Thank you Barry for all your sound advice and support over many years. I am so happy to still learn from you on your TH-cam clips. miss seeing you and having our little battles. Good luck Baz
karen. Lovely to hear from you again, I still follow your results with interest. It took bottle to up roots, move to America, adapt the snooker skills we worked on together to become a successful pool player and I have nothing but admiration for all of that. I would love to see you back in England giving a boost to ladies snooker not to mention the debates we both enjoyed. I wish you well over the pond in the hope that Vera Lynn's words come true one day. " We'll meet again."
Very well said, Barry. The power of ladies’ pool in the States is evident, with a true depth of talent. I find it baffling that a sport in which the usual natural genetic male physical advantages are largely moot, an equally well-organised, depth and breadth of talent and competition in ladies’ snooker has failed to emerge. Oh and btw, Barry, you’re an outstanding ambassador for the game, and I, for one, and many others feel grateful and blessed to have access to free instructionals. I’m not much of a player (and poor health - physical disability - precludes future direct enjoyment) but as an avid viewer of the big tournaments, it was refreshing to learn a few subtleties from your rule explanation content - you really cover all the nuances. Many many thanks. J.
You make it look so much easier than it is, this is really a wonderful practice. It allows you to learn how to be around the high value colours, nice to see you again Sir!!!
I believe so Sir, but you have that wonderful comprehensive manner to explain it to us amateurs, this is a excellent practice, thank you Sir for another great video!!!!
You are an absolute gentleman. Despite being so so knowledgeable and understanding a great many nuances of the game with your rich experience, you are still very humble. The way you teach and display those teachings on the table is the best form of learning any snooker player can get. Also, the way you care about the community shows when you reply to each and every comment on all your videos. This is indeed commendable. Thank you so much Barry for all the knowledge, wishing you the best always !
Hi Barry, great video. Don't usually leave comments but wanted to let you know the pink to red shot getting to the right hand of table was world class. Had me shouting "shot!" at the iPad. Thank you for making these.
Excellent Barry agree with other comments the strike point is a great help. i still use too much power as i feel i need it to effect the cue ball direction your smooth controlled shots show me that too much power is just not needed.
Barry, Great help n most Malaysians do love the game .they talk about u n practice what u practice...but due to low volumes in tournaments n prizes lead them only to gambling.
Hi Barry how are you ? Happy weekend Another great video Your videos are helping me so much especially during the lockdown My game is improving 😉👊 Thanks to you You must be proud of kyron getting to final
Damien. I am fine thank you, very glad that you like the videos and that they are helping you to improve your game. I am extremely proud of Kyren, I know the frustrating work that he has done over the years to reach the standard he now plays at.
@@BarryStarkSnookerCoach Cheers barry, next week I will finally have my own snooker table so il be watching your videos a lot. Just got the slates on it tonight. Happy days
@@BarryStarkSnookerCoach Yes I certainly do enjoy your videos, just today I used a variant of this practice method on the pool table. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
Barry Stark Snooker Coach I have been watching and applying what you teach especially on the fundamentals. It has had a tremendous impact on my game. Thanks again
@@BarryStarkSnookerCoach Ok, my friend I live in Brazil and I would appreciate knowing you when I will be back in the UK. Have some friends there. Thank you for answering me.
Stefan. Not sure I would have the time, my wife thought she would see more of me when I retired, in fact she says she saw more of me when I was working.
This exercise is too advanced for me but great to see in the graphics where you hit the cue ball 👍 I would like to learn on which angles on the black or pink you do what to get position on a red between the black and pink.
Cool. If you can leave a slight angle on any ball it allows the cue ball to be controlled in most instances with screw and stun, mastering these two shots are vital, Notice that I said slight angles, it gives a wide range of possibilities.
Nice video if a player is 8 points ahead and only black ball remains on table other player wants to continue player with 8 points miss cues or pots cue ball and other player pots black ball is this allowed?
Orrin. It is not my club or room so I do not have any say in its decor, however I do know that the different shades of green are accidental and that the room is shortly due for redecoration. Glad you like the videos.
Thanks Barry, I've been struggling with the T for a little while now. Don't know what it is. Been just playing it using pinks so I think I'm going to mix it up with using the black, maybe the blue also.
billyrm. Always a good idea to set targets for yourself making them challenging but also achievable, boredom can also be a factor so that's another good reason for variety.
@@BarryStarkSnookerCoach my target has been to achieve a pink maximum, it's strange cause I know I'm capable of doing it, just seem to come unstuck. But will try and mix it up. Thanks as always Barry :)
I m watching ur videos since 2020. I learned a lot but still my cue action is not perfect so plz make a video on specially cue delivery. Highlight the elbow role in cue delivery. How to fix elbow and what's the ideal position when we finish the shot.
