Snooker With No Outside Spin

Playing Snooker spin shots explained. Snooker spin tips and tricks the technique with training in shot tutorial. Side spin effects aiming so not playing with outside side spin can really help your game but what does that mean? Break From Life try’s to explain what outside side spin is and its effect on the way you line up a shot. How it can help pot angled cuts and why you are probably better off without it.
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[@Starwarsfan3331]

Alistair from Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA! Just played on a full sized snooker table for the first time, and it was a blast. It was also insanely hard, and I have much more respect for people who do this professionally now!

[@redoxred5588]

Davis had made a very excellent observation about DIng. I am chinese and have been coached by many local professionals in playing snooker and chinese 8 ball, and one of the most common things that coaches say is to pot the ball center ball with no side at all, and to learn how to achieve angles using only top, centerball, stun and bottom. It is a fairly common ideology here in china that playing with side is only needed when absolutely necessary.

[@samikivisto]

Awesome video again! You are the biggest reason why I started this hobby, love it😎 Greetings from Rauma, Finland🇫🇮

[@gustavozilli7630]

great videos man, i'm from Florianopolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil , snooker is really small here even after helding the Brazil Snooker Masters in 2011, which Shaun Murphy won, everyone plays only 8 ball and most don't even know the rules or never seen the game, there is not a single 12ft table in the city, i found a 10ft table in a club and pretty much practice alone , your videos help a lot man, thanks

[@wombra8314]

ding started out in miniclip o_O

[@ThylMane]

As a portuguese fan thanks for the great videos, i have no place that i know of to play snooker in the area i live, only pool, soo just stick to pool and watchin snooker videos

[@alexisamtosta]

Em Portugal estamos lixados pá. Sou da Madeira. Havia 1 só mesa na ilha inteira. O lugar onde havia essa mesa era um edificio centenário e foi renovado, logo a mesa saiu de lá por certo. Onde está agora, não sei mas vou até averiguar. Foi lá que conheci o snooker pois desde meus 13 anos que frequentava esse lugar e me punha lá sentado a ver os senhores que ja eram de idade jogar e lá fui aprendendo a pontuação. Joguei 2 vezes apenas em Cardiff, país de Gales mas sai caro pois como é pago e é um jogo demorado e ainda pra mais sem muita experiência, demora-se mais tempo e claro, se paga mais. Mas é um jogo fantástico. E em Portugal continental, conta-se pelos dedos as mesas de snooker que existem. Cumprimentos meu caro e bom natal

[@paistinlasta1805]

Watching from Hämeenlinna Finland. Great video as allways!

[@screaminlordbyron7767]

Other tutorial channels have recommended not using side to make a cut. Instead using top to compensate for throw. It's more forgiving if you don't use the exact right amount and you don't need to compensate for the sideways effect on the cue before it reaches the object ball. To never use side though means when you need it for position you will suddenly regret never using it to make a cut though in my opinion.

[@deanwhite8046]

I like your editorials they are easy to watch and follow. Your narative and demonstration of the shot have helped me get a better understanding of this (new to me playing) game. Your book is on my santa list 🤞. Can I get a pin for Lytham St. Annes.

[@tonybarfridge4369]

I want to know how Ding played the last shot on the black

[@lukeraynorguitar5885]

Luke from Leeds loving the vids as always mate! 👍

[@97badwolf]

Hey, just found your channel, awesome vids, you're getting me more and more into snooker!! Merry Christmas Chris from skegness

Hi from Czech Republic 🤟 🇨🇿

[@everythingbobbywolfe]

So happy the channel is growing and growing! Much love from Bobby, in NJ (a pin would be a great christmas present 📦 🎁🎄) 😁

[@SilvaD702]

Love the videos. Do you have a pin for Las Vegas, Nevada?

[@woowooNeedsFaith]

This was a bit hard to follow (because I had no idea what the original problem was). I don't know if problem was in sound quality or timings of it. Maybe you cut all the explanations timewise too tightly. This video would not have been too long even if you had left few seconds time for viewer to think before moving on to the next point.

[@kanespencer3265]

Think it’s pronounced l-o-c-k-l-a-n not l-a-s-h-l-a-n😂

[@wombra8314]

hidden scrolls fortold..all ding's records gone gold! 👋🏻🎱👄🎱🤚🏻

[@tomdavies9885]

Can I get pinned in the Brecon Beacons?

[@mjtakaiasab7771]

sir please tell me what to do if you are double minded in playing a shot from pakistan!❤

[@sahildiwan4627]

Is there a pin for Bangalore, India?

