Could not care less about the fans or my legacy if I could sell a few frames and make a living, nothing bad about that, considering bookies are regular and prolific thieves
trump attempts shots no one else would, but stephen lee's cue action and spin is just amazing to watch, they're the best for me. under achieved for the skill he had.
They compare his cue action to a Rolls Royce because it’s so smooth and elegant. If it wasn’t for his cheating scandal he definitely would have done well Such a shame really as he had great skill
English Pool & Snooker he had 10 years in the top 10 and was ranked 8th when he got banned. He also earned 2 million quid. I’d say he was doing pretty well!!
mrb018538 I probably wrote that wrong. I know he had a very successful career, what I meant was he dropped out of the top 16 a few times which is around the same time as the games that were being investigated. He then had some better results and moved back up the rankings just before his ban.
What I like about the Higgins one at the end, the frame was already over and Davis had won it but the colours were still on the table so instead of conceding, Alex just started playing exhibition pots to ensure he got the biggest cheer even though he lost the frame! No wonder Steve had a sour face at the end.
Bilal Manzoor thanks glad you like it, hopefully Judd will get his form back, not been so good the last few tournaments. He is great to watch when he is playing well. 👍🏼
For me it has to be Alex Higgins because he was a pioneer for doing those type of shots. Yes you can argue there are players who could execute them better but in those days the things he was doing was crazy! Especially on those older and slower tables and it laid the foundations for more players to go for those attacking aggressive shots
Alex Higgins invented all these shots, so that puts him ahead of everyone else in this video Also, Higgins produced some of these shots for his immortal 69 break which he needed to stay in the World Championship Anyone can showboat when the stakes are low, but Higgins did an entire break of these shots under the most extreme pressure possible
It's so sad to see Stephen Lee. Loved watching him play and seeing this reminds me of how amazing he was. He'll be back in about 3 years but it's hard to believe he'll be of the same level as he was being away from competition so long. Such a shame, all the amazing snooker that could have happened... sad.
Stephen Lee at 3:21 is absolutely stunning! To play a shot like that! No exhibition stuff when the frame was already secured. Nope, he played this beauty when he was 42 - 35 behind. Impressive 👌
Couldn’t agree more. An absolute monster in cue power. I watched alot of his matches and god damn, this guy can do things with white ball that noone could even think of.
danny Mack86 I suppose we will never know, he wasn’t getting very good results though in the lead up to his ban. Top cue action is one thing, winning tournaments is another.
Nice compilation. Another player with incredible cue power from back in the day was Neal Foulds although you'd have to go back to the 1980's to get some of his. I think he was the first player I recall being able to play a full length of the table shot and being able to screw the white back into baulk. And prior to Jimmy White there was a left hander from South Africa (I think) called Perrie Mans who used to play some of those ridiculous screwbacks that Jimmy later made famous.
Thank you. I remember Neal Foulds but not that well, I think he was ranked number 3 when I started watching snooker and I went to one of his exhibitions. I don’t really remember much about his playing style. Perrie Mans is a little before my time.
Ástvaldur Einar Jónsson he was banned from 2013 for 12 years for match fixing and suspicious betting patterns. He won’t be able to return until he is 50.
Higgins had the most cue power out of all these players. I've seen loads of shots on yt vids that only have about 20 views with him putting more banana into and spin into shots than any here. The famous blue is just absurd, you have to hit it so so so hard it's a miracle how he did it on a slow early 80s table
The tables were better in the 80’s and90’s ,the cloths now are less nap and thinner and table heaters make them so fast .the aramith balls are the same weight as the old super crystalite balls strangely enough but they react slightly differently .
No doubt about it!!!! Alex Higgins is the father of royal snooker who it snooker to the next level who has been the greatest inspiration for all current top players, needless to mention some of the important players's names starting from Ronnie/J.Higgins/Selby/Neil/ Shaun /the player of the current era - Judd Trump
Thanks glad you like it. Good point about Robertson, although he has amazing cue power but doesn’t do that many banana shots. If I do an exhibition shot compilation I will put some of his in there. 😊
Great video! Judd's shot at 5:45 is pretty impressive, but the opposite handed shot Ronnie played on the final red of his twelvth maxi puts it to shame. If I'd as much cue power as that with my good hand, I'd be more than happy! Don't know if it had much banana, but still some shot.
