How Ronnie O'Sullivan Changed Snooker Forever

Ronnie O'Sullivan changed how Snooker is played. Greatest Snooker player guide explains tips. Position master class with exhibition shots. Break From Life shows how Ronnie changed Snooker. With a guide to playing basic positional shots. What parts of his technique does he feel is vital to keep playing consistently well?
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[@chcaret001]

Hands down one of the best snooker channels on KZbin. Please keep it up :D

[@shawry123451]

Been watching your videos for around year now, I've never been anything other than way below average (highest break ever38 before becoming a single dad 11 years ago) its not that I ever fell out of live with the game but literally had no time after finding your channel I went and bought myself a new cue and my son a cue. He's 12 now and we play at the very least once a week and we both love it, you're channel is absolutely brilliant thankyou from me and my son

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Watching from Gold Coast, Australia No views 4 likes, always at its best KZbin algorithm

[@LifoGifo]

Watching from Bozen, Italy, I have to say this is one of the most helpful KZbin channels out there!!! Great work!

[@lakmeister]

He is also more talented than nearly everyone who ever played the game...he see's the shot quicker and has great cueing giving him buckets of confidence

[@bhomeshgautam1933]

Bhomesh from New Delhi, India.I like your videos because of the essentials that you focus on and the education they provide. You have made me better at the game. Kudos!!

[@stevengrappy8664]

Love your videos and the helpful information that you provide. Sadly, Here in the US. snooker is not popular and I can not find a location with a snooker table anywhere near me. I want to play so badly and I plan on taking a vacation trip for no other reason than to play snooker.

[@jamessakimae9655]

Understand the struggle, I was able to find a table near me the biggest things that surprised me was how extremely fast the table can be, the balls seem very small as opposed to pool, and how often you'll need to grab the rest if you can't control everything well

[@TheWireFan-ur7wq]

Instead of taking a vacation just to play Snooker why don't you buy a table? Unless you have no room to put it. They are fairly expensive but it's a great investment if you want to improve your game.

[@vmax4steve524]

@@TheWireFan-ur7wq can't give them away here in the UK as the amateur game is dying on its arse and clubs are closing every week.

[@MarcassCarcass]

Me too! I have to drive 2 hours to play Snooker.

[@MarcassCarcass]

@@vmax4steve524 Wow, that's so sad to hear. Is it mostly the virus or are people really not liking it like they do video games?

[@fad2679]

For those who are unsure how Ronnie changed snooker forever, he basically introduced the idea of hitting the cue ball lower than everyone else at the time. This allowed him to get more stun or screw whilst not hitting the ball as hard. Hitting the ball with less power gives you more chance of the ball going in the pocket, which increases his chance of potting, whilst still maintaining excellent cue ball control. This results in incredible break building potential, which Ronnie clearly maximised.

[@raamilawrence6529]

Watching from Coffs Harbour,NSW Australia

[@Chris-bm5qd]

I never paid attention to snooker until news broke about some guy who intentionally didn't make a maximum because the prize money of $10,000 wasn't sufficient. I use to play a lot of pool (San Diego California), and this event not only lead to me to start playing again, but also got me addicted to watching and learning about snooker (and subscribing to this channel) . In turn, me and a friend starting a weekly gathering, now around a dozen pool players, many brand new to pool, at a local hall. I wonder how news of Ronnie's refusal to make the 147 has increased general awareness and impacted snooker overall.

[@vitezz8661]

Cheers from Lovech, Bulgaria!

[@BB0YPEACE]

PLEASE MAKE A VIDEO ABOUT CUE TIPS. How different harness of a tip affects the shot. How the shape affects it. The size. And MOST IMPORTANTLY. How do I know if my cue tip needs a change? Because I can feel and hear the contact sound is different than it used to be. I don't think it was that I was just cueing differently that day. Because this is something I've felt with other tips across 4 cues I've owned in the past.. Bonus: I play a lot of pool with my snooker cue. And people laugh at me. However I feel while it makes pots a bit more difficult due to the smaller surface area of contact, I have better control. Can this ruin my snooker cue tip?

