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  • #811
    Originally Posted by daffie View Post
    Hahaha...I did wonder about that You crazy old bugger

    I switched over to this match now though and am still only at the end of frame 1...so a bit of catching up to do. Taping the remainder of the Murphy - Dott match...
    Good choice, think you'll enjoy it, cheeky pup.

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    The fast and the furious,
    The slow and labourious,
    All of us, glorious parts of the whole!

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    • #812
      Originally Posted by PatBlock View Post
      Good choice, think you'll enjoy it, cheeky pup.

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      Btw which match will you be focusing on later on...the Poomjaeng vs White should be great fun I suppose

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      • #813
        Originally Posted by vmax4steve View Post
        So Hendry splitting the pack from the blue and making many frame clearances from such shots because he happened to get good position most of the time would make him choose to play that shot.
        He didn't "happen" to get good position, he practiced the shot until he found a way of playing it which gave him good position more often than any other. Power is important, the ball you cannon is important, etc. Some players are better at this because they're selecting a better shot, and some are better because they have more cue power, and some have both.

        Originally Posted by vmax4steve View Post
        So why do players like Fu choose to play this more difficult way ? surely with modern table conditions it is easier to split the reds hard, putting more space between them therefore making position easier to gain. Do you think that they have maybe learned over time that splitting the reds hard doesn't work as much for them as they get bad splits more often than not ?
        If what jonnylovessn8ker says is true, then it makes sense that Fu would develop his style of break building. And, once developed you would have to have a good reason to change it. Fu's style is also a safer way to do it, leaving your opponent needing to do more if you do miss so he may believe, on balance, that it's better for him.
        "Do unto others 20% better than you would expect them to do unto you, to correct for subjective error"
        - Linus Pauling

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        • #814
          Originally Posted by daffie View Post


          Btw which match will you be focusing on later on...the Poomjaeng vs White should be great fun I suppose
          Yeah it'll be Poomjaeng v White tonight, don't think Bingham v Baird has much more to offer, but I'll keep one eye on it just in case, y'never know.

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          The fast and the furious,
          The slow and labourious,
          All of us, glorious parts of the whole!

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          • #815
            This is mainly aimed at the BBC commentators (Still hate watching Eurosport due their intensely large and bright logo that burns my plasma screen!) but do you think they sometimes put the blame on a missed pot or loose position on a kick or a bad ping? There are times its obvious and it was the cause but there are other times, even on a replay I can't see a kick or a ping.
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            • #816
              8th break of 1 by Dott... this is starting to get really humiliating.

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              • #817
                Originally Posted by the_unrepentant View Post
                This is mainly aimed at the BBC commentators (Still hate watching Eurosport due their intensely large and bright logo that burns my plasma screen!) but do you think they sometimes put the blame on a missed pot or loose position on a kick or a bad ping? There are times its obvious and it was the cause but there are other times, even on a replay I can't see a kick or a ping.
                The kick comments really do my head in. Trump played a bad shot yesterday and missed a red into the corner pocket by a good 2 inches, obviously cued across the ball but first thing said was that he got a kick...it was obvious there was no kick just a poor delivery. I often wonder if the old boys are really oblivious as to what a kick/heavy contact actually is or if they are just coming out with crap to keep the casual viewer from thinking that even the top pros make mistakes

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                • #818
                  Originally Posted by the_unrepentant View Post
                  This is mainly aimed at the BBC commentators (Still hate watching Eurosport due their intensely large and bright logo that burns my plasma screen!) but do you think they sometimes put the blame on a missed pot or loose position on a kick or a bad ping? There are times its obvious and it was the cause but there are other times, even on a replay I can't see a kick or a ping.
                  I tend to trust their judgement when it comes to kicks, although I believe that a lot of kicks are actually the result of poor cueing, but the 'outrageous' cushion bounces I take with a pinch of salt.

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                  • #819
                    Originally Posted by CueInAction View Post
                    The kick comments really do my head in. Trump played a bad shot yesterday and missed a red into the corner pocket by a good 2 inches, obviously cued across the ball but first thing said was that he got a kick...it was obvious there was no kick just a poor delivery. I often wonder if the old boys are really oblivious as to what a kick/heavy contact actually is or if they are just coming out with crap to keep the casual viewer from thinking that even the top pros make mistakes
                    Totally right. There was one yesterday (I think it was Steven's) and he missed a green. The commentators were quick to say "its straightened up and the white jumped" but on the replay, there was no such thing and as he had already said it, he stuck to his comments despite the replay showing it was just a bad shot. Kicks are a burden to any snooker player but its frustrating that they seem to blame them too often.
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                    • #820
                      6-2 it is for Murphy. Dott's performance was one of the most embarassing I've ever seen... The list of Dott's breaks says it all : 77, 48, 11, 11, 9, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1.

                      I'll support him in the second session, but I'm sure this is almost over already.

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                      • #821
                        What an incredible shot by Milkins. Good to see....
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                        • #822
                          Originally Posted by the_unrepentant View Post
                          What an incredible shot by Milkins. Good to see....
                          Absolute belter wasn't it. He's pulled off some cracking individual pots throughout this match, certainly got Robertson rattled atm...

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                          The fast and the furious,
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                          All of us, glorious parts of the whole!

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                          • #823
                            Originally Posted by Valiullin View Post
                            but I'm sure this is almost over already.
                            Hardly. Okay, he has had a poor session by his standard, but Dott is more than capable of turning this match around..
                            "Statistics won't tell you much about me. I play for love, not records."

                            ALEX HIGGINS

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                            • #824
                              Originally Posted by spike View Post
                              Hardly. Okay, he has had a poor session by his standard, but Dott is more than capable of turning this match around..
                              Oh I don't expect a player of Murphy's quality to let it happen ever. In any individual sport, when you're down and play so badly, the only hope you can cling to is that your opponent feels overconfident and starts playing loose shots. Murphy showed no sign of such weakness. Pressure will probably help Dott in the second session, but I can't see him turning the whole thing around.
                              Last edited by Valiullin; 25 April 2013, 03:35 PM.

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                              • #825
                                6-2 after the first session of a best of 25 isn't the end of the world. To be fair if Dott doesn't up his game Murphy will just pull away from him, but if he can manage a 5-3 in the next session that would leave him trailing only 9-7 which isn't huge

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