Snooker Coaching The Grip - Snooker Lesson

[@johnbell452]

In 6min and 42 seconds I improved my cue delivery more than I have been able to do in the previous years of playing. This game is all about delivery of the cue. Thanks for a terrifically thought out and produced piece of work.

[@BartonSnooker]

Thanks John. Great to help 👍

[@amarsbarr]

Beautiful technique on the screwshot, no jerking or body movement. So smooth and fine lovely to watch and I love how your videos are simple but detailed a perfect blend. Thank you very much

[@danielbevan8354]

I think the hardest thing to do, especially on power shots, is to keep completely relaxed and time the ball well. It's so easy to add unwanted tension or rush the shot and time the ball badly. It's discipline as well as skill. Great video, along with all your others. Keep up the great work ✊

[@stevenarmstrong2791]

Been playing this game for over 30 years and he’s teaching me new things all the time. Top work Steve!!

[@kennethkwan1870]

Yes!! Finally, the only video that shows a comprehensive detailed of how the cue arm/hand works, Thank you!

[@alecspyrou2134]

Great thanks for doing this video, really helps visualise what the fundamentals of the grip are. When I get back will be focusing on letting the cue push out the fingers. Also didn't realise letting the elbow down slightly on the back swing. I recommend people get a camera and video themselves. It's surprising what you see.

[@touseefanwar8507]

Hi Steve, once again an amazingly fabulous tutorial. I've watched quiet a few videos about grip but this stands out among all. Really detailed description and the slow mo really was helpful. Can't thank you enough for your effort and dedication for this wonderful game of snooker. Really appreciate. God bless.

[@BartonSnooker]

Thank you 🙂

[@Prabhanshu1cool]

Hey i m from india. And your coaching drastically improved my gaming. Thank you so much

[@foru2810]

U hv really smthing unique idea to explain ...u r doing well .....no one did dis ......u r doing in actually what needs ........thanks a lot

[@ryanmiller9999]

Awesome lesson! As far as how much pressure you're applying to the cue, I pretend I have an egg in my hand that I'm trying not to crack with my grip pressure. I came to snooker from sports like golf and baseball, which typically have tighter grips on the club and bat, so grip pressure is a skill I'm still trying to develop.

[@leeelentar9172]

Awesome video, the slow motion feed is really useful. thx!

[@TyroneKing1977]

Sound advise. I have wasted so much game time over complicating the grip technique.

[@chrisderrick2989]

Thanks this really helps my understanding of how the grip is supposed to work. I've been squeezing the cue on delivery. Maybe this is why I jab at the ball so much and put unwanted side on??

[@BartonSnooker]

Hi! Yes! The only way you can grip tighter, is to use all of the muscles in your forearm. By doing this it is very common to push the cue offline. You'll either miss the pot or as you say, get a bit of unwanted side on the shot!

[@chrisderrick2989]

Great! Can't wait to practise this tomorrow! It's a shame I couldn't get to you for some coaching... (I'm in Northern Ireland). Keep up the great videos!

[@gabrieldinizmello5481]

Very good lesson! You and Barry are the best KZbin coaches.

[@BartonSnooker]

Thank you 🙂

[@morozowski89]

Very helpful. I always forget myself and grip the cue stronger, especially on deep screw and follow through shots. And those I am missing more often.

[@BartonSnooker]

Thanks you! Yes, it's a common problem for a lot of players. The only way to grip the cue is to use the muscles in the forearm, and then this will push the cue slightly offline, either one way or the other.

[@danielbevan8354]

This was a massive problem for me for years. I'd often miss a long pot by a distance and for the life of me didn't know what I was doing wrong. I'd have to rely on my opponent playing a bad shot to let me in alot of the time. I'm a 70/80+ breaker and this seemingly insignificant tweek has helped me massively and it's often a point that is not mentioned. Who knew guiding a piece of wood in a straight line could be so hard? 🤔😂

[@BartonSnooker]

@@danielbevan8354 ha! It's a surprisingly hard thing to get right isn't it!? All good fun though 🙂

[@kennethkwan1870]

Does this mean that the forearm should remain relaxed during the whole process of cuing or is there a controlled use of the forearm muscles?

[@BartonSnooker]

@@kennethkwan1870 just try to keep everything as relaxed as you can. You just want to get rid of tension in the cue action. Obviously you need to use various muscles to control the cue, but what you don't want to do, is be overly tense on the shot. Just think about being as relaxed as possible 🙂

[@123awais6]

Sir your are fabulous coach? I am big fan of your coaching.

