Copyright ©
Copyright is a contentious subject, and especially in snooker. Mr Joe Davis reinvented the game in the 19-20/30s and became the games first snooker coach. Joes book “Improve your snooker” in 19-36 did not mention the word “copyright” either in the forward or as a reminder or warning to readers, nor was the word used in Joes text describing The Joe Davis coaching method.
Snooker The Fine Art is the only alternative method written since 19-36 but unlike Joes books; the Fine Art is copyright.
Any person(s) adopting “Snooker The Fine Art Method” to coach and teach
others must first obtain written permission from the copyright owner.
The snooker establishment does not have problems on copyright as every one that has read a Joe Davis book, can if they wish become a snooker coach. Joe Davis no doubt was very proud that the whole world was going to copy and play snooker the Joe Davis way.
For reasons as yet unknown the game was not named or called the Joe Davis method, though no one refuted Joes claim to fame as snookers first coach. Many champions openly praised Joes books on coaching for there successes.
The Joe Davis method indirectly created many multi-million pound industries, chalk, tables, and balls etc, a million jobs worldwide. Joe though a non smoker helped to sell billions of cigarettes and created many millionaire snooker players by sponsorship of tobacco on TV.
The cultural and commercial values of snooker have changed since Joe’s day, the advent of colour TV plus the WWW. Snooker web sites have sprung up and suddenly every one is a snooker coach. Players that a few months ago coached on TV with the demonstration shot “watch me and I’ll show it again method” suddenly have become articulate and found words to describe shots.
Snooker managed for over sixty years to coach the game with the demonstration shot plus the “Watch me” method and “don’t forget to follow through” “Keep your head still” and “don’t forget to follow through” “Keep practicing” but don’t forget to follow through”.
This method of coaching snooker was not broken until: First. the book: Snooker The Fine Art Method, then the (home made) video of the same name showing one to one coaching in detail (with words) exactly how to play each shot.
The wonderful thing about the PC is it can’t lie or cheat, the PC gives exact details on times and dates. The new found art of articulation on coaching snooker is now dated and does not precede the Fine Art book; stealing the words and thoughts of another person is called plagiarism.
Plagiarism is a burglary of the mind.
Mr Joe Davis showed how to make the balls perform but did not say how to do it; this omission by Joe rendered snooker coaches speechless for sixty years.
Snooker copyright is easily broken amongst snooker pundits; one pundit uses a copyright expression in a general conversation in crowded company and innocent people grasp the expression and do the necessary damage for the devious people.
An example of this is: The expression; “Go through the cue ball” this was never used before it was said in The Fine Art book, or it was stolen BY the Fine Art author, the expression is contrary to snookers favourite slogan “don’t forget to follow through”.
In writing the Fine Art method Mr hey you (author) realised how difficult it is not to infringe the Joe Davis copyright in snooker. The method created by Joe Davis had never been challenged or ever contradicted; therefore the Fine Art method would have to be a positive alternative without semblance or similarity.
Snooker The Fine Art does not in any way infringe on the Joe Davis method. Any apprehension felt by the author on copyright was quickly dispelled when an ex- world champion coach requested permission to use excerpts and articles from the Fine Art book for his own purpose; this of course was refused but the whole book was offered as an alternative; this offer of sharing was rejected unless the Fine Art author released his right of copyright.
A snooker coach that changes from the “watch me and I’ll do it again” method must realise that it is stealing, though only words; where did the words and expressions come from? Is it really stealing? After all, it is only snooker; not an eminent judges precedent in law or exposing the answers to an Agatha Christie “who dune it” plot. Thankfully or hopefully the laws on copyright does not discriminate on social class but the semantics.
Snooker The Fine Art DVD will be on offer to the public on the internet though home made and written by a Mr hey you; the disc will may be quite expensive to purchase.
Snooker has waited a lifetime for a coaching method with parameters and detail that a student can read and understand, before blindly practicing by knocking balls about.
The Fine Art DVD gives “one to one” coaching, and “one to one” teaching; the student can read in detail while watching, or switch over and listen only, while watching.
The DVD gives the usual menus like stop and start, book marks, go to, etc. the video tape that the DVD was made from was an impromptu, home made coaching lesson.
