Hi Steve, what a top notch video, explained better than I have ever seen, forwarded to the other members of the snooker team I play for, they always ask how I can screw back with such ease, tell all BARTON SNOOKER on CZcams, thank you for imparting your knowledge in an easy to understand way 😊😊😊😊
A video that immediately affects the game. Some of the things said in the video before and yet, so effective. I just thank you. You are a wonderful coach. And finally. As always. “Top class”.
Great video Steve. I'm very new to the game, despite being at the grand age of 63, and was trying to get the hang of this very aspect of the game only last night. Most of my attempts seem to end up as a stun shot! I think part of my problem, apart from trying too hard, is that although I initially aim at the correct part of the cue ball, I seem to be inadvertently raising the tip of the cue on the strike through and hitting too high. Scared of making the cue ball jump six inches in the air I suppose! Anyway, this video I'm sure will help me to improve.
Thanks again Steve, I have been having trouble with the screw shot, I used to be able to do it before covid. I have found out what I was doing wrong, in a local club a guy in there watched me and pointed out my fault. I was dropping my shoulder when I cued so I hit the ball higher than I was feathering so no screw effect. So at least I know now what i was doing wrong, I was thinking of filming myself with my mobile at home but of course that is not the same has on a table. Thanks again for these tips, at least my potting is slowly improving.
Great advice and instruction as always, Steve. I thought before I watched this that one of the problems you were going to describe was "not enough cue follow through past the cue ball". I couldn't find a mention of this in the Comments either, so that's why it's here in this one.
Anyone who struggles with the screw shot usually does on simple error: they're not hitting low enough even though they think they are. When you hit the cue ball properly below center (and way above the "miscue" area) the cue ball will come back very easily without much effort. Just get comfortable with hitting the cue ball a bit lower and remember to chalk the tip properly.
For the last tip: It helps a lot when you go lower on the cueball, that you also try to lower the butt as much as possible. In my opinion that is a comfortable way to find the lowest point where to hit without having a misscue. Also that way the, if the misscue occurs, the angle between the tip and the cloth is not so steep and is less likely to damage the cloth. e: steeper angle creates the misscue way easier and generates less forward motion to the cueball (which is a big factor creating backspin when there's a decent distance between the cueball and the object ball), because the line of force is directed more downwards.
Icelandic Champion is happy with the quality of things ur showing ..... really good job buddy. Keep it up ... and i'll share this around our FB snooker pages here in Iceland. All the best..... Gunnar ;)
Yup. As you say, a little too high and no high quality draw. A bit too low, if you are REALLY trying to draw hard, and you hear that horrible clank and possibly get to chase the ball across the carpet, on extreme cases. Not the best feeling in the world. One of those "shoot, swear, and often repeat" kinds of moments. One thing that I really found that helped me, other than trying to be super accurate and consistent with the hit, was loosening up on the stick, quite a lot. For some reason that was like magic for me, and severe draw became pretty easy...most of the time. When I'm doing that first shot you demoed I always have to stop and think which side English needs to be applied. I finally just learned to think opposite of what you would use going forward to redirect the ball off the cushion that same required direction. Simple stupid stuff...but really helpful when you get it all sorted out. And rushing is NEVER a good thing., especially rushing to the next shot (popping up) which is one of my worst demons, and which also seems to be one that is extremely detrimental. I get it tamed for a good while, and then some time later when adrenaline starts or I get pressured a good bit and boom...the jack in the box returns. I had one guy tell me once that I was halfway to the next shot before my stick impacted the cue ball. OUCH. I will be more conscious of the other typical problems you point out in practice, and that always helps me to get it ingrained, and my game always improves. Mechanics, mechanics, MECHANICS. On your last point, maybe I should start carrying a copy of "Hitchiker's Guide". :-)
I added weight to my old BCE cue by drilling into the butt 40mm then adding melted solder it added about 1 and half ozs it's now just over 20 oz and it's made a big difference
Love your videos .. Mr. Barton. Can you make a video on Cue selection, suitable Height, when is the right time to change the cue tip with examples of ruined tips etc. Deepak Thakur from India
what alolo said......plus there is one thing i always do which reduces the risk of mis cue.....a lot of people dig down on the cue ball...which makes it more likely to scoop...thats from using a normal bridge hand.....i always drop my bridge hand down....so you are cueing horizontally ...rather than digging down on the ball......esp when i hope to generate a lot of screw back.
