Your EYE PATTERNS Are VERY Important

[@jonnybritton2540]

Would you be interested in playing a game of snooker against break from life?? That would be good to watch 😎

[@jonnybritton2540]

@Junaid Khan Both players talking about their thought process between each shot. Would be interesting

[@TariqMahmood-yo5op]

my money on steve , because steve playing on tight pocket , and break from life , is football net🙄 and i beat bookies lots off time ,and they banned me 🙄 because i m too good,

[@Chris-bm5qd]

Aw hell yeah!

[@krthkh]

This guy looks like a pro, break from life is amateur. May be he can play Barry Stark

[@garymah7716]

@@krthkh he's a certified coach

[@TheAgent4125]

My own experience with this is that when under pressure sometimes your eye patterns can change and you lose timing, so even if you don't put too much thought into it, it's still a good idea to know what your eye patterns are when you're playing well, and notice when they may have changed due to feeling under the cosh.

[@MrXeberdee]

What helped me was actually not looking at the object ball at all when down on the shot, and trusting the line I chose whilst up on the shot implicitly. It becomes easier to spot potting angles, develop instincts, and a precise cue action along the line of the shot. Takes away the temptation to alter the line of aim - gives you more time to concentrate on moving the cue and hitting the white properly along the line, and you can even close your eyes if you trust your line like this. Use the force Luke.

[@nerdvananc]

Always wondered about this! I find that when I slow down and actually look at the object ball while going down on the shot, and right before delivering, I get much more consistent results with my potting; and even if I miss it isn't by a mile.

[@ScizGraffiti]

Thank you so much for this video! A few months ago, when my area allowed some pool halls to be open, I was getting to probably my best form I had ever been at. And at the time I thought it was because I was paying more attention to where I was hitting the cue ball. But after your explanation in this video, I am finally understanding that I think I was actually just doing the proper amount of checks between the cue ball and object ball that I should have been doing all along. The checks really are the important part!

[@easygoing2479]

After years of playing golf, I've never broken the habit of keeping my head and eyes down, glued on the golf ball, especially when on the putting green. I would routinely pick an interim target two feet away from the ball on my proposed line, then focus strictly on the ball. I'm glad I watched this, because now I feel better when I hear someone insist, “you MUST fixate on the object ball”.

[@bradleyandrews2840]

Great video! My eye pattern is slightly unorthodox but I've found it the best way to avoid breaking my concentration: I get on the shot and feather twice while looking at the cue ball, then I pause at the cue ball and flick up to the object ball as my check, if I'm happy I will pull the cue back and deliver while still maintaining focus on the object ball. I've been told in the past I should change it but I always maintain that I'm still doing a check on the front pause. I'd really appreciate your thoughts!

[@coolmind2476]

Thank you sooo much for making it clear, I was a bit confused when you mentioned some months ago to look at the object ball. Because that doesn't work for me. When I started playing I checked forums in the internet and everyone was saying to look always at the object ball - comparing it with darts where you look at the target... When it comes to snooker my target is the cue ball, and I am always looking at the cue ball when striking to make sure I hit the correct point, this works better for me. I was trying to look at the object ball but felt less comfortable, and pot success went down. Now I am happy that the best snooker coaches on KZbin - including you - are saying it's ok to look at the cue ball. It makes me confident that I am not doing something completely strange 😃

[@BartonSnooker]

Great stuff. The exact reason I wanted to make this video. Nice to know you'll now feel happy and also confident in what you're doing 👍

[@osirisgolad]

I've always done the tennis thing: look at where you want the ball to end up, then have your eyes trained on the ball until you've gone all the way through it. So I look at the object ball in snooker when I'm beginning to move the cue and then switch to the white and don't stop looking at it until I've gone through. I find I don't properly keep the tip low when I'm playing screw shots if I don't look at where I'm hitting.

[@Geekermo]

Cue ball: improves timing and cue ball striking position and cue ball control. Object ball: improves aiming and straight cue action. I had a very straight cue action but had problems with timing and cue control and instantly improved changing to cue ball eye pattern.

[@brendanpassey8306]

This video made me so happy! I've been playing for nearly 20 years (since I was 13) and I've diligently worked on my game technically for that time and I'm pretty handy. I've made several hundreds in practice and several 70-80 breaks in matches. My eye rhythms are extremely similar to the second example. I'm very aware that almost every coach under the sun insists you should be looking at the object ball when striking and often wonder if my eye patterns are holding me back... Several times I've attempted to change my natural eye patters accordingly and every time it completely screws me up. Like you say, even trying to analyze where you are looking does horrible things to your game! This validation is like a weight off my shoulders! I'll be leaving it alone forever thanks to you!

