Hello, thank you for all your videos which help me a lot. And I play about 10 hours a week in my high school in Evreux in France

I think if you use this stuff with a ball cleaning machine, the results will be much more spectacular. I'm basing this comment on my own experiences with my own equipment - the difference between dirty or freshly cleaned pool balls is vast. Happy to send you a video..

I used to clean the cue ball a couple of decades ago but this is the first time I've seen anyone else talk about it. Professional tables have clean balls anyway so it won't make much difference but in some clubs, the cue ball can be quite greasy. People eat crisps and nuts etc and then handle the cue ball, ( and if they play like me it's in the pocket every few shots and being handled a lot!) and keeping it clean with alcohol wipes or similar makes a significant improvement when screwing back, well worth it. I never bother cleaning the colours though.

I find these type of cleaners roll even further if polished then left for a few hours. I hit the white ball down the spots with my cue straight after cleaning, yet if I clean the balls and leave them a few hours, the white will travel about half a table more leading me to think that the polish needs to dry completely to get the best out of cleaning them.

Any plans to do a 'best shots from the Northern Ireland Open' video? - always enjoy those!

Fantastic content , watching your channel has helped me make the commitment to become a better player , cheers , Robin , Delhi , India !

Quick shortcut for cleaning the balls. If you put the triangle on a towel and place half of the balls in it, you can spray those balls and rub then over with another towel. The triangle will stop them escaping during the cleaning process. It's very quick, and you can repeat the process with a dry towel if you want to make sure they're extra dry. I'll make a short video at some point to demo it, and send you the link.

I made a ball cleaner with two buckets and an electric car polisher ,very small spray of silicon free pledge and the balls are like new and behave perfectly .its also a good idea to have 3 or 4 cue balls and rotate them every few days ,your set will last longer as the cue ball takes all the punishment.

Would love to see you make a DIY ball cleaner.

@oneplus5562

Жыл бұрын

Easy to make.. we already have one where we play and it's quite inexpensive 😀

Its a great idea for clubs and pools halls...sweaty types and eating chips,burgers and crisps? No anyone? Thats sound of a clean contact is magic,dab topic Quint 👍🎱

Always enjoy your videos. Brad from St Adolphe Canada

Keep up your good videos, you are very easy to listen to and understand.and learn from.

Mark Williams would be proud to watch this !!!!! Greetings from Doha,Qatar !

You are a legend, thanks for researching this for everyone, I will definitely try it.👌

im from india banglore been playing for 4 months and your videos are a big help I've been getting better keep the videos coming

@comat7599

Жыл бұрын

@@user-if1de8pt2j yeah plenty but be prepared to pay a good fee

I thought we all knew that clean balls play better than dirty balls, the real question is how well does it clean balls compared to other alternatives. Does it clean them better or faster or with less work than the $5 cleaner or the $20 cleaner or just a damp cloth? I'm assuming you probably cleaned your balls with something else before you got this, I certainly clean my balls fairly regularly, was there any difference between what you used then and this new cleaner? Or do you just buy new balls when your balls get so covered in chalk and finger oil you can't tell what color they are?

I'm very glad I found your channel.

I use Aramith ball cleaner and restorer. I find after a relatively short time it’s very difficult to get really any action on the ball, especially seeing any effect of side off distant cushions. Once polished up everything works “like on the telly”. I guess this says a lot about my lack of skill though.

Thanks for that, Mark Williams cleans up again!

We use the Regal Ball cleaner/washer - it works fantastically, and it really really makes a BIG difference. But very funny how even after a few frames the balls are back to normal

@hughgrant894

6 ай бұрын

Hi Simon. What cleaning/polishing product do you use with the Regal cleaner/washer? I've heard that you shouldn't use the aramith cleaner as it clogs up the wool?

I thought about getting it, since our balls got really cloudy lately. Greetings from Stralsund Germany, Robert 🤘

Interesting test - you could make the test more rigorous by having a friend clean two sets of balls and NOT tell you which one was cleaned and then do your tests and try to figure out which set was spared. This would be a single-blind test. Your friend will break the balls into colors and 3 groups of five. This gives you 8 groups: 4 cleaned with the MW cleaner and 4 without. Play your shots and then note what you think - and after you are done, "uncode" and see if the difference was predictable.

That spray logo looks really good ngl. Greetings from Monterrey, México.

I used to use furniture polish and that made a huge difference to the amount of spin I could get on the ball.. maybe that’s all this stuff is 🤷‍♂️

I think the proper tests to be making is not between uncleaned balls, but between balls cleaned with the expensive solution versus balls that were just wiped with a damp cloth or cleaned with a mild solution of dish soap.

You can get silicon spray much cheaper at a hardware store. Keep in mind that it reduces friction off the rails also, so the effect of side-spin is reduced and the Cue Ball will slide off the rails more. Eventually it will spread to the cloth and rails and takes about a week to go back to normal.

@colincolenso

Жыл бұрын

If too much is used, it can get onto your tip and lead to more miscues at the margin.

@leonardoceliberto6240

Жыл бұрын

Please don't do that! Silicon is a bad idea for a good snooker playn' and side effects!

