Couch To 50 Snooker Break Challenge

Snooker Break Building practice with drills tips and routines a real Snooker Challenge to improve your level. Go from Couch to 50 Snooker break in 2020 to practice break building in Snooker. Break from life shows you how to go from the couch to 30 breaks, to 40 breaks, to 50 breaks and gives you the tools to improve your game. These challenges are perfectly set for whatever level you are.
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[@lewis8476]

Hello break from life. I’ve come back to this video after doing some of the drills and I can finally say I have now made a 50 break! I am so happy! I got a 52 break on Thursday 15th of October Thank you

[@iwanmarais]

Incredible, well done. How many balls potted? All reds and blacks?

[@lewis8476]

@@iwanmarais 5 Blacks and 2 blues. Just dropped last blue in to secure the 50 haha

[@andrewmason4004]

We have a book in my club that you can sign when you make a 30+ break. It's my dream to get my name in there. (Book is nearly 100 years old!)

[@mickieb74]

This is such an awesome idea and a perfect example of just how hard the game is to play and how ridiculously easy they make it look on the TV, And to have over a hundred (or a century , sorry, i couldn't resist) years worth of local club history people past and present in itself is something quite special, I really like this 👍

[@CrazzaOnAMazza]

My club has a board near the bar of all pros and players there who have made a 50 or over, I’ve been playing 7 months and had a 45 and I’m dying to get on there I know exactly how you feel

[@Oliver-ck7xn]

Idk I’m 14 and my highest break is a 28 which hurts when you see people on the tv getting in the 100s lol

[@alanmorgan5472]

Its over 50 in my local club lol

[@1988Carlsberg]

Honestly this is the best Snooker tutorial on KZbin! You do such a good job man! Thank you!

[@iwanmarais]

Getting to a break of 50 is more comparable to running a full marathon! 5k is closer to merely potting a ball. Love your videos, always wondering about your history with snooker

[@BordersJambo]

I've taken snooker up again after years away from the table, and finding it tough going. Highest break in my younger days was 67. I'm 49 years old - 50 in a couple of months, and I'd already set myself the challenge of getting a 50 break before I'm 50. I will be using these excellent practice challenges in today's practice. Thank you.

[@ta-w5538]

Watched this when it's first came out tried the challenges and failed miserably 😂. Came back 3 months ago and have completed them all and went from now and then getting a 30 and my highest break was 43. Now I'm making 30s easy and 50+ often highest break is now 75. 👍👍👍

[@petegil4801]

Thanks . Enjoy your content. Heading to the snooker club to try this today. A 55yo beginner

[@Nemanjap995]

Played my first ever game of snooker recently in Bor, Serbia. Made a break of 8 (one red, one black). lol

[@Breakfromlife]

It gets easier

[@miniguitarjams]

@@Breakfromlife no it doesn't :-D

[@saadbeg25]

That's a terrific start tbh💪

[@misterc5783]

I bet potting that black felt good. 2 consecutive balls become 3, then 4, then 8.....or so I’m told.

[@LennyTepsich]

Im from Belgrade

[@5278337]

These routines and your explanations make a lot of sense and should prove useful to improve anyone's break-building prowess. Great video as always, cheers! Jas from Seremban, Malaysia.

[@nathanmassingham2094]

Got a 54 break the first try after watching this video, watching from Middlesbrough, England

[@JudgeDrey]

*Cheers from MONCTON, NEW-BRUNSWICK, Canada!!* My name is *ANDRE* and I've been an avid snooker player since the age of 16 (I'm now 47). But unfortunately, the popularity of the game has dropped off almost completely in this part of Canada. Back in the day, there were 2 major billiard halls in our little town of Moncton, which had a snooker league each year, and many different pool leagues also. It was VERY popular in the 80's and 90's. It's sad that it's pretty much died off. I don't even know if there is even one snooker table available in our town anymore. Hopefully by next year, when my brother and I move in together, we are going to get our own snooker table at home. Which has been my DREAM since I started playing! So, keep up the great videos!! I look forward to start playing again early next year! I'll definitely let you know! (PS: My high break in league play was 89. In exhibition it was about 115 I believe. Such a long time ago!) Also, I broke/busted my right wrist and arm while falling in the icy parking lot. I needed surgery and a cast for several months. Once I got the cast off, it's not even close to being the same as it was. I only have about 50% mobility in my wrist now, and probably for good. At first this really upset me as I'm a semi-advanced guitar player who made some income from teaching and playing...etc. That's all been thrown out the window now. But I've been playing somewhat more lately and I think I might be able to get close to where I used to be. What this is going to affect in my snooker playing, I have no idea! I THINK I'll still be able to stroke the cue like I used to. I'm hoping and praying! SORRY for the long-ass rant.

