J6UK's TUCA... my first thoughts.

[itsnoteasy]

Cheers J6, in your video in one bit it showed the cue getting trapped after the full follow through, with having a ten mill tip and a thicker taper this happens to me a lot, it's not that I can't cue through the 12 mm hole ok , there just isn't enough room for the rest of my cue, if that makes sense.
With my cue action it's a mental thing, it's getting that connection between its timing not effort on shots with pace, my brain just isn't at that level yet, I get a few days or a couple of weeks at it but then I fall back and have to start all over again. I will try treating my cue lightly all the time, thanks.
When I think about it, it's probably why I'm good at set routines but not at the same level in games, in set routines,line up, T , etc it's all just nice paced shots as a rule.

[Catch 22]

I used to cue through a match box and knew my cuing needed a bit of work , so I got myself a TUCA

Had it a few days and it's a good tool .

Highlighted a problem with my grip instantly .

I think it's good and well worth having

[j6uk]

I used to cue through a match box and knew my cuing needed a bit of work , so I got myself a TUCA

Had it a few days and it's a good tool .

Highlighted a problem with my grip instantly .

I think it's good and well worth having

good to hear catch, yes tuca reveals everything technically.
push through the floor, release all the tention, nice v on on the bridge, cue from the elbow letting the cue off the leash, close the back of the hand on completion.. stay with the shot and stick with tuca

[tofushop193]

I used to cue through a match box and knew my cuing needed a bit of work , so I got myself a TUCA

Had it a few days and it's a good tool .

Highlighted a problem with my grip instantly .

I think it's good and well worth having

Hi catch, mind sharing what problem you rectified? Maybe we could learn something from it.

[Catch 22]

Hi catch, mind sharing what problem you rectified? Maybe we could learn something from it.

Yeah sure ...... I have a tendency to put a little unintentional right hand side on the ball . When cueing along the baulk line the cue finishes dead straight ....after playing a shot the cue finishes dead straight .....But when I play a straight ball with the aim of potting the white into the same pocket I often find I have put a little bit of right on the ball (even though my cue finished straight .

When using the TUCA I can see that my cue shaft just scrapes the side of the hole on the way through . So it starts straight ...goes a hair right and back to straight at the finishing point .

After a while of using it I could feel that at a certain point on the delivery my wrist would tense a bit...such a slight amount that I couldn't tell I was really doing it . (not sure why it tenses...maybe trying to keep the cue straight ) .

After trying different grips I found that I could get my wrist to not tense on delivery and get the full stroke a lot more effortless and then I had much more successs with the TUCA .

[jono*]

Just a couple of thoughts after a about 3 weeks with TUCA albeit not using it everyday. In my opinion the TUCA is a very good tool to help you identify and correct issues with cueing straight. I found it very difficult initially, clipping the sides, pulling back and have the edge of the tip clip the hole. But gradually I found that in order to do it properly, you really had to eye up the centre of the ball and be more controlled with slower feathers, as well as a lighter relaxed grip.

[j6uk]

Just a couple of thoughts after a about 3 weeks with TUCA albeit not using it everyday. In my opinion the TUCA is a very good tool to help you identify and correct issues with cueing straight. I found it very difficult initially, clipping the sides, pulling back and have the edge of the tip clip the hole. But gradually I found that in order to do it properly, you really had to eye up the centre of the ball and be more controlled with slower feathers, as well as a lighter relaxed grip.

i thnik youve used all the key words to describe what it takes to get over that initial frustration hill, and now its a cruse, enjoying tuca with nice smooth stright cueing..good to hear
any chance of a vid jono?

[Catch 22]

I was surprised how inconstant I was with it at first ....kinda embarrassing actually . I'm fairly consitant now with the 12mm card now .

[itsnoteasy]

I would say I'm ninety percent on the way through and about five percent on the way back out lol.

[guernseygooner]

I haven't done any extra table practice this season but have been using the TUCA intermittently and have been rewarded with my best season in a long time.

Reached 4 out of a possible 5 finals, winning 2. Plenty of big breaks and consistency

[j6uk]

I haven't done any extra table practice this season but have been using the TUCA intermittently and have been rewarded with my best season in a long time.

Reached 4 out of a possible 5 finals, winning 2. Plenty of big breaks and consistency

respect again to you gg, thats some going cus i know your surrounded by good players so..
yeah once you get going with tuca you can take your cueing to another level.
a small but effective tool

[itsnoteasy]

Brilliant GG, well done fella.

[GeordieDS]

I haven't done any extra table practice this season but have been using the TUCA intermittently and have been rewarded with my best season in a long time.

Reached 4 out of a possible 5 finals, winning 2. Plenty of big breaks and consistency

Nice one well done!

[j6uk]

work smarter not harder




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[cpserrao]

I haven't done any extra table practice this season but have been using the TUCA intermittently and have been rewarded with my best season in a long time.

Reached 4 out of a possible 5 finals, winning 2. Plenty of big breaks and consistency

Mr Consistent!
Awesome.