Weeks best break

[magicman]

I've been playing for nearly 30 years but had my max nearly ten years ago now. I have played for England (I was very lucky to get in the team in all honesty) and played in the same side as Mark Joyce (currently ranked 57 in the World). The reason I'm not playing on the MT is that I am woefully short of the standard required!

[paulthorne147]

83 followed by 89 in the next frame (missing the yellow for 116 clearance ) on monday.

[RGCirencester]

After one of the most shocking days snooker for a while (really don't play enough) I managed a mere 16... red black red pink red
Chalk it up to a really bad day, I was sighting everything wrong, timing was frankly pants. Cueing wasn't too bad managed quite a few good long pots, but as soon as I was around the balls I'd totally fluff one aiming it to some imaginary pocket away from the real one

There we go, that proves this threads not just for century break makers

[jrc750]

Were you using all your mini-butts at once

[RGCirencester]

Only had the one mini butt then. Need to go to snook again so I can try it out!

[lfostersbrother]

had an 40 yesterday, my friend broke the balls up and i was in prime position - 5 red 5 blacks and finished just on 3 quarter ball above the black had to force it off the bottom cushion and missed, but ended perfect on the red - then my mate got a 56 the b@stard lol - all in all though pretty good cueing, still room for plenty improvement!!!

i sometimes feel more confident playing for example a mid range red than i do when i'm in the balls, i mean my highest break in the league is 79, but sometimes i miss that many easy shots i deserve to get shot myself...its like half my focus is gone!!! and the last few sessions have been poor......won 2 out of the last six league games!!! help!!!

[vmax4steve]

Had a 76 and an 81 today in practice, knocked in the yellow when potting a red to end the 76 and went in off kissing the blue after potting a red to end the 81. What could have been, story of my life.

[Tom Read]

Got a 43 the other day, my highest since my 56 a few weeks back. I was on 35, got a red in the corner and left a stupid angle on the black. Got that in to get to 43 but had to force it in, ended up out of position. Tried cutting the red into the left middle but it just clipped the near jaw... had the perfect weight and finished on the black again too.

I hate it when you get out of position on such a simple shot, as you know that reds are open and that you can see another 20+ points in advance! Oh well

[inevermissblue]

I've 'ummed and ahhed' about posting this as it might come across as a little egocentic but I had 141 and 140 in consecutive frames. It's the best I've played in about five years so I thought what the hell...crow away!

I salute you sir! This story reminds me of something i once did in my "then" local snooker club. I was playing one of my fellow players on what seemed to be the elusive "table #2". Elusive because it was the only table in a room of 11 which i had'nt made a century on. Then on this particular night i made an exact 100, resisting the chance to develop a further red for a clearance. Following that frame i then made my highest break against an opponent it was a 136 total clearance. I was on cloud nine, just as he declared that he would'nt be playing me anymore! Ive only ever made back2back centuries just the once, but ive made 2 in a session twice before.:snooker: :snooker: :snooker:

[magicman]

Cheers mate! Feels great when you play that well doesn't it? It almost feels like its irrelevant whether you're good position or not the balls are going in regardless!

[trojan147]

Made 105 yesterday potted the last red for 106 and tried to disturb the black which was on the back cushion and I knocked it in the corner pocket

Ive just started back playing after knocking it on the head for nearly 2 years....im not practising alot, just playing once a week and have done for the last month just to ease back into it because I totally lost interest, at the moment im really enjoying just having my few frames a week, couldnt believe I made a ton though, I was on 60 odd and sort of knew I was going to have one, I was walking round the table sort of chuckling to myself as my dad looked on willing me to make it, I was playing awful before that frame as well... its mad sometimes how something just clicks and you start flying.

Fair one magicman for posting you've had back to backs its not easy, ive done it quite a few times (not being bigheaded in anyway) but it goes to show how good the pros are because I find after you've made a century the next frame its hard to get back down to a level head because your still buzzing from making it the last frame then to make it all again is great.

I was in a club practising with my mate a few years back and Dominic Dale was on the next table and he had back to back max's and then made a 145 the next frame lol... silly good.

[lennon11]

on the maximum front,closest i got was 113 rolled the last red in the corner leaving the white near to the centre pocket,could of rolled the blue in(all colours on spots,and my highest break is 119) for a 145,but you just dont do you....?!,the very next frame got 96 all red/blacks.. then blew it,

[jrc750]

on the maximum front,closest i got was 113 rolled the last red in the corner leaving the white near to the centre pocket,could of rolled the blue in(all colours on spots,and my highest break is 119) for a 145,but you just dont do you....?!,the very next frame got 96 all red/blacks.. then blew it,

So how far off potting the black were you ? (presumably pretty close as you are a good player)

[lennon11]

yeah not too far away,was the yellow side of the table,a fine cut but still tried a screw/side shot to swing it off bottom/side to be on yellow.ended up hitting the black too thick,might have been a bit ambitious on the position...!!

[Theguywithaplan]

yesterday had 26,27,34,36,42,50,58 in five frames. missed a pretty easy last red on 58 with all colours on spots.