How many people have made a 147?

[Terry Davidson]

This is the way in Canada. I am used to spotting my opponents balls and also I usually count his score out loud at each colour.

However, I've played in ranking tournaments where my opponent say I'm spotting the balls too slowly and they have asked me to stop (this is another example of gamesmanship) and I also get complaints that I play too slow but what it is caused by is I happen to play safe more than a lot of my opponents who think potting is the way to go so my frames sometimes take longer, especially if the high colours get tied up.

I've never put a stop watch on myself, but I'm sure I'm running about the same as most of the pros, somewhere around 25 seconds on average per shot, but of course this is yet another form of gamesmanship where they are trying to get you to rush your shots.

I tell them to keep their comments until the end of the match and then they can complain to the tournament director (although in the past that was usually me, so I could understand their problem).

Terry

[dcrackers147]

This is the way in Canada. I am used to spotting my opponents balls and also I usually count his score out loud at each colour.

However, I've played in ranking tournaments where my opponent say I'm spotting the balls too slowly and they have asked me to stop (this is another example of gamesmanship) and I also get complaints that I play too slow but what it is caused by is I happen to play safe more than a lot of my opponents who think potting is the way to go so my frames sometimes take longer, especially if the high colours get tied up.

I've never put a stop watch on myself, but I'm sure I'm running about the same as most of the pros, somewhere around 25 seconds on average per shot, but of course this is yet another form of gamesmanship where they are trying to get you to rush your shots.

I tell them to keep their comments until the end of the match and then they can complain to the tournament director (although in the past that was usually me, so I could understand their problem).

Terry

their is one guy i always seem to draw in comps who is renowned for being slow and as i am one of the fastest players in my area he always seemed to upset my rythem. One tournment i beat him 4-0 in about 40 minutes, and made 4 50 plus breaks. Ever since then he has focused so much on deliberatly slowing me down that he is not focused on his own game and has failed to take a frame off me in competition since. you also get alot of player who just play slowly because they havent got alot of natural ability, so more care is needed. Clearly not the case with you terry as you have made 147s you clearly have got above average talent.

[snookerfan91]

No worries Terry about not realising it's about the WSC09 game.

I normally do count my opponents score I just have a habit of doing it.

Time of the frame doesn't seem to bother me at all because every frame is different but if there is a chance I like many others will take it rather than play safe up to the top of the table again.

All depends on who you are playing and what type of game is is whether it's a friendly game or in a tournament so to speak.