[@BartonSnooker]

Awesome. Really great to help. I know how much relief it brings to know you're doing the right things 👍

[@vmax4steve524]

I believe there are three stages in eye movements when playing a shot, cue ball, object ball and pocket on a pot, peripheral view on a safety. The eye movement from cue ball to object ball is very small along a horizontal plane and largely unnoticed while the look up to the pocket/peripheral view is mistakenly taken for the look up to the object ball. Object ball on the strike is the only way in my opinion because the object ball is the end of the line of aim and in order to cue through the line of aim you must be looking all the way along it, it doesn't stop at the cue ball. Now I would like a video on eye patterns when lining up the shot and addressing the cue ball prior to the strike. What do you look at when standing behind the shot, when placing your feet and addressing the cue ball ?

[@daninthepan]

If I'm trying to get a lot of backspin I find it helpful to focus on the white. If I focus on the object ball when playing with a lot of spin, I think my brain overcompensates and tends to strike the white closer to the centre to be safe.

[@Matt-gp9gc]

I started checking the pocket a LOT while im down on the shot (almost as much as the object ball) and it improved my confidence and potting so much, I finally got a 30 break, so I guess different stuff works for different people. I also find it way easier to tell if my shot is not gonna go in, so I get up and start again until it feels right

[@ianwatkins6202]

As i deliver the cue through, I was always told to look at the target 😊so in my game it's the object ball that I'm looking at on delivery 😊This is another fabulous video Steve!! And great advice for all! I believe that Mark Williams looks at the cue ball as he strikes 😊He is a world class player! So i do believe its horses for courses

[@elmagnificent]

Mate.you just read my mind all that you said was just exactly what i think about eye pattern..especially "when i play good i have no ideea what my eyes are doing" and also i mess up shots when i try to control my eyes.

[@PhilBaird1]

Good lesson this. A great way to mess with another player's head is to ask him which ball he looks at when striking. It really messed up my game when I started to doubt what I was doing and then I literally couldn't pot anything, not even the easiest of shots. My confidence went and I had no idea how to visualise the shot. Looking back now perhaps I may not have been aware that it could've been my natural eyesight weakening. Perhaps that was the cause of my lack of confidence in sighting the ball ? I think the method I first learned when starting out was the correct one. That was to imagine where I wanted the cueball to contact the object ball and to concentrate on that at the moment of striking. With a straight shot it's a full ball contact; if it's a fine cut then it's a quarter ball contact etc. So when that cue-tip strikes the whiteball you must be looking at the object ball. That's my take on it anyway.

[@andrewdavies4955]

Very good point...

[@davidkihm9186]

So grateful you made this video. I’ve been playing for decades and never thought about it until recently, as I’ve started watching some YT instructional videos. I’ve started thinking about it when I play and realizing I prefer to fix my eyes on the cue ball before striking. I worried this was wrong and would sometimes try to change it, and I can tell it’s been messing me up. Now I know I can just ignore it and that there is no right way. Thank you so much!

[@NapoleonDynamites]

Form playing for over 30 years I use both and believe most people do. If the object ball is far away you will automatically flick to that ball at the moment of delivery, if the pot is not so difficult but position is and you are putting a lot of bottom or top plus side on the white then I believe you will automatically be more focused on delivering that part! New sub 👍

[@BartonSnooker]

You're right John. Thanks for the sub 👍

[@fahad366.]

Hello sir.. I request you to tell me that how can I stop analysing. Because when I practice at that time I am playing I might say perfect but having a match I forgot everything and start missing shot because of analysing. I hope you will suggest me what I do.. . one more thing. While getting down the shot what do you look object ball or cue ball.

[@Delphiwizard]

No wonder your an amazing player, you have laser beams coming from your eyes! Great video as always, many thanks.

[@BartonSnooker]

I've been cheating all this time 😁

[@nielsduyster7784]

very funny

[@dermotshaw6775]

I have thought about this quite alot and I came to the conclusion that as long as a player has a good pre shot routine then the cue should be on the line of the shot, and the cue tip should be addressing the cue ball in the correct position. Once the final back swing has been completed, it's just about comfort, and how we're going to be pushing the cue through in the straightest line that the player can. If this is by looking at the cue ball or the object ball then great either way.