Thanks glad you liked it. Yes that shot from Ronnie is in my other upload of the best shots of all time. Still can’t believe he did that left handed, difficult pot anyway and landed perfect on the black.
I didn’t put him in the video. He has amazing cue power but doesn’t play that many ‘banana’ shots. I have done another video based only on Robertson called snooker from the gods. 😊
I still believe that Jimmy White is the pioneer and king of the banana shot, even more so than Alex Higgins and recently Judd Trump. Quite a few of Jimmy White's classics were not featured here... such as the one where he smashes in the black off its spot, bounces the cue ball off the top cushion, bananas the cue ball into the side cushion near the centre pocket, where it rebounds all the way to the balk cushion and lined up perfectly for the yellow sitting on the balk cushion.
@@EnglishPoolandSnooker Absolutely. And I find that Judd Trump is more cold and calculating with his "naughty snooker", whereas Jimmy and Alex Higgins just had that natural whirlwind and hurricane flair with their massive cue power and spin shots. So entertaining.
That Higgins blue still seems to defy logic to get the white ball there. Jimmy White and O'Sullivan have both tried to recreate that shot and neither got close.
Some of Stephen Lee’s shots were next level!!! His blue to get on the red is my fav shot of all time The angle just doesn’t look on and then boom Perfect tracking and played it Hope he comes back Ban must be up soon All is forgiven bud! John Higgins got off lightly imo
He was banned in 2014 for match fixing, and still has time left to serve. It’s unlikely he will return as he will be 50. He was a great player with lots of potential.
This is an amaing compilation. You got every one of them spot on but with all due respect to Ronnie, he belongs no where on this list. I would rather you included players such as Neil Robertson, Shawn Murphy, Ali Carter or even Jack Lisowski . This is not hating on Ronnie on any way because in my view he is the GOAT. But what makes him so good is his break-building ability. Another thing I noticed in this video was how much movement Trump generates with so little effort. Jimmy White and Stephen Lee are amazing but they use so much brute strength.
Thanks I 100% agree about Ronnie. It was hard to find any of this type of shot for him but I wanted to put him in it. I would like to add some Robertson, Lisowski, Drago etc if I do another. I want to do a compilation of exhibition shots.
Higgins and White. They had to contend with those - thick baize, slow tables - that suited a majority of the players at the time. But still managed to pull of those wonder shots.
Stephen Lee should never have gotten punished to the extent he did. The case against Higgins was much more solid and he didn't even get close to the same punishment as Lee. It's shame on the rest of the professionals for not pointing it out as well.
It was a harsh punishment, they made him a example to the others. The bottom line is he shouldn’t have done it. Quinten Hann was also banned. Stuart Bingham also got off lightly but it was different circumstances
@@EnglishPoolandSnooker Of course I'm not excusing his behaviour, but the punishment is vastly disproportionate. It should've been corrected a long time ago. A one year ban and a fine would've been enough. And once again, I can't stress enough how incredibly two-faced the response of the sport was considering how people reacted to Higgins, even though in his (much more severe, he made more money out of cheating) case there was video evidence as well as documents etc.
I mean, I can go ahead and watch the video of Higgins arranging for matchfixing right now, and on top of that there's a paper trail and witnesses etc. And he was back competing after 9 months I think (correct me if I'm wrong there).
I agree Higgins punishment was disproportionate. I think Higgins should have been punished more than he was, and possibly Stephen Lee a slightly shorter ban as he should have learnt a lesson by now
All player surely can do these things. But the only player make this stuff look so pretty belong to Stephen Lee The Rolls Royce and The Ace Mr Judd. They make this shot not only for exhibition like others do.
In my opinion the majority of players wouldn’t be able to do these shots. Maybe some could re-create them on a practice table with several attempts. The likes of Judd and Lee can pull these shots off to perfection during matches.
Jimmy and Higgins put the bases, lee continued on their legacy and Judd took it to its absolute excellence!
It just shows how much talent Stephen Lee had. Let himself, every pro player and every fan down.
