The Les Edwards Snooker Challenge Thread

[cyberheater]

Well done mate! I presume you managed it more than once then?

Just the once then did other stuff.

Well done cyber, now do two in a loop, so black to yellow then carry on, you are easily good enough to do that.

Lol. I will try.

[lesedwards]

Hi guys now I am on a mission i did it twice in matter of ten minutes before I had to take my wife to a night school course. I will get a video before weeks out just have to find enough time. What is amazing is how I always rolled the ball and when on a slight cut with yellow or green I would try and put siding on it to get it to swing out wide enough. 90% of the time I would miss the shot because I was playing this jabby tentative roll the ball stroke then like I said earlier today it dawned on me that really the green or yellow are no different off the spot then the black is. Hit higher then Center ball to throw the cue ball straighter off the cushion and lower to throw it wider off the cushion if you can understand what I am saying. Here I am now pounding in the yellow and green. Maybe this is the one little thing when Cliff keeps saying there is some little thing that is missing and once you find it you will be off to the races. I must have made a dozen long pots with slight angles yesterday but missed easy shots where I had to come off a cushion after striking the OB all because I never know where the CB is going so once again my jabby, tentative roll the ball stroke comes into affect. Having fun, cannot wait for the next challenge next week. But don't get too advanced and discourage me just because I sound like a player because I'm not I am just feeling much more positive.

[tedisbill]

This is great to hear Les, and exactly what you needed.

This is exactly what I meant by "lock yourself in the room and don't leave until you can clear the colours". Because you HAVE to work out where you're going wrong. There's only so many times you can keep on playing the green and yellow badly until you work out what you need to be doing.

I look forward to the video!

[fractivsammy]

Cool thread idea. Here's my contribution (sorry for poor vid quality):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkJRnstaXbY

[fractivsammy]

Since the challenge calls for 2 clearances, here's #2. The "recovery shot" edition.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRpQgM2XxVY

[Leo]

Hi guys now I am on a mission i did it twice in matter of ten minutes before I had to take my wife to a night school course. I will get a video before weeks out just have to find enough time. What is amazing is how I always rolled the ball and when on a slight cut with yellow or green I would try and put siding on it to get it to swing out wide enough. 90% of the time I would miss the shot because I was playing this jabby tentative roll the ball stroke then like I said earlier today it dawned on me that really the green or yellow are no different off the spot then the black is. Hit higher then Center ball to throw the cue ball straighter off the cushion and lower to throw it wider off the cushion if you can understand what I am saying. Here I am now pounding in the yellow and green. Maybe this is the one little thing when Cliff keeps saying there is some little thing that is missing and once you find it you will be off to the races. I must have made a dozen long pots with slight angles yesterday but missed easy shots where I had to come off a cushion after striking the OB all because I never know where the CB is going so once again my jabby, tentative roll the ball stroke comes into affect. Having fun, cannot wait for the next challenge next week. But don't get too advanced and discourage me just because I sound like a player because I'm not I am just feeling much more positive.

Congrats Les. I know Tedisbill is doing your weekly challenges but an idea would be clearing the colours again taking the slightly harder route which is using 6 cushions. I used to do this when I first started and it's great for getting the correct pace and ball control.

[cyberheater]

Since the challenge calls for 2 clearances, here's #2. The "recovery shot" edition.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRpQgM2XxVY

A good clearance

In terms of the challenge it's just one required. But if you doing 2 clearances, I think you're meant to get position on the yellow after the final black and make another clearance.

[fractivsammy]

A good clearance

In terms of the challenge it's just one required. But if you doing 2 clearances, I think you're meant to get position on the yellow after the final black and make another clearance.

OK, I'll try that next! That would be good practice for me because black -> yellow is one of the shots I have the most difficulty with.

[cyberheater]

OK, I'll try that next! That would be good practice for me because black -> yellow is one of the shots I have the most difficulty with.

Yep. The shots I have problem with are:-

Brown to Blue. I tend to feck that up a lot and black to yellow. I'm slightly better on black to yellow then brown to blue.

[andy carson]

next weeks challenge is back to back 147's i hear

[tedisbill]

Cool thread idea. Here's my contribution (sorry for poor vid quality):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkJRnstaXbY

Since the challenge calls for 2 clearances, here's #2. The "recovery shot" edition.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRpQgM2XxVY

Good stuff mate! I liked the recovery edition. Nice potting.

And yes, the challenge does require two clearances, so well done!

[tedisbill]

A good clearance

In terms of the challenge it's just one required. But if you doing 2 clearances, I think you're meant to get position on the yellow after the final black and make another clearance.

No mate. Read the original post I wrote again. The challenge does require two BUT two separate clearances any time this week.

I think it's important to not lose focus and start trying more difficult things. That's part of Les' problem. He'll do one little thing then start trying to do something else, not manage it, get disheartened and lose all his structure and improvement.

[cyberheater]

No mate. Read the original post I wrote again. The challenge does require two BUT two separate clearances any time this week.

Great. Well I completed the challenge this week. I did another clearance. I thought I'd recorded it with my go pro but I pressed the wrong button.
Might try again tomorrow.

[lesedwards]

Now the all important clearances. The ones that really count. It's only Wednesday and I have lost track on how many times I have cleared them. I actually have three up there because one was kind if a fluke, hey they all count. I really like the second one on the brown ball. Very good solid pot with perfect position.

Before don't look it's ugly....
https://bambuser.com/v/5204870

After Two weeks
https://bambuser.com/v/5229554
https://bambuser.com/v/5229572
https://bambuser.com/v/5229598

[Leo]

Now the all important clearances. The ones that really count. It's only Wednesday and I have lost track on how many times I have cleared them. I actually have three up there because one was kind if a fluke, hey they all count. I really like the second one on the brown ball. Very good solid pot with perfect position.

https://bambuser.com/v/5229554
https://bambuser.com/v/5229572
https://bambuser.com/v/5229598

Well done Les. Is it me or have you quickened up? If so you look more comfortable.