Until comparatively recent times, if you wanted to study snooker at home and you had no home table, your only option was to buy one of the many instructional books published on the game.

Then came the video revolution, with tapes and then DVDs becoming available. Now of course there is the internet and with a broadband connection high definition tutorial videos can be downloaded and viewed almost instantly.

The HD videos which accompany the written tutorials puts the Snooker Guide into a class of its own. Many other websites (including this one!) use images and animations to illustrate their text, and they usually work well to give a greater understanding of the points made.

But perhaps nothing quite compares with seeing the balls on the table manipulated by a professional player.

Daniel Wells (currently 70th in the world rankings), helped to plan and structure the guide, and also provides the commentary throughout over 50 minutes of video.

These 50+ minutes of HD video are divided into sections complimented with written tutorials that cover almost every aspect of the game. Other sections explain the "Free Ball" and the sometimes controversial "Miss Rule".

Unlike any book, tape, or DVD, this website (like any other) can be updated and added to in the future. So for a comparatively small membership fee you get all the content currently available, plus access to all future updates at no extra cost.

Add to this a guarantee that you can have your money back (within a set time of course) if you feel that your game did not improve after studying the guide, and you have an opportunity to improve your game at no risk. You have to study the material of course, and put the lessons you learn into practice, for if you don't - then nothing you read or see will ever help you improve.

So if you've only recently started playing, or if you've been playing for a while but are finding it difficult to improve, you will find the Snooker Guide well worth the membership fee. Simply pay online, and within minutes you will have access to everything you need to improve your game - from chalking the cue to break building, and from safety and strategy to practice routines.