Snooker Cueing Practice Exercise and Drills

Рет қаралды 139,567

5 жыл бұрын

Snooker straight cueing exercise and drills for cue action practice. Snooker training exercises shots potting drills tips and routines. Break from Life best 7 routines for improving straight cueing. This video shows you how to
1. Cue Straight
2. Run through straight
3. Play without side spin
4. Practice playing shots off the cushion
5. Play straight stun shots
6. Test your cueing
7. Improve your timing
All these practice routines are easy to do and will greatly benefit your cueing if you attempt them regularly. They can be completed in minutes with visable results.
For free advice on playing better snooker and reviews that are going to help you then simply subscribe to our channel
/ breakfromlife
Any products you think we should test or anything you think we should cover. Or want to sponsor us then email
breakfromlife@gmx.co.uk
Join us on Facebook / break.fromlife
Follow us on Twitter break_from_life?s=17
Bloody Pumpkin by SIRPRICE / sirpricedj
Creative Commons - Attribution 3.0 Unported- CC BY 3.0
creativecommons.org/licenses/b...
Break for life will attempt any challenge on a Snooker table got any ideas let us know Subscribe

Пікірлер: 146

@danelobe2524 5 жыл бұрын

I don't play snooker, I'm a rotation player from Indiana USA, however these snooker drills have helped me iron out my stroke to be strait as an arrow. This in turn has helped my "potting" as you call it. As my potting has increased my confidence has increased. My new confidence has lowered my stress level's during really tough shots I need to execute during competition play. Needles to say out of the last 5 tournaments I have played in, I have won 3 of them. When asked how did you get to winning so repeatedly, I respond take a "Break From Life" and learn snooker techniques ..... thanks !!

@MarcassCarcass 4 жыл бұрын

One of the best pool lessons on youtube.

@ernoeskeli1139 5 жыл бұрын

I think you should definitely let the viewers know about the push practice routine to find the absolute dead center of the cue ball. It's a routine Nic Barrow introduced on his "The Snooker Gym" channel. It gives reliable feedback on your alignment because all the other variables are taken out. Shooting up and down the spots is a great exercise and it usually is good enough but if you're really looking for pinpoint accurate method to find the center of the white the push shot drill is the way to go. The idea of the push practice is to line up to pot the cue ball in any corner pocket. Everything should be done like you normally would when playing a shot. Then get the tip touching the cue ball where you think is the center. When that's sorted push the cue through and you'll instantly see which side spin you're applying. Very few players can pot the white this way immediately. If I remember probably a millimeter off center striking will make you miss pocket.

@morozowski89 5 жыл бұрын

I improved my highest break from 37 to 84 yesterday during my line up routine. Very happy about that :) every training I put focus on my straight cueing and ghost ball method and finally it payed off. greetings from Bremen, Germany

@Breakfromlife 5 жыл бұрын

That’s fantastic, hope everything continues to go well

@Tim.G. 5 жыл бұрын

These special effects are amazing!! xD

@Breakfromlife 5 жыл бұрын

Yeah but I think it’s time I stopped with a green screen nonsense and started really blowing thing up

@user-lc4ef6kr8s 5 жыл бұрын

Helsinki, Finland here. Loving the content and learning new ways to improve my play every video.

@mayshack 4 жыл бұрын

Hey Armondo Bell, I used to live in Fort Walton Beach, FL. Now I live in Pensacola, nice to see some fellow snooker enthusiasts around me.

@nickdunne2286 5 жыл бұрын

Ottawa, Canada. Snooker's faded here but slowly coming back!

@ALEXANDARRR42 5 жыл бұрын

Alex Wenger from Canada here. Thank you for all these videos! They've been a tremendous help!

@garrydhamot8531 5 жыл бұрын

I always like watching your video and find it really helpful. After watching your videos when i play the next time my games improves to some extent. Keep up the good work mate👏👏.

@drsamimsayed 5 жыл бұрын

Just subscribed! I saw a plethora of videos and couldn’t be happier with the content. Very intuitive, educational and easy to follow. Thank you sir. From Chicago, USA

@attacker6784 5 жыл бұрын

Watching for Carlisle, Cumbria. Your videos have helped me to increase my game when playing my grandad who has played for 60 plus years

@MrLeofric 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video. These are great exercises. I will include them all in my training. Greetings from Berlin, Germany

@garyohara4612 4 жыл бұрын

Your contents brilliant. Just starting out and this is very useful. Thank you.