The Fine Art also gives over sixty minutes of amazing entertainment to people that may have no interest in the coaching side of snooker.
1. Seeing the most correct and no nonsense cue action as yet seen in snooker.
2. Witnessing the sheer simplicity in the Fine Art one to one coaching method.
3. Apportioning and detailing the Fine Art’s 90% technique.
4. Seeing the game played successfully with one handed shots.
5. Proving the value of technique by playing a frame of snooker blind folded.
6. Potting balls successfully off the black spot at eight balls per minute.
7. For the first time, seeing and learning the magic of the screw back shot.
8. Learning to understand the mechanics of the balls, particularly the cue ball.
9. Understanding the limitations of shots in snooker by shrewd addressing.
10. Realising balls cannot roll on a level surface; they skid, they spin or do both when struck, but cannot roll until the balls motion is equal only to the length of the balls circumference.
The new awareness to physics in snooker will introduce an entirely different way of addressing and striking the cue ball. Knowing the cue ball will always skid and spin if struck off centre will in time completely eliminate the “machine-gun address” and reduce the many threatening addresses to the cue ball.
“Find that address” will be the new snooker slogan to replace;
“Don’t forget to follow through”.
Pause on the address; then drive the cue tip straight through the cue ball.
Snooker The Fine Art is the only DVD that actually coaches one to one snooker. The method introduces the mechanics of the balls and the awareness of physics in snooker.
Snooker balls don’t roll.
Snooker is over one hundred years old and the Fine Art is the first alternative to the Joe Davis method. The only other alternative to the Joe Davis method is the Joe Davis copycat method. The game of snooker does not have a Jack Jones or a John Smith method, nor does it have detailed instructions on how to play the game, only on how to score points; therefore snooker has survived principally on the copycat method for seventy years.
Joe Davis was a kind of enigma: A kind and very generous person; a wrongly advised person that couldn’t take advice; or was duped by “early day muggers”?
Concerning the pricing of the Fine Art DVD? It may be quite expensive? Mr hey you (author) considers the buyers and future teachers of the Fine Art need protection from coaching bandits. All revenue, excluding expenses will be (for a period) deposited into a legal fund exclusively to deter a glut of self inflicted coaches.
Only players that have purchased a Fine Art DVD can apply to be considered for a coaching
Certificate and named in the WWW Fine Art coaching directory.
There are no restrictions on any person choosing to play snooker the Fine Art way.
Snooker The Fine Art will (in time) begin accepting applications for Fine Art coaches. A percentage of all moneys will go to the Fine Art Legal Fund to protect the player’s vocation or paid hobby. Being a professional player or ex-pro will not automatically qualify a person as a Fine Art coach. Only players that genuinely want to teach snooker the Fine Art method will be considered to teach.
There is a misconception in coaching snooker that only a great player can be a coach or the best coaches are ex-professionals. This concept is positively miss-leading and wrong. The game of snooker is over one hundred years old and has failed to find an expression to describe “how to strike the cue ball correctly” or to explain the relevant detail that makes the cue ball react as it does in advance snooker.
The coaches that charge £30, £50, and £100 plus per hour should publish there method, there are no secretes in snooker. Mr Joe Davis released all his secretes for everybody’s benefit. With the exception of the Fine Art method, no person has written anything new, original or different from the Joe Davis coaching books.
Snooker amnesia is contagious: I’ve always known that but just forgot
The Fine Art is the only alternative method to the Joe Davis books on coaching therefore it is in direct conflict, discord or variance with every snooker coach. There will be no competition from the Fine Art method; merely an offering of choice to snooker and pool players worldwide.
Fine Art snooker is like a recipe: Completely manufactured with great detail.
Adopting titles like: “Fully qualified coach” or “Certified coach” sounds impressive and gives the same importance to pupils as “ex-professional” snooker coach.
A Fine Art coach will be registered as an, “Authorised Fine Art Coach” as only the author or copyright owner can give or bestow such authority.
Natural ability is enjoying three meals a day without biting your tongue off.
The Fine Art method of playing will dominate the 20-16 (snooker) Olympics.