[@oldmanc2]

I'm hoping to get a full sized table too when I retire and beat my highest break of . . . 35 !! Great video!

[@crazyrichdolls3860]

Move to Toronto, we got some nice tables here

[@JudgeDrey]

​@@crazyrichdolls3860 Haha No thanks. Not with what's going on right now. I'm more than happy to stay in NB where we only have 3 active COVID cases ATM. Besides that, my brother in Ottawa and his wife are moving to NB early next year when he retires, and they've welcomed me to live with them, and one of the first things he wants to get is a snooker table!!(After a hot tub of course lol) As long as we have a room that can accommodate it that is. And from most of the houses he's interested in and shown me so far, there will be enough space for a table either a man cave, or some other room in the house. So the dream is still alive!!! Can't F***ing wait!!!!

[@crazyrichdolls3860]

@@JudgeDrey Good for you, Toronto house prices is off the roof. you'd be lucky if you can fit a bed in those condos lol

[@JudgeDrey]

@@crazyrichdolls3860 Yeah you got that right. But it's all my brother's doing really. He, and his wife grew up in NB like me, which we like to call Paradise, because of it's proximity to so many beaches and summer attractions...etc. Although, winters can be a little long if you're not ready for them. But if you are, it's a winter wonderland also. LOL Houses are really cheap around here as opposed to Ontario! He's been looking forward to moving back here for years! I can't wait for him to move back .

[@Eric-ii4vf]

I've never even seen a snooker table in real life, but I watch these and tons more snooker vids on KZbin. Thank you for your incredible work from Chicago, Illinois.

[@paulriggall8370]

I had a 52 a few months ago, just before lockdown, I was really getting somewhere! When I've been back on the table recently it's been difficult to hit my stride again but I'm getting some cracking pots! Missing simple things that I had managed to right - shots you wouldn't think are great in a pro match but they're the bread and butter of big breaks.

[@Breakfromlife]

The trouble is everyone struggles like that when they can’t play enough

[@diggermeddler1169]

This guy plays with a table that has pockets three times as big as on pro tables

[@diggersid456]

That trick shot on blue was amazing

[@TheSeanthesheep]

Awesome videos, started playing again about 3 weeks ago after a 30 year rest 😂, wasn't very good then, but after watching these tutorial videos I'm getting a little better than I was. Thank you for your time and effort making these tutorials. 👌👍 Sean from Oswaldtwistle Lancashire.

[@michaelchappell6570]

I will be writing down some of your concepts to practice the Breaks for my Snooker Team to get them practicing, we are all below average players in retirement and I run the snooker club so this video is a good training for me and others. Thankyou so much for doing this lesson.

[@rickyzhang7424]

Besides Barry Stark, this is the best Snooker series videos on KZbin

[@joeswain450]

Very much looking forward to trying this out! I seem to currently go from being able to pot red, colour, red, colour, to missing the most simple of shots, or leaving myself in terrible position. Added bonus of a spreadsheet too =)

[@es.sport0529]

Would you be able to do a video on potting to the middle pockets from different angles please , watching from Tewkesbury England

[@Breakfromlife]

As long as I can think of a way to work it in

[@glyntaylorwilliams]

Because pros say all tables are the same, and pockets the same, and they bang them in the middle, but when i play, i cant see how the balls can go in, unless you roll them, pockets too narrow.

[@alibryant8588]

Great video, love the new and improved cinematography! Watching from Canberra, Australia.

[@Sad1qJaffer]

This is awesome. Just what I needed to help structure my practice after years away from the table. Thanks!

