This weekend I went to a resort on an island in Scotland... and as we were walking around the local town I seen John Higgins sitting with his family on a bench!!! To make thinks Better he parked next to our car on the boat back and we stood next to each other and I helped him pick something up and wished him luck for this season. Totally star struck.
I appreciate your channel massively. Played snooker for nearly 30 years now and your tutorials have been helping me fine tune my game the last year or so.thank you
Shaun is still one of the more decorated players in Snooker history when you consider there are so many pros who don't even have a ranking title under their belt, but imagine what he could have achieved had he had a consistent game with the tools he has at his disposal, he plays Snooker better than anyone when he's in the zone
@@mariamalik4810 no there's a lot of doubt there with Shaun, which is weird because with such a pinpoint cue action he can do things many other players can't
It is genuinely fascinating how much you can learn about a game like snooker. Once I've got a decent sized house, I'm gonna get myself a snooker table.
I know stephen lee is a touchy subject for snooker but in my book he has the best cue a action by far. Would love to see a break down of his cue action. Thanks james Millar from ballymena northern ireland .
On the point of keeping down on the cue, I’ve heard Shaun specifically say he does the thing where he stays down a little bit extra on his shot to try and evaluate his delivery. So after years of doing that he is probably well trained at staying down over the cue for every shot, including power shots. Also, his technique is all about a long, smooth delivery with a snap at the end (much like Ronnie and Stephen Lee), rather than players like Judd, Ding, Robertson, etc who tend to hit at the white ball a bit more. So Ronnie+Murphy’s white tends to move slower but with more spin which is good in and amongst the reds+black for control, but the spin tends to wear off more over long shots than the way Neil+Judd’s shots do.
i think this video is my number 1 for this year. cant wait to test this. would you be able to do a video on timing and execution? subscriber from new zealand.
Just getting back to the local club now and this info is something else to work on post lockdown. Always great info, the channel has improved my game greatly. Bude, North Cornwall, UK (lets get on the map!?) Many thanks an keep up the great content. Fellow mountain biker too. Excellent work buddy!....
That technique of a rest is a magic technique works on most even normal difficult shorts …is a push stroke basically avoiding back swinging coz it make it difficult to deliver cue straight if you back swing a lot ….but ofcoz this shouldn’t be a habit used on every shot
Automatic thumbs up from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada! Great analysis and insight. I hope to apply some of your catalogue of great advice after July 11th when everything opens again here! Love your channel.
@Break from life I hope it goes well too. I'm a bit rusty at the minute, but I'm sure after a good week of holidays spent getting back to form and trying new practice routines and techniques, I'll be doing better in no time!
Brilliant content as ever. Riveting stuff. However your levels are all over the place. I think you need to use a Lavalier mike at the table. It would make a huge difference. As it is I’m continually having to increase & decrease the volume. It’s a tribute to your excellent content that I bother! It really is great stuff and much appreciated. Best wishes from Catalunya.
Nice vid again. Especially the rest and wrist thing...although im not completely sure ive got it. So its just dipping the cue on pull back and resting it back on chin..and relaxing last finger?
Love your channel. It's lonely here in Redford, (Detroit Mi.), where there's only one snooker table within like 50 miles. Just one question, who's your interior decorator?
Regarding the dip and lift in his action I feel its actually every good way of keeping the cue online, how? Well just accept that unwanted movement is going to happen but at least up and down will mean your still online as opposed to side to side movement.
Please make a video about John Higgins technique, also could you please clarify that what is attacking on cue ball? As Ronnie always says, attack on cue ball like hendry, Higgins
I notice you throw the cue forward on some shots, I have not seen many players who play like that, definitely not in snooker. I have seen Jeffery Ignacio does so in pool. Any explaination on this?
notice you hold the cue a good 6 inch from the end.. Is that the way it should be for all players or does it depend on arm length? I have long arms and hold the cue right at the end? am I doing wrong?
Excellent... I have a snooker cue because I was living next to a place that had a snooker table. I have moved and now only shoot 8 or 9 ball. Am I at a disadvantage using my snooker cue? Sending from Bad Axe Michigan
hello there mate, thank you for making such quality content I learn a lot from your videos but I wanna ask can you plz explain a bit more about that part of the video where you explain how far you should stand from the table so that u can not lift your bridge hand can you plz elaborate a bit more ill be very grateful to you any kinda help will be appriciated
You need to shift your center of gravity so far towards the table, that if the table wasn't there, you would fall forwards. You have essentially 3 legs you're standing on then forming a triangle. More stable than just 2 legs and arm moving wherever it wants.