@@BarryStarkSnookerCoach I am the one who thanks you for making all this knowledge and your talent available on the internet . Congratulations great master.
I see you've recently added the deliberately slow initial inch on the final forward swing, much like Kyren does. Did you do that on purpose? And if so, what do you feel it helps you with?
Hi Sir Barry, i loved all your videos, may i know how i can pot a ball with great amount of top spin? Is it the same way when im doing a screwback? My problem is that i have no problem playing screwback that requires lots of cue power but when it comes to top spin, i cant generate that much of power. Are the 3 aspects full back swing, relax and follow through apply on top spin shot as well? Thank you :)
Voker. The main reasons that players don't screw back or generate top spin etc is that they do not follow through or feel the ball enough and that they do not hit the ball where they intend or think they are hitting it. As Ronnie O'Sullivan says in some of his brief tutorials, you must attack the ball, he is spot on. The three aspects you mention certainly apply to top spin so go for it, just make sure you raise the bridge and hit the ball high enough, good luck.
Hi Barry, Love your videos. Ive been told my cue action is quite jerky and too fast, do you have any tips to slow my action down and make it more consistent please? regards Dwayne
Dwayne. Lengthening the cue action a little will usually have the benefit of slowing the action down, so that is one thing that you may consider. Secondly, I like a player to establish a nice rhythm in his head, if you voice (to yourself) the numbers 1-2-3 as you feather that can establish one sort of rhythm but then add the word AND so it becomes 1and 2 and 3, the rhythm becomes totally different. Lastly you may or may not have a pause in your action, if not you may like to consider using one, most top players do have one. It takes a little while to get used to any changes so you will have to be patient and not dismiss them without giving them a fair trial.
Minh. There is nothing to prevent you using a pool cue in a game of snooker. However, please don't forget that a pool cue tends to be significantly thicker than a snooker cue and that the snooker balls are also very much smaller. This will result in reducing the variety of shots that you can play.
This is not as easy as he makes it look.Very disciplined play. Very nice shot on pink to get perfect position on that last red. Wish I played a little more "boring" when I was a youngster instead of playing side on half my shots and missing easy pots because of it.
Brian B. Yes, side has its uses but some players do tend to use it a little too frequently and unnecessarily, it then becomes a habit which can be difficult to get out of.
Barry, I'm a big snooker fan , watch all the top events on TV, just started playing snooker again after many years needless to say I'm hopeless at potting balls at the age of 71 do you think I'm too old to learn? I've been following your vids and find them very helpful. The guy I'm playing with is a bit younger at 66 but slightly better than me but we both enjoy playing.
48firefox. Obviously it gets harder to learn new skills as you get older but not impossible, it really depends on how bad you want it. In terms of snooker I find that people lose a little flexibility and struggle to get into the proper position, flexibility around the shoulder girdle, neck and upper back tends to get lost due to our sedentary life style or the employment we had over the years and this can be worked on without too much effort providing you get the right guidance. I am 76, suffer from spondylosis and generally quite stiff, to maintain any resemblance of ability I perform stretching exercises daily. More enjoyment comes with improvement and doing the right things consistently aids these concepts.
hi,,Barry, the video is pretty helpful to set up my own practice routine, my question is when during the T practice, if you miss a shoot, what do you always do?? just re-place the cueball and object ball and do that shot again?? or throw the object ball into the pocket and keep going to do the practice where the cueball are, and make the next shooting?? I always miss the shots when I just start to practice like this, looking forward for your response, thanks
yuan. There is no set way to practise the routine, some players will set the shot up again, others will just continue, it all depends upon the players ability and his expectations. For a good player the "T" is quite a simple practise and he would be annoyed to miss a shot or indeed to lose position. The good player might also set conditions on the practise like he must take a black with each red or that he must take red and black then red and pink etc. The real object is to learn and test yourself, however the individual does that is fine. Good luck.
