diff --git a/doc/snow.txt b/doc/snow.txt
index c3e16ebc1c2a8c1c7b8b56981b6ae17c5af56515..12377e6db94037739e7dc60f3aae455c7742faa1 100644
--- a/doc/snow.txt
+++ b/doc/snow.txt
@@ -323,6 +323,10 @@ snows 9/7 Integer filter:
 / | \|/ | \|/ | \|/ | \|/
   |  +  |  +  |  +  |  +   +3/2
 
+optimization tips:
+following are exactly identical
+(3a)>>1 == a + (a>>1)
+(a + 4b + 8)>>4 == ((a>>2) + b + 2)>>2
 
 TODO:
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