@johnsaunders6510 5 жыл бұрын

Checking in from Hamilton, Scotland. Loving you're vids. Thanks.

@sladekare89 5 жыл бұрын

thanks i have been following your channel and it as really helped me with my game, especially with my stance and cueing! love from Port Moresby City Papua New Guinea

@michaelturnerrr 5 жыл бұрын

Great video man! Sending out love from Gaborone, Botswana

@daleharrisguitar 5 жыл бұрын

Another great video. Many thanks for all your considerable efforts in making these videos from Shepperton (Surrey).

@zdebel 5 жыл бұрын

Another great video, keep 'em commin'

@Fuchliiiiaaa 5 жыл бұрын

Your videos are very helpful for me to get better in Snooker, especially for me who plays pool normally.Thanks for that 🙂. Greetings from Hannover, Germany, Lukas 🇩🇪

@michaelpeake7801 4 жыл бұрын

Straight cueing is the key to mastering the game of billiards! Thank you!!

@thejugernaut100 5 жыл бұрын

Wow. I improved the long shots amazingly well. Thank you. First From Barcelona, Spain.

@Deep_Divers 5 жыл бұрын

Great videos! Thanks!

@brodyhyre4568 5 жыл бұрын

Your channel has greatly improved my game! I would prefer a snooker table, but sadly we don’t have the room in our house, but these routines work for pool as well! I’m watching from Versailles, Ohio, USA

@zohaibsaif3047 5 жыл бұрын

Bro you absolutely good Awesome cueing techniques. .......

@spero84 4 жыл бұрын

Following from Alba in Italy. Great videos!

@chrismawdsley5634 5 жыл бұрын

I really enjoy your videos, and using your tips is improving my game, although, I do tend to stay up too late watching 'just one more.' Cheers from Tobermory, Ontario, Canada!

@douglaswilson5273 5 жыл бұрын

Another great practice buddy .cheers Canada..😎❤

@elliotrobinson3870 5 жыл бұрын

Hello mate I want to thank you for your Taom chalk review I’m watching from Darlington England

@pastaboy1319 5 жыл бұрын

Love these videos as a rookie but keen snooker player! Luca from The Wirral (England😊)

@bilalzia4018 5 жыл бұрын

1st and from karachi pakistan love your videos

@grif22 5 жыл бұрын

Great video! I've just subscribed from Leeds UK.

@doglovers1966 5 жыл бұрын

This video was helpful for me I improve my game just because of you, great cueing love from Pakistan

@evascroll 5 жыл бұрын

thanks for all the information! and hello from puerto rico

@joaocarlosrodriguesdasilva864 2 жыл бұрын

Santo André - SP - Brazil !!! Great!! 📌📍

@That.red.seat1 5 жыл бұрын

Really useful video . From Wokingham,England

@shiptoshorecustombuildersl3855 5 жыл бұрын

Great videos!!! Maui Hawai’i US, here.

@joeptenhave366 4 жыл бұрын

really enjoying your video's and also discussing them with snookerfriends which are also whatching here in Utrecht Holland.

@rondo1775 5 жыл бұрын

I just love these tutorials. Pleas, keep them coming.

@on_my_own_two_feet 4 жыл бұрын

Every time you mention subscribing to your channel I scroll down to the subscribe button only to find out that I have in fact already subscribed. :D Greetings from Potsdam, Germany.

@StewartKumar 5 жыл бұрын

Watching you from Malaysia :)

@conor44HD 5 жыл бұрын

Good vid! Conor from Chipping Campden in Gloucestershire!

@kartikeyarana995 4 жыл бұрын

Buddy u and tequila sp are a gift to humanity

@zabaCS2 5 жыл бұрын

honestly i made the commitment to becoming a better snooker player and subscribed considering i stayed up till 5am overloading myself with your videos. Cheers man, Deangelo from Ontario, Canada

@Breakfromlife 5 жыл бұрын

That’s great, I just really hope it works now

@harisaliboss5305 4 жыл бұрын

Hi bro. I am Haris Ali from Rawalpindi Pakistan.😍 Your videos are v good. 😘

@akumagouki4145 5 жыл бұрын

hi man love from meknes morocco keep up bohemian 👍👍😍😍

@saihemanth.u6590 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you! For teaching how to hit straight. I am hemanth from Chennai India.

@adaydogan6344 5 жыл бұрын

Nice video buddy.. Greetings from Izmir, Turkey.

