snooker pro tips 30, basics of side for beginners part 1

just the basics of running and check side for beginners..........and for those who think they know, but clearly don't

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[formaline2004]

Having said this, let me thank you for this excellent series and I apologise for being pedantic about the terminology. I think there is a lot of very valuable instruction here for interested players and we are indebted to folks like you who share a lifetime of experience and talent.

[neilmaxman]

@formaline2004 thank you for all you're time and efforts going into those comments .........what i really try to do is keep the game and my explinations as simple as possible..... i have learn't over many years now not over complicate terminologies ........thank you for also refering to clip 1.....and take it from me the other clip is 100% wrong

[101tonywhite]

Ok maybe I'm being thick, I understand the side, but how far to the left or right do you move the tip? Great vids by the way.

[MrMikeJkay]

wish had good snooker tables at the snooker hall i am at :( cuz this one on the vid runs soo smooth and fast

[MrPhilsd]

@neilmaxman he put a little too much time and effort me thinks... i would also like to thank you for the videos as i have gone from hitting 30 breaks with a high of 48 to hitting a 70 last week as a result of your top notch tutorials

[ongong3825]

wouldn't the cue ball nt go straight if you aim the side and go off course? than spinning it would be useless if you miss... is it possible to spin the ball and go straight with it?

[jonolollmao]

great videos, im 16 and have been playing on a pool sized table (my house is too small for a full size table). ive only played on full size only about 24 hours in total in my life and last time i played was when i was 12. im playing on wednesday and ill follow your tips from all the videos:)

[formaline2004]

Neil I am actually saying the other clip is 100% right in the way he describes check and running side. He may be wrong in other areas but he IS correctly using the names check side and running side. It is NOT about whether the ball accelerates or not off the cushion. That is not what "check side" and "running side" are about. They describe only the side on the cueball relative to the object ball, always have.

[formaline2004]

If you are going to refer to cushion effects then talk about acceleration/decleration, but if you are going to talk about check and running side then the ONLY consistent way of describing it is in reference to the object ball.

[formaline2004]

Originally these terms were English Billiards terms and referred to the degree of throw of the cue ball off the object ball, not the first cushion effect. Most Snooker players try to cobble these terms into use in Snooker but they are hopelessly ambiguous in reference to the cushions because they constantly change depending on table positions. Side which accelerates off one cushion can decelerate off the opposite cushion, does that make it running or check?