Players wearing spectacled

[WALTER-ITALY]

Martin Gould qualification for world champ. can we get us the occasion to talk about Bespectacled players at crucible..i'm like to know who are the others in the past...

[dannyd0g]

Martin Gould qualification for world champ. can we get us the occasion to talk about Bespectacled players at crucible..i'm like to know who are the others in the past...

Dennis Taylor is the obvious one.

[In-off]

Dennis Taylor was the most famous. He started wearing them in the early 80s, although Gould doesn't seem to favour the 'upside down' style.

Others that spring to mind: later in their careers Joe Johnson, Ray Reardon and Doug Mountjoy.

[scottley]

Mick Price, i'm sure you don't need telling he was the man in his seat in 97 when Ronnie did the fastest max.

[dannyd0g]

Mick Price, i'm sure you don't need telling he was the man in his seat in 97 when Ronnie did the fastest max.

Poor guy, thats what he'll always be best known for.

[spike]

How about Cliff Wilson & Steve Newbury.

[Malachi-b]

i used to get coached by Martin Gould around two years ago and always wondered how he played with glasses on.

[DandyA]

i used to get coached by Martin Gould around two years ago and always wondered how he played with glasses on.

I have no inside knowledge but I'd guess Martin wears "reading" glasses - ie he needs glasses for short range vision but his long range vision is fine ...

so he looks through his glasses to see his cue and the white but doesn't need them (ie looks over the top of them) to see the object ball or pocket further away ...

[submarine]

I have no inside knowledge but I'd guess Martin wears "reading" glasses - ie he needs glasses for short range vision but his long range vision is fine ...

so he looks through his glasses to see his cue and the white but doesn't need them (ie looks over the top of them) to see the object ball or pocket further away ...

That's the way it looks to me. Fred Davis is another one for the list.

[millwall32]

How about Cliff Wilson & Steve Newbury.

cliff wilson occured to me too.
also, he was one of the few examples of someone whose game didn't start to deteriorate when he started wearing glasses (him and dennis taylor)

the rest of the players mentioned so far really struggled when they needed bins...

[Son of Cliff]

[QUOTE=millwall32;374212]cliff wilson occured to me too.
also, he was one of the few examples of someone whose game didn't start to deteriorate when he started wearing glasses (him and dennis taylor)

the rest of the players mentioned so far really struggled when they needed bins...

Sorry but Cliffs game was ok in the Club environment, but soon as he got on to the television his lens in his glasses were that thick that it impaired his vision due to the strong lighting used for the cameras, he went to Harley Street in London to see an eye specialist but nothing could be done. So you did not get to see the best of the old man on the Television, but you should have seen him down my local club :snooker: did not miss much with that lighting.

[spike]

[quote=Son of Cliff;374223]

cliff wilson occured to me too.
also, he was one of the few examples of someone whose game didn't start to deteriorate when he started wearing glasses (him and dennis taylor)

the rest of the players mentioned so far really struggled when they needed bins...

Sorry but Cliffs game was ok in the Club environment, but soon as he got on to the television his lens in his glasses were that thick that it impaired his vision due to the strong lighting used for the cameras, he went to Harley Street in London to see an eye specialist but nothing could be done. So you did not get to see the best of the old man on the Television, but you should have seen him down my local club :snooker: did not miss much with that lighting.

I found your Dad hugely entertaining in a documentary called 'green grass of home.' he made some tremendous pots in that Doc from what i can remember when seeing it last.

[The Statman]

Another well-known player who started wearing glasses towards the end of his career was Doug Mountjoy. He first used them on Saturday 26 April 1986, when he entered the morning session of his second-round Crucible match with Steve Davis. He was 11-5 down overnight.

Rather ironically, his new glasses not only failed to have the desired effect, but on the contrary he actually didn't pot a ball! Davis swiftly won the two frames he needed, with breaks of 58, 51 and 53. The frame scores were 115-0, 79-0!