The Les Edwards Snooker Challenge Thread

[lesedwards]

That is exactly what Nic Barrow did with me and I agree it's the only way to tell unless you take a close-up video with just the eyes in the frame.

Maybe we can try that Terry if it ever stops snowing I will make the drive.

[vmax4steve]

Maybe we can try that Terry if it ever stops snowing I will make the drive.

Do it Les, you have to know for sure because if you're not looking where you should be then all that practise won't amount to anything because every time you take your eye off the object ball your hand follows and your cue does not come through straight, even when playing with side the cue must come through straight, just straight through the side of the cue ball as opposed to the centre of it.

[lesedwards]

Do it Les, you have to know for sure because if you're not looking where you should be then all that practise won't amount to anything because every time you take your eye off the object ball your hand follows and your cue does not come through straight, even when playing with side the cue must come through straight, just straight through the side of the cue ball as opposed to the centre of it.

I had a two hour practice session this afternoon. I started by doing the 4 Red Lineup which I completed a few times then moved on to the T Routine which I also completed but not without some difficulty then onto the colours which I cleared second time I was really pleased with that. Then Blacks off the spot. Now this routine I find one of the toughest out there and not because I miss shots but because I am out of position really fast. Had a lot of twos and threes then I started to get better and managed a 13 before I stunned off the black and left the CB right on the pink spot. I normally either get low on the black or I somehow manage to get half way up to the blue spot and eventually you either miss or you leave it in know mans land up past the blue. Needs a lot of positional practice and also the biggest thing CONCENTRATION. My biggest problem when practicing a quick little routine like this o e. Any suggestions? I am open for ideas.

[jrc750]

Les have we seen a vid yet of you doing blacks off the spot ?? like to see how you are going about it. When i do it i can maybe pot 6 or 7 into the same pocket by just using gentle screw shots, then maybe the next shot have to run thro to the other side then another half dozen gentle screw shots onto opposite pocket, etc etc etc hardly ever need to use a cushion

[lesedwards]

Les have we seen a vid yet of you doing blacks off the spot ?? like to see how you are going about it. When i do it i can maybe pot 6 or 7 into the same pocket by just using gentle screw shots, then maybe the next shot have to run thro to the other side then another half dozen gentle screw shots onto opposite pocket, etc etc etc hardly ever need to use a cushion

So you are starting off with dead straight screw shot. I am starting with stun shots which makes it tougher.

[j6uk]

the point is to use the cushion most of the time

Les have we seen a vid yet of you doing blacks off the spot ?? like to see how you are going about it. When i do it i can maybe pot 6 or 7 into the same pocket by just using gentle screw shots, then maybe the next shot have to run thro to the other side then another half dozen gentle screw shots onto opposite pocket, etc etc etc hardly ever need to use a cushion

[jrc750]

So you are starting off with dead straight screw shot. I am starting with stun shots which makes it tougher.

I thought the point of doing this was to see how many blacks you can pot, why make it hard for yourself ???

the point is to use the cushion most of the time

see above lol

[itsnoteasy]

Les have we seen a vid yet of you doing blacks off the spot ?? like to see how you are going about it. When i do it i can maybe pot 6 or 7 into the same pocket by just using gentle screw shots, then maybe the next shot have to run thro to the other side then another half dozen gentle screw shots onto opposite pocket, etc etc etc hardly ever need to use a cushion

That's not the point of this routine is it?, I thought it was to learn to manoeuvre the White around the black spot, when I do it I only allow myself to play the same shot twice, (I think J6 recommends no repetition of shots but I'm not good enough for that) so if I land straight I get a screw back then on the next shot I can play a screwback as long as I leave an angle for a different shot the next time.
Have I been doing it wrong?

[jrc750]

WEEK FOUR: Black off the spot.

Your mission this week, should you choose to accept it, is to place the black on the spot, then start with the white anywhere you like, then pot the black and play position for the black again once it's re-spotted. Your goal is to pot the black as many times in a row as you can, until you miss a pot. Keep a note of your best score this week, and by next Sunday, we can see how many people manage. It's NOT a competition against everybody else, it's a competition against YOURSELF. Try to keep beating your own score.

Good luck!

There you go, no mention about making it difficult for yourself is there ???

[itsnoteasy]

Fair pont, no there isn't .

[lesedwards]

the point is to use the cushion most of the time

That's what I thought as when I was doing the T Routine or the 4 Red I would be upset if I left myself dead in on the Black. The idea behind blacks off the spot is to learn how the cue ball comes off the cushion and where to hit the CB. I think I am on the right track.

[jrc750]

the point is to use the cushion most of the time

Well in a normal frame set up you cannot always use a cushion as reds are often in the way, surely screws, run through's and stuns are the better shot ??

[Leo]

Blacks off the spot is blacks off the spot, wether it's off the cushion or whatever, there's no rule how to do it its pot the blacks in the corner pocket that's it, when you miss start again

[j6uk]

are we still talking about the black routine and the purpose for doing it?

Well in a normal frame set up you cannot always use a cushion as reds are often in the way, surely screws, run through's and stuns are the better shot ??

[lesedwards]

Well in a normal frame set up you cannot always use a cushion as reds are often in the way, surely screws, run through's and stuns are the better shot ??

All shots count along with a dead in one if I happen to land dead straight but I did not think I should start there. I realize it does not state that. Maybe Ted will be back onto clarify.