Snooker Training - The Walk In - Snooker Coaching Lesson

[@britsfirstfitness5026]

Tell ya what mate I have bin playing snooker 35 years and you are the first person that has really explained where the feet should be I have dabbled with couple of things and I will try this to night.

[@BladeRunner-td8be]

I always visualize the line of aim as well as distance from the ball before I set my body for the shot. Many years ago when my skill level wasn't quite what it is today, I would get down on my shot and shuffle my feet around until I was comfortable with where my body was in relation the line of aim and distance from the cue ball. Quite often people would comment and even chuckle when they watched me shuffle my feet around, but as I was usually the best player in the bar they had to admit that there could be something to it. I do not shuffle my feet now but back then I realized the importance of keeping my cue the exact same distance from my body and the exact same distance to he cue ball on every shot and replicating this perfectly each time if I wanted to increase my shot making percentage. It doesn't take very much at all to miss a shot, the most miniscule error in the stance or stroke and the ball won't be pocketed. This video is top of the line instruction. What he is explaining is ultra critical for anyone that wishes to play as well as they can.

[@TheSnookerGym]

Very good presenting style, sound and lighting - well done. Great effort

[@BartonSnooker]

Thank you very much. Absolutely amazing to hear positive comments like that from yourself :-)

[@martinmcdonagh4925]

I was a pretty good pool player, who's been playing snooker almost every day for a couple of years now, and your videos have helped me greatly. I've gone from 20 and 30 breaks to 50 and 60 breaks in a short time, a lot of which is due to you. Thank you, Mr Barton! Keep up the great work! :)

[@amarsbarr]

You hit the ball so perfectly and so nicely it's like watching a professional on TV!

[@BartonSnooker]

Thank you 👍

[@amarsbarr]

@@BartonSnooker I've made a very nice improvement already today thanks to your analogy of feathering getting a feel for the shot. I never really understood what that meant all these years. I thought it means just cueing for the delivery. But when you said about the way you'd chuck a piece of paper in bin I totally understood what feathering actually meant, and today I feathered in that same way and I'm really pleased with the instant improvement and also it helps me understand why all the pros naturally inflict a front pause it's because when you feather for the preparation of the shot you will naturally want to pause anyway just to get the exact idea of execution and cue ball control and where you want to hit on the cue ball as a final check. Where as all the time I didn't understand why I was feathering and I never ever put in a front pause. But just your explanation has made me feather and know why I'm feathering and feeling the shot properly and I'm actually happy to put in a new front pause with ease and control. :D

[@BartonSnooker]

@@amarsbarr that's great to hear thank you. The feathers are very important, but I think a lot of players don't actually realise exactly what they're for. Glad this has helped you and hopefully now you'll continue to see nice improvements 🙂

[@britsfirstfitness5026]

I have bin playing snooker for years made 100 breaks and you have explained something so easy which I have always wondered about my feet position I have messed about for years

[@pokemic2000]

I have played snooker for couple of years and still find that the line of aim and the walk in is very useful for consistent potting. During those days when I was not in perfect form where I kept missing easy shots, I found that I was in an incorrect standing position in a way that I was not facing parallel to the line of aim. Having this theory in mind really helps me lot to make adjustment quickly!

[@isaksamokovlija3148]

STEVE BARTON is the BEST COACH ever. Thanks for this hepfull Video. Greetings from Germany. 🙏😃

[@mythought1763]

Heel on the line, best explanation ever, thank you. Your videos are sincerely and much appreciated.

[@ahmedahmed-uj3iy]

I love this trainer, his way of explaining is more than wonderful, very useful

[@BartonSnooker]

Thank you!

[@madrid0812]

I comment very rarely. You explained very well, that helped a lot. I've been having stance problem since long time, watched too many couching videos and professional games, but nothing worked out. Your videos are very helpful, keep it up, cheers.

[@talltk]

This really works! My shot accuracy improved by 50%!

[@alecspyrou2134]

Also I wanted to add what I do in my routine to see if you agree. Once I have identified the line I use my right heel and my bridge hand as anchor points on that line. What I mean is that if my heel is on the line and my bridge is positioned so the channel in my thumb is on the line as I bring my cue next to my right hip and connect it to my bridge I am anchored in. I then make absolutely certain I cue straight along that line (even when sometimes it looks wrong - probably due to the low down aspect ratio). The ball almost always goes in. Sometimes to my surprise (aspect ratio). Thoughts?

