Snooker LINE OF AIM is VERY Important

[@joe2grand]

yes Steve ! Another great video- U break it all down so nicely- Number 1 snooker trainer on KZbin!!!

[@ezzony]

Well, there's only 2. Just kidding, that was a great tip. I never thought of keeping your eye over the line of the shot as your getting down though I do think I prolly do that already, but it's good to be aware of it.

[@jason147h6]

Fantastic video and demonstrated perfectly as always. What Steve has displayed perfectly is the ability of dropping down on the exact line of aim and vitally getting the cue on that line. This is no mean feat by the way. You can try this task using the baulk line and cueing up to the brown spot. You'd be surprised how difficult it can be to get the cue centrally over the line from the tip to the cushion rail. My personal experience was that placing my right leg on the line of aim ( i'm right handed ) and dropping down into the address position my tip would find the brown spot but where the baulk line meets the cushion my cue would be 1/2 inch to the right. As i was getting down my body was pushing cue over. I'd advise trying to get the cue on that baulk line then the body to it. Steve's perfection at the task is further evidence of why he consistently pots long balls with a high percentage. Excellent stuff👍👍 Try and do a short video Steve on how you get your cue down on the line of aim if you can please. 👏👏

[@BartonSnooker]

Thanks a lot Jason. I will do 👍

[@end-game2030]

Great vid. This took me a year or so to realise I was always on line until I took my first step and body down. This took me from right to slightly left when I dipped down. I wish I saw this video years ago. A real issue which effects so many players which is difficult to work out quickly. Finding the line is easy but its keeping yourself on the line right to the resting point of the body and cue. Genuine content which bad coaches hold back to earn that extra £££. Keep up the quality content.

[@MrJdsenior]

Do they hold it back? Or do they just not KNOW it? There are many ways to be a bad coach. :-/

[@SnookerNepal]

I always knew something was wrong while lining up a shot so I compensated by bending slightly for finding the line by looking from cue call to object ball ... now I know it and can improve it ... in Nepal we don't have a professional mentor so we have to struggle ourselves but sir I am mentoring myself from your videos, thank you sir for your every great tutorial videos

[@sj460162]

Another really helpful video emphasising the importance of line up. The only thing you didnt mention was the shoulder twist Steve which I take it is also very important for line up as you mentioned in another video

[@kiranrathod7469]

You are the best!!! After watching all your videos many times and of course you mentioned this minor detail too many times I have an urge to mention it here because I feel it's very important (ordinary players like us can't execute all the great instructions by you in THAT moment of final delivery)... It's that SWEET (for the want of a better word) speed of the final back swing which is very important. My observation or mental block. Apologies if I am wrong.

[@amirnor9880]

Not only this video but every single videos you make is perfect. Sometimes others doesn't have this much knowledge or simply don't share it! I wish I was in UK and got such trainings one to one.... it worth millions...

[@MrMfton]

One of the best videos, well done coach, massively handy illustration of who to stand on the line of aim

[@BartonSnooker]

Thank you!

[@axe3795]

One of the most important and most informative and Most useful video of snooker on utube with great explaination....thanks a lot....👍 This is the great way to examine and correct your line of aim. ....

[@BartonSnooker]

Thank you!

[@147academy6]

hi a question about elbow! when i stand infront of mirror , my elbow is not perfect behind head however i also can see my grip hand and the grip hand looks somewhere inline with right chin, although my centre chin is touching the cue. does this mean my elbow is out? where the grip hand should be when looking at the mirror ? exactly below head? or it can be anywhere? tnx

[@eikeschulz4]

Wow what a helpful Video Steve! I would be glad to find a Video of you how the angles of the white will be when it hit the object ball...this is always hard to judge, especially whith different speeds (already when you just hit the white centered)...maybe you can also show with your drawing in the video! Thanks so much and stay healthy! Greets from Germany ;-)

[@potatoman80085]

This is something you only become accustomed to by setting up a certain shot and playing it hundreds of times and analysing where the cueball is going. after a while it will become more and more intuitive

[@VishwaNathGummaRaju]

Coach Steve, clear, concise and on dot, as always! I would like to repeat a question I had asked earlier too; Aye, after finding the line of aim looking at the object ball, keeping the pocket and cue ball in peripheral vision, standing behind the line of aim with dominant eye on the line , lay the cue on the line just before bridge hand anchors to the table///// AT THIS POINT OF TIME, my question is whether our eyes are still glued on to the object ball while getting down on the shot; OR while getting down on the shot whether our eyes are to shift to the cue ball........ I hope my question is clear as to the doubt I have. This particular aspect is bothering me since a long time and I have not been able to work out the answer. Coach, pl reply. with regards VishG

[@BartonSnooker]

Hello. Thank you. I look at the cue-ball as I slide into the shot and get my tip pointing at centre ball. So I find the line by looking at the red, then as I start to walk in (about half way down) my eyes change to cue-ball. Then I slide in a find centre ball, then look between the cue-ball and red a few times until I am ready to play the shot.

