http://www.thesnookerforum.co.uk/board/ Welcome to The Snooker Forum, please introdue yourself here, tell us why you love the game of snooker. en Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:13:07 GMT vBulletin 90 http://www.thesnookerforum.co.uk/board/images/misc/rss.png http://www.thesnookerforum.co.uk/board/ http://www.thesnookerforum.co.uk/board/showthread.php/44923-Hello-All?goto=newpost Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:08:34 GMT My name is Tasha. I can't say I know anything about playing snooker! I've joined your website today in the hopes that some kind soul on here may give me some pointers as to how to sell an antique snooker table? it's early 1800's, 5 slate bed, full size. I would appreciate any help or pointers you could give.

Thanks very much,
Tasha ]]> FlakeWhite http://www.thesnookerforum.co.uk/board/showthread.php/44923-Hello-All http://www.thesnookerforum.co.uk/board/showthread.php/44875-Hello-baize-men-and-women?goto=newpost Sun, 16 Jun 2013 07:43:31 GMT As you probably guessed I am new to this forum, about me well, my name is dan I am 19 years old and have quite literally been playing snooker since I... As you probably guessed I am new to this forum, about me well, my name is dan I am 19 years old and have quite literally been playing snooker since I was born, at the age of 5 I played on a full size snooker table at the Romford snooker club and stood on a plastic beer crate! Ever since I can remember I have loved the game and have slowly but surely got half decent at it playing great one day and below my average the next. I look forward to talking to you all, and keep potting those balls :) ]]> Stubbo93 http://www.thesnookerforum.co.uk/board/showthread.php/44875-Hello-baize-men-and-women http://www.thesnookerforum.co.uk/board/showthread.php/44839-Hello-There?goto=newpost Sat, 15 Jun 2013 12:05:23 GMT Afternoon all.

Just a brief intro really.

I'm a comparative newbie to snooker, having only played seriously for about 5 months, i've managed to put away 23 as a highest break. My dream is to have my own table.

found the forum while looking for tips on technique, seems to be plenty of solid advice here, having had a bit of a browse. hopefully i can apply some and become a better player :)

cheers all

Tim ]]> Namaan http://www.thesnookerforum.co.uk/board/showthread.php/44839-Hello-There http://www.thesnookerforum.co.uk/board/showthread.php/44637-My-Intro?goto=newpost Sun, 09 Jun 2013 22:07:01 GMT Hi guys, i've finally decided to use my profile and be active on this forum!

Just a little background... I'm only interested in a select few sports and snooker has always been one of them. Been a fan of watching snooker for years and wanted to get involved playing, but lived either too far from a convenient snooker hall or just not had a mate who wants to play. I live in Harrogate now so i'm looking around at the minute for a good place to start playing.

Whilst i'm pretty rubbish at snooker from the times i've played i reckon i've got a little glimmer of natural talent on occasion so hopefully i can learn a bit on a forum like this and become less terrible. :D ]]> The Green http://www.thesnookerforum.co.uk/board/showthread.php/44637-My-Intro http://www.thesnookerforum.co.uk/board/showthread.php/44614-3-Questions-Answer-Please?goto=newpost Sun, 09 Jun 2013 10:41:14 GMT I have 3 question: 1). If cue ball is touching with two red balls, do we have to play away from both touching red ball without moving them. ... I have 3 question:

1). If cue ball is touching with two red balls, do we have to play away from both touching red ball without moving them.

2). After opponent foul, i declare blue as free ball and i hit blue and pot red but blue is not pot. Is it fair. will i get one point.

3). There is no red ball on table and after opponent foul i declare blue as free ball. i hit blue and pot ball on which is yellow. blue is not pot only ball on is pot that is yellow. will i get 2 points. ]]> asbkwts http://www.thesnookerforum.co.uk/board/showthread.php/44614-3-Questions-Answer-Please http://www.thesnookerforum.co.uk/board/showthread.php/44606-Hello-There?goto=newpost Sun, 09 Jun 2013 02:59:09 GMT Hello there everyone. I am delighted to have joined The Snooker Forum I have been visiting the forum for a number of years as a guest but finally... Hello there everyone. I am delighted to have joined The Snooker Forum I have been visiting the forum for a number of years as a guest but finally have got round to creating an account. I live in Glasgow and have been a snooker fan since I was 10 years old my favourite player is Alan McManus which is given away in the name! I play snooker on a weekly basis and I'm a member of the Q Club in Glasgow coincidentally the club where my favourite player practices. Being Scottish I'm also a fan of Drew Henry who may ring a bell for some although he has been off the tour for a good few years which is a shame. Anyhow less of that! I look forward to posting on here and would be intrigued if I came across any fellow Alan McManus fans out there. ]]> Alan McManus Fan http://www.thesnookerforum.co.uk/board/showthread.php/44606-Hello-There http://www.thesnookerforum.co.uk/board/showthread.php/44536-Hello?goto=newpost Wed, 05 Jun 2013 12:09:48 GMT Hi, my name is Graeme, I'm 32 and currently residing in Epsom, Surrey. Ive been a snooker fan all my life, from playing as a youngster on a home table to playing in snooker halls in my early teens (Rileys in Sutton, Surrey). I was a Jimmy White fan in my youth but now a Ronnie O'Sullivan\Judd Trump fan. Ive been to see a few matches at the Benson and Hedges Masters (when it was called that) previously and hope to go next year to the World finals to see a few matches.

