@OneTaz11 Go to your local Riley's... they have Riley Cues for around £60 - £70 my first snooker is from there. I replaced it with a blue diamond tip. Tip is 9.5mm, stuck a 10mm on it and cut it to fit the 9.5mm tip with a Stanley blade. My highest break in snooker is 67 right now, so the cue is brilliant. It's an 18oz in weight. Good luck.
ALSO YOUR BRIDGE HAND IS UNSTABLE..TOO FLAT AND THE THUMB WANTS TO BE UP HIGHER MAKING A LARGER GROOVE FOR YOUR CUE TO GLIDE THROUGH WITHOUT MOVING SIDE TO SIDE...PULL YOUR FINGERS BACK SLIGHTLY SO YOUR KNUCKELS COME UP IN THE AIR SLIGHTLY. AND YOU WILL BE ABLE TO PUSH THE CUE THROUGH BETTER WITH A BETTER FOLLOW THROUGH.
I have now found out the problem after 3 years. Haha I finally bought my own cue and a nice tip, I can now screw back to the other side of the table on the same table and same cloth and same balls hitting the white from the other side of the table, I'm able to screw it back after hitting a ball on the other side. Thanks for your info guys. I now play at Riley's.
wouldn't worry too much about the cloth/tip. I had a table like this once.... awful cloth, cues with fat tips.... just takes a whole load of practice.. took me aaaaaages to get a good lot of screw back... not necessary to smack it either (not saying u r in this vid - just saying..) just aim low and try really hard to push through the ball.
Its the tip man, it looks like its square ?? I recomend getting a softer tip and FOLLOW THROUGH !! always, you are stunning the ball, i have a soft tip and it works like a charm
rite dis is what you do when tryin 2 screw back u have to keep arm parreelel with were your striking and always remember to follow through the ball accellerate through it
How big are the balls.? The balls could be too small.
But the tip is most likely the problem, i bought a 6 foot Snooker table for my bedroom, it was £300, great quality table, but the cues are cheaply made, they just put in rubbish Cues, i play Snooker every week on a full size table though, so i have like 3 proper cues which i use and i have complete control, you need a softer tip, dont just smack it either, you need a good cue action too, but most likely its your tip than anything else.
try to loosen up ur grip, n focusing on a nice n smooth cueing action.. and of coz, try practising with "snooker" cue with the normal cue ball(slightly heavier) rather the ones u have now.. it might helps to improve u.. ;)
I believe that the weight of the cueball or the cloth to be the ones affecting your spins. Maybe playing it with a snooker cue could increase the spin by a bit.
@fadoodles34 I've ironed the cloth a number of times lately, and the roll has increased by 70 percent. It's the balls that are too small, and the tip is quite big too, so no control what so ever.
the way you do a screw back is lower ur bridge hand and keep ur hand flad on the table that way ur hitting the bottom on the white ball follow through and kepp ur hand away from the ball about 8 inches loosen ur grip as much as you can with out loosing controle of the cue. there should be two man puases i.the tip near the cue ball.2.the cue back to ur hand then strike.
In case you still have the problem: it seems to be the cloth more than anything else! When you hit the ball very hard I was amazed to see how quickly the ball stopped! It's more like a "carpet" than billiard cloth. There's an awful amount of friction between the cue ball and the cloth which means that any spin you apply wears off way too fast. We have a very slow table at our club, but it's nothing compared to what I saw here!
firstly get a cue with a smaller tip round about 9.5mm and shape it until its rounded or domed the same curve as the ball really make sure the cue is long enough that you can follow through about 8 inches of the cue how big is the cue by the way
@LINTON1985 Cue tip is shit. Yes. But you wouldn't know that as you haven't come up close seen it. But yes, It is. It's the cloth that stops the spin e.t.c.
You know i couldnt do screw back too when i had new table. Idk why, one morning i woke up, it was 7 o clock and i went to other room to practise screw back, at the morning i wasnt tired etc. And it worked.
you need a cue that is 58inches (the standard size) the cues that you get with the table are smaller. plus you cant screw back because your cue is too small you cant follow through and thats why you cant screw the ball
also...it seems to me that the tip is too flat, thus making it harder for you to get a screw back...take a fine sandpaper and make a mushroom shape of the tip..and do chalk it!
I think my cue tip is too big or the ball and I need a new tip. I think that's the problem because I can curv balls like if I'm snookered I'm able to curv the ball and hit the target behind it at the other end so I guess I dunno hmmm.
the tip IS too big and it does seem like you should put a new one on, but from what I can see you're using billiard balls on a snooker table, but regardless, if you're using a pool cue and pool balls you should be able to do the screw shot. The things I mentioned in my previous posts seem to be the reason why you can't pull off a screw shot. you need to pause the feathering after the last backswing, and push the cue through the cueball instead of jabbing it.
Can anyone suggest a cheap yet effective cue?
Please provide a link if you can.
