Master Your Potting Angles (The Easy Way!) 

I think I can speak for everyone reading this when I say how happy and pleased I am to have this access to the insight and training from the legend himself: Stephen Hendry.what a champion, and a role model. Thank you and everyone involved for starting this channel, and please keep it up. Cheers.

One of the best to ever pick up a cue giving coaching online for free. What an absolute banger of a channel

I love how his not afraid of showing he misses sometimes. That's what makes me want to follow for more ;)

Thanks for keeping the duff shots in the final edit. Many on RU-vid probably wouldn't!

I never comment on anything. But really love the idea of this channel. Big fan of john higgins but Stephen hendry got me interested in snooker. Always followed you as a young lad. You and mark chatting was legendary. Both you guys are great characters. Hoping to see Judd get his form back. Love watching him play these days.

This is unbelievable. Stephen is a GOAT of the game. My favourite player growing up. An absolute machine. And he's so good at explaining things in such a simple way. Makes me wanna go and play some snooker.

This is definitely one of the best channels to learn from, especially from the 7 Times world champion. Keep it up!

Impressive how this channel didn't need any time to get up to speed with making excellent videos - great stuff

What an absolute professional this man was in the 1990s 1992-93-94-94-95 . He won it 5 years on the trot . DOMINATION . Also on 1990 and 1999 . ❤

"Never lose your potting point." 20 years of playing and this game keeps teaching me new things. This channel is a gift!

Thank you for this. I'm one of those casual players who's missed these pots for 20 years and wondered why.

These tips with the demonstration and explanation from a player the calibre of Stephen are just excellent. Really like how the demonstrations aren't long-winded or over-explained. These are things I've known and had explained before, but watching and listening to Stephen demonstrate them makes you feel like you've learned the tips and why they are used. 10/10

The visualisation that made me actually understand and improve my aiming early on, was imagining the relative positions of the cue and object ball during their contact, I'll try to explain as simply as I can, because I've seen many people that struggle with learning the angles when they just started playing: Imagine you are watching the contact from above for simplicity, and the two balls are circles (you can also grab the cue ball and place it touching the object ball, in order to visualise it better). When the contact happens, there is a spot on the surface of the two 'circles' where the two balls will touch, and this spot will be on the assumed line the centre of the cue ball and the centre of the object ball create when connected. If your aim was true, then the extension of that line towards and beyond the object ball will cross the heart of the pocket. When aiming, you imagine where the cue ball will need to contact the object ball, in order for their centres to belong in that line that crosses the pocket. If you just look at the object ball, and figure out the spot on the surface of it where you need to have the contact happen, but you then get behind the cue ball and aim for that spot right on, you will miss. If your aim, aka the line that your cue makes which the cue ball will follow on the table, crosses the spot behind the object ball, the two balls will make contact before that, and you'll hit thick. Your aim should instead be for the spot you imagine the cue ball hitting, and getting the angle for the pot. It's like visualising the cue ball in contact with the spot 'behind' the object ball instead of just finding the spot on the object ball and aiming for that. It would have been so much easier if I had an image to show you, but this is pretty much how it works. When I teach friends that don't play as often as I do, I grab the cue ball and place it with my hand behind their target object ball, to help them visualise where to hit when they check the angle. More experienced players or people that have studied geometry will take this example for granted but if you are a starter, this might 'unlock' something in your brain ;)

Dear Mr Hendry. Might I suggest that by using a white object ball with a spot on it as an aiming point , as well as a cue ball with a spot on it as an aim point ( for the amount of side to be imparted) would be more helpful for many of us to better grasp this concept. Enjoying your channel and thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience

Not long started snooker as well as previously being a pool player, but learning pretty quickly, thanks to channels like this, Thanks Stephen for taking the time for us all. much appreciated

I love cue tips, it's great to see the players in a relaxed environment away from the pressure of competing with each other you really get a better understanding of their characters and the pressure they feel during matches. Think Stephen is doing a bang up job on presenting.

This helped to answer questions I had about how to aim with side that have been problematic for me for a long time. How fortunate are we to have Mr. Hendry himself as a personal tutor? This channel is wonderful. Thank you Mr Hendry for your time and priceless expertise in cue sports.

Loving this channel, hope Stephen keeps it going for years to come. Thanks for the expert tips!

I've never played a frame of snooker, but I'm liking this channel's content, so I subscribed. The information can often be transferred to pool.

This is special for me. I love these videos. Stephen Hendry was always my favorite player and It's like a private lesson, perfect!

