Jimmy "Whirlwind" White - Top 10 Shots

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  • Опубликовано: 24 дек 2024

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  • @gulfrazkhan5085
    @gulfrazkhan5085 5 лет назад +20

    I think it is fair to say the list of superb shots by Jimmy is endless. What a genius!!!

  • @theteadrinker-143
    @theteadrinker-143 3 года назад +7

    Jimmy’s always been the best snooker entertainer there is on the green baize ! We realize he for-fitted becoming world champion for our pleasure , Thankyou mr white , we all love you

  • @alexvonderbecke5343
    @alexvonderbecke5343 4 года назад +19

    The cue ball has an unreal, almost supernatural life of its own, willed into position by the skill and mind power of Jimmy. Staggering!

  • @thehitchrules
    @thehitchrules 7 лет назад +18

    His ability to make the cue go around the table was just sick .
    Love Jimmy White . Amazing player.

  • @marktaylor3809
    @marktaylor3809 7 лет назад +134

    THE MASSE shot number 2 should of been number 1. best shot i'v ever seen

    • @paleshelter5376
      @paleshelter5376 7 лет назад +3

      mark taylor i agree the touch to execute that masse is very,very low percentage

    • @paleshelter4002
      @paleshelter4002 6 лет назад +5

      @One Ten Thousandth you can try that masse 10 times
      see how often you contact the ball...

    • @marktaylor3809
      @marktaylor3809 6 лет назад +5

      @@paleshelter4002 Which makes Jimmy'sshot extra special doing it in competition.Best shot ever.

    • @marktaylor3809
      @marktaylor3809 6 лет назад +1

      Jimmy's masse shot, if you have seen it type in those words and watch.

    • @marktaylor3809
      @marktaylor3809 6 лет назад +1

      @One Ten Thousandth es it is but i meant the full version, he tries another masse shot about 20 seconds later in the same frame.

  • @unclequack5445
    @unclequack5445 9 лет назад +35

    Jimmy is one of the best to ever play the game.

  • @drivenbythewill
    @drivenbythewill 10 лет назад +27

    I have to say I have been an avid fan of snooker for 20+ years, and i have never got goosebumps from shots like I just did then WOW Jimmy WOW

  • @jacklawrence6283
    @jacklawrence6283 2 года назад +4

    His name will never be forgotten aslong as this sport live on, what a phenomenon

  • @MrImmy420
    @MrImmy420 5 лет назад +2

    I started watching snooker cos of pure entertainment of Jimmy White and still watching pure entertainment of Ronnie O'sullivan. Legends of the game. 2019

  • @alemcodon
    @alemcodon 11 лет назад +11

    i remember seeing and copying shot 2 as a kid...i pulled it of many times, and thanks to jimmy, i am now the undisputed world champion of snow hill snooker club table 12 - the one they still let you smoke on.

    • @alemcodon
      @alemcodon 11 лет назад +1

      gordonjohn
      indeed it is.

  • @SagaciousFrank
    @SagaciousFrank 7 лет назад +2

    Reminds me why I used to love casually watching snooker games when I was younger and had more time to do so. So much variety of skill and ability. Mesmerising and relaxing game to enjoy watching. Shame I can't manage to sit and spare the time these days for it.

  • @Dat-yi4iz
    @Dat-yi4iz 4 года назад +8

    Just fantastic him and Alex Higgins is the reason snooker is on television then and now

  • @nighttoremember1981
    @nighttoremember1981 11 лет назад +6

    fantastic player jimmy ..to me one the greatest sportsman weve ever produced ,,,not for winning but competing,,,most would have crumpled atfer 1 defeat at Worlds let alone 6...this video gives u a glimpse of a guy who entertained and thrill his way into our hearts,,,thanks for the memories jimmy

  • @josephd.2725
    @josephd.2725 2 года назад +10

    That shot on the pink to come down for the black even got Kirk Stevens high! And he was already high on coke! Shows what an amazing shot that was... lol

  • @unclequack5445
    @unclequack5445 9 лет назад +13

    Jimmy White is a Badass.

  • @htubd
    @htubd 11 лет назад +29

    Never to be WC and be able to play these shots is an injustice of genius.

