Snooker T Exercise - Discipline & Consistency
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- čas přidán 5. 09. 2024
- In this video I look at a very useful routine that you see many of the professionals practicing.
I look at some of the key things to think about, and how a good pre-shot-routine and consistent pace around the table can help improve your snooker.
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Steve is obviously a good player but for those players out there who are not so in control and tend to rush shots here is one tip that will really help. Do not Chalk & Walk. Always wait until you are behind the line of shot before chalking your cue. I guarantee this will help you concentrate that little bit more. I’m sure Steve will Back me up on that. When you chalk and walk a lot of people will slide into the shot and not take the time behind the shot like they are supposed to. It’s something I was guilty of until someone pointed it out.
This thing crossed my mind too, but now i will make a note of it. Thanks fot the reminder :P
good point, smart thinking!
Thanks for that, I think you're absolutely right. Speeding up is too easy a habit to get into and for some reason, you also slightly lose concentration as a result.
If you can't chalk and walk at the same time you have problems
Really interesting to see how few shots were played with side! Stuns, gentle screws and top spin seems to be the way forward! Great video
THE BEST snooker channel on CZcams. Not like one channel (not to be named) where he had a student and "coach" was doing line up. "Your job is to pick up the colors and tell if I played stun, screw or draw shot." Every human who ever played any kinds of billiards knows that!!! When student asks in the middle of the line up "Why you played like that". "Hsss, we can discuss afterwards". So the student paid the "coach" to practice and did some slave work at the same time. Barton Snooker is light years ahead of that channel. I will be coming for some coaching later this year. All the way from Finland.
Once again a BRILLIANT tutorial. I can't wait to get down to the club again to practice.
Thanks Edward 🙂
Very good coaching 👍 I have little advice kindly keep marker when making head cam videos
Once again a really really great vid...So important that you show the spin you put on the cue ball!...that's really really helpful!
Thanks a lot and that's for watching 🙂
Great video. Shows you don't have to use much side if any on the cue ball to get positioning.
Very useful exercise.
One of the best videos on you’re channel thanks mate
Great video ...good tips, well edited well done
Aww man, watching this and you don't play side which is what I do a lot and go crazy coz I miss so many easy shots. I also watched your video tonight about playing side. Jeezo, it's all making sense now why I miss these easy shots. Fantastic tutorials. Thanks!!!
I have watched countless tuition video's, but honestly these are the best by far for me personally. My game has improved from 25 breaks few and far between to 50+ consistently.. My mates down my local have noticed a huge difference and its not cost me a dime. Happy days. Oh and Steve is from my neck of the woods also, Nice work...
Thanks a lot, Danny. Much appreciated 🙂. Really glad the videos have helped.
Great chanel mate! Im spanish but living in UK and only played few times before, but im playing and snooker with friends or even practicing alone now regularly and for sure my level has increased after your tips! Best snooker chanel for tips ive seen in youtube.
Thank you so much! Thanks for watching 🙂
Awesome break Steve 👍
Like these kind of videos, obviously they are great and important but this video is great, gives me a guide on what to do with my game. Admittedly though I was shocked on how many shots were taken by the cue striking the cue ball centre. I thought a lot of them would have been at an angle on the cue ball.
Think I only saw a touch of side once. Great work.
Cheers 🙂
Great video, awesome tutor. Showing the place where you hit the cue ball is good. Keep up the good work.
Thank you 🙂
Thanks Steve for the video. Appreciate you could share more practice routine video for beginner and intermediate standard players.
Great man I like all your videos
very nicely done ,really inspiring and played every shot confidently and comfortably ,must try this routine ,cheers Steve
Cheers David. Thanks for watching 🙂
Great coaching and demo. Like your grip and techniques.
Good luck from Australia.
Thank you very much 😀
Best video yet! I am doing this tomorrow! Great help
Cheers!
good video, going for my quarantine practice soon
Great job
Really good video! You make it look easy! I will be trying out the T play next time I play.
