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310 Doug Baker Blvd (in the Lee Branch Shopping Center)
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Birmingham, AL

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Academy
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2810 John Hawkins Pkwy (Hwy 150 at Paradise Pkwy)
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Romancing the Stance

January 2009

The mail keeps pouring in

Dear Tony: What is the one thing you ask beginners to master before they move on? - T. Simon; Topeka, Kan.

The stance should be about 45 degrees to the line of the cue.

Their fundamentals - their stance, grip, stroke, rhythm and making sure to stay down on the shot after their follow-through. If it's someone who has hit the balls a few times and has a little stroke going, the most difficult thing for them is usually keeping the arm in a dead-straight line. Total beginners struggle the most with stance. You try to get them to stand a certain way, and they just can't force their body to do it, so you have to constantly remind them where they have to place their feet and how far apart and how much you bend the knees.

You could have the most incredible stroke in the world, but it doesn't mean anything if your stance is incorrect and not lined up with the shot. I always tell them to make sure that their right foot is underneath the cue stick, and that the left foot is roughly at a 45-degree angle from the line of aim, which is the cue stick. It can be a little more or less than 45 degrees, depending on body type. Mine is about a 40-degree angle.

Dear Tony: When I start missing shots, I develop a really bad attitude about my game and it just makes it worse. How do I stay positive? - Teri P.; Evansville, Ind.

In practice, the best thing to do is say to yourself, "I'm having a bad day. Let me take a five to...

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