[@axe3795]

Plz give us an idea how we can do the same thing with other alternative (rather than baulk line) at our home or at snooker club ,....thank you

[@salhaq1]

Thanks Steve, again very useful insight and how to maintain that line of aim consistently

[@fabiogelcer8412]

just went to practice yesterday, and it is not as simple as you make it seem, but very useful guide to get myself improved :-)

[@kiranrathod7469]

Got a slight limp owing to an accident so my body doesn't fall straight on the table and I have to make finer adjustment with the cue in the end. My logic for not potting well. Serious problem... Could it be rectified?

[@dennis526]

Very helpful. How this is done for left eye dominant and a right handed player?

[@syedasad7571]

Hello barton snooker im your very big fan can u please make a video on what will be the line of aim for snooker angle shots plz explain it as well in your new video ☺ thankyou

[@minggoenarso]

1:24 you don’t only line the shot up is with your head. Your body weight and balance is on your right foot/leg when standing up and looking at the line of the shot. The shot is already lined up with you right leg even before going down for the shot.

[@BartonSnooker]

I do that because I'm right handed and right eye dominant. So that puts my right eye right where it needs to be to line the shot up. Not always the best way for left eye dominant right-handed players.

[@minggoenarso]

@@BartonSnooker Very true. I meant to compliment on how well you stand in the line of the shot. At 1:24 It looks like your body weight is on your right leg and your right leg is already straight with the line of the shot. It makes it so much easier to keep everything else in line when going down for the shot.

[@DarraghGallagher123]

Thanks great video I know I'm a bit late but helps alot didn't know how important the stance and walking into the shot was that important

[@BartonSnooker]

Cheers. Thanks for watching 🙂

[@colinscott147]

I’m ok with this, where I can see, ie cue ball, cue tip, front hand alignment, but when I check (say using the pocket in the same set up you have in this video) I always find my back hand is 1- 1.5 cm inside the line of aim, ie nearer to me than it should be. I’ve tried just pushing it away but that feels wrong. I’ve also tried to put my right foot further to the right when taking position and this seems to help, sometimes. Any hints on how to correct this you could share with us all? Another great video maybe redo with overhead showing you body and cue as you move from upright to the point of contact.

[@jason147h6]

Hi Colin. Try using the baulk line and put your cue exactly over it. Drop down into the address position making sure your body goes to cue not vice versa. Once you have done this note your feet/stance position. Dont let your stance dictate the line of aim, its a very easy trap to fall in to. Watch Williams and Hendry. When they go down into the address position they get the cue on line FIRST and the feet/stance follows. The stance is important only in its comfort and stability part of the set up.

[@colinscott147]

@@jason147h6 sounds good I'll give it a go & hope muscle memory takes over eventually. Ta Colin 64!! LOL

[@jason147h6]

@@colinscott147 IMO Steve Barton along with Barry Stark is one of the best technical coaches out there. Steve is probably the ONLY coach i've seen that can demonstrate and play ALL of the shots with a full explanation. Coaches explain about the stance and putting your right leg ( right handed player) on the line of the shot/aim. Left leg about a foots length forward and about shoulder width apart or wider depending on your height. However, unfortunately this only gives you a chance at best of getting the cue on the line of aim. We all understand straight cueing is required but....unless you can get the cue on the line of aim your ability to consistently improve is going to be severley limited. 1. Cue on the line of shot ( baulk line for practise purposes) 2. Feet/stance and BODY TO CUE ( not vice versa)👍

[@syedasad7571]

Hi im big fan ! Can u plz make a video on how to learn the potting angles hiw to recognize them while standing behing the shot ???

[@keithguenzel2312]

What did you use to get that white line on your screen

[@princerajput6771]

Very honest person and trainer...gives all the knowledge honestly

[@BartonSnooker]

Thank you!

[@usamatahir7987]

How many important is cueing flow (cueing muscle memory) ?what is the practice of this ?

[@sheraznaseem7768]

your left shoulder is twisted aside....is it important for keeping cue in line....as i have seen some professionals don't twist shoulder.

[@frangatsby9790]

What happens when you are left-eye dominant but still shoot with the right hand? How do you “adjust” then, because the line of aim will not be in line with your shooting arm.