[@boastyy]

I normally glance at the cue ball then just keep looking at the object ball. I never go back and check the cue ball. I find this method better especially when making extreme cuts as I am able to see the angle better. I find I can see the extreme cuts easier than the half balls lol. My positional play is the weakness, I managed to have a 115 clearance with overall poor positional play just by being able to pot really difficult balls. Perhaps if I was better at the positional play I would be checking the cue ball more with my eyes. Thanks for the video.

[@ballabadr3572]

Hello steve,, great video as allways 😍 I hope you can explain to us where should we look at from the standing position behind the shot to when getting down,so should we keep our vision focus on the contact point in the object ball or change the vision to the cue ball? Thanks a lot very useful videos ❤❤

[@fahad366.]

same i want as you said 👍

[@martindafinov7944]

Hello! I really like your videos and they helped me a lot with my technique and score. Im interested to see a video about the different type of extensions like the rest, swan, etc. In what situation and which one to choose better for a certain shot. Regards!

[@SonicStreets]

I like your lessons soooo much!!!!thank you :) and keep sharing tips

[@fahad366.]

sir before typing anything i will thank you so much.. i literally feel that you want to teach snooker not like others those who are making confused people by telling complicated technics and make us feel its too difficult to play.. thanks

[@BartonSnooker]

Thank you for your kind words. That is my goal, to help players achieve their goals 🙂

[@theznooker]

while standing up you find the line of aim right, then you watch at the cueball then object ball and then walk in and get down. so from standing position to getting down how many times do you flick your eyes to white or object, and until your bridge hand hits the cushion, which ball you look, do you have to lock to either white object ball as you are getting down? tnx

[@davidkihm9186]

Recently I’ve tried to stop making minor adjustments to my aim while over the shot, because I’ve seen teachers say it’s wrong. I think it’s making my game worse. It sounds like you’re implying it’s okay to make minor adjustments over the shot. Do you agree. I find I can see the angles a little better sometimes when I’m all the way down on the shot and making minor adjustments until I feel I’m going to split the pocket works best.

[@markmascollful]

I agree it is personal, a question for yourself though.... why do you feel the need to look at the object ball last?. If you've stood behind the shot. Walked into the shot and all is true and correct then you shouldn't need to look at the object ball the only thing that can effect your shot is where you hit the white I.e side will miss, putting top or bottom on the white will go in the wrong place

[@BartonSnooker]

I've got to look at something. My brain likes to look at the object ball. I personally find it more reassuring to be looking at where I want the white ball to go. Although because the switch between cue ball and object ball happens so fast for cue ball players, it's all down to the individual brain.

[@dermotshaw6775]

Just wandering if you would be able to cover achieving stun at different distances. I'd say most beginner's that learn about stun shots get taught/learn that playing a tip(ish) below centre will achieve it, but we are not always within the desirable distance to achieve it this way and playing shots at distance with more power can effect the accuracy in which we play a shot at distance too. Hope I explained what i mean well enough 😅

[@TariqMahmood-yo5op]

thanks Steve 👐, its help full, please when you making video ,on tip 🤨 and shape

[@sj460162]

Steve please advise on centre vision. I have discovered through your videos that my cue should be to the right side of my chin to hit my vision centre. But should I move my jead or my cue to correct this? Thanks

[@dengel8429]

I was very great player but when I start questioning my self which ball I must see at last I completely returned to amateur

[@jimmy950903]

Hello Steve, Apart from focus on object ball/cue ball, Can you share about what is the timing on looking at the place that the cue ball will stop after the shot?(i.e. cue ball positioning) Or simply snooker players wont look at it because they know where the cue ball will stop as they know what spin they'll add? Thanks!

[@thejuice2744]

Wow after 30 years of playing looking at the cue ball I've switched to looking at the cue ball and has improved my game by a mile. Thanks your videos are awesome 👌

[@51Dss]

wondering if you would consider doing a video for us novice snooker players where you give us examples of various situations that come up in a snooker game and the rules for those situations. For example what if the only red left on the table is in the half circle and the previous player just scratched. would the incoming player play that red as he would have if it were anywhere outside the half circle? Another question: what is the rule if a player makes two reds on the same shot? Is it a foul? Is it two points? does one red come back up on the table?

