"...and Judd can do whatever the hell this is..." It is comments like this that make me a fan of this channel. A huge thanks from Winchester, Virginia, the Colonies.

Excellent analysis, in particular the Mark Williams break makes a lot more sense to me now . For me it was Hendry that changed snooker , opening up the reds at the first given opportunity clearly influenced the younger generation. You are obviously a talented player yourself, having looked through the comments I can see that you compete at a high amateur level . Hope the channel or some sponsorship will help you at least have a shot at turning pro .

Great vids, but the sound on this one was rough...

@BadgerBotherer1

3 жыл бұрын

I agree - sound was a bit distorted, which I haven't noticed before on your vids. Maybe recording at too high a level, blowing the mic? Love your content, though!

@corallaroc2946

3 жыл бұрын

I thought he was imitating a commentator from the past with worse transmission quality. ^^ It became better towards the end.

@TimmyVision

3 жыл бұрын

If you turn the volume to the max...

@malleureuse

3 жыл бұрын

sound engineer here. sounds like the input recording level is set way too high, clipping the input and distorting the sound. a lavalier mic would also be nice for some presence when you're so far from camera

@derekflanderschang9654

3 жыл бұрын

YouTubing is so much harder than it looks.

Ding's creativity is underrated.

@Breakfromlife

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah if you watch some of the things he comes up with it’s actually similar to Pool in a lot of ways

@dislecsyk991

3 жыл бұрын

@@Breakfromlife And billiards, I think. He really sees those losing hazards well.

@youngkwokching8379

3 жыл бұрын

@@Breakfromlife I remembered the time when he was trapped between two touching ball reds and managed to get out and came up with many good snookers

I definitely don't understand why some people think that exhibition shots are disrespectful. I mean, they play these shots when the frame is secured, the century break is done (or can't be reached) and the maximum break isn't possible. So make the crowd happy! The green ball from Judd, what a gem:)

Been curious for a while mate, what's the highest level you've played at? Do you think you could've gone pro? From the Wirral in England

@Breakfromlife

3 жыл бұрын

I lost in the final of a national amateur championship a few years ago. But I practice against a few people or I at least I usually do. Who are nearly making it onto the main tour. Or have made it on only to drop off again. Sometimes if I’m doing alright and their having a bad day I beat them. But most of the time I’m just picking balls out for them. I tend to do a little bit better in tournaments against that standard of player as I do better under pressure most of the time. Our County has a local championship and I might be champion of that now if but the virus hit and the final got cancelled. Don’t even know if it is still going to be played yet. My main problem is I can’t find a flexible enough job to allow me to play in enough events and since a lot of local clubs have shut that’s just made it worse. Hopefully this channel could change that a bit as I’m already making more from this than my job. Will have to make a decision on all of that when the pandemic ends.

@f12mnb

3 жыл бұрын

@@Breakfromlife Good luck! Either way you are doing something creative and brought moments of happiness to many people.

@reinouddelporte911

3 жыл бұрын

@@Breakfromlife It would be great if you could make some more money from this channel and make a living out of it. You're proving over and over again you're a great content creator. Snooker lovers truly appreciate the effort you put in and you have a what it takes to "tell a story", like a professional journalist. Lot's of guys are filming their shots on their own table in a shed, what sets you apart is the style and content. The level of journalism is great, now you need to step up your game and improve the production quality. Do some research on KZread on how to improve your audio and overall production, invest a bit of money in some gear upgrades. Take it step by step and don't be afraid to ask for help. I'm truly convinced you can make this channel grow and become a pro. Keep up the good work ;-)

@Rubbafingaz1

3 жыл бұрын

@@f12mnb Thank you for answering this question as I'm sure many (including myself) wanted to know your response. Might be a good idea to do a video on it one day, with footage of you competing in tournaments?

@DM-mb3wm

3 жыл бұрын

@@Breakfromlife Thanks for replying mate, glad to hear you're starting to earn from the channel, thoroughly deserved!

