Billiards is not as popular a sport as football or hockey, but that doesn't make it boring. Many, having seen enough of the professionals, think that learning to play billiards can only be spent on it half your life. This is not true. It is enough just to learn how to hold the cue correctly. The main requirement for the position of the cue in the player's hands is the free movement of the cue and its uniform sliding without any difficulty.
Instructions
Step 1
The right hand in the initial position is oriented directly perpendicular to the cue, but it is not tightly clamped. The grip of the handle with the right hand is determined experimentally. The striking end of the cue should extend 15-20 cm beyond the wrist of the supporting hand forward. The cue should, if possible, be held in an almost parallel plane relative to the table surface. If there is a need to hit the ball at one of its top points, the wrist of the supporting hand is lifted from the table surface, and the hand is raised. The pivots of the fingers remain anchor points. To hit the bottom of the ball, press the brush as close as possible to the felt. Then almost the entire palm will become the reference point.
Step 2
Now let's look at how the cue should behave at the moment of impact. The cue should not be squeezed until it touches the ball, especially during acceleration. It should, as it were, fly along with the wrist of the beating hand. But at the very moment of impact, the cue must be squeezed so that it does not go forward by inertia.
Step 3
The force of compression of the cue handle with the palm of the right (striking) hand affects the sharpness of the blow. This is facilitated by the cone-shaped structure of the cue. If you hold the cue firmly enough, the path of its sliding in the player's palm will be shortened, which means that the blow will be sharp. If the player looses the grip, the sliding distance of the cue in the hand will become greater, so the blow will turn out to be prolonged and smooth. This design feature of all cues must be taken into account when performing specific strikes. These include a blow with a guy on the ball, which is in close proximity to the cue ball. Such a blow should be sharp. Otherwise, it will be considered a prop.
Step 4
The impact force is adjusted by changing the position of the cue in the hand relative to the cue's center of gravity. The closer to the thick end of the cue the grip is carried out, the greater the weight of the cue will become, which affects the impact. And the more the force of the blow will be. You can reduce the impact force by moving the grip closer to gluing the cue.
Step 5
If the balls on the table are located in such a way that it is most expedient to carry out a hit with a "poke", then the ends of the cue in the hand are balanced, and a blow is made from the overhang. In this position, it is dangerous to delay the aiming time. The hand holding the cue can get tired and tremble. To unload the hand during aiming or immediately before the strike, it is allowed to put the thin end of the cue on the cloth or board. The position of the body during the execution of the jab does not change relative to the position during the normal strike.