  • @larryburton9369
    @larryburton9369 4 месяца назад

    Great snooker playing thanks for this video 😊

  • @keeleyg1
    @keeleyg1 9 лет назад +23

    Go on Jimmy! Most natural striker of the ball (i.e. timing) in the history of the game. No-one has ever been as efficient in terms of getting the maximum action out of the cue ball for the minimum effort...

    • @tahachihab8226
      @tahachihab8226 8 лет назад +2

      robertson and ronnie can

    • @johnjais15
      @johnjais15 6 лет назад

      Trump too

    • @matt115lamb
      @matt115lamb 6 лет назад +1

      John Jais trumps got the best golf swing too 😂

    • @paulmairs259
      @paulmairs259 5 лет назад +1

      So Ronnie and Shaun Murphy don't come close?

  • @SuperYutoober
    @SuperYutoober 5 лет назад +7

    Kirk Stevens just had to applaud that shot. AMAZiNG!!!

    • @josephd.2725
      @josephd.2725 2 года назад

      Kirk Stevens was high as a kite watching that shot! Forget the cocaine lol

  • @paulwalker2401
    @paulwalker2401 6 лет назад +7

    And the whirlwind, is still blowing strong, to this day

    • @wanderer1955
      @wanderer1955 5 лет назад

      It was such a shame he couldn't handle the biggest occasion of all. Bottle went every time.

    • @wanderer1955
      @wanderer1955 4 года назад

      @Daniel Neville Better than who? Davis? Hendry? I dunno. Maybe. But he actually lost because his bum twitched. Even Hendry said so in an interview. And when he mentioned that fact to Jimmy White himself, he refused to accept it. But it's true. Jimmy was a fantastic player. One of the most gifted ever but he couldn't handle the biggest snooker event of them all. Really sad😟

  • @foxyrocks777
    @foxyrocks777 6 лет назад +1

    what an absolutely great tune

    • @mellomafia98
      @mellomafia98 6 лет назад

      jimmy cliff - i can see clearly now the rain is gone

  • @chazdrumzalot
    @chazdrumzalot 11 лет назад +1

    That massé shot might be my favorite shot played in any billiards game, pool, snooker, whatever. What an amazing shot to play under pressure!

  • @alangrynich2037
    @alangrynich2037 Год назад

    Jimmy will still be talked about in 50 years from now and personally i would pay to just watch him chalk his cue a real magician of the baize

  • @cyrusnocturnus54
    @cyrusnocturnus54 3 года назад +3

    The real People's champ. Just thinking of a shot like number 2 in a competitive tournament takes a lot of balls and genius

  • @michael2305
    @michael2305 9 лет назад +1

    One of the Best.
    my respect.

  • @clifejunellaneta9775
    @clifejunellaneta9775 5 лет назад +1

    I'm still ur number 1 fans... year 2019

  • @xfoolsgoldx
    @xfoolsgoldx 5 лет назад +3

    Jimmy and Ronnie are my favourite players to watch playing snooker.

  • @dan32113
    @dan32113 10 лет назад +1

    The snooker on the pink in 86 Mercantile Final is the best shot he ever played!

  • @garyfaulkner1480
    @garyfaulkner1480 7 дней назад

    Pure genius..the whirlwind of london town.!

  • @simonjohnhinton1938
    @simonjohnhinton1938 10 лет назад +15

    Damn you stephen hendry, you could have let jimmy win at least 1 final lol. Jimmys compact style and quick pace around the table as well as his cue power earned him an army of fans around the world. Won many titles including the masters, legend...

    • @joblesswota
      @joblesswota 9 лет назад +4

      One final stephen hendry thought he was going to lose, then Jimmy White choked hard.

    • @DavidS-zq8tz
      @DavidS-zq8tz 7 лет назад

      Yeung KF - To be fair Hendry never missed on day 2

  • @bluemansham1
    @bluemansham1 11 лет назад +2

    True legend in always! :-)

  • @barneypaws4883
    @barneypaws4883 5 лет назад +1

    My hero growing up

  • @mousehead2000
    @mousehead2000 6 лет назад +1

    I still can’t believe how incredible number 2 was.

  • @Captain_Rhodes
    @Captain_Rhodes Год назад

    great number 1. ive never seen that one. wow

  • @snookershorts7181
    @snookershorts7181 4 года назад

    For Jimmy's infamous banana shot against Kirk Stevens in No. 6, what side is he applying to the cue ball? Obviously, there's a lot of screw, but which side allows it to come off the bottom cushion the way it did?

