I did a 1:1 session with Steve and it was the most productive and satisfying time I've had on a table. Been a bit tied up with other stuff recently but if I ever get sorted I'm going back.
This is very good advice! I often only think of these things AFTER the shot which is absolutely useless. I will try and make a habit of playing more angle on the black every time!
Great tips as always. I’m at that level of 20’s and I think for many it’s just that fear of missing and creating more opportunities for the opponent. But long term that’s a real barrier to progression. Great channel, keep it up.
Really useful vid Steve. I kind of knew this stuff already but it is so easy to forget when you are in the middle of the break. Unfortunately I have done my shoulder in and will be unable to play for a about a year apparently. I'm gutted. But at least I have these excellent vids to enjoy. Hopefully see you again one of these days 🙂
Very excited for my session with you next week. Whatever way you look at it, snooker is just a harder game than many give it credit for! I am working so hard to try to improve and put the practice in... but boy oh boy is it frustrating the living sh*t out of me 😂 You have your work cut out next week to keep my head cool 😂
A Huge Thankyou Steve for this Video today. I genuinely never thought of the concept leaving loose reds as back up. I tend to watch Snooker more than I play and have done for 40+ years and the steering narrative I have found in 'nature' of methodology is professionals potting available loose reds and gearing up for that shot to then go into the pack like a kind of 'do or die'. You've just exampled greatly that does not have to be the case.
People instinctively approach snooker as a game where the objective is pot balls to get a good break, but it's really a game where the objective is to position the white to get on another ball. Potting balls is just a bi-product of that.
I know how to play the right shots and where to hit the cue ball, I get to about 20-30, then miss a ball or hit the cue ball wrong and run out of position, is that just lack of concentration?
It's more likely to be lack of consistency. Hitting every ball with 95% accuracy is difficult. Imagine a darts player trying to hit treble 20. Some darts go in, some just out, some in the 1 or the 5. The more consistent and accurate the player, the closer the darts are. That's the same with snooker. Never ever playing a loose shot is tough. Consistency of the highest level is what we're all trying to achieve.
I'm definitely not a pro, coach. But regarding the first tip, isn't that the trend with top players nowadays? They seem like they clear the open balls first and don't opt for a canon until last minute.