[@antthecat147]

learning a lot from these videos, lately my game has improved in practice, shots have started to feel 'right'. Anthony from Lowestoft, England

[@speccyiiii]

Hello from Wrexham. Excellent stuff once again.👍🏻

[@mslscorpion]

Ronnie is multifaceted and so much to talk about him. You could have well organized and presented his difference in approaches and lifestyle i guess. e.g. technique, shot selection, snooker brain, competition attitude, personal life etc.. Of course it would have been a longer video. Probably a part 2 coming??!! Always like your videos, good job. Thanks from Canberra, Australia :)

[@Creap0fluigi]

Loved watching Snooker since I was a kid, NEVER played (bad eyesight). Love these vids and seeing such an ambitious snooker fan/player. And I'm a sucker for your crazy trick shots! Greetings from Amsterdam.

[@PhilthySteel]

Watchin from Sunny Mildura Australia :)

[@xAlexHDx1]

I really enjoy this series, keep up the good work, I'm still contemplating on who is better out of Ronnie or Hendry but for now I'll stick with Hendry aha Edit 2023: It's now Ronnie, final answer.

[@colebevans8939]

Edmonton Canada, snooker and pool are great games for the long cold winters here. Thanks for all the interesting content!

[@TyrantOFynder]

Ronnie's now a 6th times Worlds Champ. Just one away from Hendry. Love Ur content. Peter from Dublin, Ireland.

[@lewiswatson5799]

cambridge, uk lewis love all your vids help me improve more than i could ever imagine

[@WallyChilly]

watching from Reykjavík Iceland!

[@FrameBassman]

Hi from Ivanovo, Russia.Your channel is awesome!)

[@shilpakar007]

Your videos are always good... Pawan from Kathmandu, Nepal

[@misteroughtright5557]

From Hattiesburg, MS. Your videos are entertaining. I wish there was somewhere I could play snooker here

[@randomness6203]

I am Marcel from South Africa and i love your videos

[@MakersEase]

I got into watching snooker when I was getting divorced... Ronnie is my favorite player. Thank you for these videos... (sam from trempealeau wi usa) Love snooker.

[@TheMakedonec7]

Watching from Ohrid, Macedonia Keep posting those nice videos, I find them really enjoyable

[@Pablo-wy9yg]

Watching from Santa Cruz, California! Happy first day of summer !:)

[@amitseth]

Pablo Sevilla - is there a place to play snooker at Santa Cruz?

[@Pablo-wy9yg]

@@amitseth Nope but there is a couple near San Jose 👍

[@cartmanshome]

Any love for Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia? Love the videos. Keep them coming.

[@0000oooo100]

I'm sure the pros are watching your videos. I saw in this year's world championship Kyren try a shot where he hit the object ball and then tried to jump another ball after.. I doubt it'd be that hard to persuade a pro or two to come be on one of your videos. You could interview them and ask about their cue and tip and chalk, and history of playing and watching, and maybe devise a cheeky potting game or two, or just play a frame with them on your table.. just an idea. From Me: Highest break 25.

[@neilb6673]

Watching from Melbourne Australia. Great video!

[@andrewdatsenko]

Watching from Kyiv, Ukraine! Love your videos and my game slightly improved after your tips 😉

[@SchwarzieJSY]

Inspiring videos, thanks for sharing. Going to join a local club and get playing again! James from Jersey C.I.

[@trappenweisseguy27]

Ronnie and Hendry are often compared together considering the near overlapping of their careers. I’ve watched plenty of both and think Ronnie had a slightly higher ceiling, but a much lower floor. Hendry was like a machine for so many years. I think his dominance is what caused the dip in the popularity of snooker. Same thing with Steve Davis as well. And come to think of it the utter dominance of two or three billiards players who could put together 4,000 point breaks in the 20’s basically killed billiards. It took Joe Davis and snooker to bra new revolution.

[@trappenweisseguy27]

Incredibly enough your shoes can have a considerable influence on your stance. Different soles ie rubber vs leather will affect how well your feet stick (for better or worse) to the floor. You might want to have just enough freedom of movement to fine tune your stance when on the shot. A very serious player or aspiring professional would be wise to consider keeping a set pair of shoes aside strictly for playing snooker. Consistent sole thickness that way too.