Brilliant!!! Always thought my angles were crap!! Now I know!! Nice on Stevo!!

I love this series it’s getting me playing again thank you Stephen Hendry

Thank you Stephen for starting this Channel and sharing the knowledge to us. Long may this continue😃🥰

Such clear instruction from an amazing professional. Thank you for taking the time to share your knowledge.

Really great content. For us happy amateurs who have played pool or snooker for a long, long time without a coach, there is a lot to think about when watching these videos. Very good, hope it continues!

Best explanation of playing with side especially with the head mounted camera.Much appreciated Steven,

Headcam a must for any coaching !! Look forward to more videos , hope you can always use the above and keep players entertained. 👍😎

That was just what I needed! Cheers, Steve!

Extremely pleased that you decided to create this channel Stephen. I'm even surprised you haven't decided to do that way earlier. But that's all in the past so thank you soooooo much for giving us access to your knowledge and skills. You have no idea how much I'm appreciative of that. Keep it going please and thanks very very much!! 🙂

Absolutely loving this channel! Look forward to every episode!!

Everyone yaps on about Snooker being an old mans sport, a dying sport due to fewer and fewer young people getting into clubs and learning to play. Stephen is here with this youtube channel actively encouraging and getting us young people into the sport. This is what needs to happen and I am so happy for the sport. Keep up with this channel as it's sure to grow!

Thanks a lot for such lessons! The most thing I love is that you don't cut the shot you miss. It makes it more natural and real

Good stuff, more please Stephen.

What a fantastic set of videos from 1 of the greatest. Love watching these. Thanks Stephen!

Tips from the king . Loving these videos

I've not played snooker for about 18 years as I used to play with my dad as a little lad but this channel makes me want to play again, really enjoying the videos.

Truly wonderful, have always wanted to learn the logic behind side spin and how to account for it while potting. Great insight from the legend himself.

I love these videos, and I love that he doesn't edit everything to make it look like each shot is perfect. The best way to make people feel a bit better about their game is to show that even the legends can't hit everything perfectly all the time. Wonderful resources :D

Love these videos, Mr. Hendry!

Probably the clearest explanation of using side I've seen online so far. Most go into technical talk and don't explain the throw on the cue ball properly.

To me this is fantastic as I naturally built that understanding up over time playing myself but never knew the explanation to why and technical aspect of it all! Thank you 🙏🇮🇪❤️

Many thanks for uploading these videos Stephen. As an amateur Friday night player, who's always struggling to perfect a steady cue action, your videos are so clear and easy to understand. The regular problem I seem to have is getting the cue arm swinging square, as my natural elbow position tends to lean outwards, which obviously throws the shots offline - so I'm constantly trying to work on my set-up/approach!!

You the man Stephen I requested aiming video...thanks very much and cheers!!!

Thanks for this excellent video; looking forward to more content on your channel !

Just brilliant, thank you Stephen.

Really enjoying this series. Thanx for posting. Salut

me and my lad have been members at a local club for about a year or so. ive played mostly pool since i was about 12. never changed my playing style or cue action ever. i watched this yesterday and gave some of this a go this evening. made so much improvements. so much more relaxing. i want to play agian immediately

I usually play pool and got into snooker recently. It’s awesome that a legend is giving some pointers. It’s really helpful and want to say thanks.

Thanks for creating this channel and sharing your insights. I'm still learning the game and to have access to this information is invaluable. Appreciate it !

Brilliant, it's about time, someone proven showed us how to see the game/skills, in a deeper way. Bravo, young Stephen.

These are really good and advanced tips, I love that I really learn something here that I can practice & it actually helps my game. Like the short format, too. Really lookin' forward for more. Thanks, Stephen!

Credit to you for showing the missed black!👍🏻

Love it Stephen, thanks. Will try the sighting in my game tonight!

Really loving this channel. I watched all your Instagram cue tips before this channel and I have to say it is so helpful and really peaked and resparked my passion again

Best thing to happen to snooker since I’ve been alive!!! Love it.

Good stuff. I don't play snooker, but I do enjoy watching it. I was an American soldier in the 90s, stationed in Germany. And in our day-room we had a pool table. Except it was a regulation snooker table. We played with normal pool balls- so most people would play 8 ball or 9 ball on the table. But the distance to the pockets, their small size and the big size of the pool balls meant it felt almost impossible to make long balls. On the flip side, it really improved my game on the pub tables down-town because the table were so wee and the pockets looked like the grand canyon. But anyway, I've never actually had anyone teaching me pool in a structured way, so it is very interesting to have one of the best ever deliver his knowledge like this. Great channel! No matter what else happens, every single one of these videos will now be there as a resource for people- present and future to learn and benefit from. Keep up the good work!

