Putting pressure on the cue

[narl]

Was just watching the trump \ o sullivan match from the ptc last november and noticed when trumps playing a screw shot he seems to put a lot of downward pressure on the cue, so much that it visibly bends before he hits the shot.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Z4gR...eature=related

If you go to 27:45 where hes playing the blue you can see the cue is bending considerably. Is that a normal thing to do while playing? Can't say ive ever noticed that kind of reaction from a cue before outside of people breaking in 9 ball. Good thing to do or?

[denja]

Was just watching the trump \ o sullivan match from the ptc last november and noticed when trumps playing a screw shot he seems to put a lot of downward pressure on the cue, so much that it visibly bends before he hits the shot.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Z4gR...eature=related

If you go to 27:45 where hes playing the blue you can see the cue is bending considerably. Is that a normal thing to do while playing? Can't say ive ever noticed that kind of reaction from a cue before outside of people breaking in 9 ball. Good thing to do or?

Yes there is bend in the cue he must be pushing down the cue into the V of his bridge hand with his grip hand. I would also be interest in comments from other members.

[narl]

Yes there is bend in the cue he must be pushing down the cue into the V of his bridge hand with his grip hand. I would also be interest in comments from other members.

I wouldnt have thought its a good thing to do personally, like you though awaiting comments on it

[poona]

Ugh, I would HATE that cue. I hate whippy cues and that one looks like it has been heated in a microwave before that shot.

Comment for the vid though, never seen anything like that before.

[rovnos]

i thought you meant a slight bend that would be hard to see but that's anything but ! Never seen anybody bend a cue like that when playing. Is this a secret to his amazing cue power ?
surely cant do his cue much good ? I too im interested to read other comments.

[narl]

i thought you meant a slight bend that would be hard to see but that's anything but ! Never seen anybody bend a cue like that when playing. Is this a secret to his amazing cue power ?
surely cant do his cue much good ? I too im interested to read other comments.

I wouldn't say he has amazing cue power really, like most pros a lot of the shots they pull off they wouldnt get anywhere near the same ball reaction on a bog standard club table. The conditions they play in enhances their shots quite a bit.

[poona]

The conditions they play in enhances their shots quite a bit.

100% .. just shows how wimpy Ken Doherty's cue power was.

[itsnoteasy]

when i first saw that i thought he cant be opening his grip when extending fully back and thats where the pressure and therefore the bend is coming from,but just after, he goes in off from a split on another blue and you can see his grip has opened, so it must just be a very whippy cue, his timing must be excellent i would have thought to use a cue like that.

[cazmac1]

I'm sure john higgins does it as well, but not like judd. I noticed this myself and did not know what to make of it.

[narl]

I'm sure john higgins does it as well, but not like judd. I noticed this myself and did not know what to make of it.

Im suprised John Higgins has a chin left the way he presses down into the cue. His Chin probably has a layer of skin on it that makes kevlar look like ricepaper.