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A new snooker ebook for learner players is to be available shortly:

The website owner states that it will be available by October 2009 and not the date stated on the website (typo)

Take a look here:

http://www.snookerlessons.com/

Practice is the sole means to excel in the game of billiards. Billiard players should note that the practice techniques should be accurate so that it can help them in perfecting and improving the overall game.

First of all, billiard practice techniques are categorized into two parts-pool specific and game specific. Let’s start with pool specific methods. Here you have to keep your head down when you are shooting the pool. Your eye should aim direct over the shooting pool cue so that you can take the right sight down the stick’s shaft. It will help you to see right down the shot path and then aim.

Remember to follow through your own shots when you are playing. Take strokes that are long and smooth and allow the cue tip to follow through the cue ball. Avoid small choppy strokes. It will help to make your own shoots much straighter. You require to chalk the cup tip before each shot as it offers better grip and stops miscues. Concentrate and avoid all types of distractions to give your best.

The game specific tips says to avoid the bank shots as they are difficult than cut shots, plan your shots as 8 ball game is more of positioning your shots. Opt for hard break shots that provide you advantage to shoot balls on break. You can try to hit the cue ball from the side of the game table. Try to place cue ball in a better spot that helps you to make the next shot easily. Moreover, observing experienced players will help you to select particular shots.

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Everyone would love to run an 8ball rack every game.  Although its unlikely to happen every single game we can at least increase our chances, increasing our winning margin in the process.

Strategy no.1 - Not leaving an open shot for your opponent

Every shot you play in a game has two purposes.  The first purpose being pot a ball and the second to make sure that you have not left an opportunity for the opponent should you miss.  Its a sort of yin/wang of the pool world.

When you fully commit to a shot without at least an idea of safety then you are leaving the gate open for your opponent to win.  I’m not saying that we can manage to play every shot with safety but the greater the amount of shots played that way then the greater our chances of winning.  You’ll see the safety shot a lot more toward end-game when players are trying to give it their all not to lose, but why not play these shots from the start.  It will always force the opponent to think, taking them out of their confident zone.

Make them play the game your way.

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Learning to win again - making 8ball great once more

After we have not played for a while we sometimes get lazy to win.  We lose the initiative to go out to win and it becomes a burden upon us.  In occasions like these w need to step back from the normal and refocus.

Prepare well
When we prepare well we increase our chances of making that vital shot.  Make sure that if you’ve been away from it all for a while or if you not been playing well that you get down to the practice room.  Try out all the shots which bother you, after all there’s no need in practicing the shots you can manage already.

Commit to win
Make a commitment now as you read this that you will win x amount of games next time you play.  Don’t suddenly expect to win every game right-away.

It will all take time but one things for sure, each game will make you a better player.

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