Billiards Stroke Stance

Video Transcript

"If the most important part of our game is the stroke, then how do we go about developing a good stroke, and maintaining a good stroke. Well there are certain mechanics that a lot of people refer to as fundamentals that I can give you some pointers on what would be fundamentally correct, and where we have to start with that is with the stance. You have to work from the floor up, so what you want in the stance is something that's going to be balanced and comfortable. And to be balanced and comfortable that's really going to be up to you; whether you stand with your feet this far apart, or that far apart, that's all personal preference. Whether you bend both knees, or you lock one leg, and you bend the next one, that's personal preference. But what really is important in the stance is the balance part of it, and by balance what I mean is you don't want to be facing the shot too full, as such. Because if I were to face my shot like this, and try to lean over the cue to make the shot, I'm not balanced. If I close it up too much, and I stand with feet in line like this, same thing; I'm not balanced. So what I need is an angle, roughly anywhere from a forty-five to a twenty-five degree angle to the line of aim. Therefore, if I stay within those parameters I will be balanced."