When I first started playing I wish I knew....

[alabadi]

i started earlier and i had enough money to quite my job and spend more time practicing snooker

[vmax4steve]

I had started sooner than age 27, had a long cue from the get go and had really good eyesight instead of having to muck about with snooker specs and contact lenses.

[ace man]

No regrets from me. I knew everything that I needed to know when I started. That is, I knew literally nothing...exactly how it should be.
I also started far too late...yes, I guess you could say that I would be a far better player had I started with it in early youth. But my word that would have serious implications later in life. I would probably end up being a bum.

[damienlch]

Why!

I concentrated so much on getting all the textbook stuff right, for e.g. the "perfect" stance, rear pause, grip etc, so much so that I got too robotic and it did not allow me to develop a better feel for the shots. My game was going nowhere and I was always frustrated until I decided to, in a manner of speaking, throw caution to the wind and play more naturally.

[md5299]

Knowledge has a beginning but no end.

[Ramon]

Knowledge has a beginning but no end.

without any doubt,, One of the most beautiful comments that I have ever seen.
My compliments !!!!!

[Byrom]

the way to the golf course instead

[misspentoldage]

That decisions are to be made before you bend down to the table to shoot.

[thunder66]

I wish I had a good coach to start with...

[gettingbetter]

I wish people were more critical about my technique. It took about two years before someone told me that my elbow was too far behind my body.

[renniwevarb]

... that the standard that I aspire to reach now would have needed real and serious training with proper guidance, instead of just potting a ball at a time without the care of the world. You just can't pot them all with poor knowledge of positioning

Still it is never too late to learn and improve.

[C-J]

i never had a coach and sometimes i wish i had.But then again,i have had half a livetime of love/hate relation with the game and the ups and downs that came with my understanding have run parallel with my personal growth.Learning snooker by myself has been a big but satisfying puzzel,each piece frustrating a times but the joy of coming futher and finally oversee the whole picture always kept me motivated.So no,it is just fine the way it is..

[zeeman]

What perfume to buy the girl behind the counter as a present, she was lovely ........ apart from that, i wish i had coaching, i'm all self taught by watching the great Alex, i thought moving on the shot was essential

same here... except I watched Ronnie, judd and a lot of other players. I always like watching century breaks

[zeeman]

No regrets from me. I knew everything that I needed to know when I started. That is, I knew literally nothing...exactly how it should be.
I also started far too late...yes, I guess you could say that I would be a far better player had I started with it in early youth. But my word that would have serious implications later in life. I would probably end up being a bum.

I like this...thank you sir!