Snooker Screw Shots | All The Best Tips

[@pinmycomment5239]

Remember to follow through and practice a a lot helped me to gain lot of screw.

[@Delphiwizard]

It's aaaaallllllllllll about timing, timing is everything. Thanks for the video mate, well done.

[@123mailashish]

Crystal clear. What a video!!! Outstanding.

[@vxrdrummer]

When I work with the kids at our club, and with other players, I always say it's about hitting it well and not hard. Being able to hit smooth and controlled short shots, but generating lovely bits of spin for those 6 - 12 inch screws is the shot I love the most, and try and get the kids to work on, as you can only hit those shots well, and never hard really. Like the short of shots you can hit around the blue in a lineup where its little stuns and screws at almost pocket weight.

[@YangjayNorbu-xe9wx]

This is a note of appreciation for taking time out of your busy day and helping us reacing out goals.🙏🙏

[@BartonSnooker]

Thank you so much 🙂

[@GetRefurbed]

Great video. Think I need to add that cue, cloth and balls will all make a difference as well. For those watching this, and still not being able to get the screw in this video, it could well be another factor.

[@Holtii14]

i feel like i do everything right, repeatedly practicing the shots i struggle to get more than about 3 feet and when i try hit lower the cue ball jumps

[@LineBallPool]

Great advice, I always feel these are the shots I get caught up in the pressure of the moment, so these tips really help. Thanks!

[@alvida2627]

Very, very, very well explained. The choice of the angles were very accurate. Thanks. Daniel, from Montreal. 😊

[@kingharvest1613]

This is superbly broken down, as are all your other videos. I've just had my second proper lesson with someone and have so much to work on. Love your channel.

[@billypapas5275]

the screw shot is the most difficult shot in snooker. Many thanks for this great video

[@the1jxk]

Important parts is the cue/ cue tip/chalk/and the cloth on the table

[@haroonurrasheed4340]

Thanks for sharing really good tips. I will try to practice that

[@nickedmondson1583]

i do love this guy and his sessions..

[@johnbarnes1988]

love the graphics

[@DM-kv9kj]

I've found that learning to loosen my grip hand quite a bit really helps. It seems to go a long way to making the tip grip the ball that fraction longer than when you just whack it hard. It gives a very slight springiness to the impact of the tip on the ball since the butt of the cue gives a little in your hand, just enough grip for control and so the cue doesn't actually slip through your grasp. A loose grip also helps naturally stop you from trying to put too much brute force into the shot and forces you to pay far more attention to that smooth acceleration through the cue ball instead of trying to drive through the ball with strength.

[@BartonSnooker]

Yeah! A loose grip for me was massive when I was learning. We all want to squeeze the cue way too tight naturally. There will be a bit of added pressure, but it's minimal, and knowing that really helps players with these shots.

[@amirnor9880]

I've changed my grip also recently and my accuracy doubled (I'm a junior anyway). The way I loosen my grip is little bit different. it is loose in front (thumb and pointing finger) and little bit loose in back side.

[@mdkvines1566]

Just to learn this screw shot. I bought my Table at home . I find it tough . Mr Barton helped me lot on this . Im gradually getting a bit screw now. Requesting to make a vid on soft screw as well . Cheers From india

[@IZzRiChIzZI]

Also worth noting that even if you follow all of these steps exactly, the quality of the cloth you are playing on will play a big part on how much reaction you can get on the cue ball

[@robday2007]

Love a good screw

[@davidmcgowan8388]

Excellent explanation

[@LIVERNIL723]

Added to my favourites; a Huge Thank you. The breakdown of each instance relates and therefore easy to resonate with. I realised too in the midst of this there is always a slight tilt up of the cue. but emphasize the point of slight 🙂

[@stevekocinski383]

Huge help! This part of my game is lacking. I’m not low enough on the ball and my angle with the cue isn’t flat enough . Your explanations r easily understandable. Thnx

[@BartonSnooker]

Awesome. Great to help 👍👍😀

[@davidlong6358]

Great informal easy listening too video Steve

[@nicholasperry-mason4640]

So put together with some other dude's vid & your own, i can finally screw the ball back. Cheers Steve. Nice one! Please make more vids. I was missing the pause, & the angle of the cue, the smooth push through. Im relaxed enough. Also, I try to keep as little contact with the cue ball as possible when not playing a screw shot because I felt like I was cheating if the cue stayed in contact for to long. But ive been watch others, and i see the opposite. If i stay in contact with the ball, though the ball goes in from any distance mostly,, but I don't know whether this constitutes a push shot, because im not sure what a push shot is.

[@BartonSnooker]

The tip is only ever in contact with the cue ball for fractions of a second. Milliseconds. However, as humans we absolutely want the feeling of keeping the tip in contact with the cue ball for as long as possible. That's how we achieve the best timing and best action on the ball.