Yes, a wasted talent
Could not care less about the fans or my legacy if I could sell a few frames and make a living, nothing bad about that, considering bookies are regular and prolific thieves
Alex higgins it's been 10years lad and people are still scratching their heads. What a massive contribution you made to the sport. RIP.
trump attempts shots no one else would, but stephen lee's cue action and spin is just amazing to watch, they're the best for me. under achieved for the skill he had.
Agreed, I suppose his career was cut short because of the ban but he wasn’t doing that well anyway.
They compare his cue action to a Rolls Royce because it’s so smooth and elegant. If it wasn’t for his cheating scandal he definitely would have done well
Such a shame really as he had great skill
English Pool & Snooker he had 10 years in the top 10 and was ranked 8th when he got banned. He also earned 2 million quid. I’d say he was doing pretty well!!
mrb018538 I probably wrote that wrong. I know he had a very successful career, what I meant was he dropped out of the top 16 a few times which is around the same time as the games that were being investigated. He then had some better results and moved back up the rankings just before his ban.
Great selection. That last one from Higgins was top shelf.
Thanks glad you liked it. Yes Higgins was very entertaining to watch
He is best
The shots that Trump and Williams played are most impressive for me !
The lighter balls and lightning fast cloth do make a difference. Yes Judds creative shots are brilliant to watch
What I like about the Higgins one at the end, the frame was already over and Davis had won it but the colours were still on the table so instead of conceding, Alex just started playing exhibition pots to ensure he got the biggest cheer even though he lost the frame! No wonder Steve had a sour face at the end.
Judd trump is all time favorite but alex higgins was also master.... Great video man
Bilal Manzoor thanks glad you like it, hopefully Judd will get his form back, not been so good the last few tournaments. He is great to watch when he is playing well. 👍🏼
For me it has to be Alex Higgins because he was a pioneer for doing those type of shots. Yes you can argue there are players who could execute them better but in those days the things he was doing was crazy! Especially on those older and slower tables and it laid the foundations for more players to go for those attacking aggressive shots
Definitely ahead of his time, would’ve been great to see him in his prime on a modern table
Ikr. On those old tables & in tournaments, sensational!
Alex Higgins invented all these shots, so that puts him ahead of everyone else in this video
Also, Higgins produced some of these shots for his immortal 69 break which he needed to stay in the World Championship
Anyone can showboat when the stakes are low, but Higgins did an entire break of these shots under the most extreme pressure possible
@@dkizxpt-su3ze Stay in, went on to win. 82 was a freaky year. I was a White fan, but Alex was always a joy to watch.
Amazing compilation, keep them coming please. Some of the Stephen Lee shots are incredible
Jimmy, Stephen and Judd are the top players in crazy spin shots. There is really no other way around.
Thank you. And thanks also for not spoiling it by putting music over it. Great video.
Thanks, glad you like it 😃
01:20 the dude on the right bottom corner still gets me to this very day lol
😂 he definitely enjoyed it
he is all i see from that shot.. has been for years haha
Tremendous shots Alex Higgins
It's so sad to see Stephen Lee. Loved watching him play and seeing this reminds me of how amazing he was. He'll be back in about 3 years but it's hard to believe he'll be of the same level as he was being away from competition so long. Such a shame, all the amazing snooker that could have happened... sad.
Realistically, I think he’ll be too old and I assume he would have qualify to get on tour again. I expect he will play in the seniors.
@@EnglishPoolandSnooker It’s always worth a shot
Rolls-Royce cue action. I was so young when he got banned, what a player.
No empathy. He cheated the game, and gave it so much disrespect. Wasted talent.
Stephen Lee at 3:21 is absolutely stunning! To play a shot like that! No exhibition stuff when the frame was already secured. Nope, he played this beauty when he was 42 - 35 behind. Impressive 👌
Awesome cue power
Yes Stephen Lee had an incredible cue action (Rolls Royce), was always a pleasure to watch.
That's the most impressive shots. The ones where the frame is already over is fun to watch, but doing it under pressure is the real thing 💪
Great video - nice to see decent footage of Jimmy's banana yellow. Thanks very much for taking the time to upload :)
Thank you. If it’s the shot I think you mean it was the brown ball 👍🏼
Snooker need Stephen Lee's back
Yes would be good to see him return but he will be 50 qualifying from scratch so I can’t see it happening. Maybe in the world seniors.
