Snooker Spin Explained

side spin being imparted on the Cub will force its change of Direction initially moving it to the right around the pink until that is it begins to slow and the effect begins to reverse moving this time to the left around the blue snooker as a game is the quest to control spin as it's spin that can give a player complete control of the ball which in turn can reduce the difficulty of the next shot usually in very simplistic ways but very occasionally the situation calls for something a little bit more extreme not only will I show you how these effects take place but also how to use them the height of the strike on the CU ball is what makes makes the difference between it traveling forwards backwards or stopping in the exact position it struck the object ball a high strike lets the cuq ball Roll Along the table an effect that only continues after impact but this is something that can be exaggerated by striking the cuq ball even higher which causes the cuq ball to spin faster than then it's rolling across the table an effect that only increases the amount of follow through after a full strike with another ball the shot can be played by simply striking significantly above the center making sure the queue follows through after contact allowing for maximum spin to be [Music] generated and near Center strike combined with the right conditions will cause the cuq ball to stop immediately on contact which all depends on exactly how much the cuq ball is spinning at the moment it impacts another ball and if at this speed there is no spin whatsoever and the ball is sliding flawlessly across the table it will come to a complete stop a simple calculation is needed to determine how much spin will be left on contact with another ball as the spin will wear off over time therefore greater distances require a lower and more powerful strike once again the full spin will not be generated unless the que is pushed through the strike at a consistent speed an even lower strike with a constant follow through doesn't just stop the Q ball it makes it spin backwards something that is almost completely impossible if the Q stops on impact as it's this forward momentum that generates the backspin this is an effect that the best players in the world have mastered allowing them to threw the cuq ball back over huge distances obviously striking low is essential to generating this effect but simultaneously a player must avoid the tip of their queue from contacting the table which will cause a miscue and the white to jump but the further the queue is pushed through cleanly without contacting the table the faster the white will spin backwards it's essential that the strike is both crisp and smooth otherwise very little of any spin will be [Music] created when an object ball is struck at an angle the CU ball always moves in the opposite direction as the contact gets thinner towards only half of the object object ball being struck the cuq ball is thrown further away from the object ball whereas thinner again reduces the distance once more but as the shot gets thinner the speed the Cub runs away at always gets faster of course spin is very effective in manipulating this from a narrow angle with the highest possible strike and getting wider as the tip moves further and further down towards the bed of the table it's the cubble spinning backwards in exactly this situation that causes it to Arc as it moves across the table and its spin takes effect the delay is created almost entirely by power if you play a regular spin shot slowly at this steep of an angle it moves backwards nearly perfectly straight however the greater the speed the greater the delay and the struggle the ball faces in gripping the table shots like this are therefore possible by calculating the correct speed needed to generate The Arc in the desired position this Arc can also not be avoided when playing steep angled powerful shots with a lot of backspin meaning a player's judgment is absolutely essential to play these shots accurately just as a delay can prevent the cuq ball from fully gripping the cloth and spinning backwards a similar effect can be produced using Top Spin snooker players often refer to this phenomena as banana shots explaining the bend in the movement of the ball once again this is an effect that's created by the tip of the queue making close contact to the edge of the Q ball again with a fast follow through snooker players can find this difficult however as it can be a challenge to strike high enough at speed the fingers of the bridge need to be brought closer to the palm of the hand raising the knuckles up and allowing a player to strike consistently higher as the queue travels through the ball power angle and of course proximity to the cushion are also big factors in the success of this unusual effect a snooker player must calculate all of these to have any chance of completing a shot like this accurately but it's side spin that has a far greater effect on contact with a cushion before this spin can be imparted a calculation must be made to determine how much the angled surface of the cubble will cause it to deflect away from the tip a blow closer to the edge will increase deflection a lower contact increases the deflection and more power will also increase the amount of deflection however once this has been assessed then the shock can be played accurately until that is the rotation begins to change its dire Direction this is how the cubal can spin around obstacles in its path the line slowly begins to favor the direction of the spin with a faster speed straightening the line paying an accurate shot requires a precise prediction of this path but by far the biggest factor is the thickness of the cloth where it's almost impossible for a player to make a judgment on this until a field for its characteristics has been achieved angling the cube down towards the table can magnify the spin effect from a tiny fractional Direction Change to something far more significant the swerve shock can in the right situation heavily simplify snooker escapes raising the angle of the Q increases this effect but reduces the distance the Q ball is likely to travel meaning one key element is playing this shot with the correct pitch as the right angle of your Q is the first thing you need to get right the second is the right amount of backspin backspin can slow the ball down and allows it to turn more suddenly and violently but it's not the only way the cuq ball moves another way the tablecloth affects play is by the direction of its fibers traveling like a cat's fur smooth towards the black spot end of the table whereas the effect effect we're interested in takes place in the opposite direction towards the bulk end of the table as the ball loses speed but retains a fair amount of side spin at these reduced speeds heading towards the bulk end of the table the fibers of the cloth cause the ball to spin in the opposite direction to its rotation a player needs to be aware of this when intending to play a shot with Sid spin in this direction although occasionally like with this shot a player will also be able to make the cubble move in both directions something that will rarely if ever come up but also at the same time something that is completely possible because of this effect although Sid spin is at its most noticeable on contact with the cushions as it meets the rubber any rotation will change the direction of the ball towards the direction of its spin more spin equals greater Direction Change learning to understand how the spin changes angles is incredibly helpful and sometimes necessary to escape from the the most difficult of Snookers Sid spin can also be used to change the speed of a shot when hitting a cushion at an angle a strike on the same side of the cuq as the cushion is known as a check side shot and will slow the cuq ball down a shot often played to help get position from Blue to Pink using the top cushion in this way both getting closer position and slowing the bounce of the cushion whereas striking the opposite side of the cuq ball to the cushion creates running side an effect that increases the speed of the shot being far more common and helpful in getting further around the table with less effort shots of this nature can then be played at a slowest speed like this one from black to Yellow where the left hand side is helping the cubal accelerate off the cushion and widen the angle slightly in order to help it get closer to the yellow with a lot less effort let's just quickly find Canal plays in Scopia North Macedonia which is there but before you can be confident you're going to pop any shot with s spin you you first need to know that you're lining it up accurately first and these two videos especially designed to show you everything you need to know about getting that right and remember don't just watch play and make the commitment to becoming a better player by 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