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I'm having pool trouble, so I thought I'd see what you thought.
My 'feel' for the table is gone - for the past few days I've lost the instinctive knowledge where to hit the cue ball, or where the CB and OB will finish.
Tonight I played 3 hours, I was potting reasonably well for maybe a quater of the time, but most of the time I sucked.
It feels like a mental block...
I don't know if you've ever had anything similar, or if you figured out how to get around it, but it's got to be worth asking, right?
And life forum topic stuff.. yeah, isn't life.. nice. Discuss?
My 'feel' for the table is gone - for the past few days I've lost the instinctive knowledge where to hit the cue ball, or where the CB and OB will finish.
Tonight I played 3 hours, I was potting reasonably well for maybe a quater of the time, but most of the time I sucked.
It feels like a mental block...
I don't know if you've ever had anything similar, or if you figured out how to get around it, but it's got to be worth asking, right?
And life forum topic stuff.. yeah, isn't life.. nice. Discuss?
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*Cries*
I get that particular one, but I think I'm just going to have to go to a book for the general stuff...
I get that particular one, but I think I'm just going to have to go to a book for the general stuff...
Loquacious Duck wrote:
> A line from one foot to the other should be at 45o to the
> table?
>
> Surely the angle to the table depends on the shot?
> Eg, if you had CB on a cushion, shooting to a ball near a corner
> pocket on that cushion, your whole position has to be at a very
> different angle to the table to, say, if CB was in front of one
> middle bag, putting a spotted blue into the opposite side.
Well ofcourse you can't take that shot from that position, it is difficult for me to explain it you'd be best off finding a diagram, if you stand facing the table straight you should step in with your left foot,turning your left hip towards the table opening your feet to the table, your right foot should be behind the left at a angle of 45 to the table, so if you were to draw a picture, you would draw a line from the corner to the left to the right and it would be at a 45 angle to the table.
> A line from one foot to the other should be at 45o to the
> table?
>
> Surely the angle to the table depends on the shot?
> Eg, if you had CB on a cushion, shooting to a ball near a corner
> pocket on that cushion, your whole position has to be at a very
> different angle to the table to, say, if CB was in front of one
> middle bag, putting a spotted blue into the opposite side.
Well ofcourse you can't take that shot from that position, it is difficult for me to explain it you'd be best off finding a diagram, if you stand facing the table straight you should step in with your left foot,turning your left hip towards the table opening your feet to the table, your right foot should be behind the left at a angle of 45 to the table, so if you were to draw a picture, you would draw a line from the corner to the left to the right and it would be at a 45 angle to the table.
A line from one foot to the other should be at 45o to the table?
Surely the angle to the table depends on the shot?
Eg, if you had CB on a cushion, shooting to a ball near a corner pocket on that cushion, your whole position has to be at a very different angle to the table to, say, if CB was in front of one middle bag, putting a spotted blue into the opposite side.
You didn't by any chance mean that 2 lines drawn in the direction each foot was pointing, extended behind the feet, would be at 45o to each other?
This is a tad tricky without diagrams :^)
Surely the angle to the table depends on the shot?
Eg, if you had CB on a cushion, shooting to a ball near a corner pocket on that cushion, your whole position has to be at a very different angle to the table to, say, if CB was in front of one middle bag, putting a spotted blue into the opposite side.
You didn't by any chance mean that 2 lines drawn in the direction each foot was pointing, extended behind the feet, would be at 45o to each other?
This is a tad tricky without diagrams :^)
Loquacious Duck wrote:
> However, both feet at 45o?
> Fair enough, if you're sure, but I always remember seeing snooker
> players with at least one foot (usually the same side as the cueing
> arm) pointing into the shot...
> Then again I wouldn't be that surprised if I was completely wrong!
No ! you are not wrong, if you were to draw a line from one foot to the other they would be at a 45o to the table if he is right handed his left foot should be nearer to the table, he should step in the left.
His feet arent supposed to be paraell to the table.
> However, both feet at 45o?
> Fair enough, if you're sure, but I always remember seeing snooker
> players with at least one foot (usually the same side as the cueing
> arm) pointing into the shot...
> Then again I wouldn't be that surprised if I was completely wrong!
No ! you are not wrong, if you were to draw a line from one foot to the other they would be at a 45o to the table if he is right handed his left foot should be nearer to the table, he should step in the left.
His feet arent supposed to be paraell to the table.
*Scottish accent*
"My parents own in a tavern hereabouts with the same pool table in which I was concieved, born and educated on."
"My parents own in a tavern hereabouts with the same pool table in which I was concieved, born and educated on."
Flockhart wrote:
> He should open his stance and widen his feet, he shouldnt be twisting
> his leg for any reason, tell him to move his feet apart and put most
> of his weight on his front foot(left)
Move his feet apart.. That should work (after checking in front of my computer desk :^) ). Thanks, I'll pass that on.
However, both feet at 45o?
