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I think John's been concentrating too much on trying to pull level instead of on the win. Williams for the win in my opinion.

Comes down to tradition and needs of the sport. Traditionally snooker stances for the past decades haven't changed a huge amount so kids and new comers try recreate some form of stance they've seen in the club or on TV. The same can be said for pool. Instructors generally will stick to teaching...

My loop is always the same size, I just angle my wrist and bridge hand to tighten it. Angle the left wrist to the left and it tightens the bridge making it more secure with the pinky going parallel to the line of aim. The type of shot doesn't really have an influence on this - I tend to have it...

In snooker it's becoming more rare to see people with a locked bridge arm, especially when you see the younger generations of future pros. A locked bridge arm suits pool more due to the more side on higher stance being in use much more. In snooker a square stance is quite the norm so it's...

Doesn't punching speed and power have a lot to do with a rotation of the torso and hips into the punch? Legend has it Mike Massey used to train 8 hours a day on a speed bag and that he had so much fast twitch fibres in his arm that had he played darts, he would have had to stand 2 states away...

Back in the day when I first started out I couldn't grasp why I was missing Everytime I used English. So not liking to be beat I spent a good couple of weeks playing an hour a day hitting every single shot with maximum side spin. After a couple of weeks I was improving and after a few months I...

Tip speed. You can learn to improve your cue 'power' or tip speed. Not by working out but by working on your technique for that particular shot. It comes down to timing and having all your shoulder, arm, elbow, wrist and finger mechanics in perfect harmony. Without seeing at least any video...

The first instance is disgraceful. The same treatment should be given to both players either way. On a side note, I believe if the ref racks the ref racks. You shouldn't have players asking for a rerack or inspecting the rack. The second instance seems to be a misunderstanding / the ref not...

Can I get specifics to the instances you're mentioning? It's easy to put a big umbrella over all situations but some are more complex than others and each instance should be dealt with differently imo.

Absolutely not. They should be impartial to both parties and remain incognito until a foul has been committed.

I bet if we asked a lot of the top players what they did, the majority of those who said they look at cb last who actually watched them selves and looked out for their eye patterns would agree they look at object ball last. I'm not saying top players don't look at the cb last, but an...

Give them a cue, sit down and watch. It's amazing how enthralled kids get when playing for the first time. Take a mental picture of the look on their face and how into it they get. Once you have this locked in its simple. Simply try to recreate that look every time they play. Pool is a simple...

2016 has been an off and on year for pool. I've not really put in much table time this year. A few hours here.... A couple of months off, then another couple of hours. I quit smoking in January so naturally avoided the snooker hall so I didn't get the habit to light one up. Took a month off...

It means your vision centre is close, but you don't get get a cigar. Maybe.... If your vision centre was perfect on this little set up you would look down at your shaft and it would look centred beneath your vision centre. This is in an ideal world. In reality, if video and pictures prove...

Yeah, you can't bring the cue back then forward without a pause. What I mean though is a distinct pause that allows the body and head to settle and remain still.

A simple (rather) way to give yourself the best chance at celebrating through the white and having all the benefits that brings is to start the first cm-inch slow... Very slow, and controlled. I made a thread I believe a while back on it. The acceleration plus the added control and accuracy on...

If he always favours one side then this wouldn't be the case. If he has always favoured the inside of the cue ball... Which I've seen quite a lot... Then this could most definitely be the reason. It's still doubtful but it's definitely a possibility. Chances are the culprit is a wayward vision...

Did you set the lines up yourself? I'm a big fan of this test for finding your ideal eye position over the cue but it falls apart if someone having doubts or struggles with vision anyway sets it up. You set it up ever so slightly off and it's a void test. That's why manufacturers produce these...

It could also be that you cue with a little bit of unintentional inside spin. The reason the shots look thicker with a thicker shaft is that a thicker shaft generally produces more cue ball squirt so you have to aim thicker.... Or the tip is aimed through the cue ball thicker to compensate for a...

You may be one of those that subconsciously aligns with the inner part of the shaft, a little like SVB for example. Fran explains it very well, but basically with a thicker tip and shaft diameter the inner part will appear to be aimed thicker on the object ball, however centre of the tip and...