escaping snookers

[jonny66]

I have quite a good hit rate if I can swerve the cue ball, but if I have to come off a cushion I'm about 1/10. Any tips on this, I think it's the hardest thing to judge, with angles, cue ball tightening up or drifting off at different paces, side etc..

[andy carson]

practice and learn your angles, its the only way. dont bother with side to start off with, learn how the ball reacts plain ball, get used to that and know by sight where to hit, then bring side top and screw into play and learn them second.

[sammyts]

Andy is right practice practice practice no other way really, only thing I wud say, if the ball you are trying to hit is further from the cushion than the white, walk round and look at it like you were playing it in reverse, easier to pick your spot on the cushion.

[robertmac]

I agree that it takes practise to learn the
angles and I have found it great to watch
the pros who usually play 2 cushions (if
possible) when snookered. I also find it
helps to step back and view the angles
from a distance.

[Alba_]

look for the spot on the cushion that will create a 90" angle between the CB and OB and play it with running side and you should hit it.
Or always go and look at the OB an pretend it's the white and see where on the cushion you need to hit to hit the white as its he same angle. That's good for angles you struggle to see ie if the white is close to the cushion and tough to judge the angle.

[jrc750]

look for the spot on the cushion that will create a 90" angle between the CB and OB and play it with running side and you should hit it.

Surely if you play with side it will change the angle tho

[Alba_]

Surely if you play with side it will change the angle tho

Try it and see. An old guy in the club showed me it when i was young and it works a treat. The running side makes the ball come off the rail around 90" just don't smash it with all your might.

[sammyts]

look for the spot on the cushion that will create a 90" angle between the CB and OB and play it with running side and you should hit it.
Or always go and look at the OB an pretend it's the white and see where on the cushion you need to hit to hit the white as its he same angle. That's good for angles you struggle to see ie if the white is close to the cushion and tough to judge the angle.

The first part of that makes no sense Alba !?

[jrc750]

look for the spot on the cushion that will create a 90" angle between the CB and OB and play it with running side and you should hit it.
Or always go and look at the OB an pretend it's the white and see where on the cushion you need to hit to hit the white as its he same angle. That's good for angles you struggle to see ie if the white is close to the cushion and tough to judge the angle.

The first part of that makes no sense Alba !?

Yeah it's not a 90 degree angle at all

[sammyts]

It might be, but then again it cud be anything from 10 or 15 degrees up to maybe 170.

[Alba_]

Yeah it's not a 90 degree angle at all

If you are playing off 1 rail from the top of the table to the bottom

[jrc750]

What you should be saying is, assuming you put no side on the white the cueball will come off the cushion at the same angle it went on to it

[sammyts]

What you should be saying is, assuming you put no side on the white the cueball will come off the cushion at the same angle it went on to it

Exactly, provided the cushion is decent and you dont smash it hard.

[billabong]

What you should be saying is, assuming you put no side on the white the cueball will come off the cushion at the same angle it went on to it

More like plain ball only. I've been told on good authority that top and bottom on the cueball can also change the angle it leaves the cushion at. .

[mythman69]

More like plain ball only. I've been told on good authority that top and bottom on the cueball can also change the angle it leaves the cushion at. .

Does bottom narrow the angle and top increase the angle?