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Hi guys I started to commit myself to snooker properly after the 2012 UK championship and tried to go at least once a week and my goal was to be able to beat my dad at some point during 2013 on levels as he usually had given me a 30 head start and still won 90% of the time. Well I'm proud to say that the improvement I made during the year was really massive to the point that I am beating my dad regularly now on levels and just tonight I got through to the 2nd round of a local tournament and lost 3-2 to a guy who has made centuries. Believe me when I say that I used to be absolutely awful and I think my highest break was about 9 so where I'm at now is a quantam leap.
Yet it's still not enough and with a job upcoming and more money to put into practice, I'm looking to improve to the 40 plus breaks level. Last year I focused 99% of my game on potting and it was only during the end of the year where I got to a fairly consistently level in potting that I put a bit of focus on safety and positional play and I've started to pull off regular 18s étc and even though it's not that great it really is a massive improvement as I said. My personal observations on my game are that I really seem to be able to play better when I'm eating well and it sounds silly but I think it's the nutrients doing something to my brain because now and again i practice and I pot 15 long balls in a row and I can just 'see' the shot so clear in my mind. I've personally found that for me I have to be able to visualise the angle clearly in my mind and highlight the contact point in my head to be able to pot good balls and I assume that I'm cueing straight because when I can see the shot clearly, I pot it. However now and again I play and I can barely see the angles, it's like my brain just can't focus on anything other than the ball in its entirety and so I'm guessing as to where to hit it. Like I said it sounds weird but that's just how it is for me.
What I would like is a good routine for me to get going with once I'm able to put in about 5 hours a week of practice and that will be in about 3 weeks time. I want to improve my positional and safety play and if anyone has any advice then I would really appreciate your knowledgable feedback. Sorry for the essay but this game has really given me a lot of pleasure during the last year, it's become a bit of an obsession and I just want to press on and keep improving.
Yet it's still not enough and with a job upcoming and more money to put into practice, I'm looking to improve to the 40 plus breaks level. Last year I focused 99% of my game on potting and it was only during the end of the year where I got to a fairly consistently level in potting that I put a bit of focus on safety and positional play and I've started to pull off regular 18s étc and even though it's not that great it really is a massive improvement as I said. My personal observations on my game are that I really seem to be able to play better when I'm eating well and it sounds silly but I think it's the nutrients doing something to my brain because now and again i practice and I pot 15 long balls in a row and I can just 'see' the shot so clear in my mind. I've personally found that for me I have to be able to visualise the angle clearly in my mind and highlight the contact point in my head to be able to pot good balls and I assume that I'm cueing straight because when I can see the shot clearly, I pot it. However now and again I play and I can barely see the angles, it's like my brain just can't focus on anything other than the ball in its entirety and so I'm guessing as to where to hit it. Like I said it sounds weird but that's just how it is for me.
What I would like is a good routine for me to get going with once I'm able to put in about 5 hours a week of practice and that will be in about 3 weeks time. I want to improve my positional and safety play and if anyone has any advice then I would really appreciate your knowledgable feedback. Sorry for the essay but this game has really given me a lot of pleasure during the last year, it's become a bit of an obsession and I just want to press on and keep improving.