what is your highest break ?

[hunty147]

I am 24 now had to stop playing when i was 18 because i couldnt get a backer had a 139 in a match 141 in practice love it got made redundant from my job roofing and got a job at my local rileys so thinking of starting playing again.

[tbones147]

Hi,

I have had 2 147's and 92 centuries - desperately want 8 more - but hardly play any more. As I work at a snooker club, I would be a rich man if I was given a pound for every time someone said to me "why didn't you turn pro".

And my answer was always

" Look, I have had 2 147's yes, but that is only 2 frames!!. I have had 92 centuries in my lifetime (now 39 years old). A pro would be hitting them in a month". Some people just have not got a clue.

Anyway, need 8 more centuries for 100 - 100's, but have not had any for 2 years ( suppose it helps if you play ). Think the pro circuit is pretty safe from me now

[magicman]

[QUOTE]if I was given a pound for every time someone said to me "why didn't you turn pro"./QUOTE]


Absolutely agree with this one! Most club players really don't fully comprehend just how good the top players are.

When I was younger, I wondered how many centuries I'd had in my life and decided to count how many I had that year. It ended up being 54.

Now I'm 43 years of age, and though I had 3 centuries last week I reckon I don't have any more than 10-15 in a calendar year any more, partly down to my age and partly down to just not putting in the required hours.

I've known amateurs who have had 5 or 6 centuries in as many frames and myself and other amateurs I've known have had 5-6 in a day. The higher the standard progresses, however, the less chance you have to make those kind of breaks.

[CoolBlue]

The higher the standard progresses, however, the less chance you have to make those kind of breaks.

Exactly. If it were all so simple, why do we not see frame after frame of 100's in the WC and other pro tourneys?

On the pro circuit you get less chances per frame, but against your m8's down the club you might get 7 or 8 chances ( even more? ) depending on how the balls lie. Lower quality players can help mess the table up, initially making a large break difficult.

In practice there is zero pressure, if you mess up, who cares? Just rack 'em up and start again. If you miss against your m8's, who cares? He/she might make a 16 and leave you in again...

Any skill level is relative, but it's a LOT harder to play when it actually means something against players who can do to you, what you can do to them ( your inner belief is key here ).

I'm sure someone will correct my train of thought, but that's how I see it going mostly...

:P