Has anyone here never played a game of snooker?
I love watching but never played before.
Posted Apr 23, 2017, 8:18 AM UTC
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Yep. I watch a lot of snooker matches on youtube & TV but I don't even know how to hold a cue stick, let alone play snooker
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I recently played my first game, after about a year of watching snooker and subscribing here.
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Very few (and elite) clubs in my country have snooker tables. I first watched the game in 2013 (UK championship) and instantly fell in love with it.
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I've watched the game for about 25 years, but I think I've only played on a full size table a couple of times. Don't think I would be able to cope with the frustration of the game's difficulty anyway!
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Many times - but I'm really not very good.
My best ever break was 21 (R-B-R-B-R-Brown-MISS).
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Still 6 balls in a row! I made my biggest break of 22 last week. R-black-R-black-R-Blue and missed an easy red then :(. Ended with a score of 65 points. Pretty sure Ill never hit that again
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Played snooker 5 or 6 times with my friends after 15 years of watching and playing pool. Ended up scoring more than 147 points each in one frame because of all those falls and misses we made. My highest break is 10 or 11)
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I watched and learned a lot about it before I really got to play it. I played a fair amount of pool before it, and at a point I also acquired (from another table) some more pool balls to play "snooker".. was fun, but obviously not the same thing at all.
Snooker isn't very popular in Denmark; there are two places near me (that means ~40min transport time) that offer snooker tables at, like, £10/hr. Been there a few times by now, it's just a bit expensive to be there all the time, unfortunately.
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I've never seen an actual Snooker table before in my life, however recently found a club nearby so that should change this week!
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First thing you'll think is "bloody hell, its massive!"
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That's what she said
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And the holes are so small?
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and next "Those balls or sooo tiny!" That was my first reaction on my first snooker event as a spectator.
And nope.. Never played snooker. I do play 8-ball pool though (mostly during breaks at work) but I suck at it big time ;)
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I've been playing English Pool all my life, so the size of the balls shouldn't be too unfamiliar. The size of the table though will be a surprise.
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Your correct, I did. How did you guess? :p
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i play for my local club where i live and also travel half an hour into sydney to play for another club. basically the comp is played in teams where you have your own individual game but the important part is the aggregate frames between the whole team which determines whether we win or loose. played in a few small individual comps also.
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We used to have a small table but had nowhere to put it, so only broke it out in the summer when it could be used outside.
Up until I was about 15 I'd go to a local snooker and pool club, but it's been over a decade since I last even touched a cue.
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Used to play a lot, had a 40 break at 13.. my highest is 68. Just started playing again once a week after a long lay off
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I play pool and snooker.
You should try it. You will be able to better appreciate the shots and understand the (mental) challenges the pros are faced with.
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While it's cool to try a sport you've seen on TV, I won't excactly call playing your first casual game of snooker super fun, unless you're already trained in another cue sport. The table is just so huge and the pockets so narrow, and it's so hard to get a decent rally of points going. I would recommend to go hone your basic cue skills at a pool table first, then try snooker.
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Play once a week at the local club - highest break 32, although more often than not 16 or less
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I've never played a legit game. The bar I play it in here has one 10 foot table and you have to use a billiards cue ball.
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Never played snooker. Embarrassed myself on a pool table quite a few times as a young 'un, though.
Would love to give it a go, just don't know how without joining a gentleman's club around here.
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Been playing pool for years. The current world championships inspired a friend and I to start playing last week. Man it's so much different to pool.
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I've played pool for years, but I've never even seen a Snooker table. I do love watching it, but I can't imagine I'd be any good.
Maybe I'll get to play someday.
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I certainly play like it