[@ianwatkins6202]

This is a superb video Steve 😊keep these second to none videos coming! Magic stuff😊😊

[@Zaheer2217]

As always very helpful thanks bro ❤

[@mzzzzz2179]

Thanks Barton, this was one of the main things I wanted to go through with you when I get to train with you.

[@zahiryacob2139]

Really helpfull video sir .thanks ..✌️✌️👍

[@renewagner7104]

❤ another very good Video!! Thank you for your effort Steve!! 😉👍👌

[@MrMalbaghdady]

Another great video and good tip voor the game , thx a lot 🙏🙏

[@gameslayer9191]

Thanks steve' ur an absolute legend❤❤❤

[@tarcisiocoach9667]

Superb video!

[@devilmodez2174]

Hi bro i have been watching your videos for a long time . You are a very good trainer I must say I have learned a lot from you. I am having a big problem.. Lots of time i scratch balls unexpectedly ... Plz suggest

[@mdkvines1566]

What approximate distance you keep in these screw shots between cue ball and bridge "v" .

[@Zaheer2217]

The problem i was facing i didn't go low that's why i was not able to screw back thanks to u buddy ❤

[@mandaaatta5594]

I love you . Amazing.

[@dynmow7426]

thank you for your very informative videos can you make us a video with PACE exercises because I think the trajectory is easier to understand but pace is the most difficult thing in snooker thank you

[@adamlea6339]

I've not played snooker other than having a go when on holiday where there was a table, but whenever I tried to do a screw shot, I ended up sending the cue ball in the air or at best if I didn't do that, I could get the cue ball to stop (stun) but never move backwards.

[@WHAT-gm1xm]

Barton your all lessons are worth watching next video on tough cushion shot and rail ball potting i always miss this 😢shot

[@nicholasperry-mason4640]

@BartonSnooker Cheers Steve. I've been playing snooker for one month.I wasn't expecting a reply. I've watched the vids on the colours, & although I practised for this month, it wasn't working for me at first. However, when I started to play the vids over & over something clicked. I can play the shots now from the positions you have shown me this week just gone, & although I haven't done it yet, I feel smug because, I am very close to doing it, & I know I can because of your help.

[@MrDLSK]

how about cue itself ? does a better cue make screw back effortless ?

[@BartonSnooker]

Not really. Helps a little bit, but now very much

[@denniskrottje012]

Hi Steve. Great video again! What tip do you use?

[@BartonSnooker]

Cheers! Century G1 👍

[@amirnor9880]

I personally found keeping the cue flat and more parallel to the table as well as enough follow through helps a lot. (No doubt about res of the things like timing- no muscle tension ,...). Appreciation to Steve @BartonSnooker ❤ who provides such outstanding lessons.

[@BartonSnooker]

Thanks so much. I really appreciate your support 👍🙂

[@amirnor9880]

@BartonSnooker I wish I was in UK to take one to one lessons with you. If the KZbin has this quality, can't imagine how the f2f sessions would be👏👏👏

[@slewis2363]

Nice. Will try this out. I either stun the white or end up jumping the cue ball off the table. I just cannot seem to hit the right spot!!

[@BartonSnooker]

You will get it. Just be confident. Smooth and controlled is the way forward. Don't worry if you miscue a few. We all start off like that. You'll suddenly catch a couple of good ones, then you'll just catch them all good 😀 Keep us updated 👍

[@slewis2363]

@@BartonSnooker wow didn’t expect a reply so soon. Thanks for the advice

[@bfgskittles4247]

What tips would you give for playing screw when the white is close to the cushion? In that instance you need to angle the cue upwards, hard to keep it parallel with the table.

[@mehranaslam375]

As always sir ❤

[@alanz90]

I think there's just 1 more point to add: bridge length. Correct me if I'm wrong, but you don't want your hand to be very close to the cue ball. It needs to be at a distance like in the video. This also helps to reduce use of muscle power

[@BartonSnooker]

Exactly right 👍

[@alanz90]

@@BartonSnooker thanks

[@kamilmarzec3981]

One of my biggest mistakes, I'm currently working on, was pulling my cue back just after contact with cue ball. So instead of screw shot I've got stun at best.

[@apalkamnertr5553]

Hello Mr. Barton. i have been following you since I am interested in snooker. When I play any shot with any angle on table I always miss my shots to jaws of the pocket. I corrected my cue action and stance but I still miss exactly the same spot even if I try it all over again. How can I fix this situation? Thank you

[@ibi9828]

Does the type of cue tip makrs a difference? Eg hard, med, soft

[@BartonSnooker]

Not really.

[@ibi9828]

@@BartonSnooker thanks!

