A Snooker Players Wrist and Grip

The Grip in Snooker players technique can cause problems under pressure so here are tips for cue action. Slow motion tutorial and guide. So you can deliver the cue accurately. With useful advice on how to analyse and improve your technique. How to use your mobile phone to help you get your cue arm working perfectly.
For free advice on playing better snooker and reviews that are going to help you then simply subscribe to our channel
/ breakfromlife
Any products you think we should test or anything you think we should cover. Or want to sponsor us then email
[e-mail]
Join us on Facebook / break.fromlife
Follow us on Twitter break_from_life?s=17
Music
Patrick de Arteaga
• Royalty Free Music - S...
Bloody Pumpkin by SIRPRICE / sirpricedj
Creative Commons - Attribution 3.0 Unported- CC BY 3.0
creativecommons.org/licenses/b...
Break for life will attempt any challenge on a Snooker table got any ideas let us know Subscribe

[@bullsnutsoz]

This the most important info in your snooker apprenticeship..At the end of my 50 year apprenticeship I find grip and sighting the object ball the ducks guts of snooker!

[@ghaytho.dabbagh1311]

The way u present the science behind snooker makes it more wonderful n makes me want to play more every time. Genius

[@mrsquiggle529]

I’m from the St. George’s basin in Australia. And this video is by far the one that has helped me most. Especially great idea on a place to put a phone to record the right angle.

[@Northtownish]

Your videos really helps my snooker! Thank you a bunch mate and keep up the good work. Kind regards, Christian from Aarhus, Denmark

[@shaheenrehman5324]

Love the idea brother. Camera angles are just perfect

[@KeithJawahir]

Great video, I've been working on this for a while now too. It's amazing how every little joint adds up and culminates in the wrist and grip alignment. Even something so small as the angle of your knees and toes.

[@Staycie313]

So happy I’m on the board sir! Keep the videos coming 😘

[@tronock2565]

This is so helpfull. Thank You very much. Greetings from NRW, Germany☺️👌

[@johncummings9446]

Best piece of advise I've seen. The only way that there will be no tension in the shooting arm to deliver the cue (in a straight line) is to focus on pulling the cue (mass behind the grip hand) forward with the fingers. Trying to push the cue (mass) forward in a straight line introduces stress in the grip, wrist and forearm. Thanks for all of the great videos.

[@essacksumra5450]

Keep up the good work bro, this channels helped me learn to play snooker. Cheers bro

[@michaelpeake7801]

Outstanding! Thank you.

[@HarrisonVlogs1]

I was struggling a lot with handling my cue and I can’t wait to get on the table, Newport Gwent South Wales

[@davidjames4326]

Great video, very well explained!!

[@aboriani]

Excellent insight on how to correct some fundamental flaws... greetings from Blumenau, Brazil!

[@ahmadewan6211]

Thanks for this video. Really improve my shot.

[@AshokClassik]

Love your Videos. It helped me to improve my game so much. Thank you. Greetings from Bangalore, India.

[@efebugraackaln8331]

Great tips, absolutely love it. Efe from Ankara, Turkey.

[@esamali7492]

love your content man ,its because of your videos that i've improved my game ,from Lahore Pakistan

[@yubrajsharmadhakal6446]

Love you from Kathmandu,Nepal!

[@hystericalwolf]

This really my game thanks! From Ky, Bridgend, Wales.

[@justbasicallyminecraft3996]

Vids are class mate really help keep up the good work leo form stevenston In Scotland here again 👍

[@masonfishell9636]

Thanks so much for the shout out a couple episodes ago!!!

[@Terziak]

Brilliant video as always mate! Keep it up from Terry in Kilmarnock, Scotland :)

[@sherlclark558]

Actually this method is now applyed to the SightRight tech and some Riley's cues. Thx again from Shanghai, China.

[@Breakfromlife]

Still trying to find out about sightright but it always secretive

[@dyllanquan2165]

Love the vids. Dyllan from Trinidad and Tobago

[@Dr.Scorpio]

Great videos as always. Thanks a million. Dr. Haider. From Kuwait.

[@zen690]

Thanks for all bro, and for listen to me, greetings from Perú 🙌🏻

[@ibnuqamarullail526]

Your video help me improve during playing snooker..im from malaysia

[@omeramin6147]

I was working on my grip this week and you posted about it. Hell yeah!

[@Breakfromlife]

Just be careful because I don’t think there’s any part of your technique that is so easy to instantly make worse

[@errorghost_]

Hahaha same here

[@BillyBob2015]

Thank you.

