walking in to the shot help

[swestlife]

hello every i want to ask if my style or technique in walking to the line of aim is right..im a right handed player and when i stand behind the shot my both legs/foot is square the shot or the aiming ling is in between my feet i line up the shot with my belly button or my nose as a central my problem is when i walk in lead my right foot as a right hand player planted to the shot line my head move to the left as i step my right foot into the line,,what is the correct way to do walk in to the shot without or not losing the shot line.i saw some player dont walk in specially a poll players the stand and get down to shot quick and shot unlike the snooker player they have step in..please give me idea to correct this thank you very much

[alabadi]

I use to do this, I'm a right handed player and payed too much attention to where I planted my right foot. And as you said sometimes it can take you off line.

You can still stay on line but you have to twist your body.

I now let my head guide me. as you said I align the shot to the centre of my body and focus on keeping my head on this line , I don't pay attention where my feet will be. I usually stand with my feet close together and then one small step sometimes half a foot with my right and then keeping my head on the line drop down . My left foot will just be in a position that feels comfortable for me .

In most cases if you look where my right foot is I have my heel on the line pointing slightly right for comfort.

So I would suggest just practice letting your head guide your feet and eventually everything will drop into place .

[itsnoteasy]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=O8voW0HM6qs

[swestlife]

I use to do this, I'm a right handed player and payed too much attention to where I planted my right foot. And as you said sometimes it can take you off line.

You can still stay on line but you have to twist your body.

I now let my head guide me. as you said I align the shot to the centre of my body and focus on keeping my head on this line , I don't pay attention where my feet will be. I usually stand with my feet close together and then one small step sometimes half a foot with my right and then keeping my head on the line drop down . My left foot will just be in a position that feels comfortable for me .

In most cases if you look where my right foot is I have my heel on the line pointing slightly right for comfort.

So I would suggest just practice letting your head guide your feet and eventually everything will drop into place .

actually i test a few shot straight down to the shot no step in drop head on to the line of aim and pot balls..maybe a snooker stance is not for me..a natural position of feet aka pool player feel me comfortable i sight or aim the ball slightly to my right eye near in my right nose is this OK or just use two eyes when standing up and aligning a shot??

[alabadi]

You will have both eyes open, although you dominant eye will be used for alignment . You other eye is necessary for depth of field.
Search on here for sighting and aiming there's tons of threads.

All I would say this works for me . I stand behind the shot and align the BOB i.e the part of the OB I want the cueball to make contact with the centre of my body. I keep my eyes on the OB as I walk in and get down into my address position.
I only look at the White when I am down to confirm the tip is at the right height . I then focus on the OB with 2-3 feathers and a final pause at the White , a slow pull back and deliver while focussing on the OB..

I you feel you can't solve the problem yourself I would go to a coach they might correct you in one session

[tmax]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=O8voW0HM6qs

I was just thinking of this vid

It really is very good - interesting how the coaching advice has changed over the years

[Hello, Mr Big Shot]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=O8voW0HM6qs

Measles? A measles cue ball?! I'm appalled. Shocking.

[Byrom]

The fella offers solid advice and is a very good top class coach and player - if you ask me he knows his potatoes - he uses the spotted white to detect unwanted side. I use this type of spotted white when I put a new tip on or buy a new cue as it helps show how much throw or side you are imparting. Very useful I think.

His point about swooping down on the shot and avoiding unwanted movement on the way down and also cutting out movement by gripping the cloth and keeping the bridge firm is spot on I would say invaluable advice for anyone learning snooker and trying to improve technique.
All in all a very good post by itsnoteasy

[vmax4steve]

It's always the simple straight shot they demonstrate though isn't it, you need angles in snooker and the eyes do different things when faced with angles as the targets are not all on the same line.

[Byrom]

yes they do funny that - not really with him on the feet don't matter argument as they can be a good guide to aid alignment - I was always told everything starts with the feet now he says not.

Maybe someone can elaborate on this point for me

[cally]

He's speaking utter tosh saying it's something players have been doing for only a few years..

Utter nonsense..

Yes, you have to walk to nto the shot but that isn't something new like he suggests.

[itsnoteasy]

I'm not with him on that point either, everything else yes ,maybe he means the feet will be in the right place if the head is. Let's face it he's not saying stand on one leg, just that head position is more important for getting online than feet position , I don't know if he's right, I would have thought they work together, but he will have forgotten more than I will ever know.
I think they show straight shots because it's the easiest for the player to get aligned straight on as everything is in a line ,from the pocket through the object ball, cue ball ,and cue, he doesn't have to move his eyes to track any ball, or looking at the pocket which all reduces the risk of movement. It is for getting good fundamentals , it's not for teaching you snooker, if you know what I mean, once the shot has been played it's far easier to see your own mistakes while staying down as your cue should point to the middle of the pocket and the cue ball should be following on that line as well and stays in your vision without you having to move to see it, on an angled shot you may not see object ball and cue ball right through to completion so you won't get as much feedback.

[cally]

But, put you're feet into the right position to start and you're head will be on line....

[vmax4steve]

I think they show straight shots because it's the easiest for the player to get aligned straight on as everything is in a line ,from the pocket through the object ball, cue ball ,and cue, he doesn't have to move his eyes to track any ball, or looking at the pocket which all reduces the risk of movement.

I'm more cynical than you, I think they show easy straight shots because they can say anything they like about what it is they're doing, pot the ball and people go "WOW" and sign up for a load of wallet emptying lessons that for 90% of the people will be fruitless, the other 10% will be natural players anyway.
Snooker is pretty basic and once you know the basics, as we all do, it's down to practise time, want, need and love for the game.