Screw Back

[Mitsuko]

Can somebody give me some advice on this please.

I feel that my backspin isn't very good and really needs improving.

Thanks

[MattWilson]

Try and get your bridge hand as flat as you can on the table so that your cue is as parallel to the table bed as possible, which will castly reduce the chances of you mis-cueing. Aim low on the cue ball, but not too low.

Cue through the white firmly and watch the white spin back towards you.

Easy peasy.

MW

[davis_greatest]

Agree with the above, and the important thing to focus on is pushing the tip right through the cue ball (not literally!). Make sure you are not making the cue stop as it makes contact with the white.

The other thing to try, when practising, is to watch where the tip strikes the cue ball as you play the shot. It may be that you are inadvertently raising the tip of the cue just before contact, without realising it. Keeping your eyes on the cue ball during contact will let you see if this is happening.

Note: It is important that you only do this when checking, in practice, that you are hitting the cue ball where you think you are. Once you are satisifed that this is the case, you should go back to ensuring that your eyes are watching the intended point of contact on the object ball (not watching the cue ball) as you strike the white.

[Obligation]

Agree with the above.

Davis (the real one ) used to always stress that you had tp push the cue right through the ball, unlike what you might think.

[dannyd0g]

Can somebody give me some advice on this please.

I feel that my backspin isn't very good and really needs improving.

Thanks

Dont hit these shots too hard. Try to play them "sweetly" maybe raising the butt of the cue just a fraction. The sweeter you hit the shots the more zip you will get on the white.

I think its all to do with your cue action. I know myself I tend to be very erratic. Somedays I will be getting tons of reaction on the white when i'm hitting the ball well, and then the next time will seem to be putting loads of effort in for next to no return on the white.

[snookerloopy83]

extra force is unneccessary and could potentially have adverse effects contra to popular belief. the cue ball must be struck low and the bridge must be lowered. also the cue action is shoerte more snappier but not punchy always follow through.

[googlefooger]

Try and get your bridge hand as flat as you can on the table so that your cue is as parallel to the table bed as possible, which will castly reduce the chances of you mis-cueing. Aim low on the cue ball, but not too low.

Cue through the white firmly and watch the white spin back towards you.

Easy peasy.

MW

That's exactly what I do. Sometimes you have to change your bridge hand a lot to make it work, but if you want the screw to work.....that's what you have to do.

[Mitsuko]

Thanks for the advice

[Watford]

I'd just add that I like davies greatest think your probably not hiting the white where your aiming. I used to do this a bit and the answer was in looking at my cue action.

[Lighters]

I also find that keeping your head down through the shot is very important.

The temptation especially on deep screw is lift up as your arm goes through the shot.

Dont lift off the shot until the ball hits the back of the pocket.

[Mitsuko]

Thanks

I was practising yesterday and have improved slightly, still needs a bit of work though.

[dannyd0g]

Dont lift off the shot until the ball hits the back of the pocket.

I know what you mean, but that can be difficult if the white is heading straight back at you !

[Lighters]

I know what you mean, but that can be difficult if the white is heading straight back at you !

Good point

If the screwshot is coming back at you at a rate of knots ignore my waiting for the ball to hit the pocket advice.

No wonder I foul a lot

[MrRottweiler]

Generating backspin is very much like making love to a beautiful woman....

[Cessy143]

Generating backspin is very much like making love to a beautiful woman....

You may need to elaborate on that, for Mitsy