Sultan Sheryar From Rawalpindi Pakistan , love from Pakistan 🇵🇰

I'm not sure Mark Williams would appreciate the thumbnail 😂

@Breakfromlife

3 жыл бұрын

I’m sure even he’s questioning if his new break is actually a good idea

@bobhenderson9276

3 жыл бұрын

@@Breakfromlife Wasn't Steve Davis doing this type of break years ago?

@gurditrehal3348

3 жыл бұрын

@@bobhenderson9276 I think he did it off two cushions

@tcarrington533

3 жыл бұрын

@@Breakfromlife do you think World Snooker would introduce a "white must contact a cushion after hitting a red on the break" rule?

@isaacpowrie465

3 жыл бұрын

@@tcarrington533 it would be an insult to players creativity.

Me personally, I like to see a combination of old school and new school. I like seeing a bout of safety but also enjoy seeing the outrageous exhibition shots.

This is the best place to watch and kind of snooker analysis. Peter O’Donoghue from Killarney, Ireland

11:26 "whatever the hell this is" i love this name you gave to it. Btw the first time i've seen this shot is by Williams, i think around the start of the 00s. Cool video man! Thanks Greetings from Greece :)

Great video as always. Would love to see you do one on just how much the change in tables has changed the game and driven higher standards. Like how much harder would the game become if you were to play on the sorts of tables and cloths that used to be common in, say, Ray Reardon's time. Plus maybe a look at footage, see how the pack splits now, and how cushions react, compared to back then.

Hey mate. Loving your videos and I'm genuinely getting more interested in snooker thanks to you. Watching from Ventspils, Latvia

"I think the capacity that players developed Long potting and getting position after is what revolutionized the game." Ilyass from Morocco

@randommadness1021

3 жыл бұрын

Thank Stephen Hendry for that 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

@mcfudgers2202

3 жыл бұрын

O'sullivan and trumppushing it further. 'Exebition' shots were once seen as an insult apparently which is a shame, how can you screw your nose up at greatness? In any other art, being able to use your weak hand is a massive advantage, and utilising complex shots is simpy a higher level of the game. Were the harem globetrotters an insult to basketball or merely better at handling a basketball?

@randommadness1021

3 жыл бұрын

@@mcfudgers2202 not really a good comparison. The Globetrotters didn't play professional and were just a "circus act". They played the same team in every game and broke the rules every 3 minutes. I see what you were trying to say, but you just picked the wrong comparison. In football, anyone who "took the piss" out of opposition used to be seen as "un-sportmanship" and would be expected to get kicked up in the air by the players they took the piss out of. These days, players are much more protected and will get red cards for tackles that wouldn't even be a foul in the old game.

@matmul4850

2 жыл бұрын

Did you just quote yourself? 😂😂

@ilyasselmzouri1419

2 жыл бұрын

@@matmul4850 yeahh wisdom for the humanity 🤣🤣🤣, don't know if he still does it, but you had to put a name and country to get pin 📌 on his map and a shout-out 🤣

Your videos are great! You clearly know what you are talking about and your demonstrations are really impressive!

Great video,you are the one channel/person who always has new ideas for snooker videos, keep up the good work.

Interesting analysis and really reveals the evolution of snooker in recent years. Appreciate your hard work!

Brilliant content and insight, as always.

Hello from Manchester New Hampshire US. I am now on the search for a place to play snooker. I found you videos out of curiosity on how to play and I'm now hooked...... With no table in sight 🥺

@Breakfromlife

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah it’s odd how the pool halls dotted around the states sometimes have Snooker tables and sometimes don’t. Some people have told me they are 500+ miles away from the nearest table

@robertshick8992

3 жыл бұрын

Alas I may have to settle for the game on the switch lol. Maybe see if I can manage to generate some interest to get a table somewhere local. Thank you for basically introducing me to a great game. I hope to be able to pick up a cue sometime soon

You are a perfect snooker coach 😍😍love from Noida ,India

I like the black spot comment because of my experience, I practiced that a lot when I started and helped my overall game. Great video and thanks.