[@knutnskar6796]

I find in my own game that standing on the line of aim is vital. Recently I also started using the ghost ball theory, imagine where the white ball needs to be on object ball to pot the ball. That surely has increased my potting

[@KarlGoddard72]

The line is everything! :)

[@virimaimutsatsa311]

You always lnspire me with the teachings, I have improved Greatly

[@UnBeatableyt12]

YOUR VIDEOS ARE VERY EASY TO UNDERSTANDABLE

[@zahoormehdi3786]

This is the video i was looking for.... Now i feel that i will make my stance correct

[@TheSnookerGym]

Love the string! Must have taken a while to set that up

[@prakash6164]

Hi I am a right handed player...But I stand with my left foot on your STRING for that particular shot. Does it have to do with dominating eye? Well, in my case I am Neutral.

[@VishwaNathGummaRaju]

@@prakash6164 are you deepak pathre's bro? he too is a snooker buff!

[@manjago1070]

Excellent explanation..now i know..I've lot doing mistaked on how I'm doing my stance while to take a shot..I'd felt uncomfortable with it but still keep it on..

[@prakash6164]

Hi, Steve...Apropos my earlier comment and your reply, I have been observing myself. And I was shocked to see that while taking the shot neither my left nor right foot was on the STRING. The string ended at the CENTRE of both the feet.

[@julianrobertsphotography9]

Hi Steve - just viewed this video - very helpful. Could you please record a follow-up to address the slight difference in stance if you are left-eye dominant? Thanks very much

[@prashantjain1968]

Steve, you are raising the bar of an average snooker player.

[@1987observer]

Hey Barton, just a little thing I discovered. I tried very hard to play the game like in the books abd throw the old habbits out. I was having lots of problems, even though I visioned the shot correctly, i cued straight, trying different head position and all. I found out the problem was the stance, e eryone talks about right foot on the line of shot, but my problem was that my hip got into the way. the solution a slight lean to left and there is enough room for my cue. Very simple but crucial.

[@1987observer]

btw many thanks for the great videos. great job

[@stephenobrien1358]

Hi I have been watching a lot of snooker from 70s early 80s and have noticed that no player walks into the shot compared to modern players. Is this another element of snooker introduced by Stephen Hendry?

[@seanmilhuisen1730]

Hey mate do you do one on one online training you are the only person online I can handle you seem to explain things so much better

[@BartonSnooker]

Hello Sean. I do a lot of video analysis. People send me some footage and I will review the footage and make a personalised video response. Email me at: [e-mail] I can send you some more details if you are interested.

[@johnwhite4746]

Hi Steve, last night i tried this a found that i was standing too far to the left and it improved my game 100% i had a century break doing so. my first visit i had a 50 + which felt a bit odd as i was standing differently and my cue felt strange but the pots were going in the middle of the pocket next time at the table i cleared 12 reds with colours and potted the pink for 100 tried to double the black but just missed. big thank you for your advise (",)

[@BartonSnooker]

That's awesome John! Well done. It's good to find things that help with that extra bit of consistency. Keep it up and thanks a lot for following the videos 😀

[@ianwatkins6202]

First time I've seen this video Steve 😊very interesting! Hoping your well! Ian

[@123awais6]

Excellent methods for coaching snooker you are great sir....

[@BartonSnooker]

Thank you 🙂

[@justinf.d.7738]

very good explanation

[@jonespeter6338]

thank u I will try it out once I go out and play

[@chihochan7577]

Hey Barton, could you talk a bit about where and when should I look at the CB or the OB during the shot and the aiming?

[@bottlecap57]

Always wondered how this routine is affected when a player is partly lying on the table or playing a shot down a side cushion when he can't use his normal stance.

[@BartonSnooker]

Keep the head focussed on the line that you have chosen and form the best base that you can.

[@konstantinafanasjev1982]

Hi Barton, the way you explain and stand with Your right leg on the line of the shot meaning Your head, eyes and sighting is about 15cm yo the left of the line and You will have to get on it while walking in. The only way to be on the line with your right leg and eyes at the same time is to lean towards the line of the shot. Barton please share Your thoughts on that

[@BartonSnooker]

Hi. You will see that my latest video shows the way I walk into the shot and where I stand before getting down 👍

[@joeygonzo]

GREAT coaching!!!

