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[@peterf9456]

Thanks for your help i now play better and got my highest break so far 34 bearing in mind im 69. I have addressed things in a different way and it has improved my game...thank you ....excellent videos

[@bigslick1728]

Love your videos, I watch them over and over. I go back at watch older ones to have a refresh. Thanks. Practice practice practice.

[@BartonSnooker]

Thanks a lot! Great to help 👍

[@thomasharlos6872]

Great video as always. I will try this practice tomorrow and hopefully everything goes as planned ! Thanks again.

[@TheSnookerShed]

Thank to you Steve for all your help on the game

[@vincentbull8669]

Great videos that are well presented and simple to understand. Watching them definitely improves your game.

[@wild1magic446]

Thank you Steve. You’re a credit to the sport.

[@justtheguy27]

From Bangalore in India. I love how clearly you explain how there are so many small bits that go into hitting the cue ball straight on and how just a little variation can change the dynamics completely. Thanks a lot, Steve!

[@valentenicoletti3622]

i posted your video in my training group , because they are the things that i allways explain just you do it much better ! thank you very much for your dedication

[@benwalne213]

Quality Steve - look forward to the next one 👍

[@johnhill2176]

Inspired me to get back down the club after a 10 year sabbatical. Slow progress so far but enjoying the process. Simple joy of potting a ball without it touching the sides!

[@faizankamal2817]

Thanks Steve, your video is just what I needed

[@robertpearson7746]

Another great video. I like the way you can slowly make it more difficult. Spent one hour on green getting stance and cueing consistent. When I missed always same side due to not following through straight, was dropping elbow. Focussed on keeping elbow up and out and always potted. Then tried long blue and got it for first time. Great feeling when you work out why you are missing and fix it.

[@SnookG71]

From Vancouver, Canada ~ Thank you for your work on the what its all about! Tight (not tense), compact cue action that we can reproduce day to day, week to week must be based on sound physical ideas that lend themselves to straight cueing. I've been playing so long I can't remember what my high break is but I plan on breaking it!

[@sheikebrahimsheikismail]

Great video coaching session coach. Exactly what I needed before my best of 7 quarters match tomorrow night. Much appreciated.

[@jasonnieuwenhuis335]

I’m obsessed with pool. Along with some others, you’ve been a big help, thank you.

[@game4alaughman]

Thanks… just got my Riley aristocrat snooker table fitted. Great table… now time to really study all of your tips 👍👍👍

[@robertfoster6070]

Thanks for the video. Straight educational delivery.

[@BartonSnooker]

Thanks so much for watching 🙂

[@tonywebber5098]

Great vid Steve. Definitely need to work on my level 4

[@Zainanjum100]

Thank you so much, You're doing an amazing job.

[@ashtrekker4742]

Another great video Steve, thanks 🙏🏻

[@bbwnpat]

Another great video. I have just decided to go right back to the basics as up to now i have just basically been having fun knocking balls about and making a few small ( 15-20) breaks ( im 15 and been playing about 6 months). One guy on the next table told me i need to forget everything i have learned so far and start at the beginning properly. Eg stand center, line up the shot , walk in , 4 point contact, bridge, hand grip etc and delivery cue perfectly straight or I will never really take my game to the next level. He wasn’t being nasty he was telling me in a very kind way. Taking his advice i seem now to be doing most of the basic beginners steps right but more often than not the ball goes to the left. I struggle to push the cue through right as despite moving /turning my upper body I still hit my side (start of ribs not meeting the 3 point of contact, my upper chest ) as when i try to hold the cue further away from my body i find it so awkward, uncomfortable cuing. Is this normal at first (having had to change my technique)? Any chance you can do a video on the process (in extra slow motion lol) to demonstrate this technique please. Or perhaps direct me to a video you have already done on this particular subject? Sorry for the long comment. - Luke.

[@abdulrehmankhan4521]

Best snooker coach in the world right now. Great work steve ❤️ can u plz teach us that how professional players pot a long red in the start of a frame and get back to the bolk colors using different things on the cue ball. I will be very thankful for that

[@abdulrehmankhan4521]

@@FIVE-0-APOCALYPTO well we can figure out everything on our own than why we need the coaches to teach us? We should learn from the best in the business thats why i asked

[@thetowndrunk988]

Man, I’d love to fly over there and take a lesson one day. Awesome knowledge of my favorite billiards game.

