Nic Barrow's: How To Make a 100 Break

[GeordieDS]

you can be coached all day but if your not picking balls out for a better player week in and out then its gonna be hard to now where your really at, and get motivated

Playing for money against someone the same level as you helps a lot as well(especially if you lose initially and he's telling all your mutual friends he took you for £500)

[lesedwards]

He's not his coach, just his mind surgeon

That's what I need. Floyd told me today it is all in my head.

[GeordieDS]

That's what I need. Floyd told me today it is all in my head.

It is all in your head, your telling yourself you can't perform in matches so therefore you can't !

You've been given some very good advice By others on here Les and your lucky enough to have your own table so set yourself some goals and start doing more productive solo practice routines and above all enjoy it! 😄

[CoachGavin]

Nic Barrow's: How To Make a 100 Break

Steve Peters is his pschologist now and has sorted his only real weakness out- his head. He has made a lot of changes to his technique though and Frank Adamson helped with that.

[CoachGavin]

Nic Barrow's: How To Make a 100 Break

If your keen to learn and willing to put in the practice then coaching should help. i don't believe in natural talent. Its just huge amounts of practice and hard work.

[warren132]

You must have some amount of natural ability from the out set to progress in this game....

[CoachGavin]

Nic Barrow's: How To Make a 100 Break

why? no one just picks up a cue and makes centuries with it. Even Ronnie was ordinary to begin with.

[Leo]

why? no one just picks up a cue and makes centuries with it. Even Ronnie was ordinary to begin with.

Why was usain bolt the fastest runner in his school?

[DeanH]

is it not having a "natural aptitude" that can then be used as a superb foundation for further training/practise to get to the top level in whatever the sport is?

[DG GIBERT]

"You can teach a donkey to run faster but you cannot turn it into a race horse."

[tedisbill]

"You can teach a donkey to run faster but you cannot turn it into a race horse."

But we're all the same animal.

[Ramon]

If your keen to learn and willing to put in the practice then coaching should help. i don't believe in natural talent. Its just huge amounts of practice and hard work.

believe it or not, I am not trying to criticism your post or your opinion !!! I only ask this, because you are a coach. So, maybe I can learn something here.
Are you saying, that anyone can buy a cue and go to the snooker table and be a player of high level with hard practice and coaching ????? is this your theory?
btw,,You don't have to answer, if you do'nt want to !!!!
I'm just curious!!

[David Pleym]

Hi Guys

I seem to have opened the proverbial can of worms here LOL. OK here is my situation. In my teens I was in the snooker hall 6-7 days a week and I was at a level where I was knocking in regular 50,60 and 70+ breaks with a highest ever of 97 (jawed a high black off the spot for the ton aaaarrrgggh - I'm sure my bottle went!). Havent played much in the intervening years up until about 6 months ago when I started to play regularly again. My highest break in this time has been a 56 in play and a 71 in a line up. I am now free to devote as much time as I want to snooker and intend to do so. I am playing and practising but I feel I need a structured and progressive plan for practice rather than just knocking balls in on my own. I am keen to get some coaching to identify the flaws in my play and hopefully suitable practice routines to address them. I would also like to look at my safety game as I hope to maybe start entering some amateur leagues/ comps in Paisley or Glasgow later this year (unfortunately our local league folded a couple of years ago). My thinking was that if I got a day or two's coaching at regular intervals with a plan to follow in between it would give me something concrete to work on and subsequent coaching sessions could measure my progress. I don't have a target in mind and I'm not desperate to knock in a ton though it would be nice. I just want to practice smart, play a whole lot of snooker and see how far I can get. I am in a fortunate position that I can afford some coaching and have the time work not withstanding to practice a lot. I admit I am a bit baffled by the amount of coaches that are out there / available in the West of Scotland but I am drawn to the idea of someone who has played the game to a decent standard. No insult intended to those coaches who haven't and I am well aware that to be a good coach does not necessarily mean you have to play your chosen sport to a high standard. Anyway thanks for all the replies and I'll let you know how I go (probably to take up dominoes or summat )

Cheers

David

[Byrom]

If your keen to learn and willing to put in the practice then coaching should help. i don't believe in natural talent. Its just huge amounts of practice and hard work.

Well I suppose you can teach a tone deaf woman to sing a certain song to some degree but you do know from the off that person will never be the next Whitney Houston no matter how much she tries.

[Ramon]

this is a good one !!!