The SECRET To CONSISTENT Potting
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It always looks so simple. But it's not easy.
Yes
It's extremely simple, but equally complex to actually do.
Negative minds are always there ...lets ignore and think positively
If you are in doubt at table opponent will clear all you're doubt 😁
Couldn't agree more!
This is the best video on learning potting angles, thank you sir.
Why was this video not created when snooker was born?
Awesome job steve, "The" most crystal clear explanation about how to aim and pot.
I always take the point on black and hit it too thick, now I know why.
Thanks man, God bless you and Snooker.
Hey Batonsnooker,i am 62 and didn't play for 20 years and I was okay.my neighbour who I get on well with and I live in Melbourne Australia,and way I use to watch Pot Black,and I have played on the big tables when I was much younger and they are HUGE.the long shots weren't good, but was never taught, but my neighbour has a pretty decent size one, and its plays true, now explain to people what a true table is.Then explain how to use a cue stick, and then keep doing what your doing,bcause what you are doing is Fantastic as even reading the comments below, and what your teaching is what we all want to know how to line each ball up and hit the pockets without hitting the or missing the pockets,their is not much in it but we all do it.Thank you for your video and always remember the young ones want to know how to play.You are showing them this.Again I thank you, and I am learning too, and hope to blast my young neighbour away with what I am learning,62 and not over in a long stretch. ha ha ha
This will surely going to help and has totally changed the way I used to get down on a line for a shot. Keep bringing more videos like these. This video is truly a masterpiece .
i have seen many snooker lesson video..but this coach make me fully understand bout snooker..thanks a lot
Really nicely explained Steve. I've recently got myself a table and coming back to the game after many years away. (finally got a room big enough!) I've been playing on the table a few months now and definitely been struggling with consistency and trying routines to try to figure out where I am going wrong. It's all about cue action and aim for sure!
I've been doing lots of your suggested practice routines especially around red/black and have been noticing certain angles I'm just not getting better than 50/50. This video really helps me think about exactly how I'm going about aiming... since I realize a lot of what I used to do came from just playing and playing and playing when I was younger... so almost muscle memory on the angles. Well, I've lost a lot of that and now this video is super helpful in re-learning that!!
Keep up the excellent work. Post-covid I'll definitely come and book some time with you. Great videos!
Excellent, succinct advice - a must watch for all players . Thank you very much indeed.
It is a video to look at once in a while when we struggle potting balls. It is very well explained and no more aiming methods than this one for me !
Well done Steve. What a great video. As an instructor I am always looking for new ways to state the basics on snooker technique. . Also your visual effects are top notch.. Thank you for this video and stay healthy.
Thanks so much. Really appreciate it 👍
Great video, working hard to improve my blacks off the spot and your videos have helped a lot
The idea of the ghost ball is a great idea, some days i feel like im potting really well, mainly because i feel like im hitting the ball better, other days i'm under/over cutting balls. Recently i've been dividing the ball surface into 4, so 1/4 ball, 1/2 ball, 3/4 ball & full ball which has been helping especially with normal colours off the spot.
It is also a great idea
U explained the thinking process in a v simple way. Thx for the video.
The lessons in your videos are the best! Thanks.
Wow that's how I've been doing it intuitively! I still suck though, need more practice! Thank you for the reassuring video!
relatable XD
My method. Find the center of the pocket. Imagine a line from that point to back of the object ball. Call that point A on the back of the object ball. Look at the sphere of the cue ball. Find the point on the sphere that is closet to point A. Call the closest point on the cue ball point B. Shoot the cue to connect point A and B. You’ll never miss again.
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When an engineering drawing program is used to make a diagram of a half-ball shot using this method of aiming point B to point A, the cue ball hits the object ball too thick (e.g. thicker than half-ball). For a half-ball shot, the drawing program showed the actual contact point C of the cue ball is farther around the side than point B, and the cue ball needs to be aimed thinner so point C (not B) hits on point A. The trick is to figure out where is point C for all the different angles!🤔
This is exactly what I struggle with. I know where I want to hit the object ball but I scratch my head confused why it hasn't worked. Thanks so much
This is one the the few videos on YT that explains it so clearly and precisely
Thanks Steve
Very useful. I always used to use the ghost ball method, and when I tried the walk around and remember the spot method it did not really work for me now I know why. I will also stay down after the shot to build memories.
I wish i knew about it early on , really good work , i appreciate it keep up ❤️
You're Great at explaining things. Blessings Mate!!
Fantastic! Very well explained.
absolutely gorgeous your video, lots off help , many thanks 👐
Thanks for another great video and explanation.
Is there a video when potting angle is thin? How do you pick the correct line of aim then? When potting black to a blind pocket for instance...
