Stephen Hendry Greatest Snooker Shots Recreated

[@CptGallant]

Half the shots you play in these videos: "I was very lucky to get this as quickly as I did." Sometimes it's ok to recognise your own skills. Great work, as always!

[@housley4616]

was just thinking this. Give yourself more credit my man! love these vids

[@eselsim]

Cheers from Yarmolintsy, Ukraine matey!

[@azamfirdaus8358]

That safety behind the green had to be one of the best safety I've ever seen in snooker. Bravo to you to manage to replicate it just 4 attempts. Lots of love for the channel from Penang, Malaysia.

[@Breakfromlife]

It was a bit luck really it could have been well over 10

[@SilverTrill]

I never liked Henry back in the days because he would beat all my favourite players and was sick of seeing him win all the time but now I have grown up and matured I look back and can honestly say Stephen is the greatest players of all time A LEGEND!!! It’s great to see him back 😎 💪🏾

[@charlierobert3571]

Rubbish, the best is ronnie by a mile , playing like a robot might appeal to some but for the masses its having that bit of style ,charisma ,personality . Yes hendry can hold is own without a doubt but nothing compared to ronnie , hendry even said that ronnie is the G.O.A.T

[@SilverTrill]

Charlie Robert your entitled to your opinion I too rate Ronnie very high! Stephen had class and sportsmanship to go with his talent whereas Ronnie would lose it at times but it makes for great entertainment I get that. All depends what you like Both are greats And GOATS

[@23352408akash]

@@charlierobert3571 I too am a Ronnie fan, but you cant compare Ronnie and Stephen. They dominated different eras, Stephen dominated the 90s completely, nobody could touch him. Not even Ronnie at that time but Ronnie is the most naturally gifted player.

[@charlierobert3571]

Ronnie's flaws is a personality flaw witch a lot of greats of sport have, but on the table hes flawless absolute genius which separates him from the rest , your right everyone has opinions 🙂

[@jaigray5422]

@@charlierobert3571 Ronnie has never scored 7 centuries in a match, Hendry did it in a best of 19 match with 6 centuries in 8 frames at one point. Hendry has 7 world titles to Ronnie's 6. Hendry has won the triple crown in a single season twice, Ronnie hasn't even done it once. Hendry achieved 7 world titles in 10 years, Ronnie's best in the same time frame is 4. Hendry once won 5 consecutive ranking titles, Ronnie's best is just two in a row. Hendry has scored 16 centuries in a single tournament, Ronnie's best is 13.Ronnie has only one more ranking title than Hendry and plays in an era where there are 20 ranking tournaments per season. In Hendry's prime there were 8 in a season. Hendry is still the youngest player to ever win the world championship. Most Centuries in a World Championship (16) Most Centuries compiled in one match (bo19) (7) Most World Titles (7) Most World Finals (9) Most World Titles in a row (5) Most Matches won in a row at the crucible (29) Longest unbroken run inside the top 16 of the world rankings (23 seasons) Youngest World Champion (21) Most Years Ranked Number One (9) Most Years in a row Ranked Number One (8) records he holds quite a few unreachable Hendry will always be king and the greatest player ever to play the game.

[@uteackermann3567]

Stephen Hendry is the greatest Snooker Player of all time for me !!! Go on Stephen!!!!!

[@razzledazzle3863]

😍😍

[@razzledazzle3863]

@RickTheRedBrick lol

[@michaelgerry7973]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@DavidDavid-yz2sh]

@RickTheRedBrick, we are talking about shots made in big important tournament like WSC, that's a pressure shot. Not some doctor Martin shoes tournament. There's a difference. Shots attempted by this guy, he has no pressure at all is just attempt to do shots in how many times that's all. Black ball for 147 thousand pounds. Try it genius.

[@sdrtcacgnrjrc]

@RickTheRedBrick yeah, Hendry simply wasn't a spectacular shot-taker. Yet only Ronnie compares to him in terms of a (successful) no-reverse-gear approach to play. Trump is one of the most spectacular shot takers of all time. What age is he now? He's only recently reached the level of consistency and self-belief that Hendry already had as a teenager.

