Tuesday, January 1, 2008

Snooker playing tips - The Grip

I posted this one on my old blog but since I deleted it already, I decided to post it here:



One mistake most snooker players do is holding the cue too tightly when making a shot. This often results to a 'snatch'. A player's grip should be loose and not tight(don't grab). And of course don't hold it too loosely so it won't fly off after the white ball has been struck.

Now how do we do the loose but not too loose grip? You should hold the cue firmly with your the first two fingers of your hand and lightly with the rest. It's all about the hand not affecting the swing of the shot you are doing.

If it's your first time doing this, you can just form a ring with your index finger and your thumb, try to get a feel of the cue doing the work for you. Then gradually add the other fingers.

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