Perfect!! I saw Michaela twice
Your luck is in she is reffing the world senior snooker championships this week 👍🏼
Stephen Lee has some of the best cue power/integrity of any player of his era. Shame he got mixed up in some shady stuff.
Yes he was a great player to watch. Wasted talent.
Couldn’t agree more. An absolute monster in cue power. I watched alot of his matches and god damn, this guy can do things with white ball that noone could even think of.
Imagine how far he could have gone if he was honest. Shame
danny Mack86 I suppose we will never know, he wasn’t getting very good results though in the lead up to his ban. Top cue action is one thing, winning tournaments is another.
Just posted the same before I saw others had. Miss him, he was very a very entertaining player to watch.
Great video! Jimmy White, what a shot!
Nice compilation. Another player with incredible cue power from back in the day was Neal Foulds although you'd have to go back to the 1980's to get some of his. I think he was the first player I recall being able to play a full length of the table shot and being able to screw the white back into baulk. And prior to Jimmy White there was a left hander from South Africa (I think) called Perrie Mans who used to play some of those ridiculous screwbacks that Jimmy later made famous.
Thank you. I remember Neal Foulds but not that well, I think he was ranked number 3 when I started watching snooker and I went to one of his exhibitions. I don’t really remember much about his playing style. Perrie Mans is a little before my time.
Fantastic shots ,well done.
Fantabulous
What amazes me about Higgins is the amount of power he generates with hardly any backswing
Yes definitely not text book but somehow it worked!! Must be good timing and a natural
Stepehn Lee- Rolls Royce.😎
Brilliant cue action
Brilliant cue action... Awful sportsmanship.
danny Mack86 Yes he got too greedy. Then he sold his cue on eBay and didn’t send it to the buyer.
Absolutely incredible 😍
Stephen Lee shot on the blue din't even see it pot, even frame by frame. Crazy pace.
I do not know what to say , but it was very impressive, it was the best snooker video
Thanks 😊
I like Stephen Lee's shots...
Yes shame he got banned
@@EnglishPoolandSnooker why?
Ástvaldur Einar Jónsson he was banned from 2013 for 12 years for match fixing and suspicious betting patterns. He won’t be able to return until he is 50.
All brilliant
Higgins had the most cue power out of all these players. I've seen loads of shots on yt vids that only have about 20 views with him putting more banana into and spin into shots than any here. The famous blue is just absurd, you have to hit it so so so hard it's a miracle how he did it on a slow early 80s table
That’s a vast improvement on your first comment!
Would be good if you put a link to those videos they sound good
And far heavier balls.
The tables were better in the 80’s and90’s ,the cloths now are less nap and thinner and table heaters make them so fast .the aramith balls are the same weight as the old super crystalite balls strangely enough but they react slightly differently .
No doubt about it!!!! Alex Higgins is the father of royal snooker who it snooker to the next level who has been the greatest inspiration for all current top players, needless to mention some of the important players's names starting from Ronnie/J.Higgins/Selby/Neil/ Shaun /the player of the current era - Judd Trump
Yes definitely the pioneer of exhibition shots etc
Higgins's face when Trump potted one of his specials was like "wow, nice nice nice".
Higgins was something else!
Lee is the rolls Royce of cue actions.
1min 30 Jimmy's shot all day😎
Nice video, Robertson should be in it in my opinion
Thanks glad you like it. Good point about Robertson, although he has amazing cue power but doesn’t do that many banana shots. If I do an exhibition shot compilation I will put some of his in there. 😊
First shot from jimmy has to be the best ever top spin banana shot
Yes such a great shot. Very iconic
Nice judd trump
Stephen Lee's cuepower is grazy
Judd Trump Cue Power Amazing
Alex hinggsis also master of banana shot all time great player
Great video! Judd's shot at 5:45 is pretty impressive, but the opposite handed shot Ronnie played on the final red of his twelvth maxi puts it to shame. If I'd as much cue power as that with my good hand, I'd be more than happy! Don't know if it had much banana, but still some shot.