[@baggieboy1473]

Hi Steve I'm looking for your video showing were to hit the cue ball i.e top, screw, stun, using no side at all on the cue ball Thanks

[@147harpreet]

Hello Sir, I have been watching your videos for the last 2 months and i really like the way you explain the basics. One thing i wanted to ask is if we stand on the line of cue ball then sometimes it shows correct measurement of potting angel of the object ball as i think. If my judgement is right then please reply it. One more thing i wanted to ask is we should stand on the line of aim of object ball or we should match both cue ball and the angel of the object ball ? As i had seen Ronnie he stands on the line of cue ball mostly. Thanking You Harpreet Singh

[@fromthebeadmaker]

Very helpful - Thanks!

[@sharmalarm]

Thank you Steve! Huge help 😉

[@callumtimmins9009]

Should you stand behind the line of where the cue ball is going to hit the object ball, or should you stand behind the line where the cue ball hits the object ball directly in the middle

[@BartonSnooker]

The line of aim is the line that the cue ball is going to travel along. You want to see where you want your cue ball to end up on the object ball, and then stand behind the line that shows your cue ball hitting the imaginary or 'ghost ball' full in the face.

[@marioscarpuzza1385]

Nice and helpful 😃👍👋thanks teacher 👋

[@addictedtonothing23]

Thanks barton How is it for tall players like me ? Im 1.95m tall and my snooker trainer measured that i need a 62 inches cue. How doe my height effects the stance ? Just the same stance but bending my knee? I have a wide back with big shoulders. Is that the reason why my left foot is almost 90° degree to the shot line ? (Im left handed)

[@qazzell]

Very good advice.👍🎱

[@snooker-ne7lh]

When we walk in do we walk in first then turn the upper body or turn the heap Or first turn like neil and kyron then walk in As I walk in I tend to turn my body at the same time while walkin , as soon as I lift the right foot to plant it the body turn starts and by the time I put the left foot, my body has turned , and I down on to the shot This Is very important for me because somehow due to body turn at the wrong time , I am planting the right foot (leading leg) to the left of the line of aim and when I am down it seems I am leaning to the right

[@neverenough7812]

You should mention eye pattern while approach and coming down on the shot this is equally important.

[@rhyswilliams9050]

Do you have any tips on improving how you put the cue correctly on line.

[@billenright2788]

All your videos are very good. Play pool but all is still relevant.

[@BartonSnooker]

Thanks Bill!

[@marioscarpuzza1385]

Very useful thanks master 😃👍👏👋

[@yuthapongnateewong9648]

nicely explain

[@akifrehman9286]

Look at the white ball then an object ball then pocket make a spot on an object ball then hit white ball to the object ball where you put a point that's it..!! Is this technic right?

[@sushilthapa2559]

perfect video for me

[@sagerfxstudio8215]

thank you

[@yourcricketguide8966]

Awesome

[@chrisgaynor8348]

Hi Steve, this is one aspect of snooker I disagree with with most coaches who say it's about where you position your feet. It's your eyes that lead and your feet follow where your eyes naturally see the line. My vision line is just off the line, and then I get drop down onto the line. In my opinion some coaches explain it the wrong way around and emphasise too much on where your feet should go and not what your eyes are seeing first. The eyes, then feet...

[@BartonSnooker]

You're absolutely right, Chris. As long as you get the cue on the line-of-aim consistently, and you do the same thing on every single shot, you will be fine. The problem comes when people are inconsistent, and their feet are quite a long way away from the line-of-aim. You're fighting against your body then. Your foot is miles away, and you're putting your upper body somewhere else. If your foot is 1cm to the right of the line-of-aim, and it is on EVERY shot, that almost certainly won't be the cause of you missing shots.

[@chrisgaynor8348]

Hi Steve, I agree - too a point - I don't personally think it's a big issue where you put your feet as long as the stance is comfortable and you can see the potting line or angle. Having said that, I would say the majority of people who miss pots, (myself included) is down to poor cueing rather than bad aiming...Cueing is something I've been working on in the past weeks and it's significantly improved my game. I think a lot of people overlook that part of the technique!

[@BartonSnooker]

@@chrisgaynor8348 that's right! Just get yourself a nice solid base, and then do that on every single shot... Consistency is what we want.

[@TheSnookerGym]

Correct - the foot does not need to be on the line of aim... but the vision centre does! Feet follow eyes not vice versa!

[@dilshikista143]

I have a question, I play about 3 years, but still my highest break is 30 0r 40, what should I do to make more breaks?

