3 Reasons Why You Can't Screw Back!

[@pluckyfella7]

Thank you Steve for these interesting tips. At 1:57: The first mistake of hitting the cueball higher than you wish is usually the result of gripping the cue too far back, so the forearm is not vertical with the ground. This causes the butt end to rise as the cue goes back, so people tend to drop the elbow to compensate, which in turn causes a seesawing effect on one's bridge in a scooping upcurve, thus hitting higher on contact, not the cue moving forward in a straight line horizontally. That could be one reason why the person is hitting higher in the first place so to fail at hitting low enough to get sufficient backspin. Some professionals such as Steve Davis turn their bridge down inwards so that their thumb is practically touching the cloth, for a more level screwing through the ball, especially for the deeper screws. The playing arm's forearm should be vertical to the floor when the cue tip is almost but not touching the cueball in the rest position. At 6:16, I can see that your forearm is perfectly vertical, good man lol. Very good and informative videos, thank you. Agape. Andrew.

[@kevindobbie5299]

Hey that's also great advice. Thankyou!

[@hocustar4641]

thanks bro

[@theraildynasty_]

"Not pushing through the cue" i have seen so many tutorial videos on screwing back the cue ball but no one ever mention this point! Thanx for telling so much.......

[@Sandysand701]

Another reason not mentioned is not keeping the cue strait on the follow through, a bad cue action imparts more side spin than back spin, with that, the cue ball will not pull back, it will just stun.

[@notinvegas]

I wished I had discovered your videos earlier..I've been watching the wrong videos before this. The way you explain is very easy to understand .. Keep them coming Thanks

[@jamesmcdevitt5327]

Like wise

[@BLZPHR]

Imagine being so good that you can intentionally mess up perfectly

[@Taylorkaraoke]

Only now I realized I've made a comment about the same thing!! incredible!

[@naseemabbass7385]

YOU MEAN BEING RONNIE ??

[@dermotshaw6775]

@Vicente Joaquin Why hack your gf account. If you don't trust her you shouldn't be with her. Grow up!

[@chazzat3113]

Ikr😂😂😂

[@rawen127]

4:45 unless your name is judd trump

[@daidavies90]

Go fuck yaself!

[@danielrosamond7838]

Thank you for this. I keep stunning instead of screwing back and it's because of the exact reason you say of fear of chipping the ball! Cheers.

[@simon19841]

Thanks Steve, it’s really helpful. I always hit the ball to hard and the cue ball always out of position.

[@philcamp9663]

You are so kind to give us all yr knowledge. Thanks from New Zealand 🇳🇿

[@kennethkwan1870]

Great video!!! I am guilty of all three mistakes that you have mentioned. Some days, mistake 3 (hitting too hard) are worse that mistake 1 (anxiety) and other days, mistake 2 reigns supreme. Sigh......

[@sheikebrahimsheikismail]

I should have found a coach like you 35 years ago when I started to play snooker for the first time @ the age of 27! Your coaching sessions are the best & make it look so easy. 👌

[@flymasterA]

Good points. I'd add some. Practice stance and cue grip > practice stroke > practice low, level cue movement > low hand bridge position > practice follow-through with accuracy of impact > get out of the way quickly for q-ball coming back. Have you ever heard of practicing with a long-neck wine bottle? It works, especially for larger q-balls for coin-operated bar pool tables. Ronnie-Rocket has a great stroke and follow-through, doesn't rely on power. Decades of practice on top of natural talent and good coaching. Challenge: getting reverse (draw, Screw) when the q-ball is less than an inch from the object ball.

[@worldsend9659]

Never start changing your bridge hand, that's a deffo no no, snooker is basically entirely about playing a shot repetitively over and over again, the moment you start trying to raise your bridge or lower your bridge you'll struggle.

[@worldsend9659]

Challenge: ...You need to play those shots carefully to make sure you don't foul with a push shot/double hit. But to generate the backspin without the cue going all the way through is a bit like playing a punch shot in golf.. LOL It is though, you stab the cue ball, you do follow through playing desired side, if you're reversing the screw shot you play the opposite side you're facing, to spin left you play bottom right and vice versa, you put the tip through the cue ball faster than you normally would. Not power, but speed of tip. A little PUNCH, and you'll get it zipping back and spinning off the cushion.

