Gripping cue in the palm with wrist turned in

[Doykman]

My natural grip is to hold the cue very much in the palm with my wrist turned very predominantly inwards. I've held the cue like this in all my years playing.

I have recently been watching a lot of snooker and noticing how none of the professionals i have been observing have a grip like mine (maybe there are some but I don't know of any???) which got me thinking that I needed to try altering my wrist position to a more 'conventional' one.

I've been experimenting with this for the last few weeks with generally poor results. I have therefore decided to stick with my natural grip as it gives me more consistency and better results plus it is natural and I don't need to think about it every shot.

Are there any merits to my grip and should I keep holding the cue this way or do I really need to get rid of this sub-optimal technique?

Looking forward to hearing some feedback on this. Thanks in advance.

[DeanH]

Gripping cue in the palm with wrist turned in

as long as you are comfortable and you don't think about your grip when playing and deliver the cue straight - forget about changing your grip. Focus on seeing and hitting the object ball in the right place to get it into the pocket and getting the cue ball where you want it for the next ball

[rimmer10]

https://www.bing.com/images/search?v...lectedIndex=11 works for anthony Hamilton mate

[NonStarter]

Hi guys. Hope I explain this right..

I have a problem with my grip. I'm trying to get the stance and shot alignment right so use the arrows on the shaft to line up and check I'm cueing straight. However, when I do this, the straight on the butt is pointed up and towards my palm which feels unnatural. If feels natural pointed away from my towards my fingers but then I lose the arrows..

Should I preserve? Or just do what comes natural?

[Sir Ivanhoe]

Most player I know open fingers on back swing for good straight follow through. Gripping cue in the palm with wrist turned in may strike off line of aim. Changing cueing habits not easy. If you are social player should be happy as you are.

[Sir Ivanhoe]

The bevel as you say naturally pointed away towards finger grip. You could go to cue maker who would ajust thread in two piece cue so chevrons assist in cueing straight. One piece cue cannot do anything.

[NonStarter]

So is the best way to have the bevel pointing away towards the fingers? If it's not and I just need to preserve I'm okay to struggle through it.

[DeanH]

So is the best way to have the bevel pointing away towards the fingers? If it's not and I just need to preserve I'm okay to struggle through it.

not "best" at all
it is purely what you prefer/used to.
really it does not have anything to do with how the cue plays for you :biggrin:

people have the bevel/flat/chamfer in different positions, none are better than any other

[Big Splash!]

Hi guys. Hope I explain this right..

I have a problem with my grip. I'm trying to get the stance and shot alignment right so use the arrows on the shaft to line up and check I'm cueing straight. However, when I do this, the straight on the butt is pointed up and towards my palm which feels unnatural. If feels natural pointed away from my towards my fingers but then I lose the arrows..

Should I preserve? Or just do what comes natural?

Do what works best. Judd Trump has the chamfer pointing horizonatally out. Most have it up, some down, some like Jimmy White don't have one. No wrong or right, it's what works that matters really.

Personally, I like up, the feel of the chamfer, and the chevrons being upright down the shaft tell me the cue is in the correct position for straight cueing but each to their own.

[NonStarter]

Do what works best. Judd Trump has the chamfer pointing horizonatally out. Most have it up, some down, some like Jimmy White don't have one. No wrong or right, it's what works that matters really.

Personally, I like up, the feel of the chamfer, and the chevrons being upright down the shaft tell me the cue is in the correct position for straight cueing but each to their own.

Yes the chevrons help with the cueing a lot and remind me to restart when I'm not lining up straight. I'll persevere. Thank you for all the replies. Still only a 16-20 break player, trying to finally learn the game than just be a spare time player

[Doykman]

Thanks for the input. I'm suprised to see Hamilton uses this grip. He's no slouch so it's reassuring to me...

I play in my local league but do want to improve. Never made that illusive century though... my highest break is a 74 total clearance which was a year ago to be fair.

I've spent the last few months messing about with my grip and cueing position and I have now settled back on my natural grip with a boxer stance with cueing over my left (dominant) eye. I feel this setup will produce the best results. So now I guess I need to work on things like timing, tempo etc and trying to incorporate a pause on the backswing.

Snooker really is more technical than I gave it credit for....

[DeanH]

Snooker really is more technical than I gave it credit for....

It is, IF you think about it... but the key is to NOT think about it when at the table :biggrin:

Enjoy the game, work to improve but always enjoy it

[Sir Ivanhoe]

Yes definitly

[Ramon]

The trouble with grip is, it's a part of your technique which can't be taught by a coach imo.
Some players have larger hands, some shorter fingers compared with others and so on. you gonna have to find your own way in how you do it.

At the same time is one of the most important part of your technique, imo.
As I've mentioned more often in this forum, your grip is the key to your cue power.
This is exactly why the Butt size is suche a important part of cue specification. Once you decide to buy a new cue, you gonna have to be absolutely sure that the butt size suits you ( sumthing which Unfortunately gets overlooked by many players ), This in order to achieve a consistent way to close your grip during the delivery.

Agree with Dean though. The less you worry about it , the better it goes !! :snooker:

[VillaGuy]

my highest break is a 74 total clearance which was a year ago to be fair.

Either the reds were all down the baulk end or you had a very tough break, 74 total clearance is amazingly low. Unless you didn't mean total clearance but clearance?