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All Cue and Ball Sports Snooker Training Techniques and Tips | Training Techniques and Tips |
In all cue sports the most important objective is to hit the ball with control. Correct timing of your cue action is critical for ball control and will be a big part of our practice routines.
 Ronnie O'Sullivan Take special note of the grip, elbow and head position. More control from the flatter trajectory ...when the cue tip meets the white. Notice that the left eye is used to focus the shot.
Practice Routine #1 Place the cue ball and an object ball about 50cm apart, in-line for a straght pot in either corner pocket.  Training Techniques - Practice Routine #1 First objective is to pot the object ball, stopping the cue ball on impact, using back-spin. Re-play the shot with decreasing power until you find the MINIMUM amount of force to pot the object ball. Increase the distance by increments of 20cm (Move the object ball 20cm further from the pocket and the cue ball a further 40cm, keeping the object ball equally spaced between the cue ball and the pocket.) This drill requires you to play the shot from both sides of the table.  Increase the distance as your consistency improve |
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