[@amirnor9880]

Just a point about feathers. I agree that number of feathers are not important but as I heard from another coach, what matters is to have your own standard and routine which makes Consistency.

[@BartonSnooker]

Again, I think it just depends, just know WHY you're doing them. Selby and Murphy have the same feathers for every shot.... Ronnie, Jack Lisowski & Brecel change all the time depending on the shot. There isn't one size fits all. Just know WHY you're doing them. It's for feel and preparation 👍

[@amirnor9880]

@BartonSnooker well noted dear Steve 🙏

[@doesntmatter3963]

Will the cloth have that much of an impact? Or is it possible to screw on every table no matter what cloth it has?

[@BartonSnooker]

It has a bit of an impact. Some cloths are really bad. But a large part of it is the players' ability.

[@BaburchiMamu]

Wow❤

[@germainpouliot256]

Question, trying to screw back, the player scoops the white over the red goes goes to the cushion and comes back to the red ball. Is it à foul?

[@poonamvishalbali6536]

Sir how to hold cue

[@sam_alimi]

Can we expect the same amount of screw on a typical club table?

[@BartonSnooker]

Each table will differ. But the amount I'm doing here is possible on all tables 👍

[@echoman1985]

When I try to go low I seem to jump the ball. Maybe my cue tip needs some adjustment?

[@soheilyounesi]

Why my que ball jumps when I screw back?

[@ayeyo6822]

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[@GarrethandPipa]

well I can guarantee the time a cue tip is on the ball 2 tenths of a second... regardless of absolutely any factor that a human can do. It is the acceleration that is the important part. Your imparting the energy of the cue into the cue ball. Good draw or follow after the basics is how efficiently you transfer that energy to the cue ball. A level stroke is so your keeping the energy in the cue ball instead of transferring the energy thur the cue ball into the table surface. I never understand why cue sports is approached as some magical thing instead of a game that is governed completely by physics. The only magical part about the sport is the "feel". You can teach physics... you can't teach feel and that is what is the difference between a good player and a great one. After 50 years that's about the only thing I can tell my students as immutable fact.

[@kakazangizangi1848]

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[@mehul2164]

Hey barton when i try any spin on the cue ball i tend to miss the shot but then i play the shot without any spin i am able to pot it. Maybe the pressure of miscuing or applying the spin be the reason that i can't pot the ball?

[@wangandy484]

when i try the ball spins a little bit

[@ihcfn]

I'm so inconsistent on my screw shots, hopefully this should help!

[@jayclarke1265]

Hit the white in the middle even with spin

[@videll7kelly]

Most important you need good cloth

[@imantem-o6c]

👌👌👌🙏❤️

[@jayclarke1265]

Side spin isn’t used a lot in a frame

[@ObsessedWithPool]

As a pool player (and snooker shouldn't be that different at least in this aspect? 😊), I find that full practice strokes when down on the shot just give my shoulder and elbow that much more opportunity to go offline, without my even feeling it. When I have done feathering, it feels strange and unnecessary to me. IMHO, practice strokes show an uncertainty in the shot alignment or other facet. Max Eberle and Jasmin Ouschen are 2 pool pros that teach beginners exercises specifically to not use any practice strokes. Max doesn't use them much. Jeffrey De Luna does not use them pretty much for any shot.

[@BartonSnooker]

Well, you're checking the shot alignment (and correcting it). So they are very necessary. Especially in snooker of course. Impossible to get down to the perfect line of aim and be millimetre perfect when my hand hits the table. Plus as I say, I then really want them for feel. So I love them 😀 But maybe as you say, with bigger pockets and less accuracy required, maybe in pool you don't need them as much.

[@donsimon2830]

How low can you go!

[@regwatts1321]

As low as a snakes belly 😅

[@tenzinkunsel4071]

Once more back spin

[@orandilu989]

Great video, but that power graphic is absolutely useless.

[@BartonSnooker]

Cheers. It will be tuned for each shot on future videos... Just testing 👍🙂

[@orandilu989]

@@BartonSnooker looking forward to it. That'll be useful to a lot of players! Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

[@wangandy484]

i hit low and the ball goes forward

[@BartonSnooker]

Either you don't actually end up hitting low, or you are hitting too soft.

[@joejohann4677]

Another good concept with worthless camera angle. Folks talking about loose grip and wrist action but the camera is on the wrong side of the shooter.

[@BartonSnooker]

Hi. I can definitely get a better view if you would like to see a better angle? Do you want it of my hand? Let me know and I may even film it this week. Thanks, Steve 🙂

[@kemillionaire2]

Beautiful technique. But I still can’t do it.

[@bigscrounger]

A coach once said to me to lift the cue tip off the bed of the table on follow-through when playing power screws... This will guarantee a 'banana' effect..

[@mehdinojomi6216]

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