[@jatinsharma4389]

You work so hard for these vedios to teach us... That's amazing . I watch all your videos and every time i learn something new . All i can say that u are doing a great work keep it up And thank u so much for making these videos.. Love from India..

[@BartonSnooker]

Thank you so much! Much appreciated 🙂

[@jatinsharma4389]

a question sir.. What is the difference between a soft tip and hard tip. What role they play while playing a shot Didn't get a satisfied answer form whom i asked..

[@BartonSnooker]

@@jatinsharma4389 hi. You won't actually find much difference either way in terms of how they actually play. Some people prefer a softer tip as they feel this just allows them to have more 'feel' and 'feedback' in the cue. Other people prefer the feeling of a harder tip. It really does just come down to personal preference and what you like. You won't find one tip allows you to do something that another tip doesn't, so it's just your own choice.

[@jatinsharma4389]

@@BartonSnooker thank u sir and sorry for late replying.. Hope in future you will solve all our doubts...😇😇

[@foru2810]

Dis is really awesome u know d real thing what players want to know ....and having issues

[@joshwong1807]

Very nice control back swing screw back shot. Great video

[@contrabassdanny]

Very detail explanation. I watched Ronnie's masterclass and he mentioned about squeezing the cue at the end of the action especially the screw shot to enhance the power. Is that another kind of technique? If so, could you please make a video to explain? Thanks

[@Seen-ev7yn]

As usual barton a very detailed video.Appreciate it and thanks for your time and effort and also listening to viewers and replying to them👍.it ll be nice to include a video regarding the art of break building around the black ball( soft screws follow through ,soft stuns and utilising the top cushion well) i often end up too high or too low on the black 😂sometimes i just wonder the pro s just keep it simple by striking centre ball work out the angles for the black . Thank u

[@BartonSnooker]

Thanks very much for the kind comments! I will try to make a video along those lines in the near future. Thanks very much for watching 🙂

[@samxmaybe3316]

as always , it's such a fabulous video . it's been a week that I'm trying to get rid of my " pumping " problem in delivery , and suddenly you publish this fantastic video which showing us the mechanism of the grip in detail and the delivery that helped me a lot . thank you so much . I just wanna ask a question and be sure about a thing that's bothering me for a while : are you / should we focusing on elbow in back-swing and delivery ( for step 5 of the cue-action which was " hitting from the elbow " ) ? thank you again for this new video . cheers

[@BartonSnooker]

Hi. Thanks for the kind comments. I don't really focus specifically on the elbow. It's something you need to be aware of and need to get right in your action. But when I'm actually playing, I concentrate more on being smooth and staying still etc. Once you understand the basic mechanics of the cue action, you then have to just practice it, and find what helps you personally to deliver the cue properly each time. Hope that helps!

[@samxmaybe3316]

@@BartonSnooker it helped me a lot .... thank you so much

[@hughgrant894]

Hi Steve. Great video. I noticed that you are rotating the cue on the final backswing and delivery (anticlockwise on the backswing and clockwise on the delivery stroke). I'd estimate that the overall rotation during your screw shot was around 40-60 degrees (see 5.00 onwards on the video). Presumably you are able to do that whilst still keeping the cue on the line of aim. Until recently, I also had a tendency to rotate the cue by a similar extent, but I find that the wrist twisting that is associated with the cue rotation takes the cue off line and I have been working diligently to eliminate it. For me, I think the rotation is due to my fingers "rolling" the cue during the furling/unfurling, and to eliminate it I need to focus on the grip being restricted to the fleshy V between my thumb and forefinger, and minimising any finger involvement. Do you agree that it is preferable not to have any cue rotation as it can often lead to taking the cue off line?

[@anabkhurshid]

hi Steve, hope you will be fine .... Can you please upload a video guiding about how to improve our stance like aligning head and elbow in straight line while delivering or aiming shots. Thanks in advance

[@BartonSnooker]

Hello! Yes I will try to make a video on this in the future. Thanks for watching 🙂

[@bobsnooker.3950]

Excellent coaching.

[@username2258]

Really awesome video, helpful as always. Do a "Buying your very first snooker cue" video next. Cheers!

