He was a master. The USA needs to rediscover this great game.
@godjhaka7376 Жыл бұрын
Hell yeah he makes Efren look like a pre schooler. But hoppe was way better than Efren just different times.
@hardtimesbbq52653 жыл бұрын
Hoppe is fun to watch, but I enjoy seeing the Brunswick Centennial Carom table! I'm a little biased since I have a Centennial myself!
@trevorbromley84209 жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting this brilliant seeing my great great uncle in action
@shanilmisra7 жыл бұрын
You can say 'great' again... he was amazing!
@beercanbrian18803 жыл бұрын
I know who Willie Hoppe was. Never saw him play but I knew he was a three cushion billiards God. As a pool player myself watching this video and Hoppe play for the first time, the play is nothing less than stunning. You won't see this kind of of cue ball wizardry from anyone ever. Not Mosconi. Not Strickland. Not Reyes. No one. It is truly amazing.
@waynegroves69223 жыл бұрын
You should watch Juanjo Trilles - it will give you a whole, new perspective on what can be done with a cueball. None of the old masters had any idea these kinds of shots were possible. I'm not too shabby of a 3-cushion player, but what I've seen Trilles do makes me tingle. My favorite video of his is the "Juanjo Trilles Cup 2011, Volume V - The 50 Figures Correctly Performed." Trust me, you'll never be the same; especially if this old, blurry video excited you!
@vaguesage12 жыл бұрын
Great clip it made my day! Thanks for posting.
@kamikazeVX15 жыл бұрын
Legend..unique cueing...I like it...
@telinoz197510 жыл бұрын
Excellent old footage, thanks for sharing!
@snookerandgolf10 жыл бұрын
If you have ever played at the NYAC, where this film was made, you would have noticed the name "Edward LEE" being very prominent on all of the ancient tournament boards. I was most pleased to see what Edward Lee looked like, as he appears on this film.
@antonispanayi72208 жыл бұрын
porn
@stevegoodman12327 жыл бұрын
Antonis Panayi
@juanuribesr11 жыл бұрын
Wow!! Thank you for posting, I love this game.
@andrewmiller54276 жыл бұрын
That English is way ahead of his time and he's not using a short stick or a measles ball that's impressive
@JapanDan1443 жыл бұрын
So far as I am aware, the purpose of the red dots on the cue ball is not to aid the player. It is a relatively new concept that was only brought in for televised matches, so that the audience can see how the ball is spinning, particularly on slow-motion replays. "Ahead of its time" is also debatable with respect to billiards. For instance, no one since has ever been able to duplicate what the Australian Walter Lindrum was capable of in the 1920 and 30s, regarding nursery cannons in English billiards. Yesteryear's billiard players were arguably far superior to today's pool and snooker players in terms of spin. They also played with heavier balls.
@vs800rider12 жыл бұрын
I feel stupid that I've never heard of him. What a talent!
@godjhaka7376 Жыл бұрын
Way more talented than Efren mind you. That's why you don't see his fanboys here like normal lol .
@ErikTheCueist Жыл бұрын
he has that funky Keith Mcgready side stroke going on.
@chazdrumzalot15 жыл бұрын
He's got the cue ball educated in the english department indeed! Classic!
@daveconleyportfolio51925 жыл бұрын
Imagine being world champion of a sport 51 times.
@tjaralisa59159 жыл бұрын
mr legend
@dannyorsello86682 жыл бұрын
I had a Brunswick two piece stick, Willie Hoppe edition. Lost over the years but we all knew who he was.
@TheMimetolithman9 жыл бұрын
AT HIS AGE Incredable' 1 of Thee All Time GreaTs
@davids111311136 жыл бұрын
Features of modern cues are named after him, that's how good he was!
@Bojangles5-2 Жыл бұрын
If one has not attempted 3- cushion billiards, it's worth a long trip to find a good table and try it. And to really home your skills, play on a 5 x 10 table of good quality. It's fun and it gives just a small glimpse of how good these players really were.
