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    So I'm on the phone with maxi maker and he comes out with 'you need a wider stance and you need to forget foot-in-line and go out with the right foot'. I'm like, oh no, here we go with wide boxer but what could I say to a gold coach, former England snooker capitano? He's had hundreds of maxis, thousands of tons but Davis calls it my way. I just dunno, I really dunno; rock and hard place.

    What's a snooker lover to do eh?

  • #2
    Is this his opinion from watching you play, or just his general opinion on the game?
    This is how you play darts ,MVG two nines in the same match!
    https://youtu.be/yqTGtwOpHu8

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    • #3
      How is your game currently? Is it worth changing technique to potentially destroy all you've worked for over the years?
      "just tap it in":snooker:

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      • #4
        What do you think Big Splash? You're a good player. Surely you've got your own opinion on things now?
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        • #5
          Just for my own interest, foot inline( on the line) or just foot on the line does it make a difference?
          This is how you play darts ,MVG two nines in the same match!
          https://youtu.be/yqTGtwOpHu8

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          • #6
            Originally Posted by tedisbill View Post
            What do you think Big Splash? You're a good player. Surely you've got your own opinion on things now?
            I was thinking something similar today with your stance Ted, except I was wishing you would fall over. I've lost my voice from calling your breaks and ran a marathon fielding for you lol.

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            • #7
              Originally Posted by itsnoteasy View Post
              Just for my own interest, foot inline( on the line) or just foot on the line does it make a difference?
              Just foot on the line. Don't worry about it actually pointing down the line of the shot.
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              • #8
                Originally Posted by markz View Post
                I was thinking something similar today with your stance Ted, except I was wishing you would fall over. I've lost my voice from calling your breaks and ran a marathon fielding for you lol.
                Haha! Sorry Mark. Enjoyed the session today
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                • #9
                  Originally Posted by tedisbill View Post
                  Just foot on the line. Don't worry about it actually pointing down the line of the shot.
                  Cheers Ted.
                  This is how you play darts ,MVG two nines in the same match!
                  https://youtu.be/yqTGtwOpHu8

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                  • #10
                    Originally Posted by tedisbill View Post
                    Haha! Sorry Mark. Enjoyed the session today
                    No worries mate, doing wonders for my maths and cardio haha

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                    • #11
                      Originally Posted by itsnoteasy View Post
                      Just for my own interest, foot inline( on the line) or just foot on the line does it make a difference?
                      Apparently so. It changes the body alignment. Top pros use it, not all mind. So there is the controversy. But Davis, Hendry, Ding, etc believe. Foot to the right, L ft fwd is Joe Davis' boxer and it's inferior or so they say! It went out the window as players looked for more accuracy and control in the 80s/90s. Then we saw the benefits, a flood of 147s and one visit snooker that took the sport to another level of art.

                      Ted, INE, Tom, Markz, it's taken 3yrs to get this feeling natural. Foot on the line of the shot, in line with the shot. To go back now....I was nearly in tears inside to be honest. I think he means that all players should be foot out, not just me. I have to listen to people this good. I think technique is important and I've usually had plenty to say about it, but to have an opinion; dunno if I even want one now. Gutted.
                      Last edited by Big Splash!; 12 August 2016, 05:49 PM.

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                      • #12
                        Originally Posted by Big Splash! View Post
                        Apparently so. It changes the body alignment. Top pros use it, not all mind. So there is the controversy. But Davis, Hendry, Ding, etc. Foot to the right, L ft fwd is Joe Davis' boxer and it's inferior or so they say!
                        Didn't he do boxer because he only had vision in one eye?
                        This is how you play darts ,MVG two nines in the same match!
                        https://youtu.be/yqTGtwOpHu8

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                        • #13
                          Steve Davis and your maxi friend both don't have their foot pointing down the line of the shot. That's your answer there my friend.
                          Last edited by tedisbill; 12 August 2016, 06:02 PM.
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                          • #14
                            Originally Posted by Big Splash! View Post
                            Apparently so. It changes the body alignment. Top pros use it, not all mind. So there is the controversy. But Davis, Hendry, Ding, etc believe. Foot to the right, L ft fwd is Joe Davis' boxer and it's inferior or so they say! It went out the window as players looked for more accuracy and control in the 80s/90s. Then we saw the benefits, a flood of 147s and one visit snooker that took the sport to another level of art.

                            Ted, INE, Tom, Markz, it's taken 3yrs to get this feeling natural. Foot on the line of the shot, in line with the shot. To go back now....I was nearly in tears inside to be honest. I think he means that all players should be foot out, not just me. I have to listen to people this good. I think technique is important and I've usually had plenty to say about it, but to have an opinion; dunno if I even want one now. Gutted.
                            I would go with what Ted and Tom said, I know we are all looking for that extra something that takes us to the next level, but as Ted said if your games good just do what you do only more consistently, you are good enough to know if this change is for you, and as Tom said is it worth the risk to unpick your game? If I was any good I would stick with what I have got and just drill that, it's ok for folk like me to tinker, doesn't really matter what I do, I will always knock in the odd fifty now, but I haven't got a consistent game to ruin so it's worth the risk to me if that makes sense.
                            This is how you play darts ,MVG two nines in the same match!
                            https://youtu.be/yqTGtwOpHu8

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                            • #15
                              Thankyou all.

                              I must make a confession. I read what Mr. Davidson said on the forum some years ago about this topic and took it to heart against the judgement of two coaches and many friends and there are probably five maxi makers in that group. The pros; better CB control from shorter cueing that goes with foot in line. Better breaks. Worse long potting. Uncomfortable on the knees and hips. Has never felt natural or enjoyable standing this way. And that's how the topic got raised on the dog and bone started today, uncomfort playing sometimes as a passing comment if you will. Not meant as a pre-cursor to a full discussion of technique.

                              There are different ways of playing and we each hope to choose something that is best for us, knowing that no one way is the only way. I have learnt a lot more about the game than I would have because I've taken myself out the comfort zone and accepted a challenge. When the stance changes, most things change with it, so it's a huge adjustment and I'd warn folk to think carefully if they contemplate such a thing. Time for a cider me thinks.

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