APA Lee Brett Billiard Instruction - Pool Lesson 7 - The Grip

World class billiard instructor Lee Brett discusses gives us a great pool lesson about improving your Grip on the cue!

[ciko]

The best one I found to explain the pressure grip ( Ronnie's grip)
This is really very very helpful

[cheungarrie]

Guilty as charged. Recently when I’m working on my cue action, I find that when I execute a long powerful draw, I often either miss to the same direction or pot the ball with strong side spin on CB. When I revisit that stroke I found that my elbow Chicken Wing-ed. TBH I’m quite frustrated because of this. Now that you explained it could be me holding the cue too tight when following through, I will try the V shape tonight during practice. Thank you a lot.

[AnyWhereHR-SMB]

Cheers for the videos buddy! Great help. How would you adjust your play to faster tables etc?

[teewhitt]

Great stuff. I am and have been guilty of the "chicken wing" but did not know why. Thank you!

[BladeRunner-tdbe]

I'm from across the pond so maybe this is the reason for my understanding of what a slip stroke is. To me the slip stroke is just the opposite from what you showed. On the final stroke where the cue ball is sent on its way, a player using a slip stroke will literally let their hand slip towards the butt end of the cue and then re-grip the cue for the final stroke. It's quite effective. I go through phases where I use it exclusively. I do agree with you however and have noticed players throwing their cue stick at the cue ball and have tried using that stroke with very limited success. I suppose this technique could be considered a slip stroke as well.

[davidroberts]

Slip stroke is not throwing the cue at the cue ball. It is sliding the rear hand back on the cue (the slip) just in advance of final delivery of the cue to the cue ball.

[deadrisingat]

About the V-grip: You only describing the finish position throughly. But what about the "set" position when you are down on the shot? I mean during the warm-up strokes.... is the index finger curling around the cue? Is there contact between the thumb and index finger?

Another thing: Is it important for you to grip the cue at the rear of the cuestick like you do? I'm 1, 65m (6"7 foot/ 5″5 feet) and I find the bridge length too long then. Naturally I'm gripping at the end of the wrap, only the pinky is a little bit on the butt sleeve.

[JohnJohnson-zqrg]

Every hand is different. The V you are talking about I dont have. There is no V shape simply because there is much more space between my thumb and pointing finger then with your hand. Also I need to rest the cue on the index and ring finger. Because when I have it resting on my pointing finger, the cue rolls off while moving forward causing the cue to roll and creating an inaccurate shot (exept with a tight grip which I obviously don't want).

So for me and the form of my hand I need to grip the cue with index and ring finger. If I would do as you suggest I would miss many shots because of having the cue rolling in my hand.

[countrylapi]

I am the King... of the Chicken Wing! LOL! Awesome video.

[patten]

90% of my missing is to the right side of the pocket. I am right handed. Not sure if its grip, stance or posture.

[BladeRunner-tdbe]

Pretty good video here but for me I do not grip the cue. I just let is rest cradled in my hand with my back three fingers. My index finger plays no role in my stroke.

[hanspw]

Great stuff, really good to watch, but the sound became poor. Video 1-6 was perfect. This video had an echo that make me not hear due to I have a little bad hearing.

[brotherjackkingjamesbible]

great videos, but there is an "echo" that makes it difficult to understand you

[cakins]

Chicken wing is a stance issue. Not a grip issue.

[cosmicraysshotsintothelight]

"We want to let it breathe." WTF kind of instruction is that? Metaphors? If giving an instruction, remaining technical is the right path. Also, you grab the cue all the way at the back end of it. Nothing about grip location. Maybe you should watch Willie Mosconi's video about this. I see a lot of folks grabbing the cue all the way back at the end of it. Mostly taller players. We do NOT see Efren Reyes playing this way. And my videos typically show me quite far up on the cue. But then I am quite unorthodox to begin with, so most of my videos show different cueing elements that most folks do not dabble in.

[AnyWhereHR-SMB]

Just noticed the Liverpool badge on your cue…. That’s it I’m out lol😂 jk