Great video again! Love this routine definitely my favourite.
Very interesting!!!!
Great vid👍
Just got to say once more how much I appreciate you visually showing the spin used with the cue ball graphic. Only one tiny suggestion though, and this might be a complete pain for you to do, but would it be possible for you overlay a grid on the graphic so I can tell just how much top and bottom spin is used, especially any side, compared to other shops? The tiny difference of spin between different shots can be very hard for me to tell. Please keep the example lessons coming!
Thank you so much! Yes good suggestion. I think I'll do that in future videos. Thanks so much for the feedback. Much appreciated 🙂
Great stuff. I’ve currently had to go back to basics because I started somehow putting unintentional side on the cue ball. My first 10 minutes of every practice is now dedicated to straight cueing exercises and preshot routine, so this video has given me some great encouragement. Any tips on how to deal with pressure and concentration when faced with a far better player in a match? Keep up the good work! 👍
That’s something that I’d like advice on too!
Could you show us some of you playing in frames agains a mate it would be really interesting to hear your thought pattern in live play
very helpfull video with the rotation cue ball, thanks!
Thanks, I always appreciate your vids.
Could you please talk more about the spin and what the cue ball will do next time. Thank you.
Great video once again. Can you do one on how to effectively use the rest? Also (sorry, I'm a total novice) why is it so important to chalk the cue on each and every shot?
Thanks
Great video . Im currently struggling to find the center of the CB and i always put unintentional side on the cue ball . Can you make a video about tge center of the cue ball tips and practice routines to help me ?
Yes I will do this in the near future 🙂
great Video Steve, obviously you play to a high standard and make it look easy, what i am struggling with now is this line of aim. its alright saying stand behind the line of the shot, however when i am not sure what or where that is i am struggling. every shot i play i have doubt and this is whats killing my game, i've had coaching and non of them can explain to me how to do this. some may think i'm nuts cause i can play, however in spite of everyone saying my stance , grip, action are all fine i can't find a solution to my inconsistency. ,aybe when i come a see you we can sort his out once and for all.
Hi Yus,
Yes, we can have a good look at everything to do with aiming. It's much easier to explain and talk about certain things when you're talking to people one-on-one.
It's look easy but when i try on it OMG!!
Set small goals to start of with. Make a 30 break.... Then 40.... Then 50... Etc.
I feel like I go way too far back on my stroke, I have a very straight cueing acting and stable body but I have a bad habit of hitting the balls hard(I'm slowly getting out of it). Seeing the minimal use of any side was so interesting, thank you for the video :)
As allways, great on everything, thanks a lot..
Thanks 🙂
Hi, I can make 60,70,80 breaks in practice doing certain routines but when it comes to frames against mates etc I struggle to consistently make 40 and 50 breaks how can I learn how to score heavier like I do in practice in real matches and frame situations
In solo practice you are always at the table and always in the balls. If you break down, you just put yourself back in good position and away you go again. All this means you create great rhythm and break building becomes easy. When playing your mates or in more competitive situations you have so much more to contend with - scrappy frames where the balls become awkward, loss of rhythm because you are no longer dominating the table and pressure. I think the best way to deal with it is to expose yourself to it more often. Play the best players you know and remember you learn a lot more from your losses than your wins. Put yourself into tournaments and the local league if you don't do that already. Don't get annoyed when you lose - nobody died (hopefully). Analyse where things went wrong and come back stronger. Sorry for the long response but I know just how you feel ;-)
It was superb. Ty
Love these videos! Helping my game a lot. Dont stop educating us (if you enjoy it) hahahaha!
Ha! Not stopping any time soon! Thanks for watching 🙂
You are awesome steve! Cant like the video enough :D, tried liking it again but ended up unliking and reliking it :P..cheers!
Thanks very much!