[@Ironsvillage]

My highest break in a game was something in the 20s, my cue action is pretty good, biggest problem I'm having is aiming and knowing the angles. Hope these routines will help me a lot with this! Did the first routine a few times already and my record might be between 10-15

[@dermotshaw6775]

There's so much content on your channel to help players at any level improve, each video I watch gives me something new to take away and try. Cheers dude

[@chrisrichmond6781]

I've practiced this alot and completed it several times and keep going back to it. I think these videos and routines are great. They are difficult but well worth the effort to keep trying. Is there any chance you could do a 50 to 100 break set of routines? Great work an keep producing these brilliant vids

[@ishandlechangenotworking]

The best video on the channel. Break building exercises for beginners is the best content. Aleksey (stress on the last syllable) from Saratov, Russia.

[@johnhoy7572]

Greeting from Perth Australia. Absolutely quality channel. It definitely improves your game. Top marks

[@andrestimmermanis7346]

John Hoy Perth here too.

[@TheLiamgrayson]

New Subscriber from Wirral, UK. Trying this at the club after I watch the WST Classic Final tomorrow night :)

[@marcustong7909]

Great! Next time I play snooker on my own, I don't have to run around the table randomly hitting balls like a fool. I can have some fun routines to practise with :) Marcus from HK

[@Dehna1980]

Great great video. This is just what I need right now. I will get stuck in straight away! Thanks from Dublin

[@MegaChabrol]

Just found this channel, really interesting, have to say I used to play snooker 3 times a week when I was younger, the best break I ever managed was 28,always found snooker ridiculously hard, might try this routine but don't hold out much hope for myself🤣

[@adambermingham3459]

Best snooker channel on KZbin (Adam from Armagh, Northern Ireland)

[@jasoncarr7194]

Superb stuff. Absolutely gasping for the snooker halls to open back up again till I give this stuff a real go.

[@knutewales1171]

This is like the Tae-Bo of snooker. I can't tell you what a huge difference these drills have made in my game. Thanks pal!

[@azaz...]

ive not been a subscriber for long but these videos have helped me immensely, thank you so much

[@kingsleybates]

Completed the challenges. Thanks for the effort put into designing the challenges, was tough but definitely achievable.

[@ajs808]

Well done, you must be a useful player to complete those

[@kingsleybates]

@@ajs808 Thanks. Luckily I got to play a little after lockdown lifted, still took me a long time to get into the swing, but it was worth it. It works wonders

[@ajs808]

kingsleybates I really must get back into playing, haven’t picked up a cue in almost 2 years due to long hours at work.

[@Kev7-c6u]

The snooker tutorial I've been looking for. Hopefully this takes my game to the next level. Thank you 👍

[@johnmayer4812]

You are best snooker player. Nirdosh Jung Thapa from Pokhara,Nepal

[@dorveille1]

Great model for thinking about how to slowly and systematically get better at just about anything! Start with the basics, don't rush, constantly consolidate, challenge yourself, add variety ... David, in Hong Kong.

[@ClivesChronicles]

Fantastic channel. Reminds me of when I used to watch Ronnie O’Sullivan practice at the Ilford Snooker Centre. Clive, Baldivis, Western Australia.

[@OsbornIOW]

I wish this was around when I was in our local snooker team and league. I don't play anymore. But nice to watch all your talk about snooker :)

[@harryhead9427]

Very helpful video, I managed a 75 break on my 6ft table and will be doing my best to get 50 on a full size, watching from Chester Uk!

[@bjplvsut]

one of my greatest achievements was when i was playing snooker with a friend at the pub we both love snooker and are okay players tbf but my highest break at the time was a 38 break when then one day we played and i potted a long red and landed on the black and then i attempted to split the pack of the black and got a perfect split i made a 85 me and my mate couldnt believe it ive never hit a 50 break since

[@dantheman192]

just recently got into snooker a few months ago but I haven't been able to play until recently. I've been into pool for a while because I have easy access to a pool table but I love playing and watching snooker. its a tough game and I'm really bad my highest break is 11 (2 reds, a black and a yellow). keep up the great videos. dan from Kuala Lumpur Malaysia.

[@GenialHarryGrout]

Came across your channel a few weeks ago and have been catching up on your videos. Great channel Watching from Doncaster. UK

[@chrisgibson6725]

Your awesome man Exellent information

[@brandonw4]

This is exactly the thing I've been looking for, I shall be giving all of these a go in Northamptonshire, England

[@andrewmason4004]

Don't often see someone else from Northampton in the comments 🙂👍🏻

[@davidmoore525]

Im also in Northampton where do you boys play?