[@AtifKhursheed]

He was the king he is the king and he will remain the king. Come on Stephen we wanna see you again in action. Love from Pakistan

[@sultanmahmud581]

You live in a fool's paradise.

[@Andy-Bodhi]

@@sultanmahmud581 wtf lol

[@0522979225]

Watching you from Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Love your videos, especially the recreation ones! Keep up the good work!

[@jordanbee307]

me two! d 10 ; )

[@andybutler4827]

I think it’s probably a mix of a few things for Hendry. I don’t think it has much to do with ROS going for records, he’s been retired 8 years and seen quite a few of his records go already without attempting a come back. He must be enjoying his snooker again after the seniors. He said his main reason for retiring in the first place was the fact he didn’t enjoy smaller venues/competitions. That must have changed. I also think ROS comments about the lack of quality lower down the ranks may have rang a bell for him, he might be coming out with the “I’m just enjoying it and seeing where it goes line” but at the end of the day he was one of the most ruthless and competitive players ever to play. He won’t be coming back just to make up the numbers, he must fancy his chances.

[@glyntaylor-williams3593]

If he's enjoying his snooker. That means he knows he's playing well. You don't enjoy being bad. A hendry playing well wins tournaments.

[@amitjaiswar85]

Well whatever may be the reason for Stephen Hendrys return but the snooker scenario will be much better with his presence. Stephen Hendry had a dry spell from 2004 to 2012 before he retired let’s hope he wins some this time round.

[@colincanyon2519]

Hendry of old expected to win everything whereas this Hendry won't be thinking like that at all but rather to enjoy the game whatever happens win or lose!

[@glyntaylor-williams3593]

@@colincanyon2519 He'll be wanting to win. If you were playing in front of people. And you were the best around. Do you think you'd not try, and want to dominate again.

[@colincanyon2519]

@@glyntaylor-williams3593 It's not about winning everything for Hendry now that ship has sailed a long time ago obviously, but he will want to compete and win matches here and there and earn some money on the side, not that he needs it lol..I've played the game competitively for 30 years myself so I kind of know where he's at right now..

[@AreyMSalih]

All the love from Kirkuk, Iraq. Love these recreation videos keep them up.

[@johnmc3862]

Falkirk in the UK? lol.

[@TheMrBennito]

We all have our preferences. My jaw drops with ROS's play, yet I have always felt completely absorbed by the way Stephen plays. His talent, willpower and intensity are mesmerizing. This was a great vid, thoroughly enjoyed it , thanks!

[@casto87]

Watching from a fully locked down Safety Beach, Victoria, Australia. Loved discovering your channel recently. Grew up in Scotland watching snooker in the 90's. Can't wait for Hendry's return.

[@Rob-ys6ot]

I try to not watch these vids.... cos if I start I can't stop!!! I guess there's a compliment in there somewhere!!!

[@roisinwalsh8318]

Your videos are keeping us going through the off season! Hello from Róisín and Dennis in Caen, France

[@SeanJepson7]

I rarely watch live snooker apart from the World Championship but I always watch your uploads - great video.

[@wittymonk3y346]

I’ve just recently come across your videos. Entertained me for many an hour. Thank you.

[@TheSlithy]

You provide best snooker knowledge and entertainment in the Internet. Greetings from Łódź, Poland!

[@TomasDulke]

Accidentally stumbled upon this channel and it's great! Hi from Lithuania!

[@eoghankeeler4214]

Love your videos from New Brunswick, Canada

[@xAlexHDx1]

In my opinion Hendry is the the best all round, Ronnie is the most talented player I have ever seen and I'm forever grateful for him playing the sport but the way Hendry went about all his big matches and the fact he won 7 World Titles in a single decade makes him the greatest in my eyes. Best of luck to him in his return!

