[3]: 122 At the 1973 Norwich Union Open, he defeated Marcus Owen 4–3,[4] before losing 0–4 to professional Eddie Charlton in the second round.
[3]: 122 Later that year, he participated in the 1976 IBSF World Snooker Championship and won four of his seven round-robin group matches, which was not enough to qualify for the knockout stage.
He retired from playing snooker until adopting a different stance, and an unusual style of grip on the cue stick, with his wrist underneath the implement.
[7] He did not record any match wins in the following two seasons;[7] He also played in the 1980 UK Professional English billiards championship, losing 933–1,093 to Bernard Bennett.
[8] Although he played in several tournaments over the next couple of seasons, his only match win came with a 6–5 victory over Bert Demarco at the 1982 Scottish Professional Championship.