Visit Forum

"Position of Arms and Elbows"

cue until the tip is quite close to the part of the ball you wish to hit-your cue-arm should then point straight at the floor. Draw your cue back-then let it go forward and through the ball with all the freedom I stressed so strongly in my preceding chapter. No matter whether you are hitting your ball high or low, or to the right or left, keep your cue as level as you can. If you raise the butt of your cue, you will poke at your ball instead of striking it cleanly. Figs. 4 and 5 illustrate this most important point-they show how level the cue should be kept. Of course, the cushion rails will prevent you from cueing with such a level cue on all occasions, but the ideal is one you should always strive after. You must also keep your cue straight. It is no use keeping the butt well down if your cue wobbles sideways as you deliver it. To prevent your cue from straying out of line in this way, keep the elbow of your cue-arm as close to your side as you can while the cue swings home.