[@wsps256]

Thank you! This is very helpful. Appreciate the slow motion and multiple angles. I have a question though, which finger is your main fulcrum when you're cueing? Is the cue mainly pivoting on your index or middle finger? Does that change at all during your stroke? Appreciate any advice you can give!

[@BartonSnooker]

I mainly use my middle finger when I start the delivery. I would find a grip that feels comfortable for you though. All players do it slightly differently and there isn't a one size fits all. The feeling of your grip hand controlling the shot, will be something that you'll get a better feel for over time.

[@wsps256]

@@BartonSnooker thank you!

[@yannylaurel1588]

Hi Barton, since you have changed your grip over time (instead of bending the wrist, you release more of your fingers), could you do another vid about the grip? Many thanks!

[@marioscarpuzza1385]

Thanks Barton of course it's helpful as always. Merry Christmas teacher and happy new year 😃👍👋👋

[@BartonSnooker]

Merry Christmas and a happy New Year 🙂

[@end-game2030]

I cannot stress how important this is and why trainers do not talk about this more I do not know. The grip is one thing but the wrist and where the knuckles should be pointing to give you a complete horizontal line is so so important. Played for years being inconsistent and about a 30 to 40 break player to doing my first century break by straightening my wrist. I knew I was cueing straight but was cuein right to left and was straightening the line with my eyes and body, by me turning my hand slightly towards my body and wah lah I'm dead in straight and seeing straight down the cue. Would be nice for you to so a vid about the hand and wrist line.

[@isaacang7239]

Nice video.Thumb up. Very detailed explanation thus I'm pretty sure it will improved my technique as well. Lastly, make a video about your cue (spec etc) and explain how to choose a good cue.Thank you. I wish you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year and looking forward more educated video from you in 2019. God bless you.

[@BartonSnooker]

Thank you very much! Yes I will make a video about my cue in the near future. Thanks so much for watching. Merry Christmas and have a great New Year 🙂

[@arjunbhardwaj4538]

Very informative....thanks a lot...

[@USMANaka007]

Sir please make a video on, cues. I would love to see that.

[@RX50cent]

Thanks for another great tutorial. My question is when should we apply extra grip pressure?

[@BartonSnooker]

Hi! You are trying to never apply any extra grip pressure. Some people that don't drop their elbow on delivery, may need to apply a slight pressure to the cue on delivery. Judd Trump and Neil Robertson do not drop their elbow at all on delivery, so they may need to have a slight bit of extra grip on very high powered shots. Even for them though, this is rare. On almost all shots they will try to have as little pressure as possible. If you do add a bit of pressure on the grip, just make sure it is AFTER the tip has made contact with the white ball.

[@RX50cent]

@@BartonSnooker Thank you, I ask because I recall on one video Ronnie was saying the grip pressure determines how much cue power you want on the shot, I'm not 100% sure if thats what he meant I'll try to find that video.

[@BartonSnooker]

@@RX50cent hi! Yes I have seen that video. Ronnie talks about the 'pressure grip'. I wouldn't take any notice of that. Unfortunately some of the best players in the world aren't always the best at explaining exactly what they are doing. Ronnie was asked on Eurosport last week if he had played a shot with running side, or check side. Ronnie said "I don't know to be honest. I don't know what it's called". Merry Christmas 🙂

[@RX50cent]

@@BartonSnooker Understood, thanks again!

[@ynwared493]

Thanks Steve loving the videos, you seem to have a good 2 inches after your grip what length is your cue, what's the spec, thanks

[@room1recording]

Shouldn’t let the top of the butt come away from the part of your hand between your thumb and index finger. You’re then relying on other fingers holding the cue up when it should really be the thumb and index that are the main stabilisers. This can result in cueing off line under pressure.

[@bennylawrence8077]

Great Video @Barton Snooker, but I have one question that has bugged me for years is that do you actually think of pushing the fingers off the cue on the back swing or do you do it sub consciously because the grip is loose enough so your not actually thinking about it at all and it takes care of it's self? I'm 30 years old and love the game but I've been stuck on a 58 break for the last 6 years and I'm dying to make a 60 odd break but always break down around 30 or 40.

