Using a bad right hand technique can, and will harm your game. After receiving many requests, I've decided to share with you these 3 easy to follow tips, that will make sure you are not wasting your time and frustration (like I did when started playing) on crucial technique mistakes. The movement of your right hand should come mainly from your forearm. Line up your arm with the direction you're about to strike. The angle of your shoulder (between the arm and forearm) should be about 90 degrees.

There are a couple of ways to make a good safety shot. One is to get the cue ball to a point it hasn't got a direct path to your rival target balls. This is called "Snooker," and it will force the player to use the cushion, bounce the white ball or make a "banana spin" shot. Needless to say, this will make it much more difficult for your opponent to make a good shot.

There is a very common mistake I'd like you to pay attention to, which a lot of beginners and even long time players make at this point of the shot procedure. After moving the stick back and forth a few times and making sure its going straight, players often stretch their forearm back, and then strike the ball in one quick movement.

This is done by striking it even further down the center, so it will have a backwards spin when rolling across the table. After we've covered upwards and backwards movement, it's time to talk about right and left. This is done by striking the cue ball a bit right to it's center if you want it to go right.

Common sense will tell you it's harder. This time you are not pushing or pulling the ball like the last shots, you are actually changing it's course. It takes a lot of skill to make this shot, so make sure you master the former ones before practicing this one. It's a simple tip that can save you hours of frustration. In order to any of these shots we've covered to actually work, you must put some blue chalk on your cue's tip.