Always like your videos... BUT ... keep still on the shot ! :)

I absolutely love the new Desk and a honorable mention to the break room LIFE High tech Media Centre

Man you really have to reach without the masters 😂

@Tommyjamez69

Жыл бұрын

@Break from life

Have you seen any of his cues on his website? I’m looking at the getting the players cue and would like to know what others think. Could you take a look at it and see if you think it’s any good?

Good day from Bhutan ❤❤❤

I was like which Mark Williams Snooker Ball Clearance will this be...

@Break from life can you do a comparison video between the Aramith Ball Cleaner and The Mark Williams Ball Cleaner please? Thank you 😊.

Also note, silicon spray can be used on your shaft to make it more slippery (smooth), which helps in humid conditions or if you have sweaty hands.

@Mick-Dempsey

Жыл бұрын

Shaft

@ginpotion2412

Жыл бұрын

Shaft

@joshplummer1945

Жыл бұрын

Shaft

@jama211

Жыл бұрын

Interesting!

@lakmeister

Жыл бұрын

Just to clarify....the cue shaft...(front end) not the butt! Peep!

Hi just wondering do you have under table heating ? as this obviously makes a difference

@roberttristram5685

2 ай бұрын

I was gonna say the same thing. Tables on tv are heated and have a very reactive new cloth compared to this table.

Would have thought other cleaning methods would have the same effect. Perhaps cheap alcohol gel. Or just washing up liquid with water plus a thorough rinse and dry.

These tests could've used blind bag test - could be (unintentional) bias from knowing. I am not saying it has to happen but coudl the creator get new kitten as "the audience" ? i am very much cat person and enjoyed the nonsequitor kitty content. Its all little hazy and minimalist, i reckon player's general skills are going to be benefitting more from practice than spray.

What's the difference between using the spray and say window cleaner?

@Breakfromlife

Жыл бұрын

That’s the question really. Maybe just the weird smell which I probably should have mentioned

Here from balochistan😁🇮🇷🇵🇰

You cant compare reaction cueball on clubtables with tv tables with same cueaction

I think a good rest is splitting the pack I found they split better 🤔.

Always thought miscue from poor tip, nvr knew ball has an effect too. No wonder sometimes i miscue terribly on a table even my technique is same

@Breakfromlife

Жыл бұрын

It will be your tip unless you have liquid on the ball for some weird reason like this

This sort of product is like all the rest. Great if you’ve got brand new balls and are using the new chalk, but if you’re using old marked/scratched balls then it’s only good for 2-3 frames before the balls look crap again.

Was just speaking about MWs simplicity of shots he plays regularly.....

Ball cleaner is ball cleaner though innit. It's like trying to market some new brand of window cleaner...it's always gonna be the same old stuff in the bottle. But yes, it's always important to clean your balls regularly, gents.

My guess is it's silicone spray, which professional trick shot players have been using for decades. I've used it. huge increases in screw. e.g. I've pottted a red at pink spot from the D and screwed up and down to where the red was. About 2.5 times further than any screw shot this guy has ever performed.

@OFFICIALLYBENPEARCE

Жыл бұрын

I'll have to see that to believe it ( its not that its impossible I just don't believe you did it )

@colincolenso

Жыл бұрын

@@OFFICIALLYBENPEARCE You can watch my Power Break video if you want. Which was clocked at 26mph with 2 1/4 inch CB. Many told me it was impossible to bounce the CB break side of center over the rail which I did. btw. I grew up playing snooker on a home table, US pool much later on.

@colincolenso

Жыл бұрын

@@OFFICIALLYBENPEARCE btw. My mate, a former Taikwando black belt, 6'2" who has represented Oceania in snooker achieved the same shot that night, done on an outdoor garage table which was notoriously slow.

SOLD!

I don’t really think the ball cleaner is good I suggest however clean up your cloth table spray it and ironed it that way you will have good reaction when you pot the ball when it comes to the screw backs or forwards or sides

I think it's snake oil. I don't think there is any doubt that cleaner balls are better than dirty balls. But the real test is whether cleaning with Mark Williams' homeopathic mixture is better than cleaning with a soft cloth. I would say the difference would be pretty much imperceptible but if Mark wants to send me a free bottle to prove me wrong 😀

@Breakfromlife

Жыл бұрын

It works but might just be Window spray

Silicone spray? 🤭👍🇬🇧

Some snooker clubs are very unsatisfying in terms of care for cues, dusty + dirty tables, scratchy balls. THEY DON'T CARES ABOUT THAT.

Handling the balls with bare hands probably means you're wasting your time spraying them in the first place.

Well seems like the moral of the story is "always keep your balls clean!"

If you use taom chalk none of this happens.

just use car wax to clean is just the same

@Breakfromlife

Жыл бұрын

probably

Some sad act is pretending to be you in the comment section of old videos to scam people, mate.

@thethairishsun

Жыл бұрын

And new videos 🤣

@Breakfromlife

Жыл бұрын

Thanks. Someone warned me about this in an email a second ago. Didn’t realise I was that popular will find out what to do with it but if you see a comment like that again can you flag it or some such as well as letting me know, thanks again

@Breakfromlife

Жыл бұрын

Updated I’ve hidden all the comments and banned the use of the name of the social media platform they were trying to get you to go to from appearing in the comments.

Dude you only the shot because your not Mark Williams.