  • @thagreatadante
    @thagreatadante 4 года назад +2

    Was a kid in 80's/90's when i watched him.. . Never seen a player grace the table like JW and pull the stunts he did with a cue. Shots NO-ONE would contemplate taking he ate for breakfast.

    • @josephd.2725
      @josephd.2725 2 года назад

      Same. 100%. Jimmy White will forever by my favourite player. His shots were genius. Supreme skill. Not even Ronnie can do that stuff. It's a travesty that Jimmy never became world champion. Choking was his only weakness.

    • @thagreatadante
      @thagreatadante 2 года назад +1

      @@josephd.2725Aye ... 👍 If i could meet and have a pint with any person. Jimmy would be up there.... a place with a pool or snooker table even better. Gent of guy.

  • @keithjones6602
    @keithjones6602 Год назад

    Jimmy, Dancing Brave, Marvin Hagler. Laurel and Hardy, are all my absolute idols, and would all be round my dinner table, although I'm not sure where Dancing Brave would sit.

  • @haydnmarsh9971
    @haydnmarsh9971 Год назад

    I loved the classic JW ghost shot

  • @Snowwie88
    @Snowwie88 6 лет назад +3

    Pity of the bad image quality.
    I know Ronnie O'Sullivan can make terrific shots as well, but Jimmy White was not only snooker player, but also an entertainer as well. He loved goofing around with those balls and enjoy the crowds, even if it costed him a frame. So maybe sometimes not a frame, but he did get the FAME...

  • @rekka6366
    @rekka6366 8 лет назад +11

    No. 7 - "Where's the cue ball going?"

  • @adnaanzabair4985
    @adnaanzabair4985 6 лет назад +3

    Played him in a exhibition few years ago. I wad quite surprised I had a couple of shots. 1 was the break the other was at the bar!

  • @simewn
    @simewn 9 лет назад +7

    The whirlwindest player of all times

    • @manjago1070
      @manjago1070 7 лет назад

      to me..the best shot of all times is When you've got LUCKY ball of shot in hardly situation..and that will make your opponent so much anger..

  • @arts5980
    @arts5980 7 лет назад +2

    Amazing!

  • @JohnHeath-b5y
    @JohnHeath-b5y Год назад

    Shot on the brown is the best Shot ever made truly magnificent😅

  • @cubesanthony720
    @cubesanthony720 4 года назад

    Jimmy 1/2/3/.. cant find the words, more than immaculate

  • @goranl2588
    @goranl2588 7 лет назад +12

    Jimmy, the very Best snooker player ever...

  • @csb7376
    @csb7376 7 лет назад +8

    Number 7 should be higher. To get that much screw back with so much distance between cue and object balls is insane.

    • @PaulJohn007
      @PaulJohn007 7 лет назад

      csb73 I don't think it's that difficult since it's in an angle and screw with a left side will take it back making use of the rail...

  • @hemanroczko1799
    @hemanroczko1799 10 лет назад +5

    I very much appreciate the background music, basically anything else than pompous orchestral Ronnie fanboy video music is appreciated... very much.

  • @kevindean6600
    @kevindean6600 6 лет назад

    The music is awesome!!

  • @ebrahimkarolia4812
    @ebrahimkarolia4812 3 года назад +2

    There is always only one Jimmy white. A living legend.

  • @davidbrennan3613
    @davidbrennan3613 Год назад

    A FANTASTIC snooker player and thrilling to watch

  • @paulw1570
    @paulw1570 3 года назад

    Great music

  • @T-Bag13
    @T-Bag13 6 лет назад +1

    Great quality especially number 4, what is it 4k?

  • @luisalmora5896
    @luisalmora5896 5 лет назад +4

    EL NUMERO DOS ES EL MEJOR TIRO DE TODOS LOS TIEMPOS, NADIE LO PODRÁ REPETIR JAMAS

  • @peppermintfreedom
    @peppermintfreedom 7 лет назад

    loved that music, perfectly encapsulated that era of snooker with jimmy white, for me

  • @Faithinthedock
    @Faithinthedock Год назад

    Man, Jimmy has some amazing spin ability

  • @ronhill1502
    @ronhill1502 2 года назад +1

    By far the greatest snooker player to never win at the Crucible. Too many beers in him by the later frames of the match. What a shame, but still one of the greatest players the world has ever seen.

