Can somebody explain Lou Butera to me?
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He was a very fast and entertaining player in his day. In 14.1, it was not unusual for him to run out a rack in under a minute. He would regularly be in position, waiting for the balls to stop so he could fire at his next shot. It was truly amazing to watch.
He has the all time record in competition, 150 and out in 21 minutes. I think it was against a young Allen Hopkins.
You're asking for an explanation of what is natural for a player. It simply is. Me,,,I eat a slice of pizza faster than most, but I never asked why, :wink:
I challenge you to a pizza eating contest!!! Maybe we could have TAT or OTR live stream it??
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> A 150 point game in 21 min is a hell of a feat.
I was told by Evelyn Dysart that at a McDermott Tour event in Canada she saw Luc run out an entire race to 7 on a bar table in under 3 minutes
of actual shooting time,not including the time required by his opponent to pump quarters and rack the balls.
That's a hell of a feat too. Tommy D.
I was told by Evelyn Dysart that at a McDermott Tour event in Canada she saw Luc run out an entire race to 7 on a bar table in under 3 minutes
of actual shooting time,not including the time required by his opponent to pump quarters and rack the balls. That's a hell of a feat too. Tommy D.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mY9FbFUfpY
didn't find any match stuff, really, but this was still fun to watch
didn't find any match stuff, really, but this was still fun to watch
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pg9NYHs8RNg&feature=related
not all that rapid fire, but it's a match.
not all that rapid fire, but it's a match.
CB Kelly swore it was a little over 18 minutes.
Whoever edited the video included a close up of Lou's face in concentration mode with different balls on the table. Trust me, he ran the 15 balls in the time specified. It was an editors mistake and or oversight to include the close up.
Chuck
they say no records are safe that one is that will never ever be broken if u really think about it that is unbelieveable but obvious it is true or jay would of never of said it
It's the second to last shot. The cueball is not where it's supposed to be. Funny thing is, there was plenty of clearance to make that shot as it lay(or maybe the last ball WAS in the way. From the camera, it looked passable). I don't know why they bothered moving the cueball.
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Lou Butera realized that competing in pool professionally in tournaments was like a dead fish in the water, and so he figured out how to capitalize on his pool talents and made pool work for him. :smile:
Here's what "Machine Gun Lou" Butera said about the state of pool in America when he was in his prime: You've got five companies doing over $10 million a year in this game. Yet, the amount they spend on the promotion of the game is peanuts, ridiculous. Now, if those companies can't put a quarter of a million of that into the promotion of the game, something is very wrong. There should be a Brunswick Open, an Ebonite Open, a Fisher Open, a National Open, just to name a few...all the big manufacturers should be promoting the game through tournaments.
This statement was made over 30 years ago. Players were struggling then, too. Those who were successful took their show on the road like Lou, Steve Mizerak, Willie Mosconi, and Minnesota Fats. I don't think any of them got rich from competing in pool tournaments.
Of course, Lou Butera also used his pool skills in Hollywood. Sean Penn, Nicolas Cage, and Elizabeth McGovern starred in a movie in 1984 called "Racing with the Moon," in which there is a pool scene. Sean and Nicolas are desparate for money and decide to gamble playing pool at their local pool room. Lou Butera was the technical advisor and also had a role as one of the pool players.
In addition to playing himself in "The Bullet" in 1980, Lou Butera had a role as a pool player in "Police Academy 6: City Under Siege," filmed in 1989.
He also owned part of a pool room in Vegas, I think, but maybe sold it. I'm not sure. Wasn't it Pool Sharks?
Well, aside from being a fast shooter, he's a multi-talented kind of guy, to include being inducted into BCA's Hall of Fame. :wink:
I only met Lou Butera once, and that was in December 2005 at the IPT's King of the Hill tournament in Orlando, Florida. He was generous and kind, allowing me to snap his picture.
Here's what "Machine Gun Lou" Butera said about the state of pool in America when he was in his prime: You've got five companies doing over $10 million a year in this game. Yet, the amount they spend on the promotion of the game is peanuts, ridiculous. Now, if those companies can't put a quarter of a million of that into the promotion of the game, something is very wrong. There should be a Brunswick Open, an Ebonite Open, a Fisher Open, a National Open, just to name a few...all the big manufacturers should be promoting the game through tournaments.
This statement was made over 30 years ago. Players were struggling then, too. Those who were successful took their show on the road like Lou, Steve Mizerak, Willie Mosconi, and Minnesota Fats. I don't think any of them got rich from competing in pool tournaments.
Of course, Lou Butera also used his pool skills in Hollywood. Sean Penn, Nicolas Cage, and Elizabeth McGovern starred in a movie in 1984 called "Racing with the Moon," in which there is a pool scene. Sean and Nicolas are desparate for money and decide to gamble playing pool at their local pool room. Lou Butera was the technical advisor and also had a role as one of the pool players.
In addition to playing himself in "The Bullet" in 1980, Lou Butera had a role as a pool player in "Police Academy 6: City Under Siege," filmed in 1989.
He also owned part of a pool room in Vegas, I think, but maybe sold it. I'm not sure. Wasn't it Pool Sharks?
Well, aside from being a fast shooter, he's a multi-talented kind of guy, to include being inducted into BCA's Hall of Fame. :wink:
I only met Lou Butera once, and that was in December 2005 at the IPT's King of the Hill tournament in Orlando, Florida. He was generous and kind, allowing me to snap his picture.
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Well said!
The only question I asked is how does Lou play when you force him to shoot at a slower speed? It seemed to me, Lou had no humor for Shorty's chit-chat. Maybe Mr. Johnson had something to say, and maybe he was attacking a fast player's rhythm. I'll never know.
I met Lou at an Akron Open and I must say he was the nicest pro I had ever enjoyed the pleasure of talking to. We spoke a few times many years later...Lou is always the gentleman.
The pic is also from the IPT when I caught him talking to Ed Kelly.
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It may have been eighteen and a half minutes. It was written up in the local newspapers and has been well reported by various pool publications. I just wanted to err on the side of caution. How quickly he accomplished this feat is as much about how long it took the referee to rack the balls between racks. With Lou you better be quick because he was raring to go!
I would say at the 1:14 point.
They could have atleast used the same ball, he got shape on, but oh well, welcome to video editing.