Do pros always practice with each other?

[manager steve]

I'm having a game with Martin Gould tomorrow at his club in North Harrow. I have always tried to play better players as it is without doubt the best way to improve.

Higgins used to pick the balls out for Hendry, Maguire picked the balls out for Higgins...

Ronnie used to pick balls out for Ken, and now Selt and Carter and others have picked them out for Ronnie.

If you can get into the mindset of playing against this quality in practice, then you're more likely to be able to deal with it in match situations.

I'll more than likely be re-spotting a lot of balls tomorrow but I guarantee it will benefit me in the long-run.

MW

lol - 'Carter and others have picked them out for Ronnie....' I can't speak for the 'others' but i know that when Ali was practicing with Ronnie (and it was Ronnie who was badering him for the game) one day Ali beat Ronnie 20 frames to 2 I think it was - think Ronnie had his white gloves on that day for sure!

[ore]

lol - 'Carter and others have picked them out for Ronnie....' I can't speak for the 'others' but i know that when Ali was practicing with Ronnie (and it was Ronnie who was badering him for the game) one day Ali beat Ronnie 20 frames to 2 I think it was - think Ronnie had his white gloves on that day for sure!

That didn't reflect much in Ali's H2H against Ronnie though