Alistair from Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA! Just played on a full sized snooker table for the first time, and it was a blast. It was also insanely hard, and I have much more respect for people who do this professionally now!
Davis had made a very excellent observation about DIng. I am chinese and have been coached by many local professionals in playing snooker and chinese 8 ball, and one of the most common things that coaches say is to pot the ball center ball with no side at all, and to learn how to achieve angles using only top, centerball, stun and bottom. It is a fairly common ideology here in china that playing with side is only needed when absolutely necessary.
Another major reason that you might want to use outside is that it can often remove any possibility of a kick. If the cue ball is rolling across the object ball during contact without rubbing it one way or the other, a kick cannot occur. For most players the complications of aiming with side outweigh the benefit of eliminating kicks. For top players, who can aim well with side, the balance can tip the other way.
great videos man, i'm from Florianopolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil , snooker is really small here even after helding the Brazil Snooker Masters in 2011, which Shaun Murphy won, everyone plays only 8 ball and most don't even know the rules or never seen the game, there is not a single 12ft table in the city, i found a 10ft table in a club and pretty much practice alone , your videos help a lot man, thanks
A small detail: The "throw" effect as Americans call it is not because the hit is not instantaneous. It is because there is friction between the balls. A more careful study shows that a longer contact will in fact cut the object ball more. The friction between the balls is the same reason that plants of touching balls can be "adjusted" to one side or the other. Wet the contact point and the friction and adjustment goes away.
As a portuguese fan thanks for the great videos, i have no place that i know of to play snooker in the area i live, only pool, soo just stick to pool and watchin snooker videos
Em Portugal estamos lixados pá. Sou da Madeira. Havia 1 só mesa na ilha inteira. O lugar onde havia essa mesa era um edificio centenário e foi renovado, logo a mesa saiu de lá por certo. Onde está agora, não sei mas vou até averiguar. Foi lá que conheci o snooker pois desde meus 13 anos que frequentava esse lugar e me punha lá sentado a ver os senhores que ja eram de idade jogar e lá fui aprendendo a pontuação. Joguei 2 vezes apenas em Cardiff, país de Gales mas sai caro pois como é pago e é um jogo demorado e ainda pra mais sem muita experiência, demora-se mais tempo e claro, se paga mais. Mas é um jogo fantástico. E em Portugal continental, conta-se pelos dedos as mesas de snooker que existem. Cumprimentos meu caro e bom natal
Trump, Ding and the Legend Steve Davis are the best players to watch. Thanks for showing all the tricks and facts about snooker. I love your channel and your snooker table ! Cheers from São Paulo, Brazil.
Great videos. I live in Odense, Denmark, and we need a pin. Not the most famous of cities, but it is, however, the birthplace of our poet, Hans Christian Andersen and our tennis player, Caroline Wozniacki. I mostly play pool, but when I have played snooker, it has been extremely good exercise. The pool table pockets seem like barn doors, when you come straight from a snooker table. My highest snooker break is 30 😊My best in 8-ball and 9-ball are two straight run outs on some occasions.
Great explanation mate,I have never used side to pot in fact I play very little side at all definitely not on cut shots like this as I just learned the angle with the throw included. Must try with some side though lol
I've often wondered if a fine cut actually imparts sidespin to the object ball. Would you be able to demonstrate if it does or not? If it does, and I think it does a little, then in this case it would be another effect that causes the black to miss on the top cushion side. Playing as shown, the cue ball imparts a small amount of left hand side to the black which makes it turn slightly towards the top cushion as it runs towards the pocket and misses just as shown. Also, a cue ball with a lot of 'running side' could also slightly squeeze (or 'throw') the object ball at a wider angle, so in theory, it's possibly to make a pot that is slightly more than 90 degrees; but I've neither seen it nor tried it. Hmm, looking very closely at the black's path at around 1:44, it does seem as though it is moving on a curved path (small but noticeable) - or am I imagining it?
A vast majority of players prefer Outside English / Side Spin (OE), to turn shots wider from a thick aim. However, the throw from OE varies much more than the throw from Inside English. For those who become familiar with pivoting for squirt correction, Inside English becomes a powerful weapon. It takes a while for OE players like myself who grew up with English 8 Ball and Snooker.
I like your editorials they are easy to watch and follow. Your narative and demonstration of the shot have helped me get a better understanding of this (new to me playing) game. Your book is on my santa list 🤞. Can I get a pin for Lytham St. Annes.