[@jonkersponker]

Great video! Johnny tuning in from Malta (home of Tony Drago!).

[@SirEricLeong]

hi, Im from Malaysia & have been following your video. I have play snooker for more than 30 years. My problem is I can pot consistently. looking at your video i now know the contact point will not be same as the aiming point. i have done research on how to put from ghost ball , look from top , half ball, lighting etc... 2 question hope you can answer. 1, do pro look from top before playing the shot or they remember the angle or what.cos i see them just walk to the table n pot no looking anything. 2 , how can i be consistent in potting. after 30 years, i only can pot average 3 to 5 ball. I aim same but some time it pot same time it don. pls help.thanks

[@harryrenicor3879]

Watching from Harrogate, England

[@TheJohnCooperShow]

Ronnie as good as hes been has underachieved in his career. He should have had at least 8 world titles by now. 10 would be a reflection of his actual ability. Sadly he only really got the mental side of game handled in his late 30s

[@yashjethani5342]

actually i loved seeing his controversies more than his game...great entertainer great player indeed...from india

[@jonwilson6077]

Watching from Townsville, Australia

[@RubenvandenEngel]

Hi there from Delft in the Netherlands! Love your videos, keep it up! :)

[@kobibolechhen]

cheers from Dhaka, Bangladesh!

[@KarnageGaming]

Another great video. I always thought i had a grip issue and this video confirms it because my cue does rotate slightly towards my left (i grip with my right hand) Could u do a detailed video on how to diagnose this?

[@OleBerg1]

Love your stuff! Oslo, Norway

[@aveson5149]

'What is the most vital technique to get write? Normally something that they have struggled with' A very interesting and transferable idea

[@ElitePeanut889]

As an outsider of snooker, I didn't really catch how Ronnie changed or had an impact on how the game is played. It seemed like more of a summation of how Ronnie plays snooker differently, but I don't know if other players, or the scene as a whole, adopted his style. Otherwise a great video, love your content.

[@theallseeingmaster]

Ronnie has raised Snooker from a game of great skill to a fine art. To me, his game is like poetry. BTW, put me on your map; I live in Rochester, New York USA.

[@moriorinvictus7834]

Watching from kenitra morrocco big fan and great videos

[@vladimirorevic8947]

Watching from Leskovac, Serbia. Great videos man! Please, please do a video about Alex Higgins!

[@makhsimm8161]

👋👋👋 watching from Almaty, Kazakhstan

[@lindsaytang1017]

2:55 In a game: Referee: "Foul, foul foul foul foul foul foul foul foul" 36 points to ____________

[@xenoborg007]

Unless it's hidden somewhere deep in the rulebook you can pretty much push the white as far as you like as long as your cue tip doesn't break contact and re hit the white and your cue isn't touching the white as it strikes another ball. The ref of course can use his discretion for unfair sportsmanship if for instance you pushed the white around the whole table.

[@lindsaytang1017]

@@xenoborg007 But he looked like he was pushing at a constant rate and human innaccuracies basically means he most likely did a double stroke, at least. If he pushed faster and faster, the rule wouldn't be broken.

[@diggintheblueswithaparrot1329]

Mark Williams

[@timeandattendancesolutions]

Almost 100k!

[@Breakfromlife]

getting close, got a bonus video out when we make it

[@domainadmin9905]

Please make a video on how Alex Higgins changed snooker forever.

[@Breakfromlife]

I may do but it will be a little while

[@D.Appeltofft]

But, did he, actually? I can´t see anyone adapted his technique, and as a character, well...

[@metadonee]

Morocco / Casablanca :) u know what to do :) Thks a lot for the quality of your videos

[@3uzis430]

Did the snooker table get re felted

[@colincolenso]

When you can explain how swiping left of CB center can push the CB right, then I might pay attention to your advice on cueing mate.

[@KarnageGaming]

Isnt that obvious? Lol. U kick a soccer ball on its left and ot fly to the right... lol.

[@harryy8454]

0:55 is why I love watching ronnie play

[@adamtaylor6703]

I'd love to see you try and recreate Ronnies 5 minute 147. Set the balls up just after the break and see how hard each shot is to do. Adam, watching from Perth Australia.

