snooker tips# aiming & sighting.wmv

this video is for everyone who has sent me personal messages asking for help due to struggling with their aiming/sighting ,or line of aim.

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• snooker
• tips#
• aiming
• sighting

[sibeisiao]

Dear Kevy, before getting down on the line of shot, do you shift your dominant eye on the line of shot?

And with your method of putting the right foot on the line of aim and left foot parallel on the line of shot, I found that it is almost impossible to cue a very close and fine cut shot. I mean, I will end up in a very awkward position (with my right foot slanting and body weight on my left foot and butt sticking very far out). How do you do that or correct that?

[kevy62]

@sibeisiao checkout "my lower stance video" & with regard to the eye question. make sure you are always on the line with your back foot, then you will naturally sight up with your dominant eye (but always start off straight) without needing to twist too much, (this should be comfortable) Always use the exact pre-shot routine (nose down the line,back leg straight) this will develop your stance & sighting without the need to think about it, so you can concentrate on the shot. PM me. K

[hafiz1988]

hello kevy6, i just want to ask some question, i hope you can help me.

1. how to confirm that i have aiming in the correct place when go down to the shot, i always miss the shot when i can't see the pocket,

2. how to marking the shot properly . how can i deliver the cue straight when i can't see where the cue should go.

[kevy62]

@hafiz1988 Hi there, you have to practice where to actually aim (the position of the shot is blind) because practicing a black should be in the same marked position on every table , therefore, pure memory will enable you to reccognise the angle into the blind pocket. (this could take weeks,months or years) Also sight the shot from above & use back of the ball aiming to verify the correct angle to put the cue through on that straight line only , even if below it.. cheers,Kevin.

[iMaCCaaaa]

Hi there, why do good players tap their finger before taking the shot?

[kevy62]

@iMaCCaaaa Hi there, strange one this? most players (myself included) will at some stage of the cueing get a finger wag. I was always told that it's just tension from within the hand getting released. There is a train of thought which says, it's somthing to do with being so relaxed during the stroke you are unaware of this even happening.

Cool question, because I don't actually know what the correct answer is, but think it's because I'm really relaxed. ;-) Cheers,Kevin.

[kevy62]

@esmond551 Hi there, there could be many reasons , including cueing across the cueball, or simply not hitting where you are aiming, either due to poor technique, or poor sighting of the object ball. thanks for the question. cheers,Kevin.

[esmond551]

hi there:) i realise that for balls with a wider potting angle, i will try to locate the point behind the object ball in line with the pocket but will i aim to hit the cueball at that point, i dont seem to be able to do so. do you know why is that so?:)

[kevy62]

@hotsmusic1 this is very technical so read carefully, when playing right side on the cueball with the napp, the cueball will push out to the left before coming back on-line (this is the throw) then will continue on it's path without striking another ball it will gently turn to the right of your line of aim until it stops. If you played the same stroke against the napp, the opposite will happen.. right side will actually end up turning left. This is amplified when playing off an object-ball. K

[kevy62]

@hotsmusic1 question 2, No side does NOT only react off of cushions.. it can also be used to change or alter the behaviour of the cueball, both before contact with an object-ball, & after contact, without the need to use a cushion. This is partly because, Snooker tables have a napp on the cloth which runs from baulk towards the balck. read next answer....