[@craigsherrock3258]

great Video Steve. Im just starting out again after a 30 odd year gap but finding cueing straight really tough so will practice that drill 👍

[@Faisal-Alhallawi]

Thanks a lot coach you really helped me a lot, can you help me about how to avoid negativity or not being nervous after missing an easy shots ??

[@labradormcgraw]

More great quality tuition from the best on KZbin. 🎱

[@BartonSnooker]

Thank you so much for the support. I really do appreciate it 🙏🙂

[@frangatsby9790]

Really good explanation. This can also be applied to American pool. I think is important the pause at back stroke before delivery. To separate the muscles.

[@thesnookerbarn7551]

Great video Steve thank you for putting these videos together I love watching them and I have learnt so much in a short time You have an amazing Facebook group and I am so glad to be a member of this community Watching you miss (ok you did it purposely) still for just a second I was able to imagine you as human ;) Keep safe

[@BartonSnooker]

Thanks a lot Gary! You're doing great now. Excellent to see your century the other day. Remember... don't be too hard on yourself!! Thanks for all the support on here, on Facebook and with our sessions together. I fully appreciate it 👍👍🙂

[@tuete10]

Thank you Steve. Beaten my highest break from 62 to 72 ;) My dream will be the century. regards

[@BartonSnooker]

That is awesome. You'll beat that 72 soon I'm sure! 😀

[@frank5angels308]

Coach thank you for this last 2 videos on cueing straight as well as your dominant eye video for setting up. I struggle with understanding what the ideal bridging length should be on my setting up. Do you have a video on that ? Thank you from cleveland oh

[@ianwatkins6202]

Another great video Steve!

[@iain8567]

Thanks again, helps me improve.

[@SGProductions87]

I always found shots at an angle to be easier. In pool if I have ball in hand I'll frequently place the ball off centre so I don't have a straight shot, even when there's no advantage to altering the path of the cue ball after contact.

[@PCRoss2469]

Brilliant thank you

[@mikeramsay4028]

Great tips Steve thank you

[@sj460162]

Nice video and shows how to test the cueing. Have you got a video to show how to tweak it if you have got a problem?

[@ronalddebrucia3789]

Brilliant video as always. Looking forward to my session with you in September.

[@BartonSnooker]

Thank you. Looking forward to helping 🙂

[@tonymarshall4164]

Great video mate as always.

[@alanhowell3646]

Another really useful video Steve.

[@raysparks3161]

I use the level 3 shot from in line with the blue spot then try to screw back to where I hit from. I think It's a decent tuner and helps me gauge how well I'm striking. I rarely come bang straight back and definitely need to work on my technique, that's why I watch your videos. Your tutorials are the best I've found.

[@wendywhales2310]

Hi Steve,, Some months back all I did was practice the Blue from the Bulk line.. I did it 5 times on the trot. Few days later I couldn't pot one out of 6/7.?. I went back to basic Centre blue to get my aiming and Confidence back..

[@mightymolefe5871]

I might comment on every video, But I tell you now your Tips, Coaching and Guidance are making so much impact in my personal play. Of course I don't play Snooker yet, But I'm that Pool Billiards player who takes Snooker lessons 🤙

[@starman9921]

Being a century break maker your examples and explanations are very good the best by far on KZbin. I have learnt from you thank you.

[@BartonSnooker]

Thanks so much. Great to help and thanks for the support 🙂

[@lafaelerobertson2573]

Thank you

[@Delphiwizard]

Great video as always.

[@chitnamtang1623]

looks easy, difficult indeed, thanks Steve🎱😍

[@Chatchadech]

Thank you sir

[@Vinny-ts8dq]

Great video again

[@carlosmartins99]

From the US. Thank you. Great video. It inspires me to keep practicing. Especially in US, where it is difficult to find anyone playing Snooker.

