Snooker Theory .
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I don't know how different the technique could be
Hit the ball to make it in the hole, put the effect on the ball to get to your desired location after making the shot
Much less banking, which they call double
Some combo/Carom/kiss shots, which they call plant I think
Higher precision pocketing -(but don't tell that to the guys that like 7ft tables!)
Tables play fast as some are heated I'm learning
Like pretty much all competition 10ft Carom tables
I've taken a shine to snooker after starting at pool, which I then moved on to Carom, love snooker matches with John virgo commenting
Still have yet to get a chance to actually play snooker
I think the techniques are quite different, but maybe I am just over analyzing it, I too not that much experience with snooker. I have noticed a lot of modern snooker players stand much more square to their shots compared to pool players.
Most great snooker players have their chin on the cue and they also use the side of their chest as an additional guide of sorts. Though I do see the chin on the cue in pool, I don't see the chest being utilized as a guide as much in pool.
Snooker players also use mostly the open bridge, from my understanding this is due to the taper of the shaft, but also they feel it provides better sighting than a closed bridge.
My 2cents for whatever it's worth, snooker is much for challenging to pocket balls, pool is more challenging to get position, especially in a game like rotation.
Yeah I got my own table, some times play in the clubs but the really smokey environment bugs me.
Played some in APA pool leagues (8ball=7, 9ball=9), but snooker is more challenging thus more fun.
I think snooker is dang hard, especially in regards to potting balls on a 6'x12' table. It looks like a football field compared to a 7 footer. HAHAH
The technique is completely different actually, You have to play the score in snooker more than any other game. Just making balls, especially if you are down in points significantly, can take away any chance of winning. The balls are different colors for a reason and often become soldiers if you play them right. I played snooker for many years and have a 10 ft snooker table, yet, you can only play so much snooker, so i converted mine to a bigfoot pool table. One pocket on a 10 footer,,,, yea,, now there is a game.
How did you do this exactly, did you have to convert the rails out or do you use billiard balls smaller than 2 1/4?
I wondered about going the other way converting a pool table into a snooker table, but due to the smaller pocket I thought it would be challenging.
Thanks to everyone for posting, I have some snooker questions but have to get to work now, I will have to save them for later.