I've been trying to break myself of this habit. I strike the cue center-ball, but at impact I use my right hand to guide the cue tip to the outside, so the stroke ends up being not straight through. I don't know how much effect it has. Unfortunately it's a habit I developed over hundreds (thousands?) of mis-spent hours as a teen, and it reinforces itself every cut shot. If I allow myself to stroke in my normal fashion I pot the ball; if I force myself to stroke straight through on a cut shot I miss too often. It may be that the misses are cause by focusing on my right hand so much at the expense of everything else.
Aim without side spin first next then move your cue to the side a bit without moving your body then strike ,thats how i shoot but most players i know aimed directly to the side from the first aim but the disadvantage to this is that they always get nervous or busy minded when a straight pot comes
Someone who thinks about snooker more than me...didn't think it was possible. You seem to make videos about the things i'm thinking about at the time...They do go in easier with "Helping side" i know that....especially the acute pots.
Other tutorial channels have recommended not using side to make a cut. Instead using top to compensate for throw. It's more forgiving if you don't use the exact right amount and you don't need to compensate for the sideways effect on the cue before it reaches the object ball. To never use side though means when you need it for position you will suddenly regret never using it to make a cut though in my opinion.
@@gemn_i_8842 Alot of snooker has been destroyed because of poker machines, because clubs make alot more profit from their floor space with those. Also pool is alot easier and faster then snooker/billiards. Clubs charge $3 for a quick game with less balls and bigger pockets. You should still be able to find plenty of places to play in Sydney though, but maybe half as much since 20 years ago unfortunately. Good luck mate.
😂 I was born in Fairlie NZ! Its pronounced the same in the queens English as it is here. Fair. Lee. 😂 as for poor old Lachlan? With the Scottish heritage you’ll need a bit of och in your throat. Lock lan will do I’m sure. No side spin required for either. Not that it matters. Cheers for the tips.
Hey can I get a pin in Hebei, China pls! (just a little bit lower than Beijing) Always love how steady Ding plays but never realized that's actually very hard to pull off
This was a bit hard to follow (because I had no idea what the original problem was). I don't know if problem was in sound quality or timings of it. Maybe you cut all the explanations timewise too tightly. This video would not have been too long even if you had left few seconds time for viewer to think before moving on to the next point.
Alistair from Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA! Just played on a full sized snooker table for the first time, and it was a blast. It was also insanely hard, and I have much more respect for people who do this professionally now!
Davis had made a very excellent observation about DIng. I am chinese and have been coached by many local professionals in playing snooker and chinese 8 ball, and one of the most common things that coaches say is to pot the ball center ball with no side at all, and to learn how to achieve angles using only top, centerball, stun and bottom. It is a fairly common ideology here in china that playing with side is only needed when absolutely necessary.
I like what Steve Davis said.
Another major reason that you might want to use outside is that it can often remove any possibility of a kick. If the cue ball is rolling across the object ball during contact without rubbing it one way or the other, a kick cannot occur. For most players the complications of aiming with side outweigh the benefit of eliminating kicks. For top players, who can aim well with side, the balance can tip the other way.
great videos man, i'm from Florianopolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil , snooker is really small here even after helding the Brazil Snooker Masters in 2011, which Shaun Murphy won, everyone plays only 8 ball and most don't even know the rules or never seen the game, there is not a single 12ft table in the city, i found a 10ft table in a club and pretty much practice alone , your videos help a lot man, thanks
Awesome video again! You are the biggest reason why I started this hobby, love it😎 Greetings from Rauma, Finland🇫🇮
A small detail: The "throw" effect as Americans call it is not because the hit is not instantaneous. It is because there is friction between the balls. A more careful study shows that a longer contact will in fact cut the object ball more. The friction between the balls is the same reason that plants of touching balls can be "adjusted" to one side or the other. Wet the contact point and the friction and adjustment goes away.
Loving these videos from over in Newcastle NSW. Keep it up lad!
ding started out in miniclip o_O
David is taking a snooker break from life right now in Portland Jamaica!!
Watching from Hämeenlinna Finland. Great video as allways!
As a portuguese fan thanks for the great videos, i have no place that i know of to play snooker in the area i live, only pool, soo just stick to pool and watchin snooker videos
Em Portugal estamos lixados pá. Sou da Madeira. Havia 1 só mesa na ilha inteira. O lugar onde havia essa mesa era um edificio centenário e foi renovado, logo a mesa saiu de lá por certo. Onde está agora, não sei mas vou até averiguar. Foi lá que conheci o snooker pois desde meus 13 anos que frequentava esse lugar e me punha lá sentado a ver os senhores que ja eram de idade jogar e lá fui aprendendo a pontuação. Joguei 2 vezes apenas em Cardiff, país de Gales mas sai caro pois como é pago e é um jogo demorado e ainda pra mais sem muita experiência, demora-se mais tempo e claro, se paga mais. Mas é um jogo fantástico.