Fair enough, if you're sure, but I always remember seeing snooker players with at least one foot (usually the same side as the cueing arm) pointing into the shot...
Then again I wouldn't be that surprised if I was completely wrong!
> He should open his stance and widen his feet, he shouldnt be twisting
> his leg for any reason, tell him to move his feet apart and put most
> of his weight on his front foot(left)
Move his feet apart.. That should work (after checking in front of my computer desk :^) ). Thanks, I'll pass that on.
However, both feet at 45o?
Fair enough, if you're sure, but I always remember seeing snooker players with at least one foot (usually the same side as the cueing arm) pointing into the shot...
Then again I wouldn't be that surprised if I was completely wrong!
Loquacious Duck wrote:
> A friend from my pub and county sides has been trying to adjust his
> stance - he's right-handed, trying to line both feet up parallel with
> his shot. But he says he's having some pain in his right calf, caused
> by the unnatural twisting of his leg.
> That can't be good, right?
He should open his stance and widen his feet, he shouldnt be twisting his leg for any reason, tell him to move his feet apart and put most of his weight on his front foot(left)
> A friend from my pub and county sides has been trying to adjust his
> stance - he's right-handed, trying to line both feet up parallel with
> his shot. But he says he's having some pain in his right calf, caused
> by the unnatural twisting of his leg.
> That can't be good, right?
He should open his stance and widen his feet, he shouldnt be twisting his leg for any reason, tell him to move his feet apart and put most of his weight on his front foot(left)
Loquacious Duck wrote:
> Your weight on your ribs? That's with you resting your body weight on
> the table itself then?
Yes which isnt the way to do it, because i like to be closer to the cue ball than most people, i stand further forward putting my weight on the table, causing problems for my ribs.
> Now that you mention stance, what's your opinion on this:
>
> A friend from my pub and county sides has been trying to adjust his
> stance - he's right-handed, trying to line both feet up parallel with
> his shot. But he says he's having some pain in his right calf, caused
> by the unnatural twisting of his leg.
> That can't be good, right?
Comfort is everything, you have to be steady and have your mind on the shot, not on your legs.
>
> Personally I (also righty for cuesports) have my left foot roughly
> parallel, and my right at a comfortable 45o or so to the line
> of the shot.
It's supposed to be feet at a 45o to the table, with your left foot leading in if you are right handed.
The basic's are the same for each game, keep still, learn the angles and keep your concentration.
> Your weight on your ribs? That's with you resting your body weight on
> the table itself then?
Yes which isnt the way to do it, because i like to be closer to the cue ball than most people, i stand further forward putting my weight on the table, causing problems for my ribs.
> Now that you mention stance, what's your opinion on this:
>
> A friend from my pub and county sides has been trying to adjust his
> stance - he's right-handed, trying to line both feet up parallel with
> his shot. But he says he's having some pain in his right calf, caused
> by the unnatural twisting of his leg.
> That can't be good, right?
Comfort is everything, you have to be steady and have your mind on the shot, not on your legs.
>
> Personally I (also righty for cuesports) have my left foot roughly
> parallel, and my right at a comfortable 45o or so to the line
> of the shot.
It's supposed to be feet at a 45o to the table, with your left foot leading in if you are right handed.
The basic's are the same for each game, keep still, learn the angles and keep your concentration.
Your weight on your ribs? That's with you resting your body weight on the table itself then?
Now that you mention stance, what's your opinion on this:
A friend from my pub and county sides has been trying to adjust his stance - he's right-handed, trying to line both feet up parallel with his shot. But he says he's having some pain in his right calf, caused by the unnatural twisting of his leg.
That can't be good, right?
Personally I (also righty for cuesports) have my left foot roughly parallel, and my right at a comfortable 45o or so to the line of the shot.
But I've been thinking about changing. Since I'm playing a bit more US pool I was looking at Byrne's Standard Book of Billiards (widely accepted as great by Americans), it'd be a good chance to improve on the basics.
Then again I don't like the thought of the pain!
Now that you mention stance, what's your opinion on this:
A friend from my pub and county sides has been trying to adjust his stance - he's right-handed, trying to line both feet up parallel with his shot. But he says he's having some pain in his right calf, caused by the unnatural twisting of his leg.
That can't be good, right?
Personally I (also righty for cuesports) have my left foot roughly parallel, and my right at a comfortable 45o or so to the line of the shot.
But I've been thinking about changing. Since I'm playing a bit more US pool I was looking at Byrne's Standard Book of Billiards (widely accepted as great by Americans), it'd be a good chance to improve on the basics.
Then again I don't like the thought of the pain!
Well as i put my weight on my ribs they get pushed out of position, but it's when they are returning to the normal postion that it hurts like hell.
It's because my stance is inverted, as i'm right handed i should step in with my left foot by i don't so my weight is on my ribs instead of my legs.
It's because my stance is inverted, as i'm right handed i should step in with my left foot by i don't so my weight is on my ribs instead of my legs.
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