Hello coach Barton
Your words ' behind the line of the shot'
Does it mean the line of aim between the CB and ob
Or is it the line of landing the cue before the CB nearest to our bodies??
Cause in some acute angle shots the cue is little bit Angeled also to this line ??
Hope am clear
Thanks coach for beneficial vedios
Hi. Have a look at this video and it should answer your question:
czcams.com/video/_JpwKrzVcL4/video.html
Really helpful video Steve. I'm very guilty of speeding up during practice breaks. I ALWAYS make the mistake of getting obsessed about the rising size of the break and my technique gets worse and worse. Please could you do a vid about how to keep your nerve during a match. I often start well and then my nerves take over until I start missing even the simplest of shots. Suddenly every shot on the table looks difficult! Then after I have done sufficient damage to my score I relax again and start to play better - it's maddening! Have you got any tips on how to 'keep it together' in a match?
Hi! Yes I will try to cover this in a future video 👍
Thank you sir
Hey Steve....great video and a fantastic drill. Question.....I have a big event coming up in a couple of months. Is there a good practice routine that you teach, or is it something that I should just work out on my own? Would like to get some structure into my routine.
coach can you do a video about vision center and hor to find the middle or center cue ball thanks
sir kindly make video on cue ball going to pocket in straight shot from cushion and long shot in which i play down for screw or stun but cue drag and fall in pocket.kindly make guiding video on this
My highest break is 121 - red,yellow,red
Thanks, that was great. And one question, if u are line in the shot and close the eyes still you can play.?
Great video and just noticed are your pockets quite big for a full size or is it just me
Just normal for a club table. Professional tables are tighter but that was is just average.
@@BartonSnooker yeah tables at my club are like that but when i have lessons the table is tighter because it is the table from the UK championship 2016 my coach teaches ricky walden too
It's brilliant. But does your table have those heating panels? Does the ball roll less on your table compared to those used in tournaments?
No heating on the table I am using. This table runs much slower than the tables you see on TV.
How to see line of aim over cut shots?
If you miss a shot would you advise to just replace the balls and try again please?
How long did it take you to make your first century in practice?
OMG u never miss a shot...why dont you play at International level...U r too good...
thank you for the great work. I started playing snooker 2 or 3 months ago and have been playing pool for a longer while. I only recently have figured the angles on snooker and can now make a few shots but only with middle to low power. I cannot stroke it very accurately if I put power on the cue, any suggestions?
I have a question, I play frame and 2the frame good, after that I miss easy bolls, what should I do?
Hi, I have a question here.
If my opponent is leading me by 18 points, and the table only has pink and black, which is 13 points. I set my opponent a snooker, he missed. Can I ask him to pot again even I am in a "snooker required" situation?
Yes! You can ask him to play it from where it landed.
@@BartonSnooker You can also ask to have the balls replaced. As a result of the last stroke, penalties are no longer required - the lead was 18, opponent fouled on pink, penalty 6, the lead is now 12, ie snookers are no longer required.
@@chrismawdsley5634 hi. You cannot ask for the balls to be replaced in this example. If snookers are required either BEFORE or AFTER the Stroke is played, then no miss can be called. In this example, the player needed snookers before the stroke was played. So no miss 🙂
Thanks for you all replied. As a result, if my opponent fouled on the snooker I set up on him, I can’t ask him to replace the cue ball to pot again but ask him to do the shot from wherever the cue ball has landed?
@@Super5152 yes that's correct!
Sir thanks
Thanks for watching 🙂
I made it 1k on the likes
For the final green to brown, your cueball diagram shows a screw shot, but you sorta did a soft stun, right?
Hi! It's right at the bottom of the cue-ball, but just not very hard. So if I hit very low, but without much power, the spin will have run out by the time the cue-ball hits the green, and I'll just get a stun effect.
I often explain to people, you can stun a ball in two ways:
1) hit higher on the white with more power and you'll get stun
2) hit lower on the white with less power, and you'll get stun again.