Just recently I decided to join a local social club (West Ewell) with a table to get back into the sport (after paying for the membership fees with the money from my winning bet on Ronnie taking the tournament (I knew he would do it)). Im hoping to get involved in their local league and start playing some matches as well.

:cool: ]]> snookerloopylewis http://www.thesnookerforum.co.uk/board/showthread.php/44536-Hello http://www.thesnookerforum.co.uk/board/showthread.php/44528-Hey-bros?goto=newpost Tue, 04 Jun 2013 16:18:23 GMT Hey waddup?

Not sure what's going on here. Tried asking a question in another subforum, but the wasn't created and now I can't bring it back. Sure hope it's not gone forever - prolly like a safe guard for spam or whatever.

Anyway, I'm from Denmark and just recently started playing. Been watching for years and actually having played now has only made me love it even more.

Next up: getting my own cue. Probably not going to spend thousands, but I figure anything is better than the standard ones they have at snooker halls. God damnit that coating pisses me off. Pretty clunky feeling having it slide over your bridge.

Thanks for an excellent resource! ]]> shredder http://www.thesnookerforum.co.uk/board/showthread.php/44528-Hey-bros http://www.thesnookerforum.co.uk/board/showthread.php/44452-Im-Confused?goto=newpost Sun, 02 Jun 2013 22:11:28 GMT I grew up with snooker in my home, now have gone 35 years with only american 9 ball and 8 ball around. I just bought a 6x12 and built a room for it... I grew up with snooker in my home, now have gone 35 years with only american 9 ball and 8 ball around. I just bought a 6x12 and built a room for it and I'm excited. I think between watching snooker matches and reading the rules OVER and OVER again I'm getting the right mindset but a friend has a "snooker" game on his computer that gives him "ball in hand" on certain situations and I don't remember nor do i read anything regarding "ball in hand" except when the cue goes in off or leaves the table and THEN it's only "ball in hand" within the D. Am I correct?

Thanks in advance,
Tom ]]> tomfor http://www.thesnookerforum.co.uk/board/showthread.php/44452-Im-Confused http://www.thesnookerforum.co.uk/board/showthread.php/44262-Newbie-from-sussex?goto=newpost Thu, 30 May 2013 18:38:43 GMT Hey everyone, i'm from Worthing and am a fairly keen pool player/Snooker follower. Today (after months of not playing i thought i'd take my boy to the local pool hall, after ages spent looking for my cue i find my (now soon to be deceased) wife had stored my cue (18yr old powerglide maestro) beside the bookcase against the radiator pipe, as you can imagine it came out of the case looking like one of Fyfes finest, (a pre EU straightened one at that), well first thing i did this morning was fly to Brighton and buy a new stick and barted the sellers down from £170 to £120, now here is my problem, the new stick thing played quite well (although i miss my trusty) and i was overall quite happy about it until i just joined here and see that none of you rate my new maker, the cue is a Peradon Warrior, i now feel like i have made a big mistake :-( ]]> oldboy74 http://www.thesnookerforum.co.uk/board/showthread.php/44262-Newbie-from-sussex http://www.thesnookerforum.co.uk/board/showthread.php/44241-craftsman-cues?goto=newpost Thu, 30 May 2013 12:22:09 GMT Hi, I'm a newbie to the site who decided to join after reading the forums about master cue vs phoenix cues. I play to a reasonable standard and am currently looking for a nice but modest 1 piece cue, after some searching i have almost concluded that i will go for a Phoenix Master Cue model M3. The trouble is i have now emailed Craftsman cues 4 times regarding this cue and whether they can supply it in a different weight and length to what they have in stock and still have had no reply. I understood from the other posts that they had an excellent level of service that unfortunately i have not seen. I live on the south coast so visiting isnt really an option, does anyone else sell Phoenix cues? Can anyone offer any advice or should i just go back to looking at Master Cue? ]]> rightofcentre http://www.thesnookerforum.co.uk/board/showthread.php/44241-craftsman-cues http://www.thesnookerforum.co.uk/board/showthread.php/44233-Why?goto=newpost Thu, 30 May 2013 09:44:13 GMT Why do I get this message on virtually everything link I click on? vBulletin Message Steve_Tuck, you do not have permission to access this... Why do I get this message on virtually everything link I click on?