[@sj460162]

Good vid. Im obsessed with this walk in and line up. Ive been concentrating on getting my left armpit as low as possible..ive heard this is good..but inmplementing this I find my cue is never aligned under my shoulder and consequently im cueing across the ball. My misalignment is constantly haunting me. Everytime I look back after missing a shot my cue is never under my arm..its driving me mad trying to get comfortable but having the cue and arm aligned properly. Please help!!

[@BartonSnooker]

Hi Steve. It's an issue some players have with not rotating their upper body enough. What you what to achieve is your shoulders being one behind the other, and NOT next to each other when you're down on the shot. One of things you need to do is get your bridge arm shoulder tucked right up against the side of your chin. Your front shoulder needs to point more towards the line of the shot. It's a strange thing to do when you're not used to it, but this is what you'll give you that more conventional setup. If you can, get a mirror and play around with it at home so that you can see what you're trying to achieve while you watch your own setup. Hope that helps. Good luck 🙂

[@sj460162]

@@BartonSnooker In reviewing this reply again Im not sure I completely took on board what you said. I played a stinker last night and I will try hard to practise what you said with the shoulders. Im particularly interested in this advice because im standing square and missing everything

[@muhammadwasifjamil1400]

What is the technique to move into the short when you have lay down your body over the table

[@khuramsy]

When I'm standing up behind the line of the shot, sometimes I can see the line and sometimes I find it difficult. Does it matter if you're left or right eye dominant especially when picking out the line of aim? As walking in, I'm very inconsistent.

[@tamas649]

Steve I have been playing for a number of years although not as often as I would like. My consistency I feel is very poor. When I get down to play the shot it all looks good, the angle looks good etc etc. then you play the shot and it all goes completely wrong and I can’t put my finger on why.

[@paultaylor4032]

Hi Steve, I play in a snooker league where some of the snooker rooms do not afford you space to have a comfortable walk into the shot, in a couple of cases seating around the edge of the room interferes with your stance if the cueball is near the cushion, is there anything you can do in this kind of circumstance or is it just a case of as I do now line up as best you can and hope?

[@BartonSnooker]

Hi Paul. Yes I play at a few places where it is like that myself. Unfortunately there isn't anything you can do. You just have to do the best you can.

[@moviemaster00000]

is it your own snooker table?

[@robert3175]

I can stand inline with the black ball and pick out the point I want to hit. But the problem is being able to maintain that target point while moving to be inline with the cue ball and beginning the walk and then hitting that point. Or being able to pick out that target point while standing inline with the cue ball. It doesn't matter how good your walk in is or your cue action if you are unable to pick the correct target point on the black. Is there a method to help with this or is it just experience?

[@BartonSnooker]

Have a look at my video and look at my latest Q+A 🙂

[@robert3175]

@@BartonSnooker Thanks for your reply. You've pretty much answered my question in the video's I've watched since this. Like the Aiming & Lining up shots. Just frustrating not being able to get out put the practice in.

[@prakash6164]

Hi I am a right handed player...But I stand with my left foot on your STRING for that particular shot. Does it have to do with dominating eye? Well, in my case I am Neutral.

[@BartonSnooker]

Hi. It just sounds like you have not got a very conventional snooker stance. You can have the left on the line by standing very side on to the shot, which is what you must be doing. But almost all snooker players now stand in the way that I have described in this video. I don't think it will be anything to do with dominant eye. It is just the way you have become comfortable standing.

[@prakash6164]

@@BartonSnooker So nice of you to have responded. But next time I certainly would try in both the ways and come back to you.

[@alecspyrou2134]

Hi, a question about what you said that interested me. You mention you put your foot very slightly to the right of the line but didn't say why?

[@BartonSnooker]

Hi. It is just because then I can have the 'Line Of Aim' going right through the middle of my body. This means my head can be on the Line of Aim, but my right foot would need to be very slightly to the right of the line. Consistency is what is important here. Whatever you choose to do, make sure you do the same thing on every single shot.

[@alecspyrou2134]

@@BartonSnooker thanks. Makes sense. I have been playing for many years and never did anything very deliberately or consistently. Over the last few weeks I have stuck to a routine and way of cueing (very similar to the prevailing expert opinions) and I am seeing consistency. Also going backwards a bit but that's due to undoing errors that were correcting errors. I plan to stick with it. Feels satisfying to deconstruction each part and work on correcting it. Videoing your action is very enlightening. Thanks for your quick response. Love your videos which I only came across yesterday. Now in my library for future viewing and replay. Plus love your practical approach of not over complicating things e.g. Where your eyes go.

