People always talk of Efren but our generation has been blessed with Chris Melling's genius man...he deserves all the good things the pool world can offer

Is amazing seeing such a difference in styles between this and Mick Hill. You've got Mick's methodical, inch perfect cue ball control never running out of position, then Chris's shotmaking ability and commanding the cue ball around the table to wherever he wants, it doesn't even matter if he runs out of position. Flawless Vs Flashy. Love it.

Chris's cue action is just perfect and he sees the patterns really quickly. Many thanks for these series of videos.

@ChrisMelling1 you are a legend mate, so glad I've had the pleasure of playing against you on many occasions. 5 break dishes and 2 golden breaks in one video and every shot "perfect" apparently 😂

Thank you Simon for getting these great players to coach us for free. What a channel.

He's one of the nices guys going. Top man

The Mick Hill tutorial was useful, but this one was way more beneficial I feel. Really like the way he thinks about the game and executes the pattern. Tremendous video.

I'm never ever gonna miss this eight ball...! So solid.

i played against chris back in the 90s when he was a kid . it was in osset for the county games . we knew then he was special .

Had the pleasure of having a coaching session with Chris a few weeks back and it was a marvelous experience

My favorite player! So glad to see Melling getting some time in the spotlight. The man is an absolute legend.

By far one of the most beneficial pool videos I have ever seen. thank you so very much Chris for taking the time to share your knowledge. Be Blessed.

Going thinner @ 6:44 I think Chris is compensating for the "Squeeze Effect". This is when playing a cut, you need to play thinner that the "Ghost Ball" method contact point, to compensate for object ball throw sending the object ball slightly more in the direction the cueball is travelling when the cue ball is approaching the object ball.

Class , can’t believe after all these years he still has the enthusiasm for the game.

This is so useful thank you. Simon Webb's channel has taught me a lot of stuff I can practically bring to the table so this is perfect content. You can't know how much this is helping. .. er.. more!

Fantastic stuff, so great to see the difference between Mick and Chris, both brilliant in different ways, Thank you !

Can we please get more long videos like this ❤… I learned a lot from this video 🔥🤞🏽

Love the format of this video!! Love to hear how the pros think

Total total class. What a guy!!!

Thank you so much Simon and Chirs Melling... I was waiting for years to learn from players Like Chris Melling and Mick Hill. If not everything I learnt atleast something from this Channel! Love from India Thanks

I actually think Chris’s patterns combined with shot making is more accessible to me than Micks flawless positional play. Playing more in Chris’s style but without his exceptional potting ability I might be able to clear say 20-30% of the time. I know I simply wouldn’t be able to emulate MIcks play and have to rely on a bit of luck so down to 10 per cent.

Superb video- very useful indeed. Interviewer is asking the questions that I am thinking. Thankyou!

😁😁😁 Absolutely loving this content. You must of seen my last comment about having Mick on every week. Clearly he is busy so you have decided they can share the work. One week Mick and the next week Chris.🧐😉😁😁😁 Awesome keep up the great content. 👏👏

What a treat this is getting into the head of the magician. Would love to see more videos like this. 👍👍

Amazing vid.. Well done guys! You are just growing from strength to strength!!! Keep it up. We appreciate and enjoy the hard work you guys put into this production!!!

What a great player. I can run out from time to time, but playing Chris would be something else, exceptional

I mean what can I say, the guy is a genius. And what a nice guy too. Thanks

10/10 Fantastic video. Thankyou Chris and production for making a fantastic informative video. 🎉

Just love the man ❤

True master at work, great video

I find it funny on the shots he sais "you shouldn't miss", like the last black when the white was on the cushion. I would miss that shot😂

Just wow, his plans are good, but damn the technical execution is insane. That 2nd rack, the pace was mm perfect, the angle was cm perfect, every position was 'placed it with your hand' perfect.

I’d love to see a detailed video on his stance set and stroke

Brilliant! Can't wait to apply these learnings

I could sit here all night watching this, Chris is such a great guy and makes it look so easy, it was a pleasure meeting you a couple of months ago at Gwynnes club Lincoln👌🏻

Absolutely loved it!! Off to the cue club I go to practice what I’ve learned

that second finish was special, I wouldn't have thought of most of those shots

Great insight Chris. Hope to see you soon mate 👍

Already a Legend!

Best advise I've ever received in life end game first thought of motion

This guy is hella smart. I cant believe how fast he sees the run out.

