Tips for Helping You Grip Properly.

• As you can see your grip have to be loose and relaxed. Never tighten your grip, keep it relaxed all the way through your stroke. Try to use two to three fingers to hold your cue stick while using the thumb as support to keep your cue stick from falling off. In the illustrations above, the small finger isn't even touching the cue. 

• Your wrist and your lower arm must be in a straight line straight down. Your wrist must point downward and NOT inward or outward. The reason for this is that if your wrist is pointing inward or outward, it will most likely move sideways as you do your final stroke.

• Another no-no is gripping the cue too tight or too loose. Although it is recommended that the grip be loose and relaxed, you should not go overboard and grip the cue too loose. Conversely, too tight a grip is also detrimental - this is often called the death grip.