Thank you very much for a good video. Still I miss one of those 5 points each time, not to get a good screw back. I have to get the long backswing correctly, as I end up miscuing quite a few times.
I used to have the bridge hand gap somewhere around 10 inches. I have noticed yours bridge gap might be somewhere around 12inch. Having big bridge gap create more swing to screw the ball.
@Steve Just a few months ago I got a rebuke in a local pool and Snooker club because I ripped off the cloth too much trying to find out the lowest hitting point. My conciliatory proposal was to pay proportionately for changing the cloth. They cherished that but said it‘s okay, I don‘t have to pay anything. Nonetheless I‘m a person who keeps his words, so I paid a certain amount when the cloth was changed 🙂
Interesting. I've never seen a cloth ripped by miscuing (as long as the tip is in good order. If you catch it with the metal ferrule you'll rip it). Lovely of you to offer to contribute to the replacement of the cloth, but I agree with the club owners that it's not actually your responsibility (unless of course you had deliberately done something that could reasonably be expected to cause damage). But you didn't do that. Fair play 👍
@@BartonSnooker Thanks for your detailed opinion to the matter 🙂👍 the cue tip was okay, but in some shots I hit the white really low 🙈 By the way, I uploaded two kind of long (rather half-long) deep screw shots and it would be great to hear your opinion 🙂 I tried out Ronnie‘s style with the „moving elbow“ during the feathers. I missed both shots (but fluked one 😅), but the important thing for me was the effect of the white. In video 1 I missed the shot by a mile, but there you can see the white delaying with the spin and then moving somewhat like a 🍌 In video 2 there is a delayed reaction of the white and then it accelerates backwards which should mean I hit it quite well, what do you think? And what is your opinion about the speed of the hit and the timing, do you think it was smooth enough? Video 1: czcams.com/video/35jd5lmXdqA/video.html Video 2: czcams.com/video/S9ZnrIM8fu4/video.html I‘d appreciate it a lot to hear your expertise!
Common question.... when striking cue ball low for intended screw, do you avoid " digging" down with the cue? Keeping the cue as level with the table. Is there more backspin imparted with angling the cue down? Or is it something in between?
I do all of this mate. One Question,, Do you put any downward pressure on the "V" to keep it online and make it feel Solid.!. I find the Cue a bit wobbly if I Don't, I am not talking a lot ,just to keep it firmly in the "V". Thanks in Advance .
I noticed when you look at pros shoot their cue arcs abit down, do they apply some pressure down when they shoot because I see some people barely hold their cue when they play and they play pretty good too
Hi Steve, first of all, your videos have helped me immensely. I've noticed recently that I have been concentrating on my breathing before stroking the cue. Any thoughts on that? Thank you from Rick in Sedalia, Missouri
Whenever I talk to players about breathing, it is always important to think about how a shooter would fire a rifle. The gun is most steady when half of the breath has been breathed out. This is the same for snooker, I don't want to be holding my breath (that can cause tension). I also don't want to be breathing in and out (that can cause movement). So by breathing out half of the air as you get down into the shot, that allows you to have enough oxygen to stay still on the shot, with as little tension as possible. Cheers 😃
Can someone tell me why there is a flat side on the cue butt and does the hand actually rest on it and if so, is it the palm or the fingers that rest on it?
Saw the video. Ws able to generate a massive screw bak in my first attempt (most powerful i cud ever imagine to get). But sinc then Im back to wer i ws. Guess I did everything right on tht one but whts wrong wid me nw.