Hi Barry I am one of your student. I am facing yesterday a different scenario of foul. My opponent pots a red ball but in reply touching any colour ball he touches red ball first and then pot blue ball in same shot but he denies a 5 points foul. According to him the foul counted 4 points. In my opinion the foul is of 5 points. Please clear this scenario. Thanks
Abbas. He has continued with the stroke and is aiming at the blue, foul 5 point penalty. If he hadn't continued with the stroke and just touched the red, foul 4 point penalty.
hi barry found out my problem after a very long time i had backdisk for 10 years now, 5 years ago i had the surgery. in the meantime i started snooker too. until now i have seen many good coaches until today. recently most the coaches told me that they cant see any problem as i kept visiting them that theres is something wrong. recently found out that the backdisk had cause me to turn my heap to the left and all my body weight were towards left leg, therefor the cue butt was towards my body when i put 2 chalks to check the alignment. and thats why the tip was towards right side of cue ball and thats y i was putting unintentional right hand side. although when the coaches checked my alignment, they said its fine bcaz the butt was sometimes towards my body (im right handed player) and only one coach told me i had alignment problem but later even him said you have fixed it. now that i have found out that its the alignment problem how do i fix this? i did try to put my right leg straight, and right heap turned towards right body and this fixes the alignment problem, but since i have bad back disk it hurt alot. any suggestion? thank you
ART. I hate to be negative but it would be unprofessional of me to offer advise on how to stop your back hurting because of your operation. What I can say is that alignment is normally more to do with the relationship between the eyes and the brain, the stance can certainly be used to assist in this but is seldom the guiding factor. I suggest that you examine whether you are using the dominant eye correctly bearing in mind that any alteration will take a little time to become accustomed to it.
i changed my stance by moving my stance abit to the right, this way i am more online but its inconsistent. however i also tried to put the cue under my right eye which is dominant and it also brings it online, however even this method isnt consistent aswell because the cue chest point sometimes stays where it used to be which means the butt of the cue stays where im used to it and its offline. maybe it takes time for the butt of the cue to be inline. although sometimes the chest contact point also changes to the right which makes the butt online. not sure either to use the stance or under right chin to fix this issue? tnx
Mna. 90% of the game revolves around a god cue action so this is where a lot of the work needs to be done. Please have a look at my videos which cover where and how to hold the cue, where to place the bridge hand etc. These are vital elements of the cue action, then examine your action on the baulk line and use the fact that the line is straight to check your cueing, work hard at it and good luck.
@@BarryStarkSnookerCoach Looking at it again I still see a touch of left as it bounces off the cushion, must be due to the camera angle. Thank you sir for the reply!
Hey coach , How u holdin up? There is an issue that bothers me everytime I get myself into a competition You see , In my practice day I have 50-70 breaks several times But when I find myself in an audience playing against someone even not stronger than me , I even miss easy shots sometimes For the record , I have developed my own technique and pre-shot routine and It has worked for me so far It is like I have 2 pauses which are at the cue ball and at the end of my back swing before going through the cue ball Any tips for me?:)
arman. A few pros use the double pause method that you describe so no problem with that. However, lots of players have trouble in taking their practise game to the match table, they get nervous due to many causes, fear of missing, fear of losing, being embarrassed at missing or losing to someone they should beat. They way to conquer this is through visualisation, diaphragmatic breathing and concentrating on one shot at a time. Visualisation will allow you to experience the event before it happens but don't think you can just turn it on when it is needed it needs practise and lots of it. Diaphragmatic breathing will get more oxygen into your system, help to exhale spent gases, (carbon dioxide) slow the heart rate down and help you to relax. Concentrating on one shot at a time will help you to stop getting ahead of yourself which can cause movement. Decide the shot you are going to play, where you are going to strike the cue ball and the rest will look after itself.
@@BarryStarkSnookerCoach thank you for your time coach . I understand, Snooker is an ocean and I'm just walking at its beach so apparently I have a lot to experience before calling myself a snooker player. Thanks💐
notice you hit centre ball a lot ...i cue all over the white and use fraction left and right of centre cue ball for helping side as i find it hard to hit center consistantly...also enjoy being flamboyant (showing off on the odd shot or two) Q Am I doing it wrong - I dont play on match table fast cloths and steel block tables hardly ever i feel i need to ping it around more and the ball does not throw as much as it does on the finer cloths so you can get away with it and the titanium ferrle I have does not throw so i find I can use more side now and hit where I aim
Byrom. I will never tell a player not to use side but I will certainly tell a player to use it sparingly and only when necessary. Showing off can certainly boost confidence but will let you down against better players and if you do progress to the finer cloths of the Star tables you see on TV, both will let you down.
In this practice barry I think you are holding the cue from the end almost in every shot you played, doesn't it break you connection with the bridge hand which you taught in your 1st video with student celeina
@@BarryStarkSnookerCoach plz dont bother with my last comment.. That was just to explain some easy perspective..because me and all of your viewers are here for learning.. Stay blessed love from Pakistan
Barry why don't you play with the seniors tournements?I can be wrong but i think you can win against players like Dennis Taylor,clif thorburn,john parrot and etc even Stephen hendry😂
Giggity. I can just about afford a snooker table, what I cannot afford is the house big enough to put one in, one day maybe when my lottery numbers come up.
