Timing In Pool & Snooker | Pool School (Edited) 

This is by far the best explanation of Timing I've seen. Thanks so much.

Velocity is the first derivative of position with respect to time. The wider the spacing between the lines, the higher the velocity. Acceleration is the second derivative of position with respect to time.. equivalent to the first derivative of the velocity with respect to time. The point of highest acceleration is therefore the point at which the separation between lines changes the most. This is likely to be halfway between stationary and peak velocity. Don't forget that as you're striking the ball near peak acceleration this will retard the cue which is why you're striking the ball near peak velocity. I would suggest that if you did the same test without the cueball, peak velocity resides much after the point of hypothetical impact. Great video, thank you.

This really helped me understand the concept and the physics of why it matters. Perhaps it can be summarized as this: You want to be accelerating through the queue ball, by doing this you increase the contact time between the tip and the queue ball, imparting more spin. If you are not accelerating the queue at the point of contact, the contact is momentary and little spin is imparted. I suppose in some sense good timing is a little bit like a push shot.

Fascinating! New player here and your channel is totally changing the way I learn the game. Thanks for all the content!

Great explanation!!!

Thank you heaps mate best explanation ever been trying to understand timing for a week while now

Extremely underrated Video. Great job 🎱💪🏼

Great video! Thanks!

Nice graphics! Thanks for the video.

Great video once again buddy!!

Another fantastic explanation. Thanks so much. You just wouldn’t believe how much my games has improved the last 6 months. Brilliant. 👍

Just amazing ❤

Very nice explanation and examples. Well done

Brilliant video, superbly explained ever so clearly. Slightly distracted by the stop sign in your garden though :')

Man that pendullum comparison is so GOOD!!

This video literally changed my game. I could never put a finger on what is wrong with my stroke and I wasted years trying different grips, stances, cues, tips etc. It's still not natural for me and under pressure I still play stiff but at least I know what I need to do.

Awesome video. Great description. Trying to put that in practice. Far from easy but will going. Cheers 🍻

Excellent explanation. I think the great thing about pool is that the since the playing area is so much less than snooker you don’t have to put in a lot of force into a screw shot to move the cue ball a relatively long distance. The smaller cue ball with the smaller mass has a natural tendency to move backwards on a screw shot just as it resists initially to move forward on a top-spin shot. One thing I have found that affected my screw shot regardless of timing was the thickness of my cue tip. Having changed to a new elk master tip (really thick) I struggled to generate the usual effortless backspin. Now that it is worn down again almost to the ferrule, my backspin mo jo has returned but also the risk of miscue! Is there a tip that you recommend? And how do you avoid that new-tip deadness? I end up filling my new tip down by 70 per cent which seems a waste!!

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Hey, I wanted to ask, what camera did you use for your slow motion recording/playback? I want to test the same thing for my stroke, because I've got the same problem, and I'd like to get a better understanding for where my maximum point of acceleration is, and how I can change it.

You should look into coaching!?

What about the weight of the cue, I I assume that counts a lot

Great explanation but your demonstration is not so good, you hit different position of the cue ball so the second shot you get the cue ball back more distance.