By far and away the best coach on You Tube! You've helped my understanding of the game more than anybody and I've had one to one's (in person) with other coaches. Can't wait to see your frame against the Rocket, I really hope you get a proper chance at the table to show him what you can do.
Hi Steve, replied after you did the colour clearance videos to say I have put that in my pre match practice, have added other routines you have shown and with your help I am beating players way and above the level I was at, more confident and way better player, even offered to play my team mates for a pound a frame with the having their full handicap and je off scratch, no takers...... cannot recommend your channel enough to improve anyone's game, cheers mate keep them coming
Another great vid Steve, love your approach to practice. My only observation is that us humble club players will be lucky to finish a frame with one colour on its spot let alone six!
Agreed. Since me and my mate have improved a bit lately, we may get 3 colours still on the spots. But the pink will be on the ceiling, the black behind the bar, and the blue will be on a cushion.
Great content as usual, This is me all over. Being Lazy and just spreading the balls, sometimes not evening feathering like I would in a real match. Need to keep telling myself, Practice with purpose!
very fluent playing style Steve, consistent on every shot, I've been playing 36 years now to a decent level, still picked up loads from your videos. Thanks.
Any tips on controlling the pace of the cue ball? I understand that this has a lot to do with the table but I always seem to find that my cue ball is drawn to the cushions as if there are magnets in them. I either hit the cue ball slightly too soft are too hard, either way always stuck under the cushion.
Another great video Steve 👍 solo practice is a must if you want to improve, I have picked up lots of great little tips from yourself, Thank you! I Got the final of my local league singles comp last week and had the highest Break of the day, your videos have defiantly helped improve my game, definaly going to give the 6 reds triangle routine a go 🔴👍
I'm building a practice routine based on your videos. I use the 3 reds between the black and pink and that is great. I'll add some of these in as well. I always start with an open table though which is a Barry Stark tip. I have been rubbish lately, but even though I can be rubbish in practice, if I then play well in a frame all of a sudden, my game is 20 times better. Potting angles is killing me at the minute though and I am missing a lot I never used to miss, so,I have booked some lessons. But before then I am going to try some ofmyour techniques from your potting angles video. I changed my stance through one of your videos, and I started potting loads, but I think I have now unknowningly moved into a position that nullifies the body position advantage I gained in my stance from your tip. So I have to go back to that video and back to the table. Thank you so much for all your videos.
Hy Steve! I'm really appreciated with this video this makes me more confidential for my practice.... it's a humble request to you that please make more videos like this to improve our game specially mine. Thanks👍
Great tutorials Steve. Being playing for about 5 years couple times a week. Lucky to make 25-30 once or twice per session. Solo play always has me losing the will after an hour. Unstructured and disorganised to be replaced by one of these is the way to go from now on👍
Good practice routines there Steve ,I like to practice a lot with all the reds spread over the top end of the table with maybe two reds below the blue and try and clear to make a century , it keeps the interest up and you have to play pretty much every shot at some point .It’s amazing how many times you break down in the 70’s as your running out of reds and position becomes harder ,if that happens too many times I spend some time trying to clear the table with just 4 or 5 reds spread anywhere to concentrate on position more .Not managed to clear the whole table yet but have had quite a few tons .
@@BartonSnooker Thanks Steve ,I think practicing colours of the spots is good practice ,trying to pot them all and moving the white around to pot them in differant pockets with side bouncing off the cushions is great for understanding where the cue ball is going
By the way, what would you recommend for us mere mortals who aren't yet at a level where we can go through these routines without missing many pots? Is it better to replay the shot you messed up or start the whole routine from the beginning? I know Stephen Hendry was a fan of starting all over if he was to miss a single ball but I think that might introduce some unnecessary frustration if you're having an off-day.
Hey! I replied to someone else with the same comment earlier. I'd mix it up. Some days I'd set the shot back up, other times I'd start again. Always mix your practice up to keep it interesting 🙂
Some great routines I’ll definitely incorporate into my sessions. Are there any that are good to do as a pair? Other than just alternating these ones or playing a game? Keep it going Steve!
