Worldwide praise for Cuestars Academy
IT HAS been an open secret among Cuestars members for more than 20 years. But now it’s gaining worldwide praise. This really does work.
The Cuestars Academy, formerly known as the Cuestars Coaching Programme, now has more than 250 players using it. In fact, more than 80 joined last month.
Finland, Australia and Afghanistan are just three of the countries represented on the list of members. And the Facebook group has more than 4,000 members.
Videos of nine-year-old William Thomson and Joe O’Connor, aged 95, have proved very popular. These videos often attract over 20,000 views.
App designer John Hunter said: “It’s great that this new platform is showcasing the amazing skills of our Cuestars players.”
Women’s world number four Rebecca Kenna is using it and has recommended her followers check out the hundreds of drills, routines and snooker quizzes.
Top European coach and four-time Lithuanian champion Vilius Schulte is using the Line-Ups challenge to sharpen his play for the WSF event. Vilius and top Welsh amateur Gareth Edwards are the only players so far to achieve 1,000 points on this challenge.
Current World Snooker Tour professional Mark Joyce has signed up for the 100s of routines the app contains. He said it has helped refresh his practice.
And world ranking event winner Michael Holt has said using the Cuestars Snooker Academy is a great way of testing yourself during solo practice.
HALL OF FAME
John has now introduced a Hall of Fame.
New players will become Bronze members if they are yet to make a fifty break in practice, Silver if they have made a fifty but are yet to make a century, Gold if they have made a century and Professional if they are a professional player.
To earn a place in the Hall of Fame, members must achieve set targets:
Line-Ups Challenge (breaks must be filmed).
Bronze members – 500 points total
Silver – 750
Gold/Professional – 1,000
Academy Levels (must be filmed or verified by a qualified coach).
Bronze members who complete all the Bronze Levels.
Silver members who complete all the Silver Levels.
Gold members who complete all the Gold Levels.
Gold/Professional members who complete all the Professional levels.
Sign up for the Cuestars Academy for just £5 a year at www.cuestarsacademy.co.uk.