[@carldefoe4673]

Remembering that most of those shots were 1 feather pot 1 feather pot, occasionally 2 feathers pot, and no ball touched the sides 😁

[@johnglenn30csardas]

Watching in Debrecen, Hungary. Like these “changed forever” videos!

[@sureshgandhi2026]

Hi, I am Suresh from India. Thanks for this godly snooker channel and the top class tips. Please keep it up. Could you please mention me in your next video :D

[@jesselaw2575]

Video on Steve Davis? Love your videos, I'm a lonely snooker fan living in Salt Lake City, Utah. Im from Seattle, Washington though, which does have one snooker table I know of at a bar called The Zoo. Any other snooker fans from the west coast in these comments?

[@Breakfromlife]

That’s actually who I’m doing the next one of these about will be 3 ish weeks though

[@Breakfromlife]

That’s actually who I’m doing the next one of these about will be 3 ish weeks though

[@Enzo-777]

Watching from home

[@brendan25698]

Watching from South Shields north east of England

[@domenikprestel2]

I'm domenik from Donauwörth in Germany. I love your videos. My question is, habe you ever thought about getting a professional player?

[@shawnliu4500]

Watching from Atlanta, Georgia, USA. I love your videos. I'm just wondering, is he also the first player to intentionally leave an angle and open the reds from potting a red?

[@Breakfromlife]

That sort of shot has been around forever. But the game is played in a much more attacking style these days meaning that type of shot is played a lot more. Eddie Charlton an Australian Player back in the 70’s and 80’s always said “never develop a red from a red” so he had seen it though still considered it a bad idea

[@shawnliu4500]

@@Breakfromlife Thanks for the info. Perhaps the modern style is playing those same attacking shots with the calculated risk, and when leaving an ideal angle can almost eliminate those kind of risks to minimum. Still, Hendry and O'sullivan has totally changed snooker forever, completely agree

[@mohammedhadi9358]

many thanks from iraq. i made 50 break a month ago and am glad about it so thank you again cuse i made development in my game becuse of you .after watching your vedeo about the stance in snooker 2 or 3 times a day. i am finding the line of the shot every time but when i get down to the shot i go out of the line that i found when i was standing!! still do that somtimes in tricky shots but now i pot the simple shots most of the time. about your vedeo somtimes i see ronnie attacking and going for a very very hard shots even if he had a good chance for a very good safty and that make him loose somtimes. same mistake is made in high frequency from kyren wilson and jud trump.!! thay do that alot and i wish to know why! is it just a personal style or what???.

[@phezza2000]

6! Hooray

[@timeandattendancesolutions]

Hey. Whats the best way to get a question to you that I think might make an interesting topic?

[@fad2679]

This video perfectly explains the reason why 1. he changed the game forever 2. he is the greatest. He revolutionised the game by changing the way pros establish cue ball control, relying on back spin more than power.

[@cocainecarl7814]

Have you ever done a 147 mate? I’m from Vilnius, Lithuania btw.

[@socrateletubby3609]

He also drops his shoulder when he plays which is more common in American Pool. Must give him more power.

[@awaisarts3100]

bro do you think we can learn snooker for bringing snooker table in own house....and practice for 8 or 9 hours in a day

[@Breakfromlife]

I hope so

[@thelusogerman3021]

Porto (in portugal) doesn't look very populated...how about we change that?

[@wuo4166]

The interesting thing about Ronnie's technique is that he doesn't keep his cue parallel while striking but rather moves the cue up and down. I've realised that when I'm playing on club tables it is significantly easier to execute a screw shot by moving the cue the same way Ronnie does, but it is still an error, at least according to majority of experts.