Cheers
OneTaz11 1 week ago
@OneTaz11 Go to your local Riley's... they have Riley Cues for around £60 - £70 my first snooker is from there. I replaced it with a blue diamond tip. Tip is 9.5mm, stuck a 10mm on it and cut it to fit the 9.5mm tip with a Stanley blade. My highest break in snooker is 67 right now, so the cue is brilliant. It's an 18oz in weight. Good luck.
TheRealEmskiHelp 1 week ago
ALSO YOUR BRIDGE HAND IS UNSTABLE..TOO FLAT AND THE THUMB WANTS TO BE UP HIGHER MAKING A LARGER GROOVE FOR YOUR CUE TO GLIDE THROUGH WITHOUT MOVING SIDE TO SIDE...PULL YOUR FINGERS BACK SLIGHTLY SO YOUR KNUCKELS COME UP IN THE AIR SLIGHTLY. AND YOU WILL BE ABLE TO PUSH THE CUE THROUGH BETTER WITH A BETTER FOLLOW THROUGH.
mrbarleymob 1 week ago
buy a real table first
Tumppe1337 3 weeks ago
@Tumppe1337 Buy me a big house to put it in.
TheRealEmskiHelp 3 weeks ago
@TheRealEmskiHelp yup thats the biggest problem :P
ClClBOOM 2 days ago
Buy a new cue with a smaller tip also chalk the tip so all the tip has got chalk on it by the way nice table I wish I had one like yours
batboyaaron 3 weeks ago
I have now found out the problem after 3 years. Haha I finally bought my own cue and a nice tip, I can now screw back to the other side of the table on the same table and same cloth and same balls hitting the white from the other side of the table, I'm able to screw it back after hitting a ball on the other side. Thanks for your info guys. I now play at Riley's.
TheRealEmskiHelp 1 month ago
@TheRealEmskiHelp Which Riley's do you play at?
atomdragon4 3 weeks ago
@atomdragon4 Wealdstone.
TheRealEmskiHelp 3 weeks ago
Gibbsy147's idea is good though :-) try and round off the tip a bit
deadliftdux 1 month ago
wouldn't worry too much about the cloth/tip. I had a table like this once.... awful cloth, cues with fat tips.... just takes a whole load of practice.. took me aaaaaages to get a good lot of screw back... not necessary to smack it either (not saying u r in this vid - just saying..) just aim low and try really hard to push through the ball.
deadliftdux 1 month ago
i thing is the tip
cause when the tip touches the ball, ti touches more than one spot of it.
all you have to do is fix it
or may consider buying a new tip or a cue
TheRedstoneDude 1 month ago
And you bring the cue back and then through too quickly, try bringing it back a bit slower and then through
andymac1003 2 months ago
Use a bit of sandpaper on your tip until its a dome shape.
Otherwise its probaly the cloth.
Gibbsy147 2 months ago
thick cloth, not a slate bed and the tip is too big for the smaller balls
andymac1003 2 months ago
you need to push through the ball instead of jabbing it as you will lose all acceleration and hit a bit lower.
snookerfish147 4 months ago
Its the tip man, it looks like its square ?? I recomend getting a softer tip and FOLLOW THROUGH !! always, you are stunning the ball, i have a soft tip and it works like a charm
DEVAN4LIFE 4 months ago
Learn how to screw back properly, half the time you're not following through at all or hitting to high on the cue ball.
Hunty7795 4 months ago
it's because.. your shit.
jamielovescharlotte 5 months ago
cue balll is to small
ryancunninghamHCF 5 months ago
the cloth is to thick to screw back and it it was the same with my table
JACKLOUISCHARLES 6 months ago
the problrm is, you doing it wrong!
badassguy1 6 months ago
rite dis is what you do when tryin 2 screw back u have to keep arm parreelel with were your striking and always remember to follow through the ball accellerate through it
bojanglesbob107 6 months ago
How big are the balls.? The balls could be too small.
But the tip is most likely the problem, i bought a 6 foot Snooker table for my bedroom, it was £300, great quality table, but the cues are cheaply made, they just put in rubbish Cues, i play Snooker every week on a full size table though, so i have like 3 proper cues which i use and i have complete control, you need a softer tip, dont just smack it either, you need a good cue action too, but most likely its your tip than anything else.
paypointpal 6 months ago
try to loosen up ur grip, n focusing on a nice n smooth cueing action.. and of coz, try practising with "snooker" cue with the normal cue ball(slightly heavier) rather the ones u have now.. it might helps to improve u.. ;)
RASZTOOTEN 6 months ago
I believe that the weight of the cueball or the cloth to be the ones affecting your spins. Maybe playing it with a snooker cue could increase the spin by a bit.
verx666 9 months ago
use a snooker cue and balls and follow through after your shot and make your brige hand as flat as you can and dont point down or upwords
modz005 10 months ago
mate its not a proba table simple as..
kaku123456 11 months ago
the cloth mate
fadoodles34 1 year ago
@fadoodles34 I've ironed the cloth a number of times lately, and the roll has increased by 70 percent. It's the balls that are too small, and the tip is quite big too, so no control what so ever.