E em Portugal continental, conta-se pelos dedos as mesas de snooker que existem.
Cumprimentos meu caro e bom natal
I am from Malaysia. I love your videos
Hi. I'm from Taipei Taiwan. Your videos are awesome.
Trump, Ding and the Legend Steve Davis are the best players to watch. Thanks for showing all the tricks and facts about snooker. I love your channel and your snooker table !
Cheers from São Paulo, Brazil.
Love the content, massive snooker fan and I'm from castlebar, mayo, Ireland. Great vid btw
Great video! Thank you from Shanghai, China
I am from Hella, Iceland and I really like the videos
I'm an enthusiast, love your videos.
From India 🇮🇳
Just bought the book. Big ups from Manchester UK
Hope it helps
Great videos. I live in Odense, Denmark, and we need a pin. Not the most famous of cities, but it is, however, the birthplace of our poet, Hans Christian Andersen and our tennis player, Caroline Wozniacki.
I mostly play pool, but when I have played snooker, it has been extremely good exercise. The pool table pockets seem like barn doors, when you come straight from a snooker table. My highest snooker break is 30 😊My best in 8-ball and 9-ball are two straight run outs on some occasions.
Luke from Leeds loving the vids as always mate! 👍
Hey, just found your channel, awesome vids, you're getting me more and more into snooker!! Merry Christmas Chris from skegness
Great explanation mate,I have never used side to pot in fact I play very little side at all definitely not on cut shots like this as I just learned the angle with the throw included.
Must try with some side though lol
New subscriber checking in. Great channel! From Leyland in Lancashire.
Love the videos from Banbury, England
I'm probably not the first comment from Los Angeles California, but it's worth a shot :)
Wakefield UK. Love the videos they really help
Ok... thanks for the explanation...
Greeting from me, Wall E from Terengganu Malaysia...
Aydney Australia, love your vids
I've often wondered if a fine cut actually imparts sidespin to the object ball. Would you be able to demonstrate if it does or not? If it does, and I think it does a little, then in this case it would be another effect that causes the black to miss on the top cushion side. Playing as shown, the cue ball imparts a small amount of left hand side to the black which makes it turn slightly towards the top cushion as it runs towards the pocket and misses just as shown. Also, a cue ball with a lot of 'running side' could also slightly squeeze (or 'throw') the object ball at a wider angle, so in theory, it's possibly to make a pot that is slightly more than 90 degrees; but I've neither seen it nor tried it. Hmm, looking very closely at the black's path at around 1:44, it does seem as though it is moving on a curved path (small but noticeable) - or am I imagining it?
Would love a video on the story of you starting snooker where it all began and what you do on a daily now ?
I want to know how Ding played the last shot on the black
Very helpful videos, hello from santa cruz california 🤙
Love this channel
A vast majority of players prefer Outside English / Side Spin (OE), to turn shots wider from a thick aim. However, the throw from OE varies much more than the throw from Inside English. For those who become familiar with pivoting for squirt correction, Inside English becomes a powerful weapon. It takes a while for OE players like myself who grew up with English 8 Ball and Snooker.
I like your editorials they are easy to watch and follow. Your narative and demonstration of the shot have helped me get a better understanding of this (new to me playing) game. Your book is on my santa list 🤞. Can I get a pin for Lytham St. Annes.
Great vid as usual, thanks.
watching from cyprus larnaca
Watching from Sheffield!
I've been trying to break myself of this habit. I strike the cue center-ball, but at impact I use my right hand to guide the cue tip to the outside, so the stroke ends up being not straight through. I don't know how much effect it has. Unfortunately it's a habit I developed over hundreds (thousands?) of mis-spent hours as a teen, and it reinforces itself every cut shot. If I allow myself to stroke in my normal fashion I pot the ball; if I force myself to stroke straight through on a cut shot I miss too often. It may be that the misses are cause by focusing on my right hand so much at the expense of everything else.
Just subscribed mate.
Aim without side spin first next then move your cue to the side a bit without moving your body then strike ,thats how i shoot but most players i know aimed directly to the side from the first aim but the disadvantage to this is that they always get nervous or busy minded when a straight pot comes
Hi from Czech Republic 🤟 🇨🇿
Someone who thinks about snooker more than me...didn't think it was possible. You seem to make videos about the things i'm thinking about at the time...They do go in easier with "Helping side" i know that....especially the acute pots.
So happy the channel is growing and growing! Much love from Bobby, in NJ (a pin would be a great christmas present 📦 🎁🎄) 😁
Brill vid fella. Merry Xmas when it comes
I saw your new book on Amazon and it looks amazing 😆
Amazing videos mate!