[@amirnor9880]

One question about shoulder. I found it difficult and painful to align it with head and elbow on the line of shot. Another issue is that when I exercise 1-2 hours nonstop, I feel strong neck ache & pain in shoulder. (This doesn't happen when I play with another guy as there is rest between shots). Any idea or help on that?

[@bartoszpustu7939]

Steve this is a great video, something it took me a while to understand, I wish I had seen this earlier. One more thing I am missing in your videos. I only recently have been corrected by a coach. It's the correct position, I mean how the shoulders align with the shot. I spent a full year standing square to the shot and my cueing was inconsistent. I was watching your videos and other KZbin channels as well and none of the had it presented clearly. The coach I met corrected my position, showing me how I have to "twist" my body in an somehow unnatural way. The most visible part of how different the new position is to the previous one is that when you look at the shot from exactly this point of view as in this video, you cannot see the shoulder of the arm that holds the cue, whereas in my former, square position, the arm would be fully visible. Perhaps something worth mentioning in your future films. I hope you can understand what I mean. I know it is a huge game changer. I was practicing for a year and my max break was 19. Today, 2 months after I got the advice from my coach, I hit a 45.

[@jamalrowe7181]

I’m thinking about getting some coaching as well. Did you just get one session or do you to regularly? My max break in a match is 24 then missed the black off it’s spot. I know it’s because I just can’t get any consistency with my cue action/standing position. 2 years on now as well since you commented so curious if you’ve continued to improve?

[@hiredeye3471]

Thanks for the another interesting and informative video. Please advise same for the left eye dominant like walk in to the shot, line of aim, cue action and head position etc. Explain briefly and hope it will very helpful. Thanks in advance.

[@jonanthony6078]

Is this the same as sightright method thanks

[@00327320]

Hi Steve, Thsnks for the Nice Video,. Would you also show us the off straight shot? Thanks again

[@alanwest5647]

Brilliant, never really understood this and it explains a lot of potential misses. Thanks!

[@muhammad1835]

Sir I am your big fan and I had improve my game after watching your videos. I would like to request few more videos with same concept ,line of aim but with angles, Please demonstrate with same pattern of line of aim across screen and explain when short is not straight or may be middle pocket. Thanks very much.

[@keithguenzel6494]

I'd like to see two things what happens with 15 degree cuts to the left and right. Because 180 degree shot like this doesn't reveal things like where top players look, meaning do are they looking at OB contact point or are they truly looking and aligning to the cue ball shoot line, meaning where the cue ball is going. and are they doing that behind center cue still or are they alining their eyes to the cue ball contact point that will hit the object contact point. Garth Potts claims he looks at the CB shoot line NOT the object ball to the pocket line or back of ball some call it the contact point basically it's the spot on the object ball where center pocket extends the the back of the object ball, but if we truly aligned to that spot shots always be hit thick. I truly think great players are always aligning to cue ball contact point to object ball contact point

[@saiakilan3695]

Sir, I tend to tighten my grip during delivery, making it easy to miss easy shots too. How to control the tension in the grip.

[@DDOSETV]

Hi Steve, any tips for how you keep your head on the line so well when getting down? It’s very easy for your head to be pulled off line when you step with the left foot…

[@BartonSnooker]

Focus on the head being on line, and not the feet being millimetre perfect. If you can get the head right, that is the most important part.

[@weejim48]

To all of you people out there that are thinking of having private snooker lessons . Go and see Steve Barton. I had a day lesson with him today. Not only did I learn lots of different things, Steve also pointed out where I was going wrong & how to correct it. Well worth it. 👍👍👍👍

[@BartonSnooker]

Thank you so much Wee Jim! Was great to see you today and help with your game. A thoroughly enjoyable session and some fantastic progress made 🙂

[@jaylambert2187]

This is a nice video. One issue, though, is that early on at about 1:26 or so, you show and remark about how the line runs through your right (dominant) eye. You then demonstrate how, when you get down on the shot, your head doesn’t move, but your head clearly does move such that for the rest of the shot the line runs through the bridge of your nose, not your right eye. Accepting that some head movement is inevitable, was this an intentional shift or is this admittedly slight level of movement just within an acceptable margin of error? I’m not trying to be picky or disrespectful, but it’s just something I noticed. I’m not even at novice level.

[@BartonSnooker]

Hi Jay. Great question. From distance it is my right eye that feeds my brain the information for the line being straight. Once I get down and my head is much closer to the cue ball, I then need information from BOTH eyes as one of them does not take over from this distance. So my head position down on the shot, is different to my standing position. This will be different for all players and it's important to get it checked properly or check it yourself, to make sure that once down, your eyes are still seeing what they should see. Cheers!