Thank you for the video, it's been really helpful and I will definitely give it a go whilst playing snooker and even pool. What stance do you use when you get down on your shots
Waited for this video for ever haha, cheers Steve 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻
Thank you!
Thank you a lot for your so clear explanation.
You have done a great job with this video. Many thanks!
More good tips from Steve, thank you for sharing. 👍
Great video with lots of useful information. All we need now is to be able to get on a table somewhere. Cheers. 👍👍👍
Fantastic editing, fantastic advice. Thank you for the video
Thank you so much for watching 🙂
I have been waiting for this video for a long time thank you dear steve
Thank you for this video!
One question though: listening to your hit and it sounds crisp as you’re using a hard wood tip like a jump/break tip but still you snookers achieve a lot screw back effect, what exactly hardness or type of tip you guys use?
Thank you!
I'm subscribing into your channel because of this tutorial..to me this the main thing in snooker..potting the ball..no matter it's a long or shot pot..and next..control the cue ball to make the next pot..2 thing..others is optional
Very good tips, especially not enough practice, sometimes I also take a look the line after the goal ball to pocket.
I love this. Thanks. I'm a beginner, and using 'ghost ball' sounds so much more instinctive and natural than overthinking on degrees and angles.
Those other systems are more complicated and less useful. The ghost ball method works every time. The key is to visualize which part of the white ball will contact the point of aim; this part is critical when using side spin.
@@briangc1972 I always first look at the contact point then imagine where the middle of white ball should land. Then I am at the point at the table which should be the middle of the white ball. In theory sounds good but I suck anyways XD
Great video on alignment tried and it works thks
Beautifully articulated in how to just know the angle required for pot.
Can't tell how much this video improved my game I usually used to guess while aiming but now I know what I exactly have to do
Thanks for another great video. The mechanics of aim point vs. contact point is deceptively simple. If the contact point is 1/8 in (or 4mm) off the straight (full ball) line, then the aim point is double that: 1/4 in (or 8mm) off the full ball line (e.g., to hit a quarter ball off centre, aim the edge for the classic "1/2 ball" shot). I've never heard anyone describe aiming this way; I think because it's something that's not as easy to visualize as it sounds, so people learn to estimate this intrinsically with a ghost ball or similar, rather than thinking about it explicitly.
Anyway, thanks for another great video, and I shall keep practicing walking in on the line of the shot :)
Tx Barton for clearing our aiming queries
Good teaching Mr Bartoon..tq
This is truly what I need. Thanks a lot
One of the best ! Thank You for being so good at teaching - simple, clear and helpful. Have a great day sir!
Thank you so much. Thanks for the support 🙂
I aim like imaginary lines or just straight pocket angles like white to object ball then object ball to pocket sometimes I can get down and u just know bye being down on the shot it doesn't look right so I just adapt accordingly, but I try and walk in to the line now on every shot so if I get down on roughly the line I sometimes adjust a small amount. After so long of playing u know the angles of by heart like there ingrained in u , I used to get down on pots thick like every object ball thick then adjust on my feathers and back swing I felt so comfortable doing it and had reasonable breaks like 70s but I felt I can trust my cue action now so I want to just cue on the line if the pot instead,I've got more confidence doing it this way I feel like I'm really in control now as before slightly guessing it felt more natural to pot thick so took me a time to change, its all about for me trusting that your cueing straight, Jack lisowski still pots thick and alters on backswing like what I just explained i think its a good way to teach beginners or kids st first because when u first start any pots are so daunting like straight blues even half ball 3 quarte ball blacks for a beginner most blacks miss thin as beginners tend to over adjust on the thin side , if u teach them to aim thick at start then adjust slightly it makes the pot so much easier and brings confidence thats my opinion anyway great vid
I am pretty sure by tomorrow I can put a break of 50 , by grasping a lot of knowledge from this video , had lots of confusions while potting some regular angle balls, now it can help me on daily basis to build my break routine
At the end of the day...Cue action is what matters
@@fezzi1694 all about the cue action 😂
@@fezzi1694 True. On my computer simulation Snooker game (PopGameBox) where I use the mouse pointer as my cue, I pot as well as Ronnie. It's only my break building brain that can't catch up.
Great explanation Steve, cheers mate.
Thanks, useful and clear!
love your videos and i have been watching all your videos for a while and they really help me , just wish the the clubs was open so i could practice lol
Thanks Billy. Hopefully not too long now 🤞
Good explaination sir... Really really informative
Excellent content Steve, many thanks.
Superb way you teach.....so easy
so much useful informations in your videos for getting better in snooker. the only thing I missed is a own snooker table at my home^^
When he gets to why you missed, and what to do to try and remedy that, of course this assumes that the cue action sound (which I'll get to as I work my way through the series of videos!)
My god Steve really explains everything soo well, so in depth brilliant tips as always thanks Steve..