[@worldsend9659]

Or if you want to be flash, you come down on top of the cue ball looking down on it with your butt over your head and drop the tip through the back of the cue ball on desired side. Only you'll get glared at for drumming your tip straight down on the cloth in some snooker halls LOL, but you'll not rip it provided your steep enough.

[@flymasterA]

Worlds End , All good points. Thanks. Been watching a lot of KZbin snooker over the last year. Very different than pool in many ways. What I am not understanding is the q-ball and object ball bouncing, after rolling the q-ball straight across the table. Why the hop? I'm in US, Didn't know much about Rocket, or snooker for that matter. I think Ronnie is amazing, watched every video on him. What do you think of him? Is he controversial? $13million isn't bad for carer earnings.

[@adnanijaz2630]

Screwing back!!..A game changing weapon...I got my screwing back technique from this video..Thanks

[@davidlong4867]

really interesting ,the balls make a noticeable sound when struck properly i find

[@paulriggall8370]

Definitely

[@bigal5076]

I notice that aswell there’s a sound the balls make when you just no you’ve hit it right and you think “that’s in” 😆

[@hardwired548]

Click...Click...BOOM

[@ashscott6068]

@Paul Mathews The trick is to find the best queue and share it, and know when you can get away with licking the chalk off it before passing it

[@paulainsworth1004]

Jimmy white does exactly what Steve is telling you not to do, as stated by Clive Everton, on commentary, because of the same reason as stated. Miss cue or scooping the ball.

[@chessguru900]

Rule one After striking the ball keep the cue on the bed of the table. Rule 2 Do not lift your head when playing the screwshot stay down on the shot and just slowly move the cue to the side so the white doesn't hit the tip. Count up to 3 and lift your head. This applies pretty much to all shots. Make sure your head does not move at all.

[@Jessebella1]

Another great tip is to move your hand further away from the white when playing shots, dont have it to close. I found moving my hand on the table further away has opened up tons more spin and other shots that I couldnt do before and given me much better cue action. Good video

[@ABNxDreamzZ]

This video was recommended. Didn't it help! Been playing since I was 4 and this has helped alot. Definite subscriber from me. Thanks

[@BartonSnooker]

Thank you 🙂

[@ABNxDreamzZ]

No, Thank you. I got a game on Tuesday. Getting all the hints and tips I can before the season starts again. :D

[@khunkhrap]

Well l am definitely 1) a&b. Hence, deeply loved this topic. 🙏

[@stephenr8615]

Definitely have anxiety about hitting too low, because, yes, more often than not, I end up scooping the cue ball and watching it jump over the object ball. I have not been able to self-diagnose what I'm doing wrong. Suggestions?

[@sharonziemiecki7988]

You explain everything so well.

[@bfgskittles4247]

Thanks for this. As I said on another video I am a billiards players not a snooker player but these screw back tips definitely will help with my potting and screw back cannons, thanks!

[@BartonSnooker]

Thank you!

[@arrian809]

Also good to note a closed bridge can help players struggling with screw, as it forces the tip of the cue to stay low during the shot and in the follow through.

[@jimbodowling]

Gonna try these thanks!

[@Ironsvillage]

Great video, I've always tried to push my screw shots with lots of power but I've noticed that causes me to stab at the ball, hit the ball higher than I want and also causes me to be less accurate. I will try and practice with much more care and hitting the shots much softer and more accurate now, focusing on follow through. Wish we had coaches like you in Germany, cheers!

[@JustMitchPool]

Confidence on hitting the ball low to achieve backspin. I’d advice players who have this problem to shoot balls in the pocket, hitting an object balls while applying backspin. Follow through is important and fix your eyes after getting on line on where you want to hit the cue ball. Soft, controlled and good follow through will achieve a better controlled backspin than I hard hitting attempt. Increasing the power will decrease your accuracy. Nice video and very useful for those who struggle with this.

[@sanischare]

I am a beginner but trust me my game just improved so much in couple of weeks following this channel. Best online coach :)

[@DrumsTheWord]

Superb lesson.

[@robertconnell5302]

Cheers Steve, I forward this to my pal who still has trouble getting through the ball.