[@postyboy007]

Great video again pal

[@jackdestories6819]

Great stuff. As an American pool player I have no idea how to play snooker, but I study your videos religiously. Fundamentals, fundamentals, fundamentals.

[@filrennie9473]

thank you

[@Rubbafingaz1]

I want to say a big "THANK YOU" to you sir for making this content. I've just noticed you have a patreon so will be sure to become a member.

[@BartonSnooker]

Thank you so much!

[@Rubbafingaz1]

@@BartonSnooker I'm now a patron... couldn't be prouder to support you mate :-)

[@BartonSnooker]

@@Rubbafingaz1 thank you so much. I have just sent you a thank you email, but I will thank you again here. I really do appreciate the support. It's great to know people enjoy the content and find it so helpful. Thanks very much 🙂

[@imansh8729]

thanks alot

[@douglaswilson3978]

Ambassador of the sport ..cheers ladd .❤ your show

[@awaisshaikh378]

You're awesome. Focus on gross root level. Practice cueing is a key to success in this game. I am working on it (straight cueing) for the last 2 years but little improvement. After some days, I feel back doing the mistakes. What to do? 😔

[@lafaelerobertson2573]

Great video

[@nazkhan9353]

Appreciate this I didn't realise this as some days I'm potting away long straights and off straights and other days I'm far off

[@dilshikista143]

Thanks u so much

[@ellamay111]

Great vid

[@chekymonkey4452]

that was great well explained

[@jasonparker6138]

I'm not fooled. This is a hard game, and cuing straight is one of the hardest parts for me. Great video!

[@fahadkhaled5864]

Can u please make a tutorial about which exact point of pocket should we aim for black , green, pink and all color and reds I mean which point of pocket is actually middle/ at heart for different ball position.

[@aminthapa610]

Lots of Love and huge Respect all the way from NEPAL🇳🇵 Your videos help a lot to learn and improve our game.😊✌️

[@BartonSnooker]

Hello Nepal 👋 Thank you so much for you're support Amin 🙂

[@byromtaylor6482]

Obviously you need good technuque and obviously get thro ball but i find it helps to use the top of ob as aiming guide on these shots match it up with cb? what do you think>>?

[@philcamp9663]

From New Zealand, thanks u r worth yr weight in gold

[@maxmaxwell3787]

Good guidance Steve. I get frustrated because I know it is my cue action letting me down. My stance, aim, grip and general understanding is good, but delivering the cue smoothly and slowly is the problem. I think it’s partly psychological. I know this is the pressure point where everything has to come together and I’ve already told myself it’s not going to be good before I’ve delivered the cue. Make sense?

[@wikitech621]

great sir

[@123mailashish]

Will start teaching my daughter A for Appple B for Barton She will need these vids once she grows. Love from India. U r such a grace.

[@BartonSnooker]

Thank you!

[@danieltucker6008]

Thanks steve, you explained that great, using your video's it has helped improve my cueing and im starting to get more consistant.

[@BartonSnooker]

Thank Daniel. Great to help!

[@snookerworld5248]

And the body weight on which foot in snooker stance for right hander

[@sinucanalinha]

Hi Steve...cheers from Brazil.

[@BartonSnooker]

Hello. Hi to Brazil 👋

[@EVil-ob8in]

Question on visualisation of ghost ball. During a practice session yesterday knocking in long straight blues into top left, my misses were always to side cushion. A slight correction where I visualised the white right edge in line with the right edge of the blue and left edge overlapping more of the blue, I made 9 out of 10. Would I correct this by moving my cue to one side or other of my chin or is it my mind playing tricks?

[@rhyswilliams9050]

I’ve got a question on cue action. Will scapula retraction help or hinder cue action.

[@snookerworld5248]

Hi, Hope you are fine! If you don't mind I wanna ask you a question about the grip in the delivery time and the final hit time the last three fingers keep little bit tight or just close please 🙏 give me the answer Regards Shah faisal From pakistan

[@bigjerm210ify]

This has been my problem for awhile I can stop the ball, draw or screw as your used to and follow but I can’t consistently make full contact so my stop, screw etc. is compromised

[@kendalltroy3627]

Thank you, Steve. You are an excellent coach.

