Help with my cue action and speed?
Hi, I hope someone can help.
I play at quite a good level but have decided to take it allot more serious and step up a level so have started playing in bigger tournaments.
The problem I am having is questioning my cue action and the speed i play at. When I practice or play friends I can do incredible things and no if I played like that in a tournament i would beat anyone and win competitions.
I know enough to see that my action is not very orthodox and sometimes only draw my cue back once or twice. I also see that i don't have much of a pause before striking the cue ball.
In my last two tournaments i have been drawn against players i believe are not as good as me but I have lost both games. The biggest part of this is nerves and feeling under pressure but i also no my action cue action is not standing up and is all over the place. Shots i could knock in with my eyes closed i dont even get close to.
So my question is should i change my game? or should i keep to the way i play. My thought is having a more robust action will help me when playing in tournaments and when playing under pressure. in every book,video etc the action is 123 pause and then hit...So perhaps this is how i need to start playing.
Would really appreciate any advice
Thank you
I play at quite a good level but have decided to take it allot more serious and step up a level so have started playing in bigger tournaments.
The problem I am having is questioning my cue action and the speed i play at. When I practice or play friends I can do incredible things and no if I played like that in a tournament i would beat anyone and win competitions.
I know enough to see that my action is not very orthodox and sometimes only draw my cue back once or twice. I also see that i don't have much of a pause before striking the cue ball.
In my last two tournaments i have been drawn against players i believe are not as good as me but I have lost both games. The biggest part of this is nerves and feeling under pressure but i also no my action cue action is not standing up and is all over the place. Shots i could knock in with my eyes closed i dont even get close to.
So my question is should i change my game? or should i keep to the way i play. My thought is having a more robust action will help me when playing in tournaments and when playing under pressure. in every book,video etc the action is 123 pause and then hit...So perhaps this is how i need to start playing.
Would really appreciate any advice
Thank you
- noddyxxx
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