[@Breakfromlife]

I think so but will have to check

[@sahildiwan4627]

@@Breakfromlife Okay thanks

[@stunn6820]

I have a question about chalk what chalk to use?? about snooker player and pool player and pin up me south korea pusan or busan🇰🇷

[@kr1886]

Lashlan is gonna be pissed... :)

[@brandonjohnson9482]

I'm from the jungles of Papa new Guinea pin me please

[@SpasticHawk9720]

My names William warke I'm from Londonderry Northern Ireland

[@cristianchan2513]

am from belize central america, dont think you have a pin there :)

[@sushicat2343]

Can u pin Hong Kong?

[@Drubujo]

Salem, Oregon, USA. Pin it :).

[@wombra8314]

💚~ 👋🏻🎱👄🎱🤚🏻 i noticed the willis in mah technique! D:

[@FuckIsraelization]

You look like Billie Joe Armstrong.

[@paulriggall8370]

I like what Steve Davis said.

[@BobJewett]

A small detail: The "throw" effect as Americans call it is not because the hit is not instantaneous. It is because there is friction between the balls. A more careful study shows that a longer contact will in fact cut the object ball more. The friction between the balls is the same reason that plants of touching balls can be "adjusted" to one side or the other. Wet the contact point and the friction and adjustment goes away.

[@BobJewett]

Another major reason that you might want to use outside is that it can often remove any possibility of a kick. If the cue ball is rolling across the object ball during contact without rubbing it one way or the other, a kick cannot occur. For most players the complications of aiming with side outweigh the benefit of eliminating kicks. For top players, who can aim well with side, the balance can tip the other way.

[@matthiah4291]

I'm from Newcastle Australia. You haven't got a pin there yet.

[@gemn_i_8842]

I am in Sydney Australia and was surprised to see that aussies dont play snooker alot and they havnt got many snooker tables here aswell. Just saying.

[@matthiah4291]

@@gemn_i_8842 Alot of snooker has been destroyed because of poker machines, because clubs make alot more profit from their floor space with those. Also pool is alot easier and faster then snooker/billiards. Clubs charge $3 for a quick game with less balls and bigger pockets. You should still be able to find plenty of places to play in Sydney though, but maybe half as much since 20 years ago unfortunately. Good luck mate.

[@jennaralissima]

I've often wondered if a fine cut actually imparts sidespin to the object ball. Would you be able to demonstrate if it does or not? If it does, and I think it does a little, then in this case it would be another effect that causes the black to miss on the top cushion side. Playing as shown, the cue ball imparts a small amount of left hand side to the black which makes it turn slightly towards the top cushion as it runs towards the pocket and misses just as shown. Also, a cue ball with a lot of 'running side' could also slightly squeeze (or 'throw') the object ball at a wider angle, so in theory, it's possibly to make a pot that is slightly more than 90 degrees; but I've neither seen it nor tried it. Hmm, looking very closely at the black's path at around 1:44, it does seem as though it is moving on a curved path (small but noticeable) - or am I imagining it?

[@vs_the_reckless]

Do you have a pin in Lviv, Ukraine. Will appreciate if you do!

[@danielkandi4582]

Your theory is to a vast extent very wrong! Let me explain. You Say at 1 minute in : "When you use outside spin on this cut,. its gonna push the red slightly thinner" ... Right, if you are on a thick cloth like yours or those that are worse. On TV tables, this is the total opposite, and why so many of the pros hit "thick" if they put too much outside (helping side) on those shots. Im a nationalchampion of denmark, so i promise its not garbage from a 32breaker. That particular shot at around 1 minute mark is a classic example of a "big throwshot" . This shot on a no.10 strachan cloth or even 6811 30oz tournament cloth, is a type of shot where you HAVE to aim thinner than the actual centreball potting angle. The throw is ofc most pronounced on the Lowright, and Topright striking areas, in this case 1 o'clock and 5 o'clock. If you are playing on a 2year old carpetcloth (worn to f*ck) then yes, this theory starts to pan out correctly. But with clean new balls and good fast cloth with a glassy surface, it simply isnt true.

[@danielkandi4582]

Also another thing. I know of several pro's who agree on the longpot theory, that because of the glassy surface, using a tiny amount of side on longshots is actually beneficial (we're talking less than half a tip of side) . The theory is, that its much harder to consistently hit deadcenter in the cueball. Therefore a small quarter tip of outside english can be added so that the aim is more the same. I use this on completely new cloth when its no.10 or strachan superfine. I would actually recommend you Strachan Superfine instead of what you have. Your recreationshot compilations will become near identical if u get that.

