Like George and Freddy have stated, that's Jeff Gates and he's no nutjob.
He invented a shot that is up to over 40 balls on one stroke. I have a video of myself shooting it when it was at 24 balls in 1991.
That's a great shot, but I don't think that's how he intended to play it.
I think he wanted to go two rails into the object ball then one or two rails to score. JMHO
I've read most of the replies and I'm surprised nobody commented about the player at the adjacent table calling it a bad hit. You were gambling?
I think it's a cardinal sin in pool circles to get involved in the game in any way unless both players ask for your opinion.
I think whenever there's...
Big pocket,barrel, air barrel, straight back, straight back underneath, dogged it, spin it in, ticky, double the rail, deadshot, clock your speed, post up, the ball skidded, one hit and the pick, jacked up,
I'm not sure if I ever met Joe Diaz, but your memories of him were eloquently said and I think he's smiling right now. We never know what kind of impact we might leave as an individual, but Joe seemed to have touched a lot of people. The group picture you posted seems to have a lot of familiar...