[@un7718]

Thanks​ you​ so much​ this video is very help​ful​ ❤️​❤️​❤️​

[@manishaneupane4260]

I highly recommend this channel far way better then @ break from life

[@ryanh2691]

Ive been playing for about 20 years on and off. I've never looked the object ball and it's so awkward to change that habbit. Hopefully this clears thing up.

[@sirdetmist3204]

I tend to spot the point of the table where the centre of the cue ball needs to go to pot the ball, then hold that until I'm in line with that, then get down on the shot and look at the cue ball, make sure its all lined up and look right, then take the shot.

[@CrystalhearingukCoUk]

Long shot has to put object ball surely - you compared a short shot v long shots. If you aimed for a point on the cushion far end you'd focus on that point at time of the shot...

[@JoSeph-sl8fv]

Very interesting video as always. I have a little question. When you need to play a 1/4 ball, for example, are you looking at the point of contact on the object ball or the line of sight that is outside the ball ? Thank's

[@BartonSnooker]

Great question! The line of sight that is outside the ball.

[@scchs67]

Wow, great question indeed. Thanks for that.

[@orthodoxwriter]

I am not sure how to look at this. As for me, when I am playing, I have learnt and realised that if I am not looking at the object ball (back of the object ball BOB) I can never have any consistency. Yes I can pot here and there but for breaks and for consistent potting I need to have my eyes frozen on the BOB at the exact moment of strike otherwise I loose focus. Another thing is that for a man like me who tinkers with his technique, if I am focused on the BOB at the time of strike all other things fall in place as if automatically so this is my mantra for consistency. I loose that and sometimes I think I am looking on BOB but I realise afterwards I am looking at thin air on BOB and not focused on the striking point and hence keep missing and go dull. Crazy game this snooker. So for me the secret to consistency as well as focus and concentration is to be looking at the striking point on BOB at the exact moment when the tip makes contact with the white. That works for me !!! great video however to each his own maybe :)

[@jonanthony6078]

That side view in slow motion would be great for demonstrating screw back timing

[@gazhammer10001]

So do I line up the shot so that the contact point on the object ball views as a straight shot? For instance, if I have to hit a ball half ball for the potting angle, do I line the shot up straight with the point I want to hit the object ball, or the ball itself? Am I even making any sense? 🤔😆

[@Tonysnookerfan31]

I'm looking forward to our zoom session coming up 😊

[@martinconnor4560]

Can I make any difference if you just look at the OB or the point your trying to hit on the OB ?

[@rossco666999]

I need some help with cushion shots. Do you concentrate your focus on the cue ball when it’s tight on a cushion? I play with a mate who can pot full length shots from a tight cushion. I get nowhere near and I’m lucky to hit the right side of the target ball. My friend says he doesn’t take his eye off the cue ball?

[@fortfield28]

How do you stop Que ball from jumping when you hit ball low for screw back? Thanks Des

[@omygoshi1]

Hya Steve, Outstanding videos! Very impressed! They are very detailed and comprehensive. Do you teach 1 on 1 somewhere in the Midlands?

[@BartonSnooker]

Yes I do! All my details are on my website: www.bartonsnooker.co.uk

[@meeemalef5849]

can you please tell me do you look at pocket during featuring or in the final backswing or before delivery ? or the pocket should be in the background or prepheral vision at all the time? i used to look at the cueball as when i was about to hit the cueball but a coach told me years ago to look at object ball , since then i have been having this problem that during features i go like , cueball, objectball, pocket and then cueball , then i look at the objectball as about to hit but i think i move my eyes to pocket while the tip is about to hit the cueball, and i miss alot of shots, should i go back to my old aiming method and look at the cueball when i about to hit the cueball or looking at pocket is normal ? tnx alot for your nice videos

[@BartonSnooker]

The pocket is is in the peripheral vision. Players do not look at the pocket ditectly when aiming. I would go back to your old comfortable way of sighting the shot. As I say in this video, players do different things.

[@meeemalef5849]

@@BartonSnooker tnx alot for replying, it was 9 years ago , do u think i can go back to my original aiming? or should i just ignore the pocket now and lock my eyes on object ball instead of going back 9 years ago? thank you

[@BartonSnooker]

@@meeemalef5849 do what feels natural and don't think about what the eyes do too much. Use them to aim the shot and not because someone put ideas in your head.

