I guess I would like to thank JS for something too: demonstrating -- even with ideal conditions and repeated attempts -- just how hard it is to run 500+ balls.
To that point and to put things into sharper perspective, the one stat that Large did not post is how many runs were started, over how many days, in this series of attempts. I also think that while JS is a tremendous player, whomever cited him as the best on the planet would be incorrect. Exhibition high runs don't make you the best player. Competitive play and championships have always been the standard for judging greatness. (Where's SJM when you need him?)
I would also say, in regards to posting the video: he had to. It is his affidavit. And if we're even a little bit honest about this, the whole reason for doing this in the first place is for the glory, a record, and maybe some cash. And if you don't post up the video in it's entirety, you don't get the glory and can't claim the record.
Other than that, it is an amazing feat to run so many balls. But I do wonder whether you were to put that specific table in a location accessible to all the top players, how long any record would last. I think that eventually the champions would just take turns running 400, 500, 600, maybe 700 balls.
Lou Figueroa