Dear Sir, I like your all tricks points but in my group some have some friends want to practice with your CZcams vedios but problems is with them they all want to in Indian languages, So please if you can do something translate your language in Indian languages so is easy for all, Hope you can understand my points, Thanks I'm waiting your all vedios in Indian language.
Most of your videos (sorry to be critical) but they’re targeted at mostly near beginners and offer nothing much more than we can get it the basic books on the subject. Also there are far more economical and effective ways of delivering the key points. We have to listen to so much to get to any meat. I suggest it’s difficult to explain to all levels at once. You risk satisfying nobody.
I have lots of detailed videos on break building which talk all about shot selection and how to think about building big break. Check out the different playlists on my channel 👍
Hi Steve, what a top notch video, explained better than I have ever seen, forwarded to the other members of the snooker team I play for, they always ask how I can screw back with such ease, tell all BARTON SNOOKER on CZcams, thank you for imparting your knowledge in an easy to understand way 😊😊😊😊
Another tip : Make sure to chalk the tip properly before doing any extreme backspin
So this is a tip regarding the tip, did I get it right? 😁
A video that immediately affects the game. Some of the things said in the video before and yet, so effective. I just thank you. You are a wonderful coach. And finally. As always. “Top class”.
Great video Steve. I'm very new to the game, despite being at the grand age of 63, and was trying to get the hang of this very aspect of the game only last night. Most of my attempts seem to end up as a stun shot! I think part of my problem, apart from trying too hard, is that although I initially aim at the correct part of the cue ball, I seem to be inadvertently raising the tip of the cue on the strike through and hitting too high. Scared of making the cue ball jump six inches in the air I suppose! Anyway, this video I'm sure will help me to improve.
Great vid Steve - I’ve had a lesson with Nigel Bond recently and gave you a shoutout when he complimented my technique!
Thanks again Steve, I have been having trouble with the screw shot, I used to be able to do it before covid. I have found out what I was doing wrong, in a local club a guy in there watched me and pointed out my fault. I was dropping my shoulder when I cued so I hit the ball higher than I was feathering so no screw effect. So at least I know now what i was doing wrong, I was thinking of filming myself with my mobile at home but of course that is not the same has on a table. Thanks again for these tips, at least my potting is slowly improving.
Great advice and instruction as always, Steve. I thought before I watched this that one of the problems you were going to describe was "not enough cue follow through past the cue ball". I couldn't find a mention of this in the Comments either, so that's why it's here in this one.
Anyone who struggles with the screw shot usually does on simple error: they're not hitting low enough even though they think they are. When you hit the cue ball properly below center (and way above the "miscue" area) the cue ball will come back very easily without much effort. Just get comfortable with hitting the cue ball a bit lower and remember to chalk the tip properly.
For the last tip: It helps a lot when you go lower on the cueball, that you also try to lower the butt as much as possible. In my opinion that is a comfortable way to find the lowest point where to hit without having a misscue. Also that way the, if the misscue occurs, the angle between the tip and the cloth is not so steep and is less likely to damage the cloth.
e: steeper angle creates the misscue way easier and generates less forward motion to the cueball (which is a big factor creating backspin when there's a decent distance between the cueball and the object ball), because the line of force is directed more downwards.
Icelandic Champion is happy with the quality of things ur showing ..... really good job buddy. Keep it up ... and i'll share this around our FB snooker pages here in Iceland. All the best..... Gunnar ;)
Thanks Steve, I’ve always had trouble with screw shots, and so I find this video very useful.
Yup. As you say, a little too high and no high quality draw. A bit too low, if you are REALLY trying to draw hard, and you hear that horrible clank and possibly get to chase the ball across the carpet, on extreme cases. Not the best feeling in the world. One of those "shoot, swear, and often repeat" kinds of moments.
One thing that I really found that helped me, other than trying to be super accurate and consistent with the hit, was loosening up on the stick, quite a lot. For some reason that was like magic for me, and severe draw became pretty easy...most of the time.