[@mickeyracer]

Great video, going to try this tomorrow, thanks Mick

[@Breakfromlife]

That’s great but I can’t stress enough not to make sure you don’t accidentally ruin your technique, because it’s very easy for it to go wrong

[@derrickallen2054]

I hold the cue pretty much identical to you, especially with my wrist slightly out as you mentioned. When I look back at my wrist (while at address) I can see a straight line from my forearm all the way down to my thumb. I've found that I cue much straighter and consistent, plus my stroke is more powerful because I get a better release through the shot. Thanks for sharing, I sub'd

[@alanwatkins344]

Great tuitions , correctly explained.. as i see this gripping the cue,now down on the line of the shot elbow must be over,above right foot as a help . Wbsa coach alan.

[@wombra8314]

👋🏻🎱👄🎱🤚🏻 thank you,.,,,.,(came back to say that i appreciate this one extra much. it is has been consciously on my mind every day since, while practicing and playing,.,.. i'm still developing my stroke and have been trying to figure out a few things to develop a natural consistency....and avoid grooving incorrect habits in the early stages,..,,which is very difficult for a self-learner. your, and a handful of other's vids are invaluable !! blesses 🙏🏼 please keep up the awesome work!)

[@nithinkallayil468]

Nithin Kallayil from India , love your videos :)

[@syxQn]

I know its corny, but I really love your ideas and way of thinking. Thanks for all the hard work...

[@jacky1790]

I'm a new player , thanks for this lesson .. i will try this soon.. (from Malaysia) sorry my English is bad...

[@walkeronegaming]

American pool player who doesn't know a thing about snooker but I learn a ton from your channel about mechanics

[@danielscarel1018]

I love watching snooker

[@markgilmore2077]

Loving the links to the map :-)

[@christiano8088]

Your vids are great bud. Id love a few frames with you.

[@Fkla-wz5rg]

nice vids , very useful for pool. from killybegs, ireland

[@limhanlong4143]

My man thanks a lot I lost a deciding black last night just like how hendry lost to Williams and I couldnt slp well love you man from sg

[@Breakfromlife]

Hope you get over it soon

[@limhanlong4143]

@@Breakfromlife did you mentioned me in this video mate? Trying to recall LOL

[@user-cn2bx2yc9p]

good

[@oldskooljunglist136]

Here’s an idea, I would like to see you practice with the t formation

[@snookerproclub5990]

If you hold to loose you have no control. Look to Roonie, Selby or Trump there grip is natural and nicely controlled. With your cue action elbow to the left and wrist to the the right it is very difficult to have consistent straight cue action. So that's good that you changed it a bit

[@BladeRunner-td8be]

I attained an advanced level before I quit playing about 20 years ago. Now been playing for about 6 months and have my own 9 ft table which is not a top of the line table but gets the job done. I believe my stance is good now and it looks like your stance with my left foot pointed parallel to the shot while my right foot inseam is in line with the shot and angled off to my right. I'm right handed. You wouldn't believe, or maybe YOU would - how much I've experimented with different grips during my 6 months back playing again. BTW not a snooker player here but wish I was. From WA in the U.S. so no snooker for me. My latest foray into gaining a good grip involves holding my cue almost straight up and down in the air, then turning my right wrist slightly counter clockwise and grabbing the cue with it resting my thumb knuckle which is closest to V in my hand while all the while trying to not let any space enter into the equation in my V part of my hand. This is VERY challenging but worth it to me because the connection between my cue and my hand imo cannot have any space in the V part of my hand. Any space and the stroke becomes more difficult to control and my accuracy suffers. Then I can naturally let my wrist hang while I stroke the ball letting my fingers move back and forth keeping my cue level during my stroke. And another thing I've been experimenting with is rotating my hips slightly into the line of the shot after I'm down on the shot. See what I'm going through !!! LOL this game is magical to me and most of the reason for this is because it's so difficult to master it. P.S. and don't get me started on my proper head position over the cue. I'm left eye "dominant" but I see best out of my right eye. Turning my head slightly to my right brings my left eye closer to being positioned over the cue and I've had good results doing this. But if I'm honest I'm not sure doing this is correct. I wear billiard glasses and my age is almost 62 years. Yes I'm old but I'm still thin and in good shape relatively speaking at least.

[@StefanDLazarov]

I have the same laser level like yours and we put dead straight long blue, i walked in to the shot and the level was showing how much my cue is off line during feathering or even when i align the shot. After the shot it it also clear where you cue butt finishes. I STILL work on this problem :( N.B. The laser is BEHIND the player, not hurting anyones eyes!

[@edjohnson6472]

Good video, would be great to be on the map - Kent, England

[@JAYZ3O3]

I seem to do the same thing. When I'm taking a shot, when I follow through the cue seems to go across the cue ball to the right and end up putting right side on it. Although the ball ends up going where I am aiming at the other end of the table, it doesn't come back straight but at an angle due to the side.