Doubt you got any pins on Ljubljana, Slovenia yet!
Watching from Singapore ~~
Love the videos. Do you have a pin for Las Vegas, Nevada?
Other tutorial channels have recommended not using side to make a cut. Instead using top to compensate for throw. It's more forgiving if you don't use the exact right amount and you don't need to compensate for the sideways effect on the cue before it reaches the object ball. To never use side though means when you need it for position you will suddenly regret never using it to make a cut though in my opinion.
Viewer from Pembrokeshire Wales
Can you show us how to pot that black without sidespin. Thanks
Hello from Toronto
Very enjoyable content on your channel mate.
Requesting a pin for Gdańsk- Poland ;)
the best question is how you know how much more you have to hit it to the right or left in case of adding side spin
I'm from Newcastle Australia. You haven't got a pin there yet.
I am in Sydney Australia and was surprised to see that aussies dont play snooker alot and they havnt got many snooker tables here aswell. Just saying.
@@gemn_i_8842 Alot of snooker has been destroyed because of poker machines, because clubs make alot more profit from their floor space with those.
Also pool is alot easier and faster then snooker/billiards. Clubs charge $3 for a quick game with less balls and bigger pockets.
You should still be able to find plenty of places to play in Sydney though, but maybe half as much since 20 years ago unfortunately. Good luck mate.
Thanks for the Videos mate. So appreciate it. And a pin would be lovely.
Love from Jalandhar, Punjab, India ❤️
Canadian here, Vancouver B.C Canada - Jon, lets get a pin there :D
your fan from pakistan😊
Mate i love your content, but please consider investing in a mic or maybe something better than a gopro
Lock-Lan, not Lashlan - good vid again
Josh from Billingham is considering setting up a fundraiser for a garage snooker table
Your videos are really helpful and I really want your book now. Can I get a pin
I’m from South Africa Johannesburg
hidden scrolls fortold..all ding's records gone gold! 👋🏻🎱👄🎱🤚🏻
This dude is like the Dr.Jekyl of snooker
Did you repaired your table?
Can i play snooker on a pool table? Greatings from Irapuato, México 👌😎
I don’t see why not
Can I get pinned in the Brecon Beacons?
Do you have a pin on Faridabad, India? A little south of capital city Delhi.
By the way, I love your videos.
I’m a lefty, what’s the benefits?? Elliot from bolton
Love your videos!
It’d be awesome to get a pin in Islamabad, Pakistan.
Do you have a pin in Lviv, Ukraine. Will appreciate if you do!
😂 I was born in Fairlie NZ! Its pronounced the same in the queens English as it is here. Fair. Lee. 😂 as for poor old Lachlan? With the Scottish heritage you’ll need a bit of och in your throat. Lock lan will do I’m sure. No side spin required for either. Not that it matters. Cheers for the tips.
Hello from morocco
The Novacastrians deserve a pin I reckon mate.
I might be totally wrong, but didn't you debunk this very topic in one of your "Myth" videos?
So does that mean that most other player use it on every thin cut? It's hard to believe
you should do a tour of your snooker table and show what balls and equipment you use.
Killybegs, Ireland
sir please tell me what to do if you are double minded in playing a shot from pakistan!❤
How bout Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia?
Is there a pin for Bangalore, India?
I think so but will have to check
@@Breakfromlife Okay thanks
can i get a black pin on Mauritius?
Can I get pinned in Pokhara, Nepal?
Thanks mate
What do we need to do to get a pin?
I hope im the only pin he got in Mauritius 🇲🇺
What's in the boxes? Kilcock
Can I get pinned? Cazin, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Hey can I get a pin in Hebei, China pls! (just a little bit lower than Beijing)
Always love how steady Ding plays but never realized that's actually very hard to pull off
This was a bit hard to follow (because I had no idea what the original problem was). I don't know if problem was in sound quality or timings of it. Maybe you cut all the explanations timewise too tightly. This video would not have been too long even if you had left few seconds time for viewer to think before moving on to the next point.
Im from tallaght Dublin Ireland
Hello
I am from Amritsar, punjab,india
Please pin there
Also this was very informative video
Would love a pin for a snooker fan in Chicago.
1 for Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia if u can find it on the Global Map 😏
What about a Pin in Witten Germany?
Think it’s pronounced l-o-c-k-l-a-n not l-a-s-h-l-a-n😂
I’m from Birmingham in the uk would love a pin thanks
Can I get a pin in Newcastle upon Tyne
East Grinstead West Sussex, common it’s christmas give us a pin
Pinned terengganu,malaysia...