The 60yo gent puts up a 133 in competition.
Jimmy White...again
- Thread starter NathanDetroit
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Jimmy can play, and it's great to see him step in to the ring, but he can't play at a consistently high level for an entire tournament IMO (OK, maybe a seniors tournament but they are a lot less strenuous).
Dave
My first dedicated 3/4 Snooker cue was a "Jimmy White" by BCE. Slick for it's day with weight rings that you could add/delete. Eventually harvested it for the shaft for my current player.
Love that man. Toupee and all. If you exclude Ronnie the most gifted natural ever to pick up a cue.
Love that man. Toupee and all. If you exclude Ronnie the most gifted natural ever to pick up a cue.
and he still really wants it. qualifying to the WC every year, etc. but yes, consistency is lacking..
Greg M
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A friend of mine in college had one of those cues, but I think his was a half-joint. The system was called WAC or something.
Never liked it for the joint or the amount of lacquer on the thing, but he seemed to get on fine with it.
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After about a half hour of looking, I finally noticed Jimmy in this pic
So much truth here.
I turned 70 this year and feel the pain and discomfort of aging in new places all the time.
With pool I play great early on and seem to fade after 3 hours of play. Not sure if it is stamina related or perhaps mental but it sure is evident. Perhaps I have just seen better days and maybe Jimmy has too. Good for him either way. I too catch a higher gear once in a while but not daily anymore..
It is what it is!
Sad but true. At almost 64 I am facing these same limitations.
One truly wonderful thing is that Jimmy gets all the respect he deserves when playing in tournaments. It's great to see IMO.
Dave
At 44 snooker tables turned into 3C tables for me. The pockets just disappeared. I couldn’t pot a ball anymore.
When I was 24 snooker was my strong suit.
JW is great, he got mad at the WC this past year with a hot mic, was pretty funny. Love and respect him!!
When I was 24 snooker was my strong suit.
JW is great, he got mad at the WC this past year with a hot mic, was pretty funny. Love and respect him!!
FATBOY! Calling it like he is seeing it. Or not...lolAt 44 snooker tables turned into 3C tables for me. The pockets just disappeared. I couldn’t pot a ball anymore.
When I was 24 snooker was my strong suit.
JW is great, he got mad at the WC this past year with a hot mic, was pretty funny. Love and respect him!!
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