sick 3 rail draw from O'Sullivan

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smashmouth

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video uploaded by Scaramouche, so thanks to him

http://youtube.com/watch?v=ZGEBB7E6BRE

the shot in question at 8:52 is a meaningless final shot of the frame where Ronnie actually scratches while displaying his stroke via 3 rail draw

there's an aspect to this stroke however that transforms it from very nice to off the charts crazy sick

figure it out yet?
 
I think that's what amazes me about the guy the most. A lot of the top pros can switch hands for a shot or two, and play pretty well. Ronnie will run racks alternating on every shot and never misses a beat. Amazing physical talent he has....
 
Ronnie is the most gifted player of any cue sport I have ever seen, Efren is a better overall player and is much tougher mentally but, Ronnie delivers the cue unlike anyone ever. Its great to be around to watch him play, there might not be another one like him for a long time.
 
That is funny you mention his switching hands. When I was watching this tournament in Rome last week, I couldn't figure out if he was right handed or left handed. He would shoot right handed and I would think I knew he was right handed, but the next shot would be left handed and it would confuse me again. It was nice being in Europe and watching that stuff live. It is a shame I had to come back.

Too bad we couldn't get the Reyes/Frost match on ESPN.
 
metallicane said:
That is funny you mention his switching hands. When I was watching this tournament in Rome last week, I couldn't figure out if he was right handed or left handed. He would shoot right handed and I would think I knew he was right handed, but the next shot would be left handed and it would confuse me again. It was nice being in Europe and watching that stuff live. It is a shame I had to come back.

Too bad we couldn't get the Reyes/Frost match on ESPN.
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I don't remember it exactly anymore. But if I'm not wrong, Ronnie is right handed. When he became world champion, he was kind of bored, so he played with his left hand during a big tournament to challenge himself. He won every single game until semi-finale or the finale (I don't remember it exactly). He suffered some misses, and changes back to his left hand during the match.
 
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"When he first displayed this left-handed ability in the 1996 World Championship against Alain Robidoux, the Canadian accused him of disrespect. O'Sullivan responded that he played better with his left hand than Robidoux could with his right. O'Sullivan was summoned to a disciplinary hearing in response to Robidoux's formal complaint, where he had to prove that he could play to a high level with his left hand. He played three frames of snooker against former world championship runner-up Rex Williams, winning all three. The charge of bringing the game into disrepute was subsequently dropped"
 
champ2107 said:
Quoted
"When he first displayed this left-handed ability in the 1996 World Championship against Alain Robidoux, the Canadian accused him of disrespect. O'Sullivan responded that he played better with his left hand than Robidoux could with his right. O'Sullivan was summoned to a disciplinary hearing in response to Robidoux's formal complaint, where he had to prove that he could play to a high level with his left hand. He played three frames of snooker against former world championship runner-up Rex Williams, winning all three. The charge of bringing the game into disrepute was subsequently dropped"
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That is just amazing in itself. After watching this years snooker championship for the past few days, I'm a big Ronnie fan.
 
Yea

corvette1340 said:
That is just amazing in itself. After watching this years snooker championship for the past few days, I'm a big Ronnie fan.
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I noticed the left handed stroke earlier in the clip. And was thinking just how relaxed it was. I had only seen one other youtube of him playing. It was the runout, {147} in under 5 minutes. He is definitely an amazing talent.
 
champ2107 said:
there is a vid of him running a century left handed on youtube, well i think he played the match 95% left handed.
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I think it was in the final frame of an earlier tournament against Ali Carter, who is his opponent in the current finals.

I didn't notice the left-handedness until it was pointed out. The way Ronnie chalks, the cue can go into either hand with the same motion. He is said to break left handed because he feels he can get better spin on the ball to that side with his left hand.
 
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