If a gun was put to your head to choose one player to pocket a difficult shot for you, who would you choose?

[Island Drive]

Jerry Forsyth once told me that Johnny Archer would intentionally push out to shots like this, because he thought he was better at the shot than whoever he was playing.

Mike

Roll out 9 ball days.

 

[Island Drive]

You're right it has been asked. A lot. What kind of shot? Long straight in? Super thin cut? Bank? Kick? If its just making a ball under the gun i'd put Sigel way up on any list. In his prime he shot so straight it was a joke. Modern guys i'd say SVB/Gorst/Filler would be a pick'em.

One of the greatest players who mastered the punch stroke.
Loved the sounds of the balls hitting the pocket middle with no forward rotation yet (slap sound).
The sound of Sigel in his prime pocketing balls was completely different than his peers.
He played back then ''exactly the way they play NOW''.
And yeah zar a straight shooting mf he was for a looooong time.

 

[Island Drive]

Everybody, try to find a pic of the combination Earl pocketed to win the 10 racks, one million dollar challenge.

If that won't convince you who the straightest shooter under pressure is, nothing will...

 

[Island Drive]

louie roberts if he was sound.

Being from his stompin' ground, he's much more effective the other way.
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[jasonlaus]

Ronnie o'sullivan or Filler

 

[Mensabum]

Roll out 9 ball days.

That was the game!!

 

[hello]

That's the picture of the combination..?

 

[Poolplaya9]

And on long thin cuts along the short rail….I’d take Parica over St Louis Louie …and Jose didn’t need extra help.

Speaking of Jose Parica and long thin cuts, take a look at this video.

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[Double-Dave]

Assuming we're talking "in their prime" then Mark Williams would be a great choice, quite possibly the greatest single ball potter in the game of snooker.

In pool it's hard to argue anyone over Filler.

 

[Nick8400]

Larry Ryder. The only person I know who actually made a ball with a gun pointed at his head.

 

[hello]

Assuming we're talking "in their prime" then Mark Williams would be a great choice, quite possibly the greatest single ball potter in the game of snooker.

In pool it's hard to argue anyone over Filler.

Not really...I'd consider Earl, Parica and Shaw as better shooters.

 

[loggerhead12]

Kazakis, apparently.

 

[Patrick Johnson]

Somebody with a gun.

pj
chgo

 

[skogstokig]

Kazakis, apparently.

yah. he was real good at that specific drill.

 

[CanadianGuy]

Kazakis indeed looking like a good choice at the moment

 

[skogstokig]

Kazakis indeed looking like a good choice at the moment

you can't be serious. he dogged a 5 ball by a foot, among other shocking misses that made one wonder how he got to the semifinal

 

[JolietJames]

Difficult shot Shane.
Long straight shot Josh or Jayson.

 

[Poolplaya9]

Larry Ryder. The only person I know who actually made a ball with a gun pointed at his head.

I'll bite. What's the story?

 

[Nick8400]

I'll bite. What's the story?

Story goes he was playing down south at a real shady spot. Larry said it was “full of convicts”. Some guy was betting on him on the side. It was time for Larry to shoot the money ball, the side better pulled his gun and told him if he missed he was dead. Larry said he was so nervous he actually missed the ball but the table rolled off and it ended up going in.

Larry the Legend. I started playing him when I was 15. He could tell a story and I’d sit and listen to em all.

 

[straightline]

Story goes he was playing down south at a real shady spot. Larry said it was “full of convicts”. Some guy was betting on him on the side. It was time for Larry to shoot the money ball, the side better pulled his gun and told him if he missed he was dead. Larry said he was so nervous he actually missed the ball but the table rolled off and it ended up going in.

Larry the Legend. I started playing him when I was 15. He could tell a story and I’d sit and listen to em all.

Bettor goes, "Good job. Puts me 3 and 2 on those."