Love watching you videos,I have learned a lot, I have a big favor to ask either you or anyone that could answer. What is the rail height for a snooker table with 2 1/16" balls I have read online someone said 30mm to bottom of rubber where it meets the ball and 39mm to the top, could anyone shed some light if that is correct, please someone help me out, thank you!
Cheers Steve, very useful vid. For those of us who are less adequate: if we miss a ball when practicing the line-up should we start again from the beginning or carry on regardless?
Ive only recently started getting practice in weekly at my local club. If i miss in the line-up routine, i tend to re-spot the colour i missed or replace the red ive missed and play from wherever the white landed
Are there any drills for very beginners? My only experience to date is on a 3x4 ft table with a heavy slant to one corner. I’m looking to get down to a local club soon and it’d be nice to know where to start. Potting angles and technique probably need some work
Hey buddy.... thanks for ur content..... absolutely brilliant. Here's a question. I'm now 52 years old, fairly good at the game (been playing 41 years) ... am the defending champion in my country BUT having little back issues that makes it harder to keep my hips away from the swing..... any advice of how i might manage that without restarting my swing?!?! = being too close with my hips has caused me hesitating in my front swing as i can feel i'm not "in the slot" at full backswing. Hope you'll do a hip video ... of a sort .... if possible ;) Thx again....
The ballpicker from last video isn't there anymore so you have to do it youself. Great practise routines, great video, some day i will be able to pot balls as fluent as you..
I wish I could practice like that but I usually get out of position or miss a shot after 3-4 balls. should I just line up the missed shot or the shot where I got out of position and play it again until I get it right?
Nice, and plenty that shows it all going nicely as a result of plenty of prior practice (you didn't really miss a shot - except nearly blue and that last black which didn't really count - nor be badly out of position) so what do you do when you miss, or run out of position, (like being trapped with no pottable red on the 6 ball break building after cannon from first black pot)? I feel like some times every shot is a 'recovery' shot... (i.e. recovery shot needs a recovery shot blah blah LOL) Start over? Replace ball and try again? Get frustrated? :) - I now see you've already said both per previous comments, but is the best practice to replace the balls as much in the same position as you can and play the same shot 5-6 times to try to get it right, and then if you get it right, move on, or keep playing it to see how many times you get it right ?
Missing that final black proves you are human after all. I'm sure you could give any professional player a run for their money. I'm looking forward to watching you against the Rocket.
Steve there is another request to you that. Whenever I started to practice my game my right hand and elbow are started to vibrate, I don't know why! Please do help me out from this problem??
Steve can you or perhaps somebody reading this. Give a practice routine for not very good player something simple that helps to get cueing right. Rather than say clearing the colours when your not sure what your doing wrong.
Straight blues off the spot, with both run through and screw back. The straighter the white goes through or comes back the straighter you are cueing. Also just a medium pace white up and down the spots from the brown spot. You can also spot the black and play the white from the brown spot and see if you can double kiss the black off the bottom cushion.
Hi Steve, Hope you are fine. I have been watching your videos for quite a Long time... Learn a allot from you... Just consider this as a request... Please while practice shows where you hit the cue ball in your every video... You miss showing where to hot cue ball in your video "How to Properly Practice Snooker". Regards Khurram Khan
By far and away the best coach on You Tube! You've helped my understanding of the game more than anybody and I've had one to one's (in person) with other coaches. Can't wait to see your frame against the Rocket, I really hope you get a proper chance at the table to show him what you can do.
14:20 love the sound of that red hitting the leather!
Hi Steve, replied after you did the colour clearance videos to say I have put that in my pre match practice, have added other routines you have shown and with your help I am beating players way and above the level I was at, more confident and way better player, even offered to play my team mates for a pound a frame with the having their full handicap and je off scratch, no takers...... cannot recommend your channel enough to improve anyone's game, cheers mate keep them coming
I really enjoy your lessons, and I'm applying them every day on my practice sessions. Thanks a lot, mate.
Definitely going into my practice routine, thanks Steve
Another great vid Steve, love your approach to practice. My only observation is that us humble club players will be lucky to finish a frame with one colour on its spot let alone six!
Agreed. Since me and my mate have improved a bit lately, we may get 3 colours still on the spots. But the pink will be on the ceiling, the black behind the bar, and the blue will be on a cushion.