[@chichoayala8185]

Excelente Steve.... Muchas gracias

[@worldsend9659]

Wrong angle on the black, a little high so you could screw in off, bags of reverse screw to make the side cushion and let the spin do the rest, it's a nice feeling LOL

[@drsvk1004]

Natural teaching capability Barton.👍

[@ewanpringle7082]

Love these tips as it is the part of my game I struggle with

[@kevindobbie5299]

Thankyou for this video. Reason 2 is one of those light bulb moments: I didn't know you must keep the cue moving beyond where the white ball was sat. Will be trying this revelation tonight!

[@awaisarts3100]

God bless you abrton great learning technique

[@adomatichristopher4052]

I will practice this in the morning. If it works then I b happy. Am a good player but was failing to draw back cue ball Big thanks from Uganda

[@mikeboyes1]

Thanks for the video. I love the game - playing and watching, but I'm not that good, so tips like these, in this clip, are really interesting and helpful. Thank you.

[@sseedell]

I found a big step in getting action on the cue ball was to loosen my grip on the cue. Seems to concentrate the energy to the correct part of the ball.

[@worldsend9659]

You've a great way of getting the message across, that's something I'd struggle to do, you make it all so easily followed and fluent, easier to grasp all you're saying. You should get a Job doing this Steve. :D

[@BartonSnooker]

Ha! Many thanks. That's much appreciated 🙂

[@adomatichristopher4052]

I practiced it works automatically Great love from Uganda.

[@anotherluckyone]

Another excellent video! Thank you.

[@TheLegenDacster]

Excellent video. Great info and practice examples. Thanks a lot.

[@riosax1536]

Hi Steve, very good video however would like your take on more distance between cue ball and object ball and screw back , thanks again

[@steauab4]

Brilliant mate, exactly the questions i struggle with. Going tomorrow to test. Thanks a lot

[@KP-oe8sk]

BARTON is correct !! NUMBER 1) PUSH your CUE THROUGH the shot. To screw the ball back or go forward or follow through "always push the cue forward. for "ALL SHOTS". (THIS ALSO WILL STRAIGHTEN YOUR STROKE). This is why when you FIRST Practice you need to spend 5-10 minutes JUST hitting the Cue with a red ball and pushing your cue forward. Stop POKING at the ball!.You will need to do this for about 100 practice times and then the muscle memory will take hold.

[@omarmahfouz5599]

Thanks for the upload, what about loosing up the stroking arm while cueing? I think that makes a huge difference

[@usamazaheer3507]

-"Tries to Screw Back the ball"- _Ends screwing up the game_

[@malayrojak]

Holy shit - who is your opponent? O'Sullivan?

[@LdRfilmz]

Ive done that a few times

[@dugirajasamuel854]

Hahahhahah right

[@thesoultwins72]

Really helpful video Steve - the [deep] screw shot has always been a big weakness in my game. I now realise it's not just getting the cue low enough on the cue ball, but going through on the shot as well. Great advice!

[@TigerFilmsIndia]

Explained in such simple terms amazing Thanks, Barton!

[@kamalpakdaman4230]

wonderful hint man. great job. I just couldnt figure out what was my problem so far. Good luck

[@23CoSo]

That's helped considerably - now I know what I'm trying to do and why. Also, I found a looser grip for this shot helps as well. Many thanks for the lesson.

[@worldsend9659]

Relax your rear hand and hold it loosely between finger and thumb. You'll deliver the cue much straighter through the white and will need far less power to generate great spin. Get that cue tip all the way through the cue ball, not hard just standard pace and you'll get better and better at it, it's all in cueing, good timing and the delivery of the cue. Imagine the other side of the cue ball and your cue tip coming through.

[@Deadeye1967]

Yeah the loose thumb and forefinger grip is a good tip, also try closing the hand on the final delivery of the cue especially on screw shots. Also pause on the final back swing, slowly accelerate through the shot (these two things are the mystery of "timing" ). Also watch how he lines up his shot from standing behind the shot and swings the cue onto line, develop this for every shot. For a fun practice go as low as you normally go, then push the boundaries and go even lower. Do this with side as well go as far as you think you can go then go a bit more so the tip is seemingly almost missing the white , you get some amazing side spin reactions. I'm a retired pool player, so these tips work well with a small white. I was practicing this once and a pro player was sitting at the bar watching me, afterwards he said he didn't know how I did a couple of those shots, I just said I just put maximum side on, he said I know, I didn't tell him I was playing side to the absolute max seemingly missing the ball :). I find I played best with a slight feeling of aggression, and slight showmanship, arrogance in a nice way. I dunno why I ended up writing all this :), hope it makes sense to someone.