I would love to see someone actually missing a shot once or twice in such routine. What is the sequence then? Replace the balls where they were (to the best of memory) and repeat until made? Or replace the missed ball but leave the cue ball where it ended? Also, what happens if one canons a ball while potting another? Thanks for great videos!
Replace the cue ball and object ball where they were as best as possible. It is possible it was a one off miss. However, if you are consistently missing this certain angle you potentially have a 'bad' angle. You should repeat this shot at this angle several times to retrain your brain
dainiusmar. The way to learn is first of all just pause a little and think, have I missed because of bad aim, movement, tension, bad cueing etc. Then set the balls up again and practise, practise, practise until you get it right. Put yourself on video, its amazing the amount of things you can spot that you never thought you did.
Thank you Barry for all your sound advice and support over many years. I am so happy to still learn from you on your TH-cam clips. miss seeing you and having our little battles. Good luck Baz
karen. Lovely to hear from you again, I still follow your results with interest. It took bottle to up roots, move to America, adapt the snooker skills we worked on together to become a successful pool player and I have nothing but admiration for all of that. I would love to see you back in England giving a boost to ladies snooker not to mention the debates we both enjoyed. I wish you well over the pond in the hope that Vera Lynn's words come true one day. " We'll meet again."
Very well said, Barry. The power of ladies’ pool in the States is evident, with a true depth of talent. I find it baffling that a sport in which the usual natural genetic male physical advantages are largely moot, an equally well-organised, depth and breadth of talent and competition in ladies’ snooker has failed to emerge.
Oh and btw, Barry, you’re an outstanding ambassador for the game, and I, for one, and many others feel grateful and blessed to have access to free instructionals. I’m not much of a player (and poor health - physical disability - precludes future direct enjoyment) but as an avid viewer of the big tournaments, it was refreshing to learn a few subtleties from your rule explanation content - you really cover all the nuances. Many many thanks. J.
Wonderful as always, but with the excellent addition of showing cue ball strike points. Please do that for all future videos
Ahsan. Many thanks, glad you enjoyed the video.
Agreed. Some people have posted videos on TH-cam annotating top tournament games with these strike points and they are absolutely fascinating!
You make it look so much easier than it is, this is really a wonderful practice. It allows you to learn how to be around the high value colours, nice to see you again Sir!!!
George. Thanks, I can assure you it gets harder the older I get.
I believe so Sir, but you have that wonderful comprehensive manner to explain it to us amateurs, this is a excellent practice, thank you Sir for another great video!!!!
You are an absolute gentleman. Despite being so so knowledgeable and understanding a great many nuances of the game with your rich experience, you are still very humble. The way you teach and display those teachings on the table is the best form of learning any snooker player can get. Also, the way you care about the community shows when you reply to each and every comment on all your videos. This is indeed commendable. Thank you so much Barry for all the knowledge, wishing you the best always !
Minato. Only glad to help and promote the game.
so happy to see you again
David. Many thanks for that.
Headcam teaching a must now days would be appreciated.
Still love your show thanks .👍
@Musky. I will try to remember that.
Much better videos ...nice sped up after pots ...good white ball on screen showing where to hit and most of all fantastic pots 👍🏻
mark. Glad you like the video.
I love how you sped up the movement around the table. That's funny 😊
mrloop. Better than watching me limp around the table at least.
Showing where you are striking the white is a great idea. Very helpful
My interest is getting developed in this game and this video is a catalyst to the process. You're amazing sir.
honey. Glad you like the videos.
Mr. Stark, Thank you for showing the strike points. It will help me in my complete visualization of each shot before I get down on the shot.
Denis. My pleasure, glad you like it.
These are excellent tutorials containing many hidden nuggets of valuable information.
Donald. Glad that you like and enjoy them.
Impressive! The videos are getting even better.
Daniela. Thats because of the help we have had from the patreon donations which have helped in purchasing better equipment.
Good on you Barry, you are an asset to anyone who wants to improve their game... 👍
jdicko. Many thanks, glad you like the channel.
Hi Barry, great video. Don't usually leave comments but wanted to let you know the pink to red shot getting to the right hand of table was world class. Had me shouting "shot!" at the iPad. Thank you for making these.
Kaloulessful. Many thanks, bit careless to leave myself that shot though.
Once again phenomenal content. Thank you very much. The indicator of where you are striking the cue ball is extremely useful. Thanks
Gary. My pleasure, glad you enjoyed it.
