Merry Christmas to all of you. 
Merry Xmas from John Schmidt - 232 ball run
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Thanks to Bill and John for sharing this holiday treat !!!!
It is beyond sickening to watch how damn smooth John really is !!
John surely is a natural talent at the game.
Seasons Greetings everyone !!
-Steve
I wonder what cloth he has on that table?
I've always been opposed to fast cloth on a straight pool table.
But then poolrooms don't exactly cater to the artisans.
Dennis is correct as usual, It's a Brunswick Metro with Simonis 860. Same table as Corey won the Bicycle Club Tournament on about 8 years ago.
-Bill
He plays so good it's sick. Merry Christmas, John & Bill-
The shot at 10:35 was disgusting! What can make me feel this way?!??! Screw MY GIRL... that trollup would never make me feel better than making that shot on video during a 232 ball run!
The shot at 10:35 was disgusting! What can make me feel this way?!??! Screw MY GIRL... that trollup would never make me feel better than making that shot on video during a 232 ball run!
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Straight Pool played the right way
I am lucky enough to have already seen most of John's runs. When I don't watch them for awhile, I forget how smooth everything looks, how quickly he makes decisions and seems to almost sense what he needs to do. He even changes plans quickly, which means he must have all the different options of patterns swirling around in his head and if he comes up 1/2 inch different, all of a sudden his mind senses a new pattern and he quickly executes. I think I have seen most of the available video on all of the great players in the world (except maybe new and upcoming players)and nobody plays like John does.
I am lucky enough to have already seen most of John's runs. When I don't watch them for awhile, I forget how smooth everything looks, how quickly he makes decisions and seems to almost sense what he needs to do. He even changes plans quickly, which means he must have all the different options of patterns swirling around in his head and if he comes up 1/2 inch different, all of a sudden his mind senses a new pattern and he quickly executes. I think I have seen most of the available video on all of the great players in the world (except maybe new and upcoming players)and nobody plays like John does.
Yeah, with such nice music anyone could make 232 balls. Oh wait, they have to be consecutive. Never mind.
John's exceptional pattern play is only possible for players at the absolute highest level.
His confidence, speed control, application of English, shot making, power, touch, etc., make it look so easy.
Making something that is so hard look so easy....that's a true sign of genius.
The only player that I've ever seen who played 14.1 like that was Mosconi.
I slightly disagree with that, since it's all about decisions. You're faced with decisions when you break, and faced with more decisions once the balls spread, and more decisions when the balls get nudged around. If your decisions are sound and deliberate, and reasonable (as in you're leveraging your most consistent/reliable skills, rather than taking risky shots), you'll run more balls.
I've seen some really good, but immature/reckless players struggle to run 100 balls. And I've seen some B level players consistently run 50s.