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- TSF - TheSnookerForum.com ]]> Steve_Tuck http://www.thesnookerforum.co.uk/board/showthread.php/44233-Why http://www.thesnookerforum.co.uk/board/showthread.php/44185-Starting-to-play-again-after-a-long-long-time?goto=newpost Wed, 29 May 2013 13:30:40 GMT My name's Steve Tuck. I'm from King's Lynn, Norfolk.

I started playing snooker in 1976 at the age of 13 years. I made my first century, a dead 100, in Dec 1979 at the age of 16 yrs and 3 months. I peaked in 1981-82 when I pretty much cleaned up in and around King's Lynn and West Norfolk. I was King's Lynn & District Senior and Junior Champion, King's Lynn Pairs Champion, Wisbech & District Senior and Junior Champion, Norfolk County U18 Champion ('81 & '82), Norfolk U21 Champion, Norfolk County Semi-Finalist and Norfolk County Team Member. I also won the Boston U18's and was R/U to Dean Reynolds in the Crowland U19's.

I was coached by John Barrie (former World Professional Billiards R/U) from Wisbech and Fred Peck in March, Cambs.

I went on to make only 5 centuries, with 109 the highest. It's a modest amount, but at that time, in a snooker backwater like West Norfolk, it wasn't too bad.

I stopped playing in 1983, quite abruptly in fact. This was preciptated by me suddenly getting the "Yips" (over a period of a few weeks) and in the end it was so bad I couldn't hit the cue ball under any circumstances. Also, at the time, I went off to university which proved to be a blessed distraction and quite simply, I've never played the game again.

Which brings me to now... after about 30 years, I'm looking to start playing again. Currently, I work away from my family home during the week, staying in Louth, Lincs and so I have some spare time in the evenings, Mon - Thurs. I've just joined the Town & Country Club in the town, I've ordered some snooker specs and I'm in the process of searching for a new cue, probably a JP at this moment in time. With a history of the "Yips", I thought a fresh start would be best, so I plan to leave my old cue from my teenage years firmly in it's case.

Steve Tuck ]]> Steve_Tuck http://www.thesnookerforum.co.uk/board/showthread.php/44185-Starting-to-play-again-after-a-long-long-time http://www.thesnookerforum.co.uk/board/showthread.php/44133-How-to-get-your-pic-up-on-post?goto=newpost Tue, 28 May 2013 20:13:55 GMT How do u get ur pic on the post like the 1 on left and ware ur from on the right hand side ? How do u get ur pic on the post like the 1 on left and ware ur from on the right hand side ? ]]> Removal man stevie http://www.thesnookerforum.co.uk/board/showthread.php/44133-How-to-get-your-pic-up-on-post http://www.thesnookerforum.co.uk/board/showthread.php/44105-9baller-converting-to-snooker!?goto=newpost Mon, 27 May 2013 21:45:19 GMT Hi guys :) Normally it is Snooker players converting to 8ball or 9ball not the other way around! I am based in Wigston, Leicestershire. I... Hi guys :)

Normally it is Snooker players converting to 8ball or 9ball not the other way around!

I am based in Wigston, Leicestershire.

I first picked up a cue in Jan 2010 after one of my early dates with my girlfriend (now wife). However I played American Pool almost exclusively for 3 years 4 months. I've dabbled with snooker on the odd occasion when cueing got lazy at pool and I needed to get back in shape.

Why am I converting to snooker? I fancy something different and if snooker can build up my technique then 9ball can hopefully become easier. I also have ambition to hit a century break.

Snooker is a great game and to use one of Ronnies favourite words, I have the 'buzz' for cuesports once again. 9-ball gets stale after playing it for so long.

Look forward to conversing with some of you :-) ]]> Predator314/2 http://www.thesnookerforum.co.uk/board/showthread.php/44105-9baller-converting-to-snooker!