@nikhiljosephmathews3184 5 жыл бұрын

Nikhil from chennai India. Your channel deserves many more subs

@Breakfromlife 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks, the growth rates doubled in the past month so I hope it continues

@reverseside7387 4 жыл бұрын

Love this idea, using blue spot takes a bit longer to reset the routine... This way is far quicker. (1:54 you could have also swapped the balls round to stop the cushion interfering as much) I've played for 40yrs and your content (with great delivery and insightful demonstrations.... *you* should do the Eurosport mid-session knockabout with Andy Goldstein!!) is a genuine inspiration that's got a big chunk of my old passion back... Thank you *so* much 🙏🙌👏♥🎯 (even joined another club to take time out to practice more)

@CabbageRoII 4 жыл бұрын

Watching From Vancouver Canada

@TOP10Playmusiclists 5 жыл бұрын

Aim from Brazil you are real execelents vídeo manda um oi pro Brazil

@DuppeGutta 5 жыл бұрын

Super video gone go play and dont forget norwey Hønefoss

@SnookercoachMotse Жыл бұрын

Very nice channel, greets from Belgium, Motse

@ryanh2691 Жыл бұрын

I've been playing for years, and recently started taking my game alot more seriously. I am right handed, but left eye dominant. Learning to cue in line with my left eye has proven very difficult, and awkward. I've had to change my stance completely. I am 6'3 so that also proves challenging. My right foot is well past the shot line. Any tips would be greatly appreciated. Keep up the good work from Denver Colorado 👍

@attaibaouich4731 5 жыл бұрын

Greetings from Tangier Morocco :)

@KzLollapalooza 5 жыл бұрын

Greetings from Malaysia!

@hi_98k 4 жыл бұрын

U have always helped me dude..... U seem so cool to me.. Thank u❤️ btw im from Lahore, Pakistan

@syedamirrazvi6469 5 жыл бұрын

Bro am watching u too from hyderabad love from India 😁

@sagargamer3443 4 жыл бұрын

Wow 😍i m from nepal

@TheJaniv 5 жыл бұрын

Watching from Israel!!!

@praisaneeboonprakom984 2 жыл бұрын

เยี่ยม

@yangladairies61 2 жыл бұрын

Watching from nepal

@gamingislife6882 5 жыл бұрын

Do video on potting balls in cetre with speed to get on the color on another side of table.. When i try to pot a ball in centre i rattles of both the jaws and i end up missing it...

@iweoldtimer 5 жыл бұрын

You deserves 1m subs bro! 👏 Great lesson. Please teach how to make a good drag shots. I'm your Malaysian fan anyway.

@Breakfromlife 5 жыл бұрын

I made this video about drag shots a little while ago kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hNqdYNmcsbS3Z5c.html

@victorpelaou685 5 жыл бұрын

Great intuitive videos, thanks. I've been playing wrong for many years and only realised by watching your videos. I hit across the ball, playing with side on most shots. When I address a shot how you advise, it doesn't look like I'm in the right position to pot, so constantly questioning my whole technique.

@Breakfromlife 5 жыл бұрын

Yeah you don’t want to be thinking about your technique at all when your on the shot

@jh230377 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome. Thank you. Will be practicing these from now on!!!

@amandiwane7544 5 жыл бұрын

One video for center double And long double shots full video for Me I hope u will make it Love From india ,💐💐

@statusforyou1300 5 жыл бұрын

Grt

@rehmanata6612 4 жыл бұрын

Please do video for most miss shots

@arthurvin2937 5 жыл бұрын

My best ever cueing improvement is the soft cotton glove on my bridge hand. I'm surprised how much wobble and incosistency and unwanted friction it eliminated due to wobbly flesh and skin effect. It also keeps my table cloth clean of dirt and moisture - less ironing. My cueing became dead straight and consistent like no other practice exercise could ever achieve. Can you explain why gloves are not common in Snooker?

@Breakfromlife 5 жыл бұрын

Not sure. Think it’s just because know one else is wearing them

@MrBobZack 3 жыл бұрын

The sweaty sticky feeling with a closed bridge (forefinger on top of cue) is more pronounced while snooker players do not wrap forefinger around the cue as done by pool players. So generally speaking, a glove is not needed while using an “open” bridge such as snooker players use. In fact, gloves are superfluous in snooker.

@elchaffinch4986 2 жыл бұрын

Rub a bit of chalk on the area of friction, job done

@donsquirreleone 2 жыл бұрын

@@elchaffinch4986 I prefer to sandpaper that section in between my thumb and index finger.