[@martintemelkov]

I watched the video earlier tonight. Had to go out but I had some spare time so off I went to the nearest snooker club and I started practicing on my own. It's amazing how much this video helped. I was trying all sorts of back spin and I saw major improvement just after watching this video. Thank you so much, Barton! :)

[@benharris8777]

Again steve another great and useful video. Keep up the good work

[@fielding68]

Terrific. Thank you.

[@MyGreenpotato]

Awesome teacher!

[@lewiswatkins8457]

Wish you were in the southwest Steve, you would be a great coach for me..

[@JoseSilveira-newhandleforYT]

I certainly was surprised by reason 2 - it goes counter-intuitive for me! I always striked with a low dry hit, pushing the cue back as fast as I can! Thanks for this tip!

[@AbdulHannan-sg4nt]

Best ever teacher

[@tarquin8270]

Really good tuition 👍

[@TheCarlhungness]

I think your fine demonstrations would be greatly aided by using a ball that has a stripe on it. One can purchase snooker balls 9-15 that we in the US call stripes. You can set the stripe parallel to the table, deliver the cue to the ball and a mark should be left where you actually hit the ball. I have found the use of the striped ball to be invaluable. Following through as you do does certainly generate professional looking screw.

[@DrewSullivan87]

Great video! What about deep screw? I always struggle with distance as my cue ball loses so much spin by the time it hits the object ball when there is a lot of distance to cover.

[@mustafasahibole5859]

Very helpful.. Thanks Sir!!

[@jodhpanesar8341]

really needed this thanks

[@flloydee]

Hi Steve further to my recent message, was really looking forward to my weekly visit to the snooker club after watching your video on screwing the white ball back properly, I came to the conclusion that it must be the distance between my hand and the white ball, however I tried various things ie the height of your bridge, striking point of the cue, speed etc most shots were resulting in the white going over the top and in the pocket? considering a one to one session at the snooker club, would this be done through zoom ? Bill

[@jezconsultmalaysia6968]

1st and 2nd reasons is why I can't screw back most of the time. Very helpful lesson

[@billypapas5275]

great tutorial....very nice video

[@philipevans4914]

Brilliant coach.end of story

[@frankmccourt1178]

Great video

[@shredder9536]

Can't wait to try this out. I've been stabbing to get a screw back and hitting as hard as I can

[@tonybispham9860]

Boy Racer same to be honest

[@malikmalik-ny7tv]

Great video,can you please make a video on which shots it is better to play with side to make positional play easier because of the speed of the cueball,a lot of shots i am not sure what is better just to play a stun shot or use side

[@LIVERNIL723]

Thanking You Sir. Highly Valuable as this is all True To The Bone. I have fell into this trap of the 3 Pointers highlighted on here purely being naive or just somebody in over excitement. The accuracy of the contact and follow through is the Key. The Pre-shot routine will come into consideration, but this is a case of "a little going a long way".

[@23CoSo]

Very well explained, Steve. Many thanks.

[@JohnJaySnookerChannel]

Another good tutorial for beginners

[@iaino1473]

Thank you! I could never screw back properly, but after watching this, I know how to do it properly! Thank you! Liked and subscribed!!

[@seanditch4419]

Hi Steve, How low on the cueball can you actually go to obtain a zippy good distance screwback (like in the last example @ 5min 47 of this video) without the cueball leaping up into the air? Thank you

[@gixxerman69]

The other issue with hitting it too hard is that you have to generate more spin to counteract the extra forward momentum the cue ball has as the cue ball will only start reversing once it has got rid of all its forward momentum.

[@akumakuma2547]

gixxerman69 Do u think follow through also help to create forward momentum of cue ball？

[@gixxerman69]

@@akumakuma2547 Indeed it does as that is simple physics. For top-spin shots the spin adds to the forward momentum. With screw shots, the screw has to overcome the forward momentum.

[@worldsend9659]

Relax your rear hand and hold it loosely between finger and thumb. You'll deliver the cue much straighter through the white and will need far less power to generate great spin. Get that cue tip all the way through the cue ball, not hard just standard pace and you'll get better and better at it, it's all in cueing, good timing and the delivery of the cue. Imagine the other side of the cue ball and your cue tip coming through.

