Any good practise routines for getting out of snookers?

[cyberheater]

I'm hopeless at them. Can anyone recommend any good routines?

[Belloz22]

Il tell you a game my coach taught me to help with getting out of snooker:

2 player game or by yourself (better as 2)

You take 3 reds and your opponent takes 3 colours. Get rid of all other balls besides the white.

Both come 2 the D and one of you hits the white so it comes off 2 cushions and stops somewhere on the table.

You nominate who goes first and that person shoots one of their balls and tries to get it as close to the white as they can....... but the ball must touch 2 cushions first. Once done, its the next persons go, and vice versa until you have shot all 3 of your balls.

To score, if you have 1 ball closer to the white than any of their's, score 1 point, if you have 2 closer than any of his, score 2 points, and the same for them. Most points you can get is obviously 3.

One other rule. If you go in off with any of your balls, you forefit that round and give 3 points away.

Once you done one round, you do same thing again, but this time treat the black spot as the D..... so you get used to going up and down the table.

First to 15 wins

[cyberheater]

Il tell you a game my coach taught me to help with getting out of snooker:

2 player game or by yourself (better as 2)

You take 3 reds and your opponent takes 3 colours. Get rid of all other balls besides the white.

Both come 2 the D and one of you hits the white so it comes off 2 cushions and stops somewhere on the table.

You nominate who goes first and that person shoots one of their balls and tries to get it as close to the white as they can....... but the ball must touch 2 cushions first. Once done, its the next persons go, and vice versa until you have shot all 3 of your balls.

To score, if you have 1 ball closer to the white than any of their's, score 1 point, if you have 2 closer than any of his, score 2 points, and the same for them. Most points you can get is obviously 3.

One other rule. If you go in off with any of your balls, you forefit that round and give 3 points away.

Once you done one round, you do same thing again, but this time treat the black spot as the D..... so you get used to going up and down the table.

First to 15 wins

Okay. It took me a couple of reads to understand that. I'm feeling a bit dense today. I like the idea. I will try to incorporate it into my practise routines.

[nrage]

Okay. It took me a couple of reads to understand that. I'm feeling a bit dense today. I like the idea. I will try to incorporate it into my practise routines.

It's 2 cushion lawn bowls Nice!

[Belloz22]

It's 2 cushion lawn bowls Nice!

Pretty much lol

[coomsey76]

Have you checked out PJ Nolan's??

http://www.147academy.com/

There's some pretty good routines on there to try out......

[vmax4steve]

Ray Reardons rectangle theory works a treat. Look for rectangles within the rectangle of the table and envisage the cue ball travelling along the whole or parts of their perimeters.

[cyberheater]

Ray Reardons rectangle theory works a treat. Look for rectangles within the rectangle of the table and envisage the cue ball travelling along the whole or parts of their perimeters.

Could you please explain more. I'm not getting this.

Is this what you mean:-

[vmax4steve]

Could you please explain more. I'm not getting this.

Is this what you mean:-

Yes.
very good video explaining it, good find.

[nrage]

Yes.
very good video explaining it, good find.

Is it just me, or do those lines not look quite parallel? Shouldn't they be?

[jrc750]

This is exactly how i get out of snookers, and sometimes a lot easier using 2 cushions rather than just the one

[coomsey76]

Could you please explain more. I'm not getting this.

Here you mate, this might help explain it a bit better.....

[chrissmall147]

hi my names chris small and im an ibsf coach. one routine to get you started is put the white on the green side cushion, but it must be in the baulk area and with a ball obstructing your path to the side cushion past the middle bag. Now put a red, yellow, green, brown, blue, pink and black on the side cushion past the middle bag and space them evenly down the cushion so as you are snookered on those balls. now pick out a spot on the yellow side cushion for your contact point for the white and predict where you think your white ball will finish. for example, will it rest on the yellow or the blue or the pink. Play the shot with centre ball striking and the same pace all the time so as you get the same reaction from the cue ball every shot you play and this will help you to work out the angles and your cue ball path. You can be even more precise when doing this exercise, as you can predict, will my cue ball rest on top of say the blue or will it rest just to the left or right of the blue, just for better predictions really, and remember to keep selecting different spots on the yellow side cushion for your cue ball to hit so as you are always selecting different angles. Dont panic if you get alot of your predictions wrong as i do this with a couple of pro's and they even struggle sometimes as its not an easy practice routine, it is a very good challenge for you to improve your snooker escapes.

thanks
chris

[Terry Davidson]

Nic Barrow sells a 'Perfect Practice Routines' small book and it isn't expensive

Terry

[cyberheater]

hi my names chris small and im an ibsf coach. one routine to get you started is put the white on the green side cushion, but it must be in the baulk area and with a ball obstructing your path to the side cushion past the middle bag. Now put a red, yellow, green, brown, blue, pink and black on the side cushion past the middle bag and space them evenly down the cushion so as you are snookered on those balls. now pick out a spot on the yellow side cushion for your contact point for the white and predict where you think your white ball will finish. for example, will it rest on the yellow or the blue or the pink. Play the shot with centre ball striking and the same pace all the time so as you get the same reaction from the cue ball every shot you play and this will help you to work out the angles and your cue ball path. You can be even more precise when doing this exercise, as you can predict, will my cue ball rest on top of say the blue or will it rest just to the left or right of the blue, just for better predictions really, and remember to keep selecting different spots on the yellow side cushion for your cue ball to hit so as you are always selecting different angles. Dont panic if you get alot of your predictions wrong as i do this with a couple of pro's and they even struggle sometimes as its not an easy practice routine, it is a very good challenge for you to improve your snooker escapes.

thanks
chris

That sounds tough. I'll try it.