Q&A - Your Snooker Questions Answered

[@yardyy]

That question countdown timer is an awesome idea. Well done for another innovative session.

[@reshadrezapour2837]

you're the best coach i ever seen . the videos are definitely insane ; thank you

[@alecspyrou2134]

This was perfectly timed as it answered questions and issues I had with my solo session today. I also was looking for injecting different practice routines and your colours and reds over the pockets routines were very good. Thanks very much.

[@hemantchaudhary3441]

You're a great teacher and motivator, brother Barton. I would say the best in Snooker ! And an amazingly great player too, despite the filming distractions !!! Thank you ! 👌 🙏

[@BartonSnooker]

Thank you for the kind words 👍👍

[@dinks-huntingoutdoors9583]

Thanks for another excellent video Steve I have been struggling lately after recently getting my first full size table, the more I practiced the worse I seemed to get .Your comments on practicing with the slow queue action have really helped get the queue going through straight.

[@ourniche]

excellent thoughts on using the colour clearance as one of the best simple practice routines. Another advantage of course is that those shots are all ones that you KNOW you are definitely going to be attempting during every game.

[@tomgoulden3339]

Hi Steve, great content as always! I have a question. I often find that when I’m playing shots with topspin and plenty of power the cue ball bounces on contact with the object ball, killing a lot of the spin and resulting in me not getting the action I want on the cue ball. Is there something I’m doing particularly wrong that’s causing the bounce? Thanks in advance!

[@BartonSnooker]

Try lowering the butt end of the cue as well as aiming at the top of the white. If the butt end of the cue is too high, you'll be hitting down on the cue ball slightly and making it bounce.

[@dermotshaw6775]

I like the q&a vids. Every time I watch your vids I learn something new. Even sometimes if I rewatch some, I pick up something that I may have forgot or missed. Your channel is fantastic. 👏👏

[@realeyes84]

Some great advice, thanks Steve! In regards to Gary's question about having good days/ bad days, it might sound daft but I always find I play better when I turn up and I'm well prepared physically/mentally for example If I've slept well the night before and had a meal so energy levels are up, and not so well if maybe I've had a few beers the night before and feeling drained.

[@nickmiller3319]

Great stuff, thanks, you answer questions I didn't even realise I had!

[@ianwatkins6202]

Great advice Steve! Very positive video 😊Best wishes ! Ian

[@BartonSnooker]

Thank you Ian 👍

[@lapsap1910]

Great Q&A! Very helpful to address common issues faced by many players. Also loved the ticker til next question

[@MOIZ_786]

I am from Pakistan. I am playing snooker to 2005 but I could not know basic of snooker . But after I am watching your videos I know much more about snooker and develop my confidence. Thanks and Regards: Abdul Moiz Khan . I love you sir. 💕

[@mohammedishaq9217]

Thanks for such lovely advices, this has helped me for now, until i get back at the table and see what I can do in reality :)

[@Delphiwizard]

Shame i was too slow to send in a question for this Q&A, but great content as usual mate.

[@nepiris]

Great again Steve, if i was younger and stayed in uk, i would certainly get some sessions with you, i would, keep up the good work.

[@BartonSnooker]

Thanks a lot! I really appreciate your support 🙂

[@wendywhales2310]

Hi again mate, Timing and How hard to hit the cue ball for getting position etc. I am sure you get my gist.lol.

[@MultiAmsh]

Hi steve , please what is the best way or rules for angle putting ?

[@wakofish]

There are no techniques to potting angles from what I’ve read, you just have to keep playing and work it out for yourself. I noticed that I was hitting most balls too thick so I make an adjustment to hit them thinner which didn’t look right to begin with but then I eventually got used to that angle

[@adilhassan3454]

What is the exact lenght from chin to brigh hand I feel when my chin is near to brigh hand my cue grip back swing and acoracy is increased

[@therocksrihari]

Sorry I couldnt ask the question on the facebook channel.. I am trying to force my cue to finish at the chest. If i dont force it, it never happens.. and with the hand grooving into the chest I fell there is no control on power.. how do you control the power with every shot touching into the chest?

[@rungun3982]

Never give up is the best advice. I needed a snooker and all the colours in a frame my opponent went in off a potted yellow 4 points i needed i then cleared the colours to take the win. But more importantly it demoralised my opponent which in its own way helped me win the match from there.

[@ozgurocak4123]

amazing videos, thank you very much!

[@johnwhittaker311]

One thing I struggle with is getting back ache. I don’t have back problems in day to day life, just when playing snooker. I’m not the tallest of chaps but I don’t know if that makes a difference. Do you have any ideas on how to prevent this?

[@wild1magic446]

Sage advice once again. There are a few pros out there who would do well to listen to you. Thank you.

