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It’s impossible to fully lock the wrist because mechanically you just couldn’t deliver the cue but everyone is different in terms of how loose they keep things. If you watch Shane VB closely he drops the shoulder and cue during the shot to allow the wrist to stay straighter but there is still plenty of movement in the wrist. Not saying he is wrong at all because he’s a top player but it is difficult for amateurs to start out with a swing like this. It’s something very personal to him. If you look at any cue professional they all do things a little differently so who is to say what is right and what is wrong (they’re certainly all a lot better than me!).

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Thanks. I'll do it soon I promise!

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Great stuff as always, I see you have a dining table and and pool table in the same room have you thought about getting a pool dining table?

I used to have one and it was pretty good. Just found it a little unsteady compared to a cabinet table and much prefer the Supreme Winner I have now.

@@PoolSchool fair enough mate, great set up 👍

Cheers. I very rarely play snooker to be honest. It’s a game I love watching and would love to try properly one day but just never got round to it.

I don’t play 9 ball myself but the grip needs to work in the same way regardless of the variation of cue sport you’re playing.

Ok I'll see what I can do. It might not be in your head as much as you think, don't take this the wrong way but it could be that your pool cue is just showing up little imperfections in your cue action that you don't notice with the snooker cue? What is the tip size for both of them? With the very small tips it can be incredibly easy to add unintentional side if you cueing is even fractionally off. A larger tip will help hide this and make long potting easier at the expense of a little action on the cue ball. It's all about balance and what's most important for your game? As far as cue length goes again it depends where you like to hold it? With the cue addressed to the white, you back arm should be hanging vertically. For me that means holding my cue a few inches in from the end. I know some players prefer to hold the very end of the cue in their hand, again it is personal choice. As long as you're not holding the very end and you back arm is still not vertical.

Yes this is English pool where the object balls are only 2 inches and the cue ball is 1 and 7/8th inch. American pool balls are 2 and 1/4 inch. Players tend to use cues more akin to the snooker cue because of this and often use even smaller tips than you would see in snooker.

Yes definitely use the chest as a guide, I do. Just needs to be a light contact though, don’t pull the cue tight to the chest.

It’s a “Taylor Made” 3/4 jointed pool cue with a 9.5mm tip

@@PoolSchool it's very nice

It a 3/4 jointed “Taylor Made” cue.

@@PoolSchool Thank you.