[@BartonSnooker]

Hi Benny! I wouldn't actually be consciously thinking of the fingers specifically, but you're just conscious of the hand remaining nice and relaxed. So don't worry too much about exactly what the fingers are doing, just that it's nice and loose and controlled. The problem a lot of players have, is that they grip too tightly and don't let the fingers release at all. This makes the cue rise up a lot at the back and causes the "seesaw" action that some players have. So, just start off with a nice controlled grip: 4/10 grip strength. Then pull back and just naturally let the hand relax, that's all you need to think about. Just let the cue push the fingers away and keep the hand relaxed. Then push through and try to finish in a relaxed position again. Hope that helps! Good luck! 🙂

[@shahzadishahzad307]

i want to learn how the grip work in long pot with having a deep screw like judd trump and maguire,

[@Empowerrr]

Thanks for uploading videos mate.

[@BartonSnooker]

Hi! You don't need to worry about it at all. The wrist by nature is a very mobile joint, so you're always going to have a bit of movement in there. Just concentrate on the key points with the grip: • hold the cue where it feels comfortable • don't grip too tightly. Around a 4/10 in grip strength • on the pull back let the fingers relax • on delivery, keep nice and relaxed and don't add tension After that, we all do things a little bit differently, but those points above are what we should all have in common. Good luck 🙂

[@cavalierroyale]

empower93 That's exactly what I was looking out for, good question! I think straight down is the most obvious and best for me anyway! A lot of players cock their hands wrists outwards but I guess everyone is different!

[@MrOmer123]

How much pressure you think you use? From 1-10?

[@BartonSnooker]

Mine is probably about a 4/10. I would say you want to be between a 4/10 to 6/10. You don't want any more pressure than that.

[@johncummings9446]

Which finger/fingers do you use to propel the cue forward. I would think that using a finger/fingers to propel the cue forward would help the timing of a shot. Thanks for the videos. I really liked the Timing video.

[@BartonSnooker]

I personally use my middle two fingers mostly with my grip. It's then mainly my ring finger that helps with the delivery. I also tend to have a little bit of a flick of the wrist at times. It's very individual for each player. Even among the top players, they will all have different grips. It's not a one-size-fits-all.

[@johncummings9446]

BartonSnooker thank you.

[@sj460162]

Steve this is very helpful. Im still a little confused about the exact grip pressure. I hear some say loose...some say 5 out of 10 which to me is firm and others say very loose. Sorry if Im being a bit daft here but is it all about keeping a consistant pressure all through the stroke or relaxing at backswing and bringing grip back for follow through?

[@andrewhickman4412]

Hi fantastic video. When you do the last pause and let your fingers do the work and don’t put added tension on grip, do you push your hand into chest?

[@BartonSnooker]

On the final delivery I push the cue though and the shot is then completed when the hand hits the chest. New video out in the next couple of days about "follow through" and "hand to the chest".

[@user-yd5ri9td3p]

Like that one a lot

[@thomaschin3841]

Hi Barton Snooker, I've realized there's a little bit of rotation of your cue while you're cueing at 1:44, is that normal? Cuz I've realised that it's so hard to make the cue not to rotate at all during cueing, hope to get a reply from you soon

[@BartonSnooker]

Hi Thomas. Yes, most players have a bit of rotation as they deliver the cue. As long is it's not turning a huge amount, it's no problem.

[@thomaschin3841]

@@BartonSnooker Thank you for replying!! Btw I've also watched you video on the 5 steps snooker cue action and you've mentioned in your last step "Cue from the elbow" Does it mean that we have to focus on the elbow instead of wrist in all snooker's light to power shots? Thank you

[@Zee360review]

Hurrahh

[@sidhaughty]

Hey steve...hope you are fine.. A quick question about your elbow during your follow through. It dropped fully during the follow shot, not so much during the deep screw and almost still during the stunn. Can u emphasize on dropping the elbow followed by the fore hand, when and how much to so it.

[@witzar]

@BartonSnooker, your chin stays on the cue during warm-up strokes and the final backswing. But a substantial gap appears between your chin and the cue on the delivery. Any comment on this?

[@BartonSnooker]

Hi! This is just that my arm will relax and the elbow will relax very slightly as I do my follow through. So I'll hit the cue ball, and then to make sure I go right through the shot, I'll push beyond and further than the white, adding no tension and letting my back arm relax. This causes the arm, and then the cue to drop a little bit and come away from the chin. Have a look at Ronnie O'Sullivan in this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hKiVao19j9Kph6M That's an extreme example, but it's just as the arm relaxes, the elbow drops slightly, and the cue finishes a little lower than the chin. Hope that helps! Good luck! 🙂

[@witzar]

@@BartonSnooker , thanks for answering my question so quickly. Your answer explains why the gap happens, but not if the gap is desirable or not. I try to keep the cue touching my chin on delivery. Is this a mistake?

