Little tiny things that made Hendry great?

[Gilbert Ham]

Gilb Ham

What are eye access cues

[itsnoteasy]

What are eye access cues

I don't know Gilbert, but if I had a guess I would say they may be on a similar line as tells in poker, little eye movements that you can read, and maybe get an idea of what someone is thinking, this is a pure guess though.

[marriott]

After so many titles and money it's difficult to keep the discipline. Imagine you are the best of all time and don't have to prove nothing to anybody, with wife and kids and all the package. It's harder to travel, training several hours a day and keep the hunger.

In 1999, at 29, Hendry was 7-times world champion. Reardon/Davis on 6, Higgins on 1, Ronnie on 0. It would have been fairly safe at this time to assume his records would never be matched. Unless you're Phil Taylor, I think it's impossible to maintain the desire/hunger to practice 8 hours a day and strive to be the best when you're already there, have totally dominated for a decade and no one realistically is close.

15 years later, his 7 world crowns are still unmatched...

[Giggity1984]

What are eye access cues

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[Stupree]

What are eye access cues

Thanks for getting in contact - I have emailed you with a brief explanation.

I don't know Gilbert, but if I had a guess I would say they may be on a similar line as tells in poker, little eye movements that you can read, and maybe get an idea of what someone is thinking, this is a pure guess though.

Yep you are on the right lines

http://30daystonlp.com/wp-content/up...ays-Day-15.pdf

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Yes this helps to explain it

[gem]

In 1999, at 29, Hendry was 7-times world champion. Reardon/Davis on 6, Higgins on 1, Ronnie on 0. It would have been fairly safe at this time to assume his records would never be matched. Unless you're Phil Taylor, I think it's impossible to maintain the desire/hunger to practice 8 hours a day and strive to be the best when you're already there, have totally dominated for a decade and no one realistically is close.

15 years later, his 7 world crowns are still unmatched...

I think this is about right.
If Hendry had needed to reach 9 or 10 titles to surpass the records I think he would have managed it. Once he had reached his goals he would have found it difficult to maintain the focus needed in practice and this allowed his levels to drop slightly after WC #7.

[JohnnieO]

He was game changer - if he hadn't changed the way the game was played then somebody else would have. An era of less safety play and more aggression, taking long shots on to win a frame. The new players were more technically proficient than those up to the era of Steve Davis' domination. Training, coaching, videos of ball movements - they learned the whole game quicker and younger. Add to that Hendry's raw talent, mental and physical temperament, dedication and hunger and you have a player who dominates the old guard and is the best of the new bunch.

Now that everyone plays like, the crowd have caught up. And we have players well into their thirties and heading to their forties who are winning championships. Those players might well hang around for a long time and enjoy Reardon-esque success. Until someone comes a long who has an equal game but takes safety play to the next level.

[Sidd]

Has he ever mentioned that he knew he was doing this? If he wasn't aware it doesn't matter, as it's just a habit he has, if he is aware and does it say to refocus, or to have a little internal chat, then it might mean something, but without that information we will never know.

totally and truly AGREED...

[vmax4steve]

He was left eye dominant but had a square stance and cued close to his right eye.

At his peak he never dropped his elbow on the follow through.

He would sometimes take a quick glance at the pocket during his feathers, maybe to double check the angle, who knows.

His career started after the middle pockets were widened, nap on the cloth was shaved right down and phenolic resin balls were introduced putting the old guard at an immediate disadvantage of having to adjust to the very conditions that suited Hendry's all out attacking game. He therefore had no real rival other than Jimmy White who was a lot younger than Davis and co and adjusted sooner but didn't have Hendry's determination and drive to be the best. Jimmy loved the game but he wasn't in love with winning like Hendry was.

His Powerglide cue was bent, he grew up with it and therefore his cue action grew around it. Whether he played with the bend up, down or to one side is unknown, but he was never the same player after it broke. He started to have coaching as he couldn't get to be as one with other cues and his cue action changed and it became clear that he was thinking about the stroke rather than just doing it. Still a top 16 player but turned into a journeyman rather than the best around and the new guard had arrived who grew up with the new conditions and were simply better than him in the new millenium.

[Ethanat]

Didn't know that Hendry was left eye dominant. If it's true then it's pretty odd isn't it, considering his cue is always at the right of his chin.

[chessking]

His Powerglide cue was bent, he grew up with it and therefore his cue action grew around it. Whether he played with the bend up, down or to one side is unknown, but he was never the same player after it broke.

He played that proficient with a bent cue?

Sort of like Jimmy Hendricks with an upside down tuned left hand guitar.

[Ramon]

He played that proficient with a bent cue?

Sort of like Jimmy Hendricks with an upside down tuned left hand guitar.

Hahaha, you could say that, yeah. !!!! But, yes, the cue was bent. He had lost him once. He had promised a reward for Who that could find him and bring him back. (I heard this, I do,nt know if that's true??)

[vmax4steve]

He played that proficient with a bent cue?

Sort of like Jimmy Hendricks with an upside down tuned left hand guitar.

It doesn't matter that a cue is bent or straight as long as you play well with it. John Spencer's original cue was bent but won two world titles with it and a third with a new two piece, Ken Doherty's cue is bent yet won a world title with it and Hendry won seven world titles with a bent cue.

It all depends what you learned to use and how you held it. Anyone can play with a bent cue as long as the cue is held bend up or down and if you learned to play to a great standard with a bent cue holding it with the bend to one side then your cue action would be based around that cue and that cue only.

Hendrix played a right hand Stratocaster but strung the correct way of bass E string on the top but he learned to play guitar right handed as well becuase his father was religious and believed that the left hand was the hand of the devil and used to beat him if he caught him practising left handed.
Jimi could simply turn the guitar upside down and play it right handed with the strings strung for left handed as soon as his father entered his room to escape another beating. He could also play right handed with the guitar strung for a right hander and turn that upside down to play it left handed with the strings then being upside down, like Albert King did, obviously not as well but knew where the notes were.



Note the bass strings on the bottom instead of the top, many left handed guitar players did this as left handed guitars were rare and more expensive.