  • @mikejohn0088
    @mikejohn0088 6 лет назад +1

    The tables have rails with so so much life, you can make the ball circle the entire table with little effort. These guys use so much draw and so little follow it amazes; the draw gives them much more control using firm strikes.

  • @jameschant2740
    @jameschant2740 3 года назад

    Getting out of the apparent snooker and making contact with the brown ball was crazy good.

  • @ImYourHuckleberry_29
    @ImYourHuckleberry_29 3 года назад

    Jimmy. Alex. Judd. And I dunno if anyone remembers Steve James the postman. Love these guys.

  • @VaibhavSingh-cg5zs
    @VaibhavSingh-cg5zs 6 лет назад +3

    When u know all the shots that would get featured. But still see the video

  • @Matt-yorks
    @Matt-yorks 4 года назад

    I wouldn't even know where to start with attempting number 6. Where does that last bit of spin come from??

  • @olly3187
    @olly3187 9 лет назад

    masse shot was excellent

  • @KarnageGaming
    @KarnageGaming 9 лет назад

    number 6 was pretty good. i love draw shot like that where it curves after contact they look great when performed.

    • @DylanFowler
      @DylanFowler 8 лет назад

      +Lord Karnage BB It's also the way the cue ball bounced off the bulk cush in a straight line that even got Kirk excited and Stevens made a 147 in this match too.

  • @darrenkenward1505
    @darrenkenward1505 4 года назад

    King white luv the man big up..

  • @TheClaptonisgod1
    @TheClaptonisgod1 3 года назад +1

    Cue ball.
    "Where shall...?"
    Jimmy,
    "Yes"

  • @lazy0026
    @lazy0026 8 лет назад

    name of song pls?☺

  • @richardignatowicz9031
    @richardignatowicz9031 9 лет назад +27

    Such a shame he never won the title always the runner up. He really should of won against Hendry when he was 14-8 up.

    • @manjitsanghera3982
      @manjitsanghera3982 8 лет назад

      +Richard Ignatowicz
      True... He won't get a chance like that again...ever

    • @rochestersmonkey5627
      @rochestersmonkey5627 7 лет назад +4

      Richard Ignatowicz Remember that game well, was a big Jimmy White fan. Absolutely gutted. I've always suspected that Jimmy was coked up to his eyeballs in that game and then he crashed. Hendry relentlessly won frame after frame and Jimmy was shattered. I'd have loved Jimmy to win the world championship, such a brilliant player, exciting, attacking and full of flair. Wasn't to be.

    • @adamlea6339
      @adamlea6339 7 лет назад +1

      I recall an even worse case when it came down to the final frame, and Jimmy missed a straightforward black (probably due to tension), then Hendry came to the table and cleared up to win 18-17. That was the closest he got to the title

    • @prezz1257
      @prezz1257 6 лет назад

      yep but was hell of a lot of pressure on that, the other final when he was 14,8 jimmy should have seen that out, no excuses. criminal.

    • @sijalf
      @sijalf 6 лет назад

      Richard Ignatowicz The reason, Hendry king of kings.

  • @bcp5296d
    @bcp5296d Год назад

    This is the funkiest snooker video ever

  • @roadcruiser000001
    @roadcruiser000001 11 лет назад

    i really like the track! what song is this?

  • @aiwendilciunio
    @aiwendilciunio 8 лет назад +9

    Where's the crazy top spin pink from an exhibition match with Willie Thorn?

  • @ShadowWolf315
    @ShadowWolf315 10 месяцев назад

    I don't think any player on the snooker tour could play the masse shot. Unbelievable shot.

  • @fxt363
    @fxt363 4 года назад

    My favourite

  • @roccomarciano6099
    @roccomarciano6099 Год назад

    Can we please review shot 7

  • @kflem80
    @kflem80 10 лет назад

    Watch the replay of the masse shot. Love the way he walks off just before the cueball hits the brown

  • @NC-ck5oj
    @NC-ck5oj 11 лет назад +40

    That pink against kirk stevens made shit out of the laws of physics

    • @jamesknox64
      @jamesknox64 9 лет назад +21

      It followed the laws of physics. But Jimmy was judge, jury and executioner!

    • @paddynesbitt1538
      @paddynesbitt1538 7 лет назад +7

      And Kirk Stevens loved it. It's great to see an opponent appreciate the other player's ability. There is so much sport in snooker.

