Improve Your SCREWBACK | 5 Common Problems

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00:00 Intro
00:51 Don't try too hard!
02:02 Don't squeeze the cue!
03:26 Backswing & Delivery
05:05 Keep Still!
06:20 Hit lower!!
07:43 Outro

[davidmcgowan]

Hi Steve, what a top notch video, explained better than I have ever seen, forwarded to the other members of the snooker team I play for, they always ask how I can screw back with such ease, tell all BARTON SNOOKER on YouTube, thank you for imparting your knowledge in an easy to understand way 😊😊😊😊

[Crw]

Another tip : Make sure to chalk the tip properly before doing any extreme backspin

[עדיפורת-פה]

A video that immediately affects the game. Some of the things said in the video before and yet, so effective. I just thank you. You are a wonderful coach. And finally. As always. “Top class”.

[benwalne]

Great vid Steve - I’ve had a lesson with Nigel Bond recently and gave you a shoutout when he complimented my technique!

[lilchris]

Thanks again Steve, I have been having trouble with the screw shot, I used to be able to do it before covid. I have found out what I was doing wrong, in a local club a guy in there watched me and pointed out my fault. I was dropping my shoulder when I cued so I hit the ball higher than I was feathering so no screw effect. So at least I know now what i was doing wrong, I was thinking of filming myself with my mobile at home but of course that is not the same has on a table. Thanks again for these tips, at least my potting is slowly improving.

[ernoeskeli]

Anyone who struggles with the screw shot usually does on simple error: they're not hitting low enough even though they think they are. When you hit the cue ball properly below center (and way above the "miscue" area) the cue ball will come back very easily without much effort. Just get comfortable with hitting the cue ball a bit lower and remember to chalk the tip properly.

[davidrobinson]

Great video Steve. I'm very new to the game, despite being at the grand age of 63, and was trying to get the hang of this very aspect of the game only last night. Most of my attempts seem to end up as a stun shot! I think part of my problem, apart from trying too hard, is that although I initially aim at the correct part of the cue ball, I seem to be inadvertently raising the tip of the cue on the strike through and hitting too high. Scared of making the cue ball jump six inches in the air I suppose! Anyway, this video I'm sure will help me to improve.

[rebbeshort]

Great advice and instruction as always, Steve. I thought before I watched this that one of the problems you were going to describe was "not enough cue follow through past the cue ball". I couldn't find a mention of this in the Comments either, so that's why it's here in this one.

[highgreen]

I added weight to my old BCE cue by drilling into the butt 40mm then adding melted solder it added about 1 and half ozs it's now just over 20 oz and it's made a big difference

[jonathancox]

what alolo there is one thing i always do which reduces the risk of mis lot of people dig down on the cue ball...which makes it more likely to scoop...thats from using a normal bridge always drop my bridge hand down....so you are cueing horizontally ...rather than digging down on the when i hope to generate a lot of screw back.

[gunnarjinx]

Icelandic Champion is happy with the quality of things ur showing really good job buddy. Keep it up ... and i'll share this around our FB snooker pages here in Iceland. All the Gunnar ;)

[ashtrekker]

Thanks Steve, I’ve always had trouble with screw shots, and so I find this video very useful.

[pablomachine]

For the last tip: It helps a lot when you go lower on the cueball, that you also try to lower the butt as much as possible. In my opinion that is a comfortable way to find the lowest point where to hit without having a misscue. Also that way the, if the misscue occurs, the angle between the tip and the cloth is not so steep and is less likely to damage the cloth.

e: steeper angle creates the misscue way easier and generates less forward motion to the cueball (which is a big factor creating backspin when there's a decent distance between the cueball and the object ball), because the line of force is directed more downwards.

[MrJdsenior]

Yup. As you say, a little too high and no high quality draw. A bit too low, if you are REALLY trying to draw hard, and you hear that horrible clank and possibly get to chase the ball across the carpet, on extreme cases. Not the best feeling in the world. One of those "shoot, swear, and often repeat" kinds of moments.

One thing that I really found that helped me, other than trying to be super accurate and consistent with the hit, was loosening up on the stick, quite a lot. For some reason that was like magic for me, and severe draw became pretty easy...most of the time.

When I'm doing that first shot you demoed I always have to stop and think which side English needs to be applied. I finally just learned to think opposite of what you would use going forward to redirect the ball off the cushion that same required direction. Simple stupid stuff...but really helpful when you get it all sorted out. And rushing is NEVER a good thing., especially rushing to the next shot (popping up) which is one of my worst demons, and which also seems to be one that is extremely detrimental. I get it tamed for a good while, and then some time later when adrenaline starts or I get pressured a good bit and boom...the jack in the box returns.

I had one guy tell me once that I was halfway to the next shot before my stick impacted the cue ball. OUCH.

I will be more conscious of the other typical problems you point out in practice, and that always helps me to get it ingrained, and my game always improves. Mechanics, mechanics, MECHANICS.

On your last point, maybe I should start carrying a copy of "Hitchiker's Guide". :-)

[ryantownend]

Great video thanks for the help I do struggle with screw shots

[nautankiduo]

Love your videos .. Mr. Barton. Can you make a video on Cue selection, suitable Height, when is the right time to change the cue tip with examples of ruined tips etc. Deepak Thakur from India

[rajeshkanna-mdgc]

I used to have the bridge hand gap somewhere around 10 inches. I have noticed yours bridge gap might be somewhere around 12inch. Having big bridge gap create more swing to screw the ball.

[krishnanrm]

Thank you very much for a good video. Still I miss one of those 5 points each time, not to get a good screw back. I have to get the long backswing correctly, as I end up miscuing quite a few times.

[malcelwell]

That’s help me so must Steve thank you 👌

[shanmahi]

Again an excellent information Steve
Want to know about screw back shots with sides and how much side can we apply as max amount on a cue ball