[@meeemalef5849]

@@BartonSnooker i really needed to know if we should be directly be looking at pocket while standing and while down. i know now why i miss alot after years of playing . bcaz i look at pocket too even during features, eg: cueball +objectball+pocket , and this is why my eyes flicks to pocket even before the tip has made contact with the cueball tnx alot

[@DeepakSoni-ho7dq]

Hi! Steve, when we apply side to the cue ball the side work after hitting the cushion or also little bit when hit the object ball.

[@anshalkumarsrivastava2260]

It works even when you hit the object ball. This is why sometimes a litte deviated object ball also falls in the pocket after touching the jaws and catching spin.

[@silviubercu3400]

no doubts trying to analyze the movment of m eyes oly ruined my game..Thanks you for your excellent explanation.

[@DeanWhipper]

Been working out Steve? Looking fit And great content as per usual, very interesting.

[@declanminoli5361]

Thanks for the reply. I'll give it a go tomorrow 👍🏻

[@end-game2030]

Can I get a free 121 lesson as Ive been following your keep your eye on the object always theory which ruided my game 😉. Glad you made the vid for people who are starting the game. In short, do not worry about your eyes, DO whatever is natural to you. Personally I do both, depends on distance of the object to ball.

[@BartonSnooker]

Hehe! Glad to help and clear it up 👍

[@AJsVIEW]

omg this video is what I have been waiting for so long! Thanks so much Steve!!

[@sammadkhan4459]

I look at the object ball works pretty good for me

[@ImranKhan-cn3kp]

Suffering this situation and watched many videos from u tube ur way of explanation is awsm but i m still confuse with my eye pattern when i watch the object ball my cue slightly goes on the side of cue ball and miss the pot sometimes but when i watch the cue ball while playing a short just missed the angel of object ball n miss the pot I don’t understand what i do

[@heremansmarc]

Very instructive and clever information, thanks a lot!

[@BartonSnooker]

Thanks for watching 🙂

[@wayne.1]

Great video mate 👍🏻 , but for me I personally have like to align myself with the right angle on the cue ball and then focus on the object ball. But a big problem I’m having atm is how hard I have to hit the ball feel like I’m hitting it a bit too hard sometimes just because I think I need too , been a sub since 10k and was looking at you’re coaching but you’re too far from me lol, would be great to see a video on how hard you should be hitting the ball for different shots.

[@kitwongck]

Thx Steve for answer my question! Cheers

[@samarshah5892]

Nice way to explain, love ur style

[@BartonSnooker]

Thank you!

[@mathewlittle8723]

The problem I still have is that when the cue ball & object ball are relatively close together I can flit my eyes between the two ok, but when they are far apart I find it difficult. Either I'm looking at cue ball and taking my eyes off the object ball or I almost strain to look up at the object ball and then find I'm not hitting the cue ball in the right place. I wonder is my head in the right place? I often play on a 5 foot table and this doesn't come into play but whenever I play on a proper table it does and I often miss long pots by quite a distance. Any advice?

[@BartonSnooker]

Could be several things: 1) your head position 2) do you need glasses? 3) are you just missing because the cueing is harder as the distance increases? It's most likely number 3 if I had to guess. But hard to say without seeing you play.

[@mathewlittle8723]

@@BartonSnooker Thanks, I don't think it's an eyesight problem - I need reading glasses but long distance is not a problem. I think it's more than I'm having to lift my eyes up when my head is a low, fixed position and I find that hard (in terms of going back and forth between the cue ball and object ball. Long pots are harder but the eye movement seems easier with medium and short range shots

[@VishwaNathGummaRaju]

Coach Barton Sir, as always your video is amazing and provides valuable lessons. Sir, permission for a submission. I had earlier too once posed this intrigue to you. I froze frames by frame your approach to the shot from 08:08 onward to the black pot. Though I tried to pore over the stills [as also watching the video closely several times], this one aspect I could not make out and that is, when you are approaching and getting down on the shot, whether you are [01] looking at the object ball to make out the lining up and determining the line of aim keeping cue ball and pocket in peripheral vision or [02] looking at the cue ball keeping the object ball and pocket in peripheral vision or [03] alternately or intermittently flitting between one and two or [04] is there some other aspect? Please do respond Coach; much obliged. rgrds VishG

[@satywanhyanki2580]

Sir while doing feather we should watch our cue also or not, please reply.

