How To Aim & Learn Potting Angles | Snooker Tips

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00:00 Intro
00:36 3 things you need to know
02:04 Standing behind the shot
03:33 Down on the shot
06:24 Sighting a long pot
07:38 Sighting angled shots
11:37 Bonus tip!
13:12 Book a lesson

[dean]

Now that is interesting. I have been agonising over how to best approach angles, struggled with pin pointing a spot on the target ball and have toyed with 'feeling' the angle. This video has enforced it for me, gaining the feel for the right angle seems the best approach by far, especially with the tips you just kindly gave. Thanks

[stephensinclair]

After all I've been watching, this really simplifies it for me. Thank you

[whiskybar]

Well, finally someone admitted the potting angle is a guess work! No other way has ever worked for me better indeed. I always get back to my feeling and go on from there. 😊

[gertswart]

I am an 8ball player, and used this technique after watching this video. This is by far the best instructional video on the internet. You develop a feel for most angles within an hour. Great video!!!

[alexbowring]

This all makes sense from my experience you can't underestimate how much just good old practise comes into it in terms of whether your 'feel' of the angle is actually equal to what the angle is.I've been working on my snooker from complete beginner standpoint over the last month and a half, putting in ~10 hours a week. Right now, my 'feel' for the angle is still really poor as soon as I get away from the basic shots that I have practised over and over in drills. In other words, im now quite good at slightly off-center shots on the colours (which i have practised a lot), but give me a line-up of reds (which i havent practised as much) and suddenly im missing shots that look quite easy because they are angles i havent practised. So basically, I think the best advice is not to go down the rabbit hole of trying to find the perfect 'theoretical' aiming method and just practise a ton using whatever works for you, and it'll start to come together.

[anthonysellar]

Very good video will help my game im sure.

[martinemmerson]

This really works well. Fantastic. My whole game and confidence to pot anything have improved immeasurably using this method

[aurigo_tech]

8:28 well, use what works. People with very good visualisation ability in their head can use those methods to great effect. I try to visualize a "ghostball" and aim for that and it definitely works. In the end of course one needs to develop a feeling if where I am aiming right now is actually correct and then hit it, but as a more rough starting point there is nothing wrong with using whatever method works.

[stevenguy]

Great video Steve on aiming. on some shots I regularly hit them to thin so I am going to try the tips in this video to see if I can remedy those shots.

[andrewlivesey]

Love the tips Steve very helpful, love to spend a day with you, thanks for helping an average player get better, great videos.

[luke.hutchinson]

Super helpful thank you. I’ve mainly been struggling with delivering the cue straight and point angles. Will give this a go rather than always standing behind the straight angle and holding the point on the ball!

[asadhussain]

That's a great detailed video Barton snooker. Definitely worth watching this video.

[PoolTips]

Hi Steve. Love your content. What do you think of the throw effect? What is it and what should we do about it?

[cranswil]

Can see how your own belief in what is best has developed. I have been trying to sight completely before going down on the shot with that lean with eye. Thought that was your theory before. Just realised the importance of checking I'm hitting the white straight recently and you reiterated that there. Also you've completed my picture on what to look at when placing cue when going down on shot. Starting to get there when walking in. Will try a few more minor adjustments down on the shot as you say in other videos to take in feedback after it miss or if it goes in too. Thanks again for all your help.

[snakeplisskenish]

Great lesson - taking these tips to my next practice session 😊

[WHAT-gmxm]

Hello Barton I love your videos it is really helpful can you make a video or tell me where to hit in a cue ball for long ball pot

[manusource]

Hello Steve.. your channel has been a great help in improving my game.. can't thank you enough.. Please make a video on playing side spin and the grip during spin shots.. my wrist sort of rotates when i play with side.. I'm struggling 😢

[SNoway]

Can't wait to try this. What I'm doin is visualise the line after contact while being behind the white, no left-right to get in-between. Many times I pot, but idk how.

[JimHacker-ubfj]

I've been using your technique with your 2 reds and black and pink on their spots just got my 1st half century so goodness me it works, but I'm using a 3/4 table so I don't know if it counts really. But thanks Steve, you videos are very welcome for me.

[lovisseinwill]

Hi Steve, great video as always👍 Even though I do the same aiming method you presented here, I still learned something.
What do you think of moving the cue slightly up or down during delivery? I noticed that I'm pushing the cue down a little on most of my shots. Is that more of a bad habit or can a cue action work despite this movement? Greetings from Germany