Best Shot

[Guinness]

What do you think.

Under pressure

Higgins' blue into green pocket with screw and left hand side to come back for reds. (v White, Embassy semi '82).

Flair

White's pink into green pocket with screw and right hand side for position on black. (v Stevens, B & H semi, '84).


Just for fun, with regards to the second example, White's banana shot, for a couple of years after he played that shot, so maybe '85/'86, the BBC used this shot for it's opening titles for the late evening highlight show during coverage of the B & H Masters.
The shot was slowed and the white ball was tracked to show the bend created by the extreme backspin applied, all put to music.
Quite something.

Guinness.

[davyp26uk]

What do you think.

Under pressure

Higgins' blue into green pocket with screw and left hand side to come back for reds. (v White, Embassy semi '82).

Flair

White's pink into green pocket with screw and right hand side for position on black. (v Stevens, B & H semi, '84).


Just for fun, with regards to the second example, White's banana shot, for a couple of years after he played that shot, so maybe '85/'86, the BBC used this shot for it's opening titles for the late evening highlight show during coverage of the B & H Masters.
The shot was slowed and the white ball was tracked to show the bend created by the extreme backspin applied, all put to music.
Quite something.

Guinness.

Yip it's got to be White's shot for me, although there was no pressure on him at that stage of the frame / match.

[Blondie]

What do you think.

Under pressure

Higgins' blue into green pocket with screw and left hand side to come back for reds. (v White, Embassy semi '82).

Flair

White's pink into green pocket with screw and right hand side for position on black. (v Stevens, B & H semi, '84).


Just for fun, with regards to the second example, White's banana shot, for a couple of years after he played that shot, so maybe '85/'86, the BBC used this shot for it's opening titles for the late evening highlight show during coverage of the B & H Masters.
The shot was slowed and the white ball was tracked to show the bend created by the extreme backspin applied, all put to music.
Quite something.

Guinness.

Hey Guinness,

...both good pots, and both 'great' players, and screw/side is one of my favourite practice drills, although in this instance, I'd have to go for Higgy as it's a pressure pot, not easy.

Equally, with Jim's banana pot, 'classy', and agree good to see in slow motion, I haven't seen it, and don't suppose it's on you tube?

And it would be good as well on televised tourneys if they showed more shots in slow motion, tracking the white's path, and showing the 'impact' on the object ball, close up. I'd also be interested in seeing masse, plus extreme swerve movement, and stun, plus stun run through, awesome.

Ah well, we can live in hope..

Lol....xx

[Theguywithaplan]

Hey Guinness,

...both good pots, and both 'great' players, and screw/side is one of my favourite practice drills, although in this instance, I'd have to go for Higgy as it's a pressure pot, not easy.

Equally, with Jim's banana pot, 'classy', and agree good to see in slow motion, I haven't seen it, and don't suppose it's on you tube?

And it would be good as well on televised tourneys if they showed more shots in slow motion, tracking the white's path, and showing the 'impact' on the object ball, close up. I'd also be interested in seeing masse, plus extreme swerve movement, and stun, plus stun run through, awesome.

Ah well, we can live in hope..

Lol....xx

Dunno if you've seen it but... http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=pZqkaJDaz2A

[jb134]

Thorburns yellow in his 147 was a very good shot.

[ADR147]

neil robertsons screw back when up against the brown last year was pretty special.

[Guinness]

Hello Blondie,

Jimmy's pink is on You Tube, not in slo-mo but unbeleiveably impressive none the less.

Not sure about posting links, but type...Jimmy White super screw shots...there it is.

Cheers,

Guinness

[Qubit]

neil robertsons screw back when up against the brown last year was pretty special.

I agree entirely, ive said before on here i thought that was something special.

[Cyril]

Perrie Mans' long pink in the '78 World Final against Reardon takes some licking!! To screw the length of the table back for the black as well. Talked about for years after as the best shot ever on television.

[Blondie]

Hello Blondie,

Jimmy's pink is on You Tube, not in slo-mo but unbeleiveably impressive none the less.

Not sure about posting links, but type...Jimmy White super screw shots...there it is.

Cheers,

Guinness

Hey Guinness,

...thanks for the info, & just watched vid, awesome . And the 'bend' that the 'extreme backspin' created, amazing..

...and here's the vid...

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=vuw8R6YUGaE

...and hope it works cos usually when I attach vids here they don't attach. [hehe..]

Lol..xx

[Blondie]

Dunno if you've seen it but... http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=pZqkaJDaz2A

Hey T,

...hadn't seen this, and thanks for sharing, lovely close-ups of cue tip action, plus contact/impact on yellow, then hammering the white. Great to see in slow motion.

Lol....xx

[missneworleans]

Dunno if you've seen it but... http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=pZqkaJDaz2A

Great one this! Really hard hits!!!
As for pots...will be good to see them both!))

[ADR147]

Dunno if you've seen it but... http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=pZqkaJDaz2A

lmao i can do that!! - try this for size folks! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pshkfylP79w

[Semih_Sayginer]

lmao i can do that!! - try this for size folks! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pshkfylP79w

a lot more on the web of the great Semih. ive posted many links on here over the course.....

if were talking snooker pots, i wouldnt say any shot where the frame already meant nothing would get close to my top shot

[ADR147]

agreed - hence my vote for robertson potential frame loser!