Thanks for this Stephen. I'm playing once a week with a mate and will give this a try.

Great tips, Stephen! Thanks!

Would love to see an overhead shot for this - Thank you Stephen for taking time out to do this amazing channel

First time snooker coaching from a 7 time world champion. Keep it up.

This channel is class! It has really improved my game. Much appreciated 👍🏼

Being taught by the legend! You have to love RU-vid! Thank you, Stephen. Best Snooker channel online.

Great channel Steve, I have always wanted someone to explain how a pro keeps the white on a bit of string

Best snooker channel on RU-vid by a country mile - Interesting and informative - keep the content coming please!

GOAT…And simply looks like such a genuine and down to earth guy.

Wow, snooker lessons from Mr Hendry, what a great channel👍🏼

This is a huge help as a amateur. Thank you

This was an easy sub as ever for me, love Snooker and absolutely love Stephen Hendry.

Thank you so very much. I play pool very occasionally but sussed out how to pot balls from all angles at a young age, but always get over confident and start throwing side and miss shots and kill the break. Now at 50 years old I finally understand the physics of why. More practice aiming to miss or not getting cocky is required it seems. Time to practice. Diolch

How cool is it to have access to this level of insight on the fundamentals of the game? I grew up watching Hendry dominate the sport, it's brilliant hearing him talk about the game and sharing his knowledge and experience. Great channel!

Brilliant channel, great tips and tricks from a legend of the sport. Thanks Stephen!

Thanks for the knowledge my Master 🙏

I'm 42 & been playing for 30 years & my game has never been so good since watching these videos. Thanks very much.

Wished this channel was around 30 years ago when I started playing snooker. Those old snooker tutorial videos cassette tapes were so cheesy and really horrible with lessons such as cueing through a bottle opening and stuff like that. Can’t get a better teacher than Stephen Hendry.

Nice tip Stephen - more please!

Thanks! Loved the way you teach

great Cue Tips. thx. Mr. Hendry.

Amazing work. Thank you

I like this. Thanks Stephen. The aiming using Side on the cue ball is the correct explanation. You don't just move your hand or arm, your entire stance changes when walking into the shot. I've been told too, using Plain ball at the begginer's stage is the best form of discipline when learning to perfect your Pot.

Going to try this out!!

Stephen, thanks alot for this channel and all your great videos! They are so educational and informative. I really enjoy watching them. And to be able to share your thoughts and insights is a fantastic thing. Watching you play back in the 80s and 90s sparked my interest for this game. Thank you for that as well :)

I just love to watch your tips learning first hand from the best was a dream that you made come true. please make such videos frequently kindly make the next one on break building.

Thanks Stephen! Really enjoying your channel. You’ve just unlocked some mysteries for me! I might even start having a knock again. Great stuff!

Thanking Stephen a fellow Scot for sharing a masterclass and giving rare insight how one of the best players ever approaches a shot, the thinking process, and the execution. Superb Mr Hendry.

great insight into the way side throws the cueball off its intended direction. Lots to practice now, Thank you.

Such an awesome video that anybody learning should watch. Such simple yet so important tips and information just in this small video alone that can change a massive part of your game

Such a helpful breakdown with lots of great tips for beginner players (like myself) thank you!!!

That’s an absolutely brilliant tutorial in all aspects especially the camera on Stephen’s forehead which gives an excellent view of his examples. Really impressive 👍

Brilliant videos really easy watching and good banter

Good on ya Stephen Sharing your huge knowledge of the game

Another great video thanks!

I have to say, even though I'm an American pool player, I tend to find that you snooker players from the UK give some of the best advice. Really informative.

Great tips on side shooting Stephen. Thx

Wish you’d produced these instructional videos when I was playing it certainly would have stopped me hitting the ball with so much side to get position but missing the pot , another great post Stephen, ps you’re still my number one player of all time

Super simple tip but has worked great this eve. Just keep your eye on the potting point. This channel is awesome 🤘

Amazing to see he didn't edit out the miss on the black. Great teacher.

cool love this channel great tips thanks stephen

It’s incredible how many fundamental mistakes I make and this channel makes it all make sense. Great channel Stephen, thanks for the help!

Job well done, love your school and way of teaching

Really excellent. Thank you.