[@andrewmason4004]

David Moore Northampton & County Club. You?

[@davidmoore525]

@@andrewmason4004 Wellingborough cuesports and also in the windmill rushden

[@brandonw4]

@@davidmoore525 That's where I play haha

[@6jackace]

Great idea!

[@thatgeezeruk]

What a break!!!! Martin in Romford UK - Great videos!

[@michaelbeattie1735]

Thanks for this. I’m probably not 30 standard just yet but I’ll be giving this a go! From Christchurch, New Zealand.

[@jakehowells1539]

only just got back to playing snooker a few days ago, and this looks a brilliant idea to help me, so on my next session i will do the 'end' challenge for a highest break, do the drills and then see how much i improve just with that, thank you. BTW watching from Llanelli, South Wales, home of Terry Griffiths

[@xXBlazingAcesXx]

Watching from Conroe, Texas keep up the good work!

[@Breakfromlife]

Thanks! Will do!

[@albertougidos219]

Watching from León, Spain, thank you

[@lincolnbhullar]

Bro you are love! Awesome content ! Love from Amritsar Punjab

[@baampi]

Excellent routine tips, a great way to learn breaks! Watching from Lages, Brazil!

[@dermotshaw6775]

These routines and your scorecard helped me so much in practice today, I really felt a huge difference in my ability. The next year is going to be interesting.

[@ajs808]

Great routines. Makes me want to pick up a cue after 2 years away from snooker due to long working hours. Was half decent standard with a best break of 89 and a 130 line-up, these would be perfect after 2 years off! From Yorkshire UK

[@jonniebamber441]

This is a genius idea! Greetings from Blackpool

[@liamgrebbs8765]

Watching from Newcastle , England 👍🏻

[@ianwhite4821]

Top notch Saturday viewing. Ian from didcot, England

[@HuFlungDung2]

One thing from your videos that I had never thought about, was how certain spin on the cue ball can add or subtract to the speed of the ball around the table, when trying to gain position by banking the shot. I think of the balls and the rails now as if they were gears, always spinning one another on contact. A CW spin imparts a CCW spin on the object, and shooting with NO spin at all is probably almost a freak occurrence. Using a little bit of spin on the cue ball has helped me get better results on sharper cuts, counter-compensating for the push effect on the object ball. Now those cut shots seem to be more logical rather than just guessing on some unknown amount of overcut compensation.

[@chrisbyrom2093]

Love your videos, your techniques/methods are so useful to my practice game! Adore the added humour too 😄 Shout out on one of your future videos please? Chris watching from St Helens, England.

[@stupidgus123]

Oh My God thank you soooooo much!! You are the best!

[@constgiannik3]

New to the channel. Great work, I will watch your videos to see how I can improve my game. I'm from Greece btw

[@Breakfromlife]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@LexL147]

I started playing regularly around a year ago and I'm still only averaging one 13-18 break per frame (record 21). Can't wait to try those T1 exercises, they seem more achievable than the 21 ball line-up I've been trying (and failing) with 👍

[@giomarro3762]

What are your breaks now a year later?

[@LexL147]

@@giomarro3762 I was getting regular 25-30 breaks (record 38) around November, then stopping playing over Xmas cos of covid. Used this same technique in practice and it definitely helped my potting... I just keep choosing the wrong shots so never been able to step up to the next level.

[@giomarro3762]

@@LexL147 good to hear, u should get back to it, hope u can make that breakthrough to the next level

[@thomaspeter7338]

Great Tutorial Videos. Thank you! Watching from St.Gallen, Switzerland

[@metaphysicalmigraine694]

You're bloody awesome with your on cue approach to snooker, not a show off or toff but brilliant bloke I reckon and fair dinkum in my book.

[@JamesBlain-wb8zv]

Great videos help me when I'm playing loads. I use some of these routines

[@ajayvs4919]

I absolutely love your videos, very informative. Love from Chennai, India.

[@TommyBoii4]

Your 1st 50 is a great feeling best of luck to all who are trying this :)

[@michelsimard1990]

You're vidéo really helps me a lot ...with your advice a become one of the best in the area . thanks you from Saguenay, Québec. Continue your great video. P.s.: Forgive my english 😋😋

[@cricwiz92]

This is a great exercise. I’m commenting from Manama, Bahrain

[@juulianmiranda]

Watching from Manaus, Brazil. Ty!