[@TomCoppell]

Hi Steve. Great content as always very insightful from a coaching perspective. I would like to know how to go about and where to take snooker coaching courses to become a coach? As I’m very much interested in the coaching side of the game and have had experience working with coaching.

[@paulriggall8370]

Been doing the line up for about a week - I have a modified pool table at home, I play with snooker balls. 7 reds, 5 blacks and 2 blues. Took me about a hundred attempts! 😁 Really looking forward to having a go at the club whenever that reopens. I've definitely benefitted from your advice. Would be good to see the YT snooker coaches go up against each other.... 🤔

[@eoghanh]

If you miss a red and hit the yellow and then hit another higher value colour I.E blue, pink or black is the foul 4 for the first ball hit (yellow) or the higher subsequently hit ball?

[@BartonSnooker]

First foul. Unless you knock a higher value ball into a pocket or off the table.

[@georgebrenland8477]

Hi there question, when playing a red if the white is touching a red one must play away from that red, if one was left with the colour's and the object ball was the brown but the white was touching the black, would this be a foul shot, regards George

[@tbrownhill]

Thanks Steve ,,,great vid as usual,,,by the way keep whaffling my mate we need this in these,strange times

[@kohnainhussain2995]

Steve i really enjoy your videos and they offer great advice. Can you give me any tips on where do I find the centre of my vision. Do I follow the dominant eye method and how will I know when I've found the centre of my vision. I was hoping that you do a video on where to place the cue under your chin and sight the shot correctly

[@BartonSnooker]

Hi, thanks a lot for watching 🙂 I'm currently working hard on a full training course which I hope to be releasing in the next couple of months. It will all be explained in there 👍🙂

[@kohnainhussain2995]

@@BartonSnooker Hello Steve I was hoping that you could do a video on finding the centre of vision on a shot and sighting the shot correctly as well as where to place your chin on the cue because it will help with all shots. I hope you can do a video on this topic for everyone.

[@mehranaslam375]

Great as always ❤️❤️❤️

[@VishwaNathGummaRaju]

SB Sir, As always so precise, clear, logical and analytical guidance for the situation. Thank you for the videos and content, so kindly shared with snooker enthusiasts. Waiting for the time when play resumes. With high regards, VishG

[@BartonSnooker]

Thank you so much VishG. Great to help and thank you for your kind words.

[@uetaws7985]

Learning alot from your videos

[@iainfleming3395]

Congrats on 50k. 100k in 2021!

[@abdulrehmankhan4521]

I am your big fan sir from Pakistan, the thing is i am the patient of anxiety but i love playing and watching snooker, but whenever i play snooker, my mind dont let me play freely whenever i just try to hit the cueball. This happens sometimes. Not everytime. Can u plz tell me what should i do to overcome this problem?? Thanks again sir :)

[@cueball5858]

If the shoulder is dropped occasionally, e.g for a power shot as Steve does, would it be a good idea to ALWAYS drop the elbow on EVERY SHOT so that we are used to it and it becomes part of our usual stroke, instead of having 2 distinct strokes? I'm a bit puzzled about this after watching various champs from Joe Davis in the past to Ronnie in the present who drop their elbows on a regular basis. Thanks for any help.

[@BartonSnooker]

Hello! There isn't really two different strokes. The way I think of it it my cue moves to 3 different points. A) the end of the backswing B) to the chest C) past the chest with elbow drop So if you think of it like that... ALL SHOTS have point A to B. Every single shot you play you'll make that movement. Then just on some higher power shots, you'll go A to B, which is what you repeat on every single shot (and now by this point the cue ball has already been struck)... But then you'll continue to point C so that you keep the tension and smoothness in the cue action. Hope that helps. All shots have the same action by the time the cue ball is struck.... A to B. Just occasionally I go to C as the cue is moving so fast.

[@cueball5858]

@@BartonSnooker Thanks for taking the time to sort that out Steve.

[@christiano8088]

Dude forget about factoring in an elbow drop, it will happen naturally (if at all) on occasional shots. Its like the wrist action during a stroke, some players have almost none like Dave Harold so will always struggle with deep screw shots or arcing the white. Let it happen naturally but if it doesn't happen work with what you have in your armoury.

[@paulriggall8370]

Good to know about your facebook group

[@MultiAmsh]

And othwr couch (trainer) sai you have to aim to the edge of the object ball?

[@bullsnutsoz]

no no no, they would not say that! Just starting? keep it VERY simple only center ball striking for you; for now

[@emd9129]

Hi Steve , I hope you create a video about cue tip .. softness/ hardness and how I can check it before set it on my cue .. I actually had a hard times looking for a tip with a hardness I want, I'm using ELKmaster tips .. I can tell I found a different softness tips in the same box .. Some of this tips is much softer than others and doesn't give me any feedback .. some is less soft and some is really hard like you hitting a wall .. So please guide me on this .. Thanks for everything

[@ericryckman5174]

Keep the new tip compressed for 24 hours in a vice or C-clamp. This helps with consistency of tips.

