Was snooker slower in the old days? (an AST thread)
Watched a 1971 match between Ray Reardon and John Spencer yesterday.
Reardon won the match 4-0 and the coverage included a near total clearance of 127 by Reardon and also him getting a 60+ break.
His 14 red total clearance took him 9 minutes and 36 seconds, averaging 16.94 seconds Average Shot Time.
His 60+ break took him 05:33 mins, with an AST of 17.52s
All of the breaks included a lot of very difficult shots, long shots and rest requirements and etc and included a mostly distracting and vocal crowd.
And then you consider the fact that Alex Higgins came onto the scene around this time and revolutionised the game by quickly gaining the reputation of being a quick player. So presumably regularly quicker then 15.00s AST.
Is it time to re-evaluate and investigate the truth about the myth of historical ASTs?
Reardon won the match 4-0 and the coverage included a near total clearance of 127 by Reardon and also him getting a 60+ break.
His 14 red total clearance took him 9 minutes and 36 seconds, averaging 16.94 seconds Average Shot Time.
His 60+ break took him 05:33 mins, with an AST of 17.52s
All of the breaks included a lot of very difficult shots, long shots and rest requirements and etc and included a mostly distracting and vocal crowd.
And then you consider the fact that Alex Higgins came onto the scene around this time and revolutionised the game by quickly gaining the reputation of being a quick player. So presumably regularly quicker then 15.00s AST.
Is it time to re-evaluate and investigate the truth about the myth of historical ASTs?
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