Is It helpfull to my game to play on a snooker table

midwest__player

midwest__player

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Just wondering everyones opinions i was bored and jumped on a snooker table with a regular rack of balls and every shot was about impossible. Couple hours later when i got on a barbox i couldn't miss i know the pockets are a lot bigger on the 7ft. Just wondering should i stay with a smaller tables because i feel that i have to change my stroke 100% to make anything on the snooker table is this hurting me or helping?
 
midwest__player said:
Just wondering everyones opinions i was bored and jumped on a snooker table with a regular rack of balls and every shot was about impossible. Couple hours later when i got on a barbox i couldn't miss i know the pockets are a lot bigger on the 7ft. Just wondering should i stay with a smaller tables because i feel that i have to change my stroke 100% to make anything on the snooker table is this hurting me or helping?
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By all means, keep practicing on that snooker table, especially if you're using pool balls....Those tiny pockets will make you a ball pocketing MONSTER!

Worrying about the pure mechanics of pocketing balls, without worrying about english, throw, etc....will help your accuracy tremendously. When you switch back to a pool table, you'll be able to apply spin to difficult cut shots, and still feel confident about making them.

Basically, my advice is to practice ball pocketing on the snooker table, practice position shots, kicks, banks, etc, on a pool table.

You'll likely learn a lot of things you didn't know you were doing wrong with your stroke......

To answer your question...it's definitely helping your game.
 
It's good for your potting but you will lose your cue ball, thin hits and spin game, ask me how I know :rolleyes:
 
midwest__player said:
Just wondering everyones opinions i was bored and jumped on a snooker table with a regular rack of balls and every shot was about impossible. Couple hours later when i got on a barbox i couldn't miss i know the pockets are a lot bigger on the 7ft. Just wondering should i stay with a smaller tables because i feel that i have to change my stroke 100% to make anything on the snooker table is this hurting me or helping?
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A more accurate stroke will be very beneficial. But make sure you are still putting in consistent practice on the table you compete on.

I agree with slasher, there are elements of your pool game that will suffer if you neglect them. There are some pool shots you just wouldn't consider on a snooker table during a match.

P.S. Use a snooker cue while playing snooker, even if you have to use a house cue.
 
midwest__player said:
There fun make u realize how badly your making balls on a 7 ft u can tell u need to hit dead center of pocket or its not going in
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Yup, Snooker forces you to concentrate on every pot or else you'll have a rough time of it.

As a general rule it's a good idea to play every game you possibly can, even if it is just in practice. Every game teaches you a skill that can be transferable to other games. Furthermore it's tough to get bored with practice when you can play, snooker, 14.1, 8 ball, 9 ball, 10 ball, banks, Rotation and one pocket.

Since you have access to a snooker table I would suggest playing a little english billiards. Learning the caroms and inoff angles results in more accurate position play. You begin to know exactly where your cueball is going rather than a general idea.
 
Cameron Smith said:
Yup, Snooker forces you to concentrate on every pot or else you'll have a rough time of it.

As a general rule it's a good idea to play every game you possibly can, even if it is just in practice. Every game teaches you a skill that can be transferable to other games. Furthermore it's tough to get bored with practice when you can play, snooker, 14.1, 8 ball, 9 ball, 10 ball, banks, Rotation and one pocket.

Since you have access to a snooker table I would suggest playing a little english billiards. Learning the caroms and inoff angles results in more accurate position play. You begin to know exactly where your cueball is going rather than a general idea.
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Also, see if you can get three or four old guys to play some GOLF with you...you'll learn more than you could imagine....
 
I don't think it will help you that much, snooker and pool tables are different heights so your stance will be altered, all the good pool players I know use different parts of the pockets when pocketing balls (can't do this on a snooker table) and all the spin and throw reactions are different because of the smaller balls (on the snooker table). It will help you to stay down on the shot but after that it might hurt you a little.
 
raybo147 said:
I don't think it will help you that much, snooker and pool tables are different heights so your stance will be altered, all the good pool players I know use different parts of the pockets when pocketing balls (can't do this on a snooker table) and all the spin and throw reactions are different because of the smaller balls (on the snooker table). It will help you to stay down on the shot but after that it might hurt you a little.
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hahaha!
Rays just saying that so no one else here in the U.S. will practice Snooker.....then he will be the king! :)


Actually I used to play a lot of snooker. Like everyone sais, if you play ONLY snooker, your cueball on the pool table will suffer because you don't spin the CB as much on a snooker table.......no matter how hard I tried :thumbup:...but the pockets will seem like BUCKETS.

A great thing to practice on a snooker table is shooting straight in cross corner shots!......
 
"I couldn't miss" is a highly subjective statement. For some it may mean 2 ran racks of barbox 8ball, while for others it may mean a run of 400 at 14.1 on a tough 9ft.

Just think about it. Plenty of European pro players have access to a snooker table. But they never play on those. And you know that those pro guys would use just about any practice routine which could elevate their game further. Practicing snooker every now and then to improve your pool game simply doesn't work.
 
An old trick of mine. I used to take the pool balls and go over to the 10' snooker table and shoot for an hour or two, just pocketing balls. When I went back to the regular 9' pool table, the pockets seemed big and I could make anything. By the way, an American style (Brunswick) 10' snooker table is the same height as a pool table. It is the British 12' tables that are higher by about 2-3". I never liked anything about playing on those "football fields".
 
i never wanted to do this because i thought it would be hard adjusting back and forth to the different radii balls for cutting
 
predator said:
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Practicing snooker every now and then to improve your pool game simply doesn't work.
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I have to disagree Predator,I watched Jason Miller pratice with pool balls on a snooker table when he was young,he ended up winning a world juniors champ.,numerous team world champs.,couple of bank champ. and the overall Derby City championship.:wink:
 
01rkclassic said:
I have to disagree Predator,I watched Jason Miller pratice with pool balls on a snooker table when he was young,he ended up winning a world juniors champ.,numerous team world champs.,couple of bank champ. and the overall Derby City championship.:wink:
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that's not snooker
 
YES, YES and YES!!! Playing Snooker improves your pool game!!! Yes there are differences in the table, balls, and cloth.............But it is your cueing action that will improve, also your confidence will improve...........

I have a 9' and a 12' table in my house. Lately I have been practicing only snooker, and an 8 ball league once a week. My Snooker is improving of course..................but my 8-ball is rock solid. My run outs have increased dramatically.

I used to believe that the strokes needed for each game were different, but the level of accuracy needed on the Snooker table just forces you to correct every flaw in your stance, stroke, aiming, and cue ball control. Which in my opinion transfers to the pool table.



Mike
 
Cameron Smith said:
P.S. Use a snooker cue while playing snooker, even if you have to use a house cue.
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I wouldn't agree with this statment IF the reason you're playing on the snooker table is to just refine your cueing / accuracy.... to take back to 8/9 ball table.

I play snooker fairly well (grew up with a 5x10 in my house) and these days when I play snooker I just use my normal cue with an OB-1 shaft... ran in 40s twice the last time I played... which was only a few frames. I'm actually thinking of getting an OB-2 shaft to try out for both snooker and 8/9 ball... I think it would work well for me.

If you're trying to just get good at snooker, then of course play with a snooker cue.... I just play snooker now for fun and to help with 8/9 ball.

Just my thoughts...
 
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