One in a million is 0.0001% unless I dropped a decimal point.
You came fairly close, within the margin of error.
All the best,
WW
One in a million is 0.0001% unless I dropped a decimal point.
Sounds high to me, depending on who you consider "pool players". How frequently does a pool player play?
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Sounds high to me, depending on who you consider "pool players". How frequently does a pool player play?
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I would not consider once a month as being a pool player or certainly not a regular pool player - more like at least once a week.At least once a month.
I would consider 5% as a high estimate even for regular amateur 14.1 players. If you considered all 14.1 players currently participating in all 14.1 leagues around the country, I'd guess certainly no more than 1 in 50 has ever even run 100 balls as their lifetime high run, and far less than that having done it with regularity. Obviously we'll never know the answer to this question, but a more appropriate and likely more realistic guesstimates on this question should be referred to the 14.1 forum, as that forum is made up of players who predominantly play 14.1.I think if you counted only those players who actually *play* 14.1 ( ones who regularly practice it ), the figure would be somewhere around 5%? I base that on the fact that the only people who *DO* play it regularly are pretty serious about the game. As such, it means they are *most likely* fairly good players to begin with. I would guess the average high runs for that group would be @ 40 to 45.
Of course it's all speculation on my part.
The guy who taught me to play would often run a 100+, I never thought that was spectacular as a kid, though I don't see many people running it these days, myself included.
Based on your experiences, what percentage of players do you think can break 100 with some regularity?
(5% 10%, more?)
No question with that statement - top pros given enough time to practice - well over 50% could run 100.I know a few Shaun Wilki , Mike Davis , Andy Lincoln Alan Duty Rick Mollinaro , and Ryan McCressh who ran over 200 , I'd say the list of top pro's capable of a 100 is well over 50% given enough time to practice
My bad I see it was with regularity, that would be less than 5% I'd think
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I would consider 5% as a high estimate even for regular amateur 14.1 players. If you considered all 14.1 players currently participating in all 14.1 leagues around the country, I'd guess certainly no more than 1 in 50 has ever even run 100 balls as their lifetime high run, and far less than that having done it with regularity. Obviously we'll never know the answer to this question, but a more appropriate and likely more realistic guesstimates on this question should be referred to the 14.1 forum, as that forum is made up of players who predominantly play 14.1.
I know a few Shaun Wilki , Mike Davis , Andy Lincoln Alan Duty Rick Mollinaro , and Ryan McCressh who ran over 200 , I'd say the list of top pro's capable of a 100 is well over 50% given enough time to practice
My bad I see it was with regularity, that would be less than 5% I'd think
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The number of people who "ran 100s" back in the day is related to the number of people who "put themselves through college" playing pool, imo.
It's like Golfing and shooting in the 60's
In the past Pool & Billiard magazine published a summary of the annual survey by the SGMA (Sporting Goods Manuf. Assoc., later National Sporting Goods Association?) of participation in the US in 37 sport/leisure activities. I recall that the playing at least once per year number was something like 10% of the US population. The most recent info I could find (without searching through P&B or paying $325 for a copy of the survey results), is that participation is now about 7%. That would be about 25 million in the US. A separate study shows that monthly or more often participants are about 60% of the total number. That would put core pool players in the US at about 15 million in 2018.At least once a month.
The OP's requirement was "regularly":Top US Fargo 100 is 712+.
Probably 75% of them can run 100+.
So I'm venturing to guess maybe 150 US players
can run 100+.
Based on your experiences, what percentage of players do you think can break 100 with some regularity?
(5% 10%, more?)
The OP's requirement was "regularly":
But if your 150 number is correct, that would put the percentage of "core" pool players in the US who are 100 ball runners at 0.001%