[@jaylambert2187]

Thanks for answering the question. Much appreciated.

[@Barbatian]

Shouldn’t the line of shot be under dominant eye when you get down instead of middle of the head?

[@BartonSnooker]

It's different for all players 👍

[@Barbatian]

@@BartonSnooker Thank you so much for the reply. I'm a very beginner playing pool from time to time and I've learnt a lot from your channel. You are very exceptional on keeping all important details but not going too far and also making the knowledge easy, so it's not overwhelming.

[@BartonSnooker]

@@Barbatian thanks so much. That's exactly what I try to do 👍👍

[@jasonclay4786]

Great video ! This will help me for this evenings game. Cheers Steve!! Top video once again

[@coolmind2476]

Thanks for this great analysis and explaination.

[@ianmatterson5632]

one if not the best utube coaches, thank you for all your insights Steve

[@BartonSnooker]

Thanks Ian

[@un7718]

Your video​ is very help​ful​❤️​❤️​❤️​❤️​

[@AlonsoRules]

Anthony McGill just did a crazy carom type shot off a red onto another red over the full length of the table. There's a shot that tests your aim and cueing. Try that one!

[@alabbadi]

Hi Steve , great video as always , with regards to when you were standing behind the shot and lining it up, the line went through your right eye , however as you got down that line ( although your head remained on the line ) it did move to a center position, so now you were using both eyes either side of the line equally. My question here is, wouldn’t it look different now in the address position, would it look off line , because you’ve moved your head to the right slightly

[@BartonSnooker]

Hi Yusef, The standing position and then the head position down on the shot are two different things. From distance standing up I'll use my right eye, once I'm actually down, for me to see centre cue ball correctly, and then the line to the object ball, that's almost middle chin for me, and slightly biased towards my right eye. It's individual for every player.

[@Delphiwizard]

I love these regular new videos!

[@valentenicoletti3622]

Very important topics! Thanks

[@SonOfTheSoil834]

Very informative video thank you 🙏🏽

[@alirezanet]

Hello Steve, thanks for your great contents. I am right dominant eye but my cue action when I'm using my right eye is not straight (looks like I can not see my cue correctly when I start backswing ) but if I use my left eye on lining the shot my cue action become perfect naturally! I am really confuse some coaches says dominant eye theory is wrong some saying you should use your right dominant eye ! what is your suggestion ? I am playing snooker using my right eye last 10 years but I always had this problem (curve style cue action) I fixed that with my left eye but I don't know is this correct solution or not . one note I think is important : my cue still is under my right chin I just lining up the shot with my left eye recently. I would like to know your opinion about this. thank you

[@BartonSnooker]

You are right, the head position down on the shot is the not the same as the head position when standing up. You will see in my video, my right eye is over the shot when standing, but not once I am down on the shot. So dominant eye is important for the standing position as I show, but when down, DO NOT force the cue under your dominant eye. For a lot of players that is completely wrong. You will see with my head position on the shot, the cue is in between both eyes, not under my right eye. That is the best head position FOR ME! You will need to find one that works for you, and if that is under your left eye, that's fine. We all do it differently. Thanks for the question 👍

[@alirezanet]

@@BartonSnooker thank you Steve you helped a lot

[@malced1]

Excellent video Steve. Thanks

[@khunkhrap]

I have been waiting for this, thx!!

[@indilotey1267]

Hi Steve can I ask what software you use to draw the lines in the video please?

[@AliHamza-jx3eu]

Best snooker trainer over utube👍👌

[@floofy1]

Hey Barton thanks for always making these videos. do you have a quick tip for me? I can't seem to go above breaks of 20+. idk it might be the pressure thats causing me not to cue straight.

[@philcamp9663]

Steve mate u r worth yr weight in gold,thanks so much for yr great videos,I'm becoming a much better player because of you.phil from new zealand

[@navjot4086604]

Even while standing behind line of aim, nose should be on line aim. You start with right eye on line of aim and end with your nose on it. I believe you have to tilt the head to the right to get the nose on the line when finally down on the shot. If you dont tilt head the right eye would fall on the line of aim

[@BartonSnooker]

I'm a right eye dominant player. So over distance my right eye is the one I want over the line of the shot. This is where it looks straight to my personal brain after some careful aiming checks using some other tools. Then when I get down, my head position down on the cue is in between two eyes (slightly biased to my right eye), which also makes sure my cue is perfectly on line for me. The nose isn't really anything to think about. The eyes line up the shot, and it's important to know for a player whether that's with the right, the left, or both eyes. Very important part of sighting.