This is brilliant, can’t wait to start practicing it. Although won’t be as smooth as the way Barry just cleared those up.
Thanks Barry, this video help me a lots and guide me to the right way how to hit the balls in the snooker way, thanks.
stephen. Great that the videos are helping.
Barrys actually a real good player.
I like his style too.
Very enjoyable and educational. Thank you Mr. Stark. Great job!
Victor. My pleasure, glad that you liked the video and hopefully took something from it.
Great videos really helped with our pool and snooker. Thanks a lot
Corporate. Great that you like the videos and that they are helping.
Excellent Barry agree with other comments the strike point is a great help. i still use too much power as i feel i need it to effect the cue ball direction your smooth controlled shots show me that too much power is just not needed.
Barry,
Great help n most Malaysians do love the game .they talk about u n practice what u practice...but due to low volumes in tournaments n prizes lead them only to gambling.
love no enemy. Seldom a good idea, you tend to lose friends that way.
@@BarryStarkSnookerCoach yes n true,tq...I dont gamble btw.
Good work Barry
Madiha. Many thanks.
Hi Barry how are you ? Happy weekend
Another great video
Your videos are helping me so much especially during the lockdown
My game is improving 😉👊
Thanks to you
You must be proud of kyron getting to final
Damien. I am fine thank you, very glad that you like the videos and that they are helping you to improve your game. I am extremely proud of Kyren, I know the frustrating work that he has done over the years to reach the standard he now plays at.
@@BarryStarkSnookerCoach
Thanks again Barry
I'm sure kyron is a future world champion
Keep those videos coming mate 🙂👍
I'm a new one on your TH-cam channel . And I'm happy to learn from you .👍
Thanks and welcome
Helpful video,thanks.
jim. My pleasure.
That is so much harder than it looks. Well played barry
The Apprentice. It will come with practise, good luck.
@@BarryStarkSnookerCoach Cheers barry, next week I will finally have my own snooker table so il be watching your videos a lot. Just got the slates on it tonight. Happy days
i love free gold 👋🏻🎱👄🎱🤚🏻 ty again sir!
Where r u from
What a gentleman.
Terry. Great that you enjoy the videos.
@@BarryStarkSnookerCoach Yes I certainly do enjoy your videos, just today I used a variant of this practice method on the pool table. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
Thank you Barry for a great video
greeneye. My pleasure, glad to be of help.
Barry Stark Snooker Coach I have been watching and applying what you teach especially on the fundamentals. It has had a tremendous impact on my game. Thanks again
Inspirational Barry cheers.
Hey you can’t half shift round the table Bolt would be in awe lol
Andy. Can't move so quick these days.
Barry you are the best one, I would aprreciate to have classes with you pesonaly. Is it possible?
Jeronimo. Time is very limited owing to family and other commitments.
@@BarryStarkSnookerCoach Ok, my friend I live in Brazil and I would appreciate knowing you when I will be back in the UK. Have some friends there. Thank you for answering me.
Thank you you are my good coach.I hope to see you. I need to be a good player snooker like you
Oppo. I am pleased that you find the videos helpful, good luck with your game and progress.
Great video as always! Barry, why you dont try open tournament, Gibraltar for example :)
Stefan. Not sure I would have the time, my wife thought she would see more of me when I retired, in fact she says she saw more of me when I was working.
This exercise is too advanced for me but great to see in the graphics where you hit the cue ball 👍 I would like to learn on which angles on the black or pink you do what to get position on a red between the black and pink.
Cool. If you can leave a slight angle on any ball it allows the cue ball to be controlled in most instances with screw and stun, mastering these two shots are vital, Notice that I said slight angles, it gives a wide range of possibilities.
Nice video if a player is 8 points ahead and only black ball remains on table other player wants to continue player with 8 points miss cues or pots cue ball and other player pots black ball is this allowed?
No it’s not allowed. If the difference is more than 7 with only black left, the player of less points can’t visit the table.
The final black can only be scored once, so even if player fouls and gives the 7 points, he still wins by one point.
hamed. The two answers below are correct, any foul shot or pot on the final black ends the frame.
Why the two different shades of green on the walls? Genuinely curious :) Loving your videos Barry, helpful for all :)
Orrin. It is not my club or room so I do not have any say in its decor, however I do know that the different shades of green are accidental and that the room is shortly due for redecoration. Glad you like the videos.
