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Hi all,
I'm reading "Spencer on Snooker" wrote by John Spencer I.S.B.N. 0 304 93898 published in 1973.
In chapter 1 page 2 is wrote:
"By now I was knocking up 50-60 breaks regularly and it was at
this time that I received my first piece of advice. An elderly
gentleman named Jack Westwell, who had apparently been a very
good billiards player, used to sit and watch me play regularly.
One day he called me over and asked me why was it that I could
consistently make 50-60 breaks without getting any higher. He
persuaded me to leave snooker alone and start playing billiards.
When I did, he used to tell me what shot to play. Playing exactly
as he said always meant I had to use side on the cue-ball instead of
forcing it to get position on wide angle shots.
I played billiards for about six weeks and during the last two
weeks I made thirteen century breaks with the highest of 129.
I was really enjoying the game when he said I'd had enough and…"
Which type of billiard did he mean?
I'm reading "Spencer on Snooker" wrote by John Spencer I.S.B.N. 0 304 93898 published in 1973.
In chapter 1 page 2 is wrote:
"By now I was knocking up 50-60 breaks regularly and it was at
this time that I received my first piece of advice. An elderly
gentleman named Jack Westwell, who had apparently been a very
good billiards player, used to sit and watch me play regularly.
One day he called me over and asked me why was it that I could
consistently make 50-60 breaks without getting any higher. He
persuaded me to leave snooker alone and start playing billiards.
When I did, he used to tell me what shot to play. Playing exactly
as he said always meant I had to use side on the cue-ball instead of
forcing it to get position on wide angle shots.
I played billiards for about six weeks and during the last two
weeks I made thirteen century breaks with the highest of 129.
I was really enjoying the game when he said I'd had enough and…"
Which type of billiard did he mean?
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