Thank you Lewis 👍
Best coaching on youtube. Really easy to understand even as a German. Thank you Sir, you're doing a great job!
Thank you! Hello to Germany 🙂
*1. As a Brit living and playing snooker in Snooker in Berlin it is alsways good to hear from other snooker fans here. It is a great game that, sadly, not enough Germans know about.
PERFECT! Thank you so much! Kian from IRAN
Thank you for your video. Please show us how to find the angle of the target ball with the cue ball. And where the tip of our stick should aim in this situation and show us the right and wrong way to hit with punctuation and execution. thank you
Great stuff. Thanks
This to you out there is reay the answer to most people's problems. Excellent advice.
Solid as a Rock.
Thank you 😊
Amazing content. Thank u
Been watching your videos for long time Steve. Scary amount of snooker technical knowledge you have. Thank you again for sharing it with us.
Great video, as always! I always used the first method but I didn't compensate so that might have been the reason why I struggled with potting easy balls. The ghost ball does sound like it's better but I assume there really is no "method" to learn the ghost ball other than practice, practice, practice? Any tips or routines I could play to start using the ghost ball method and getting my brain used to the angles?
The over head light reflection on the ball look for the corner of the light on the ball is were you hit the ball pots all the time easy
Good stuff. 06:17 & 06:54 I would think having the black on the spot is going to reduce the need for any pro to take a look at the object ball line.
Hi Barton. Love your videos.
I have a problem always over cutting. Doesn’t matter if I’m cutting to the left or right. I always overcut and end up missing the pot or hitting the thin part of the pocket and over running position.
I can’t just aim thicker cause on just off straight shots, I feel I need to aim full ball or sometimes the opposite side of the object ball just to make the pot.
Aiming thicker also disrupts my positional play cause I feel I need to hit the Cueball harder when aiming thicker.
Ive been playing for over 12 years and made centuries but since I started over cutting 4 years ago, my game has fallen apart.
Appreciate any advice.
Thanks
I love Snooker since I was a teenager but never had enough courage to play it. I finally started about two months ago and I was lucky to meet an English guy who decided to become my mentor and sparring partner. He recommended your channel to me. This is the first video that I am watching now and I admit that what you are saying now is reflected in my game and especially in the mistakes I make. Sorry for any language language mistakes I'm still a beginner in both English and Snooker.
Your English is fantastic. Thanks for the comment. Keep up the practice and you will soon start to see good improvements 🙂
Perhaps you could explore cut-induced throw in a different video? As in to what degree the cue ball throws the object ball off line (in the direction the cue ball is travelling) depending on A. the angle at which the cue ball hits the object ball, B. how hard you hit the cue ball, and C. whether you play a stun shot or one with top spin.
Love your videos I wish you were in the USA because I would love some lessons to improve!
Thank you 🙏🏻
great advise here i have used this method and does it work , for cut backs on blacks and shots down the rail or just of the cushion
Yes Brian!
Best Video I have Ever Seen about angles 🔥🔥🔥
i want to say thank you , this potting tips really improve my in game snooker, keep up the good video/work, yeah hi, im from malaysia
Hi thank you! Great to help 😀
Muito obrigado por essa dica de ouro!
Hi, new to your channel and I love your explanation of the cut angle and the ghost ball too. For me, it would help if you explained where in the cue ball you hit. As in maybe the face of a clock, ie centre, top, bottom or 1 o’clock position. Hope you get what I mean. Many thanks
Hi! Welcome to the channel 😃
On my other videos when I'm playing shots for position, a cue ball graphic is displayed on screen showing exactly where I'm hitting 🙂👍
The best snooker teacher in the world by far.thankyou very much for all yr help
Thank you so much Phil. I really appreciate your support and it's great to help!
Watch the ball to the pocket to gain information...great idea, one more thing to help me stay down as well (my demon)...love it.
2:00 this is exactly the problem why we try to change the line of aiming after bend over. I have to force myself to hold the line which i choosed before i got down. But it looks wrong.
Hi Steve, thanks so much for all the great content. I'm relatively new to snooker and your videos have been really helpful! I have an odd question, what are the dimensions of the table you're using in the videos? I practice at my local golf club (in Australia), and I'm not convinced the table is 12'. Having said that, the table you use in your videos looks about the same. Interested to hear from you, and keep up the amazing content!
All tables, Snooker and otherwise, are meant to be twice as long as they are wide. The only regulation Snooker table is 6' X 12'. I can almost guarantee that Steve's table is exactly that.
Hi barton , you are the best coach , thanks
Excellent!
