![]() Tip! You should only be moving your forearm and not your shoulder or chest. Make sure your grip isn’t too tight and your practice strokes are steady and your cue tip is getting as close to the cue ball as possible. The perfect pool stroke is referred to as the pendulum stroke because you let your elbow behave as a hinge and your hanging forearm as a pendulum. It is a huge core of your skill that you need to master in order to advance further. The stroke that you use will either limit or allow how far you can go in this game. Make sure your bridge is stable and not easily moved to ensure a secure ‘bridge’ for your cue to slide on.Ĭheck out my full article here on how to form a hand bridge in pool. There are different variations of the hand bridge, but the 2 main ones are Open and Closed bridges.Ī hand bridge consists of your less dominant hand placed on the table (palm on the table) pushing your fingers together, pressing your thumb against your index (or middle) finger to create a “V”. The hand bridge can be one of the toughest things to learn when starting out pool. This helps players visually imagine the “ghost ball” to help them determine where to shoot. The ghost ball is a method of aiming where you imagine your cue ball in the place where it would need to be in order to make your object ball in. Point of Contact = where you need to strike the ball to make itĪn easy tip is to place the cue over the object ball you are trying to the pocket to give you an idea of where to strike. Shot line = the line you aim your cue to make the shot There are a lot of different aiming systems out there, but it is apparent that learning the shot line and point of contact are important. This is the foundation of your shot and you need to have correct footing, hip clearance, chin above the cue and the back arm imitating a pendulum motion. ![]() Make sure that you have a pool stance that is strong so if someone lightly pushes you, you won’t fall over. Below is just a brief summary of each tip. P.S, I have a full post specifically for beginners that goes into full detail here titled “ 11 Pool Tips Every Beginner Needs to Know“. These beginner tips will help you out whether you have a hard time figuring out how to stand properly during a shot or if you just can’t seem to make those easy shots in that everyone else seems to be making. Perhaps you just started playing pool and you love the game, but you aren’t that great (yet). It may not relate directly to how to improve but it is still things you want to consider. These are good tips to keep in mind or good to know.When you get that ball in hand after a hard worked (And smart) safety shot, it’ll all pay off. Sharpen up on your defensive game! DEFENSE WINS GAMES.I’ll go over how you can accomplish this because pool can take a lot of brain power and EASILY stress a player out. ![]()
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