[@petarpanov5620]

Hey man I want to ask you something, what do you think is the key to a power screw shot across the length of the table(equipment wise, I heard stiff cue and soft tip).What is your opinion on the matter? Anyone else who knows something please share. Thanks.

[@paulriggall8370]

I noticed this on your shots a while ago - the arrows on your cue turn to the side after the shot is delivered. Do you twist the cue before or after the shot is played? You have a long back swing as well. Nice style.

[@Breakfromlife]

Basically during it that makes my cue go to the right a tiny bit as well.

[@samxmaybe3316]

one of the great videos about wrist and grip and harmony between them . I always envy top players with huge amount of cue action . common point between them is excellent use of grip and wrist together ( especially when the delivery is over and the ring holding the cue is slightly open and the last fingers are pressing on the cue ) . best wrist action comes from the ring ( thumb and forefinger ) that hold the cue but the problem is sometimes I find that damn amount of pressure produced by last two fingers but next day totally lose it . 😫😢 I'm still trying to find that harmony in my hand . much respect for this video , top notch stuff . cheers

[@Breakfromlife]

That’s actually something I struggle with a lot as well. Sometimes if I’m struggling with it I just relax my grip to the point I almost drop the cue. I usually find I’ve got my hand in the right place then.

[@talvinmudhar4827]

Brilliant video!! I have been going through the worst snooker patch because I cannot pot a ball and so I have been constantly trying to manipulate my wrist which I have NEVER done before, I think that's where the error is. Everytime I have tested it with my wrist very slightly bent inwards or pretty much aligned with my arm, I can pot straight as an arrow, but the wrist positioning doesn't feel natural..... This is where I need the help! So Is this just a matter of me trying to be persistent with it to get used to it if I think it's right?

[@cavalierroyale]

Have you stuck with your wrist slightly inwards since?

[@charleschan216]

I had a problem with my cueing. When i feel good that day, I could probably cue straight on most of the shots, but if I am feeling not that good I feel like my body keeps moving and I am not confident in every shot even the simplest one. Is that because of my body or my grip?

[@dermotshaw6775]

I've managed to fix the Issue with turning the cue without damaging my technique. Not that it could have got much worse anyway

[@dermotshaw6775]

I mainly just made sure j was cueing straight and practice this slowly to make myself aware of what my muscles were doing and then gradually sped it up. I did this at home without a table, using the everyday objects you mentioned in one of your previous videos.

[@richardstott16]

This may be my dilemma in reverse in that perhaps I’m trying to get to a classic wrist, elbow & shoulder alignment behind my head. But this may be only applicable to those who reach elite snooker and why pros are pros. And my natural biomechanics may mean a non-classic set up will deliver the cue straighter. This may mean limits of how much I can improve before such a set up is more critical, particularly on longer and pressure shots. I see many players in leagues who have quite strange actions but are potting machines. Outcome over technique?

[@omk_alltheway]

Hey please can you make a video on tips about how to get your opponent snookered when you there are not enough points left on the table? Awesome videos, very much to learn. I wish I had a table like yours at my home. Keep up the excellent work.

[@Breakfromlife]

Ok and it’s not actually at home but a short walk away so nice and convenient

[@IIHM-jc5sc]

Ity from England

[@arqammumtaz98]

Awesome videos. Arqam from pakistan here. Do you have any videos regarding late swerve shots...?

[@Breakfromlife]

I did one just over a year ago now

[@robday2007]

I have the same problem. When doing this, does it seem like you are forcing the elbow out a bit much? Feels a little unnatural

[@joeycomel1769]

What brand of cue is that m8?

[@Zombies8MyPizza]

Quite a few pro's that cock their wrist like that. Steve Davis was a very notable example. I also have a gap between the palm and cue at the top, cause I've got big hands and trying to wrap it snug just doesn't work.

[@Breakfromlife]

I find that my hand makes more of an 8 shape than a 0. And if I hold it tight I don’t have any wrist movement

[@kaushikvemala3095]

From India Hyderabad

[@asaguda]

Malmö, Sweden, if you wanna put that on your map. :)

[@tc5974]

I have this problem where I rotate the cue when I deliver it and the cue turns to the right but it is so difficult to solve it

[@Breakfromlife]

It’s almost like you want to completely forget about it sometimes even though that’s not actually possible. To start off with try just to get the CueBall to where you are aiming no matter how badly you are cueing. Then This video explains how you can practice cueing straight. kzbin.info/www/bejne/goPOg6mAfKinjpo Unfortunately there is no easy solution to this I struggle for 2 years with the same problem

[@TheFlyingdeuces]

What cue do you use?

