400 is a brutal ass number on a 9 foot diamond with 4.5 or smaller pockets.
My high runs 156 and that was pure tourcher. I can only imagine what the pressure would be like at those numbers.
A very, very big thumbs up to John.
I was just up there and witnessed the 407. The 434 happened today. Both runs were recorded. It’s a Rebco 9 foot table with I believe Simonis 860 cloth and 5 inch pockets. Tough weather conditions with humidity up in Monterey California. It has drop pockets s.
is john shooting on a 4.5 or small diamond? I read somewhere else (here?) that he liked a different table with slightly bigger pockets.
anyway, 400+ balls on just about any table is quite an achievement. being on 434 and hitting a piece of chalk would suckk
I witnessed him running 200+ several times on a 9' diamond with 4.5 pockets.
I.....lol...... assumed it was the same today. Oh well, I was, as usual..... wrong.
I'm with ya on the its quite an achievement regardless of equipment.
I played str8 pool for 5 weeks, playing around 4 hours a day and did real good to put up 156.
It just amazes me how anyone can run 300, 400, 500+ balls.
Damn at the concentration that must take.
The day I run my measly 156 I thought I 2as gonna have a nervous breakdown and I remember feeling RELIEVED after it was over.
Rake
for it to be official it really needs to be done during a time and place the public can be there. and on an independent table not set up for the purpose of running the balls.
and remember mosconi rarely ever tried to make a worlds high run. he had exhibitions where he kept shooting and many times quit because he got tired and wasnt getting paid anymore for shooting.
and in tournaments the shooting stops when you win the game. so in effect mosconi had not many chances to run the long standing worlds record.
and also not easy for someone to have an opportunity to break it.
for it to be official it really needs to be done during a time and place the public can be there. and on an independent table not set up for the purpose of running the balls.
and remember mosconi rarely ever tried to make a worlds high run. he had exhibitions where he kept shooting and many times quit because he got tired and wasnt getting paid anymore for shooting.
and in tournaments the shooting stops when you win the game. so in effect mosconi had not many chances to run the long standing worlds record.
and also not easy for someone to have an opportunity to break it.
for it to be official it really needs to be done during a time and place the public can be there. and on an independent table not set up for the purpose of running the balls.
and remember mosconi rarely ever tried to make a worlds high run. he had exhibitions where he kept shooting and many times quit because he got tired and wasnt getting paid anymore for shooting.
and in tournaments the shooting stops when you win the game. so in effect mosconi had not many chances to run the long standing worlds record.
and also not easy for someone to have an opportunity to break it.