[@BartonSnooker]

@@witzar i think my advice would be to not worry about the gap. Some players like Judd Trump and Neil Robertson don't have a gap as they don't really have any elbow drop. Ronnie O'Sullivan and Mark Selby end up with a gap as they both let the elbow drop slightly on the follow through. My advice is, make sure you accelerate through the ball properly with no tension. If you're doing that, fantastic! Don't worry about exactly where the cue finishes after delivery (in regards to the chin). Just practice slowly pushing the cue all the way through the shot and to the chest. This is the art. Do it slowly without any balls first, just to get a feel for how you need to control your arm.

[@sidhaughty]

Hey steve. I have a question for you, its regarding the follow through. You like ronnie drop your elbow as you follow through and your wrist joint ends up hitting the chest unlike in case of the stun or less powered shot that you played and even shaun murphy does it. So elow dropping only happens for power shots, and especially follow shots, can u please explain the arm's movement while 'finishing the shot'. Many thanks.

[@rongsenmongbajamir4914]

hi steve, when you are pulling the cue and pushing through the chest, are you sliding the cue through your chest (touching it or not touching) need some advice here

[@LouisLeungJr]

Awesome videos mate, just got a question about the screw shot, you said “keep the cue as flat” but when I was watching players like Ronnie or Selby play screw shots the commentary says some players tend to bring up their cue slightly in order to dig down the cue ball to get maximum screw, is that the case for every screw shots or occasionally depends of what type of screw shots? Thanks 🤙🏼

[@BartonSnooker]

Hi there! Thank you! You will see even with my action here, the cue is pointing down slightly at an angle. This is just the nature of screw shots. Because you're aiming low, but you still need the cue above the cushion, it has to point down slightly. Ronnie and Selby tend to drop the elbow quite a bit on the follow through. So they will have their cue pointing a little bit down at the white ball, then as they deliver and come through, the arm will relax at the back, and the elbow will drop, and this makes the cue dip through the shot. Other players like Judd Trump and Neil Robertson don't have an elbow drop. So their cue tends to stay quite flat as it comes through. It doesn't matter either way. All of these players are at an elite level, and they all do it differently. BUT, what they all have in common is nice long backswing, smooth delivery, and no tension on the grip hand on delivery. Hope that helps! 🙂

[@muhammadalamrafee6158]

What type of is best for deep screw shot ? Hard , medium or soft

[@vitoralmeida1976]

Hi Barton, should I try to deliver the cue to the chest or try to bring the hand to the chest? During the movement, should I focus on which of these two? take the cue to the chest or the hand or forearm to the chest? sorry, i'm brazilian and i'm using the translator and the question may not be well formulated, but start your studies to learn english, thank you!!!

[@vitoralmeida1976]

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[@adamkuaila38]

How the pressure grip works .plz explain in details .I HV seen your grip video but Its not clear ...plz

[@zain-ul-abideenzain-ul-abi330]

Can some one pls tell what is the timing of closing the grip and how to know what amount of grip pressure we apply always.can u pls upload a video to discribe it

[@kieronprice9336]

Can you do a video on the break off, 7 times out of 10 I'm cannoning the blue off the break?

[@BartonSnooker]

Yes I will make this video in the future.

[@kieronprice9336]

@@BartonSnooker okay thanks

[@errorghost_]

I have a little problem here 1:50 when I relax my wrist , it automatically rotates slightly to the outside which takes the cue a bit offline closer to my body but it comes back to the good position in the delivery . but when I try to adjust it I end up adjusting my elbow position too haha , what do you recommand ?

[@kennethkwan1870]

I noticed that your body remains very still even on power shots while my body tends to jerk when I'm doing them. How do you anchor your body so solidly on the table? Do you use your chest, stomach, shoulder , etc muscles to help?

[@BartonSnooker]

Hi! It's just all about practicing keeping still. It's something that I had to work on and concentrate on. Make sure your stance is solid and comfortable and without any discomfort. Then a big thing is using the long backswing on power shots. This enables you to accelerate the cue much more smoothly. A lot of players don't pull the cue back very far, and then you have to jerk your arm forward and tense everything up to get the cue up to speed quickly. So by using a longer backswing, you can build the speed more gradually, and remain nice and still on the shot.