[@fahadal-blooshi2635]

I am new to snooker and I am having a problem keeping the cue ball going in the right angle, also I am having difficulty to find the right spot to hit the target ball, even though I am doing every thing you say in you grate videos.

[@faisalbalawal5719]

Love you steve

[@hamzaharshad5367]

I just can't hit center ball any tips for me steve ?? Any help would he much appreciated ... cheers mate

[@nuvindussoye7652]

Thats great Steve! Btw am from the country of Mauritius (island situated in the Indian Ocean next to Reunion island).. N btw am encouraging to make a little visit here for holidays,nice place to relax..N we've got good pool n snooker players here.. So,Thanks a lot Steve for all of ur excellent stuff..Keep it on! 🙂

[@BartonSnooker]

Hello Nuvin. Thank you very much.

[@nandagopalmotog6897]

Excellent video. Always had this question in mind. Do the game's best miss due to aiming faults seldom or cueing errors mostly. For the non-pros,is it safe to assume both aiming and cueing errors creep in ;in a fairly even distribution and thus the century break ends ,before it even starts off 😂 ?

[@johnnybgood9124]

Hi steve every day when I practice i aim for centuries break,,,,if I can pot the first RED !!! Hah

[@MattLloydTube]

Hi Steve. Thanks... You might know this already but just in case and since you mentioned about the gopro lens, do you know you can use "lens distortion" in PP to straighten out the fisheye effect? Maybe youre already doing this i dont know just thought id mention

[@BartonSnooker]

Hi Matt. Yes that's already applied to all of my videos. Thanks for the tip 👍

[@DPK12]

Mate, I had not lifted a cue for 25 years and find your videos helpful.

[@alanoprecio6217]

Thanks...

[@milosworld821]

buckets lol !! Good vid

[@kirsanproductions]

My issue is, I can find the potting line but as soon as I take my shot I am miles off and always miss the pot by a great distance, is this down to me not straight cueing? I never feel 100 percent comfortable when down on a shot what tips have you got?

[@soengtatlam5828]

I have 150 degrees of astigmatism in both eyes. what should I do? the mother ball can't see the center and it's elliptical

[@m.mukhtarn.a.2010]

Focus on fixing managing ur stroke.

[@vivekchauhan1179]

Stop playing snooker simple as that

[@sushilgupta2776]

So Steve if we ace level 4 Blue we are 75% through to be very good?

[@randyfreestone8247]

Good practice for developing a smooth, straight stroke is to buck firewood with a buck saw.

[@dermotshaw6775]

Hi syeve excellent video as always. When practicing these shots. I would play about 50 straight shots, I do usually only compare to my last practice session and if I have improved, however, what would you say would be a good percentage from that figure?

[@BartonSnooker]

Which level straight shot are you playing Dermot?

[@dermotshaw6775]

@@BartonSnooker I practice level 1 and different distances from the object ball at level 4. I will start doing the other two now though aha

[@tshoot7248]

Barton Snooker✨ & Break From Life⚡ Need a solid collab🔥💥

[@philiphall8893]

Thank you for the drill. The explanation explained what I know to be true, but in denial. Kinda like finally getting glasses. Yeah that too.

[@richardstott16]

Good to cover this as we get back to snooker. One key is sighting the shot and interested in image at 8:09 of you at start position. Hope this is understandable! The camera image is good as red/white/pocket in line, but you are standing slightly to left of line of aim with right foot already on line of shot but head is then slightly’offline’ compared to when you are actually down on the shot. I may have issue in understood to stand straight behind line i.e.with aim line extended between feet when standing placed together, and step into shot placing right foot on line of shot (so right foot moves slight across to chive this). I then can sometimes find it difficult to move hips enough to left to allow hip/cue gap. But If I stand like you slightly to left this is easier but it then feels I’m not looking on line! On straight shot this is easy to adjust but can lead to problem with angled shot. Any thoughts?

