[church66]

https://snookerhq.com/2020/03/29/joh...oldest-system/

[Bob Jewett]

And here is Jimmy White in an amazing film:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evUDgwXJAwk

[church66]

Originally Posted by Bob Jewett

And here is Jimmy White in an amazing film:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evUDgwXJAwk

Good fun !

Going back to Tactic's thread when it came down to safety play I don't know who you or anyone would say was your favourite player .

I love the flair players so that rules out a lot of players and whittles the field to a narrow list , you could include O'Sullivan and now Trump has found his safety game etc but do you know who was my favourite safety payer ?

Mark Williams !

What a player at safety he was , 'Aggressive Safety' , he could lay traps , score a break but not high enough to win the Frame etc so he would play a safety shot that made no sense but the more you followed 'what is he doing' the more it became apparent he was setting traps and saying , go ahead then , I will leave the cue ball here , leave you a slight shot and if you pot it , fair enough but if you miss , I'm clearing up so go ahead Boyo , shoot your shot .

Mark Williams , my favourite 'Aggressive Safety ' player and still to this day I do not know why there is no You Tube Video made of his shots

Here's Mark Williams - Best shots from the 2000 World Championship final :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CubiwTbViuA

Bob maybe nobody knows what aggressive safety is , just a thought !

[church66]

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[church66]

Originally Posted by church66

Good fun !

Going back to Tactic's thread when it came down to safety play I don't know who you or anyone would say was your favourite player .

I love the flair players so that rules out a lot of players and whittles the field to a narrow list , you could include O'Sullivan and now Trump has found his safety game etc but do you know who was my favourite safety payer ?

Mark Williams !

What a player at safety he was , 'Aggressive Safety' , he could lay traps , score a break but not high enough to win the Frame etc so he would play a safety shot that made no sense but the more you followed 'what is he doing' the more it became apparent he was setting traps and saying , go ahead then , I will leave the cue ball here , leave you a slight shot and if you pot it , fair enough but if you miss , I'm clearing up so go ahead Boyo , shoot your shot .

Mark Williams , my favourite 'Aggressive Safety ' player and still to this day I do not know why there is no You Tube Video made of his shots

Here's Mark Williams - Best shots from the 2000 World Championship final :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CubiwTbViuA

Bob maybe nobody knows what aggressive safety is , just a thought !

Hi Bob !

Mark Williams , it looked like he had no safety game , just shoot high 60's or 70 odd breaks and hope for the best even low breaks say 30's 40's 50's and he would play safety shots that never made sense until one time it clicked , I see what your doing now Mark Williams , your playing high class safe shots but showing your opponent just enough to tempt them into the pot and if they miss your clearing up so here in Scotland we call it Keek !

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/keek

I will show you a keek on the pot but if you miss it I'm clearing up enough points to win the Frame and that's what Mark Williams did !

[Bob Jewett]

Originally Posted by church66

... I see what your doing now Mark Williams , your playing high class safe shots but showing your opponent just enough to tempt them into the pot and if they miss your clearing up so here in Scotland we call it Keek ! ...

Which will work except against those few players who can fashion a run from road apples. Hmmm.... Maybe there's only one of those.

[church66]

Originally Posted by Bob Jewett

Which will work except against those few players who can fashion a run from road apples. Hmmm.... Maybe there's only one of those.

Bob .

Mark Williams is an excellent potters and break builder and should've won many more tournament's but maybe he had to add a safety game to his battle plan and when he did he must have thought ok the I will show you a keek and let's see what you can do !

merriam-webster.com/dictionary/keek

Stephen 'The King' Hendry admires Mark Williams style of play best of friends , bitter rivals on the table .

When it's all systems go the Mark Williams 'Keek' plan works and is superb but it has to be played flawless to win .

Hustler style .

small faces (tell me) have you ever seen me. :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rh9V0OiTXtI

[church66]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfKEyPtbVas

[Bob Jewett]

A two-minute Q/A with Judd Trump:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIkiUHZxmHs

[church66]

Originally Posted by Bob Jewett

A two-minute Q/A with Judd Trump:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIkiUHZxmHs

Canada brought players to the Snooker World and the world of Darts now that I think about it so where is the American superstar of the World of Snooker or Darts.....

Whispers in a low Ted Lowe voice.....

Where is the American Snooker superstar we have been waiting all this time for ?

In the meantime here is Cliff Thorburn at the Crucible Theatre :

First 147 at the Crucible - Cliff Thorburn :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-okNura4JYg

[church66]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIdqvRb0g8g

[church66]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wz8YfXQEKcM

[pt109]

Originally Posted by church66

Canada brought players to the Snooker World and the world of Darts now that I think about it so where is the American superstar of the World of Snooker or Darts.....

Whispers in a low Ted Lowe voice.....

Where is the American Snooker superstar we have been waiting all this time for ?

In the meantime here is Cliff Thorburn at the Crucible Theatre :

First 147 at the Crucible - Cliff Thorburn :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-okNura4JYg

It’s not so surprising that a Canuck broke the ice in Merrie Olde...
..we weren’t really leaving our territory....look who’s on our money



It’s a little tougher for a pool player

[church66]

Originally Posted by pt109

It’s not so surprising that a Canuck broke the ice in Merrie Olde...
..we weren’t really leaving our territory....look who’s on our money

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It’s a little tougher for a pool player

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYsApktzkR4

https://www.facebook.com/Down-with-t...5517584784531/

[church66]

https://www.sportinglife.com/snooker...ionship/178751