[@Breakfromlife]

That is a good point that I can’t believe I didn’t think of

[@kirstyfeatley9885]

Break from life It wasn’t Ronnie o Sullivan that changed snooker it was his coach Mr Dell hill who taught Ronnie the secrets of the Dell drive the up to down motion of the cue which took Ronnie’s game to the next level.The player gets the credit but the coach is the person who doesn’t always get the credit.Mark Selby,Ronnie,Grahame Dott,Stephen lee,to name a few are masters of the dell drive and are arguably the best cue men of the modern game.Ive had lessons of him and it was dells success that broke his and ronnies relationships because Ronnie didn’t want dell sharing the secrets of dells coaching methods to his fellow pro players.If you strike the ball the text book way,then use the dell drive you will see how much more power,timing,control,and screw back etc you can put on the white with little effort,obviously it took me a while to master but not long after I went from a 70 to 80 regular break player to then hitting century breaks a lot easier and more often I dont play anymore due to back surgery because I just can’t get in the correct position to play but still like the game and enjoy watching the game ,all the best for your channel.

[@MrSharands]

watching from Puducherry, India. (look at southeast coastline)

[@Harouni_fba]

Who’s here in 2022 after Ronnie’s gone from 5 to 7 world titles? 😁🐐

[@nb9797]

i think the massimilano pin at the end was meant to be two people... e in italian means and

[@mangooleh]

love from Iran

[@willsworld1990]

Great vid can we have Alex higgins next?

[@krishxplor]

Did I miss something ? Was waiting for the part "how ronnie changed snooker ? "

[@KarnageGaming]

Yeah basically he made the point that ronnies ridiculously good timing taight others just how good timing can make the game more effortless and the very limits of what can be achieved. In a nut shell thats what he said

[@manjago1070]

Wow haha..didn't you realised ronnie has changed this sport..i gave you one of that...Stephen hendry has said to Ronnie.Ronnie's was proved to everyone that snooker was easy to play and he maked it look so easy to play.beside it's so hard to play and to copy ronnie.. that's amazed every snooker professional players..to me that was the changed for the world of snooker today and forever has produced by ronnie..sorry my English.i hope you will understand.tq

[@doomdobidoo1793]

6 times now, YAAAAAA!!!!!!

[@Breakfromlife]

people kept saying this about this video or just saying six and it took me until your comment until I’ve actually worked out what they were talking about

[@REDDEVILSCORPION1987]

Good work Red india

[@roryburton1541]

rory from singapore

[@mr.j5283]

may ask u how to look a good cue tip or bad tip，and how we can use the cue tip press

[@ezekiel763]

Efren Reyes changed American pool with this same kind of soft English. Tons of action at very slow speeds...

[@ooisean007]

Watching in Malaysia

[@ewanmacfarlane9195]

What's in aw the cardboard boxes

[@Breakfromlife]

They’re full of books I was storing them for somebody who was selling them but unfortunately he died. Now I don’t know how to get rid of them

[@jimmybenyoucef4416]

@@Breakfromlife Don't sell keep them

[@JT-sf9cc]

Can I use your tips for Pool?

[@gregorneier2592]

7 world titles now

[@richardanthonygilbey]

Ronnie's won so many world titles he could melt them, forge a drill bit and escape from the pow camp that is his life. only joking you gotta catch the cue ball napping on the timing.

[@muhammadowais3676]

Owais from Lahore Pakistan

[@MonkeyboyCH]

how many hours ronnie practice per day?

[@stevethomas8126]

Alex Higgins next?

[@Breakfromlife]

Not next but possibly later in this series or a similar one. Not sure yet

[@bt-os5oq]

Great video. But why the hat? Also, have you been a professional player yourself. If not why not? How good do you have to be to be a pro? I think you're excellent.

[@Breakfromlife]

The hat because I started doing these videos in the winter it was cold and I thought it would make more sense if no one knows who I am. Unfortunately I’m not quite good enough to be a pro. I play a few players who are close to getting on every year. I usually win about half the frames I play against them. So if I start winning against them regularly I will give it more of a shot

[@bt-os5oq]

@@Breakfromlife thank you for your reply.

[@troytan2288]

This video has 147k views!

[@danjeory3659]

Make that 6

[@paulmcnamara4651]

I was just about to write that word for word!

[@kevinbrennan2004]

Buddy..It's all about YOU.

[@MrUnkissed]

Five world titles?? Make that six 😊😊

[@danishd5366]

I think our table has big pockets than tournament tables

[@danishd5366]

I mean ur not our*