The Les Edwards Snooker Challenge Thread

[j6uk]

yes we are! every player wants the max..
plus a good players training with screw back will involve the long blue and screwing back into the opposite corner, not tiddle winking around the heart attack

why is that funny? I think being able to screw back perfectly accurately is a very important skill in cue sports - it demonstrates that you've aimed correctly and delivered the cue very accurately ... we're not trying to hit a 147 here, we're practicing potting blacks keeping good position ...

[j6uk]

your the type of fellow that will always win, even if i play you a best of five and you only pot three balls.
i mean to judge and i maybe wrong

so in that case we should be practicing potting 2 and only 2 blacks in a row ... the first one being a free ball after a foul snooker and the second one being a black ... there's no circumstance in a match that could need a player to pot more than 2 blacks in a row that I can think of ...

in this scenario, screwing back dead straight off the first free ball black and then potting the second black is ideal ...

I win !

[DandyA]

yes we are! every player wants the max..
plus a good players training with screw back will involve the long blue and screwing back into the opposite corner, not tiddle winking around the heart attack

well that maybe so but tedisbill is setting achievable goals for Les and others at Les's skill level ... if you want tedisbill to set you training challenges at your much higher skill level, can I politely suggest you start a new thread ...

[j6uk]

ha don't make me laugh, do you know how long iv been doing this? you don't wanna know my pedigree cus you've mistaken this and taken all this to heart. calm down sit back or hit the table and learn something

well that maybe so but tedisbill is setting achievable goals for Les and others at Les's skill level ... if you want tedisbill to set you training challenges at your much higher skill level, can I politely suggest you start a new thread ...

[DandyA]

ha don't make me laugh, do you know how long iv been doing this? you don't wanna know my pedigree cus you've mistaken this and taken all this to heart. calm down sit back or hit the table and learn something

I do want to know actually - as I think many others do ... please do tell ...

[j6uk]

you just aint been keeping up sister cus it comes out in almost everything i say on tsf

I do want to know actually - as I think many others do ... please do tell ...

[DandyA]

you just aint been keeping up sister cus it comes out in almost everything i say on tsf

ok, shall we play 20 guesses? I'll start ...

I guess j6uk is Ronnie O'Sullivan ...

[j6uk]

you've been on here how long and done and said what?
your games aint funny any more, take a breather there too much else going on

ok, shall we play 20 guesses? I'll start ...

I guess j6uk is Ronnie O'Sullivan ...

[alabadi]

Les:

If you can find the time I am not going to the world's this year and a 3-week vacation to the UK could be on the books. I was thinking about going to the Star Academy in Sheffield as they offer a pretty good deal for overseas players, something like around 50GBP per day including accommodation and all day practice but buy your own food. They will also pick up players from the airport and have transportation between accommodations and Academy.

I've done this twice at the Southwest Academy and you get a lot of practice, sometimes with good players

yep , i know the guys that run the Academy, it would be nice to see you Terry, i usually go to the Academy every Wednesday for half a day

[lesedwards]

yep , i know the guys that run the Academy, it would be nice to see you Terry, i usually go to the Academy every Wednesday for half a day

I was just reading this post to my wife. She was not very impressed....LOL I guess I will have to stick to the Edwards Academy. No resident pros here. Just lonely Les trying to go through the challenges.

Have you had a chance to run some blacks yet? I have been going at it all wrong and will be working on it Saturday. Going to watch to big matches at a local invitational tomorrow one with Floyd and Alian Robidou and one with Cliff Thorburn and our present a Canadian Champion.

[alabadi]

Have you had a chance to run some blacks yet?

Not yet Les, i will be giving them a go on Saturday night

[Leo]

Yes Les you were doing the black routine wrong At your "level" like a couple of us suggested in previous posts. Unfortunately the better players on this thread want you a higher level before you have mastered the basics.

[cyberheater]

For feck sake guys. Are we supposed to use the cushions or not on the black routine. Someone decide

[sealer]

Avoid landing too straight. When you land straight either screw back of the cushion to get a bit of angle or force angle. When you just low off straight stun run for a high black instead of just rolling over on the other side for another roll. Hovewer if you prefer to just do little straight screws than do it just when you get bact to your car to drive back and post your score do not use any gears above second. m

[pottr]

yeah our lad, you can only go forwards and that aint gonna help unless you've got a mad one in the center. otherwise is straight back maybe with some side, and no one likes that one when your trying to win a frame in one visit

Exactly the point of the whole routine...

why is that funny? I think being able to screw back perfectly accurately is a very important skill in cue sports - it demonstrates that you've aimed correctly and delivered the cue very accurately ... we're not trying to hit a 147 here, we're practicing potting blacks keeping good position ...

For a player at Les' level, I think it would be an achievement for him to be able to simply screw back and continue... But... and there is a but... A decent cueist (like the one in that PJ video) can simply fall over and keep knocking them in... you're not really gaining any training benefit... Bit like signing up for a gym membership and using the steam room and the sauna only...

I think J6's approach errs on the side of getting you into a solid mindset for when you're practicing... Not exactly a bad thing.

For feck sake guys. Are we supposed to use the cushions or not on the black routine. Someone decide

Like I said earlier... you can split the routine into 3 sections if you like:
with cushions only, without and all inclusive.

Even at Les' level though, I see no reason he couldn't have a bash at all 3 and have 3 personal bests