[@BartonSnooker]

My video on 'The Line Of Aim' will explain most of this. It's my right eye I'm putting on the line of the shot before I walk in. That's because I'm right eye dominant (you might not be), and it also might not be where your brain sees a straight line. The head position down on the shot is then also a separate thing to consider than where the head and eyes are positioned BEFORE you walk into the shot. My guess would be that you're left eye dominant, and that's why you find it easier to sight the line standing with that line in the middle of your body. You then step slightly to the left as you walk in, that places the right foot on the line. During that process, the most important thing is keeping the HEAD on the line of the shot. Hope that helps!

[@richardstott16]

Thank you taking time for your reply - will do as you suggest! I also think you address an important point in describing the elements required for straight cueing, and how difficult it is to do and and consistently. We get used to seeing the pros and think the difference between them and us mere mortals is they have a bit more consistency in cueing and especially better ball control. And that we can deliver the cue straight as well and just need the cue ball control; and that there is a quick fix to achieve straight cueing!

[@brianchilds8244]

Hi, Steve, I would love to Have 1 to 1 coaching with you but I live in south wales which is a bit too far to travel I'm in my sixties now and I wish I had coaching when I was in my 20s but now I have time on my hands. can you Reckomed anyone in my Area

[@simonpoole3053]

Steve - this is my biggest problem. What is the main reason we don’t cue straight? If I pull back like some of the pros my cue arcs. If I do less back swing I don’t get a smooth delivery. I know stance, cue grip, sight are key but in your experience which of those is usually the biggest culprit. Cheers

[@malikmalik-ny7tv]

Great video steve,i have a question a good player in my club says that i don't hit the ball in the middle correctly and he is actualy right i hit the ball a liitle bit with left hand side,problem is always played like that and my breaks are not bad,i score regulary 40+ breaks,do i have to change that completely? Or is it better just to play like that? Because when i try to change it i miss lot of balls that i normal don't miss

[@BartonSnooker]

Without seeing you play, my advise would be to leave it how it is. Players can readjust to hitting centre ball, but I need to see the person play, do some checks and make sure I want to make that change. Are you sure you actually hit with left-hand side? Or do you aim there... BUT THEN... Hit centre? It's an important thing to know.

[@malikmalik-ny7tv]

@@BartonSnooker thanks,i always thought i hit exactly in the middle😂but watching pro players i realised it wasn't,among the balls i actualy have over 90% pot succes so i don't miss easy balls at all but i do miss long pots sometime that are not difficult

[@brianb.2894]

Hi Steve. Excellent video. I`m beginning to think when possible its good to cue the ball quite high or quite low if possible. With less surface area on the cue ball to work with the shooter is forced to be more accurate and not throw the cue ball left or right. Watching the pros, they seem to do that or maybe its just my imagination?? Thanks for the video. Cheers😊🍺👍

[@BartonSnooker]

Hi Brian. The higher or lower you go actually makes deflection and swerve of the cue ball more exaggerated. So if a pro can just hit in the middle, that's best. Or slightly below middle. Top spin is the hardest because a tiny amount of unwanted side will throw the cue ball off-line very quickly. So any good player would avoid that whenever possible (obviously some shots we have to play like that). So we're always playing in a way that gives us the biggest margin for error.

[@shadialmasri1022]

Thanks for such effort. Do you mind telling me if it makes a difference regarding to cue tip sizes?

[@BartonSnooker]

No massively. Most professionals use 9.5mm - 10mm tips size.

[@shadialmasri1022]

@@BartonSnooker thanks🙂

[@BartonSnooker]

@@shadialmasri1022 sorry I meant to say "NOT MASSIVELY". Most professionals use 9.5mm to 10mm and it doesn't really effect play with any noticeable amount.

[@shadialmasri1022]

@@BartonSnooker I appreciate it

[@AJsVIEW]

How do we make sure we deliver it straight? I find it challenging with each shot. I do the pre-shot routine and other checks, but when I get down and aim, everything looks apt, just as I deliver a minor shake or twist results in a miss. How can I control this? Thanks for another great upload btw, cheers!

[@AJsVIEW]

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[@aaronflatt3525]

I have the same sort of issue. I think my back hand doesn't deliver in a straight line, I'm trying out different grips, head, and bridge position to try and tweak it