What makes a great snooker player?

[sunny3909]

I would say 'TEMPERAMENT'- Not to panic either in front or behind.

[howardlax]

Consistence & Persistence.

[Byrom]

Stubbornness/determination, confidence/arrogance, being OCD,

[blahblah01]

Stubbornness/determination, confidence/arrogance, being OCD,

Kerrching.

Not using Dominant Eye to Cue; have good rotation of the cue and use the Rest differently

Then you'll be Numero Uno for another 12 months, without picking up a Cue.

[Terry Davidson]

Just be Mr. B.S. and you will believe you are the best, but who cares if you really are.

[pottr]

Wow, let's drum up a 10 year old post!

[sharkster63]

I think that players who can fall into the zone no matter where they are or who they are playing have a great advantage over the field. OCD players do great in there basements, Great players perform when itss needed. Like a switch. just a tought.

[bolty]

TEMPERAMENT

For me, this is the most important thing to be a "great" snooker player.

You can have all the ability, all the determination and practice imaginable... but if you can't hold your nerve when the pressure is really on - time and time again - then you will never be "great". Something you can't really teach.

[dan_ormerod]

To me when you go down the club the difference between a good club player and a great club player is how they hit the cueball. You can hear it when someone hits the ball well as it makes a nice clicking sound when the cueball hits the red.

At the pro level I agree with bolty in that it is how they hold their nerve when the pressure is on.