Snooker Training Ball???

[marron]

You don't need a training ball.First see if you can cue straight.Play a straight shot in the middle pocket with a little topspin,not too hard.See if the white follows the objectball ecxactly in the heart of the pocket.If you can do this 3 times in row you're on your way.Now do same exercise only with backspin.Don't hit the white too low,between center and bottom will do.Concentrate on cueing straigt and timing(acceleratetion) and not hitting hard.The same speed as with the topspin should be enough.Backspin is all about timing and cueing straight,good luck!

Cheers for that

Tried it today and it worked, was able to generate backspin 80% of the time when i needed to

[hegeland]

I am really becoming frustrated with my inability to acheive any backspin on the cue ball even though i have hit the ball in almost every place that has been suggested on here. If i do get some backspin, then its usual minimal and i don't seem to be able to do it consecutively or even increase the amount by applying more power or cueing down on the ball.

I have seen in American Pool that you can get training balls which help you practice with your positional play and striking position on the cue ball. Is there one for snooker?

I'm sure most of you will have seen the Pool version with all the dots on it.

Try this page:

http://www.onlybowls.com/acatalog/_2...mm__balls.html

They have both dotted snooker balls and snooker training balls.

[Semih_Sayginer]

use a lighter white....youll get lots more fizz on the ball then....then slowly move back to an equally weighted one

[C-J]

Cheers for that

Tried it today and it worked, was able to generate backspin 80% of the time when i needed to

Thank you,made me happy

If you really want to know if you hit the white where you aim(purpose of trainingsball) you can try this;aim as low as you can on the white,so right over the cloth.If you hit where you aim you should now miscue.Now aim just a fraction higher and now you hit the white as low as possible without miscueing!
The reason i don't like this(and the trainingsball) is that it gets your attention to much to the white and the cue.If you want to be able to really get a good screwback your attention should be on the objectball and then you will automaticly cue smoother.
The exercise however gives you a good idea how you shouldn't feel(attention on the cue and white) and hopefully gide you in the direction how you should feel(attention on the objectball)

cheers,C-J

[Lawless3]

The easiest way to screw back is to measure the distance between the white and the object ball. This means that you'll have this distance to push your cue through to obtain maximum screw back. Hit the ball between the middle and the extreme bottom of the white ball. And push through as far as the white goes to the object ball, obviously without hitting the white.

Practice with the blue on its spot and screw back into the pocket.

If it helps, then lower your bridge closer to the baize, this will make your cue more horizontal and will increase your chances of success when screwing back.