Stance & Alignment
How to build a stable, repeatable base and line your body up with the shot.
Find the shot line first
Before you lower into the shot, stand behind the cue ball and see the straight line from the cue ball through the object ball to the target. Your whole stance is built to put your cue — and your dominant eye — directly over that line. Step in so that your back foot lands on the line; everything else follows from that anchor.
Build a stable base
Spread your feet roughly shoulder-width for balance. The front knee bends slightly while the back leg stays straighter, letting you settle your weight low and still. A stance that is too narrow wobbles; one that is too wide is hard to get down into. You should feel planted enough that nothing but your cueing arm needs to move.
Stillness is the goal
The purpose of a good stance is a body that does not move during the stroke. If your head lifts, your shoulder drifts, or your grip hand pulls off line, the cue tip arrives somewhere other than where you aimed. Get comfortable, get low, and hold that shape from your final address through the follow-through.