have been watching the snooker and really craving playing snooker (i used to in the past/not very well i must admit).
unfortunately the snooker club where i live has long gone
just got vp3 this week,and it is most excellent indeed.i love the trainer mode (where it shows all the angles e.t.c).
the problems start when i try and play career mode (on easy).
i cannot for the life of me pot to save my life.i try and imagine the angles that the trainer did,but i am way off the mark usually.as for being snookered (when i try and do any side shots e.t.c raise the cue butt,they are awful tbh).
i know the answer is to practice a lot,but i would like to do the career mode so i can buy some cues e.t.c (i am no way good enough to play online/my internet connection is rubbish also).
apologies for the numpty first post,but i would be very grateful for any advice tips e.t.c as to how to start playing better.
thanks a lot in advance
just got vp3.would welcome some beginner advice tips.
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- Wannabe
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Re: just got vp3.would welcome some beginner advice tips.
First of all, why didn't you go for VP4? That one is just released and VP3 is roughly 10 years old.
About your problem: If I understand it correctly, you have problems with potting balls, right?
If so, you can try to use the ghost-ball in practice mode or the low levels.
That way you can learn where you must aim. If I remember correctly you can switch the ghost-ball on or off using the G-key.
Also you can find some tutorials and movies about pool.
A good movie about aiming to the gost-ball is here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbmNcYH5 ... r_embedded#!
Watch at what is start to explain on the 30th second of that video.
That movie comes from a very good site how to learn pool ( or snooker, which uses the same aiming-technics ).
That site is here:
http://billiards.colostate.edu/pool_tutorial.html
About your problem: If I understand it correctly, you have problems with potting balls, right?
If so, you can try to use the ghost-ball in practice mode or the low levels.
That way you can learn where you must aim. If I remember correctly you can switch the ghost-ball on or off using the G-key.
Also you can find some tutorials and movies about pool.
A good movie about aiming to the gost-ball is here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbmNcYH5 ... r_embedded#!
Watch at what is start to explain on the 30th second of that video.
That movie comes from a very good site how to learn pool ( or snooker, which uses the same aiming-technics ).
That site is here:
http://billiards.colostate.edu/pool_tutorial.html
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- Wannabe
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Re: just got vp3.would welcome some beginner advice tips.
thanks for the reply hanterp.
i will buy vp4 sometime,it just seemed better for me to get the third one first (as my pc is quite old).
will give what you said a try (and watch those linked videos also).
thanks a lot
i will buy vp4 sometime,it just seemed better for me to get the third one first (as my pc is quite old).
will give what you said a try (and watch those linked videos also).
thanks a lot