Pool players crossing over to snooker.

[mnorwood]

Everyone knows the snooker players who have successfully entered the world of pool. Fisher, Corr, Pagalayen, and of late Ronnie O'. I am curious to know if any pool players have made a successful switch to snooker. I know Efren is a good snooker player, but I want to know if there has ever been any players make snooker there primary focus.

 

[ShootingArts]

not quite on topic

I was playing decent eight and nine ball when I took up snooker. Embarrassing is the word that comes to mind. It was months before I played decent snooker and when I did I was a much stronger eight and nine ball player.

I would think that a decent straight pool player could get going fairly fast at snooker but the average nine ball player would have a very rough row to hoe.

I also think that any top level cueist can swap to another cue game but some are much easier to swap between than others.

Hu

Everyone knows the snooker players who have successfully entered the world of pool. Fisher, Corr, Pagalayen, and of late Ronnie O'. I am curious to know if any pool players have made a successful switch to snooker. I know Efren is a good snooker player, but I want to know if there has ever been any players make snooker there primary focus.

 

[Nostroke]

That is silly

Snooker takes very little skill and once you have played pool, snooker is just too easy. That is why you wont see many pool players crossing over. I thought this was already clear to everyone.

 

[ShootingArts]

How about that silly three cushion game?

Talking about easy, how about that silly three cushion game? You don't even have to make a ball in a pocket, 'cause they don't have any!

Hu

Snooker takes very little skill and once you have played pool, snooker is just too easy. That is why you wont see many pool players crossing over. I thought this was already clear to everyone.

 

[Cameron Smith]

Snooker takes very little skill and once you have played pool, snooker is just too easy. That is why you wont see many pool players crossing over. I thought this was already clear to everyone.

LOL! I almost thought you were serious for a second.

Snooker is just too popular over in England that it is taken far more seriously than pool, with coaches and schools and such. This results in phenomenally talented players at a young age. Ronnie O'Sullivan and Stephen Hendry were breaking into the pro scene and doing very well before their 20th birthday. I think it would take a lot of dedicated single minded practice to be competitive on the world stage. To date I can't think of any pool players who have any success in Snooker, against the top pros in England that is.

Pagualyan started as a pool player and started playing snooker later, he has become (from what I hear) a handy snooker player, even beating Kirk Stevens (top ten world ranked pro in the 80's) in a tournament.

My personal experiance has shown me that it is much easier to make the transition from snooker to pool rather than vice versa. I've embarrassed my share of good 9 ball players on a snooker table .

 

[bruin70]

mizerak and rempe tried to crossover in the 80's. they tanked miserably. i heard they got beat by 14 year olds.

efren has beaten a few tp players including ronnie, but admitted that over the long haul he would have no chance. but STILL,,,to beat top players with a pool cue ,,,,well, it's just another feather in efren's cap, imo.

 

[JohnPT]

sure pool players have tried to crossover but how many of them put as much dedication into it as the snooker players going to pool like allison for example

 

[bruin70]

sure pool players have tried to crossover but how many of them put as much dedication into it as the snooker players going to pool like allison for example

i think the gals made the crossover out of necessity. plus the learning curve for 9ball is easier.

miz and rempe probably thought they could just waltz over and compete, found out it wasn't easy(especially after getting beat by kids), and didn't think it was worth the effort. i think the poster was implying for whom it was easier, and the answer is obvious.

 

[jay helfert]

i think the gals made the crossover out of necessity. plus the learning curve for 9ball is easier.

miz and rempe probably thought they could just waltz over and compete, found out it wasn't easy(especially after getting beat by kids), and didn't think it was worth the effort. i think the poster was implying for whom it was easier, and the answer is obvious.

Jimmy worked hard on his game for several years, even going so far as to install a 6x12 in his home. He did get competitive, winning some matches, but never broke through to top 32.

"Snooker" Sammy Blumenthal was probably the best American Snooker player of the last fifty years (no offense to Tom Kollins), but he was strictly a gambler and could care less about tournaments.

 

[Tokyo-dave]

I played serous snooker for about two weeks, and after about the 5 days of woodsheding, I actually pulled of a century break!!!!.....................................................................................................................................................................................................Then the manager of the place caught me and told me to "put those tiny balls back on the snooker table!!"

 

[TheOne]

Snooker takes very little skill and once you have played pool, snooker is just too easy. That is why you wont see many pool players crossing over. I thought this was already clear to everyone.

TAP TAP TAP!

The hardest game is without question 14.1 on one of those heated tables, super tough!

 

[Alan Morris]

IBSF World Snooker Team Championships

If anyone would like to see some high-quality snooker action in the United States next month, then the United States Snooker Association is hosting the inaugural IBSF World Snooker Team Championships at the DoubleTree Hotel in San Jose, California, from August 16-26.

More details can be found on the official website at:

http://www.sanjosesnooker2006.us/

Best wishes.

Alan.