No contest about their expertise.
Just imagine if they had a jump cue, a break cue and the new style bridges.
Does this shift in the game mean today's players are less talented at pocketing or more knowledgeable of exotic shots?
Caroms are not used much in today's competitive pool.
I think those players had to express themselves on the table differently than today's players.
Today's players have deeper knowledge, but when the standard is high, it doesn't look that way. But at a tournament the greats stand out so obviously in a match.
Just imagine if they had a jump cue, a break cue and the new style bridges.
Does this shift in the game mean today's players are less talented at pocketing or more knowledgeable of exotic shots?
Caroms are not used much in today's competitive pool.
I think those players had to express themselves on the table differently than today's players.
Today's players have deeper knowledge, but when the standard is high, it doesn't look that way. But at a tournament the greats stand out so obviously in a match.
Greenleaf and Mosconi both honed their skills early playing the game of carom pool on 5'x10' tables.
They knew where the cue ball and both balls were going prior to shooting shots.
They could carom shots and hit any selected other object balls with great intent.
They could break out any balls with great precision to advance their current runs.
They could control the movement of necessary balls within fractions of an in/mm.
They were expert at sending the cue ball through the rack at all times
They were expert at caroming the cue ball off the rack or other balls to control ball movements with precision