[@emd9129]

@@ericryckman5174 I'll try it Eric.. Thanks

[@alecspyrou2134]

You can actually buy a hand operated press for tips. Lookup eBay. I have now moved to layered tips. They are a bit more expensive but they come in preset hardness levels and are generally very consistent.

[@christiano8088]

So difficult, in the 90s blue diamonds were very consistent. Blue diamond plus are good. Sometimes you can go through 4 or 5 before finding a grippy not too hard one. Good luck.

[@chadchetty9262]

Can you please answer this in the next q and a... This is a problem that I always come across in snooker What happends when a player fouls and snooker you when on the colours

[@MultiAmsh]

And what about 3/4 ball and 1/2ball? Please

[@michaeladams7352]

Hi, I am on the colours and all reds gone, blue is the next ball and hanging over pocket, unfortunately it’s snookerd by the pink but I have a free ball as my opponent fouled, can I pot the pink onto the blue and pot it as my pink is the free ball and my extra blue. So free ball on blue ball. Settle an argument.

[@BartonSnooker]

Yes you can.

[@garyfroeschner2523]

very helpful

[@mohamadnorizzuddin8750]

Hello Sir. I'm from Malaysia. I have a question to ask. What if the player wants to hit the pink ball, and he does not tell the referee to hit the pink ball. Unfortunately, the cue ball did not hit the ball. So, how many points will be awarded to his opponent? Either 4 or 6? Hope I can get the response from you Sir. Thank you.

[@yannylaurel1588]

Nice time bar on the top!

[@oldpondfrog788]

A nice old lady on the Theosophical society channel says if your mind is racing and you can't stop thoughts; (such as your game getting away from you loosing your mental cool) concentrate on relaxing your tongue on the floor of your mouth. It works to stop all other thoughts.

[@NuubiKakku]

Great tips

[@עדיפורת-פ6ה]

Thanks coach. Classic

[@MrJdsenior]

"Consistency comes from being consistent". I'm betting you won't get a lot of argument on that. :-) One of my friends was talking to Allison FIsher one time and he said she was really harping on preshot routine...said it did as much for her as anything else, she's a believer...and she has a gorgeous stroke, MHO.

[@BartonSnooker]

I nearly made it my quote of the year! 😂 Although in all seriousness, being consistent in everything we do (lining up the shot, waking in, the same stance, staying still etc.) all of those things are what lead to consistency! Ha! Be consistent in what you practice, and you will be more consistent 😁

[@christiano8088]

I'm not on facebook but want to ask you a question. Do you read these comments?

[@BartonSnooker]

Yes

[@christiano8088]

@@BartonSnooker where are you in the country dude? I need help. Can you help guys with the yips? (Full blown yips not just pretend Stephen Hendre yips)

[@christiano8088]

@@BartonSnooker where are you in the country dude? I need help. Can you help guys with the yips? (Full blown yips not just pretend Stephen Hendry yips)

[@BartonSnooker]

I'm in Bloxwich in the West Midlands. Yes, I have worked with lots of players who had the yips.

[@BrianPenning]

Sure miss the closed captions 😕

[@michaelhoulding2656]

Rules when she ball is returned to table after referee returns to table

[@waynedwyergolf5373]

What club are you at?

[@BartonSnooker]

It's my private facility. Not used as a club.

[@waynedwyergolf5373]

@@BartonSnooker I didn’t mean that I was just asking where it is?

[@BartonSnooker]

@@waynedwyergolf5373 I am based in Bloxwich in the West Midlands :)

[@waynedwyergolf5373]

@@BartonSnooker I grew up in bloxwich mate playing snooker at the 155 club in leamore and at the masters in walsall

[@waynedwyergolf5373]

Is it a star table you have

[@gramofromEíre34]

I broke my cue 2 weeks ago 🥺😭🤬

[@wakofish]

can i have a lesson in about 6-12 months

[@BartonSnooker]

You sure can!

[@uetaws7985]

Love Snooker From Heart

[@contrabassdanny]

Any MeWe group? Don’t really like Facebook.

[@basemelfatairy6817]

See you tomorrow coach

[@BartonSnooker]

See you tomorrow 👍

[@dermotshaw6775]

?

[@BartonSnooker]

@@dermotshaw6775 we have a zoom call scheduled 👍 Basem is from Italy 🙂

[@dermotshaw6775]

@@BartonSnooker ohhh makes sense 😅.. I thought he just lived locally

[@paulbamford8Ball]

😢😢😢 You didn't answer my question. 😢😢😢