[@BartonSnooker]

Most players will never look at the cue. Just look between call ball and object ball.

[@oulhajnabil408]

Hi there Steve big fan from morocco ! great video as always :) many thanks !

[@kerjamu]

Finally i got the answer. Because over analyze my eyes pattern wont change a thing. The natural eyes pattern will keep happening most of the shots

[@chitnamtang1623]

Laser beams from your eyes!!! Great Video:)

[@lafaelerobertson599]

Hi Steve van you she me how to follow through

[@Mr.Siddhesh.Khandare]

I am having trouble looking at the long shots e.g. from Black spot to yellow or green any tips it's kind of blurry

[@BartonSnooker]

Sounds like you need eye correction. Either some contact lenses or have a look at my video on snooker glasses.

[@Fixstern16]

what is the reason for shrug with the middle finger during the aim process.? A lot of players doing this.

[@BartonSnooker]

Just happens naturally without thinking about it. I think it's your brain feeling the shot.

[@alfedtron9043]

what are your eyes doing as you going down on the line of aim

[@dwaynehendricks7842]

huge! Informative. Thanks

[@TheRiderGuider]

Watch Hendry. His eye to ball to pocket sight is robotic. Awesome stuff.

[@BartonSnooker]

That's right. Very unusual amongst top snooker players. In fact, he's the only pro that did / used to do it.

[@TheRiderGuider]

@@BartonSnooker I was a useful pool player in my younger days, as I’ve aged I now rely on my instinct to feel my way around the table because my eyes are crap compared to back then 🤓🤣

[@MrJdsenior]

B&W you tube...funny...fishy. I think my pattern is basically the same as yours. Down, check tip position, check object ball, then repeat to verify, and pull the trigger. I know there are times where something doesn't look quite right and I make the loop a third time. I find when I do that most times I just stand up and start the whole off the table aim and walk in over again. I've found dorking around with the stick more than very minor corrections turns my stroke mechanics to crap, and having ANY doubts about the shot setup once down does, too. I've noticed many pools pros actually seem to to 'check fit' the shot, if you will, sometimes even standing up to rethink the shot, and occasionally even walking around the table again before continuing on that same shot, or another. On even rarer, but not completely infrequent shots, this can happen, two, three, or four times. Makes it really easy to see when they are uncomfortable or conflicted about the shot in some way, something well above just aiming. Sometimes you even get a 'tell' like a nervous shake of the head or a smirk or whatever. They put far more effort into shots than I typically do. Probably just one more reason they sink them and hit their rock positioning targets SO DARNED OFTEN. Then again, my shots are NEVER worth 50k or more, so there's that.

[@CabOnTarget]

Excellent Video thanks

[@Mr.Siddhesh.Khandare]

Very Helpful

[@johnsaunders6510]

I think John Higgins momentarily looks at the white on contact. It always puzzled me.

[@poolmaster18]

Yes he does, along with Hendry, Ronnie, Williams and many other pros. Most coaches say you must look at the object ball but it is personal preference.

[@aaronphelps2008]

When do you look at the pocket?

[@BartonSnooker]

I don't look at the pocket directly. You can tell it's there in your peripheral vision, but I never directly look at it. EDIT: maybe you do occasionally on odd shots here and there, but not much at all.

[@lhollister9752]

what cue you are using please? seems pretty solid

[@BartonSnooker]

"Dean Jones Cue" It is indeed a fantastic cue. Handmade for my own specifications. Google that name and you will find him. Exceptional cue maker.

[@มังกรเนตรน้อย]

Thanks you very much

[@Abdonna_333]

High Coach. That's a very strange explanation. According to your logic you move your gaze from one ball to another, but what about the aiming line? And why do you say nothing at all about peripheral vision, which is the most important link in aiming? When you make feathers and as you say look at the cue ball you correlate the line of cue movement with the aiming line using peripheral vision. So without controlling the aiming line with your peripheral vision you cannot aim correctly.

[@BartonSnooker]

My latest videos on aiming cover everything you mention in your comment 👍

[@sj460162]

Is it very important to keep the eye movement the same every shot?

[@BartonSnooker]

No. As long as you do enough checks that you're happy everything looks good, that's all that matters.

[@sj460162]

@@BartonSnooker Ok thankyou

[@kamranahmed5366]

Can you do a video to explain what John Higgins has changed in his game that's turned him into a machine recently? He mentioned something in his cue action has changed but I can't tell the difference!