[@Breakfromlife]

Frank Callen 100 series, most people didn’t realise he made cues and he doesn’t. I think it’s actually a guy called. Alister

[@TomCoppell]

Also having the elbow flared out too much can affect the wrist and grip.

[@Breakfromlife]

It’s all massively complicated and I’ve seen better players than me quit the game because they wouldn’t stop fiddling with there technique.

[@Mr1soldier1]

the more spin will not change its beacuse uff the angle off elbov desides how much off the biseps power you ca utelize closer to the body ecuals more power from the bisep muscle

[@colincolenso]

Arguably the wrist (via forearm muscles), front delts, latissimus dorsi, and pectoral muscles can contribute significantly more toward cue power than the biceps. It depends a bit on technique and neuromuscular adaptation.

[@eltrueno8923]

Wrist, grip, technique, smooth action, shaft and balls..... I’m just saying.....

[@bipinpyscho3593]

Give me a pin...from Nepal❤❤❤

[@chrisayers5052]

You have changed your intro

[@abhay8674]

I want to mark the Noida in India mark on the map

[@peezebeuponyou3774]

Good videos, but the map thing is really annoying.

[@omarlarhdid1997]

I think all this is pure theory, u see alex higgins swinging with the cue and potting them all..

[@Breakfromlife]

If you can deliver the cue straight it’s a massive help. But you still have to understand where the CueBall needs to go. As well as, where you are aiming it. The last 2 things get overlooked by so many players and are vital. As you saw with Alex

[@KeithJawahir]

Alex Higgins is a freak of nature, basically the Keith McCready of snooker. What works for him probably won't work for anyone else, but he's also a great example of "if it works for you, use it".

[@colincolenso]

You need to learn about the "Effective Pivot Point" (EPP) mate, and you can largely forget about swiping and twisting. e.g. If you hit left of CB center line, it goes left if bridge is short of the EPP and right if the bridge length is longer than the EPP. Rotation of the cue tip does nothing measurable imho.

[@johnaskew147]

Wrong! This is a pool technique to control deflection / squirt. Not to be used as part of your standard cueing technique. Far to inconsistent and unpredictable to be useful in snooker.

[@colincolenso]

@@johnaskew147 You can barely spell, let alone argue pool physics.

[@johnaskew147]

@keith gould Yes, but not all advice. This would ruin a beginners chance at getting any consistency on a snooker table.

[@ayurvedasamhita-lc4fq]

Why u always wear cap🤔🤔🤔

[@addictedtonothing23]

Why is your cue so long , its sticks out pretty much

[@trple2]

if this is meant to be instruction it is very off. you dont want to tell people to squeeze while shooting. that needs to happen naturally.

[@TheFlyingdeuces]

You hit the ball too hard every time, maybe because you love the sound of the ball hitting the back of the pocket or for the video sound? Get more level to the table and stroke the ball in, pretty please xx.

[@colincolenso]

Pros tend to hit the CB harder than amateurs when given the chance. It provides 4 main benefits. 1. Less kicks. 2. Less Throw. 3. Less Swerve. 4. Less Rolling off. (edit) By Throw, I mean Contact and Spin induced turning of the Object Ball away from the line perpendicular to the point of contact.

[@colincolenso]

Mid level amateurs tend to avoid hitting hard, because it reduces their ability to steer shots in, which they often do due to a poorly placed bridge which relies on swiping the cue, or shifting their bridge during the stroke, to steer the CB toward the target.

[@colincolenso]

@1best Partyman Yes, hitting with power reduces steering, rolling, side induced turn variables. I've studied pool physics for a long time btw, and I've never seen anyone demonstrate or even speculate about how rotating a cue might have a significant effect on either the CB or the OB. In theory, it could produce a very slight masse' upon the CB, but imho, it would be insignificant.

[@fotballanalyse]

@@colincolenso Rotating the cue might not be a problem, rotating the wrist harms your ability to stroke straight.

[@colincolenso]

@@fotballanalyse Expand, I think you're guessing.

[@nandagopalmotog6897]

Why don't you actually go and visit the top coaches like Del Hill or PJ Nolan and get your technique sorted out first and then make videos to educate us. You anyways are making money from these vids. Had noticed your alignment was off on shots earlier but you were making most shots consistently. If it ain't broke,don't fix it. A fellow learner like you here, I try to find my perfect technique from watching all the players and top coaches on KZbin and try to bring it in my game but now I ve realised you really have to go to a top coach who can actually fix problems rather than advocate this or that for everyone

[@silverburst79]

I love your channel and you’ve done some great vids but honestly you needa delete this vid mate , it’s nowhere near the mark . No offence but it’s not some of your best advice