Boyes and Hendry 9-Ball
- Thread starter BeiberLvr
- Start date
Flakeandrun
Well-known member
He's only saying that cause he can't jump haha
Was an entertaining little watch.
I always find Hendry's content to be quite insightful. I do hope for more cuesports crossover in the future, and do see it as a way to initially grow the audiences of each. Amalgamating existing fans of each of the individual pursuits, into one happy family.
Was an entertaining little watch.
I always find Hendry's content to be quite insightful. I do hope for more cuesports crossover in the future, and do see it as a way to initially grow the audiences of each. Amalgamating existing fans of each of the individual pursuits, into one happy family.
Thanks, that was worth watching.
In life, all have different perspectives of everything we see and hear.
It's via this, that mankind evolves.
I'm sure we've heard Earl make comparative comments.
But hey, we all see Red quite differently.
And youth speaking out, gets it Correct 20% of the time.
It's via this, that mankind evolves.
I'm sure we've heard Earl make comparative comments.
But hey, we all see Red quite differently.
And youth speaking out, gets it Correct 20% of the time.
Well, compared to snooker he's probably right. Any of the top10 WST players would be good at pool in a year. Top10 pool player may not be good at snooker in 5yrs, maybe more.I'm only a minute in and Hendry has already called 9-ball a "Mickey Mouse game"
How are we defining good though? One of the biggest reasons we see snooker players being competitive in 9 ball is the vastly different structures between the games.
If Filler or Gorst wanted to make the switch to snooker, they’d need need to go through QSchool to get onto the WST ranked at the bottom. They then have to survive the seeding system that would have them competing against top 16 players or top 64 players (depending on the tournament) in their opening rounds.
Contrast that with the experience of pro snooker players in 9 ball who have been handed top seeding out of the gate while competing against complete amateurs in the opening rounds.
But it’s true that 9 ball is easier to jump into. But largely I think that’s because it’s a short rack game with limited safety play. When I watched Shaw play snooker recently it was apparent that he struggled with the tactical side since the opponent beat him to the shot several times.
Really hate the fact that Hendry's comment has been so abused here.
He did say it was a "Mickey Mouse game", but it was a thin-skinned response (which he took back) to his losing. He scratched giving Boyes big to make a simple combination on the 9.
Hendry had a reputation as a player who called out bad snooker play. So, here he is losing a frame in one inning: Savage.
Also, no one has mentioned the carbon fibre cue which I doubt he had ever touched before.
He did say it was a "Mickey Mouse game", but it was a thin-skinned response (which he took back) to his losing. He scratched giving Boyes big to make a simple combination on the 9.
Hendry had a reputation as a player who called out bad snooker play. So, here he is losing a frame in one inning: Savage.
Also, no one has mentioned the carbon fibre cue which I doubt he had ever touched before.
cf only just entered the snooker scene, so no hendry wouldn't have used it. he does have a very direct, no bs style of commentary, which i appreciate.
as for snooker players switching to pool or vice versa, i think at this point the games are so specialized that neither switch is likely to yield a top elite player. the breaking, kicking, side spin control, jumping in pool takes years to fully master. the snooker players potting advantage has been reduced by many of the pool players having solid fundamentals and shooting straight themselves.
the range 50-128 of snooker players on the tour isn't always that impressive. francisco sanchez ruiz switched to snooker for an event in spain and beat martin o'donnell. chris melling gave it a year and beat matthew stevens among others.
Flakeandrun
Well-known member
Melling has snooker pedigree... It wasn't simply a year lol
CF, graphite, Aluminium and other materials have been tried in snooker previously. It's not 'new' it's just a purists game, and was kept that way for a long time. They are simply looking to cash in now, in the same way that pool has with CF...
I think a snooker player has a much easier time going from snooker to pool, than a pool player does in the opposite direction (speaking from experience and observation)
You're right about both games being extremely specialized.
