Has your cue action anything to do with your level ??

[Ramon]

thats it an a nutshell! i dont know who this person is that determines this (perfect cue action) is? and how he, or she is qualified to state so? just make whatever you have work!

does it realy matter ? but if u realy wanna know .
i saw a picture of S Lee, and I saw the Nic B's comment about it ( was btw few weeks ago not few days , as far as i can remember ).
It was for me the reason to start this thread . He could be right and he also could be wrong.
It's not about him. It's the topic which interest me. or crs, it is a difficult topic to Judge imo.
what if you have a very nice cue action , but you pick the wrong angle ? you gonna mis the pott anyway .
at the same time, most players with a nice cue action, are experienced players. ( even S Lee was nr 5 of the world , so he was'nt a poor player ).
anyway , it's hard to Judge imo.

[golferson123]

does it realy matter ? but if u realy wanna know .
i saw a picture of S Lee, and I saw the Nic B's comment about it ( was btw few weeks ago not few days , as far as i can remember ).
It was for me the reason to start this thread . He could be right and he also could be wrong.
It's not about him. It's the topic which interest me. or crs, it is a difficult topic to Judge imo.
what if you have a very nice cue action , but you pick the wrong angle ? you gonna mis the pott anyway .
at the same time, most players with a nice cue action, are experienced players. ( even S Lee was nr 5 of the world , so he was'nt a poor player ).
anyway , it's hard to Judge imo.

(a)i wanna know, and (b) do those splinters in your backside hurt ramon

[markz]

lets have a book on who this coach is...

evens - 'thelongbomber'

100/1 - Barrow

1000/1 - Chris Henry

10,000/1 - Roger Leighton (he'd probably chin anyone who said what the OP said, so he's out IMHO)

Can I have a fiver on Nic? Lol

[Ramon]

(a)i wanna know, and (b) do those splinters in your backside hurt ramon

fair enough.

[itsnoteasy]

Well I would say Lee along with Murphy have the most pleasing to the eye cue actions, but they aren't better than Hendry, Davis, or Osullivan.

[markz]

If you can find the correct line of aim and deliver the cue straight along this line it doesn't matter what your technique looks like. We have all seen players set up with technique looking professional and can't string 3 balls together plus the opposite, the guy that looks poor and can't miss.

[tetricky]

My cue action matters to me. Without the work I've done on it, I can't deliver the ball through the line of aim straight and consistently....and I don't have a good enough eye/coordination to do that naturally. Of course it's nowhere near as important as table time and practice...because there are many players much better than me, with less orthodox actions.

I'm decent for the amount that I play, but a long way short of being a good player. what having taken time to work on my stance, sighting, and cue delivery means is that practice is now effective. I get a much more direct return for practising potting and touch....but the cue action doesn't, and wont ever, compensate for the lack of table time. Having said that I know at least one player who plays no more than me, has a much less orthodox action, and is very much better (a regular century maker, disappointed not to make a ton in even a short session).

Some people are just better than others....for a whole range of reasons. Cue action is a small part of it, but far from all of it.

[markz]

My cue action matters to me. Without the work I've done on it, I can't deliver the ball through the line of aim straight and consistently....and I don't have a good enough eye/coordination to do that naturally. Of course it's nowhere near as important as table time and practice...because there are many players much better than me, with less orthodox actions.

I'm decent for the amount that I play, but a long way short of being a good player. what having taken time to work on my stance, sighting, and cue delivery means is that practice is now effective. I get a much more direct return for practising potting and touch....but the cue action doesn't, and wont ever, compensate for the lack of table time. Having said that I know at least one player who plays no more than me, has a much less orthodox action, and is very much better (a regular century maker, disappointed not to make a ton in even a short session).

Some people are just better than others....for a whole range of reasons. Cue action is a small part of it, but far from all of it.

Nice post tricky, finding what works for you is the key.

[barrywhite]

If you can find the correct line of aim and deliver the cue straight along this line it doesn't matter what your technique looks like. We have all seen players set up with technique looking professional and can't string 3 balls together plus the opposite, the guy that looks poor and can't miss.

Yes, for most shots. But then you have to play a big stun shot, deep screw, loads of top with side, roll in a long one dead weight and if you don't have a great delivery at 1mph or 100mph, you can go off line and miss. SL has that cue action and that's why he can pot incredible balls, as well as the mundane stuff.

[markz]

Yes, for most shots. But then you have to play a big stun shot, deep screw, loads of top with side, roll in a long one dead weight and if you don't have a great delivery at 1mph or 100mph, you can go off line and miss. SL has that cue action and that's why he can pot incredible balls, as well as the mundane stuff.

Think the one thing I've learned on here is snooker is a game of opinions. Anything to do with levels of play is very subjective and there doesn't seem a simple way to judge it so it's pointless trying.

[bolton-cueman]

Think the one thing I've learned on here is snooker is a game of opinions. Anything to do with levels of play is very subjective and there doesn't seem a simple way to judge it so it's pointless trying.

thats the problem with opinions... everyone has one

[markz]

thats the problem with opinions... everyone has one

Your right bolton, it's finding the knowledgable opinions that is the problem.

[barrywhite]

Your right bolton, it's finding the knowledgable opinions that is the problem.

I've spent time with two coaches, one WS, the other ISBF. They say and emphasize different things. It's an experiment to see which bits of advice from each has relevance and leads to improvement. There's a lot of philosophy in snooker man. Then there's three friends who were pros, they too have differing opinions, even about break building and shot selection, not to mention different stance, cue actions and grip. lol.

[bolton-cueman]

I've spent time with two coaches, one WS, the other ISBF. They say and emphasize different things. It's an experiment to see which bits of advice from each has relevance and leads to improvement. There's a lot of philosophy in snooker man. Then there's three friends who were pros, they too have differing opinions, even about break building and shot selection, not to mention different stance, cue actions and grip. lol.

care to name these coaches Master Barry

[cally]

National express and greyhound, probably...