Chris Melling this guy is the best player I ever seen on a pool table some of the run outs he made are just unbelievable

Brilliant stuff 👍👍

Cracking video again, loved the extended 3 frame walkthrough, who's next for the treatment? 😊

Man, these pros always end up with such better layouts than I get in actual games. I watch these videos thinking I've learnt something then I go play and my layouts are always like 4 balls on the rails and like 3 clusters to break up all in the same rack. It's ridiculous :\ Guess it's all due to the break. I don't remember playing a rack where I didn't have at least 3 balls glued to the long rails.

Amazing video! very eye opening.. THANKS A LOT ))

Great mindset from both melling and hill be interesting from a pros POV if a clearance doesn’t quite go to plan what their options would be next for instance blocking a pocket or a snooker/safety what mindset they have in blackball rules especially

This is next level instruction.

What a gem!

Boovie has told me to remind you of the time he 7 balled you in the good old Royal? He can remember the people cheering him on and it announced on the K2 tannoy. 😂👍

Melling is a class act

These type of videos are amazing!

Nicely explained and demonstrated ,, Matchplay wise,, i am with Effren Reyes.

This was so good!

Someone that doesn't really know the game and watches this might easily end up thinking "this game is easy." No, it is not. Guys like Melling make this stuff look easy. But it really isn't. Great video, love to see and hear how Melling approaches runouts.

Great video to watch. Brilliant stuff 👏

Only 10 minutes in and this is brilliant content, very helpful stuff.

I play online 9 ball pool, and I'm going to use some of this great info to improve my game.

Awesome stuff. it would be nice to hear Tom Cousins version of reading the patterns. Amazing player that as well.

Potterns and pottins. Love it

Great stuff…thanks 👍🏼

Five dishes!!!!… made to look easy

GOAT of a video (and player)

Thanks for this tutorial

Absolutely brilliant Chris But why is there no money in pool? So many brilliant players but no money

great stuff. Chris is a superstar.

Great mind. Great video ✌️

The English Magician himself

Great content!!!

in 9 ball we have Efren, and in 8 ball we have Chris

Melling is the english pool efren Reyes… both insane at kick shots

Another fantastic video

I want to see Mick vs Chris now

I feel vindicated! When I take a shot; I line up, walk into the shot, aim, and then I adjust to hit the white a little bit thinner. The fact that Chris Melling, one of the greatest players ever to play the game does the same thing has absolutely made my day. I have been critisised for it and that has always stuck with me. Well no.. sod that.. now this video will stick with me... Nice one Chris. [EDIT]... I have a lazy (rubbish) right eye. I wonder if Chris has the same? I've always thought that was the reason.

This is SO exciting.

Excellent video

Exactly the type of video needed to learn strategy

My idol he's the man

"I can leave shot that looks straight but I can make an angle that you'd think I was half ball". Can you do a demonstration of generating angle?

Any new Masterclasses coming? These were great!

What a masterclass!

Call them chiness with their table he will run away without even looking at the back 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

There is good and bad in this video. The good part is that you know how to play patterns with no pressure. if you can process all 8 patterns in less than 30 seconds well good for you. The bad part is that this is a pro concept of playing patterns and that concept only take place in championships/tournaments/play for money. In these high-pressure conditions your more likely to make a mistake, your nerves are acting up, and your emotions are being challenged. It takes enormously hard work to suppress those elements that can affect you in high-pressure situations.

Nice vid Si!

Incredible

Could someone tell me what size is this table pleaser?

What size is that pool table, 7 feet long?

I know Melling is a trillion times better than any chat pro but I don't see how changing the route at the 21 minute mark made it easier. He turned a simple shot using a natural angle for the next ball into the middle into 2 skillshots screwing back for the middle twice and got out of position twice from that point on. I wonder how Mick Hill would have done it from that point.

2 smashing players . But Efran was the daddy .

Why is there a cloth covering the ball return?

Is this an English pool table? What size is it and what size are the pockets?

Knew he would sack the carbon fibre junk.😂

Beast!

Pool size? Pocket size?

wtf is that cue sound? Sounds like the tip is so hard

He aint met me yet.

why play without much side?

How good is this guy on a Snooker table, just asking?

Is that a 6ft table ?

I played Chris in Great Yarmouth about 25 years ago when I was 15/16 and beat him 3/2 and he was such a good loser and all them years as a kid from about 5 years old seem worth it for that day but then football and birds I stopped playing 18months later