When I'm doing that first shot you demoed I always have to stop and think which side English needs to be applied. I finally just learned to think opposite of what you would use going forward to redirect the ball off the cushion that same required direction. Simple stupid stuff...but really helpful when you get it all sorted out. And rushing is NEVER a good thing., especially rushing to the next shot (popping up) which is one of my worst demons, and which also seems to be one that is extremely detrimental. I get it tamed for a good while, and then some time later when adrenaline starts or I get pressured a good bit and boom...the jack in the box returns.
I had one guy tell me once that I was halfway to the next shot before my stick impacted the cue ball. OUCH.
I will be more conscious of the other typical problems you point out in practice, and that always helps me to get it ingrained, and my game always improves. Mechanics, mechanics, MECHANICS.
On your last point, maybe I should start carrying a copy of "Hitchiker's Guide". :-)
I added weight to my old BCE cue by drilling into the butt 40mm then adding melted solder it added about 1 and half ozs it's now just over 20 oz and it's made a big difference
Love your videos .. Mr. Barton. Can you make a video on Cue selection, suitable Height, when is the right time to change the cue tip with examples of ruined tips etc. Deepak Thakur from India
what alolo said......plus there is one thing i always do which reduces the risk of mis cue.....a lot of people dig down on the cue ball...which makes it more likely to scoop...thats from using a normal bridge hand.....i always drop my bridge hand down....so you are cueing horizontally ...rather than digging down on the ball......esp when i hope to generate a lot of screw back.
Great video thanks for the help I do struggle with screw shots
Great video Steve. When will you make a video on cut induced through and Spin induced through please 🥺😘
Dankeschön
That’s help me so must Steve thank you 👌
amaizing videos, great work
Thanks for your information.
Again an excellent information Steve
Want to know about screw back shots with sides and how much side can we apply as max amount on a cue ball
Thank you very much for a good video. Still I miss one of those 5 points each time, not to get a good screw back. I have to get the long backswing correctly, as I end up miscuing quite a few times.
Good and objective advice. Thanks!
Very helpful. Thanks Sir!!
great, thanks 👍👍👍
Great advice as always mate.
I used to have the bridge hand gap somewhere around 10 inches. I have noticed yours bridge gap might be somewhere around 12inch. Having big bridge gap create more swing to screw the ball.
Great video Steve
Thank you for the tips
@Steve Just a few months ago I got a rebuke in a local pool and Snooker club because I ripped off the cloth too much trying to find out the lowest hitting point.
My conciliatory proposal was to pay proportionately for changing the cloth.
They cherished that but said it‘s okay, I don‘t have to pay anything. Nonetheless I‘m a person who keeps his words, so I paid a certain amount when the cloth was changed 🙂
Interesting. I've never seen a cloth ripped by miscuing (as long as the tip is in good order. If you catch it with the metal ferrule you'll rip it).
Lovely of you to offer to contribute to the replacement of the cloth, but I agree with the club owners that it's not actually your responsibility (unless of course you had deliberately done something that could reasonably be expected to cause damage). But you didn't do that.
Fair play 👍
@@BartonSnooker
Thanks for your detailed opinion to the matter 🙂👍 the cue tip was okay, but in some shots I hit the white really low 🙈
By the way, I uploaded two kind of long (rather half-long) deep screw shots and it would be great to hear your opinion 🙂
I tried out Ronnie‘s style with the „moving elbow“ during the feathers. I missed both shots (but fluked one 😅), but the important thing for me was the effect of the white.
In video 1 I missed the shot by a mile, but there you can see the white delaying with the spin and then moving somewhat like a 🍌
In video 2 there is a delayed reaction of the white and then it accelerates backwards which should mean I hit it quite well, what do you think?
And what is your opinion about the speed of the hit and the timing, do you think it was smooth enough?