    • @ishanminhas1
      @ishanminhas1 7 лет назад +4

      Unfortunately, this trend has died out. If you look at the new generation, snooker isn't what it used to be back in the day.

    • @DrAMWells
      @DrAMWells 4 года назад

      He hit with bottom right hand side. It was the right hand side that checked it of the bottom cushion. The masse should have been number one.

  • @emmadeeba2038
    @emmadeeba2038 3 года назад

    Most entertaining player of all time.

  • @android1351
    @android1351 4 года назад

    J. White is one of the best snooker players. "Sunshine ..." (choral music) Is that a music overlay? What exactly is that please?

  • @louisread875
    @louisread875 7 лет назад

    How did you not include the pink with a ton of top

  • @aidanmagill6769
    @aidanmagill6769 6 лет назад

    Number 3; my friends and I spent ages the next day trying to recreate that. Not easy on a club table.

  • @robleary3353
    @robleary3353 Год назад

    Bril! Nuff said!. 🙂

  • @bigbeatyswollocks4859
    @bigbeatyswollocks4859 7 лет назад +7

    You can forget about Ronnie O'Sullivan. bcoz Jimmy white is the only player in history of snooker that you can honestly say you'd gladly pay for a ticket to watch him play

    • @limpet7r63
      @limpet7r63 5 лет назад

      Alex Higgins too. Both brilliant to watch.

  • @ScottForster95
    @ScottForster95 12 лет назад

    I put shot four on youtube but i don't mind you using it in your video. Some good shots on here.

  • @josephd.2725
    @josephd.2725 2 года назад

    Jimmy White's cue ball control is sick. Never seen another player control or banana the cue ball like he does! Such entertainment!

  • @iraceruk
    @iraceruk 2 года назад

    If anybody is wondering what the fantastic music in this video is (it isn't what's stated in the video's description), it's here:
    ruclips.net/video/sMMTeayObvk/видео.html

  • @md-cu6hv
    @md-cu6hv 8 лет назад

    just as i was saying to myself no one even jimmy white himself cant do a better shot than the 2nd one i saw the first shot and where he left the cueball... legendary legend white

  • @DylanFowler
    @DylanFowler 5 лет назад

    The action off the yellow on shot number 3 was too sick to even try and describe.

  • @darrenagnew7098
    @darrenagnew7098 6 лет назад

    Its a shame Jimmy never quite had the stamina to make it across the finish line in championship finals , but when you watch this you understand why Jimmy White is still revered in the game of snooker. Very very few players could emulate some of the shots he played because they are basically shots which cant really be practiced. It was down to sheer natural ability !!

  • @ZeeshanKhan-mg6oc
    @ZeeshanKhan-mg6oc 6 лет назад

    nice superb plyear jimmy wight

  • @markymark560
    @markymark560 3 года назад

    Where is the super natural pink shot?

  • @andrewelo
    @andrewelo 3 года назад

    Pure magic.

  • @handy1964
    @handy1964 3 года назад +1

    The Jimmy shot on my channel was perhaps the most amazing

  • @bobsmith-zj2ky
    @bobsmith-zj2ky 7 лет назад +3

    Jimmy was soooo good, but he buckled under pressure. So sad, as he could do things with the cue ball other players could only dream about. Very very talented player!!!!!!!!!!!!!! All time great!!!!!

  • @lolam4209
    @lolam4209 6 месяцев назад

    Number 2 is the best shot I’ve ever seen. Sorry you can’t beat that

  • @josephd.2725
    @josephd.2725 2 года назад

    Great compilation video. The music though! LMAO. I might have heard similar music on low volume in a pool/snooker hall in Canada years ago. Or is it porno music? LOL

  • @graham123ish
    @graham123ish Год назад

    Wish it was the 90's for ever

  • @sampochin
    @sampochin 7 лет назад

    My friend plays like this, screwback on everything even when you need to follow through. It's just so much more fun

  • @crazyredd23
    @crazyredd23 8 лет назад

    WHO did this song?
    it is not moses tyson version

  • @freedomforthebrave
    @freedomforthebrave 8 лет назад

    I've played the number 2 shot and before I done it is said Jimmy special and it worked he's to good at them shots

  • @DavidsonLoops
    @DavidsonLoops 11 лет назад

    Shot 3 just makes him look like a magician.