Cue Action / Stroke

[lesedwards]

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Just think what this guy will do when he does learn better position? - if he just learns to stun up and down centre white properly play the delicate stuff and play for the right line or gets a good sparring partner with an old head and learn off them to play the right shot and map the table better - you will come on ten fold if you played against someone else really good and just watched what they do with the white ask a few questions - watch more pro snooker - imitate a few shots - get an education - are there no ex pro types to spar with around there? Kirk Stevens? Cliff Thorburn? Jim Wyche? Les Edwards

Keep it up - I will be interested to see your progress next year too - you seem keen - snooker - dedication - a straight cuing style a good eye for the ball - level headed - you well on your way

It's nice to see you included me in the elite list.... if Cliff reads this post he will be rolling over laughing. But thanks for the mention....

i'll give you a benny hill slap from nic for that plug

Nic has me on commission....

[Byrom]

i'll give you a benny hill slap from nic for that plug

Oh to be fair to Nic J^ I watched his DVD too - did work wonders for my insomnia

Love the meaning of life speech at the end - cracks me up every time that bit.

[OmaMiesta]

Appreciate the feedback guys! Ive been doing a few line up drills and your deffinitely right about the positioning...its mostly guess work for me Will keep everyone posted in the upcoming months, cheers.

[itsnoteasy]

I would like to see you stay down a bit longer on the shot, sometimes you are nearly standing up before the cue ball makes contact with the object ball.

[Byrom]

I would like to see you stay down a bit longer on the shot, sometimes you are nearly standing up before the cue ball makes contact with the object ball.

good spot coach

[Leo]

Your potting is good because you are not thinking about position which makes the pot that so much easier, you may well find it's a lot harder when you have to control the white ball

[lesedwards]

Your potting is good because you are not thinking about position which makes the pot that so much easier, you may well find it's a lot harder when you have to control the white ball

That could be as I know it screws up my head. Played my son a best of three this morning now he is just learning but can pot them but does not really care much about shape so I spot him 25 and beat me two games straight. The second game I made 9 reds with no colours and lots of chances to make big breaks as he tends to knock everything wide open. I seem to have a mental block. Now get this we had friends over last night and we play a game where we play with 15 reds and 6 numbered balls in the middle and 6 cards. You have to make a red then a numbered ball and if you make a red and your number you win but if you make someone else's number they are knocked out but you continue to shoot. I won every game but one and at least three games I actually rolled in three numbers before I made mine which is eight balls. I see them out there and I make a plan of how I am going to get to mine. I Play 8 ball on my sons 4-1/2x9 table and in more then one occasion I have run the table. SO WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME OTHER THEN A MENTAL ADJUSTMENT. I just don't see the shots until I get to the colours then I am home free because I know what comes next but usually it's too late by then....

[jrc750]

That could be as I know it screws up my head. Played my son a best of three this morning now he is just learning but can pot them but does not really care much about shape so I spot him 25 and beat me two games straight. The second game I made 9 reds with no colours and lots of chances to make big breaks as he tends to knock everything wide open. I seem to have a mental block. Now get this we had friends over last night and we play a game where we play with 15 reds and 6 numbered balls in the middle and 6 cards. You have to make a red then a numbered ball and if you make a red and your number you win but if you make someone else's number they are knocked out but you continue to shoot. I won every game but one and at least three games I actually rolled in three numbers before I made mine which is eight balls. I see them out there and I make a plan of how I am going to get to mine. I Play 8 ball on my sons 4-1/2x9 table and in more then one occasion I have run the table. SO WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME OTHER THEN A MENTAL ADJUSTMENT. I just don't see the shots until I get to the colours then I am home free because I know what comes next but usually it's too late by then....

How can you pot 9 reds and no colours ??
and you have a snooker table Les, stop playing weird games on it !!!

[lesedwards]

How can you pot 9 reds and no colours ??
and you have a snooker table Les, stop playing weird games on it !!!

We play that at Christmas and New Years. Cliff has said on more then one occasion that there is something little that he cannot put his finger on.

[tedisbill]

We play that at Christmas and New Years. Cliff has said on more then one occasion that there is something little that he cannot put his finger on.

Yeah, I know what it is. You keep forgetting to play position on a colour.

[lesedwards]

Yeah, I know what it is. You keep forgetting to play position on a colour.

LMAO I wish it was that simple...

[jrc750]

LMAO I wish it was that simple...

It Is Les it is !!

[tedisbill]

LMAO I wish it was that simple...

Hehe!

Do you make sure you pick your shot every single time before you get down?

"Right, I need to pot this red, and get on the pink here, so that I can get back down to these two reds". Once you've decided that, you decide how you achieve it "I need, stun, with medium power". Then get down, and play that shot just concentrating on the pot because the position should take care of itself.

Do you do that every single time?

[OmaMiesta]

Your potting is good because you are not thinking about position which makes the pot that so much easier, you may well find it's a lot harder when you have to control the white ball

That would only be true if I wasnt thinking about position at all, im still trying to get on a ball but my position just isnt good, not that im not trying at all

[Leo]

That would only be true if I wasnt thinking about position at all, im still trying to get on a ball but my position just isnt good, not that im not trying at all

Don't think you're getting what I'm trying to say, you are banging the white about and hitting the CB where YOU think you need to hit it which is your own thinking,where when it comes to hitting the CB properly to get position will be very different to how you're thinking and potting now.