Video 1:
czcams.com/video/35jd5lmXdqA/video.html
Video 2:
czcams.com/video/S9ZnrIM8fu4/video.html
I‘d appreciate it a lot to hear your expertise!
great video
great video mate! cheers
Screwing the white in a close range is easy. I strugle to screw back in long range shots.. make a video for long range shots too.
Common question.... when striking cue ball low for intended screw, do you avoid " digging" down with the cue? Keeping the cue as level with the table. Is there more backspin imparted with angling the cue down? Or is it something in between?
Morning🌞 Sir...
Thanks for sharing another helpful snooker training video🎥
Do keep posting
Warm regards and best👍💯 wishes
The UnknownManCub 👍😎👨🏭
Does that shape of the cue tip matters for screw shot. How should be the shape of cue tip. Like mushroom head or little bit flat.
I do all of this mate.
One Question,,
Do you put any downward pressure on the "V" to keep it online and make it feel Solid.!.
I find the Cue a bit wobbly if I Don't, I am not talking a lot ,just to keep it firmly in the "V". Thanks in Advance .
I noticed when you look at pros shoot their cue arcs abit down, do they apply some pressure down when they shoot because I see some people barely hold their cue when they play and they play pretty good too
Brilliant
Do you know the secret behind colors in snooker? why yellow has 2 points, not 5? why brown located in the middle of D area?
Make a video on all snooker rules
Good
As always sir ❤️
Hi Steve, first of all, your videos have helped me immensely. I've noticed recently that I have been concentrating on my breathing before stroking the cue. Any thoughts on that?
Thank you from Rick in Sedalia, Missouri
Whenever I talk to players about breathing, it is always important to think about how a shooter would fire a rifle. The gun is most steady when half of the breath has been breathed out. This is the same for snooker, I don't want to be holding my breath (that can cause tension). I also don't want to be breathing in and out (that can cause movement).
So by breathing out half of the air as you get down into the shot, that allows you to have enough oxygen to stay still on the shot, with as little tension as possible.
Cheers 😃
What type of cue is best for screw back?
who have you backed for the masters?
I'm great with screw shots, rubbish at long shots though 😂
Can someone tell me why there is a flat side on the cue butt and does the hand actually rest on it and if so, is it the palm or the fingers that rest on it?
I still find it really alien. Practice is key
Saw the video. Ws able to generate a massive screw bak in my first attempt (most powerful i cud ever imagine to get). But sinc then Im back to wer i ws. Guess I did everything right on tht one but whts wrong wid me nw.
Yeah the thing about squeezing the hand and being stiff... Thats me... And afraid to hop the white... Boom!!
4. Keep Still
No shit lol! I want to be a furniture if i can but that's sooooo difficult T_T
Pro tip: cover the cushion rails with double sided tape and pour PVA glue in the carpet
Thanks Steve, now owe my club 800 quid for a re-cloth...
I can't aim the object balls is accurate way while playing side spins😭😭😭.
He screwed more than me even with tension
Sorry Steve, I have about a 10/11" from ball to "V".
Dear Sir,
I like your all tricks points but in my group some have some friends want to practice with your CZcams vedios but problems is with them they all want to in Indian languages,
So please if you can do something translate your language in Indian languages so is easy for all,
Hope you can understand my points,
Thanks I'm waiting your all vedios in Indian language.
Kkk
Screw shots are piss easy 🤣🤣🤣
Corey I find screw shots easy when object ball close,but from distance usually struggle, finding I usually don't get enough follow through.
You are hitting low left on this shot arent you? TIA
Most of your videos (sorry to be critical) but they’re targeted at mostly near beginners and offer nothing much more than we can get it the basic books on the subject.
Also there are far more economical and effective ways of delivering the key points. We have to listen to so much to get to any meat. I suggest it’s difficult to explain to all levels at once. You risk satisfying nobody.
I have lots of detailed videos on break building which talk all about shot selection and how to think about building big break.
Check out the different playlists on my channel 👍
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