Like I say, it's just about when the spin on the cue-ball is wearing out.
Imagine a drag shot, that's right at the bottom but low cue speed, so that when the cue-ball hits the object ball there is no spin left on.
That's effectively what I did on that green. Hit a bit lower, with less cue speed.
Hope that helps 🙂
please share video T exercise 15 red 15 pink control cue bal
hey barton
Hey Barton can you tell how to do a deep screw at like when balls are 8 feet apart
I like your tutorial a lot! May I ask when you aiming, do you put your head on the line of aim? I found it very hard to place my cue hand on the line if I do so because my body is in my way, any tips on it? Thanks.
Yes, my head is on the line of aim as I stand being the shot. I am standing with my head looking perfectly along the line that the cue ball is going to travel along.
Can u pls upload this with head cam?
I gotta admit you got some serious skills, are you a professional?
I started playing very late at 27 years old. I'm 35 now and as I really enjoy the coaching side of things. So I now coach players one-on-one and also decided to set up the CZcams channel and and help other players 🙂
@@BartonSnooker Great progression over 8 years! How many hours have you practised a day or week on average?
@@Zombies8MyPizza it has varied a lot over the years. I made my first century break in 2013, and at that time, I was playing 3 times a week. Two sessions against other players for 4-5 hours. And one day where I played for 2-3 hours on my own.
what is your cue weight? and hardness of the tip? Mate you are great ;)
Hi there. My cue is 18oz. My tip is soft. I use either a 'Century Cue Tips G1' or 'Elmaster Pro - Soft'.
1st love your videos
Any advice when I play in practice I play so much better than in a match in practice I had a 78 break but in a match I can bearly get a 20+
Hi. I would say everyone suffers from this to some degree. This is where over time you will just get better at doing the correct things with your technique and general approach to the game. Instead of thinking about the pressure, you will just concentrate on the balls and what you should be doing. This is what you need to aim for. Hope that helps 🙂
@@BartonSnooker thank you
Great clearance never thought that you are very good player btw I've made my first century today 😂😂
What’s your personal highest break?
In a proper frame against an opponent: 140 total clearance.
@@BartonSnooker impressive. Surprised why you ain't part of ranking tournaments.
Do you use the cue as a line when you walk in the shot ?
No. I have already picked the line while standing up. I then place my right heel on that line, get down and place my cue on the line I picked.
@@BartonSnooker Thank you and keep up with the good work . I really enjoy your videos and the way you explain to us .
Is the T more advanced than the normal line up? What’s the benefit of it?
Replicates a frame a bit more because you haven't got loads of space to always land on a red. It's a more realistic break building routine.
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Routines like this are a lot harder on star tables...
Jeff Matheson why? Any particular reason? I do practice on a star table and it is difficult I can tell you! But probably because of my skill level.
@@BernardoMacedo a few reasons. One is the speed of the cloth and the other is the throw of the cue ball off the cushions is usually a different trajectory due to steel block cushions and the thinner cloth causing the ball to slide and throw more. Plus the pockets themselves are tighter cut hence you need to be more accurate with your cue ball control especially positional play and keep things simple as possible. In contrast to club tables that usually have larger easier pockets where u can afford to fall out of position and pot a crazy shot down a rail - demands less accuracy on potting too. You cant rely on that on the tighter match pockets... Hope that helps
Jeff Matheson the club I practice in Lisbon, had an official Star table. The pockets are very tight and the table has steel blocks. In the other hand, there is a smaller 10 foot table (Riley) and the pickets are more generous! But definitely the cloth has been changed recently and it is very hard. Snooker Club Lisbon really tries to give its athletes the best conditions possible. Sadly there is only one table and I wished there could be more places with more tables. I guess slowly we will get there. Thank you for your answer.
Bernardo Macedo id play on it regularly when you can as it will sharpen your game up
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