I'm putting unwanted right-hand side on most of my shots, and I miss long pots because of that, but can still make most short-range and medium-range shots.
@@Straitcueing I had the same problem at 1 time best thing I can suggest is to put the white ball in baulk and shoot down the spots until you get the ball coming straight back up the spots to your tip. Good luck mate
@@Straitcueing i sometimes do the same with left hand side, I come and go with it, I don’t realise I’m doing anything differently with my cueing either, I just do it randomly
Make sure you elbow is in line with the cue. If you are right handed then your elbow being too far away from your body will put right hand side. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-4hUcmhj-INY.html 31:02
Some useful tips there Steve. I just recently realised that I wasn't looking at the object ball when I play the shot so I've decided to use the pause on the back swing to remind me to look at it. This has helped me to remember the pause and to look at the object ball.
I think many amateur player or just having fun but wanted to get it right, taking into their account their stance is okay, failed to aware the important of grip, and smooth delivering of cue action. Probably couch may focus in detailed step and emohasise it
@@88Scooby88 most of my clients travel and see me for the half-day sessions. There's so much to learn and the half-day with write-up (I have my own software for creating reports), is a great way of really improving someone's game quickly. I appreciate your support massively. I'd love to help on the table. There's so much additional information and advice to be passed on 👍
mmh another thing please : would professional players play on pool tables using a cloth of different colour (such as yellow, grey, orange) or is it confusing in any way ? (in a club). thanks again !
I struggle to look at the object ball when playing which I’ve always worried about stopping me from progressing. Learned recently Steve Davies looked at the white when he was hitting a shot
Thanks for these videos again Steve, I’ve managed to improve my break building and got my highest break from a T set up routine (144) the other day. I’ve been playing for 25 years now and I’m consistently making centuries from the routines you recommended...so love you man😉
@@BartonSnooker would love to book a session with you for a full day sometime, I’d be coming from Devon and would prefer it to be on a Friday if possible. Do you have any time available in the next couple months?
Heyy Coach... I wanna ask you a question can uhh plzz answer it... Recently we watch the Greatest Ronnie left with his cue tip on the table soo I wanna ask, if the tip hits the cue ball on that shot it could be a foul or we can go for the another pot??
That's a great question, and I hope someone can give a definitive answer. I would think that if the tip fell off and hit any ball, then it would be a foul. The player is responsible for his/her equipment. As I said, I would think it would be a foul in the same way if a player touched a ball with their clothing or hair. *I'm not 100% sure though* I hope you get an answer 🙏 as it's now bugging me, and I want to know the answer too 🤣
It would be a foul. The rules state that the player is responsible for all of their own equipment. The cue, tip, ferrule, clothes, badges etc. If any of those touch the cue ball or another ball, it's a foul. If the player for example picked up the rest, and then the rest head fell off and rolled and hit a ball, that would NOT be a foul, because that is a malfunction of equipment that the player is not responsible for. Obviously the player can't swipe a ball with the rest though, that's not equipment malfunction, it's an error by the player. Hope that clears it all up 😀
Question on watching the wrong thing. If you are committed to the line after your feathers. Does it matter what ball you focus on when you hit the ball as long as you commit and go through the ball consistently?
In some ways: no, it shouldn't really matter. However the problem is we are humans trying to coordinate hand-eye coordination. This means that the back hand will very often follow what the eyes are looking at. So taking out eye off the primary focus (potting the ball), can often lead to steering of the cue.
Dear Barton, thank you for your tutorials. I realised that you hold the cue with middle finger after potting the ball. Is it better to hold with middle finger that index finger? Hope you can explain, many thanks!
Stupid question....I noticed in one of your tutorial videos that you mentioned keeping your bridge hand approximately 9 to thirteen inches from the cue ball. Could you maybe do a short video on how this affects your shots as opposed to if you were to have your hand quite closer, such as about 4 inches? I'm assuming this could vastly affect your screw shots! Thank you so much for your time!!!!
You know you're amazing sir ... Always I learn more from you... When I have to get cue ball precise on position like cannoning one specific red, I look more at cue ball so miss the pot..... I know what I am doing wrong coach but not being able to focus on such shots everytime ... We here play with opponents more than solo practicing so when I am behind in scores it adds up the pressure ..... I heard pros do some push ups before taking shot to increase their heart rate so that they can practice pressure shots.... Is it true sir ? Is there any other way to practice pressure shot ? I would really love to see a video realted to pressure shots coach .... Thanks for your videos sir 💜
Hi Barton, Love your videos. It's very helpful ! Could you talk about the delivery hand on your next video. It is not uncommon for snooker players to touch their chest with their delivering hand during the final delivery of a cue. I've realised the touch is too forceful or exaggerated, and it interferes with the smoothness and flow of the shot. But if I drop down my elbow a tad south just before the final delivery it prevents the touch on the chest but affect the accuracy. Thank you !! Looking forward to it.
Guess sometimes that the basic fundamentals of the game needs to be applied always for any snooker player to be consistent in his game. We lack in that regard to stay focused on applying most important things to keep us consistent. Thanks again, Master for friendly reminding us of those facts!
I keep missing to many easy shots I’m sure that when I’m cueing my cue is not going though straight when i am trying to pot simple shots .shots off the cushion I don’t have a problem with long shots I seem to be alright with if I play the white over the spots 7 out of ten will come back over the spots the other three will come back slightly off the spots sometimes to the left sometimes to the right any idea what’s going on
When you moved your bridge on the very first shot in this clip the reds opened beautifully! They didn't open as well when you kept the bridge hand stable!!
Just a random example isn't it. I would miss the pot a lot more often if my bridge hand moved. I know what you mean though, they opened a treat on the first one. Although that's not the point I was making. It won't be consistent if you move the bridge hand randomly on those shots.
You have to pull away if that instance really Craig, i may elevate the cue slightly to avoid a double hit, but especially if you're screwing back, you will have to get out the way quickly.
I get scared of following through too much, end up decelerating on the shot and the object ball barely moves. It gets a few laughs from the team though when I have a match! 😆
@@BartonSnooker I was wondering - when you get as consistently "good" as you are - is it hard to film/do a deliberate 'snatch' or missed pot, to illustrate the bad examples?
@@TheMattTempest hi Matt. Not really. I guess at my level I can demonstrate anything I want to show for the video. It is a little tricky sometimes to be fair to deliberately move something or do it wrong. But it's not too bad.
Lol bro I'm not an Xmen, once the white hits the object ball there's no amount of "looking" that will change the outcome of the shot. You could've said to keep your eyes on the object ball until the white is moving, but anything after that is wishful thinking
Just build good habits. Humans are strange creatures. Unfortunately we are not machines, so building the best habits we can enables us to play the best snooker / sports we can 👍
It's not a club Wayne. I have my own private training facility as you see in my videos. In the description you can visit my website or contact me via email or WhatsApp for more details 👍
@@Oliffin I live in the West Midlands in England. Right in the middle of England basically (but slightly to the west 🙂). I would generally be considered to have a Birmingham accent. Although I'm a little bit north of there. Thanks so much for watching 👍
I have played good snooker all my life I haven't played for 2 years and at the age of 66 I'm having trouble looking down the cue my kneck seems to not let me it's very disappointing I love snooker.
I'm 69 and I can't get my head comfortably down onto the cue. I think it's important that we are comfortable and if that means not getting all the way down then so be it. I also think the important thing is to find a technique that suits you and stick with it.
