Stroke

– acceleration
– best practices
– chin height
– cue elevation effects
– drills
– elbow drop
     – advantages
     – disadvantages
– follow-through

– forearm perpendicular to cue
– good timing
– length
– pause
     – what is a pause?
     – why pause?
– pendulum vs. piston stroke
– pre-shot routine
– set-pause-finish (SPF)

– shooting over a ball
– slip stroke
– staying down on the shot
– swoop/swipe stroke
– technique advice
– timing
– “type” or “quality” of stroke
– video analysis
– wrist action

For more information, see Section 2.05 in The Illustrated Principles of Pool and Billiards and “10 Secrets of a Good Stroke” (BD, March, 2021).

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