[@michaeltrumph121]

_In my opinion Hendry is the the best all round_ That statement right there shows you're clueless about snooker and cue sports in general. The likes of O'Sullivan and Higgins are clearly far better all round players than Hendry. So are Davis and Selby. Hendry was never an all round player. He was a brilliant potter and breakbuilder, but his safety and tactical play were average at best. _the fact he won 7 World Titles in a single decade makes him the greatest in my eyes_ Or it might have something to do with him facing weak opposition. The mentally weak Jimmy White gifted Hendry 2 world titles, in 92 and 94. The fact that it was weak opposition is proven by the fact that Hendry could only win a single major title after the age of 27.

[@xAlexHDx1]

@@michaeltrumph121 Hendry lacked safety but that wasn't his objective, once he got an opportunity he went for it and used his excellent break building skills to full affect. Sure Higgins, O'Sullivan, Davis, Selby and Reardon are better tacticans but you are forgetting that Hendry suffered with the yips and his cue breaking after his 7th world title win which affected his game to the point he had to hang it up. If I had to choose which player to play a single frame of Snooker for my life it would be Hendry, Sure Jimmy didn't have the best bottle but he got the pressure piled on him with Hendry winning frame after frame. Thanks for calling me clueless at Snooker, gonna cry in the corner now haha.

[@btk1]

Checking in from Newtonhill in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Thanks for these videos. I love your technical yet consumable analysis.

[@filipbiocanin6347]

Great videos! Greetings from Belgrade, Serbia

[@michaeldouglass3373]

Started playing snooker about 6 months ago.. this channel has helped me improve so much.. michael from manchester

[@mixolydian2010]

That was the thing i always really liked about Stephen was his guts in going for his shots. Cheers for the videos.

[@djiadsparrow8958]

Watching you from Jijel -Algeria you are doing great work.

[@ksportz66]

2:32 This is an amazing shot. My observation is that Hendry stays down on the shot and you seem to cue harder but some up . Maybe staying down keeps the cue lower for longer and gives more backspin?

[@chrisdavies9197]

Ronnie is an artist. Hendry is a scientist. I can't wait to see them in a match. If both are on form it will be unmissable (unlike my blacks off the spot)

[@jhkk1269]

unfortunately hendry is rarely on form nowadays

[@christianroberts4184]

Steven had to practice 8 hours a day to be the best, Ronnie just turns up.

[@angryboxingfan]

I’d say it’s the other way around Ronnie is a percentage player now and thinks about everything. Henry on form was natural and fearless.

[@ronnieferguson2809]

Just been watching your vids recently and they great. hi from Newcastle England

[@nvrdrew8653]

Watching you from Nottingham England Andrew your videos are the best for learning how to get better at snooker

[@alexandersanchezpampliega2268]

Stephen Hendry is awesome and you too. Hi from Burgos in Spain

[@markheitz7963]

Stephen will always be my GOAT at his peak his consistency made him unbeatable as for best shot there's too many to pick from

[@yppm]

Great video, love your dedication to snooker! Hello from Michael Montgomery in King of Prussia, PA, USA!

[@slavkokozaric7776]

Hello from Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Love your videos.

[@eswadi]

Please put more content of shot recreate. Love it!

[@dermotshaw6775]

It's not always the shot itself that makes it great, it's that they thought of that particular shot and went for it.. cheers for another great video dude 👌

[@f12mnb]

Hendry is a fantastic player. Any records don't really matter because he will always be considered among the greatest - we are lucky in that all of the major matches are recorded so we can see his amazing skill. As others have noted, he probably saw that an older player like Ronnie O'Sullivan can still compete and have a lot of fun.

[@laidbare819]

For me Hendry and O'Sullivan are the two greatest players of all time. The Iceman is truly the greatest professional the game has ever seen and I am honoured to have net him personally while in his prime. Great video, thank you

[@danieladair353]

Love all of your videos! From Bridgend, South Wales

[@rossfindlay7760]

I hate to be cynical but perhaps he's coming back due to being recently divorced and paying a large settlement whilst in a relationship with a younger woman. Money makes the world go round!

[@Neto808]

Great stuff as always. Watching from Taquaritinga, SP, Brazil.

