shots, and one instance I saw it was at 6:49min into the video:



Any comment on why he's doing this? helps to keep on the line? Why start feathering early? I always gets into position, tip against cueball, then start feathering.

Thanks!