Pool Vs Snooker

[toppotter1967]

Its all relative the pockets are smaller but so are the balls so in affect the accuracy does not need to be there as much as a snooker table. hope that makes sense I think that is what jrc750 is trying to say. Always snooker for me though

I think the pockets on pool tables are smaller than snooker tables but i know the weight is different, and you saying that if your not playing well you will miss on a pool table too.

[vmax4steve]

Pool's much easier than snooker. But that's where there challenge lies as you don't need flawless technique to be competitive. The pressure is on before you even play a shot as you can lose from the break.

Agreed

easier game to play, easier game to win, easier game to lose.

It's a small table so there is no such thing as a long shot in pool to a snooker player. When in close you can see the contact point on the object ball, that's what makes pool easy and snooker difficult, distance.

tommy_boi
Don't get all uppity about me deriding pool, I played pool for ten years before I turned to snooker and was my town's singles champion and played inter league all over the county, but once I started playing snooker I became twice the player I was but have never been good enough to win my town's singles snooker championship.

[sberry]

Don't get all uppity about me deriding pool, I played pool for ten years before I turned to snooker and was my town's singles champion and played inter league all over the county, but once I started playing snooker I became twice the player I was but have never been good enough to win my town's singles snooker championship.

Exactly, I have two shelfs of pool trophies, one shelf of snooker trophies and a single billiard cup - says it all for me.

[jrc750]

Exactly, I have two shelfs of pool trophies, one shelf of snooker trophies and a single billiard cup - says it all for me.

I havn't even got the shelf !

[sberry]

I can sell you one, what specs you after....

[jrc750]

I can sell you one, what specs you after....

Same as cue really ! 58" 9.7 18.3 oz

[sberry]

should be big enough for your trophies... http://www.homebase.co.uk/webapp/wcs...tNumber=947883

[jrc750]

should be big enough for your trophies... http://www.homebase.co.uk/webapp/wcs...tNumber=947883

LOL very good ...................................

[james250t]

I think the most important point here is that when playing pool you do not have to cue all the way through the white ball to make the pots and get position etc. When playing snooker you can miss a very easy pot if you do not cue through the ball properly. I have played both, I play county pool now, this is only because I can play twice a week and still maintain county standard. I did play snooker a lot and made 50-60 breaks with a highest of 89, difference is if i picked up a cue tomorrow it would probably take me a good hours practice before I made a 30 break. With pool I know I can go 2 weeks without playing and still pick up a cue and play to a high standard. Snooker is by far the harder game and as such requires a lot more practice to get good and a lot of playing to stay good!
Do not beat yourself up about making a 30 break when you play because you are inadvertently putting pressure on yourself, just relax and pot balls, concentrate on cueing all the way through the white ball and eventually you will relax into it! I need at leas an hour of line up's to start cueing anything near decent, after an hour or so something clicks and the snooker table starts to look like a big pool table and it starts to get easier again!
I think positional play in snooker can be easier as there is less traffic so to speak and much bigger margins of error! 1 inch out of position on a pool table can mean the wrong side of the ball forcing you to go off 3 cushions to get position (not easy with your opponents 7 balls on the table!) I play pool with a couple of snooker players who make 100 breaks and I normally win, I think the main reason is they seem to have one way of playing the game, they tend to keep it very simple. I think to be a great pool player you have to be able to visualize a clearance that most people cannot see, for me the buzz with pool is starting the frame with 2 pottable balls and then developing the other 5 enabling you to clear up when your opponent thought it was impossible!
Anyway just my tuppence worth!

[james250t]

posted twice lol

[perpetualboredom]

Best post so far! I agree one of my snooker team mates is starting to play pool for my old side -he trounces me at snooker but plays pool too 'pure' always smooth and simple, just can't imagine sometimes you need to play plants, come off cushions first, make angles that aren't there, raise the butt etc. If you tried that at snooker it will only end one way so it doesn't even enter his head!

