I have to say I think yes... Lol. This world record stuff is a joke with concocted conditions. Its like lets try to set the record for the lowest round in golf by making the easiest golf course ever....
No. Making the balls isn’t the hard part.I have to say I think yes... Lol. This world record stuff is a joke with concocted conditions. Its like lets try to set the record for the lowest round in golf by making the easiest golf course ever....
I say "no" also. There's no reason to take anything away from Jayson's run. I can't keep my concentration through a 50 ball run, that is some super-human stuff he did.I have to say I think yes... Lol. This world record stuff is a joke with concocted conditions. Its like lets try to set the record for the lowest round in golf by making the easiest golf course ever....
Its not just making the ball its the ability to cheat the pocket when you get out of position, Not to mention when the side pocket is huge how much easier to becomes to run balls. I would say that an average B player's high run would be twice as long on these tables for this reason. My high run of 41 balls (which I did years ago, I dont play straight pool at all and would definitely be able to do much better now on the same equipment) was ended right before a break shot because I got straight on a ball on a table you can't cheat the pocket on (and missed trying to cheat the pocket anyways). If it was a table like the world record table I probably would have gotten on the break ball and broken 50. The balls are also more likely to open up when they are all frozen with the template rack.No. Making the balls isn’t the hard part.
I play as a B player in tournaments and I'm pretty sure I could get stuck behind a ball fairly quickly, maybe ball 12.I have to say I think yes... Lol. This world record stuff is a joke with concocted conditions. Its like lets try to set the record for the lowest round in golf by making the easiest golf course ever....
Not if you get straight on a ball on the head short rail that would have been playable for position if the pockets were 5 inches instead of 4.25....Large pockets will do little to nothing to help you get position for the break ball, make the break ball, successfully break up the rack, and continue the run for 7 consecutive racks. As others have pointed out, large pockets also have the side effect of making it more likely to scratch.
If you actually read what I wrote, it says "little to nothing." The vast majority of runs don't end because "you get straight on a ball on the head short rail that would have been playable for position if the pockets were 5 inches instead of 4.25." They end because you get completely out of position altogether (not helped by large pockets) or scratch on the break (actually becomes more likely with large pockets).Not if you get straight on a ball on the head short rail that would have been playable for position if the pockets were 5 inches instead of 4.25....
I'm talking about all time high run here. Not just average run, I bet if you take a B player and put them on this table for a week vs your average table at a pool hall their high run will be significantly higher.I play as a B player in tournaments and I'm pretty sure I could get stuck behind a ball fairly quickly, maybe ball 12.
On the other hand, I kind of agree that this record really pertains more to the other players participating in this event, not every pro that's run a decent amount of balls.
You can't really compare a 61 shot at the CT TPCC and and one shot at Augusta National. That's why courses have ratings for difficulty in golf.
But Jason is the straightest shooter I ever saw and he's got some serious chops to keep that up for that long.
Two assumptions with the above.My high run of 41 balls (which I did years ago, I dont play straight pool at all and would definitely be able to do much better now on the same equipment) was ended right before a break shot because I got straight on a ball on a table you can't cheat the pocket on (and missed trying to cheat the pocket anyways). If it was a table like the world record table I probably would have gotten on the break ball and broken 50.
It just doesn't work like that. It's not enough. The pocket size isn't what makes straight pool hard. Look at his run - his end patterns got so consistent he routinely shot the same break shot at the same angle rack after rack, after rack, etc. It was truly amazing to watch.Not if you get straight on a ball on the head short rail that would have been playable for position if the pockets were 5 inches instead of 4.25....
your high run of 41 years ago would make me believe that 60 is a reachable goal for you on an easy table. (I played lots of straight pool on both kinds of tables and saw other players perform. 41 is good B class.)My high run of 41 balls (which I did years ago, I dont play straight pool at all and would definitely be able to do much better now on the same equipment) was ended right before a break shot because I got straight on a ball on a table you can't cheat the pocket on (and missed trying to cheat the pocket anyways).
Completely agree. However I think this discussion is meant to be relative to lower level players. Not sure what an A player is.The truth is his supreme pocketing ability coupled with what turned out to be very good pattern play resulted in an inhuman 51(!) racks. Sure, the big pockets helped, but they aren't the biggest factor in what got him there IMO.
Right - I should have completed the thought by saying "a B player probably doesn't have the skill set in either pocketing ability or control/pattern play to get them to 7 racks and 2 balls, no matter the pocket size."Completely agree. However I think this discussion is meant to be relative to lower level players. Not sure what an A player is.