I think Jimmy White regularly played exhibition shots as soon as a frame was safe, which is one reason he didn't make a huge number of centuries for someone as good as he was. He often played outrageous shots to keep a break going and usually had more than anyone else in the Shot of the Tournament compilation. If you defined "best ever" as the player with the ability to play shots no one else before or since could, rather than the one best at winning tournaments, then you could argue it was him.

g’day from Canberra, Australia 🇦🇺

Great Video! Keep going. It is like my cup of tea in the morning. From Ennis, Ireland

Great as always buddy. From Hockley, Essex.

Brand new subscriber here ! All the way from Marrakesh, Morocco. I honestly cant get enough of your vids, immaculate work lad 👏

Watching this channel makes me very excited to getting back and chasing the cue ball around the table as I miss simple pots on my way to a high break of 6. Greetings from Marlborough in Wiltshire, keep up the good work!

@Lolp821

3 жыл бұрын

Great to hear, although remember to keep your honour by avoiding snooker shots like those at 01:13

Very interesting, thanks! Do you think the overall game became more biased towards potting (esp. difficult balls)?

Another great video filled with some good analysis/knowledge (as usual!). Cheers from Canada.

I used to do the Mark Williams break off years ago as I always left a red on or went in off if I tried to break normally. Jimmy White was one of the first to make the cue ball dance for him. What a great player!!

Here you show what the players are now improving and some of us can't even play the regular pots😂 lol. Big fan of your videos love"em 👍🏼👍🏼

Evolution of things (sports, culture you name it) was always fascinating to me. Thanks for this great video, and cheers from Kyiv, Ukraine!

@Lolp821

3 жыл бұрын

Evolution of a sport or game or anything these days just means doing unscrupulous things to get a win at any cost, there's nearly no honour in anything now, just selfish overly competitive robots

Judd Trump on a good inspired (exhibition shots and all) day is definitely how I became interested in snooker again (I grew up with Jimmy White and Alex Higgins in their prime)!!

One of your best videos I've seen.

Fascinating. I had to subscribe.

This is a very insightful video. Snooker is a game that so many details and things happening that can't easily spot. Unlike other sports that everything is simple and obvious. This kind of video certainly helps people understands the game more

Hi there, awesome breakdown of modern snooker, I'd never really think this way Greetings from Gliwice, Poland

I’m still waiting for snooker to become popular here in the states!!!!! I run into so many people that no idea what it is!!! I have to admit.....the exhibition shots are what caught my eye......now I’m in love the entire game!!!!

Great Video guys! And a Hello from Delhi, India :)

The shot hitting cushion, then ball, then pocket is called a ticky shot in pool. It is fairly common and is tough enough with pool pockets. Great shot on a snooker table.

Hello from Palencia, Spain

I think you nailed this video. With more players taking on the longer shot and power shots from a baulk colour to get to a red; will the future of snooker come back full circle when players will be put into tough a difficult snooker and fail to escape due to the lack of practice and game opportunities to use this skill? Great observation of the game. Very good video 👍❤

Hello. Can you tell me in which video he spoke about step for consistency. Where he mounted steps on a wall..

loved your video! greetings from São Paulo - Brazil

I've been binge watching episodes so I thought I would send my appreciation. Finlay Derby

Hello from Málaga, Spain. Thanks for your amazing videos!

Brilliant stuff, well done. I've noticed a couple of these.

Great video again, but I think you need to do something to improve the sound. It could be off putting to some people and that would be a real shame.

Great vid! Watching from Burnley, Lancashire !

Big fan ... From ''PINDI'' PAKISTAN 💕

Best snooker channel going from England Liverpool

Bangalore , India . Big Fan, keep up the good work . Learning a lot from you .

Great video mate but it wasn't the champions of champions it was the players championship

Always a good video. Thanks. Brad from Winnipeg Canada

Great video, BFL!

Interesting analysis and it's especially good to see the late great 'Steady' Eddie Charlton!

could you please just explain to us that imposable green on brown exhibition shot by judd trump I couldn't find the right cueing in my practice and thanks for the great effort you made 🙏❤️

Congrats on your videos from Romania! Might want to tweak / get better microphones so they sound the same/not distorted between cameras :)

Hello from Dover-Foxcroft, Maine USA! Love the channel!

Thepchaiya played a red off the black once, moving the black in an even better potable position, I don't remember which tournament it was, but it got in many highlight reels - it's not just Ding :) But as you said, it's not a popular shot anyway.

