Just wondered how much practise time members are able to get in ? with other commitments I am able to manage about 12 hours a week, then I play in the usual matches.
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Hi, I practice 1 hour Monday to Friday, after I drop off one of my children at school and before I have to show up at work, I am very lucky there's a 24-hour snooker club (or it is here called snooker centre) near my place. At 8 am, the place is always empty except occasionally maybe there is 1 table on. I enjoy solo practice very much but I can tell you if someone walks by when I am cueing, I would miss. I rarely play against anyone except with my mate at work, and that's for pure fun, we do not even count the score because he just started (I have been playing for a year). I don't care what people say but I really enjoying playing alone, I don't get bored and 1 hour is always not sufficient but I had to leave because I park my car on the street and they will ticket you if you park there after 9 am.
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Originally Posted by zeeman View PostHi, I practice 1 hour Monday to Friday, after I drop off one of my children at school and before I have to show up at work, I am very lucky there's a 24-hour snooker club (or it is here called snooker centre) near my place. At 8 am, the place is always empty except occasionally maybe there is 1 table on. I enjoy solo practice very much but I can tell you if someone walks by when I am cueing, I would miss. I rarely play against anyone except with my mate at work, and that's for pure fun, we do not even count the score because he just started (I have been playing for a year). I don't care what people say but I really enjoying playing alone, I don't get bored and 1 hour is always not sufficient but I had to leave because I park my car on the street and they will ticket you if you park there after 9 am.Mayur Jobanputra, Snooker Coach and Snooker Enthusiast
My Snooker Blog: www.snookerdelight.com
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Hi, thanks for the note. Yupp, really enjoying practicing. I do various shots, always or most of the time positional shots. Recently (after months playing) I discovered what I call a square shot (of course from watching youtube video) where you hit a ball near or at the brown spot and try to get the cue ball back in the middle of the table with 2 cushions- bottom cushion and the one near you. The more I know the "secrets" the more interesting my practice becomes. Also I was wrong about something, I previously worked on my positional with difficult shots only because I thought for the straight forward and easy shots I didn't have to practice much because they are easy shots. I was absolutely wrong and I supposed you know why. So for the last couple of weeks, I have been working on easy shots, small angle, 6 to 8 inches distant between CB and OB, try to get the CB on the right side of the next ball too. Sorry I think I have gone out of the original topic...lol...
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Originally Posted by zeeman View PostHi, I practice 1 hour Monday to Friday, after I drop off one of my children at school and before I have to show up at work, I am very lucky there's a 24-hour snooker club (or it is here called snooker centre) near my place. At 8 am, the place is always empty except occasionally maybe there is 1 table on. I enjoy solo practice very much but I can tell you if someone walks by when I am cueing, I would miss. I rarely play against anyone except with my mate at work, and that's for pure fun, we do not even count the score because he just started (I have been playing for a year). I don't care what people say but I really enjoying playing alone, I don't get bored and 1 hour is always not sufficient but I had to leave because I park my car on the street and they will ticket you if you park there after 9 am.
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Putting quality time isn't easy. There's never enough time, and of course there are always distractions.
What I try to avoid is playing against slow players and/or against those who take frequent smoke breaks outside. That drives me absolutely insane...
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Smoke break during a game is poor form but before and after is OKMy favourite players: Walter Lindrum (AUS), Neil Robertson (AUS), Eddie Charlton (AUS), Robby Foldvari (AUS), Vinnie Calabrese (AUS), Jimmy White, Stephen Hendry, Alex Higgins, Ronnie O'Sullivan, Dominic Dale and Barry Hawkins.
I dream of a 147 (but would be happy with a 100)
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I can't stand playing folk who think they are at the crucible , it's a bounce game for gods sake, no rollies behind baulk colours after every red, there is no trophy at the end, and certainly no fame to be found in beating me, relax , let your arm go, let's see if we can make a double digit break before all the colours end up in baulk or on the cushions.
I would much rather practice than play frames like this.This is how you play darts ,MVG two nines in the same match!
https://youtu.be/yqTGtwOpHu8
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Originally Posted by mythman69 View PostSmoke break during a game is poor form but before and after is OK
10 minutes of table time loss per approximately an hour is unacceptable to me. I love snooker too much, no sympathy for nicotine addicts...
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Originally Posted by ace man View PostPutting quality time isn't easy. There's never enough time, and of course there are always distractions.
What I try to avoid is playing against slow players and/or against those who take frequent smoke breaks outside. That drives me absolutely insane...Last edited by denja; 25 April 2014, 01:33 PM.
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Originally Posted by denja View Post...but dont avoid slow players keep your cool even if someone is trying to do a Peter Ebdon on you ! players are very quick to spot what winds you up and take advantage and grind you down.
But visiting a club after a full day at work, looking forward to some snooker as enjoyment...no thanks, I'll avoid turtles as much as possible. There is nothing to gain by playing with them. They don't play well anyway...take a guess why...
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Originally Posted by denja View PostGood on yer mate ! I never understand when people say they get bored with practice ! there are so many shots, problems, improvements to technique, that you can iron out on the practice table that it would take you a lifetime to get through them all. As they say "Whatever floats your boat". However try and play a few matches to see if your hard work is paying off.
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Originally Posted by zeeman View PostPlayed 2 games last night against a friend...the problem in real game and not so much in practice is that, the colors don't like to sit in their spots...lol..
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