The Les Edwards Snooker Challenge Thread

[lesedwards]

It's called a mulligan and it works, the instant you miss it you play it again it reinforces success and not failure

I am with you on that. TD has always told me to replay the shot, never start all over. It produces confidence that you can make the shot once you make it.

[jonny66]

Nearly cleared all the colours today, missed the black after a poor shot to get on the pink left me needing the rest, then the cueball on the cushion. Lost count the amount of time I missed the yellow though for, for some reason I find yellow to green the hardest shot

[cyberheater]

For players who are trying to master clearing the colours and the line-up I totally agree with the concept of replacing a shot you miss either for the pot or position and keep trying that one shot until you master it.

This is called 'positive re-inforcement' and will give the player the confidence he needs when he comes across similar shots.

Thanks Terry. I will do that tonight on my practise session.

[Terry Davidson]

Nearly cleared all the colours today, missed the black after a poor shot to get on the pink left me needing the rest, then the cueball on the cushion. Lost count the amount of time I missed the yellow though for, for some reason I find yellow to green the hardest shot

If you are making the yellow straight in then you have to use screw and it may be you are tightening your grip a little early to get the screw power. I recommend you set the yellow up as a 3/4-ball and use the side cushion with centre-ball striking and then you just have to learn the correct amount of power. Best to get the green straight, or almost straight, in as then if you screw back 2" from the green you're perfect on the blows for another 3/4-ball shot using the side cushion and centre-ball again which means your cueball should be coming towards the blue off the side cushion.

Don't over-stun this brown shot though as the middle bag will gobble up your cueball.

[jonny66]

Easy to get frustrated with routines where you need to play for position if your not used to playing the correct pace or spin. Try to build your game up using routines for helping your basics. Check this site I found, it's the WPBSA coaching certificate routines for youth players, this is a far better structured program for someone learning the game than just trying the odd exercise from here.

http://www.snooker-sportclub.com

Thanks for that, I like these little challenges, difficult to remember them all at the club though, and that's possibly the noisiest website I've ever encountered

[lesedwards]

Thanks for that, I like these little challenges, difficult to remember them all at the club though, and that's possibly the noisiest website I've ever encountered

Johnny PM me your email and I will send you jpg of all of them.

[jonny66]

If you are making the yellow straight in then you have to use screw and it may be you are tightening your grip a little early to get the screw power. I recommend you set the yellow up as a 3/4-ball and use the side cushion with centre-ball striking and then you just have to learn the correct amount of power. Best to get the green straight, or almost straight, in as then if you screw back 2" from the green you're perfect on the blows for another 3/4-ball shot using the side cushion and centre-ball again which means your cueball should be coming towards the blue off the side cushion.

Don't over-stun this brown shot though as the middle bag will gobble up your cueball.

Yeah I lost the brown to the middle the first time I managed to get the right angle on it. I was trying angled yellows today, but I kept missing them, couldn't really concentrate properly for some reason. I managed blue to black a few times though, it was almost nice to get that slightly nervous feeling on the black in practice.

[GeordieDS]

I had the table to myself today at the club so i thought i'd do this challenge with a video but i couldn't find anywhere to put the camera at all which had a decent view of the table

[jonny66]

I think blutac is the answer to that

[GeordieDS]

I think blutac is the answer to that

If it came loose and smashed on the floor i would be a tad angry so has to be a better way

[sealer]

swan rest does the job well

[GeordieDS]

swan rest does the job well

I'll have another go tomorrow then with that, ta

[markz]

Johnny PM me your email and I will send you jpg of all of them.

Les, I think jonny66 was on about the website link I gave him and not the 5 routines you been doing. It's a great site for someone to learn from scratch all the way to being a top player. All the wpbsa coaches use the exercises to coach youth players.

http://www.snooker-sportclub.com

[sealer]

I'll have another go tomorrow then with that, ta

put it vertical with brass facing up, you can stick it to another tables pocket or lean against something, takes all models of phones, etc :-)

[Terry Davidson]

How about a cheap tripod? I have a couple here and they're not very expensive (also not of high quality either but I don't move them around a lot).