Snooker is another sport which uses the Hawk-eye system on the tele to help the audience understand the game more. Some examples of hawk-eye in snooekr are:
Players eye view: Hawk-Eye can show exactly what is in a player's line of vision when they are taking on a shot. If a player is playing an escape shot, attempting a long pot, or just looking to see if one ball can squeeze past another. This gives the viewer an indication of just how difficult the shot is to play.
Blue Dot: Players can strike the cue-ball in many places, causing the ball to react in a variety of different ways. Hawk-Eye can illustrate to the viewer exactly where contact with the cue ball should be made in order to produce the desired effect. The viewer is able to appreciate the complexity of the shot and can also take these lessons away to help their own play.
Animated Shots: This shows the audience a line where they want the cue ball to go once they have hit the other ball. This also shows if the player is snookered the options and what cushions he needs to go off. This shows the viewers how tricky the shot and makes them appreciate how good the shot is.
So What do you think?? how has Hawk-eye helped you in snooker?? how much do you beleive hawk-eye has improved your viewing and how has it helped snooker as a sport???
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i had never heard of hawkeye in snooker before u had brought this up so u obviously got some pretty good research (prob off wikipedia lol) and when i see it being used in snooker i will be very interested actually!
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