Thanks glad you liked it. Yes that shot from Ronnie is in my other upload of the best shots of all time. Still can’t believe he did that left handed, difficult pot anyway and landed perfect on the black.
Love it
Trump's cue power is incredible!
sir alex higgins is best of all time
😂😂 you have heard of Ronnie O'Sullivan haven't you?
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Where's Robertson?
I didn’t put him in the video. He has amazing cue power but doesn’t play that many ‘banana’ shots. I have done another video based only on Robertson called snooker from the gods. 😊
They’re playing on lightning cloths these days. Jimmy and trump are on par with regards to cue action
yes back in his prime Jimmy has awesome cue power
@@EnglishPoolandSnooker you may even say jimmy had more power.
@@TheJohnCooperShow probably, it’s hard to make a true comparison because the conditions are so different now.
Bring Stephen Lee back, it's been enough!
I think his ban ends in about 3 years but he will be 50. His punishment was harsh compared to others
No one is better than Judd
Judd Trump-Champion!!!
Wow…love that ending with Alex sticking his fingers up to Davis……
It didn't show White's famous freeze the cueball shot!
Trump is better player, Lee has the best shots and Higgins was a legend.
Yes those are indeed the best shots in snooker history that Alex Higgins blue pot will forever be my fav shot of all time ,
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Thanks glad you like it. The blue was an incredible shot!!
The only thing Trump is missing is a personality.
He’s not the best talker in interviews etc but he certainly makes up for it on the table. Not everyone is comfortable in front of a tv camera.
3:35 i can't believe it🔥
Yes that was an amazing shot 👍🏼
STEPHEN LEE 🙂❤❤
Was a great player
Jimmy was the most gifted talent ever. Judd is marvelous, and in many ways reminds me of White in his heyday.
lee and trump: made an exhibition shot
lee and trump: why it's an exhibition shot?
These are the greatest snooker players ever. No Neil Robertson, Mark Selby, Kyren Wilson bullshit.
I like those players as well but I know what you mean.
Robo got some amazing cue power and and all round great player
@@topwelda147 yeah but he is very very slow and boring to watch.
Lol that last shot! I see that type of shot only in 8ball pool mobile version..😂😂
😂 it was quite spectacular
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I can put lots of side and screw on the white ball ,the problem is I miss every ball I’m aiming at
Today's Alex Higgins - Judd Trump.
Stephen lee 💚
It's easier for Stephen Lee to get weight behind the shots. Mark Allen is showing HUGE potential.
Especially after lockdown 🤣
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I want to see Stephen Lee playing against Judd Trump.. what a game it would be...
The last shot was like " I am 5 parallel universes ahead of physics "
I still believe that Jimmy White is the pioneer and king of the banana shot, even more so than Alex Higgins and recently Judd Trump. Quite a few of Jimmy White's classics were not featured here... such as the one where he smashes in the black off its spot, bounces the cue ball off the top cushion, bananas the cue ball into the side cushion near the centre pocket, where it rebounds all the way to the balk cushion and lined up perfectly for the yellow sitting on the balk cushion.
Yeah, Jimmy white was awesome in the 80’s and 90’s, always playing exhibition shots, loads of cue power
@@EnglishPoolandSnooker Absolutely. And I find that Judd Trump is more cold and calculating with his "naughty snooker", whereas Jimmy and Alex Higgins just had that natural whirlwind and hurricane flair with their massive cue power and spin shots. So entertaining.
That Higgins blue still seems to defy logic to get the white ball there. Jimmy White and O'Sullivan have both tried to recreate that shot and neither got close.
Steven lee snooker needs him
I think he needs snooker. Would be great if he returns
Thay should drop his case and bring him on it's not that he has done a murder
@@abdulhakim7055 yes they definitely made an example of him. I’m sure he has paid for what he did
Some of Stephen Lee’s shots were next level!!!
His blue to get on the red is my fav shot of all time
The angle just doesn’t look on and then boom
Perfect tracking and played it
Hope he comes back
Ban must be up soon
All is forgiven bud!
John Higgins got off lightly imo
Yes he played some incredible shots, wasted talent.
