Horace Lindrum, World Snooker Champion back in the day, shows some finger spinning tricks that I haven't seen before. Enjoy if that interests you!
http://youtu.be/VRoC-SYWK4U?t=1m41s
http://youtu.be/VRoC-SYWK4U?t=1m41s
Impressive Finger Spinning from the 1950's
- Thread starter Colin Colenso
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Hey, pretty cool.
If they are still posted, Mike Massey has at least one vid on UTube of him doing similar Trick Shots using his hands also.
The second shots, I liked the way he was able to spin the balls into the side pocket.
Now, if only I could do that with a cue.
If they are still posted, Mike Massey has at least one vid on UTube of him doing similar Trick Shots using his hands also.
The second shots, I liked the way he was able to spin the balls into the side pocket.
Now, if only I could do that with a cue.
Actually you can! Because of the nap etc you can actually scratch in the side pocket in the game of english billiards (played on a snooker table) from seemingly impossible positions. You actually score in this game by scratching (losing hazards), billiards (cannons) and potting.
The first video will show some follow and draw shots into the corner and side, that look fairly basic (but arent).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iu8-kYoutOA&list=PLF146C525A5ACC96C&index=5
Second check out 6:17!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eP6eeXGAZhQ&list=PLF146C525A5ACC96C&index=14
I wish I could locate the one where the white and the object ball are both tight on the cushion and you can actuall scratch in the side pocket with draw and side!
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Thanks. After we lost our hall, we also lost 6 Snooker tables.
I do miss those. I would really have to do some serious praying for us to get another hall, let alone a Snooker table to play on.
I am going to be visiting long lost clan in the UK at some point in the future. Sure that I will be seeking out some nice places to hang and play a little.
I do miss those. I would really have to do some serious praying for us to get another hall, let alone a Snooker table to play on.
I am going to be visiting long lost clan in the UK at some point in the future. Sure that I will be seeking out some nice places to hang and play a little.
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wow, somebody used hazards and cannons properly in a sentence. bonus points and pints for you sir.
speaking of finger spinning, I wonder if any of you knew that there once was a "finger billiards" craze in the u.s."back in the day".
Frank B. Adams (December 19, 1847 – after January 1923), commonly known as Yank Adams, was a professional carom billiards player who specialized in finger billiards, in which a player directly manipulates the balls with his or her hands, instead of using an implement such as a cue stick,[4] often by twisting the ball between one's thumb and middle finger.[5]
Adams, who was sometimes billed as the "Digital Billiard Wonder",[6] has been called the "greatest of all digit billiards players",[1] and the "champion digital billiardist of the World."[7] George F. Slosson, a top billiards player of Adams' era, named him the "greatest exhibition player who ever lived."[1] Adams' exhibitions drew audiences of 1,000 or more, leaving standing room only, even in small venues.[8]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yank_Adams
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speaking of finger spinning, I wonder if any of you knew that there once was a "finger billiards" craze in the u.s."back in the day".
Frank B. Adams (December 19, 1847 – after January 1923), commonly known as Yank Adams, was a professional carom billiards player who specialized in finger billiards, in which a player directly manipulates the balls with his or her hands, instead of using an implement such as a cue stick,[4] often by twisting the ball between one's thumb and middle finger.[5]
Adams, who was sometimes billed as the "Digital Billiard Wonder",[6] has been called the "greatest of all digit billiards players",[1] and the "champion digital billiardist of the World."[7] George F. Slosson, a top billiards player of Adams' era, named him the "greatest exhibition player who ever lived."[1] Adams' exhibitions drew audiences of 1,000 or more, leaving standing room only, even in small venues.[8]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yank_Adams
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Having heard and read about the Lindrum family my entire life, I did not know that such media existed of them playing the game. What a treat.........Thanks so very much.
Amazing read, especially him beating the World Champion with his hands versus his cue. Seems he mastered the nursery cannons. Wish that had been captured on film.
12 foot long, 6 foot wide, traditional billiard and snooker table. I had one in my house from age 7 or 8.
thats a trick cue ball he is using watch that last shot it is not round lol
Just on the last shot, he used an egg shaped ball for special effect.
That reminds me of Mike Massey's "Finger Pool"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x46XNxJNFlQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwtwmne8Wds
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x46XNxJNFlQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwtwmne8Wds
Thanks for finding those Dave! Have watched many trick and finger spin demos of Mike over the years and saw him perform some from a few feet away in Japan once. A true billiard entertainer!!
Colin
The first time I'd seen Mike do this, I was flabbergasted. What's really cool about Mike's finger pool tricks, is that Mike's a natural showman -- getting the crowd involved.
I loved his version of the "Limbo" game, moving that object ball (the horizontal "stick") further back and closer to the end cushion, and yet still being able to hook an object ball underneath it, into one of the corner pockets.
Mike's a trip!
-Sean
Mike is definitely a showman for sure! Every time I see anything about Mike, he is in high spirits and always willing to entertain. He did a show close to my house not too long ago, but it was a week night and I had made previous plans. I now regret that I missed it.
That is pretty good but humbly I can do most everything he did and a lot more. In fact years ago most every pool room had at least one guy who would be on the table spinning the cue ball.
There is a lot more you can do other then just make the cue ball curve. There are a lot of propositions that you can do. I used to do one where I would rack the 15 balls with the 8 ball in the middle. and throwing the cue ball around the table 3 or more rails make the 8 ball in the corner pocket in 10 throws.
I could make a ball on the spot straight in the corner in three tries throwing the cue ball three rails. And let you do it against me using a cue.
Cue ball Kelly did a proposition where he would rack the 15 balls and throwing the cue ball three or more rails make the whole rack in the corner pocket in a fixed time like 15 minutes. I was a lock to do it in 30 minutes myself. Kelly was so good at this he would do it between matches at tournaments. Usually using only 6 or 10 balls for the sake of time. He would get someone in the audience to keep time and start. As time ran out he would be rushing around and almost always make the last ball with like 2 seconds left. Of course he could have done it faster.
There are all kinds of ball spinning propositions and they are fun to do. It is amazing what you can teach yourself to do. I could make spot shots throwing the cue ball or make wing shots throwing the cue ball. Then you had Steve Simpson ( I wonder what ever happened to him) who did this stuff spitting the cue ball from his mouth.
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