{"id":1300,"date":"2019-02-07T14:44:54","date_gmt":"2019-02-07T14:44:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mcdermottcue.com\/blog\/?p=1300"},"modified":"2019-02-26T20:27:35","modified_gmt":"2019-02-26T20:27:35","slug":"anthony-beeler-instructional-lesson-5-stroke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mcdermottcue.com\/blog\/2019\/02\/07\/anthony-beeler-instructional-lesson-5-stroke\/","title":{"rendered":"Anthony Beeler Instructional Lesson #5: Stroke"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Now that you\u2019ve learned <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcdermottcue.com\/blog\/2019\/01\/10\/anthony-beeler-instructional-pool-lesson-1-stance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">how to get your stance right<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcdermottcue.com\/blog\/2019\/01\/17\/anthony-beeler-instructional-lesson-2-bridge-hand-distance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">where your bridge hand should be<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcdermottcue.com\/blog\/2019\/01\/24\/anthony-beeler-instructional-lesson-3-grip\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">how to grip the cue<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcdermottcue.com\/blog\/2019\/01\/31\/anthony-beeler-instructional-series-4-bridges\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">what bridges you should use<\/a>, it\u2019s time to take a shot. In this episode, Anthony teaches you the elements of a good pool stroke.<\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-responsive-container\" style=\"margin-bottom:15px\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/manDPj1VmHE\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcdermottcue.com\/blog\/category\/videos\/anthony-beeler-lessons\/\">Find other episodes<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Transcription<\/h2>\n<p>Hello, I\u2019m Master Instructor Anthony Beeler and today I want to talk to you about the elements of a good pool stroke. There\u2019s the set, pause, finish, and then the freeze. So we\u2019re gonna look at each of those elements individually and see what you can do with those to help improve your pool game.<\/p>\n<p>Whenever you get down to the shot here, the first thing you\u2019re gonna do is take a few practice strokes and then you\u2019re gonna come to a complete stop. This is called the set. During the set you\u2019ll count to three: 1, 2, 3. Pull back to the bottom of your ferrule, and then you\u2019ll stop again. This is called the pause. The pause allows for a smooth transition between the backswing and the forward swing. So during the pause you\u2019ll count to two: 1, 2.<\/p>\n<p>Then, the last part of the stroke is called the finish\/freeze. And that\u2019s when you\u2019re actually gonna shoot the shot, and then stay down for a four count. So this is what that looks like: 1, 2, 3, 4.<\/p>\n<p>Whenever we practice something, we exaggerate it. So, in other words, when I count to three during practice, during a real game it\u2019s going to be \u2013 more or less \u2013 a second and a half. During the pause, when we count to two, during a real game that\u2019s going to be roughly a second. 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