@andrewflockhart72702 жыл бұрын
Amazing
@AccordionJoe13 жыл бұрын
Most pool players today have never heard of Willie Hoppe. That is because three-cushion billiards is no longer played by more than a handful of people.
@scottchendo90903 жыл бұрын
not true. There's aficianados in every city
@pistolpeeroy13 жыл бұрын
WAAAAAAAAAY AHEAD OF TIME....
@FormostPanda3 жыл бұрын
In his autobiography, Hoppe said he got so good because he would play on all sorts of tables in all sorts of conditions. This was when he was touring as a child wunderkind. He would play his Mom straight rail, 100 no count. So his Mom counted all her billiards but Hoppe needed to get to a hundred before he got to count. And he still won almost all his matches.
@Railbird8013 жыл бұрын
Thank you for posting this gem. It is unusual to hear the commentator stating that the swing should be coming "from the shoulder NOT the elbow" at 2:53. Contemporary stroke mechanics teaches most people the opposite, that is the stroke is chiefly generated by the elbow and NOT the shoulder. Interesting how the game has evolved in stroke mechanics over the decades.
@MarvalMontreal14 жыл бұрын
wow
@charlesscottkelly4 жыл бұрын
Amazing they say move the shoulder not the elbow ! What !
@darrelltalbott48303 жыл бұрын
Play the game back to school the more they fall he hit the ball
@mikeoliveri1045 жыл бұрын
Hoppe was/is Greastest of ALL time.....
@jacobjones52693 жыл бұрын
He has a serious argument for greatest cue sports player ever.. He was amazing..
@craigking87583 жыл бұрын
Walter lyndrum the greatest billiard player off all time.
@jdbankshot11 жыл бұрын
2:57, narrator says, 'the swing should come from the shoulder, not the elbow'....um, what?
@kshgarg1474 жыл бұрын
yes. all the modern coaches are wrong. believe it or not. The elbow should move up and down when swinging and shouldn't be stationary. Otherwise you will have to open/close grip hand to keep the cue parallel. All modern coaching is pure bullshit.
@jacobjones52693 жыл бұрын
All the greats swing their shoulders.. Efren and the Filipino’s, Earl, Nick, Johnny.. They swing their elbows too, but the incorporate the shoulder for added cue power..
@ToGetToTerrapin9 жыл бұрын
I am pretty sure that nobody is that good at anything anymore.
@magedmansour60158 жыл бұрын
I think you are wrong my friend u can watch semih sayginer these people played average 0.7 max 0.8 now u can see 3.something a normal game now in any world up has 1.6 aver
@Duffyyy943 жыл бұрын
Back when billiards was a luxury sport.
@gilbertomondragon63468 жыл бұрын
La mejor ejecución comparada con los vídeos de los billaristas actuales lstima que no hubo manejo de serie americana.
@user-ij7nk4pi3n25 күн бұрын
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@mikereif72404 жыл бұрын
I looked at a 3 cushion teaching manual on the different shots that you would come across in every situation. It was over a hundred pages. How the hell can you master this game. The masse tickie shots alone can't give you accurate diagrams. The tables can be different lengths and widths. How the hell can he pass through those bowling pins bank and make the billiard? Amazing.
@kenlyons8487 жыл бұрын
On a 'Centennial'
@davids111311136 жыл бұрын
I go to a pool hall which has 2 Centenials, Antique Billiards Colorado Springs!
@confess511 жыл бұрын
Efren Reyes(The Magician) Vs. Willie Hoppe(The Wizard)
@rendor218 жыл бұрын
It would be nice if I could hear it.
@katasinEX13 жыл бұрын
Efren Reyes inherited his skills
@godjhaka7376 Жыл бұрын
9 rails, monster shot. Way better than Efren
@charlesscottkelly4 жыл бұрын
Pity they dont have these tables in UK
@DatAnydeks12 жыл бұрын
It's interesting how so many vids of pool legends show the old players not wearing glasses!