Walter Lindrum 100 break with nursery cannons

[pistolpeeroy]

CAN ANY1 EXPLAIN WOTS GOIN ON ERE?! AM A GOOD SNOOKER PLAYER N BEEN INVITED TO PLAY BILLIARDS?!! HOW THE FCUK DO I PLAY IT?!!!

[GetMeThere1]

This game must have been invented as therapy for obsessive compulsives. I'm aware of it, but never watched it (or of course never played it) before. I can see why they went to 3 cushion...

[screwside1]

for the information of any muppets the nursery cannon is one of the toughest techniques in cue sports big full stop. they had to ban it mainly because of this guy.

[Mrphilharmonic]

I wonder why the referee said, "Indirect Sir"? Anybody out there know? I KNOW it refers to the hit but I wonder why a deflection off a cushion/rail should be any different to a direct hit. Talk about a genius with a cue though. I don't think we'll ever see the likes of Lindrum again. The game hardly exists these days anyway and is becoming a dying art. It's all 'bang-bang-bang' of snooker and 9-ball (pool). No subtlety anymore - no FINESSE.

[screwside1]

I think it maybe because he could hit both balls at the same time, which would be a foul...... i think, maybe wrong. if you've found out do enlighten me!!

[skawjw]

The good billiards players were so good that they had to introduce rules to make it harder. One rule was the indirect rule -- every 50 points (I think) the cue ball had to make the cannon off a cushion instead of directly. There was also a rule that the cue ball had to cross the baulk line once every 200 (I think) points.

[noogel]

This is pretty much what I have heard... but i believe that the indirect cannon must be made every 50 cannons (100 points), which is probably why Walter made the shot on 70.

Its amazing to think that the World Billiard and Snooker Council at the time had to change the rules of the game just to stop this one man. I mean.... can anyone think of any other sport in which a dominating player has caused a rule change, let alone 3 (that I can think of)??

[putangina101010]

I do not play and/or watch many sport games... but I can give you two examples.. 1. Shaquille O'Neal.. a last minute foul called "hack a Shaq foul" grants a player a free throw.. 2. The shaded lane in the basketball court was enlarged because of George Mikan... My examples are in Basketball alone.. there are many more sports.. I have two more in my mind but I'm not that quite sure(one in basketball again and one in table tennis).. It's not that rare..

[putangina101010]

In an optimistic view.. It is a sign for the dominant player, that he really changed the game or "raised the bar"...

[rouncer74]

i know...its absolutely astonishing.

and when he retired, they reverted the rule back because no players could live up to the them..

i mean people talk about don bradman, michael jordan, tigerwoods, being the most prolific sportsman of the century.

why shouldnt walter lindrum get a mention. the man was a genius of proposterous proportions. a highest break of over 4,000.

an average break of 700.

and they said that walking on the moon was a triumph.

try knockin in a 4,000 break in 1.5 hours.

[NAMTRIP]

@skawjw I see all you guys points,and do appreciate what Im seeing,I play and I know how hard the game is,but to walk 3 balls down the rail,just tapping them into each other softly,I just cant see what is so amazing about it,sure Its harder than it looks,but whats to keep a top pro from nursing it,and walking them all night long??

I can see a top pro player getting in control of a rail nurse,and shutting down the opponent for hours,and going thousands of points ahead.

[kingtut147]

@NAMTRIP because the rules state these days that you can only make 75 consecutive cannons before you have to play a different shot...this stops them doing precisely what you say...

[NAMTRIP]

@kingtut147 Thanks King Tut,this is a wonderful clip,Im glad you posted it.

[Roflaids]

err? What the fuck.. even a 5 year old child can do what he's doing.

[crazypiikkis]

heh, that is actually a million times more difficult than what it looks like :)

[Roflaids]

You must be kidding me, look what he's doing just hitting the balls separated by 1mm

[skawjw]

But he's keeping them separated by 1 mm. It's so easy to overhit those shots. Judging it so perfectly for so long is amazing.

[Mrphilharmonic]

Er? You think so? Ever TRIED it? Please don't make such moronic comments until you have!

[nugget147]

If you don't understand it, then don't comment.

Great to see this on YouTube!

[alexholowczak]

I love the way that the referee folds his arms by the time he gets to 8... as though he knows a 2 times table recital is about to be needed. He looks thoroughly bored before he even gets to double figures!

[thurstons]

The referee is Arthur Goundrill was very well known. He lost his right forearm at Ypres in WWI. During WWII he raised thousands of pounds for war charities by playing exhibitions.

[thurstons]

Correction, his left forearm!

[russelltrigger]

This is good, u cant beat old vintiage snooker!

[teflonde]

It seems a pity to me that Billiards over the years has lost its public interest in favour of Snooker.

I ask you:

Can these present day Snooker Professionals also play Billiards like this? (as indeed Joe Davis once did)?

[nightman26]

no other professional player at billiards or snooker has ever played billiards to the standard of Walter Lindrum! even against the top players of the day he use to give a start of 6000 to 7000 over a 2 week game and was very rarely beat

[enamelcamel]

Spot on that Frankie lad. He was some boy wasn't he...!

[nightman26]

i jonny someone took a shot at him and it still didnt put him off

[jonnybrad123]

also at 1:22 does sum1 get shot?

[jonnybrad123]

ur better frankie u keep billiards alive in the club

[nightman26]

i think what the ref was refering to was that after so many shots (i think its 25) the canon has to be made indirect ie (striking the cushion first) and he was just stateing that Walter had played an indirect canon

[teflonde]

During the break, what did the Referee mean when he said "72, indirect Sir"?

I would really like to know.

[rossit07]

canni vid frankie lad

[paulsy41]

Great clip, I think the word 'Genius' would be a worthy word to describe this man.