[@andrewdavies4955]

He cueing closer to the cue ball. I.e tip closer to cue ball when addressing shot..

[@Roni-re6mg]

Thanks 🇧🇷

[@bobsnooker.3950]

Love your videos.

[@satywanhyanki2580]

I think laser guide would be more better if you showed them while preshot routine.

[@robbiewalsh4805]

I lost my left eye in an accident in 1963, but i've been playing snooker since 1972, i'm not great at it but i can certainly hold my own against any club player and have won a number of trophys shields,and i'm currently waiting for this fucking lockdown to end so i can finish my semi- final match at my club.

[@BartonSnooker]

Hopefully not too long now Robbie. Good luck in the semi-final.

[@robbiewalsh4805]

@@BartonSnooker thanks mate!

[@jeremycarthew3151]

Steve, can I ask: what are you looking at as you physically walk into and get down on the shot?? I get about the eye patterns when feathering etc., but I'm curious where you should be looking as you are getting down on to the shot to ensure you are on the correct line of aim? I am conscious that the correct line looks different when stood up straight behind the shot compared with when you get down.... (well it does for me and my eyes anyway!) Cheers.

[@BartonSnooker]

I'm looking at the object ball as I stand up behind the shot - lining it up. That will be the same for all players. Half way through stepping into the shot, I then look at the cue-ball to make sure I'm going to address where I want. Then a few checks between cue-ball and object ball, and play the shot 👍

[@jeremycarthew3151]

@@BartonSnooker That makes sense, thanks 👍

[@27jossie]

Thanks steve great video

[@neverenough7812]

What is your eye pattern when you’re dropping down on the shot?

[@kevinbrennan2004]

I think what's important, is that you play through the shot. Essentially, if you have gone through your pre-checks, stance etc.. you simply have to play the shot, to the desired pocket. Sounds simple aye? NOT.

[@habibmurtaza4185]

Great job 👏

[@ihsan708]

Talk us about the rythm how we gain it,

[@Chris-bm5qd]

05:11 That last adjustment Trump makes with cue alignment just as he strikes the ball 05:15 worth a look!

[@easygoing2479]

I saw that too; it was easy to spot because I'm so accustomed to watching for a stationary head, shoulders, cue alignment, etc. All of a sudden I thought he was going to tip over and fall on the floor.

[@BartonSnooker]

Yeah it's amazing isn't it the adjustment Judd makes. Always aims offline and then corrects on delivery. And he's world number 1 🤷🏻

[@Chris-bm5qd]

@@BartonSnooker It could say something about looking at the object ball last, and how the mind makes corrections without thinking. Then again, I am biased, being a believer in the "look at object ball last" philosophy.

[@mikebest634]

@@BartonSnooker Trump is not a style that should be used as an example to good set up and cueing ,over wide stance ,and cueing up cock eyed and off line ,that works for him , but he’s delivered that same action since he started the game ,so he’s doing exactly the same thing on every shot so it’s grooved in to his brain .it’s a bit like the golf swing ,there are some weird swings out on the pro circuit,it’s all about repetitive Motion for consistency.

[@waynemurphy4210]

Hey Barton,i get what you said, my advice to myself is lay off the drinking.ha ha ha,Anyway I have a young neighbour and he has a table and I have played on it and its true.Now I am 62 and Average player and love Billards and Snooker,i am also left handed, but I don't use that excuse, the neigbour and his friends are in their 30's and 40's and I still play okay and win games, but the other nightie was such a laugh.i had 6 balls and the other had 2 balls' left.I thought I was done, they games were long as we all kept missing shots, but I won 3 in a row, it was such fun.I even tried what I learnt from you tube, but kept missing shots, but keep your video's going as they are to the teach new up and comers, to play good shots.So Barton keep it up please, their out there and learning my Man.Thank You.

[@avfc1985]

Can you do a video on keeping a cue smooth and non-sticky please?

[@mikebest634]

Wipe it with a cloth regular ,every couple of weeks put some oil like lemon oil on it ,that’s it .

[@avfc1985]

@@mikebest634 👍

[@roberttreppleton8979]

Depends how far apart the balls are ! I use both white and object ball in Sync ! Also depends on how you’re playing at the time ! Controlled confidence is what you need ! Now get on Wivvit son !