[@vyacheslavboyko6114]

So, Daniel , do you play cut shots with 'helping side'? As I'm implementing it now in my game, it feels different. Most surprising is a significant disproportion of the amount of misses between left and right cut. Anyway, another positive point is maybe a better feeling for the center, if one learns to play with helping side?

[@dnbmania]

I don't really understand. All the rulebooks say avoid side whenever possible but supposedly most snooker players are using side on angled shots? Seems backwards to me. I've heard this 'helping side' idea before but surely it's not worth it

[@Breakfromlife]

A lot of players sometimes subconsciously just start using sidespin on these sort of shots. If you learn to play like this it can be difficult to do anything else

[@dnbmania]

It's an interesting concept. You would you have to learn the 'cut induced throw' at different speeds Vs judging how much side is needed for a certain speed. I personally do the first one

[@Anschutzhammerlitoz]

I've been trying to break myself of this habit. I strike the cue center-ball, but at impact I use my right hand to guide the cue tip to the outside, so the stroke ends up being not straight through. I don't know how much effect it has. Unfortunately it's a habit I developed over hundreds (thousands?) of mis-spent hours as a teen, and it reinforces itself every cut shot. If I allow myself to stroke in my normal fashion I pot the ball; if I force myself to stroke straight through on a cut shot I miss too often. It may be that the misses are cause by focusing on my right hand so much at the expense of everything else.

[@johnyenagritis8136]

watching from cyprus larnaca

[@marcustreker4689]

I disagree. You can’t cherry pick one top 16 player. Most of the top 10 players use spin on the majority of shots. Note:that was Ding’s only decent performance in two seasons and he was out early next tournament.. I’m an ‘ok’ player and use dpin on most shots other than straight in. Having side spin as one’s default hit makes one more proficient for controlling cue ball position on the majority of shots.

[@paulbu6003]

Hey can I get a pin in Hebei, China pls! (just a little bit lower than Beijing) Always love how steady Ding plays but never realized that's actually very hard to pull off

[@sj460162]

Mmm so i need to use sidespin on thin shots but id be a better player if i didnt???? Arrrrrrrr

[@smart_ass5630]

In a nutshell, lol.

[@couto619]

Your videos are really helpful and I really want your book now. Can I get a pin I’m from South Africa Johannesburg

[@whatsnext8548]

I might be totally wrong, but didn't you debunk this very topic in one of your "Myth" videos?

[@Ozixix95]

Very enjoyable content on your channel mate. Requesting a pin for Gdańsk- Poland ;)

[@Haroon4Cesc]

Love your videos! It’d be awesome to get a pin in Islamabad, Pakistan.

[@billypeh8188]

I am from Malaysia. I love your videos

[@JoshAston23]

Josh from Billingham is considering setting up a fundraiser for a garage snooker table

[@ianharrison2490]

Modern day boring robotic players do not have the ability to use side like Higgins and White did

[@campbellgiddens3374]

Loving these videos from over in Newcastle NSW. Keep it up lad!

[@georgenicoll9638]

East Grinstead West Sussex, common it’s christmas give us a pin

[@ibrarali9369]

Can you show us how to pot that black without sidespin. Thanks

[@wackywaffler]

How about a pin for South Wales? Barry Island

[@colincolenso]

A vast majority of players prefer Outside English / Side Spin (OE), to turn shots wider from a thick aim. However, the throw from OE varies much more than the throw from Inside English. For those who become familiar with pivoting for squirt correction, Inside English becomes a powerful weapon. It takes a while for OE players like myself who grew up with English 8 Ball and Snooker.

[@nazhifmustaffa]

How bout Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia?

[@SuperGunmother]

Can I get pinned in Pokhara, Nepal? Thanks mate

[@AJsVIEW]

This dude is like the Dr.Jekyl of snooker

[@itzluvworld]

Can I get a pin on "Udaipur, Rajasthan - India" ?

[@shavashchannel]

I'm from Prayagraj India! Pin me!!

[@mrloop1530]

Great videos. I live in Odense, Denmark, and we need a pin. Not the most famous of cities, but it is, however, the birthplace of our poet, Hans Christian Andersen and our tennis player, Caroline Wozniacki. I mostly play pool, but when I have played snooker, it has been extremely good exercise. The pool table pockets seem like barn doors, when you come straight from a snooker table. My highest snooker break is 30 😊My best in 8-ball and 9-ball are two straight run outs on some occasions.