Hi, new subscriber here. Brilliant content! How about an analysis on the controversial slower more tactical players, Mark Selby and Peter Edbon spring to mind, and weather it's entirely fair they're accused of cheating by some or they are actually, as I believe, considering many and the best outcomes of upcoming shots.
Seen a video of him once, regarding cushion shots. "line the shot up with the cue OVER the bal for centre ball and then DIP the cue to play the shot". NO unwanted side on shot. It works.
Great video! By the way, on several of your videos you note the grip and the importance of keeping the wrist supple. I know that by tradition one part of the snooker cue is flat (dating back to a time when a cue could a laid on the table) but doesn't that affect the grip - do players spin the cue so that the flat part is in a favored position? Would this affect cue tip wear? Curious because in other cue sports, the butt end is round.
Is it possible to.... I dunno... over-learn from different players actions?. By which I mean can you sometimes take on so many different techniques are quirks that it actually ends up making your game worse as your action becomes unnatural for you. If that makes sense.
The key when listening to expert advice or emulating other peoples' techniques is being very conscious of whether or not it makes sense to *you*. If you feel exactly why it might help you, then give it a go in practice and see if it helps. But if it doesn't, then maybe it's a technique that would do more harm than good for your own game.
This weekend I went to a resort on an island in Scotland... and as we were walking around the local town I seen John Higgins sitting with his family on a bench!!! To make thinks Better he parked next to our car on the boat back and we stood next to each other and I helped him pick something up and wished him luck for this season. Totally star struck.
I appreciate your channel massively. Played snooker for nearly 30 years now and your tutorials have been helping me fine tune my game the last year or so.thank you
Shaun is still one of the more decorated players in Snooker history when you consider there are so many pros who don't even have a ranking title under their belt, but imagine what he could have achieved had he had a consistent game with the tools he has at his disposal, he plays Snooker better than anyone when he's in the zone
I don't think he really believed what you did and hence why he fell short at times he was in pressure matches.
@@mariamalik4810 no there's a lot of doubt there with Shaun, which is weird because with such a pinpoint cue action he can do things many other players can't
He's on it now!
@@lewisgreenhalgh7546 he's been pretty solid the last two yeats, he seems to be doing okay this season, we'll see how he gets on in champ of champs
It is genuinely fascinating how much you can learn about a game like snooker. Once I've got a decent sized house, I'm gonna get myself a snooker table.
You need a pretty big room though
Underground bunker 😉
@Break from life: Big room and even bigger wallet…. Good luck!
Hi there from Hong Kong 🇭🇰 keep your good work! Big fan of snooker and big fan of your channel.
Thank you for your sharing from Hong Kong!
Is shaun going to come on the show for a UA-cam crossover?😃
Hopefully but I doubt it
Shaun's smoothness is beautiful, no jerkiness or pause, fluid.
I watched his post on UA-cam to help with the the rest.
This is honestly the best snooker channel on youtube. Your advice is so useful bro thankyou
I know stephen lee is a touchy subject for snooker but in my book he has the best cue a action by far. Would love to see a break down of his cue action. Thanks james Millar from ballymena northern ireland .
Shaun has spent thousands of hours and years practicing since he was a little lad. If you look at all snooker players cue actions, no two are alike.
The snooker shed Fife Scotland thanks for the upload
Shaun Murphy is class. His golf looks tidy as and his media game is slick. Thanks for the content as always Break from life.
Check ronnie’s interview where he talks about cue action
Hello I am from Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Although i play pool right now, your videos still help me a lot and are entertaining. Keep up the good work👌👌
Pls add on the map
Thanks love the vids , going down the club to try using the rest that way, Johnny Geelong Australia
Hi from Bangkok! Adding to the map would be super!
On the point of keeping down on the cue, I’ve heard Shaun specifically say he does the thing where he stays down a little bit extra on his shot to try and evaluate his delivery. So after years of doing that he is probably well trained at staying down over the cue for every shot, including power shots.
Also, his technique is all about a long, smooth delivery with a snap at the end (much like Ronnie and Stephen Lee), rather than players like Judd, Ding, Robertson, etc who tend to hit at the white ball a bit more.
So Ronnie+Murphy’s white tends to move slower but with more spin which is good in and amongst the reds+black for control, but the spin tends to wear off more over long shots than the way Neil+Judd’s shots do.
