Play Better Pool – The Stance

There is no real perfect stance. On the basis that you are right handed, then when you are aiming a shot, part of your weight will be on your left foot and part on your right. You would also expect to support your body just slightly on your left hand as it rests on the table. How much weight is applied to each part of your body will vary drastically from one player to the next, as will exactly how each part of your body is placed. Some expert pool players will keep both knees straight and spread their legs widely, whilst others keep their feet fairly close together and then flex both knees.

Many snooker players turning to pool, will bring with them a snooker style stance, whereby they place their chin on the cue, however this can be painful on the back as a pool table is a couple of inches lowere than a snooker table. Whatever way you set yourself up for a shot – just be sure that you can play the cue ball straight and adopt that stance each and every time you go to the table.