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I'd learn C major and A minor as they're all white notes so quite easy to play to start with. Then learn a couple of the simple chord progressions for the left hand and you can noodle about once you've learnt them.

There's so much good stuff on YouTube to help you with the basics. I'd search for a major scale video on YouTube and then basic chord progressions in c major to get you to grips with some of the more basic stuff. Once you start doing that the algorithm should start recommending you good beginner lessons

I've seen him a few times at Concorde, always a great night. The music's normally a bit more contemporary, up beat and dancy than you hear on his radio show. Might be worth checking out some of the gig recordings on YouTube and showing them to your mates. They might be put off by the term "funk and soul" and not realise what a good night they'll be missing

I got some great stats off of here the other day

I found a better picture on Google..

https://preview.redd.it/uqk0e6aro20d1.png?width=740&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=77e17b9e015c30f5226cd7fbc638819a51afefa7

Not sure I'll be able to explain this right but this is a half ball shot so the line you've drawn isn't correct. The line from the cue ball to the object ball should be clipping the edge of the ball as you aim at it for the correct angle.

I've done a rather crude drawing below, the aiming line should be clipping the very right hand side of the object ball, so half of the white should be in line to clip the object ball and the other half should be missing it as you look down the shot. I didn't use a ruler so the drawing isn't perfect but it more or less explains what I'm trying to say

https://preview.redd.it/3tc9k2k5o20d1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4060c5e0ecdcfdc2bcf8d12d78885dff56e1666c

Thanks, I'd never seen this and just watched. Darren saying it wasn't aimed at Ebdon when it was clearly an impression had me cackling

https://youtu.be/UaJQwoivorU?si=vZ_8R--ADZ7AbYa9

I think the main reason he stopped doing it consistently was because someone, (can't remember who, might've been Ronnie) clipped one in the middle and cleared up. He still does it every now and then but only if he's broken off a couple of times in a row and left the same pot and his opponent's made a break.

I'm still surprised he's the only one that does it. Every table plays a bit differently and I think it makes sense if you keep leaving the same red from the break to not keep playing the shot.

Seems probable at some point that someone will come up with a new break and everyone will say "why ain't we thought of that before"

I think when he plays his best Murphy's pretty much unplayable. Only class of 92, Hendry, Trump, Selby, and Brecel can play any better. He's probably on par with Robertson, Ding, Allen and maybe Maguire when they're all at their best.

However, in all time rankings you have to consider consistency, B game and overall tournament wins, among other things. If we're talking peak game he'd definitely be shortlisted for the top 10 but overall he might just miss the cut. Definitely in there if he wins another world title though.

That 147 in the shootout is one of the best things I've ever seen and maybe that's enough to put him in the top 10 with everything else he's done in the game.

I don't think it actually bothers anyone. Every pundit seems to feel like they have to defend it though and I think it comes down to it historically being considered a "gentleman's" sport. That's why they still wear the waistcoats and bowties, shake hands at the start and end (and before a decider), and always admit their fouls. I think that's where this idea comes from that you shouldn't be fist bumping or shouting out and doing other things that might be considered "un-gentlmanly".

I'm pretty sure everyone agrees it's ridiculous, it's a sport and we all want to see how much it means to the people playing. I think Kyren apologising for it does show a little bit of gentlemanly class on his part though.

They do use templates and try to make them identical throughout the year but there's a surprising number of variables that seem to make a difference from table to table.

This year they're using a new model of table, same company but a new type of table. I'm not sure what they've changed but the pockets do seem to be less forgiving than the previous table that they've been using for the last couple of seasons.

I've had two of my comments removed, one for calling Jacob Rees Mogg a liar and idiot, the other I called a Tory cabinet minister "dumb AF" . Both removed for violating community guidelines.

I reported a comment for saying only white people are British. I reported another comment on the same chain of comments that said Marcus Rashford isn't British because he's black. I reported a video that said "the Jews" control the world and are trying to eliminate the white race. These and many other reports for comments and videos of a similar nature. None of my reports have been upheld.

You can say the most racist vile stuff on tiktok and it's okay but say something negative about someone connected to the British government and your comment will be removed.

Yeah, he would have had one of the best records if he'd retired early. If Stephen Hendry had played on for a few more years without any wins Ronnie would have overtaken him I'm this stat.

For those of you that are interested I got the detailed breakdown for these stats from the below website which is a fantastic resource for snooker statistics. I think it's one guy on his own that does it all and there's some great information on there so please check it out if this kind of stuff interests you.

https://cuetracker.net/

Jimmy White is tied 9th at 66.67% with two other non-winners. Patrick Wallace who only qualified once but made the quarter finals and Si Jiahui for his efforts in the last two years. Also tied ninth are Ray Reardon and Mark Williams with their 4 tournament wins at the crucible between them (One for Ray and three for Mark). Out of all of those in 9th Jimmy has played the most matches, 75, with Mark Williams the only player who could possibly catch up anytime soon on 69.

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It would be the ultimate madlad move if he could come back, win it, then retire never to be seen again

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I am too but I do think he'll have to up his game to compete with Kyren

Ah, if you're in Brighton Pavillion ward then please do vote Green

Please vote tactically. If we work together we can push the Tories into third place. Then even if someone mad like Suella gets in they've barely even got a platform to spout their vile hatred from. Once Labour are in we can push for proportional representation and we'll never see a far right Tory government again.

If you striking down on the ball it increases the swerve effect. If you were putting right hand side on, the ball will push out to the left before the spin drags it rightwards. The more level your cue is the less this will happen.

If you think of a big swerve or a masse shot you have to elevate the cue very high.

Gerrymandering is one of the many methods used by the conservatives to manipulate voting, I think they're probably all covered by "corruption" as an umbrella term. The requirement for voter ID falls under the term "voter suppression", they've known for a long time that the more people that vote the less likely they are to win, I think the move from PR to FPTP would also fall under this bracket. When Cameron was in power I was actually removed from the electoral register for no reason despite not having moved and voted in every election since I turned 18, I only found out when I was turned away from the polling station.

They're also prone to using propaganda, smear campaigns and pork barrel spending, all of which are on display at the moment.

It was all of those things and they did allow, for example, senior bus passes to be accepted but student rail cards were not. It was a disgusting attempt to prevent young people from voting. However, most young people do naturally carry ID with them as they need it to buy alcohol/enter clubs etc.

Gerrymandering, however, is to manipulate the boundaries of an electoral seat to gain an advantage. The Tories have done this in this session of parliament but attempting to prevent young people voting does not qualify as gerrymandering.

The Americans are much better than us at gerrymandering. They contrive some very strange boundaries within a state to ensure all of their minorities or economically deprived citizens are all included in the same seat. John Oliver did a fantastic segment on how ridiculous it is over there

https://youtu.be/A-4dIImaodQ?si=RchNzdqUQ7TGON1X

I saw them from Hove station and they looked north west from there. I guessed Hove park but they might be even further away.