Great content as usual, This is me all over. Being Lazy and just spreading the balls, sometimes not evening feathering like I would in a real match.
Need to keep telling myself, Practice with purpose!
Best coach and also an outstanding player!!
Very important. Nicely table clearance.. you make me love the game so much.
Thanks coach.
Top class!!!
Thanks Steve, you're a great teacher.
Really like the 6 red balls one. Great stuff as always!
This video would have benefitted me more if you'd shown the cue ball striking too. Thanks.
very fluent playing style Steve, consistent on every shot, I've been playing 36 years now to a decent level, still picked up loads from your videos. Thanks.
Great video!You've helped me a lot in practicing aloneand Can't wait to see your frame against the Rocket😀
great vid, i'll use this next time i'm in the hall
Any tips on controlling the pace of the cue ball? I understand that this has a lot to do with the table but I always seem to find that my cue ball is drawn to the cushions as if there are magnets in them. I either hit the cue ball slightly too soft are too hard, either way always stuck under the cushion.
Another great video Steve 👍 solo practice is a must if you want to improve, I have picked up lots of great little tips from yourself, Thank you! I Got the final of my local league singles comp last week and had the highest Break of the day, your videos have defiantly helped improve my game, definaly going to give the 6 reds triangle routine a go 🔴👍
Can you make a video about what should you be looking at while getting down on the shot please
Great shot from the pink to yellow
very good coaching
I'm building a practice routine based on your videos. I use the 3 reds between the black and pink and that is great. I'll add some of these in as well. I always start with an open table though which is a Barry Stark tip. I have been rubbish lately, but even though I can be rubbish in practice, if I then play well in a frame all of a sudden, my game is 20 times better. Potting angles is killing me at the minute though and I am missing a lot I never used to miss, so,I have booked some lessons. But before then I am going to try some ofmyour techniques from your potting angles video. I changed my stance through one of your videos, and I started potting loads, but I think I have now unknowningly moved into a position that nullifies the body position advantage I gained in my stance from your tip. So I have to go back to that video and back to the table. Thank you so much for all your videos.
Hy Steve! I'm really appreciated with this video this makes me more confidential for my practice.... it's a humble request to you that please make more videos like this to improve our game specially mine. Thanks👍
Great tutorials Steve.
Being playing for about 5 years couple times a week. Lucky to make 25-30 once or twice per session.
Solo play always has me losing the will after an hour. Unstructured and disorganised to be replaced by one of these is the way to go from now on👍
You should be on the Tour!
Good practice routines there Steve ,I like to practice a lot with all the reds spread over the top end of the table with maybe two reds below the blue and try and clear to make a century , it keeps the interest up and you have to play pretty much every shot at some point .It’s amazing how many times you break down in the 70’s as your running out of reds and position becomes harder ,if that happens too many times I spend some time trying to clear the table with just 4 or 5 reds spread anywhere to concentrate on position more .Not managed to clear the whole table yet but have had quite a few tons .
Great stuff Mike 👍😃
@@BartonSnooker Thanks Steve ,I think practicing colours of the spots is good practice ,trying to pot them all and moving the white around to pot them in differant pockets with side bouncing off the cushions is great for understanding where the cue ball is going
great video Steve
By the way, what would you recommend for us mere mortals who aren't yet at a level where we can go through these routines without missing many pots? Is it better to replay the shot you messed up or start the whole routine from the beginning? I know Stephen Hendry was a fan of starting all over if he was to miss a single ball but I think that might introduce some unnecessary frustration if you're having an off-day.
Hey! I replied to someone else with the same comment earlier. I'd mix it up. Some days I'd set the shot back up, other times I'd start again. Always mix your practice up to keep it interesting 🙂
Some great routines I’ll definitely incorporate into my sessions. Are there any that are good to do as a pair? Other than just alternating these ones or playing a game? Keep it going Steve!
Love watching you videos,I have learned a lot, I have a big favor to ask either you or anyone that could answer. What is the rail height for a snooker table with 2 1/16" balls I have read online someone said 30mm to bottom of rubber where it meets the ball and 39mm to the top, could anyone shed some light if that is correct, please someone help me out, thank you!
