Stephen Hendry backed Ronnie O'Sullivan's call for all-out attacking snooker after joining his former stablemate in the second round of the Embassy World Championship.
O'Sullivan said he loved going "shot to shot" with the likes of Hendry, John Higgins and Paul Hunter. And Hendry admitted after beating Preston qualifier Stuart Pettman 10-2:
"Whenever I look at a pot and have to turn the shot down it's a nightmare for me. My weak spot is my safety but it was never as good as Terry Griffiths' anyway.
"The main thing at Sheffield is to go up a gear every round. Hopefully by the final Monday I will be in fifth or sixth gear."
Hendry cued his way to breaks of 117 and 93 this afternoon to complete the formalities of his one-sided victory. He would have expected to play Jimmy White for a place in the quarter-finals.
However, instead of the man whose world title ambitions he ended in four finals, the 35-year-old Scot will play Barry Pinches.
"It may have been a surprise but no one can take any result for granted and Barry deserved his victory," said Hendry. "The crowd will be a bit more sedate though than if I'd been playing Jimmy. There won't be as many mobile phones going off for a start.
"I'm going to be favourite but I've just got to stay focused," added the seven-times champion who defeated Norwich-based Pinches in this season's UK quarter-finals.
"The qualifiers are not scared of the seeds anymore and I'm sure Stuart thought he could beat me before the match. 10-2 is a comfortable victory but you can't win a World Championship in the first round though you can lose one."
World number 47 Pettman lost by the same score to Mark Williams on his Crucible debut 12 months ago. And the Welshman went on to win the title.
"I've had two of the toughest draws I could have had. I didn't feel as nervous as I did last year but it's hard to adapt when you don't often get a chance to play on a televised match table."