How to break this habit?

[DavisFan76]

My nephew (11) has a habit of always snatching the cue up as soon as he hits the ball, and his play his generally fairly rushed. He wants to improve his game though, so can anyone give me any tips on how to get him into the habit of following through slightly with the cue, instead of immediately snatching it up in the air? I try to explain to him that if he doesn't develop a good 'pendulum like' cue action, his game won't improve and in order to play shots llike screwback, it is vital to follow through, but so far, no joy...

[submarine]

Hit him on the head with your cue every time he does it, he will learn quickly.

[DavisFan76]

Hit him on the head with your cue every time he does it, he will learn quickly.

Lols!!!! Apart from that, any ideas?

[ste bed]

i stay down until the ball as gone in the pocket try making him do that

[Strickimicki]

What do you do if you miss?

wait till somebody else needs the table?

[kissingthepink]

What do you do if you miss?

wait till somebody else needs the table?

v funny

[ste bed]

yes sometimes it can be a longggggggggggggggggg night

[noel]

... make him take 20 or thirty shots with an American pool bridge... forefinger curled over and around to thumb... then give him a "proper" brudge shot... see how that works... repeat as need...


=o)

Noel



submarine... the cue to head technique is for correcting lifting the head during his stroke.

[submarine]

Sorry Noel, you know how I get confused. I did read about a cueing practice with a lemonade (or similar) bottle. Put the empty bottle on a table of suitable height and just practice cueing straight into the bottle without moving the bottle about with the cue. Simple and may do the job.

[noel]

Sorry Noel, you know how I get confused. I did read about a cueing practice with a lemonade (or similar) bottle. Put the empty bottle on a table of suitable height and just practice cueing straight into the bottle without moving the bottle about with the cue. Simple and may do the job.

submarine... good luck with that!

I think I'm confused too... how do you get the object ball into the lemonade bottle?



=o)

Noel

[submarine]

Must be the same way old people get ships in there!

[RocketRoy1983]

Hit him on the head with your cue every time he does it, he will learn quickly.

People may laugh at that but thats exactly how I coach the kids in my lessons. Stand behind him with your cue about half an inch over his head. If he does it he'll hit his head. If he delivers the cue as he should he wont hit his head and should develop the habit.

[crucible77]

People may laugh at that but thats exactly how I coach the kids in my lessons. Stand behind him with your cue about half an inch over his head. If he does it he'll hit his head. If he delivers the cue as he should he wont hit his head and should develop the habit.

id get a headache then

[davipp]

Davisfan76, Steve Davis's dad used to hold a cue over Steve's head and every time Steve lifted his head of course he would hit it, that encouraged him to keep his head down. Keeping the chin on the cue until the ball goes in the pocket is another alternative.

[davipp]

That an oldie but a goodie, before I had my own table I would set an ironing board up at the height of a snooker table and cue into a coke bottle I also had a mirror at one end to check out my cue arm.
Is that fanatical or what!