Great video. Saying hi from Sakhalin Island, Russia.

Saying hi from Dunedin, New Zealand!

I like your vids man. Watching from Seattle.

Man, love your channel a lot!

i've never played snooker yet this video was fascinating

Hello from Istres France.

I finally find your channel again , really like your videos . Greetings from larisa greece

Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't Jimmy White doing exhibition shots years ago? There are several compilation videos dedicated to them. Alex 'iggins certainly wasn't averse to them either

Just subscribed! Love from New Delhi, India. 🇮🇳

Nice videos! Hi from Mingan, Quebec, Canada

Love your video all the time. From Malaysia🥰

Loving your videos!!! Sam from Croydon

That Ding shot is commonly played here in Beijing on the larger pool tables. It's a killer to play but a great addition to your shot armory

Fun Fact back on my iPod Touch2 with WST I only used to play the break off as seen in [2]. It was the easiest, you didn't need to worry about leaving something wide open. Only issue, with the WST ai back then, it just hammered into the reds, in real life a tedious and tiring safety duell entails...

Fantastic analysis. Hello from Guernsey!

Hello from Uganda! Love your vids!

Love your videos bud from Blackie from Southampton

One thing I would point out is the small split, that particularly Mark Selby and Ken Doherty seem to do a lot. A shot in which you open the reds way more carefully, maybe getting three or four of them out of the bunch at a time. O'Sullivan also often does it, and many of his maximum breaks contain this element.

Great video, one shot that I’ve noticed a lot more in recent years, Robertson plays it a lot, say they’re in trouble in baulk and there’s no return possible and no dump shot available they just trickle the cue ball all the way down and just nestle on the pack or one or two reds, very rarely seen it years ago but now a lot more often

@timothybolshaw

3 жыл бұрын

As mentioned in the video, players are a lot more trusting of the tables now than they were in the past. A long range trickle shot 30 years ago would have been liable to miss the balls altogether!

hello from Split, Croatia 🇭🇷 😉

Spot on. Very Well done. Greetings from Nigeria

Love and respects from Shahdadkot, Pakistan

Great video, but I didn't get the Question Mark on thumbnail 😕

@flowers4562

3 жыл бұрын

u r dumb

@ethanlunt3523

3 жыл бұрын

I bought your Ronnie merch mr snooker

@charlie3214

3 жыл бұрын

I personally think it is a rhetorical question. It doesn't matter to be honest 😃

Hi, just want to know what cue oil do you use to maintain your cue(s)? From Hong Kong SAR

@randommadness1021

3 жыл бұрын

Tokyo Snake oil

Cant wait to get back missing playin it

Awesome video! Hello from Rasht, Iran.

Love for India (Hyderabad)❤️

great videos love your channel aref from tehran, iran

1:48 instead of putting bags of right hand side on break off shot, they should experiment with just lightly thinning off the pack and moving cueball straight back up without disturbing the pack much at all. You sacrifice getting cueball behind colours in bulk but you never leave anything on

@Breakfromlife

3 жыл бұрын

I think that’s what they will end up doing

@TheJohnCooperShow

3 жыл бұрын

@@Breakfromlife I do it at my club. leaving opponent on side cushion is actually more difficult for them, than leaving them on top cushion.

Watching from Queensland Australia

Cheers for the videos Not sure what's up with your mic in this video seems to have too much gain/borderline clipping

Hello from Macau (next to Hong Kong)

Great video from the UK England 🇬🇧 Gloucestershire

Big fan from Ladakh (India)

I so enjoyed this. I watched the Ding shot 3 times. Did u ever see Mountjoy perfect break? 2 reds bounced of side and bottom cushion and went back into the triangle!!

@Breakfromlife

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I did that once I think. Though I’ve probably broken off 10 million times

@terrydonegan1622

3 жыл бұрын

@@Breakfromlife you are an incredible player sir

I can see this too.. watching from Ashbourne, Derbyshire, England

Love from Patna, Bihar, India

Great video, Cheers from Voronezh, Russia

"... whatever this..." 😂 - love it

Great videos Cheers from Split, Hrvatska