@Fumbiver Жыл бұрын

While wearing a glove can be beneficial in pool, the cueing being too smooth can also, create a problem in snooker. The cue may deviate because it slid too quickly. While this does not pose a problem in pool, it is a big deal in snooker because the most minor deviation in snooker can amplify by the time ti reaches the other end of the table.

@ronrankin8727 5 жыл бұрын

Ron Rankin from Port Coquitlam BC, Canada

@phantomkillerr4130 5 жыл бұрын

Malaysia !!

@phantomkillerr4130 5 жыл бұрын

Selangor

@indilotey1267 5 жыл бұрын

Hi from Kingston Canada - would it be possible to do a video about Hainsworth vs Strachan cloths?

@Breakfromlife 5 жыл бұрын

That might be tricky but someone I know highly recommends the best Hainsworth cloth over everything else

@armanilyas01 5 жыл бұрын

hello sir how to avoid cue ball going to pocket in long striaght shot hit from tight cushion in which only i play top follow shot, object and cue both potted in this situation kindly make video on this.. from pakistan

@limhanlong4143 5 жыл бұрын

Hello from singapore

@jonzee4drone377 5 жыл бұрын

Hello from Hawera. Taranaki. New Zealand

@kad296 4 жыл бұрын

Hey! I have a question. Is there any Snooker cue balls that has red dots? I am looking foward to get a snooker table and I want to get a cue Ball that can Show what spin I am putting. Thanks!

@nakkadu 4 жыл бұрын

3:34 .....I've heard other people saying side spin doesn't affect the angle the cueball comes off the object ball?...which is correct?

@srvafool 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the drills. What is the purpose of having the balk line going from cushion to cushion? I can see why it is needed in the d, but what purpose does it serve outside the d. Alan Waggoner Blanchard, Ok

@Breakfromlife 5 жыл бұрын

Is because Snooker is played on an English Billiards table. English Billiards would be far to easy if you could play shots behind this line once you have CueBall in the D. So That’s what the line is for. It’s still there in Snooker because the game is played on the same table. Also it’s a bit like tennis when they are only going to play singles matches for a tv event or something but they still draw all the lines because that’s what everyone is used to

@Quest4astro 4 жыл бұрын

charles pitwell, English but whatching from chengdu, in china!

@kw12784 4 жыл бұрын

"From Cragavon"😂😂 I'm sorry for laughing...as someone from NI, I can tell you that it's pronounced like "Craig-ahh-von"

@djmarkromania9389 5 жыл бұрын

Can you make a tutorial how to deep screw from long shots?

@Breakfromlife 5 жыл бұрын

I think I have already somewhere but do need to make one specifically

@TheSnookerShed 5 жыл бұрын

If you are striking the ball one side or the other what part of the body should we concentrate on. The placement on my right foot I find I crucial if I cue and aim right

@someguy4587 5 жыл бұрын

One thing to try is placing the tip within a coin width of the cue ball when getting everything aligned. Watch that spot on the cue ball when feathering (taking practice strokes) try to stop the cue at that same spot and distance every stroke while feathering, this creates some muscle memory so your cue will travel straighter and to the desired spot. I was taught this by a person whose draw could be set to extreme, while my draw was pathetic and varied from stop shot to jump the cue ball. My draw has improved quite a bit since, and I still have a long way to go to get controlled draw. Also watch that your cue is aligned straight. I have a nasty quirk to align so my cue goes from right to left across the cue ball. This misalignment used to be severe, and through conscience effort, my alignment is much closer with regular shots, but I still notice very poor alignment if I have to jack up the cue.

@Breakfromlife 5 жыл бұрын

If your doing this it’s actually a good sign. Possibly your whole body isn’t consistently in the right place. It more likely though that you are not quite seeing exactly where the centre is. I find this can change from day to day. Looks the same but the CueBall reacts differently

@TheSnookerShed 5 жыл бұрын

Break from life yes so I have bought a cue ball with a center dot so I know I am hitting center at the beginning of the delivery, using this with the practices in this video should show up any flaws in the cueing. I find placing my right foot a problem when I get closer to the table being only 5 6 the table just gets in the way so hence I have to engineer a new position to deliver straight. Thank you for the comments

@someguy4587 5 жыл бұрын

@@TheSnookerShed , delivering the cue straight is my problem as well. This is probably a bad practice, but I find if for shot where follow thru is not needed that if my back cue hand is well forward of the 90° mark my shots are more accurate. My practice sessions at this time is to eliminate this 'flaw' in my stroke. Good luck with your cueing. For those think of getting a practice cue ball with all the markings and grid lines, I have one and found it useful for about two week. A speckle ball can have much longer use as it can be used in play with my mates. I can see the spin on the ball. For practice, the speckle ball can be setup to see how far you are hitting from center just by putting a freckle at the correct spot.

