Topic: Where would we be without the snake?

[alaskan thunder]

Yeah most definitely  a pull. If you take away the most prevalent shot, everyone will shoot the next best thing. There is a reason why good Tornado players all shoot snakes and pulls.

[Old Meister]

It seems the top level is played on the most simplest of game plans. You know, KISS(keep it simple stupid). In watching Terry Moore's match with Johnny Horton it seems a matter of who's game is more basic thus unshakable. Could it be that the way these Tornado tables play that the game loses complexity which makes it less exciting? I was watching some of the matches on another post here on the Bonzini tables and saw a lot more diversity in the shots and couldn't help but feel something is being lost on Tornados.

[Steve]

As a old schooler you would see euro pins like mine and pulls pull kicks push kicks and the back pinners. The snake is a great shot I am trying to learn it if you cant beat um join them its comeing along with the stroke going back in to the ball its alot less strain to shoot on us old guys we just have to master our 5 row.

[Rios]

where would we be without the snake???
back in the 1970's

[Old Meister]

Nice answer