Complete Book of Snooker Shots E-Book

David Horrix

• Herausgeber: Crowood
• Kategorie: Lebensstil
• Sprache: Englisch

Seitenzahl: 77

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2018

Beschreibung

The Complete Book of Snooker Shots will increase your knowledge of the shots that you can play from various positions on the table and so will - with practice - improve your game. This book will help not only players wishing to increase their knowledge, but also parents and professional coaches wishing to add structure to training sessions. Enjoy increasing your understanding of the game of snooker, and enjoy improving your knowledge. Packed with hundreds of individual shots to practice, this practical guide will be of great interest to all players wishing to increase their knowledge as well as parents and professional coaches, and is fully illustrated with 350 colour images.

Leseprobe

THE COMPLETE BOOK OF

SNOOKER

SHOTS

David Horrix

THE CROWOOD PRESS

First published in 2018 by

The Crowood Press Ltd

Ramsbury, Marlborough

Wiltshire SN8 2HR

www.crowood.com

This e-book first published in 2018

© David Horrix 2018

All rights reserved. This e-book is copyright material and must not be copied, reproduced, transferred, distributed, leased, licensed or publicly performed or used in any way except as specifically permitted in writing by the publishers, as allowed under the terms and conditions under which it was purchased or as strictly permitted by applicable copyright law. Any unauthorised distribution or use of thistext may be a direct infringement of the author’s and publisher’s rights, and those responsible may be liable in law accordingly.

British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data

A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.

ISBN 978 1 78500 358 5

Acknowledgements

My sincere thanks to Neil Selman for his invaluable help in the production of this book.

Contents

Start at the beginning of the book, regardless of your standard, and work your way through each page, spending more time on the shots that you are finding difficult to master.

