Technique critque

[RogiBear]

That's pretty impressive, in our games he wasn't quite as prolific as your mate, only had the one century (108) which came in frame one after a terrible shot I played. He ran a few 75+ but mostly 50-70 breaks/clearances when he got in, which was enough.

[martj]

Technique critque

WOW thats phenomenal break building

[Raldon]

Technique critque

...after 3 frames i would have a beer and enjoy myself

[jrc750]

OMG who you playing mate !!!!

[tedisbill]

You say that, here is a list of the breaks my mate had against me in a session. Frame number is on the left:

1 - 82
2 - 88
3 - 69
4 - 76
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7 - 75
8 - 75
9 - 105
10 - 83
11 - 140
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14 - 87
15 - 87
16 - 91

I literally hardly had a shot!!!

Haha. Great to watch though.

Note: I wrote down his breaks this particular day, just cause I was interested to see what a session would look like on paper lol.

[itsnoteasy]

You are very lucky to have someone good to play, keeps you concentrated when you do get a chance, and more often than not the table stays tidy, I have a terrible habit of losing interest when the blacks up by the top Cush and all the rest are on the edge of the table, lol,
I would much rather play someone good.

[Byrom]

Went and played my mate last night, played some of my best snooker, mindful of not rushing round the table.Had a few 40's and countless 30's but still lost 15-2. I'm very good at counting breaks and picking out balls for others though lol

Ronnie O Sullivan - Higgins and Hendry and indeed every good player that ever held a cue where once ball pickers too my man. Remember that.

To soar with the eagles a small bird must first learn how to fly alongside

[j6uk]

your on the up rogi,
next time, when ever you miss and your mates on a break, keep hold of your cue while your picking out the balls and don't put it down till the frames beyond reach. this sends out positive vibes to you and your sparing partner and shows your involved, wanna play and score when your in.
if he's making back to backs it might feel a bit silly, but give it a go

Went and played my mate last night, played some of my best snooker, mindful of not rushing round the table.Had a few 40's and countless 30's but still lost 15-2. I'm very good at counting breaks and picking out balls for others though lol

[RogiBear]

Went and played my mate last night, played some of my best snooker, mindful of not rushing round the table.Had a few 40's and countless 30's but still lost 15-2. I'm very good at counting breaks and picking out balls for others though lol

[RogiBear]

I like what I see as well. Address position of the cue arm a tad behind the vertical, grip closes a balls width past the cue ball giving a natural follow through, consistant speed and rhythm on each shot, left foot a good distance forward which is why you probably missed the yellow due to not getting on the line of aim because the table was in the way of where your left foot needed to be.
Similar to myself that, when in that position on the yellow, I get the mini butt out where others less tall than me don't need it due to their more square left foot position.
Keep in mind when stretching for such shots that the table is in the way of your left foot and your body position therefore doesn't put your cue on the line of aim.
Don't think it will be ok just because you can reach it.

I'll try using the mini butt next time in that position. I do find I miss more often than not when stretching

[vmax4steve]

I like what I see as well. Address position of the cue arm a tad behind the vertical, grip closes a balls width past the cue ball giving a natural follow through, consistant speed and rhythm on each shot, left foot a good distance forward which is why you probably missed the yellow due to not getting on the line of aim because the table was in the way of where your left foot needed to be.
Similar to myself that, when in that position on the yellow, I get the mini butt out where others less tall than me don't need it due to their more square left foot position.
Keep in mind when stretching for such shots that the table is in the way of your left foot and your body position therefore doesn't put your cue on the line of aim.
Don't think it will be ok just because you can reach it.

[RogiBear]

Didn't see anything except the head movement that gave me pause.

I have 2 recommendations though...in order to get your pace to something which allows you time to cement the shot into your mind increase your front and rear pause.

Secondly, this exercise is only good for warm-up and doesn't teach you anything about cueball control. Do a regular line-up where you force yourself to thing 2 shots ahead. When shooting a red think 'where do I want the cueball to be so I can get on THAT red from the colour'.

I think all you really need is lots of dedicated practice as you have the technique to improve rapidlt

Terry

Thanks terry, this was purely a warm up exercise. I will video a proper routine next time.

[Terry Davidson]

Didn't see anything except the head movement that gave me pause.

I have 2 recommendations though...in order to get your pace to something which allows you time to cement the shot into your mind increase your front and rear pause.

Secondly, this exercise is only good for warm-up and doesn't teach you anything about cueball control. Do a regular line-up where you force yourself to thing 2 shots ahead. When shooting a red think 'where do I want the cueball to be so I can get on THAT red from the colour'.

I think all you really need is lots of dedicated practice as you have the technique to improve rapidlt

Terry

[RogiBear]

Hi !
- make sure you that you 'bring your chest to the cue and not the cue to the chest' as you seem to be lifting your cue when you start your feathers
- also consider a smaller length of cue from the 'V' of the bridge to the cueball for the 'taught' technique is 9" to 12"; it's a trade-off between accuracy and aiming but in any case I think you are overdoing it slightly.
- keep still on the shot as sometimes you are lifiting your head earlier; wait till the ball has dropped as you usually do anyways.
cheers
D.

I have thought about shortening the bridge length a tad but couldn't get on with it as it made me hold the cue further up the butt and I could no longer feel the chamfer on completion

[snookergr]

Hi !
- make sure you that you 'bring your chest to the cue and not the cue to the chest' as you seem to be lifting your cue when you start your feathers
- also consider a smaller length of cue from the 'V' of the bridge to the cueball for the 'taught' technique is 9" to 12"; it's a trade-off between accuracy and aiming but in any case I think you are overdoing it slightly.
- keep still on the shot as sometimes you are lifiting your head earlier; wait till the ball has dropped as you usually do anyways.
cheers
D.