practise routines

[davisskeggsm]

Besides lineup what other practise routines do you lot like to do when having a practise session?

[Dannyboy]

If you are looking for more practice routines check out The PJ Nolans Champions 147 Academy he has training routines and workbooks and coaching manuals to look at on line. PJ is based in Carlow Ireland and is a brilliant snooker coach and his website has the best snooker routines then any UK snooker coach i have looked at on line in the UK and a big plus they are free to look at.

[nrage]

Try a search of the forum, there have been many different and useful practice routines posted, just over the last year or so. It would take too long to re-type all the ones I've posted in the past, but if there is any particular area you feel you need to work on, I might know a routine..

[DeanH]

if you look at Fergal O'Brien's website, he has a few from easy to difficult
http://fergalobrien.ie/practice.html

[FOXMULDER]

All I used to do was the line-up and play frames "against" myself. Would I have been better if I had followed more practise routines? Maybe, maybe not. Practise routines are good to get you in "the groove", but you don't learn much from them.

Playing one match with a good player is better than a week of practising alone. You can't practise matchplay.

[Gerry Armstrong]

All I used to do was the line-up and play frames "against" myself. Would I have been better if I had followed more practise routines? Maybe, maybe not. Practise routines are good to get you in "the groove", but you don't learn much from them.

Playing one match with a good player is better than a week of practising alone. You can't practise matchplay.

You don't get much potting practice picking balls out.

[FOXMULDER]

You don't get much potting practice picking balls out.

I'm not suggesting you should practise with Ronnie O'Sullivan.

Ideally with someone "slightly" better than you are.

[Dannyboy]

I think every snooker player needs to find the correct balance of solo practice and matchplay to improve their game.

[Dannyboy]

You should play better players to watch and learn from them, also play lower standard players then you for your confidence.

[Dannyboy]

I will give you another bit of advice,when you see two good players playing against each other in your club go over and offer to ref their game. I done that and you can learn so much as you can get close to the players and see exactly where they are hit the cue ball for different shots...stun screw etc then i used to practice the shots on my own and it improved my positional play much quicker then it would have taken through playing hours and hours of practice.

[Gerry Armstrong]

I'm not suggesting you should practise with Ronnie O'Sullivan.

Ideally with someone "slightly" better than you are.

Ideally you need both solo practice and matches. Solo practice is needed if you're working on your technique/potting/cue ball control etc. as you can experiment endlessly in solo practice and play the same shot over and over again in practice that you always miss in a match and turn a weakness in to a strength.

It's no surprise you're not a fan of solo practice if all you ever did was the line up.

[craig147]

[QUOTE=Gerry Armstrong;644654]Ideally you need both solo practice and matches. Solo practice is needed if you're working on your technique/potting/cue ball control etc. as you can experiment endlessly in solo practice and play the same shot over and over again in practice that you always miss in a match and turn a weakness in to a strength.

Very well said! all the top players will spend long periods of time practising long pot after long pot until they are getting 10 out of 10 if they miss they will start again until they do, they will all do practice routines as it helps with your cue ball control playing small stuns and screws
which is required when in amongst the balls.once you have worked on your weaknesses and gain confidence in your own game then you can take it into match play.Does anyone here practice on their safety game? i feel i have a good solid safety game but never really practice which is prob wrong as it is a big part of matchplay snooker!

[craig147]

[QUOTE=Gerry Armstrong;644654]Ideally you need both solo practice and matches. Solo practice is needed if you're working on your technique/potting/cue ball control etc. as you can experiment endlessly in solo practice and play the same shot over and over again in practice that you always miss in a match and turn a weakness in to a strength.

Very well said! all the top players will spend long periods of time practising long pot after long pot until they are getting 10 out of 10 if they miss they will start again until they do, they will all do practice routines as it helps with your cue ball control playing small stuns and screws
which is required when in amongst the balls.once you have worked on your weaknesses and gain confidence in your own game then you can take it into match play.Does anyone here practice on their safety game? i feel i have a good solid safety game but never really practice which is prob wrong as it is a big part of matchplay snooker!

[Harry Hossack]

say i practice for 2 hours then i will either do an hour of line up, 30 minutes of long potting followed by 2, 15 minute break building routines that i change every now and then or i will only do half hour of each 4 routines. anyone have an opinion on this or any advice for me ?

[stevebyl]

do what feels comfortable. you obviously know you need to improve, and thats what practise does. what i've been doing recently is a combination of lineup, clearing the colours, and just playing a match. when i get bored doing one il switch to another, and il also play a mate a few frames on a different day.

dont know if anyone agree's, but the key to improving in solo practise is enjoying what your doing and keeping things fresh. essentially their the same routine, just laid out different, unless your practising a particular shot. thats my opinion anyway!