Lee more power cue action..vry nice
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Young Jimmy White looked like Mads Mikkelsen
a few people have said that
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You know someone has an exceptional stroke to be able to get that kind of action on a cue ball
Yes amazing cue power 😊
the winner is stephen lee
Great choice 👍🏼
Lee only !
Don’t recognise Stephen Lee. Does he not play anymore?
He was banned in 2014 for match fixing, and still has time left to serve. It’s unlikely he will return as he will be 50. He was a great player with lots of potential.
Steven Lee for me there. Amazing cue action.
3 of my favourite players here: A. Higgins, Trump & Lee. Just didn't have O'Sullivan!
I had a Ronnie section on there but people moaned so much I edited him out 🤣. He isn’t really a cue power/exhibition shot player.
@@EnglishPoolandSnooker I'd agree. It's just that he is one of my favourites.
@@-xirx- mine too, my latest compilation is about exhibition shots and there are some great Ronnie shots on that 👍🏼
@@EnglishPoolandSnooker looking forward to it! Thank you👍🙂👍
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Here is the link 😊👍🏼
Jimmy also played an amazing shot on the yellow against Willie Thorne
I can't say I remember it
This is an amaing compilation. You got every one of them spot on but with all due respect to Ronnie, he belongs no where on this list. I would rather you included players such as Neil Robertson, Shawn Murphy, Ali Carter or even Jack Lisowski . This is not hating on Ronnie on any way because in my view he is the GOAT. But what makes him so good is his break-building ability. Another thing I noticed in this video was how much movement Trump generates with so little effort. Jimmy White and Stephen Lee are amazing but they use so much brute strength.
Thanks I 100% agree about Ronnie. It was hard to find any of this type of shot for him but I wanted to put him in it. I would like to add some Robertson, Lisowski, Drago etc if I do another. I want to do a compilation of exhibition shots.
SavageArfad agreed but this video is about banana shots rather than exhibition shots in general
Jimmy white was best
Good call 👍🏼
young Jimmy looks like mads mikkelsen
Higgins and White. They had to contend with those - thick baize, slow tables - that suited a majority of the players at the time. But still managed to pull of those wonder shots.
Yes would be great to see Higgins and White in their prime on the modern tables.
Jimmy white . Case closed
Stephen Lee should never have gotten punished to the extent he did. The case against Higgins was much more solid and he didn't even get close to the same punishment as Lee. It's shame on the rest of the professionals for not pointing it out as well.
It was a harsh punishment, they made him a example to the others. The bottom line is he shouldn’t have done it. Quinten Hann was also banned. Stuart Bingham also got off lightly but it was different circumstances
@@EnglishPoolandSnooker Of course I'm not excusing his behaviour, but the punishment is vastly disproportionate. It should've been corrected a long time ago. A one year ban and a fine would've been enough. And once again, I can't stress enough how incredibly two-faced the response of the sport was considering how people reacted to Higgins, even though in his (much more severe, he made more money out of cheating) case there was video evidence as well as documents etc.
I mean, I can go ahead and watch the video of Higgins arranging for matchfixing right now, and on top of that there's a paper trail and witnesses etc. And he was back competing after 9 months I think (correct me if I'm wrong there).
I agree Higgins punishment was disproportionate. I think Higgins should have been punished more than he was, and possibly Stephen Lee a slightly shorter ban as he should have learnt a lesson by now
Yes dam shame really bout lee..bcus most of us kno were the real crooks lie in higher places than on the table..
All player surely can do these things. But the only player make this stuff look so pretty belong to Stephen Lee The Rolls Royce and The Ace Mr Judd. They make this shot not only for exhibition like others do.
In my opinion the majority of players wouldn’t be able to do these shots. Maybe some could re-create them on a practice table with several attempts. The likes of Judd and Lee can pull these shots off to perfection during matches.
I heard Stephen lee is back working with the telly
he fitted 3 sky dishes last week
Jimmy white all day long , even The masse shot jimmy played is considered the greatest snooker shot of all time
That 3 railer from Alex was sweet stuff
Yes he was great to watch, he played to the crowd
I think Alex best player
👍🏼 would be great to see him on a modern table, in his prime