Hi from Bordeaux , France! I never had a chance playing Snooker, only blackball down here.. but this game fascinating me ! Always fun to watch
Hope you get to play soon. Its an awesome game!
Keep the great videos coming. Tim, from Oranjemund, Namibia.
One of the nicest actions to watch in the game 👌great vid
I can't wait for the season to start.
thanks break from life 's video form my previous suggestion
i think this video is my number 1 for this year.
cant wait to test this.
would you be able to do a video on timing and execution?
subscriber from new zealand.
Hi there from Singapore, your videos really helped to improve my technique over the past year, thank you for making them!!
Murphy shot!
Something me & my pal always say when we cue a long straight screw-back in the club.... MURPHY SHOT!
Please make a same type of video on ali Carter's technique. I am very confused on his cue action, he also gets massive amount of spin effortlessly
Hi .
Im Ali from iraq i love u video so much keep going brother learning from u every shot in snooker 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍
Nice analysis, watching from Macau🇲🇴
Finaly interesting chanel, greetings from Zuberec Slovakia 🙂.
Learning alot from you brother.... From Pakistan
Just getting back to the local club now and this info is something else to work on post lockdown. Always great info, the channel has improved my game greatly. Bude, North Cornwall, UK (lets get on the map!?) Many thanks an keep up the great content. Fellow mountain biker too. Excellent work buddy!....
hi from birmingham england 🏴
That technique of a rest is a magic technique works on most even normal difficult shorts …is a push stroke basically avoiding back swinging coz it make it difficult to deliver cue straight if you back swing a lot ….but ofcoz this shouldn’t be a habit used on every shot
My Favourite UA-cam Channel Woth Shaun Murphy My Favourite Player in the world
A Big Hello From Aaron In Solihull Birmingham 👍
Can you pls share video about pause before cue is deliver that professional does every time. From India. Sikkim with love and respect💝
From Tabriz,Iran👋🏻👋🏻
Awesome vid! I’m watching from Lancaster England :)
Shaun has his own UA-cam channel.
Shaun on his UA-cam channel:hi I'm shaun
Hi i am from Mauritius...my country being added to the map would be agreat deal for me
Nice interesting video. Greetings from Finland.
Automatic thumbs up from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada! Great analysis and insight. I hope to apply some of your catalogue of great advice after July 11th when everything opens again here! Love your channel.
Hope it goes well
@Break from life
I hope it goes well too. I'm a bit rusty at the minute, but I'm sure after a good week of holidays spent getting back to form and trying new practice routines and techniques, I'll be doing better in no time!
We're pretty much same latitude in the UK as Saskatoon (knew a Regina girl back in the day)
Moose Jaw, Broadview, Moosomin, too...
@@miff227 Ha ha, small world! I knew a Regina girl myself back in the day...
Thanks for another great video!! Brad from Winnipeg Canada.
An excellent video this one. Thanks mate, it helped a lot.
Great video, very engaging.
Grat video from newnham Gloucestershire England 🇬🇧
Hi from Damascus, Syria
best cue action in game in my opinion
Greetings from Morocco 🇲🇦, keep up the good content ✨✨
Watching from Chittagong, Bangladesh 🇧🇩
Brilliant content as ever. Riveting stuff. However your levels are all over the place. I think you need to use a Lavalier mike at the table. It would make a huge difference. As it is I’m continually having to increase & decrease the volume. It’s a tribute to your excellent content that I bother! It really is great stuff and much appreciated.
Best wishes from Catalunya.
Would love to see you analyse Stephen Lee's cue action.
Nice vid again. Especially the rest and wrist thing...although im not completely sure ive got it. So its just dipping the cue on pull back and resting it back on chin..and relaxing last finger?
That seems to be what he’s doing
Love your channel. It's lonely here in Redford, (Detroit Mi.), where there's only one snooker table within like 50 miles. Just one question, who's your interior decorator?
Regarding the dip and lift in his action I feel its actually every good way of keeping the cue online, how? Well just accept that unwanted movement is going to happen but at least up and down will mean your still online as opposed to side to side movement.
maybe once please make a video about Stephen Lee's cue action
Watching from Australia
Please make a video about John Higgins technique, also could you please clarify that what is attacking on cue ball?
As Ronnie always says, attack on cue ball like hendry, Higgins
Please make a video on Stephen Lee
Dear Sir,
I would like to know what is your strong eye? Left or right? How to align your strong eye with the cue? Thanks.
