A day with Chris Small

[itsnoteasy]

SO CLOSE today missed the black for a total clearance on the line up, was on the pink after last red,I played it into bottom right hand black pocket, white to come off bottom Cush back up for yellow, but the white skiffed the black and just came up between black and pink but wide enough to see the yellow, but the black went onto bottom Cush about a foot from right hand pocket. I potted a lovely yellow but on the way out of baulk the white just flicked the brown which left me perfect on the green potted that potted brown, just a tiny bit short on the blue so played it to leave pink in middle to come off The side Cush back onto black on bottom Cush, but I left the pink too straight my only option was just to pot it, nothing on with the black so I just hit it hard ,it went round the angles and hit the middle knuckle lol, so close .
Followed that with a fourteen red attempt then a fifteen red go, but missed a poor yellow, I stopped after that for half an hour as my head was all over the place.

[Byrom]

SO CLOSE today missed the black for a total clearance on the line up, was on the pink after last red,I played it into bottom right hand black pocket, white to come off bottom Cush back up for yellow, but the white skiffed the black and just came up between black and pink but wide enough to see the yellow, but the black went onto bottom Cush about a foot from right hand pocket. I potted a lovely yellow but on the way out of baulk the white just flicked the brown which left me perfect on the green potted that potted brown, just a tiny bit short on the blue so played it to leave pink in middle to come off The side Cush back onto black on bottom Cush, but I left the pink too straight my only option was just to pot it, nothing on with the black so I just hit it hard ,it went round the angles and hit the middle knuckle lol, so close .
Followed that with a fourteen red attempt then a fifteen red go, but missed a poor yellow, I stopped after that for half an hour as my head was all over the place.

Still at the point where you remember every shot I see - lol
I remember being like this.

[itsnoteasy]

Still at the point where you remember every shot I see - lol
I remember being like this.

Lol Byrom, I don't have that many good memories, so it's not hard to remember them all.
Couldn't wait to get back in today after last nights let down, I played ok but felt a bit distracted(bloody back is sore today, got physio on Friday roll on.) maybe still thinking about last night in the back of my head. When I came off to pay for the table the lady said "you weren't half potting some good balls today Jim , I was watching you and you were playing great, "so that cheered me up a bit, as she will remember me from last year and a bit ago when I couldn't string an eight together so I think she was a bit surprised at how far I have come.

[itsnoteasy]

hi chris or any1 who can help. was wondering if you could help with a problem I have when hitting balls with a bit of pace long shots usually, once I've almost cued through the cb my arm tends to quicken up, a kind of jerk which ends up in me cuing across the ball and missing by a country mile is it me trying to put too much into the shot. it can be so frustrating cant seem to find a solution as Im doing it time n time again many thanks.

dave

Dave have a read at post 67 on this thread, it gives you everything I was shown, about two thirds of the way down is the part about cueing through the cue ball, but the whole post is important. Hope this helps. Post 23 as well .

[Byrom]

Lol Byrom, I don't have that many good memories, so it's not hard to remember them all.
Couldn't wait to get back in today after last nights let down, I played ok but felt a bit distracted(bloody back is sore today, got physio on Friday roll on.) maybe still thinking about last night in the back of my head. When I came off to pay for the table the lady said "you weren't half potting some good balls today Jim , I was watching you and you were playing great, "so that cheered me up a bit, as she will remember me from last year and a bit ago when I couldn't string an eight together so I think she was a bit surprised at how far I have come.

LOL yeah its strange looking back - do you remember when you dreamed of getting a 50 - well eventually you will lose count of the 50's and there will come a time you cant be asked telling anyone about any break unless its over a ton - even then you will only mention the ones you get in matches. I guess the pro's and top club players feel like this about the tons and the very top pro's the same with the 147's.

[itsnoteasy]

I remember saying to myself , if I get a fifty in the line up I will ease up with my obsession with this game as I would be good enough lol, it just made it ten times worse .

[alabadi]

Lol Byrom, I don't have that many good memories, so it's not hard to remember them all.
Couldn't wait to get back in today after last nights let down, I played ok but felt a bit distracted(bloody back is sore today, got physio on Friday roll on.) maybe still thinking about last night in the back of my head. When I came off to pay for the table the lady said "you weren't half potting some good balls today Jim , I was watching you and you were playing great, "so that cheered me up a bit, as she will remember me from last year and a bit ago when I couldn't string an eight together so I think she was a bit surprised at how far I have come.

You're like me Jim, aching everywhere but still can't keep away from the tables...lol
i'm hoping the day will come when i get the opportunity to get close to a total clearance, i'm stuck on 11 reds at the moment which i only achieved a few weeks ago, so i some way to go yet.....lets just hope this battered body of mine is up to it.

[alabadi]

Hi Chris

I am considering paying you a visit I the near future god willing and was just wondering if you can recommend any B&B close to where you coach, looking at your website there is no info on accommodation.
because of the distance from Sheffield its will be too tiring driving for 5 hours and then having some coaching the same day before driving 5 hours again on the return.

I think if I did come out I would just book a B&B the night before and then maybe spend the whole day with you the following day.

I think that with your expertise you might be able to sort out some issues that I am having which I can't seem to correct myself.

Alabbadi

[itsnoteasy]

Alabadi you will need another night in a B&B to get over the days work Chris will put into you lol.

[alabadi]

Alabadi you will need another night in a B&B to get over the days work Chris will put into you lol.

my misses wouldn't buy that , it will be bad staying away one night.

I'm trying to think of some excuses in advance ...lol

[chrissmall147]

Hi alabaddi

Thats fine mate just give me a shout when u feel ready to come to Edinburgh. The best thing to do would be getting a b&b near me and I would take u up the club in the morning in my car and then take u back to b&b when we finish as im right next to the A1 and it would be easy for u to get back home but we can sort this out nearer the time.

Cheers Chris small

Www.chrissmallsnookercoaching. co.uk

[itsnoteasy]

I was knackered by the time we had finished , luckily I'm just down the road, less than two hours. I am going back in the summer, I can't wait.

[chrissmall147]

Jim u seem to be buzzing these days mate. Dont take ur foot off the gas though and keep your pre shot routine the same as a bit of complacency and u can lose the good form. Keep up the good work mate well done

Cheers Chris

Www.chrissmallsnookercoaching. co.uk

[itsnoteasy]

I am flying at the minute Chris, my cueing is so relaxed and smooth, I can feel I am dropping down straight, I always thought how would you know ? But you just do, when it's right you just feel it. I am staying locked on with my eyes(most. Of the time) because the cueing is so smooth, and I know that line up will crack any moment, for some reason I have jumped form getting ten reds or so once or twice a session with maybe a twelve or thirteen in the mix, to getting ten and eleven reds nearly every go and the odd chance of a clearance every session, I don't hit the ball as hard I keep the white twelve to fifteen inches from the line and can leave the right angles on the colours without having to overthink shots, I don't know why it has all come together but I'm loving it lol.
But I can get lazy with the technique, I know this, so I have to slow myself down during practice sessions and refocus, it is quite a bad fault really.

[dave121260]

Dave have a read at post 67 on this thread, it gives you everything I was shown, about two thirds of the way down is the part about cueing through the cue ball, but the whole post is important. Hope this helps. Post 23 as well .

Just seen this now thanks m8 will have a read now