[@tinkeiwong4946]

Hi Steve, Could you please make a tutorial about snooker defense??

[@raymondhwang3718]

I always have the problems of my grip, when I gripped rightly, I almost got everything but if I don't, every shots became pressure shots, this is my main problems coz I feel like my grips with cue not the same every time n I have tried to remember the way I grip when I played well but still Can't get it, do anyone can give some opinions to make it right? Tq

[@amac1657]

Very helpful. Thanks

[@mraayar]

as usual, a great illustration of a mean step in a snooker game.

[@omarbenjannet6671]

Very well explained Sir !

[@stevenroberts4956]

Very informative cheers 🍻

[@dailylivesnookerbym7643]

Thank You So Much M.Mubashir From Pakistan

[@Luis.jose.]

y los subtitulos para cuando ?

[@asadgondal7805]

Great work

[@douglaswilson3978]

Great tip..cheers ❤😎

[@SnookerOveranalyst]

nice illustration!

[@hammadnadeem96]

You have become my favourite coach!!

[@BartonSnooker]

Thank you!

[@weejim48]

Great video as usual 👍👍

[@tonymarshall4164]

Excellent vid Steve, us club players probably never line up the correct way twice...I will certainly work on this 👍

[@BartonSnooker]

Cheers Tony!

[@rohanprashad7514]

Hey Steve! Absolutely love all the content that you put out. I've recently started playing snooker a little more consistently at my local club but unfortunately the rules are such that I have to play a match so don't really get to practice. I've been practicing cueing at home on my dining table and tried the slow motion technique to build muscle memory while cueing. However my arms and shoulder hurt while doing so. I've taken videos of myself and my cue action and stance seem about right. But I've noticed that when I curl my cueing wrist a little inwards towards my body, it does not cause any pain and at the same time I'm more consistent in my cueing acrion. Should I continue curling my wrist while playing? Or should I not?

[@rhythmtown]

if it works for you do it, everyone has a unique technique to varying degrees

[@siinternational7463]

Had a fantastic lesson.. Steve is quality... Thats the word quality

[@BartonSnooker]

Thank you Si. Really appreciate your kind words and support 🙂

[@siinternational7463]

@@BartonSnooker a quality coach.... Brilliant... Thats the word.... Brilliant

[@VishwaNathGummaRaju]

And coach, I did not find the answer to my question in your video titled

[@nielsduyster7784]

We have exactly the same center vision. inside of the right eye. So why do you play 100 times better than me. Love your video's.

[@lafaelerobertson2573]

Great video

[@valentenicoletti3622]

Very usefull ❤

[@robertnoonan2992]

Shoulder drop?

[@markclayton626]

Another one to try down the club tomorrow. Thanks Steve 👍

[@kichsurin9796]

Great. Mr. Barton.

[@theanythingstudio2905]

that's ok. but please explain how to aim angle shot, cut shot. in this video it is easy to learn because of straight shot. kindly give link if you already covered my question. appreciated.

[@BartonSnooker]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/eqTKd3eti8mdrrs Thanks 👍

[@amfitstyle]

u are doing very fine job my mentor

[@reneulifeolshop3503]

awesome tip

[@easygoing2479]

I’m going to have my eye doctor paint a white line straight up and down on my right eye. Remember, you heard it from me first.

[@shanshaikh]

kindly make a similar video on a off straight long pot shot.

[@vishalbalivlogs9606]

Sir you are from which country

[@BartonSnooker]

England, UK

[@hunain_ak]

Best teacher

[@harrycallaghan1154]

I'm left handed but right eye dominant. Am I screwed then? This is no joke

[@BartonSnooker]

No. Stand with the line in the centre of your body 😃 Then when you walk in, just take a tiny side step to the right with the left foot to place that foot online, and away you go! Good luck 👍

[@chessguru900]

good video.

[@ferasafaneh5935]

best snooker trainer ever

[@postyboy007]

Would a session with you Steve 😊

[@brettcattell]

Head still on a Ding Junhui level 👏🏻👏🏻

[@BartonSnooker]

Thanks!

[@zeeshanahmed3999]

Nmber one snookr trainer on you tube love from Pakistan 🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@BartonSnooker]

Thank you! Hello Pakistan 👋

[@mrpresident7121]

I am ready for the Crucible after this

[@mehranaslam375]

As always ❤️

[@BartonSnooker]

Thank you!

[@djelalhassan7631]

Great

[@ferasafaneh5935]

my man

[@Dman40000]

clean

[@snookerbyemj_ehsanmozafar5539]

❤

[@emraanroy9143]

#Real_Master😍