Seth Crumby... Izzat yoo?
No sir, that's not me.
Seth Crumby... Izzat yoo?
DA smoked him. Waiting on next pair.
He ran 125 and out in 22 minutes -- a record that's never even been remotely approached, and likely never will be.In my youth, Watching Lou Butera ''run around the table'' was good for the game of pool.
His speed record, has it ever been broken? I think it was a 37 minute 14.1 match, he wasn't running out, he ''RAN''. :thumbup:
He ran 125 and out in 22 minutes -- a record that's never even been remotely approached, and likely never will be.
He ran 125 and out in 22 minutes -- a record that's never even been remotely approached, and likely never will be.
He was mentally wired differently than most mortals -- literally a true savant when it came to his mind instantaneously perceiving 14.1 patterns and his ingrained muscle memories enacting them like high-speed machinery.
The process was so automatic that none of his fellow pros, nor Lou himself, could understand what enabled it for "Machine Gun Lou" and no one else.
The causes of truly savant-level skills are never explicable -- especially when they only emerge situationally . . . in folks who are otherwise quite normal or average in all other activities. A reverse -- not too apt -- example would be lifelong, seemingly incurable, stutterers whose stutter completely disappears when they sing the words of a song. Different part of the brain at work, I guess.
Arnaldo
BSN's FB page is it afaik.yea big kudos for the stream, for listening to the viewers wishes on the table end issue, and for a top notch stream in general, commentary, stats, etc. are these the guys who did the maryland state 14.1 tournaments from some years ago?
is there a non facebook link to brackets?
DA smoked him. Waiting on next pair.
You know, I've seen it many times on here. Why doesn't pool get it's due on TV.
Here I'm watching the live feed on you tube with...855 other people watching.
It's a cult sport and straight pool is a cult within a cult.
:smile:
As if we needed any further proof, the Europeans remain the world's best 14.1 players, landing 7 of the 8 spots in the quarterfinals. Only Pagulayan was able to join them.
I've contended for years that it may be harder to win a European Straight Pool Championship than to win any straight pool event in the played United States. Peter Burrows and his American 14.1 Championship event threatens to change this if he keeps building on what he's doing here.
All who thought John Schmidt might win this event must ask themselves whether months of play on loose equipment is the best way to prepare for competing with the most elite on pro level equipment. Doesn't mean he's not a phenomenal player --- of course he is --- but he has rarely thrived in competition and this year is no different.
Congrats and good luck to the last few standing in this truly top notch event.
He ran 125 and out in 22 minutes -- a record that's never even been remotely approached, and likely never will be.
He was mentally wired differently than most mortals -- literally a true savant when it came to his mind instantaneously perceiving 14.1 patterns and his ingrained muscle memories enacting them like high-speed machinery.
The process was so automatic that none of his fellow pros, nor Lou himself, could understand what enabled it for "Machine Gun Lou" and no one else.
The causes of truly savant-level skills are never explicable -- especially when they only emerge situationally . . . in folks who are otherwise quite normal or average in all other activities. A reverse -- not too apt -- example would be lifelong, seemingly incurable, stutterers whose stutter completely disappears when they sing the words of a song. Different part of the brain at work, I guess.
Arnaldo
It was 150 & out
This is a fantastic tournament. Much better than the Charlie Williams events. The stream is better quality.. I like the commentators... Not so much purely dead money in the mix, and it's free. What's not to like?
I need to set aside some time and watch all the matches, but as for now... Learning a lot about how to handle specific break shots, the speed to use, etc. I was the best straight pool player in my Landesliga team last year, but this year, I am playing Oberliga/Verbandsliga, and need to step it up a bit. I was getting great break angles last match in Frankfurt, but was either missing the break shot, or not hitting it with the correct speed. Got a match today in Darmstadt.. We'll see if I get to play straight pool or not.
Wishing you good luck in stepping up your game.
If I might dare to make an observation, Russ, don't overlook how your attack angles can sometimes dictate both your stroke and speed selections, not only on primary, but also on secondary break shots. For example, do you know when to use inside english, outside english , high ball or low ball when you attack a cluster of balls? It's a subject worth discussing with your local 14.1 gurus.
Aha....I thought the score was wrong....thanx