[@kennethkwan1870]

@@BartonSnooker Thank you :-) Will be practising long back swings. Merry Christmas!

[@jackybogues2495]

Hi Mr barton, my coach told me to grip all skin with cue but since I have done this I’ve lost the fluid action and timing . Seems to have caused me to stop delivering straight seems that my hand may be kinking to the side( like pulling your knuckles towards your forearm) do I need to take his advice but pull knuckles towards the wrist slightly hope this makes sense

[@jackybogues2495]

Beautiful grip and action there looks solid

[@BartonSnooker]

It's hard to know obviously without seeing the way you grip. Why has the coach offered this advice? Does is make sense? How does the grip help? Have all those thing being explained to you?

[@moviemaster00000]

could you tell me when you set up the table, does the pink has to be touching the reds?

[@BartonSnooker]

The pink goes goes on it's own spot, and the reds are as close as they can possibly go, WITHOUT touching the pink. So there should literally just be the smallest gap possible between the pink and the top red.

[@moviemaster00000]

@@BartonSnooker OK, thanks. Did not know that before. :)

[@vegan4animals4life]

I notice the wrist and hand angle are changing as the cue moves from front to back. To me this appears natural for some but may be a main reason it’s so hard for most to cue straight. Any tips on how to consciously adjust the angle and tighten the hand and wrist during the feathering and final stroke? For example, Your hand is aligned straight (normal with knuckles and cue parallel to the table) at stroke completion, but it is rotated forward towards cue tip at the start of feathering - it’s very hard to do smoothly and without wobbling the cue! How do you keep your knuckles parallel and adjust the wrist and hand without conscious tight wrist adjustments?

[@BartonSnooker]

Hi there! I don't quite know what you are asking me... Are you talking about my technique specifically, or the technique in general? Are you talking about the slight rotation of my hand on the delivery? Do you mean during just the feathers, or actually when you do a full backswing and then deliver and hit the cue ball and complete the shot? Thanks!

[@vegan4animals4life]

BartonSnooker Thanks -I have emailed you some photos to try and help explain!

[@BartonSnooker]

@@vegan4animals4life reply sent! I take it you are a vegan? I am vegetarian myself 🙂

[@WeirdSide]

How many times a day do you brush your teeth?

[@kennethkwan1870]

New Year Greetings Steve, I've come across a problem that I can't seem to overcome. It's regarding the cuing process where I'm using my big back muscle, which I believe it's called the Trapezius. Sometimes I may cue nicely with my elbow/forearm but more often than not, the Trapezius takes over. Is there any way that I can overcome this problem?

[@BartonSnooker]

Hi. All you can do is be aware that you have this problem. Try to keep still and be conscious of cueing properly from the elbow. The more you practice, hopefully the more often you will cue correctly.

[@kennethkwan1870]

Thank you

[@TomCoppell]

Does your grip change in any way for long potting?

[@BartonSnooker]

Hi! No. The same principles apply. I try to keep everything nice and relaxed. I generate the power I want using a long backswing, and then I deliver and try to keep everything nice and relaxed.

[@SuperTerminator50]

Ronnie drops his elbow considerably when he delivers the cue, particularly on power shots..

[@babalatif6010]

Hi steve...plz tell me one thing..your grip and ronnies grip are same..?As it sees i think its same...

[@BartonSnooker]

Very similar, yes. Although I did not copy Ronnie. It's just the way that feels comfortable for me. We are all different.

[@babalatif6010]

@@BartonSnooker plz tell me one more thing..how you deliver the cue i mean with elbow or wrist...intentionally...?

[@BartonSnooker]

@@babalatif6010 a bit of both for me. I hit from the elbow but I also feel my wrist and hand involved in the touch shots.

[@stuartbond4975]

Do you know how to stop a slight twist in the pull back of a cue action. I know bigham does it as do many other players but why is this and can you prevent it?

