Comments on: How to Play Pool : Tips on Gripping a Pool Cue: Online Billiards Lessons for Beginners

By: LiMaoTang

LiMaoTang — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 05:36:05 +0000

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By: simplecrs13

simplecrs13 — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 05:02:08 +0000

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By: joeygonzo

joeygonzo — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 04:16:01 +0000

The balance point has nothing to do with where you hold ( you don’t grip it ) the cue.
Where you hold your cue depends on where your tip is at contact with the cueball.
Ideally your foream should be perpindicular to the cue/table when the tip makes contact with the cueball.

By: Nippert77

Nippert77 — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 03:17:08 +0000

I disagree. If you do not consider the balance point of the cue, your tip tends to sink/float because the weight is lopsided. I see this happen a good deal at the bars with new players using 21 ounce cues. I think you both agree with the right angle of the arm holding the cue though.

By: joeygonzo

joeygonzo — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 02:47:25 +0000

What does that have to do where you grip?
You grip your cue according to your bridge length.
If the cueball is frozen on the rail, you have no choice but to choke up.
If it’s in the middle of the table, you can have your normal length bridge and grip location.
Most cues now nowadays balance point is around 18-19″ from the bottom. If you don’t like the balance point of a cue, don’t buy it.
You shouldn’t change your grip location for it.

By: Nippert77

Nippert77 — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 02:39:36 +0000

I was commenting on your post: “Where you hold your cue depends on where your tip is at contact with the cueball” -saying that if you are holding the cue too high or too low from the balance point, you will be more prone to hitting the cue high/low because the weight of the cue is not center when u follow through. Anyone can hold their cue high/low of the balance point and still hit the cue center…I feel it is just a bad habit to get used to for some of the newer players reading this post.

By: joeygonzo

joeygonzo — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 01:45:47 +0000

Sorry but holding the cue at the point where your forearm is perpendicular to the cue/slate right before contact is NOT a bad habit.
The balance of the cue has NOTHING to do with mishitting the cueball. Your bridgehand and your follow-through take care of that.
Check Lando Shuffet’s video here.
watch?v=a7nmNvYAGpE&feature=related
Check his forearm and where he holds the cue.
The balance point of a cue is normally with an inch or 2 from the top of the wrap.

By: Nippert77

Nippert77 — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 01:39:28 +0000

I said in my first post that I agree with both of you that holding your arm like a pendulum @ 90 degrees is in fact a good habit. I’d like to hear what other viewers think about holding the cue within a few grips of the balance point. I still think it is a good habit to get used to.
As to the 7 yr old hustler, I’m not so sure we should be looking at a 4-ft tall prodigy’s form as any gold standard. I’ll wait to critique his stance when he grows up.

By: joeygonzo

joeygonzo — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 01:35:29 +0000

Nipper, the balance point of most cues are withing an inch or two above the wrap ( I make custom cues ).
What is a “few grips” ?
Most normal hold their cues in the middle of the wrap and down. Some like Core Deuel hold the bottom of the wrap ( he’s about 6 ft. tall ).
Where you hold the cue depends on your body and bridge length.
It has nada to do with the balance point.
21 house cues with 2 ounces of weight bolt at the bottom is not a cue to consider.
Most cues are 18 to 19.5 ounces.

By: Nippert77

Nippert77 — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:49:58 +0000

I usually find the balance point of the cue the same way as the guy in the video, and grip it within 1-2 hands grip below this point. That is usually about mid-wrap. This was the advice given to me from Jeanette Lee (Black Widow) when she gave a clinic here in town years ago which has worked well for me…especially when using a cheap cue at a bar.