[@AbuBakar-mz9uh]

Thank you for making this video. Explained a lot.

[@Rajput_Bhatti]

Very nice

[@ronniezhang8427]

Awesome! Cheers Steve

[@mrD66M]

One thing he could mention was cue acceleration - it took me a long time to cotton on it, still work in progress

[@GSDhandler1]

Never mind the screw. How do i pot the bloody black?

[@brianb.2894]

Hi Steve. I have the same issue from time to time and I`m now going to go to a smaller millimeter tip. From a 13 maybe to a 12. Its said that a smaller tip can create more dramatic spin. Also the curvature of the tip. I`ve recently went from a nickel curve to a dime curve(American coins). The dime has a steeper angle and seems to generate more spin for me. Thanks for the video and keep them coming.👍

[@uFlavaMe]

Brian B. A 13mm or 12mm is massive! You should be using between a 9.5mm to as low as 9.2mm

[@hardwired548]

@@uFlavaMe Smaller the tip, the better you must be cueing or you'll generate lots of side you don't want, it's actually easier slightly larger, an 11 is about right, either an Elk Master or a Blue Diamond tip is the way to go.

[@hardwired548]

Slight dome is nice, to round and again you need to be deadly accurate through the cue ball

[@uFlavaMe]

Hard Wired 11mm is way bigger than any professional uses. I play the game to a decent standard. 9.5mm is typically what players tend to go for. And for tips, Century tips are a lot better than both blue diamond and elkmaster.

[@worldsend9659]

@@uFlavaMe They go shiny to quickly and need really good-looking after, the Diamond will go on and on, the elk master helps spin as it's a more grippy loser leather. I use a 10 and practice regularly with Andy Hicks who uses a 9... So what?

[@jamesdoyle3885]

Does the tip on the cue also make a difference? I've found that some tips generate more back spin. Which tip would you advise that for getting the desired effect. Many thanks.

[@AlexZander688]

4th: Tensing up and putting a death grip on the cue during the strike.

[@BartonSnooker]

Spot on!

[@leemitchell2972]

Great video!! Does the quality of the tip make any difference? 🤔

[@MaureenTansey]

i've been using too much power.thanks i'm going to practice your way

[@muhammadrizwan1223]

OMG I am making all tree mistakes.. I afraid to hit low. 2 not pushing through but doing same as u said. 3...too hard as all people do this mistake

[@paulriggall8370]

Sending this to me brother!

[@vina6036]

stepbro🤪

[@deepustad7943]

I like ur class very .much sir

[@ronniesarts3728]

Perfect

[@333peacher4]

terrific video

[@paulkerry69]

I am really struggling with my long range screw back all I get is stun. What I am trying to do is long pot screw back for the blue. The red would be around the pink spot area and cue ball would be in the D

[@vibhabhjalota5636]

I wish there was KZbin and this video back in the 90's.

[@JO753]

Very helpful. I'd like to see the slomo for the proper shot.

[@worldsend9659]

Get that cue tip all the way through the cue ball, not hard just standard pace and you'll get better and better at it, it's all in cueing, good timing and the delivery of the cue. Imagine the other side of the cue ball and your cue tip coming through.

[@roshniyumnam5490]

I tried a lot but still srew back not coming pliz be advised another method

[@JanDoggen]

Thanks for mentioning that 3rd reason especially ;-) Doesn't hitting too hard also mean that the ball starts sliding much more than rolling?

[@zipcancan]

👍 Great job thank you

[@ekaftttt]

What about grip pressure for screw back shots . Both Ronnie and Jimmy’s video coaching talkg about a tighter grip for screw back shots

[@ronniesarts3728]

Really helpful

[@chaff5424]

I’d also ad dirty balls, damp cloth in humid conditions, I spray silicone spray on my table and use it to clean the balls, revitalizes the table, never had an issue with it causing any damage

[@chaff5424]

I use wd 40 silicone spray , light spray over the table and them brush to spread it around evenly, do it around 3 times a year, but clean the cue ball regularly , just clean the cue ball first and you’ll see how much a difference it makes

[@jordanovers9957]

Question if you Hit The Lettle Ball and Then Big Ball do you hit the Any ball in the Shot in the Hole do you go Backwards