[@BartonSnooker]

Hi Stuart. The only real way to understand what's happening with these things, is to practice your cue action very, very slowly with no balls on the table. So just practice pulling the cue back very slowly, and get a feel for what is happening with the back hand, the arm, the grip, and try to see what could be causing the problem. Try to work it out slowly like this first, and then you can move on to play some basics shots, and then go from there. It's all good fun working it out. You're just trying to get that cue control as good as you can manage. Just try it slowly first, and build up to playing basic shots. Hope that helps! Good luck! 🙂

[@stuartbond4975]

@@BartonSnooker cheers for the reply mate. Your channel is top class btw 👍 Could you do a vid on a more technical aspect regarding the the actual cueing arm shoulder/elbow and hip rotation when down on the shot and why some players have the elbow or shoulder slightly showning/sticking out. A bit like mark williams, anthony mcgill ect.. always wanted to know people's thoughts on this..thanks again

[@dnbmania]

@@stuartbond4975 it's because he is allowing the ring that the index finger and thumb create come apart as he unfurls his fingers. If you want to prevent this, only allow the rear three fingers to unfurl while maintaining this ring around the cue

[@stuartbond4975]

@@dnbmania im gonna try this ..thanks

[@kahafzariyat2172]

Is elbow and bridge should be tight reply plz

[@BartonSnooker]

Hi. What do you mean by tight?

[@kahafzariyat2172]

means elbow should be tight ya loss

[@lafaelerobertson2234]

Great

[@angelatanasov7492]

All respect to you mate,because you have great videos and your sroke is super straight,you but you very wrong to think that you are NOT closing your grip with your middle ot ring finger.Check how your wrist turning towards your chest on shot 3.All of the top profesionals,with few exceptions of course, use their fingers to create straight shooting and feel for the cue ball. Best regards,Angel!

[@kahafzariyat2172]

Plz tell me elbow tight must be

[@前行感悟]

大佬们，有没有中文翻译版的呀

[@kyotosal]

Could you please tell me how long your cue is in inches. Thank you for this great lesson.......Sal : )

[@BartonSnooker]

Hi. My cue is 57.5 inches. 18 ounces. 9.75mm tip.

[@kyotosal]

Thank you so much. I have been feeling that mine is too short for me and just wanted a comparison. Thanks again.

[@BartonSnooker]

@@kyotosal how tall are you? And how long is your cue?

[@kyotosal]

I am 5'8" tall and my cue is 57.25 inches long. I feel like my right hand is too close to the end of the cue. I bought a short extension but I don't like the feel of it. Also my tip does not hold the chalk well. I have not changed tips yet as I am a beginner but I did buy a couple of tips.

[@ajmelectricalcontractors]

I noticed the cue twists a little bit 1.48 is that intentional?

[@BartonSnooker]

No. Just happens very slightly.

[@ajmelectricalcontractors]

@@BartonSnooker great video I've watched many snooker videos I personally think this one is brilliant to show different angles with what should be happening with the cue with elbow drop and also grip , also some of your videos about follow through has helped me massively thank you👍🏻

[@BartonSnooker]

@@ajmelectricalcontractors cheers. Thanks for watching Anthony. Great to help.

[@babalatif6010]

I want to send u a 4 sec clip of mine..tell me how i can..?

[@wakaya]

Hi Steve, I was wondering if you're gripping the cue completely using thumb and forefinger before take back and then through delivery (I notice there is a gap on take back). Should I be gripping it somewhat tight with thumb and forefinger but gently with the rest of the hand? or a 4 out of 10 all around so to speak? Really appreciate the fantastic content and tips as I slowly learn this humbling game!

[@robertburgess5350]

I see you dont use your wrist to get more power and greater cue ball reaction.

[@BartonSnooker]

Hi. I would if I needed a lot of power, but these shots are all hit at a relatively controlled pace.

[@Zee360review]

I am.first

[@staezione]

You'll never see the chinese guys dropping their elbow. Is it a specific way of coaching they receive? There is even a Thai girl that plays like a robot and everything is flying in

[@BartonSnooker]

The Chinese players will probably be taught to just deliver the hand to the chest with no elbow drop on delivery. The best player in the world (Ronnie O'Sullivan) drops his elbow on delivery. So does Mark Selby... so does Shaun Murphy. Neil Robertson doesn't, neither does Judd Trump. So, all great players, slightly different techniques. I don't think it's a problem to be dropping the elbow as players are doing it long after the cue-ball has been hit. The problems you have are with beginner players who don't have a long enough backswing, and they then generate the follow through by dropping the elbow, and this is then unreliable.

[@njvellore]

6:04... Basic physics....

[@hamoodurrahman783]

Hi barton. Im hamdan from malaysia. Can u share your email cause i have a lot if question want to ask u.

[@BartonSnooker]

Hi! [e-mail]