Re: Dominant eye Centered over cue....

If so, that's just a coincidence.  I've never said to myself, "Self, I'm
going to shoot with my forearm perpendicular, or with my cue centered, or
under my dominant eye, or whatever."  What's way more important than trying
to ensure your forearm is hanging straight down, is the organic whole.  You
can't just say I'm going to shoot with my forearm is this or that particular
position, because doing just that doesn't create a consistent relationship
between your forearm and the rest of your body.

That forearm is like a part of a mobile and it has to be in proper
relationship to the other parts of the mobile for the entire mobile to be
balanced, or in this case, produce a good stroke.

The goal should be to achieve balance (good stroke) and if that means that
the arm needs to be bent a bit here, or the wrist turn a bit there, and
fingers just so, with the head slightly to one side, so be it.

Lou Figueroa

"Patrick Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> Lou:
> > That all looks good on paper, but I'd rather go by what looks good on
the
> > table.
>
> Funny you always make this point, since "what looks good on the table"
> for you is also "what looks good on paper".  From what I've seen you
> have textbook form.
>
> It may seem like you and Ron (or you and I) argue about this, but I see
> it as just emphasizing different and compatible points:  on one hand,
> classic form has evolved for good reasons, just as in other sports, and
> is worth trying to emulate to whatever degree your body (or your
> substantial investment in a non-standard form) permits -- while on the
> other hand, it ain't necessarily best for everybody, especially those
> who already know that a non-standard form works OK for them.
>
> For that matter, it's the rare player who achieves pure classic form -- 
> but that doesn't negate its value as an ideal or mean its theoretical
> advantages aren't real for those who can make it (or something close to
> it) work.
>
> Pat Johnson
> Chicago
>