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Stance: The Big Secret!

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Awkward looking, isn't it?

"Atop the cue" is still not the whole story

Photo (c) Matt Sherman
Standing with "head over the shot" threw my stick off line as seen in Photos 1 and 2. But standing with the cuestick on line instead, then bending down (the "pointers" from most instructional pool teaching) leads to this awkward position.

I am exaggerating a bit to show you the folly of "Place your head over the cue like sighting a rifle". Most report after placing the cue on line then bending the head over the cue, as wrongly advised by most pool instructors, a "crumpled right arm" at play and fatigue after a short time. "Cue down then head over cue" is superb advice, if your head rests atop the shoulder of your shooting arm, and not your neck! Consider that perspective for a moment.

The shooting arm in this photo must move unnaturally to produce results (not to mention the imminent headache and jaw ache). There is a better way I will reveal to you!

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