| I have recently been watching the world snooker | | | | I am now going to write about the elements of luck |
| championships which are held in Sheffield. I have | | | | which I have been witnessing whilst watching this |
| noticed how luck can play a major part in deciding the | | | | years world championship. |
| results of many of the matches played. This must be | | | | A kick |
| a huge frustration to the players who have spent | | | | I am sure that most snooker players are aware of |
| many hours practicing for the tournament. | | | | what a kick is, in snooker. Basically the ball lifts from |
| I myself have been playing snooker for around twenty | | | | the bed of the table and can cause the shot to go |
| years and have reached a fairly high standard. Even | | | | offline which can easily cause a missed attempted pot, |
| though luck does play a part at the level that I play at, it | | | | the positional side to go astray or the safety shot to |
| certainly does not influence the results as much as it | | | | go wrong. |
| does in the professional game. | | | | |