Barry Stark Snooker Coach Ah righto, fair enough. Thanks for your response Barry 👍
Thanks Barry, I've been struggling with the T for a little while now. Don't know what it is. Been just playing it using pinks so I think I'm going to mix it up with using the black, maybe the blue also.
billyrm. Always a good idea to set targets for yourself making them challenging but also achievable, boredom can also be a factor so that's another good reason for variety.
@@BarryStarkSnookerCoach my target has been to achieve a pink maximum, it's strange cause I know I'm capable of doing it, just seem to come unstuck. But will try and mix it up. Thanks as always Barry :)
I am hoping that Kyle will be wining titles this year
Madiha. That's two of us at least.
Who’s Kyle?
Great save on the last red :o)
Mark. Need more practise, should not have been necessary.
Yes, take your point Barry, but a cool shot like that every now and again gets everyone going. Touch of the old Hurricane Higgins!!
I m watching ur videos since 2020. I learned a lot but still my cue action is not perfect so plz make a video on specially cue delivery.
Highlight the elbow role in cue delivery. How to fix elbow and what's the ideal position when we finish the shot.
Superb!
rvic. Glad you like it.
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Wonderful. Thank you sr.
Gleison. Glad you like the videos. Many thanks.
@@BarryStarkSnookerCoach I am the one who thanks you for making all this knowledge and your talent available on the internet . Congratulations great master.
Gleison. Its nice to be appreciated, many thanks.
I make that a wonderful 112 break 👏... Make me great Barry
Denver. No guarantees on that one, just hard and sometimes frustrating work.
I see you've recently added the deliberately slow initial inch on the final forward swing, much like Kyren does. Did you do that on purpose? And if so, what do you feel it helps you with?
THomas. Its certainly not something that is done deliberately, there would be no gain from it.
Legend 👍👍👍
Deano. Thanks, glad you enjoyed the video.
Excellent advice. Thank you!!!
Glad it was helpful!
Nice!
Ben. Glad you like the video.
Great Video!!! Gotta work on the aiming first :D I barely pot any shots . Gonna check some more of your videos!
Awesome
Hi Sir Barry, i loved all your videos, may i know how i can pot a ball with great amount of top spin? Is it the same way when im doing a screwback? My problem is that i have no problem playing screwback that requires lots of cue power but when it comes to top spin, i cant generate that much of power. Are the 3 aspects full back swing, relax and follow through apply on top spin shot as well? Thank you :)
Voker. The main reasons that players don't screw back or generate top spin etc is that they do not follow through or feel the ball enough and that they do not hit the ball where they intend or think they are hitting it. As Ronnie O'Sullivan says in some of his brief tutorials, you must attack the ball, he is spot on. The three aspects you mention certainly apply to top spin so go for it, just make sure you raise the bridge and hit the ball high enough, good luck.
Hi Barry, Love your videos. Ive been told my cue action is quite jerky and too fast, do you have any tips to slow my action down and make it more consistent please? regards Dwayne
Dwayne. Lengthening the cue action a little will usually have the benefit of slowing the action down, so that is one thing that you may consider. Secondly, I like a player to establish a nice rhythm in his head, if you voice (to yourself) the numbers 1-2-3 as you feather that can establish one sort of rhythm but then add the word AND so it becomes 1and 2 and 3, the rhythm becomes totally different. Lastly you may or may not have a pause in your action, if not you may like to consider using one, most top players do have one. It takes a little while to get used to any changes so you will have to be patient and not dismiss them without giving them a fair trial.
@@BarryStarkSnookerCoach Thanks very much for your time Barry, Keep up the good work!
Very beneficial
Mohamed. Great that you found it helpful.
i have a question about the cue is that since I'm comfortable playing pool with the pool cue, can I use a pool cue to play in a snooker game ?
Minh. There is nothing to prevent you using a pool cue in a game of snooker. However, please don't forget that a pool cue tends to be significantly thicker than a snooker cue and that the snooker balls are also very much smaller. This will result in reducing the variety of shots that you can play.
This is not as easy as he makes it look.Very disciplined play. Very nice shot on pink to get perfect position on that last red. Wish I played a little more "boring" when I was a youngster instead of playing side on half my shots and missing easy pots because of it.
Brian B. Yes, side has its uses but some players do tend to use it a little too frequently and unnecessarily, it then becomes a habit which can be difficult to get out of.
Barry, I'm a big snooker fan , watch all the top events on TV, just started playing snooker again after many years needless to say I'm hopeless at potting balls at the age of 71 do you think I'm too old to learn? I've been following your vids and find them very helpful. The guy I'm playing with is a bit younger at 66 but slightly better than me but we both enjoy playing.