[vmax4steve]

I think the most important point here is that when playing pool you do not have to cue all the way through the white ball to make the pots and get position etc. When playing snooker you can miss a very easy pot if you do not cue through the ball properly. I have played both, I play county pool now, this is only because I can play twice a week and still maintain county standard. I did play snooker a lot and made 50-60 breaks with a highest of 89, difference is if i picked up a cue tomorrow it would probably take me a good hours practice before I made a 30 break. With pool I know I can go 2 weeks without playing and still pick up a cue and play to a high standard. Snooker is by far the harder game and as such requires a lot more practice to get good and a lot of playing to stay good!
Do not beat yourself up about making a 30 break when you play because you are inadvertently putting pressure on yourself, just relax and pot balls, concentrate on cueing all the way through the white ball and eventually you will relax into it! I need at leas an hour of line up's to start cueing anything near decent, after an hour or so something clicks and the snooker table starts to look like a big pool table and it starts to get easier again!
I think positional play in snooker can be easier as there is less traffic so to speak and much bigger margins of error! 1 inch out of position on a pool table can mean the wrong side of the ball forcing you to go off 3 cushions to get position (not easy with your opponents 7 balls on the table!) I play pool with a couple of snooker players who make 100 breaks and I normally win, I think the main reason is they seem to have one way of playing the game, they tend to keep it very simple. I think to be a great pool player you have to be able to visualize a clearance that most people cannot see, for me the buzz with pool is starting the frame with 2 pottable balls and then developing the other 5 enabling you to clear up when your opponent thought it was impossible!
Anyway just my tuppence worth!

Nice post james,

when I used to play pool I always played open, never tucked up or blocked pockets and got a buzz from making clearances. I quit when the blockers started playing, making frames last for an hour or so and getting a hard on over beating the better players simply by stopping them.
Even now my snooker has large elements of pool in it, making plants and playing doubles rather than disturbing balls on cushions. People think it's lucky but it's not. The angles are the same just over a greater distance that's all.

[james250t]

Nice post james,

when I used to play pool I always played open, never tucked up or blocked pockets and got a buzz from making clearances. I quit when the blockers started playing, making frames last for an hour or so and getting a hard on over beating the better players simply by stopping them.
Even now my snooker has large elements of pool in it, making plants and playing doubles rather than disturbing balls on cushions. People think it's lucky but it's not. The angles are the same just over a greater distance that's all.

This is a very good post as well!

I used to play pool pretty tight under the old EPA rules, never really reached my potential or played that open, since playing county and playing world rules my game has taken on another dimension. I had 17 years off any cuesport so when I returned to it and started playing world rules I loved it!

Our local league play old rules and I cannot stand it, constant tucking up and covering pockets lol

The one thing I will say is that all the snooker I played when I was younger has helped me generate huge cue power on a pool table which is great for the break and exhibition shots ha ha

I think the main thing snooker players struggle with on a pool table is weight and touch, the balls are smaller/lighter etc, the chaps I play with struggle to play delicate little shots that require a lot finesse!

[james250t]

Nice post james,

when I used to play pool I always played open, never tucked up or blocked pockets and got a buzz from making clearances. I quit when the blockers started playing, making frames last for an hour or so and getting a hard on over beating the better players simply by stopping them.
Even now my snooker has large elements of pool in it, making plants and playing doubles rather than disturbing balls on cushions. People think it's lucky but it's not. The angles are the same just over a greater distance that's all.

This is a very good post as well!

I used to play pool pretty tight under the old EPA rules, never really reached my potential or played that open, since playing county and playing world rules my game has taken on another dimension. I had 17 years off any cuesport so when I returned to it and started playing world rules I loved it!

Our local league play old rules and I cannot stand it, constant tucking up and covering pockets lol

The one thing I will say is that all the snooker I played when I was younger has helped me generate huge cue power on a pool table which is great for the break and exhibition shots ha ha

I think the main thing snooker players struggle with on a pool table is weight and touch, the balls are smaller/lighter etc, the chaps I play with struggle to play delicate little shots that require a lot finesse!