The head is comfortably over the line of shot, the body is balanced and relaxed, if a bit off line, though the cuestick and shooting arm are in line.
I place the cue on line from a standing position, step forward as in the 45 degree stance with my head coming straight down and not "atop the cuestick". From there, I can see the shot easily and accurately (see last photo) but after, I can pull or tuck my head in over the cuestick as in this photo.
From this position, most beginners report their shooting arm and hand feel oddly "disconnected", almost as if their arm has left their body fully. Then per my insistence in clinic, they shoot from this "awkward" position, and most of the time, the shot goes in, an immediate success!
You want the shooting arm to move separately from a still body for the classic pool stroke.
The next photo shows this new, refined stance from a different angle.
