How do you swerve a snooker ball

Practice following through on every pool stroke, the results will amaze you. Following through is pushing the tip of the pool cue all the way through the cue ball and beyond. The softer the stroke, the more spin will be imparted. More forceful strokes result in less spin, often referred to as killing the spin.

If the cue ball is the snooker ball being swerved, it may be called a masse shot which is illegal. Snooker pockets are very small, trying to spin an object ball into a corner pocket is very difficult on a snooker table.

With the cue-ball in the centre the swerve is a very difficult proposition, and one that most experienced players would probably avoid. The swerve is much easier from the other two positions and you should practice these until you are able to play them confidently. Stroke B from the corner pocket, although a full-ball snooker is a little easier than the one across the centre of the table because it's over a slightly longer distance.

But it does require some thought. Play around the left-hand side of the pink and you will probably hit the red even if you strike the cushion first, but you'll have little chance of potting it.

If you play around the right-hand side of the pink there is less margin of error, but you stand a very good chance of potting the red if you play it correctly. JavaScript seems to be disabled in your browser. You must have JavaScript enabled in your browser to utilize the functionality of this website. Do you want to perform magic on the pool table?

Here's your chance to master a "trick shot" that's actually useful. One of the primary pieces of pool advice is to keep your cue level while shooting. If you elevate your cue and hit off-center, your cue ball will curve a little and you'll miss your shot. By elevating the cue and hitting down on the side of the cue ball, the cue ball starts out headed one direction with a downward spin that's fighting to take it in the opposite direction.

In your example, a slicker cloth might be of some help since you want the 1-ball to execute a more open curve in order to clear the 2-ball. However, an OB will not curve to any significant extent without being struck by an airborne cueball. In principle, you can get the OB to curve just be using draw or follow at any non-zero cut angle. OB swerve is not a significant-enough effect to be of any practical use. The effect is larger in clingy conditions, but still not significant enough to be useful or even noticeable.

The best chance to seemingly make an OB curve around an obstacle is by jumping the CB into the OB, creating OB hop over the obstacle ball, or by relying on table roll-off, a lopsided non-round OB , or well-placed dirt or irregularities on the cloth.

The rail groove can also influence an OB close to the cushion. Dave keeps this site commercial free, with no ads.