Otherwise, there might be 50 people if he’s lucky that will buy the dvd. Imo
LOL.
Just curious, which of Willie Mosconi, Ralph Greenleaf or Irving Crane missed out on your top three of all time list?
And, of course, who in their right mind would suggest that John has eclipsed any of Steve Mizerak, Mike Sigel, Jimmy Caras, Joe Balsis, Ray Martin, Allen Hopkins, Nick Varner, Jim Rempe, Dallas West, Lou Butera, Luther Lassiter, Dan DiLiberto, Pete Margo, Oliver Ortmann, Ralf Souquet, Niels Feijen or Thorsten Hohmann?
I think we can safely say you are either misinformed or unaware of most of the accomplishments of the players I've mentioned. No way can John be considered above any of the twenty players I mentioned in the game's history.
I want to say I’m super impressed the mainstream media reports thus far didn’t use any of the typical “pool shark” angles.
maybe thats why its not been released yet, he plans on making some money for it
id pay for it
a professional dvd id buy for sure
LOL.
Just curious, which of Willie Mosconi, Ralph Greenleaf or Irving Crane missed out on your top three of all time list?
And, of course, who in their right mind would suggest that John has eclipsed any of Steve Mizerak, Mike Sigel, Jimmy Caras, Joe Balsis, Ray Martin, Allen Hopkins, Nick Varner, Jim Rempe, Dallas West, Lou Butera, Luther Lassiter, Dan DiLiberto, Pete Margo, Oliver Ortmann, Ralf Souquet, Niels Feijen or Thorsten Hohmann?
I think we can safely say you are either misinformed or unaware of most of the accomplishments of the players I've mentioned. No way can John be considered above any of the twenty players I mentioned in the game's history.
We'll never know......what, 1-3 SP tournaments a year? I'd bet my cash that JS would do very well against all those guys day in day out. Who else has ?6 runs >400 and a 626?
Pre 1980's there were only 15-20 guys who had a legit chance of winning major tournaments.......less than that pre 1950's. Those guys never missed a ball . They might not seem so great if >50 guys could shoot back at their asses.
We'll never know......what, 1-3 SP tournaments a year? I'd bet my cash that JS would do very well against all those guys day in day out. Who else has ?6 runs >400 and a 626?
Who cares if he has 100 runs of 400+? His track record in competition is pretty forgettable, and how you play when someone is firing back at you is and always has been the measure of excellence in our sport. The level of 14.1 is quite a bit lower than it was during the straight pool era. Only a few play straight pool more than a few times a year. John hasn't done especially well competing in straight pool against his contemporaries, so he wouldn't figure to hold his own against the all-time greats of the discipline, now would he?
Hiw about this:
John Schmidt has the highest 14.1 run in history, that can be proven.....beyond doubt.
Regardless of what you/me/anyone thinks about John, it's a fact and nothing short of someone running 627 balls "ON VIDEO" will change that......period.
Jeff
Yup, and Ray Martin has won three World Straight Pool Championships ('71, '74 and '78, I believe), and nothing other than someone else winning four of them will cause me to say they are definitely better than Ray.
How does what happens at the practice table even compare to what happens in the heat of battle?
Ok, John was feeling "zero" pressure from the first ball, all the way to 626. I understand now.
That's right, relative to the pressure a finalist in a world championship feels in the heat of battle, this is almost no pressure at all. Ray didn't have the luxury of knowing that he would have another 10,000 innings (John's estimate of his innings in the past year, not mine) in which to achieve his goal were he to make an error.
I was there when Ray reached the final in 1978 and he had to face the defending world straight pool champion Allen Hopkins in the final. Now that's pressure, because every single mistake might be your last.
If Willie was at his peak and played on the same table John just used and spent the same number of hours at the table as John has in his attempts, how many balls do you think this record would be?
If Willie was at his peak and played on the same table John just used and spent the same number of hours at the table as John has in his attempts, how many balls do you think this record would be?
1100 maybe. Maybe more.
If Willie was at his peak and played on the same table John just used and spent the same number of hours at the table as John has in his attempts, how many balls do you think this record would be?
If Willie was at his peak and played on the same table John just used and spent the same number of hours at the table as John has in his attempts, how many balls do you think this record would be?