Cheers Steve, very useful vid. For those of us who are less adequate: if we miss a ball when practicing the line-up should we start again from the beginning or carry on regardless?
You can do either. I would mix it up from day to day to always keep things fresh .
Ive only recently started getting practice in weekly at my local club. If i miss in the line-up routine, i tend to re-spot the colour i missed or replace the red ive missed and play from wherever the white landed
Thank you
Congrats for 77k
Thank you 😃😃
You are the best one in whole world
Are there any drills for very beginners? My only experience to date is on a 3x4 ft table with a heavy slant to one corner. I’m looking to get down to a local club soon and it’d be nice to know where to start. Potting angles and technique probably need some work
More videos please
Great video!
Good video Steve, thank you. A quick mention of the cueing would have been nice........Sal : )
Hey buddy.... thanks for ur content..... absolutely brilliant. Here's a question. I'm now 52 years old, fairly good at the game (been playing 41 years) ... am the defending champion in my country BUT having little back issues that makes it harder to keep my hips away from the swing..... any advice of how i might manage that without restarting my swing?!?! = being too close with my hips has caused me hesitating in my front swing as i can feel i'm not "in the slot" at full backswing. Hope you'll do a hip video ... of a sort .... if possible ;) Thx again....
I just wanted to ask have you ever played in any professional tournements and if not why?!
That pink to yellow was something 😂
Geez, he is real good
The ballpicker from last video isn't there anymore so you have to do it youself.
Great practise routines, great video, some day i will be able to pot balls as fluent as you..
I wish I could practice like that but I usually get out of position or miss a shot after 3-4 balls. should I just line up the missed shot or the shot where I got out of position and play it again until I get it right?
I think you might telling us which point that you hit on the cue ball not just playing by yourself
Pink to yellow was unreal.
Nice, and plenty that shows it all going nicely as a result of plenty of prior practice (you didn't really miss a shot - except nearly blue and that last black which didn't really count - nor be badly out of position) so what do you do when you miss, or run out of position, (like being trapped with no pottable red on the 6 ball break building after cannon from first black pot)?
I feel like some times every shot is a 'recovery' shot... (i.e. recovery shot needs a recovery shot blah blah LOL)
Start over? Replace ball and try again? Get frustrated? :) - I now see you've already said both per previous comments, but is the best practice to replace the balls as much in the same position as you can and play the same shot 5-6 times to try to get it right, and then if you get it right, move on, or keep playing it to see how many times you get it right ?
Missing that final black proves you are human after all. I'm sure you could give any professional player a run for their money. I'm looking forward to watching you against the Rocket.
As always 💕
Said it before, you should take part of some open tournaments! Why not?
Sir please show the sides
Hey coach plz give me one that table 😢😢😢
what about the break off, it's become one of the most important shots in the game now
I hate snooker now - but I'm addicted to practising it.
Steve there is another request to you that. Whenever I started to practice my game my right hand and elbow are started to vibrate, I don't know why! Please do help me out from this problem??
The worst part about this video, is the PG Tips. Come on, this is representing the UK here!
😂
Been telling Ghananil this all the time
Steve can you or perhaps somebody reading this. Give a practice routine for not very good player something simple that helps to get cueing right. Rather than say clearing the colours when your not sure what your doing wrong.
Straight blues off the spot, with both run through and screw back. The straighter the white goes through or comes back the straighter you are cueing.
Also just a medium pace white up and down the spots from the brown spot.
You can also spot the black and play the white from the brown spot and see if you can double kiss the black off the bottom cushion.
@@lucadabros8449 Thanks for that sounds good👍
Hi Steve,
Hope you are fine.
I have been watching your videos for quite a Long time... Learn a allot from you... Just consider this as a request... Please while practice shows where you hit the cue ball in your every video... You miss showing where to hot cue ball in your video "How to Properly Practice Snooker".
Regards
Khurram Khan
I can't physically get my chin on the cue, is that why I'm so crap?
Barton genuinely question here. Are your pockets standard size.
Yes. Just a normal club table. Not as tight as TV, but just average for a table here in the UK.
My neck hurts if I play for more then 30 min.
Play for 29 minutes at a time 👍🏼
Why don’t you turn pro?
Out of interest, was that slightly sped up?
No. All at normal speed.