48firefox. Obviously it gets harder to learn new skills as you get older but not impossible, it really depends on how bad you want it. In terms of snooker I find that people lose a little flexibility and struggle to get into the proper position, flexibility around the shoulder girdle, neck and upper back tends to get lost due to our sedentary life style or the employment we had over the years and this can be worked on without too much effort providing you get the right guidance. I am 76, suffer from spondylosis and generally quite stiff, to maintain any resemblance of ability I perform stretching exercises daily. More enjoyment comes with improvement and doing the right things consistently aids these concepts.
Nice one bazza
Pownall. Many thanks.
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hi,,Barry, the video is pretty helpful to set up my own practice routine, my question is when during the T practice, if you miss a shoot, what do you always do?? just re-place the cueball and object ball and do that shot again?? or throw the object ball into the pocket and keep going to do the practice where the cueball are, and make the next shooting?? I always miss the shots when I just start to practice like this, looking forward for your response, thanks
yuan. There is no set way to practise the routine, some players will set the shot up again, others will just continue, it all depends upon the players ability and his expectations. For a good player the "T" is quite a simple practise and he would be annoyed to miss a shot or indeed to lose position. The good player might also set conditions on the practise like he must take a black with each red or that he must take red and black then red and pink etc. The real object is to learn and test yourself, however the individual does that is fine. Good luck.
@@BarryStarkSnookerCoach ok, thanks!!Barry,,what you told me is pretty helpful
I think the T is trickier than the line up as you dont have reds down towards the blue as a fall back if you lose position.
Thanks🙌
My pleasure.
Hi Barry I am one of your student. I am facing yesterday a different scenario of foul. My opponent pots a red ball but in reply touching any colour ball he touches red ball first and then pot blue ball in same shot but he denies a 5 points foul. According to him the foul counted 4 points. In my opinion the foul is of 5 points. Please clear this scenario. Thanks
Abbas. He has continued with the stroke and is aiming at the blue, foul 5 point penalty. If he hadn't continued with the stroke and just touched the red, foul 4 point penalty.
@@BarryStarkSnookerCoach what if after touching red and somehow caught colour ball and manages to pot it in same shot?
hi barry
found out my problem after a very long time
i had backdisk for 10 years now, 5 years ago i had the surgery. in the meantime i started snooker too. until now i have seen many good coaches until today. recently most the coaches told me that they cant see any problem as i kept visiting them that theres is something wrong.
recently found out that the backdisk had cause me to turn my heap to the left and all my body weight were towards left leg, therefor the cue butt was towards my body when i put 2 chalks to check the alignment. and thats why the tip was towards right side of cue ball and thats y i was putting unintentional right hand side.
although when the coaches checked my alignment, they said its fine bcaz the butt was sometimes towards my body (im right handed player) and only one coach told me i had alignment problem but later even him said you have fixed it.
now that i have found out that its the alignment problem
how do i fix this?
i did try to put my right leg straight, and right heap turned towards right body and this fixes the alignment problem, but since i have bad back disk it hurt alot.
any suggestion?
thank you
ART. I hate to be negative but it would be unprofessional of me to offer advise on how to stop your back hurting because of your operation. What I can say is that alignment is normally more to do with the relationship between the eyes and the brain, the stance can certainly be used to assist in this but is seldom the guiding factor. I suggest that you examine whether you are using the dominant eye correctly bearing in mind that any alteration will take a little time to become accustomed to it.
i changed my stance by moving my stance abit to the right, this way i am more online but its inconsistent. however i also tried to put the cue under my right eye which is dominant and it also brings it online, however even this method isnt consistent aswell because the cue chest point sometimes stays where it used to be which means the butt of the cue stays where im used to it and its offline. maybe it takes time for the butt of the cue to be inline. although sometimes the chest contact point also changes to the right which makes the butt online. not sure either to use the stance or under right chin to fix this issue?
tnx
Please help my to prectic cueing action
Humble request
Mna. 90% of the game revolves around a god cue action so this is where a lot of the work needs to be done. Please have a look at my videos which cover where and how to hold the cue, where to place the bridge hand etc. These are vital elements of the cue action, then examine your action on the baulk line and use the fact that the line is straight to check your cueing, work hard at it and good luck.
Pink at 13:00 - the way the cue ball goes it seems to have left side on it. Those strike points look a bit fishy, but a great addition nonetheless.
Tudor. Left hand side would have brought the cue ball up too far up the table.
@@BarryStarkSnookerCoach Looking at it again I still see a touch of left as it bounces off the cushion, must be due to the camera angle. Thank you sir for the reply!
Hey coach , How u holdin up?