@limhanlong4143 4 жыл бұрын

I do the 1 foot thing I always drift by a fraction you did. Is it the sides effect or is it the cross nap effect?

@Breakfromlife 4 жыл бұрын

It’s possible it could be either depending on the shot

@devsingh4317 4 жыл бұрын

Dev from delhi india

@MdTyfurRahman 5 жыл бұрын

Hello I am from Dhaka,Bangladesh. I want to know about jumping and curving the cue ball! I wish you will reply me!

@Breakfromlife 5 жыл бұрын

I explained about jumping in snooker in this video kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jd2nZ5ygtbivmWQ.html

@sherrafzalskm7175 4 жыл бұрын

Can i get pinned on the map ? Afzal from Pakistan ! Love your videos ❤

@jondoyle44 4 жыл бұрын

@ 9:23 Great Synopsis Dublin Calling

@eddy2561 5 жыл бұрын

When shooting do you look at the cue ball or object ball just before shooting?

@Breakfromlife 5 жыл бұрын

I think this video explains exactly what I do kzfaq.info/get/bejne/sJ1mibOmksyzh5s.html

@RaferJeffersonIII 5 жыл бұрын

Hey mate love your vids. For years I start sessions making a 20 or a 30, then I just get worse and worse. Always the same. I’ve tried concentrating more but lose rhythm. Any idea what’s going on?

@Breakfromlife 5 жыл бұрын

This happens to people a lot. Generally it has something to do with starting off just trying to play the game and then later looking to play better. All I can suggest is to try and keep playing the right shots as you see them. Don’t be too worried about how well your playing because it’s unlikely to affect your next shot

@RaferJeffersonIII 5 жыл бұрын

Break from life thanks pal

@emraanroy9143 5 жыл бұрын

Your way of coaching is like true professional but background display and table look did not meet the standard that the way u r coaching l m also following Barton snooker n liked Barton snooker coaching n background display plz improve display thanks love u💖💖💖🇵🇰🇵🇰🇵🇰

@Breakfromlife 5 жыл бұрын

I have got a new cloth now and am slowly improving the room and getting rid of everything I don’t need in it

@zoostorm1 5 жыл бұрын

can I get pinned on the map? Shaun from the orkney islands.

@technomitho2051 Жыл бұрын

🙏Lots of love💟 4 uh ❤Buddy i have my own table but my poting is not improve in 3 years pls help me how can i practice... And I am from India 🇮🇳Himachal☯️ pardesh 🕉

@FoxyFelixMC 5 жыл бұрын

I just noticed that your cueing looks a bit like Judd's one At 3:53 your cue points to the right of the pocket, but during your shot your cue finds the right line ^^ But obviously it works :P

@krvyinit 5 жыл бұрын

Have u got any beginner routines i could try?

@Breakfromlife 5 жыл бұрын

Not yet but is definitely a video I should make

@krvyinit 5 жыл бұрын

@@Breakfromlife yes thanks for the reply

@jacktan1871 2 жыл бұрын

watching from singapore ,give me a pin pls

@foru2810 4 жыл бұрын

Sir please help me out with my queuing

@muzammilkhan9422 2 ай бұрын

Sandeep is from South India Hyderabad,

@madhubandaram2125 5 жыл бұрын

Dis is Madhu from Hyderabad Just want improve my cushion shots can yu help me vth ua suggestions ?

@Breakfromlife 5 жыл бұрын

I try to explain it in this video kzfaq.info/get/bejne/obKCq8qL28femIU.html Unless you mean cushion shots like this kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jp6UrcybxpumiYU.html

@yashasvitathya 5 жыл бұрын

Sir, I'm not consistent in potting balls, on one-half of the table. Sometime I pot but if l play again the same shot l'm missing the pot. This is happening from a couple of months. Can u suggest me how to improve and gain the lining up the shots correctly as l earlier used to do?

@Breakfromlife 5 жыл бұрын

Have you tried this kzfaq.info/get/bejne/sJ1mibOmksyzh5s.html may help

@yashasvitathya 5 жыл бұрын

@@Breakfromlife Sir, today my game was really nice. This helped me. Thank you