Potting With Side

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I hate snooker it's the most stupidest game ever invented, and I am never ever going to improve,oh look I got another fifty break, this is the best game I have ever played, I will be a ton machine pretty soon
I'm like a schizo with it ,but at the end of it all I would still rather play poorly than not play.

Yep, it's the same for all of us mate, 50s and tons keep us going but what would actually be nice is playing utter rubbish for months on end so we could quit and play an easy game like pool or an outdoor game like golf instead.

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I don't understand why low deflection is particularly desirable if you know how your cue behaves.

To help make an angle around a ball, if you can't quite make the potting angle, or to widen the angle to open the pocket, it's a tool in your box. If you don't want the ball to bend, hit it centre ball. I am very much trying to minimise my use of side....but when I do use it, I don't want to lose one of the best things about it - the ability to bend the ball around stuff.

It's not 'deflection', it's throw.

It's not 'english', it's side.

Don't fall for the Johnny come lately terms, we invented snooker and we have had terms all that time for our game. We don't need a big mac in our game.

[Hello, Mr Big Shot]

It's not 'deflection'

Very true. Deflection is a misnomer - it's more correctly squirt.

Throw is something different entirely, and you may call it what you want when you get 'round to it. Off you popski, snookerites!

In the meantime, however...