There is an issue that bothers me everytime I get myself into a competition
You see , In my practice day I have 50-70 breaks several times
But when I find myself in an audience playing against someone even not stronger than me , I even miss easy shots sometimes
For the record , I have developed my own technique and pre-shot routine and It has worked for me so far
It is like I have 2 pauses which are at the cue ball and at the end of my back swing before going through the cue ball
Any tips for me?:)
arman. A few pros use the double pause method that you describe so no problem with that. However, lots of players have trouble in taking their practise game to the match table, they get nervous due to many causes, fear of missing, fear of losing, being embarrassed at missing or losing to someone they should beat. They way to conquer this is through visualisation, diaphragmatic breathing and concentrating on one shot at a time. Visualisation will allow you to experience the event before it happens but don't think you can just turn it on when it is needed it needs practise and lots of it. Diaphragmatic breathing will get more oxygen into your system, help to exhale spent gases, (carbon dioxide) slow the heart rate down and help you to relax. Concentrating on one shot at a time will help you to stop getting ahead of yourself which can cause movement. Decide the shot you are going to play, where you are going to strike the cue ball and the rest will look after itself.
@@BarryStarkSnookerCoach thank you for your time coach . I understand, Snooker is an ocean and I'm just walking at its beach so apparently I have a lot to experience before calling myself a snooker player.
Thanks💐
Hi Sir
I am from Pakistan playing snooker from 10 year but when I go for a short I am not confident because of my cueing ection
Barry, don't mention Judd Trump, Kyren might watch this later ;)
Jake Williams Barry’s mind shifts toward Trump
notice you hit centre ball a lot ...i cue all over the white and use fraction left and right of centre cue ball for helping side as i find it hard to hit center consistantly...also enjoy being flamboyant (showing off on the odd shot or two) Q Am I doing it wrong - I dont play on match table fast cloths and steel block tables hardly ever i feel i need to ping it around more and the ball does not throw as much as it does on the finer cloths so you can get away with it and the titanium ferrle I have does not throw so i find I can use more side now and hit where I aim
Byrom. I will never tell a player not to use side but I will certainly tell a player to use it sparingly and only when necessary. Showing off can certainly boost confidence but will let you down against better players and if you do progress to the finer cloths of the Star tables you see on TV, both will let you down.
Is that a 6 x 12 table?
henry. Of course, it is a full size championship table.
@@BarryStarkSnookerCoach oh, ok thanks. It looks smaller on camera, thanks for your lessons!
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you are the best better then ronni
L Krisna. Thanks for the compliment but lets be realistic. I have played Ronnie and I got very good at picking balls out of pockets.
In this practice barry I think you are holding the cue from the end almost in every shot you played, doesn't it break you connection with the bridge hand which you taught in your 1st video with student celeina
@shehryarmalik. Not really, the relationship between the two hands is pretty much the same and maintained.
On 6.39 you get rest to play shot.. You can also play a soft screw to draw cue ball to have hand shot which easiest n prefferable. Thanks
Hk. No argument there just a matter of personal preference, in any case I could use the practise with the rest.
@@BarryStarkSnookerCoach plz dont bother with my last comment.. That was just to explain some easy perspective..because me and all of your viewers are here for learning.. Stay blessed love from Pakistan
131 comments before I comment, What a coincidence
Theo. Very interesting, I have often noticed how often the number 147 crops up on car number plates.
Barry why don't you play with the seniors tournements?I can be wrong but i think you can win against players like Dennis Taylor,clif thorburn,john parrot and etc even Stephen hendry😂
malik. I may give it a go sometime, at the moment commitments don't allow.
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Acha
One day when I get rich I will have a snooker table set up at my house and decline all social life.
Giggity. I can just about afford a snooker table, what I cannot afford is the house big enough to put one in, one day maybe when my lottery numbers come up.
I would love to see someone actually missing a shot once or twice in such routine. What is the sequence then? Replace the balls where they were (to the best of memory) and repeat until made? Or replace the missed ball but leave the cue ball where it ended? Also, what happens if one canons a ball while potting another? Thanks for great videos!
Replace the cue ball and object ball where they were as best as possible. It is possible it was a one off miss. However, if you are consistently missing this certain angle you potentially have a 'bad' angle. You should repeat this shot at this angle several times to retrain your brain
dainiusmar. The way to learn is first of all just pause a little and think, have I missed because of bad aim, movement, tension, bad cueing etc. Then set the balls up again and practise, practise, practise until you get it right. Put yourself on video, its amazing the amount of things you can spot that you never thought you did.
Thanks a lot!