[@andrewwade8464]

😂 I was born in Fairlie NZ! Its pronounced the same in the queens English as it is here. Fair. Lee. 😂 as for poor old Lachlan? With the Scottish heritage you’ll need a bit of och in your throat. Lock lan will do I’m sure. No side spin required for either. Not that it matters. Cheers for the tips.

[@minhaslpu]

Thanks for the Videos mate. So appreciate it. And a pin would be lovely. Love from Jalandhar, Punjab, India ❤️

[@eltrueno8923]

El Trueno from Militilini, the isle of Lesbos.

[@TheSnookerShed]

Great explanation mate,I have never used side to pot in fact I play very little side at all definitely not on cut shots like this as I just learned the angle with the throw included. Must try with some side though lol

[@RodrigoMendes-bd3bp]

Trump, Ding and the Legend Steve Davis are the best players to watch. Thanks for showing all the tricks and facts about snooker. I love your channel and your snooker table ! Cheers from São Paulo, Brazil.

[@qazzell]

Someone who thinks about snooker more than me...didn't think it was possible. You seem to make videos about the things i'm thinking about at the time...They do go in easier with "Helping side" i know that....especially the acute pots.

[@aayushsingh6288]

Do you have a pin on Faridabad, India? A little south of capital city Delhi. By the way, I love your videos.

[@JesusGonzalez-pr3wy]

Can i play snooker on a pool table? Greatings from Irapuato, México 👌😎

[@Breakfromlife]

I don’t see why not

[@subhamseth1583]

Hello I am from Amritsar, punjab,india Please pin there Also this was very informative video

[@dj90-d8q]

Aim without side spin first next then move your cue to the side a bit without moving your body then strike ,thats how i shoot but most players i know aimed directly to the side from the first aim but the disadvantage to this is that they always get nervous or busy minded when a straight pot comes

[@walisaudi85]

Ok... thanks for the explanation... Greeting from me, Wall E from Terengganu Malaysia...

[@nolongerkai]

I'm probably not the first comment from Los Angeles California, but it's worth a shot :)

[@andysingletonefc]

Id like to see a lot more of camera action behind the shot of the player then you will see where the white is struck,its usually straght on or side on for the last 30-40 years 😡

[@LisztyLiszt]

What's in the boxes? Kilcock

[@Tray2010able]

Now you can pin Yaroslavl, Russia

[@MarcOwenBanks]

Lock-Lan, not Lashlan - good vid again

[@Luke_-_]

Can I get a pin in Newcastle upon Tyne

[@gaminglover1792]

Can I get in pin on Islamabad Pakistan

[@muhammadhasraf7130]

can i get pin in kuala lumpur malaysia?

[@zubairdowlut6715]

can i get a black pin on Mauritius?

[@tehbryan0]

Hello from Malaysia! Can we get a pin please? Terima kasih (thank you)!

[@DrunkChimp]

New subscriber checking in. Great channel! From Leyland in Lancashire.

[@jonkess2768]

What about a Pin in Witten Germany?

[@moviemaster00000]

the best question is how you know how much more you have to hit it to the right or left in case of adding side spin

[@TanayLuthra]

Mate i love your content, but please consider investing in a mic or maybe something better than a gopro

[@fitzroyguiness7401]

David is taking a snooker break from life right now in Portland Jamaica!!

[@mdrafae6033]

Did you repaired your table?

[@alan-michaelschwab3387]

Can I get a pin in Oklahoma City,Oklahoma,USA. Thanks!

[@misteracid234]

Just bought the book. Big ups from Manchester UK

[@Breakfromlife]

Hope it helps

[@prateek_dalmia]

I'm an enthusiast, love your videos. From India 🇮🇳

[@stlu3132]

Amazing videos mate! Doubt you got any pins on Ljubljana, Slovenia yet!

[@nathanmoran2113]

Love the content, massive snooker fan and I'm from castlebar, mayo, Ireland. Great vid btw

[@DIvineislam369]

your fan from pakistan😊

[@97Andrewjs]

Very helpful videos, hello from santa cruz california 🤙

[@mohamadamin1899]

1 for Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia if u can find it on the Global Map 😏

[@unknownaccount3111]

Would love a video on the story of you starting snooker where it all began and what you do on a daily now ?

[@Pablo-wy9yg]

So does that mean that most other player use it on every thin cut? It's hard to believe

[@fazalnouman7041]

Can i get a pin in leeds Uk?

[@TwistedSoul2002]

Why does this feel like I’m watching an episode of Knight Rider?