2022 Welsh Open

[DeanH]

Control of the bladder goes out the window as well My motorbike rides are now dependant on how many public toilets there are on the route, and they're dissapearing fast

I believe there is an app for that (of course there is )

[Starsky]

Not sure if this has been said already, but as you get older things change, some you can control/change (weight, etc.) but some you can not, such as eyesight and that is paramount for snooker players.

The main reason I think players miss shots as they get older which they never used to is just lack of concentration and focus . This is an area that I really believe declines as you get older.
Eyesight can be corrected with surgery etc so I don’t think that’s so much of an issue and won’t be the reason why players either suddenly miss a ball or start to lose matches.

[DeanH]

The main reason I think players miss shots as they get older which they never used to is just lack of concentration and focus . This is an area that I really believe declines as you get older.
Eyesight can be corrected with surgery etc so I don’t think that’s so much of an issue and won’t be the reason why players either suddenly miss a ball or start to lose matches.

Yep understood about concentration/focus, I definitely in that camp

Eyesight - of course there is surgical options but I was meaning the gradual deterioration of eyesight (and hence lens' prescription) that is enough to affect playing but not enough to justify - or even allowed by the providers - the expense of surgery/laser.

My brother had major laser treatment on both his eyes due to extreme short-sightedness; for the first time in 40+ years he does not need glasses and he loves it
Me, my prescription is nothing compared to his, my prescription has change by about a dioptre and it really affects my game

[Starsky]

Yep understood about concentration/focus, I definitely in that camp

Eyesight - of course there is surgical options but I was meaning the gradual deterioration of eyesight (and hence lens' prescription) that is enough to affect playing but not enough to justify - or even allowed by the providers - the expense of surgery/laser.

My brother had major laser treatment on both his eyes due to extreme short-sightedness; for the first time in 40+ years he does not need glasses and he loves it
Me, my prescription is nothing compared to his, my prescription has change by about a dioptre and it really affects my game

Do you wear snooker specific glasses Dean ?.

I noticed that I was missing thin cuts back to safety when I came back to the game which I’ve remedied by wearing snooker glasses.
I can honestly say that I don’t believe I miss shots now due to my eyesight . If that was the case just like then I would missing particular shots more than others especially the longer balls.
I’m good at missing all sort of balls these days

Of course if a pro’s eyesight has gone downhill with age and he hasn’t had it corrected his game will also suffer and he will miss balls he might not have done so much previously . As this tends to happen in your 40’s I think it’s not this aspect though alone that is causing them to miss balls but other factors as well that I’ve already mentioned .

[DeanH]

Do you wear snooker specific glasses Dean ?.

I noticed that I was missing thin cuts back to safety when I came back to the game which I’ve remedied by wearing snooker glasses.
I can honestly say that I don’t believe I miss shots now due to my eyesight . If that was the case just like then I would missing particular shots more than others especially the longer balls.
I’m good at missing all sort of balls these days

Of course if a pro’s eyesight has gone downhill with age and he hasn’t had it corrected his game will also suffer and he will miss balls he might not have done so much previously . As this tends to happen in your 40’s I think it’s not this aspect though alone that is causing them to miss balls but other factors as well that I’ve already mentioned .

No I don't, I wear glass (varifocal) all the time but have not had a sight test since before lockdown and did not get new glasses with the new prescription then, so I am sure my current glasses are not correct
Planning to book and get new set before the end of this month.

I think I have more issues with my game than that "snooker glasses" would fix

[The Boss]

Really enjoyed Joe Perry's win yesterday. Well done L'uomo di Sicilia

[MrRottweiler]

Missed the tournament apart from the last few frames of the final and nice to see Joe win and how delighted his parents were with his dad punching the air. Nice for Judd to comment that Joe is one of the nicest players on the tour and there's probably a lot of other players that also think of Joe like that. Good luck to him for the world championship.