[@thisisjerry5901]

Hello I have seen you video it's very good am from India make a video about where to hit a QBall everytime I want top spin botten but where to hit everytime if Qball far back and object ball in other side top spin or botten spin makr video or tell me message it's OK for me this video helpful for me thank you for your time 🙏🙂

[@ubafisyamrojanis7927]

Terima kasih

[@byromtaylor6482]

Can you explain what Barry pinches does

[@BartonSnooker]

I could.. but I don't think it will help anybody 🙈 Very unusual!

[@byromtaylor6482]

@@BartonSnooker well if you need the loo but need to finish the frame beforehand it could be useful? seriously though always wondered why he stands like this?

[@relaxandsleepmeditation50]

i have a question and please answer it! i have been playing with a wrong stance for years and recently changed my right leg pointing straight and i cannot cue and the shots look different but atleast i no longer put unintentional side. how long does it take time for this changes? thank you

[@BartonSnooker]

Hello. Any change takes a a few weeks to adjust to. Most people don't commit to changes, but if you can commit, it will help you to improve in the future. I have a question: who said your stance was wrong and how do you know you are now doing it right?

[@relaxandsleepmeditation50]

@@BartonSnooker i was always putting sides on cueball, and i felt i was always facing not straight but towards my right side and while standing shots looked good but when down i was offline all the time. after years of seeing coaches i decides to make this changes caz i always thought its my dominant eye. do you think i made a good decision?

[@BartonSnooker]

@@relaxandsleepmeditation50 it is so hard to say without seeing you play and how you stand at set-up for the shot. Unfortunately, I would need to see exactly what you're doing to offer good advice.

[@relaxandsleepmeditation50]

@@BartonSnooker tnx

[@cavalierroyale]

Super videos! Strange question but what height are you?

[@BartonSnooker]

Hi there! I am 5' 8". I play with a 57.5" cue.

[@sushilthapa2559]

how to line up the position when we have to use minimum and maximum side.

[@sushilthapa2559]

on cue ball

[@abhinavmane60]

How to avoid the situation when you miss the pot thinking of the position of the cue ball?

[@joeygonzo]

don't think position. think how the stroke should feel

[@abhinavmane60]

@@joeygonzo Okay thanks a lot i was suffering because of it quite a lot...

[@joeygonzo]

@@abhinavmane60 Remember, the brain has two parts. The left and the right. The left side does the thinking. The right does the execution. It's like when you drive and you get home and you don't even know how you got home because you were wandering during the trip. The right side of your brain allowed you to drive while the left brain was doing the wandering . Do thinking while you are up. When you go down, you should already know what to execute . NEVER look at where the cue ball should end up when you are down. Concentrate on the cue ball , the tip and the stroke.

[@elisandoval9746]

Excelent

[@kidsnooker1475]

Nice. Is it Andy Gibbs cue you using?

[@BartonSnooker]

I use a B&W cue. Made by Dean Jones Cues. It was custom made to my specs. 57.5", 18oz, 9.7mm tip :-)

[@junaidmkk8199]

I'm so bad in snooker I played 600 hours rdy but still cannot pot simple balls😢

[@mohamedchakir7985]

Hello Mr I measure 1m90 how to do so that I can have a correct stince

[@BartonSnooker]

Hello! When people are taller, the things I advise, is to have a wider stance than normal so that you can get a bit lower to the shot. You can also then have a slight bend in your right leg (for a right handed player), so that it takes a bit of strain off the leg, and again, just also allows you to get a little bit lower down on the shot. Hope that helps 🙂

[@mohamedchakir7985]

Tks Coache

[@evolutionsanchez9157]

normally play pool. don't miss the shot dude. snooker tables bulk lines a 7 ball black nominateds.

[@emraanroy9143]

U r tooooooo... good #Master

[@BartonSnooker]

Thank you 🙂

[@letuslearn7020]

Where the cue is placed on chest.........

[@jaredhamish]

Hey mate I’ll be in London a couple of weeks would love to swing by and meet you . I’ve dropped you an email as well

[@imantem-o6c]

👌👌👌👍

[@jjuukojbrandon2502]

Help me to become a star.

[@herminioinocencio5522]

Y

[@bernarddover1442]

Way

[@lafaelerobertson2234]

Thank you