TheRealEmskiHelp 1 year ago
@TheRealEmskiHelp follow through, maybe theres something with the tip, u will need a smaller one because if u have a big one you will be stuck....
fadoodles34 2 months ago
the way you do a screw back is lower ur bridge hand and keep ur hand flad on the table that way ur hitting the bottom on the white ball follow through and kepp ur hand away from the ball about 8 inches loosen ur grip as much as you can with out loosing controle of the cue. there should be two man puases i.the tip near the cue ball.2.the cue back to ur hand then strike.
bennett000000 1 year ago
In case you still have the problem: it seems to be the cloth more than anything else! When you hit the ball very hard I was amazed to see how quickly the ball stopped! It's more like a "carpet" than billiard cloth. There's an awful amount of friction between the cue ball and the cloth which means that any spin you apply wears off way too fast. We have a very slow table at our club, but it's nothing compared to what I saw here!
daic0r 1 year ago
@daic0r I was thinking of ironing it on a low heat...
TheRealEmskiHelp 1 year ago
balls are too small for backspin
vik4a1 1 year ago
It may well be the cloth. I used an iron on mine and that worked
MusicPerson243 1 year ago
@TheRealEmskiHelp only jokin u made me laugh lol
martynroberts1974 1 year ago
firstly get a cue with a smaller tip round about 9.5mm and shape it until its rounded or domed the same curve as the ball really make sure the cue is long enough that you can follow through about 8 inches of the cue how big is the cue by the way
jamielangley4ever 1 year ago
chalk the missdle part of the tip n follow through under
amzkhan08 1 year ago
Your tip wasn't shaped correctly. Needs to be a "mushroom head" shape. That will help with screw shot.
yangjianhunt 1 year ago
What a noob table:))
Sadaw123 1 year ago
your cue tip is shit and i bet the balls are not the best i would purchase a new set of good quality balls and a new cue
LINTON1985 1 year ago
@LINTON1985 Cue tip is shit. Yes. But you wouldn't know that as you haven't come up close seen it. But yes, It is. It's the cloth that stops the spin e.t.c.
TheRealEmskiHelp 1 year ago
@TheRealEmskiHelp but i can tell all cues with that white plastic that holds the tip are shit just need a metal 1
LINTON1985 1 year ago
@LINTON1985 I don't have the room for a proper snooker cue. I wouldn't be able to hit the balls.
TheRealEmskiHelp 1 year ago
1. Stop doing it so nervously. You will never screw back if you shot nervously.
2. relax your arms
3. concentrate on one point under center of cue ball.
4.. 1..2.........3 - its shot.
I had the same problems.
Bartekdex 2 years ago
I can screw back easily on any other table and cue stick... It's just my new table and cue.
I have no trouble screwing back at all, just this stupid cue and table :)
TheRealEmskiHelp 2 years ago
@TheRealEmskiHelp
What table do you have ?
Bartekdex 2 years ago
@Bartekdex Cheap 6ft one nothing special. Just for messing about.
TheRealEmskiHelp 2 years ago
@TheRealEmskiHelp
You know i couldnt do screw back too when i had new table. Idk why, one morning i woke up, it was 7 o clock and i went to other room to practise screw back, at the morning i wasnt tired etc. And it worked.
Bartekdex 2 years ago
@TheRealEmskiHelp
you need a cue that is 58inches (the standard size) the cues that you get with the table are smaller. plus you cant screw back because your cue is too small you cant follow through and thats why you cant screw the ball
fraserweere 1 year ago
Are the balls 48mm ?
TheValidity 2 years ago
If that's the standard size then no.
TheRealEmskiHelp 2 years ago
lets correct a few things: 1: your thumb isn't touching the top of the forefinger therefore not making a nice V, correct that.
2: don't JAB the cueball. The last backswing should be slow...then pause for 1-2 seconds, and push the cue a few inches through the cueball.
Relaxed grip...cue as leveled as possible with the table, slow backswing, pause, follow through
lkomarci 2 years ago
also...it seems to me that the tip is too flat, thus making it harder for you to get a screw back...take a fine sandpaper and make a mushroom shape of the tip..and do chalk it!
lkomarci 2 years ago
I think my cue tip is too big or the ball and I need a new tip. I think that's the problem because I can curv balls like if I'm snookered I'm able to curv the ball and hit the target behind it at the other end so I guess I dunno hmmm.
TheRealEmskiHelp 2 years ago
the tip IS too big and it does seem like you should put a new one on, but from what I can see you're using billiard balls on a snooker table, but regardless, if you're using a pool cue and pool balls you should be able to do the screw shot. The things I mentioned in my previous posts seem to be the reason why you can't pull off a screw shot. you need to pause the feathering after the last backswing, and push the cue through the cueball instead of jabbing it.
lkomarci 2 years ago
The table came with a set of snooker balls and a set of 8ball balls.
TheRealEmskiHelp 2 years ago
Mhm, its difficult to say if there is a problem with your cloth, tip or cue just by watching your video.
Obviously your striking technique is not the best, but this could be because of filming and playing at the same time.
My advice: Go to your local club and ask a good player to look at your table, he can tell you for sure wheres the problem!
oze147 2 years ago