[@vincentmoloney2549]

Used to watch him love the way Stephen play was brilliant

[@hamzaharshad5367]

Great effort - all the way from Pakistan

[@mohammadfaizan5709]

BRO you are so perfect in this game that you must play for the championships you will definitely win love from India Hyderabad

[@samt366]

Another great video, all the best from York UK

[@shawnmillmeyer6350]

Watching from Zephyrhills, Florida USA. Love learning about snooker, Its a whole different world then 9 ball

[@divyanshumishra6239]

Man keep up the good work.. your channel is bringing the new dimensions for this great game👍🏻

[@DUK703]

This is such a great channel!

[@gomezfriesen]

I love your channel! So much to learn from you! I am moving shortly to Maple Ridge, BC. Where I will be acquiring a games room to play billards, and start working on all the tips you have here on your channel.

[@robinlundemoeidet5185]

Love from Kristiansand Norway 🤘👍 awesome videos

[@nkrblackballleague7659]

Love the Channel... Taught me alot. Its Akeel From South Africa

[@eppersonelectrical1621]

That is super exciting about Steven Hendry

[@lluizlourenco]

Love from Sergipe, Brazil

[@thamilvanan7445]

I learned Something about Snooker from u.. since 2017... thank you.... for giving ur knowledge.. and A Fan subscriber from Chennai, Tamil Nadu, INDIA

[@samuellibby6481]

Loving the videos lately! Greetings from Bangor, Maine!

[@tylerdennis5034]

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[@aidynturdybek]

"Salem" from Kazakhstan Almaty You are helping me to improve my Snooker 👍👍👍

[@brianbell3028]

Hey. Love your videos! From Denver, CO, USA.

[@frankvrijsen5081]

Thanks for the awesome vid's, and greetings from Eindhoven in The Netherlands!

[@Beans360]

Love this channel. Danny from Oldham.

[@Megakzilla]

I just wanted to say a big thank you to you, I’m a pool player have my own team been playing for 10 years or more but I’ve always had problems with my action, recently have started to wear contacts as I have something called Keratoconus so I can now see clearly, I watched some of your videos on technique and put them into practice on my table and I’ve seen very positive results and am getting out of the very bad habits I’d gotten into, so thankyou and keep up the great content

[@brunoplacona6902]

Watching you here in Brasil! Awesome channel

[@getorifreefire944]

Tamo junto é nois kkkk

[@saba.k]

Love your videos so much 💙 watching From Tbilisi, Georgia 🇬🇪

[@aakashchhuchhar1993]

Love you content man. Watching from Jamnagar, India

[@tomshepherd6266]

This was awesome!!

[@capchill2603]

Plzzzz show us u playing a match against someone.... Love ur videos 😍it helped me improve my game as i wasnt very good, looking forward to buy your book.. Ahsan from rawalpindi, pakistan

[@Breakfromlife]

A big problem is the way things are at the moment I haven’t played a match at all since February. Not sure if there will be anything I can compete in for a while either.

[@capchill2603]

@@Breakfromlife ok i hope things get better nd we can hopefully see u compete against someone big fan bytheway 😍

[@baki.0]

Very good recreations! At 3:03 u should be very reflective of Stephen’s shot because yes it’s a LOT of backspin but he holds himself together and let’s all of it follow thru the white ball whilst not raising up immediately after the shot.

[@Mssmaimone]

Another great video! Greetings from Campo Grande, Brazil.

[@getorifreefire944]

Tamo junto é nois kkkk

[@sollywilliamson7392]

loving the channel

[@yashranglani2379]

Hey dude loved your content...i would suggest u to go for shawn murphy’s shots in this series of recreation. Love from INDIA!

[@ericryckman5174]

Great suggestion. I love Shawn. 👍

[@joe2grand]

sending love from Siem Reap, Cambodia

[@TheRedCyndaquil]

Never clicked a video so fast, loved it!

[@seanwalker1972]

I like snooker i dont love it, however as a stand alone channel for a sport this chanell is outstanding it really is huge respect 👊💪

[@davemann79]

hello from Traralgon, Victoria Australia :)

[@ruchitsudani1471]

Recently found your channel and i like it ..love from Gujarat , India

[@ВікторБарабан-у9и]

Great channel! Keep it up! Viktor from Dnipro, Ukraine.

