Shuri Castle Rises Again: Okinawa’s Symbol of Cultural Resilience Prepares to Reopen Later This Month Seven years after a devastating fire, one of Japan’s most treasured historic landmarks is preparing to welcome visitors back to its magnificent main hall. But the story of Shuri Castle is about much more than bricks, timber and architecture. It […]

Lessons from the League: The Memory Bank — Why Patterns Matter in Snooker… There’s more to snooker than potting balls. Every time you play a shot in snooker, you have an opportunity to learn something. Whether it’s a long pot, a delicate safety, an attempted snooker or an escape from a difficult position, the experience […]

Lessons from the League: When Your A Game Deserts You, Trust Your B Game… By Chris Gaynor | SnookerZone.co.uk Stay Patient. Stay Focused. Stay Present. Trust the Basics. There are evenings in snooker when everything seems to click. The balls disappear into the pockets, the cue ball behaves itself, and making breaks feels almost effortless. […]

In anything, there is a process that you go through to learn – the outcome isn’t always automatic, but every process has an outcome where somebody has learned something, and taken something (knowledge) to use and refine… Here is a basic chart with the processes – different skills, but the same journey. Get the basics, […]

Pride of Performance: Why Good or Bad Nights Don’t Define Your Snooker…Nor the Scoreboard… Lessons from the League — Why trusting your fundamentals, accepting fluctuations in form and enjoying the game can be more valuable than obsessing over results. There is a temptation in snooker, particularly at amateur level, to judge everything by the scoreboard. […]

This was an extremely thin cut on the Brown which required a lot of left hand side. In a league match or tournament, this isn’t necessarily a shot I would go for as it’s very risky, but in a paractice training frame with players, it is useful to find out the capabilities of what balls […]