Greatest long potter of all time.

Iranu wrote:

Johnny Bravo wrote:

Andre147 wrote:Hendry of course.

NO bucking WAY. These last few days I've re-watched all his WC finals against Jimmy in the early 90's.
Robbo is much better. So is Trump and Willo. The only way I'd say Hendry was better was if I hit my head and ended up retarded.

How many world finals have Robbo and Trump been in to demonstrate their long potting?

I haven’t seen enough of Hendry to have an informed opinion, but judging him based just on his WC finals againdt Jimmy isn’t exactly scientific.

This isn't about potting under pressure, it's just potting ability. Imagine if it was just practice, who could make most long pots. No way Hendry wins it.

Anyway, u don't have to take my word for it. Just watch those finals yourself. Although he also made some great shots, he missed way too many to be considered the best.

Well if it is who is best in practice I have only really seen Jimmy R and Mark Davis.
I would say Mark has the edge

Hendry a clear winner.

Lol Johnny if this is about practice then the winner is obviously Jimmy White!

If you ask about who's the greatest long potter, you cant dismiss things like pressure, etc.

Hendry. Not even worth a debate

So now Mark Davis is out again?

In recent times, Ronnie has been brilliant. His long potting won him the match against Judd in those last two games. Sure he wasn’t brilliant the whole match and the last said about the first session the better, but he pulled out some ridiculous pots that if he missed would have lost him the match.

Johnny Bravo wrote:Robbo is much better. So is Trump and Willo. The only way I'd say Hendry was better was if I hit my head and ended up retarded.

Johnny, I’m not convinced that hasn’t already happened

Long potters Johnny Bravo thinks were better than Hendry:
Robbo
Williams
Trump
Murphy
Robin Hull
Pol Pot
Stephen Hawking
The artist formerly known as Prince
Napoleon Bonaparte
Jesus Christ
Theresa May
Channel 4
Johnny’s mate, Dave
The Prodigy’s acclaimed 1994 album, ‘Music for the Jilted Generation’
Most bananas
Thomas the Tank Engine
An inanimate carbon rob
Whatever’s in the mystery box
Marco Fu’s watch
Jill Douglas
The letter ‘h’
A single plum floating in a bowler hat full of perfume
TheSaviour
Cancer
Vitamin D supplements
Alan McManus’s kilt troosers
A decent meal
This comment
Tits or ass
Karma Karma Karma Karma Karma Chameleon
Mmmm
Hope itself
buck
Willie Thorne’s debt

Lololololz Pinkie

‘A single plum floating in a bowler hat of perfume’

Hahahahahhahaha

To be fair JC was a wiz from the baulk cushion.

Hendry currently speaking on Talksport radio. He'll be on for another 30 minutes.

Pink Ball and Johnny Bravo - A story of unrequited love.

Hendry's been on for about half an hour so far and hasn't stopped talking about Ronnie.

Iranu wrote:

Johnny Bravo wrote:
This isn't about potting under pressure, it's just potting ability. Imagine if it was just practice, who could make most long pots.

Well then it’s an utterly pointless question because none of us could possibly know.

If it’s all about practise ability you may as well have Jamie Cope and Michael White in the mix.

I said "imagine if it was practice", key word being imagine. If we are talking about who is more likely to make a long pot in the decider of a major event, than yea, maybe Hendry is better than Trump or Robbo, but that wasn't the point.
I've seen countless matches of Hendry and countless matches of Robbo, Trump, Willo, ROS, etc.
Hendry is not the best long potter, not a chance.

Pink Ball wrote:Long potters Johnny Bravo thinks were better than Hendry:
Robbo
Williams
Trump
Murphy
Robin Hull
Pol Pot
Stephen Hawking
The artist formerly known as Prince
Napoleon Bonaparte
Jesus Christ
Theresa May
Channel 4
Johnny’s mate, Dave
The Prodigy’s acclaimed 1994 album, ‘Music for the Jilted Generation’
Most bananas
Thomas the Tank Engine
An inanimate carbon rob
Whatever’s in the mystery box
Marco Fu’s watch
Jill Douglas
The letter ‘h’
A single plum floating in a bowler hat full of perfume
TheSaviour
Cancer
Vitamin D supplements
Alan McManus’s kilt troosers
A decent meal
This comment
Tits or ass
Karma Karma Karma Karma Karma Chameleon
Mmmm
Hope itself
buck
Willie Thorne’s debt

Actually, I only think there are a few: Robbo,Trump, Willo, even Smurf on certain types of long shots. I also think that in recent years, ROS's long potting is just as good as Hendry's was in his prime.

Wildey wrote:

Andre147 wrote:Lol Johnny if this is about practice then the winner is obviously Jimmy White!

If you ask about who's the greatest long potter, you cant dismiss things like pressure, etc.

Guys you got to be honest some of the things Johnny Bravo has said on here makes him out to be a fool


Since when is potting in practice ore important than under pressure

It's not about which is more important, my poll was simply about long potting ability, not who's more likely to make one under pressure. Of course someone like Trump is more likely to crumble under pressure than Hendry was. But Hendry is not capable of pulling off the same shots as Trump.

Andre147 wrote:Lol Johnny if this is about practice then the winner is obviously Jimmy White!

If you ask about who's the greatest long potter, you cant dismiss things like pressure, etc.

Of course I can dismiss pressure, I'm judging long potting ability, nothing else.

Wildey wrote: Hendry ..........He hardly ever refused any pot in his prime and he was succesfull playing that way against players that would tie him up in Knotts if he missed.

That's cause he was playing against weak opposition.

Wildey wrote:Had he played a bit more conservative in latter career he would have won far more

This I can agree with you.

Wildey wrote: had Hendry played within himself in 1997 Ken Would not have won that title Stephen was far too interested in winning frames in one visit off a long pot than scrap the match out.

So was ROS in 2014 against Selbo.

Iranu wrote:How do you know? How many of them have you seen practising?

You seem very sure about something that’s based on your imagination.

I've seen countless Hendry matches, he's by no means a better long potter as far as I'm concerned. Why is that so hard to understand ?!

Hendry was superior to Robbo and Trump in some aspects of the game, but long potting wasn't one of them.