3 Important Snooker Tips For Beginners:
Snooker has a steep learning curve. To even get to the point that you can determine whether luck plays a role in snooker is difficult and time-consuming. You’ve probably played snooker over the years and know how hard it was to establish the groove. Even an entire string of three or two pots on a table that is 12 feet requires a lot of practice.
Don’t forget the pocket when you’re down on the table:
There are many who say you should be flicking your eyes between the cue ball, object ball and pocket when you’re down. Even snooker commentators state blind pockets (shots where pockets aren’t visible in eye’s peripheral view due to just a small cut) make a shot far more difficult. No, this is wrong! Blind pocket shots can be a challenge. But, it’s not due to the fact that you can’t see the pocket. It’s because the pocket is often so thin that you have plenty of room for error.
While you’re cueing, you should not be looking in your pocket. If you do then it’s too late. Before you sit down at the table, you should stand at the table and see exactly what the shot will appear like. Once you’re down, you can begin aiming and feathering. All you should be focusing on is getting that cue ball to hit the exact point of the object ball you’ve determined. Do not let the pocket of your peripheral vision have any impact on the planned location of the balls. Ignore it.
What should you look out for before you begin your shoot:
There is a general consensus that, when you hit the cue ball one should take a look at the object ball. This was something that nobody really explained and no one could answer my question. Now I understand the reason and will tell you why.
It makes you examine the ball prior to striking and assists you in achieving the same goal. However, the majority of people don’t do it and just look at the ball upon striking and wonder why there’s effectively no difference. This method of aiming is one that does not include cues. Let’s look at the factors that influence the aiming equation of several Snooker players.
The Professional Break off Shot:
Breaking off doesn’t matter much for a player who is new. If you are a skilled player, it’s not so vital. Once you’ve reached the professional level and you’re at the professional level, it’s time to make a difference. However, it’s a great habit and once you start playing with the side, you should try to break off with what we know most commonly as the professional break-off shot.
This is done by placing the cue ball over the balkline on the brown’s side, leaving around an inch of space between the two. Aim for the right-most red ball, trying to hit it 1/2 ball with the right hand (3 o’clock). The cue ball must bounce off the back cushion.
The History of Snooker
The history of snooker goes to the latter part of the nineteenth century. Billiards was a popular evening game played by British military officers who were stationed overseas in India. One of the officers at Jabalpur decided to add an element of color to the game by adding colored balls to the existing red and black balls. It was either 1874 or 1875. Snooker became a game born.
The history of Snooker suggests that the idea came from the military. This is shown by a diagram which shows the fact that Sir Neville Chamberlain called his opponent “snooker” in the Devonshire regiment’s first game. He didn’t have an opportunity to hit an object. The word snooker is definitely utilized to refer to inexperienced military personnel or first year cadets of the army.
Snooker quickly became an incredibly popular sport, and it has grown exponentially since its beginning to the start of the 20th century. In 1927, the first World Snooker Championship took place. Joe Davis, a professional player of billiards who organized the tournament in a bid to convert the sport from one for amateurs into a sport played by professional players.
Joe Davis was not only responsible for the organizing of the world championship, however, he also won every championship until his retirement in 1946. The sport was largely unpopular throughout the Nineteen Fifties, Sixties, and the Seventies. It received very little interest from the outside world. Joe Davis tried to reinvent the sport by the introduction of Snooker Plus in 1969 but it didn’t really have any impact.
The sport also saw a breakthrough in 1969 when Pot Black, a snooker tournament, was introduced by David Attenborough (one of the most well-known BBC officials). His goal was to promote color television, and demonstrate to the world how attractive the game looks when played in colour. The tournament was broadcast live on BBC2 in 1978.
The game was popular in the Commonwealth nations by the time it was played. Snooker is still an extremely popular sport on television and is currently among the top viewed. The Snooker World Championship is televised throughout the world and there’s no shortage of viewers.
Snooker’s history is fascinating. The more you know about the way the game has developed by through the years, the more interested you become in it. While it was originally an exclusively British sport, snooker has today played by players across the world. Check out the history of snooker on the internet and you’ll create so much curiosity about the game in you that you will itch to learn more about the game. You’ll soon be able to perform the game like a professional and impress other players.
Snooker Sighting
The people who play snooker will always remind you that it’s not only about hitting balls and pocketing them. There’s a lot science and planning that needs to be applied to the game in order to be a professional. It is important that you are able to put the ball in the pot, however it is equally important that you know how to place the cue ball in such a way that you can make the next shot feasible. You can achieve this by using a variety of techniques, such as snooker sighting.
If you’re at a point of looking at snooker players in a close-up (you must get into the habit if don’t have it) you will have observed that they have various methods of watching the cue ball as they are aiming at it with the cue stick. Some look slightly from the right, while others look from the left. There are even some who typically put the cue stick directly below the bridge between their noses. This are explained by their differing views of snooker.
Professionals are able to use either their right eye to play snooker, or they can use their left eye. Some even have sight. Snooker players must be aware of their master eye to determine their stance before they shoot.
As a snooker-playing player, you can easily determine your snooker’s seeing. Place yourself at one end of the table with a piece chalk and the other. Make sure to point the chalk using your forefinger, keeping both eyes open. Close your right eye and check if your forefinger points at the chalk.
If so, then you’re left-eyed. To confirm that you have snooker vision, you need to close your left eye, and you will find that you have to move your forefinger so that it points directly towards the chalk. If you are looking, notice that your forefinger needs to be moved slightly while your other eye is closed.
If you are able to see your snooker, you need to improve your stance. If you’re left-eyed you will need to place your left foot over the cue stick or cue ball while you make a shot. It is the opposite when you are right-eyed. And if you are even eyed, then the cue stick and the cue ball should be directly between your eyes, directly over the bridge of your nose.
We have already mentioned that there’s more to snooker than looks. Snooker sighting is one of the fundamentals of playing snooker. You should determine it even before hitting your first shot. With this basic understood, the others will slowly follow and you’ll soon become the snooker player you’ve always wanted to become and play like a pro.
Final words
Many novices begin by looking at the shot, and adjust their cueing. Then they move onto the shot, aim it, find the line of sight, and then shoot. This is not the correct way to go about the shot’s approach. Before you begin cueing, you need to be aware of the location where the cue ball is going to be hit, the location of the object ball to be hit, and the power at which you want it to be hit.
Additional Resource:
https://www.womenssnooker.com/
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/snooker
https://www.britannica.com/topic/snooker