Potting the Yellow

Black Red Black

Pot Red Pot Black

Red Black Routine

Stun-Run Routine

Stun-Screw Routine

Top to Reds

The Stun and Run Routine

Black to Baulk Routine

Back to Baulk

Pot 20 Straight Pinks to Middle

Three Straight Reds with Top Routine

Three Straight Reds with Screw Routine

Yellow No Side Routine

Stun to Blue

Red Right Over the Top Pocket

Red on Black Spot

The Off-Straight Pink Routine

Pot Almost Straight Blue to Middle

Complete 15 Half-Ball Losers

Pot Yellow off its Spot with a Trace of Left Side

Pot Green off its Spot with a Trace of Right Side

Safety into the Pack

Stun-Run

Stun-Screw

The Black, Screw, Black Routine

The Pink, Stun, Black Routine

Black to Black

Pot Yellow with Side

Pot Yellow and Stun

Pot Yellow and Screw

Pot Green using Follow, Side, Stun and Screw

Pot Brown and Stun to Blue

Pot Blue Run Through

Wider Angle on Blue

Pot Blue with Stun/Side

Long-Range Baulk Safety Routine

Play Safe off the Black

Straight Long Blues

Safety to Baulk

Safety

Green to Black

Black to Yellow

Green to Black

Black to Yellow

Pack Split

Green Split

Safety off Pink

Pot and Screw

Pot Black and Screw to the Cushion

Pot Red and Screw to Black

Pink to Yellow

Blue and Stun to Pink

Pot Blue and Stun to Brown

Pot Brown and Stun to Blue

Cannon 3 Reds

Pot Red Stun to Black

Brown to Black

Long Range Baulk Safety

Back to Baulk

Double to Baulk

Stop Shot

3 Cushions and Back

Pots on Yellow

Pots on the Brown Ball

Back to Baulk

Loose Red

6 Angles on Blue

Pink from 5 Angles

Safety First Routine

Safe and Sound

Safety in Mind

Red off the Top Cushion

Baulk Line pots

Black Safety

Red behind Black

Cue Ball behind Black

Red/Blue/Colours

Red and Black

Baulk Safety

Safety to Side Cushion

Thin Red to Black Routine

Stun to Black

Red Screw to Black

Red Stun to Black

Long Red and Black

Long Browns

Pot and Run

Slow Drag

Roll Up Safety Shot

Re-Spotted Black Safety Shot

Safety to Colours

Pot Black

Cross Double Safety

Black with Top-Spin

Black with Stun

Black with Screw

Potting Angles Blue to Middle Pocket

Stun-Run into D

Potting Angles on Black into Corner Pocket

Screw Shot Control

Red to Baulk Colours

Controlling the Cue Ball

Clearing the Colours

Pot Green

A Final Clearance

Half-Ball Potting

Developing Touch

Pot Blue and Split the Pack

The Break-Off

A Long Pot

Cross Red Safety

A Shot to Nothing

Yellow into Pack

Safety into the Reds

Blue Close Green

Swerve and Pot

Safety Shot

Shots to Nothing

Pot Blue and Split the Pack

Half-Ball Safety off the Red

Safety off a Tempting Red

Pot Blue and Pink

Safety off Green

Safety off Blue

Safety off Pink

Snooker off Green

Off-Straight Pink

Pink and Run

Nearside Pink

Rest Work

Pot Red and Blue

Stun off Brown

Run through Green

Screw off Yellow

Screw off Cushion

Escape 1

Escape 2

Escape 3

Escape 4

Cocked Hat Shot

Cut-Back Doubles

The Cross Double

Roll-Up Escape

Roll Up to Red

Ball and Cushion

A Shot to Nothing

Snooker off the Red

Safety off Black

1/4 Ball Double

Cross Double

Double to Middle

The Cocked Hat Double

Pack Split

Green Split

Blue Split

Split Pack 30

The Squeezed Set

The T Set

Easy Plant

Blue from 3 Positions

Pink from 3 Positions

Stun to Pink

Screw to Pink

Pink to Middle from 3 Positions

Practice on Black

A Useful Snooker Shot

A Snooker Escape

Two Cushion Split

Wrong Side of Blue

Running Left

Screw and Right

Black to Yellow

Half-Ball Black to Yellow

Stun and Side Black to Yellow

Straight on Black to Yellow

Stun to Yellow from Black

Pot Black Left-Hand Side for Yellow

Almost Straight to Yellow

Wrong Side of Blue to Yellow

Pro Safety

Safety off Black

Safety off Black 2

Reply to Safe Black

Key Shots on Brown

High on Blue

Shots on the Pink

Pot Black and Screw

Pot Pink and Black

Pot and Follow

Stun Run

Screw to Black

Easy Safety

The Cross Double Safety

Position on Black from Green

Black to Yellow

Pink to Yellow

Pot and Cannon

Brown to Black

Wrong Side of Blue

Brown to Blue Shots

The Complete Shots

A Safety Shot

Almost Straight

Safety – Red to Baulk

Safety Double

Safety – Loose Red

Safety – Red Behind Black

Safety – Cue Ball Behind Black

Safety – White Behind Black

Power Run Through

A Trace of Side

A Trace of Side 2

Angled Red

Potting to the Middle

Escape Shot

Balls along the Cushion

Safety on Black

Splitting the Pack off Baulk Colours

Splitting a Flat Pack

Splitting a Pack off the Back Cushion

Blind-Pocket Pot

Fun off the Pink

Soft Screw on Black

Pot and Run

Black to Yellow

Shots from the Opposite Side

Black to Yellow Shots

Shots from the Opposite Side

Screw with Reverse Side

Pink to Yellow Shots

From the Opposite Side of the Table

Pink to Yellow Continuation Shots

From the Opposite Side of the Table

Index

Potting the Yellow

Start with the Cue ball 8 inches away from the Green ball.

Pot 10 Yellows. For beginners just aim to pot one ball from 10 attempts.

Not an easy shot to start with and needs considerable practice to become consistent; however, once learnt it’s a most useful shot to have in your armoury.

Hit with above-centre striking and play quite gently to get the perfect position for Green (3/4 ball pot).

Black Red Black

Place Black on its spot and Red on the Pink spot.

Pot Black, gaining a position with a screw shot for the Red. Pot Red and pot the re-spotted Black.

Beginners just aim to pot a Black then place the White in the best position to pot Red.

Pot Red Pot Black

Place Black on its spot and a Red on the Pink spot.

Pot the Red with a stun to widen the angle and gain position to pot Black.

Aim to complete 20 sets of Reds and Blacks.

Red Black Routine

Place a Red on the Pink spot and Black on its spot.

Pot the Red, running through for position to pot Black.

Beginners aim to pot Red then place by hand the Cue ball in a good position to pot Black.

Stun-Run Routine

Place a Red on the Blue spot and Black on its spot.

Aim to pot Red and with a stun run-through gain position to pot Black. Below-centre striking is required for this shot and practice is required before you become consistent.

Stun-Screw Routine

Place a Red on the Blue spot and Black on its spot.

Aim to pot Red and with a stun-screw (a very small amount of backspin) shot to gain position to pot Black.

Top to Reds

Pot the Blue ball to the middle and aim to rest the Cue ball opposite the small line of reds.

Complete five times.

The Stun and Run Routine

Place a Red on the Blue spot. Place Black on its spot.

With the Cue ball off straight, play a stun run-through shot potting Red and gaining position on Black. Pot Black gaining position to pot Black again.

Re-spot Black and pot. Continue to pot and re-spot Black and continue until you miss.

Black to Baulk Routine

With Black very close to a top pocket, pot the Black and aim to send the Cue ball into the line of balls in the baulk area.

Use combinations of the screw, stun, top and side to achieve this, and experiment using different power levels and contact points on the line of balls.

Pot straight Black into the top pocket and screw back to the tip three times.

Pot straight Blue into the middle pocket and screw back to the tip three times.

Beginners complete one time.

Back to Baulk

Place a triangle of Reds in their normal position.