Cue Ball Control Snooker
The most important ball on the snooker table is the white.
Cue ball control snooker. Measure to the shot by getting your shooting hand where you want it on the cue and hooking a thumb into your pants pocket bringing the cue tip in line with the shot and quite close to the cue ball i mean exactly measured and exactly close. Dave demonstrates all important cue ball control principles effects and skills all in one place. Generally you can use one of the various aiming techniques such as ghost ball equal slices line of sight contact points or even after shooting enough balls instinct. 9 of 10 amateurs stand with the tip too far from the ball and then they bend over and then they mess up their stance by wiggling the tip closer.
Welcome to cue ball control. The cues on the left have square flattened tips while the cues on the right have tips which have been shaped into a dome. You can find many things snooker pool and billiard related on this website. How to control spin in snooker.
Snooker table with balls placed in their starting positions. Basic tips to control the ball on shots with technique tricks. When you are shooting the cue ball along the vertical center line aiming at the object ball is fairly straightforward. You can also check out the main menu.
A game played on a half size table. This is a website i made after making my blog at blogspot. At the start of the game the cue ball white may be placed anywhere in the semicircle known as the d. Topics covered include stop stun follow draw 90 rul.
It s the only one you strike with your cue and your ability to control it determines whether you ll win frames or appear on you ve been. Break from life s guide to playing positional shots. In order to control the cue ball a properly shaped tip must be used. Enjoy the videos and music you love upload original content and share it all with friends family and the world on youtube.
It allows the cue ball to be struck far more accurately. Place the cue ball about 10 inches 250mm from the blue ball on a direct line to the middle pocket play a normal shot to pot the blue ball into the middle pocket try 5 shots at each position and take note of what happens to the cue ball ensure you push your cue tip nicely through the cue ball nothing jabby.