Hi from Pakistan! Adding to the map would be super!
Would be great if you could do the same cue action analysis for Steven Lee.
I notice you throw the cue forward on some shots, I have not seen many players who play like that, definitely not in snooker. I have seen Jeffery Ignacio does so in pool. Any explaination on this?
Great content dude. Yemen, Sana'a
nice vid. ty
nice good video mate...
really helped me 😉😉
notice you hold the cue a good 6 inch from the end.. Is that the way it should be for all players or does it depend on arm length? I have long arms and hold the cue right at the end? am I doing wrong?
Excellent... I have a snooker cue because I was living next to a place that had a snooker table. I have moved and now only shoot 8 or 9 ball.
Am I at a disadvantage using my snooker cue? Sending from Bad Axe Michigan
Your at a large disadvantage
do snooker players only use open bridge?
Heyy Hakimi from Kabul, Afghanistan 🇦🇫 here to make into your great map oneday hopefully 🙏🏻🔥
Waleed watching from lahore Pakistan
Can u tell me the actual size of pocket??? Cause some of snooker house have big pocket and some the have tge tight pocket
hello there mate, thank you for making such quality content I learn a lot from your videos but I wanna ask can you plz explain a bit more about that part of the video where you explain how far you should stand from the table so that u can not lift your bridge hand can you plz elaborate a bit more ill be very grateful to you any kinda help will be appriciated
You need to shift your center of gravity so far towards the table, that if the table wasn't there, you would fall forwards. You have essentially 3 legs you're standing on then forming a triangle. More stable than just 2 legs and arm moving wherever it wants.
Hello friend, new subscriber here. I was wondering what cue you have there? Is that a Peradon? Thankyou.
Much love from Pakistan!
Love u brO From Karachi Pakistan
always like your videos. gonna try the short stub bridge technique for sure. from hong kong and originally from bhopal, india ;)
Can you do mark selby :)
Great Channel... keep up the good work bro... From Lahore, Pakistan
Which tip is you using on your cue
quality.
Love from Lahore, pakistan.❤
Hi, new subscriber here. Brilliant content! How about an analysis on the controversial slower more tactical players, Mark Selby and Peter Edbon spring to mind, and weather it's entirely fair they're accused of cheating by some or they are actually, as I believe, considering many and the best outcomes of upcoming shots.
1st wacher!!
Seen a video of him once, regarding cushion shots. "line the shot up with the cue OVER the bal for centre ball and then DIP the cue to play the shot". NO unwanted side on shot. It works.
As far as I know Shaun plays almost every shot with a bit of sidespin. So you can aim the objectball closer to the center.
Great video! By the way, on several of your videos you note the grip and the importance of keeping the wrist supple. I know that by tradition one part of the snooker cue is flat (dating back to a time when a cue could a laid on the table) but doesn't that affect the grip - do players spin the cue so that the flat part is in a favored position? Would this affect cue tip wear? Curious because in other cue sports, the butt end is round.
Love from Shanghai, China
@Break From Life another great video. I'm from Murray Bridge in South Australia. A pin on your map would be great..
next time, do marco fu :)
I am kind a lost please find my home I live in Mumbai, India
Nice
Hello brother. Love from Pakistan 🇵🇰. Can you do a break down of Stephen Lee's cue action?
And pie action
8:38 , what the heck just happened? 😃
Which cue do you use mate?
If Judd Trump is a Ferrari, Shaun Murphy is a Rolls Royce...
I don't know what that makes Ronnie... 🤔
That's why chest thumpers come across the ball,ie s,maguir
Pretty awkward getting a game of snooker these days some local leagues Will never start again
It’s looking that way
@@Breakfromlife it stinks bro
Is it possible to.... I dunno... over-learn from different players actions?. By which I mean can you sometimes take on so many different techniques are quirks that it actually ends up making your game worse as your action becomes unnatural for you. If that makes sense.
The key when listening to expert advice or emulating other peoples' techniques is being very conscious of whether or not it makes sense to *you*. If you feel exactly why it might help you, then give it a go in practice and see if it helps. But if it doesn't, then maybe it's a technique that would do more harm than good for your own game.
"Absorb what is useful, reject what is useless and add what is essentially your own" - Bruce Lee
Helooo in from Pakistan a beginner and your advices are doing great on me please pin me 😅🖤