Last week I travelled to the beautiful Ambrosian Snooker Academy in Milan, Italy to hold another coaching camp for Davide Coltro from the Italian Federation Sport Billiard (F.I.B.I.S.) who are the National Governing Body in Italy. I coached the 25 players on improving their Stance, Address Position and developing a smooth delivery in their Cue…
Last weekend I led the first Republic of Ireland Billiards & Snooker Association (RIBSA) junior snooker development day on the 5th of November in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow. All junior player from all around Ireland were invited to attend the day and receive guidance from myself and my team of RIBSA Coaches…
My 147academy travelled to Italy this week to hold a coaching camp in the Davide Coltro Ambrosian Snooker Academy in the amazing city of Milan. During the camp I worked on developing a solid playing technique in the players Stance, Cue Action, Grip, and Address Position. All the players attended training from 10am – 6pm each…
This week my 147academy again had the pleasure to coach my youngest 147academy player Adam Wynne from Boora, County Offaly in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow. Adam has appeared on the biggest TV show in Ireland and Germany. He also competed in my 147academy National U-12 Irish Championship last year. I was delighted to see his improvment and was so impressed with Adam’s potting…
My 147academy travelled to Salzburg in Austria to hold a two day snooker training camp on behalf of the Austrian Billiards & Snooker Association. I would like to firstly congratulate the Austrian Snooker team on beating Germany and Switzerland last week to win the three Countries Championship in the Billardzentrum in Nürnberg! This camp was…
All the Champions I have ever coached had a good cue action with a smooth rhythm which gave them time to get their eyes up on the spot on the cue ball or object ball. The cue action I recommend for my Academy players is using both a front pause and a natural back pause. …
Developing a good shot approach routine is a vital part of your overall playing technique. I have written “The Approach” to help players improve the fundamentals in developing a good Shot Approach. The most important aspect is to get the cue on the line before moving your body into the shot. This is achieved by…
A good grip is to hold the cue with the thumb and first finger. The other three fingers just support the cue. I have written “The Grip” to help players improve the fundamentals in developing a good grip. The first finger and thumb form ‘The Ring’ and this is 80% of the entire grip. The…
One of the most important basic techniques that need to be mastered is your Bridge Hand if you want to improve your overall game. I have written “The Bridge” to help players improve the fundamentals in developing a good bridge. The formation of a strong bridge hand is a very important part of your overall technique…
The most important aspect of your stance is to be comfortable, balanced and have part of your leading leg on line of the aim. I have written “The Stance” to help players improve the fundamentals in developing a good Stance. This is only a guide as the stance will differ from each individual players height…