Poll: Do you tap your middle fingers when playing?

[snookerloopy83]

im sorry cessy. i know what you mean but its bad practice. if your experimenting or are playing to a good level then maybe its ok but i certainly wouldnt reccommend it you anyone starting off in the game.

[Cessy143]

im sorry cessy. i know what you mean but its bad practice. if your experimenting or are playing to a good level then maybe its ok but i certainly wouldnt reccommend it you anyone starting off in the game.

No need to apologise. You are quite correct in that it should'nt be encouraged.

[..KiD DyNaMiTe..]

Yeah, it just seems to be a little habit that some players pick up. You'll notice some do it when cueing up before they strike the cue ball and some only do it once the cue ball has been struck.

My mate does it pretty often and he cant explain why he does it. LOL

[hegeland]

It does happen naturally when you spread out your fingers well, raise your knuckles and press your palm to the table. Apply pressure only on your palm, index finger and little finger. The middle fingers sort of raise in the air. Try it on your desk!

[..KiD DyNaMiTe..]

It does happen naturally when you spread out your fingers well, raise your knuckles and press your palm to the table. Apply pressure only on your palm, index finger and little finger. The middle fingers sort of raise in the air. Try it on your desk!

Didn't for me

[hegeland]

It may take some practise!

[..KiD DyNaMiTe..]

It may take some practise!

LOL, I dont want that habbit so I wont practise

[hegeland]

That's very wise of you my friend! Not that I have the habbit myself, but one can never be too careful!

I was a little surprised though that you were unable to get the result I got from this little "hand practise". Oh well, bother.

[sKyhiGh]

no, I don't tap my middle finger when I'm playing but I notice that quite a few pros do like Ronnie - maybe that's the secret behind his success...hmm...

[snookery147]

no, I don't tap my middle finger when I'm playing but I notice that quite a few pros do like Ronnie - maybe that's the secret behind his success...hmm...

Yeah tapping the middle finger is the secret to success in snooker! Just ask Tony Meo!!

[snookerloopy83]

I experimented with this briefly. then i read joe davis' how i play snooker and realised there are more important things to learn! lol

[Obligation]

It does happen naturally when you spread out your fingers well, raise your knuckles and press your palm to the table. Apply pressure only on your palm, index finger and little finger. The middle fingers sort of raise in the air. Try it on your desk!

It worked: but I don't think pros apply that much pressure.

[Juza]

I never do it. I push all my bridge hand fingers tight against the cloth.

[Lighters]

I have started doing this often as it takes my mind of trying to keep the rest of my body still over the shot, sort of like the golfers waggle I suppose.

Does not always result in a good shot though.