See the Shot, HAVE A BETTER CHANCE to Pot the Ball: Why Snooker Glasses Could Improve Your Game…
Many players spend hours working on cue action, stance, and break building—but often overlook one simple factor: vision.
Standard everyday glasses are designed for general life. They’re not designed for the unique stance and head position needed in snooker.
When you’re down on the shot, many players find themselves looking over the top of normal glasses frames, tilting their head awkwardly, or losing clear sight of the cue ball and object ball. Even a slight adjustment in head position can affect alignment, cue delivery, and ultimately, confidence.
As you get older, the chances that you will need snooker glasses increases. I was recommended Snookerspex and the quality is outstanding.
Chris Cheshire sent me some frames for review and every item is very good quality and well fitted.
Do I wear snooker glasses? Actually, at the moment, I am not wearing snooker glasses. Why? A) Because I am finding that I don’t need to use them – as I am finding that I am seeing quite OK without them for snooker.
Some players do actually play better without using any glasses – even if their vision may improve from it. Yes, I wear normal glasses in everyday life, but, at the table, I don’t find I can get on very well when down on the shot.
One of the reasons, is because I went to a professional eye specialist in Wimbledon who told me that my eyes are slightly smaller than average, and so when I am down on the shot, I am seeing a different vision. I find snooker glasses on the whole obscure my path when I am looking down. It sounds odd, but I find they droop and I am having to constantly prop up the frames – and so a while ago, I took a conscious decision to not wear them for the time being.
That’s not to say though that I won’t wear them in future, but, for the time being – I am doing quite well without them – until it gets a real issue on the table, I will just use my good old eyes for now. And considering the kind of balls I have potted – I see no issue in that.
Again, this is just my personal experience – and every player has a different experience of snooker glasses. As I say, this is a unique case for me – as well as my shoulder – which is not fully rotational.
Snooker glasses are designed with larger and higher-set lenses, allowing players to stay low on the shot while maintaining a clear line of vision. This helps encourage a more natural stance, better cueing, and improved consistency.
They won’t magically turn anyone into a snooker sensation overnight, but they could improve another variable from your game – if TRUELY needed.
Good vision leads to better judgement. Better judgement leads to better shot selection. Better shot selection leads to more frames won.
Sometimes improvement isn’t about changing your technique—it’s about simply seeing the table properly.
If your eyes are fighting your game, it might be time to let your glasses work with you, not against you.
At the moment, mine aren’t and so for the time being, I am keeping the specs off.
I was also told I couldn’t wear contacts, because of the shape of my eyes – again, a professional eye specialist gave me an in depth analysis of my eyes, and said that if I had to wear contacts, they would need to be bespoke for the shape of my eyes.
I have tried SnookerSpex and the glasses were really good – as I say – well made, and, the service from Cheshire was top notch.
But to reiterate, for the time being in my situation, I am removing the specs for now – until I desperately need them for playing snooker.
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