Thanks again❤️
Great video. I learned a lot. Thank you........Sal : )
I never ever ever hit my blacks off of the spot too thin when i'm high on it. I always hit it thick if I miss it. Similarly, I always hit it too thin when i'm low on it if I don't pot it. So, i'm aiming towards the bottom cushion too much. I think I probably have an idea in my mind that I have to aim for the centre of the pocket, but the trouble with this is if you catch the near jaw at all you're almost always going to miss it. Whereas if you catch the far jaw, it's almost always going in.
This video helped me to recognise this.
What advice do you have for someone that finds it hard to visualise the ghost ball. I find that I fail to recognise what it will look like at the point of contact so I will aim at the wrong place. Is this just something that will improve over time when staying down on the shot and really concentrating on that image?
Yeah im glad I watched this because this is what I do and this confirms im doing a good thing. The tricky bit is getting down and staying on it.
Some say the ghost ball isnt good but its always worked for me. Good idea to look at thick and thin first...especially on trickier shots.
Cheers again mate
I once had a person say if you drew a 4 inches circle (1 inch away from the ball on all sides) around the ball and focus on the furthest point away from the pocket on that circle. Of course, there's CIT and other factors but it has helped.
In pool it'd 1 1/8 inches away from the ball.
Thanks once again Sir...
Muchas Gracias
The UnknownManCub 👍😎👨🏭
Hi again Steve. I decided to write down what you're saying in this video for future references and a new question came up in my mind. When you're down on the shot, where are your eyes fixated on precisely when you're looking at the object ball? In other words what should I be looking at specifically in order to build the angle recongnition in my brain?
Hi Steve. Do you have any advice for how to approach the following situation: Had a good practice session at the club earlier tonight. Consistent by my standards on a few breakbuilding routines. Then I had a few frames against a "grinder" sort of player. Had so few sniffs at a pot that when the opportunities did finally arrive I was missing pots I never would in practice. Just felt I couldn't see the potting angles to save my life. Apart from standing back and doing my aiming before I get down, committing to the shot and keeping still, is there anything else you think it would help to concentrate on when feeling like this after being "kept out" for a long time?
Regarding “angle recognition” we used to talk about the “half ball angle”… Is it a method that pro players use, as they recognise all the angles like the angles on a clockface? … the half-ball aim being 22.5degrees travel from the object ball?
Cool... I have never played Snooker.. Thanks 🎱👍
This video has removed a lot of confusion. With aim & ball control, Well done.
Thanks Bob
Great video Steve Remember doing this in our first lesson I’ll be in touch as soon as the clubs are back open again
Hi Stuart! Nice to hear from you. Hopefully not too long now before we can get back on the table. Be good to see you soon 👍
When I was a kid I was ok at pool (haven't played for so long I'm useless now...) but I taught myself the ghost ball.
I would envision the white touching directly behind the target ball, then envision the centre of the white ball on the felt.
I would then play the white through that point... and pay no attention to the actual target ball, focusing on that spot on the felt.
.. and if I was playing badly (pool not snooker in this case) I would start playing the white.. putting it in the worst possible place for the other player... and they would eventually get frustrated and end up making mistakes.. meanwhile if I wasn't sinking balls... I would be covering the pockets and playing the white far away.
Of course I had a whole other realm to contend with.. playing on tables where curve and roll back was common... it was like playing indoor bowls with a pool cue...
Just fantastic 😘😘😘 Very Useful Information 😍😍😍
I like your take on the ghost ball.
It's not about first placing an imaginary white in exactly the "right spot" (on the line of the black to the corner, touching the black) and then trying to strike the white to exactly this position. So much can go wrong with this as you cannot keep the "right position" of the white in your head perfectly when walking back to the line of aim. Also there are friction effects that this "right position" is not accounting for.
Instead, it's about visualizing the shot for different lines of aim and the corresponding moment of impact and picking the one that seems to you like it is will send the black where it has to go. This way, you do all the computations right before the shot is played and you can incorporate all your experience including effects of spin etc. at that time when selecting the correct line.
To me, the most important bit in this video is about the "3D model". Because...
_Visualise it, and you can do all sorts._ (Alex Higgins)
Perfect write up there. Thanks a lot for watching 🙂
I like to look at the contact point and then imagine where the middle of white ball should end up. I sometimes even put a finger there and then walk around to white ball looking straight at the point. Then I aim exactly to the middle of imagined white ball (I suck anyways)
Problem is that when a shot is not perfect, then small error may occur with big spread in the finish line shot. That's why sometimes I also - as you said - visualise few different lines how the ball may go to end up in the hole, and take the 'average' position, knowing how much of error I can do. I still suck though, as I said. I am casual player.
people have their own ways
Thank you
Nice video. I usually think in terms of the eclipse of the balls. I look at the identical eclipse on the object ball and cue ball because it’s the center point of the eclipse that is where the cue ball will hit. I could be wrong of course lol.