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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[@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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[@johnglenn30csardas]

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

[@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.

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[@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.

[@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!!

[@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

[@LifoGifo]

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

[@AussieDad79]

Hello from Perth, Western Australia!! Love your channel. Finally someone that goes in depth about every aspect of the game. Dissecting the whole game into smaller understandable parts is extremely useful and interesting for a beginner like me. Thanks so much!! Subscribed!!

[@TheJohnCooperShow]

I love your alan partridge style intonation/inflection in your voice, as you make everything sound like a question at end of each sentence!

[@Breakfromlife]

AHA!

[@bamboo_253]

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?

[@vitezz8661]

Cheers from Lovech, Bulgaria!

[@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.

[@Bebbr3]

Thank you, the mental part of the game is really where I struggle. Distraction literally is the bane of a gentleman's game. It's nice to think I'm not the only one to be affected by this. :) Your videos are great bro-tato! Stay focused and have fun with A Break from Life

[@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.

[@antthecat147]

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

[@strayfn2]

Love the videos . I was all ready quite experienced at the game but this has helped me improve so much! I'm watching from Sheffield UK

[@Renkipoika1]

Greetings from Oulu, Finland. Great videos!

[@colebevans8939]

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

[@PhilthySteel]

Watchin from Sunny Mildura Australia :)

[@speccyiiii]

Hello from Wrexham. Excellent stuff once again.👍🏻

[@ernoeskeli1139]

Please continue this series with a similar video about Judd Trump and the attacking style of snooker he's introduced. Technical insight could be about cue power and how Judd is so good at smashing balls in with huge pace. You could also tell us how his game has clearly changed lately (i.e. 2018-19 season) and how it ended up winning him big titles.

[@oliverbingham9742]

Excellent Chanel I’ve just stumbled upon it. From Melbourne Australia 🇦🇺

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[@eyeshandy]

i love this channel so much

[@bottlecap57]

Great stuff! One of your best ever..

[@aveson5149]

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

[@DaxInvader]

Watching from Montreal! Thanks!

[@andrewdatsenko]

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

[@TyrantOFynder]

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

[@jasonbigg8341]

Another cracking effort. A couple of nice gags in amongst the high quality info. Cheers

[@lewiswatson5799]

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

[@randomness6203]

I am Marcel from South Africa and i love your videos

[@misteroughtright5557]

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

[@amirsp]

Watching your videos from Kerman, Iran! I play Snooker with my both hands, and your videos really help me to play better and more accurate. Thank you (amirsp)

[@TheMakedonec7]

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

[@DaneliusUK]

Enjoyed it, thank you.

[@James-mh6fn]

James from Redditch in Worcestershire loves Ronnie 👍🏻

[@YoungAlex2795]

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.

[@jamesmulholland540]

I love this channel

[@shilpakar007]

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

[@neilb6673]

Watching from Melbourne Australia. Great video!

[@harryy8454]

0:55 is why I love watching ronnie play

[@mozzinator]

Have been a silent admirer of your content from Lahore, Pakistan

[@Rob-ys6ot]

Excellent vid!!! Many thanks!!!

[@jonkersponker]

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

[@cartmanshome]

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

[@samwittytrickshots3451]

This is Mwesigwa from Uganda yo most fun in all da world

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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 👍

[@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?

[@VinceLoschiavo]

Love your videos! -Vince from Sacramento, CA USA!

[@SchwarzieJSY]

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

[@yashjethani5342]

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

[@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.

[@OleBerg1]

Love your stuff! Oslo, Norway

[@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

[@boxingjerapah]

Introduced us to "cue action"

[@ronaldcrawford7696]

Watching from Everett Ontario Canada.

[@Chanachurchacha]

cheers from Dhaka, Bangladesh!

[@WallyChilly]

watching from Reykjavík Iceland!

[@vinaygr28]

Brilliant!

[@RubenvandenEngel]

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

[@metadonee]

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

[@jonwilson6077]

Watching from Townsville, Australia

[@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.

[@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.

[@seeyouthen]

Great points. Like the videos. Watching from Mahajanga Madagascar. Aidan

[@harryrenicor3879]

Watching from Harrogate, England

[@moriorinvictus7834]

Watching from kenitra morrocco big fan and great videos

[@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.

[@Harouni_fba]

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

[@makhsimm8161]

👋👋👋 watching from Almaty, Kazakhstan

[@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?

[@bdmatzek5060]

Thx for posting - BdM from Kitchener Canada

[@ufcwwe4135]

Hello and Thank you from India

[@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

[@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

[@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

[@vladimirorevic8947]

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

[@12ANSHBHATIA]

Dude , kudos to you for recreating some of the shots and maintaining the table itself for that , Your lesser attempts dictate your effectiveness over some shots .

[@omeramin6147]

Hello really love your videos. Keep going. I learnt alot from you. -Omer from Rawalpindi Pakistan

[@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.

[@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

[@Miyatokaino]

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

[@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...

[@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

[@domenikprestel2]

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

[@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 😁

[@limhanlong4143]

Oh yea bro. BTW does play slow when using a MH tip affect the shot? Current using kamui black MH. Ever since I change to MH tips I always sort of punch the cue ball

[@brendan25698]

Watching from South Shields north east of England

[@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???.

[@Enzo-777]

Watching from home

[@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.