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Originally Posted by Pete H
1) My break is really weak. Need more power, but don't know how. Just break, break, break?
Compensate by dialing in your accuracy. If you have a tight rack, you can turn the power right down and still have the rack explode if you get all the power to transfer. You'll be able to up the power gradually.
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2) Cue position. My left arm got tired after 15 mins. One thing I noticed that I naturally had it higher and too close to the armpit but I couldn't force myself to get a better position.
Not much you can do but re-teach yourself the fundamentals. I learned leftie quite a bit after learning pool, and after awhile my off hand stroke was better than my regular stroke, just because I knew proper technique when that arm "learned" to stroke. If my right hand could bridge as well as my left, I'd switch full-time.
Edit: This might also be a product of an awkward stance. Really consciously keep tabs on your body position until it's ingrained.
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3) Aiming. I had difficulties to aim with the left eye as the right eye is dominant.
Just hold your head off center enough that your dominant eye is directly above the cue. I'm not sure it would be possible to even use your non-dominant eye successfully. You'll probably really have to concentrate on doing this at first. It's not at all natural.
I was kind of lucky in that I was fairly ambidextrous to start with, but I found it quite easy to get to acceptable proficiency. You'll probably have more trouble if you're really right hand dominant.
It's reliable enough for me that any shot that's less of a stretch to play left-handed gets played left handed. I don't really see a difference in percentages. My left stance strokes better, right stance bridges better (and a touch more power when needed), but it all seems to balance out. One handed, I'm about the same with either left or right as well.
Edit: My right break is still about 2x as strong as my left, even after decades of practice.
Last edited by runout_mick; 05-11-2011 at 06:01 AM.