Per shot set up.

[throtts]

Simple question, guys.

How many of you guys ( with consistent 40s and over, no disrespect at all to lower scorers ) check the angle of your pots by looking and checking directly behind the object ball ( BOB ), as part of there pre shot routine..

Cheers...

[ian046]

if theres distance between the shot and its intoa blind pocket i have to go for a look lol, as my left eye is quite dominant judging distance is the issue for me so im forced to check for the correct angle etc.

[DandyA]

Simple question, guys.

How many of you guys ( with consistent 40s and over, no disrespect at all to lower scorers ) check the angle of your pots by looking and checking directly behind the object ball ( BOB ), as part of there pre shot routine..

Cheers...

LOL ... that made me smile throtts ... a very reasonable and polite request which I will observe ... I'll probably get told off for posting on this thread anyway but you didn't say "peeps with less than 40 breaks should not reply" ... just that they shouldn't state whether they look behind the pot from BOB to pocket

[Sidd]

Good question.. my highest is a mere 67 and am happily back to regular 40s at least... Thanks to Terry and Vmax and all others who have helped me one way or another...

I have been taught by Terry to keep the pre-shot setup simple yet always there; no matter what shot I am taking. Yes I do that on each and every single shot in fact my preparation starts from standing behind the shot then finding the potting spot on OB then getting down having that spot locked in my eyes... I am so in to this technique that even if i am playing a shot with OB settled in the jaws of mid of pocket and sitting on it just to be nudged in; yes I would still do it at this point for me this has become automatic-

the main reason my dear for this part is that snooker is a funny crazy game and if you dont do this in your pre-shot routine then there are chances you will start skipping this and also this may get related to your level of concentration... My advice; always do that no matter what the shot!

[karlos fandango]

Simple question, guys.

How many of you guys ( with consistent 40s and over, no disrespect at all to lower scorers ) check the angle of your pots by looking and checking directly behind the object ball ( BOB ), as part of there pre shot routine..

Cheers...

Every shot for me..helps to judge the side needed on the white if any and gives a better idea of where the white will be coming off the cush for next positional shot..

[Terry Davidson]

I believe the question was more to do with actually walking over to behind the object ball and checking the angle into the pocket opening and then walking back to behind the cueball, just like Matthew Stevens does quite frequently.

Every one of us will check the potting angle when standing behind the cueball but how many of us will actually walk around the table to stand behind the line from object ball to pocket. I believe that is what throtts is after (correct me if I'm wrong).

I rarely do this as I feel I'm familiar with the correct potting angle on most pots but I have done it once in a while for a pot to a closed pocket (usually the middle) just to see if there's any pocket there and if I have to get the cueball directly behind the object ball, but I'll do this on the shot before.

Terry

[throtts]

@ Terry, yes, that is what I meant. Like Sidd states as well.

@ Dandy, you post on whatever thread I put on this board .

For me and when I am flowing I tend to skip standing behind the object ball in line with the pocket to determine the correct point of contact. Then on a quick 45 min practise session late yesterday evening I thought I would take a quick look, well, the potting was hugely high in consistencies. You see the pros do it, even on a straight forward black on its spot now and again.

Just was curious. Thanks guys.

[pottr]

I never do it. I never have on any type of shot. But I know players of a very high standard, some better than me who do it frequently.

Each to their own I guess.

[vmax4steve]

On cuts less than half ball I always walk to the side to look at the contact point on the object ball and then keep it in vision as I walk back behind the cue ball, unless of course I have walked around the table from that direction in the first place and then all it takes is to look at the contact point as I am walking past and keep it vision until I get behind the cue ball.

[poona]

Just popped in a 78 yesterday and not once did I do it. It doesn't work for me and never have had to do it. I don't actually get what they are doing or what they are benefiting from doing it. The shot is from behind the cue ball regardless of the angle you see from the object ball to pocket which will always be straight..

[throtts]

Just played a lovely session and I would say I did it around 50% of the Time. My mate does it blatantly on every shot, even 3/4 shot pots..

[darylmcghee]

Just popped in a 78 yesterday and not once did I do it. It doesn't work for me and never have had to do it. I don't actually get what they are doing or what they are benefiting from doing it. The shot is from behind the cue ball regardless of the angle you see from the object ball to pocket which will always be straight..

i go behind the OB line to the pocket all the time even though my highest is only above 30 because i use angles to find the right point to get contact between white and OB. you know that everyone has a different way of playing regardless of their standard so you cant assume that there is no benefit from standing behind the OB. one day if youre playing someone and every shot they take the go behind the OB and knock in a ton you'll seem like a right mug.

[Sidd]

@ Terry, yes, that is what I meant. Like Sidd states as well.

@ Dandy, you post on whatever thread I put on this board .

For me and when I am flowing I tend to skip standing behind the object ball in line with the pocket to determine the correct point of contact. Then on a quick 45 min practise session late yesterday evening I thought I would take a quick look, well, the potting was hugely high in consistencies. You see the pros do it, even on a straight forward black on its spot now and again.

Just was curious. Thanks guys.

Oops! terry is right Throtts... I misunderstood. what I mentioned above is with respect to all shots standing behind the CB and then the routine drill for all shots. Now that I understand it; no I never go and see the potting angle by standing behind the OB inline with pocket. Except for the following:

- Shots in to blind pockets but lately I have stopped doing that and maybe that is why my blacks off spot in to black pocket (quarter ball) when CB is near the top cushion have sort of become very bad... I have been missing them more than potting them. Time to get back to the checking the potting angle habit perhaps ?

- As Vmax says; less than half ball long pots yes I do that sometimes in fact rarely very rarely.

I think its more like this: when getting down for the pot one gets confused with the shot its better to start over again and if that confusion is still not removed then one should do this thing.. may get the mind off that confusion and help in potting... Just a thought!

[throtts]

Haha, okay Sidd.

Yes, check the angle and correct potting spot on spotted black ball blind pots. I do it and my shooting on this shot is very good, even though I say so myself .

[Sidd]

Haha, okay Sidd.

Yes, check the angle and correct potting spot on spotted black ball blind pots. I do it and my shooting on this shot is very good, even though I say so myself .

Yep thanks for the advice.. I must keep that in mind cuz we mortals land in that area during a break every now and then and then have to pot that tricky black... I think this idea is the key to successful potting of such blacks...!!!