[@mcgaw08]

Struggling so much with this but enjoying the challenge

[@georgecockett]

Best thumbnail ever

[@mysticmaveric]

Awesome video, will try these 😀 Paul - Great Yarmouth, UK

[@squirrelpatrick3670]

Loving this! May I ask have you invited any professional players onto your show bfl? That would be awesome. You could magic them in with one of your camera tricks

[@aliawais2948]

Very good bro share more challenges with us thanks for you help

[@Urcules]

Nice challenges to try and improve from the occasional 20 or 30 break to consistent skill. Waregem, Belgium

[@iainfleming3395]

I have been aiming for a 50 break for a while as well great vid👍

[@dilshikista143]

Wow 👏 😮 👏, this is very nice video für practice, I play snooker since 2015 but I still playing like a beginner, but now I got, what to do, to improve my game. I want to learn side also, do have video for check side or running side.

[@Breakfromlife]

There’s one that’s called Snooker Sidespin What’s the trick that should explain most of it

[@bradj1526]

Great video. From Winnipeg Canada

[@peternicholls6532]

A great practice drill to up your game :) nice one!

[@naizm9960]

Watching from Ankara Turkey, love the vids. Keep up.

[@rxs3783]

Do another from 50 to 100 pls

[@fitz303]

I barely play anymore, but was regularly hitting 20/30 odd breaks when playing once a week, usually drunk lol but I got a 39 once, always wanted to get above 50 but never beat 40 lol. With this and regular table time I reckon this would help me get 40 if not 50 haha but cheers great watchable content as always mate.

[@husnainghumman5435]

Very helpful video 💯

[@seyaamkhan6298]

Gonna give this a try but 30 blacks sounds solid. I’ve got a 60 from the lineup and regular break of 32 but I’m gonna try to keep you updated

[@hc6576]

That awesome carpet is back 🤤

[@elhamfahim1925]

Great bro, from Chittagong, Bangladesh 🇧🇩

[@chirag4]

I crossed 50 points barrier (54 break, 5 blacks, 2 pinks) last year only. Couldn't repeat the feat. Don't know when will i be able to hit a 73 break (9 blacks & 10th red, winning frame in one visit). It takes some practicing ! .... doesn't come so easy or cheap as we may like it to be. Presumptuousness, conceit, lack of respect for the game & other players ... is the no.1 enemy of a snooker player. Thanks, Regards from Ahmedabad, India.

[@YufengZhou]

I just bought a new cue and try to transfer from pool to snooker. I’ll try and practice the routines mentioned in the video and see if I can improve from 20+ break now to a consistent 30+, 40+, 50+ break, and how long would it take. From several years in pool ups and downs, I think this is a good routine to enhance my break build.

[@sumit773]

Love your videos buddy,amazing lessons

[@onionskid]

I've been playing 6 weeks or so.. I made a 43 break and missed an easy red with the black on the spot. I got nervous with the half century in sight..hopefully some day I will break the 50 barrier.

[@KettleNK]

That second part to tier 1 is a great way to get good practice for multiple positions, and can easily be implemented in pool as well. From Auckland, New Zealand.

[@ayoubmohareb4076]

From Morocco, Guelmim city, i love your content.

[@abdullahjamil7187]

Such a great guidance ♥️

[@ourniche]

I can make the occasional 30+ break but after 5-10 blacks off the spot I tend to find myself getting a little too far offline to be able to hold the cue ball. Making 30 in a row off the spot seems too difficult relative to making 30 breaks. Of course perhaps that only means that a particular part of my shooting is off - ie maybe my aiming is fine but judging "weight" is my main problem. GREAT videos - extremely helpful.

[@free4lifeau]

top video.. and very similar to how I used to practice.

[@nitintejwani9098]

Hi sir how r u you ??? Happy new year. All this time seeing ur videos I used to practice tehcnic to become consistent and it is working well thanks to u .only thing confuse me that we can't go every where in tabel in a day it's need discipline and commitment plz help me how to work to become better player whether to focus on technique or break building or potting in a day

[@rajansangha3349]

Watching from Bedford England