[@69carlot]

congratulations from Tenerife, Canary Islands.

[@ibrarali9369]

I remember that blue. Thanks for the video.

[@garrydavidbeadle9089]

Garry from Sheffield!!! Love the videos

[@6-_-9Joey6-_-9]

Hi I’m from Lancaster, England and I love the vids especially the recreation shots

[@screwyprism3297]

A big hello from Telford England

[@fessellsahmed2587]

You hit some amazing shots.

[@flobbingdonkey]

Great video as always. And great choices for the shots. For me the Blue along the rail with the rest is the best. And a crazy one to take on. Not many players even today who would take that on. But for sheer context id say the black for the 147 is right up there. I remember hiding behind the sofa when watching that live. And also that i wouldnt even be able to hold the cue let alone play a shot with it. Barry - south Wales

[@manuelmartin3136]

Hi there. I'm Manuel from Gran Canaria. Your channel is amazing. My vote goes to the safety shot vs Paul Hunter.

[@stevenjake]

Hi from Norwich, Norfolk. Looks like you've got a decent gap there!

[@Supposedlyimrightwingnow]

There's one exhibition shot I always enjoy playing. Cue ball about 8 inches from brown ball about a 135 degree angle. Brown off the spot with check side so it hits far cushion comes back across the table hits near cushion then the side turns into running side and lands on the blue. I swear hendry played that shot a few times.

[@harpingon]

Read Hendry's auto biog a little while ago and it was great. Good to see him back on the scene even though I hope he doesn't beat ROS in the same way that I used to hope that Alex Higgins or White would win!, lol

[@haroune2643]

like and much love from Barika, Algeria

[@bothguess3634]

Hi from the only fan from Phnom Penh , Cambodia 🇰🇭

[@alibryant8588]

Watching from Canberra, Australia!!

[@sdrawkcab190]

How far away do you consider yourself from being able to compete at higher levels. It's seriously impressive that you can hit these shots.

[@puyanwei]

Love your vids best snooker channel on youtube (London here)! Love the fact you add where you hit the ball as well, great idea! I might suggest adding some kinda pressure to be more realistic, say as an example you could have made yourself lose £1000 for missing that cut back black first time on the 147, and/or other possible suggestions to recreate the context of importance?

[@Rob-ys6ot]

Also, my vote: the snooker behind the green!!!! Beautiful!!!

[@tranquillityspa748]

Hi, i always follow yours videos. Very interesting. Greetings from italy

[@latthanskb334]

Thank you

[@jamesgarvey3895]

Stephen was a machine. His mentality on flashy shots was probably something like "if you have to play flashy, it's probably because you ran out of position". He had a way of simplifying the frame into just, consistent potting and pure break building. It's not a surprise that his 'best of' reel is a little pedestrian visually, and more about trusting his potting and making it happen.

[@rezamiau]

Hi from Shiraz, Iran🇮🇷.

[@peterzerfass4609]

oh..I thought you were going to recreate the full 147 ('cmon...how many attempts can it take? XD )

[@ericryckman5174]

♥️😁😂🤣

[@ramycaidessebsi3314]

Watching from tunis, tunisia

[@daniellim7503]

hey bro I need some advice on how long my cue should be as I am planning to order a custom cue from Ton param Cheers from SG

[@kamrankerim636]

Wow, you have improved so much. It would take you a lot more attempts to create best shots back then. But now you are nailing them in less than half the number of attempts

[@999LLJW1]

Hi from Montenegro!

[@ericryckman5174]

Shady, I see some nay sayers in the comments about your recreation shots. Many are doubting the attempt counts. I however believe you and I'd like to propose you do a live stream if possible of some of these shots. Granted there would be added pressure but it would be fun and using your table, I know that you have learned the pace of it. Anyway, I think you did amazing in your recreation shots! Keep up the great work on this awesome channel. As for Hendry; I think he wants the challenge and you know the money wouldnt hurt eh? I believe he would make Top 16 the first year back. What's your thoughts?