My first-ever 100-ball run in straight pool, with shot-by-shot commentary

kanzzo

hobby player
Finally got my first 100-ball run on camera and put together a commentary video breaking it down shot by shot. The commentary was recorded after the run - narrated by an AI voice styled after Grady Mathews (felt like the only voice suitable for pool commentary) - so I'm explaining what I was thinking at the time — plus, with hindsight, what I'd do differently today.

We can all learn a ton from watching guys like Schmidt, Shaw, Hohmann, or going back further, Sigel and Mizerak. But I've always found it's sometimes easier to learn from someone just a little farther along than you are — the mistakes and problems tend to be more relatable.

Covers pattern play, problem-ball recognition, break/key ball selection, and the small mistakes that add up over a long run (there were a few).

Recorded July 3rd on my home table — Gold Crown V Tournament Edition, 4½" pockets, Simonis 860, Centennial balls.


As always, I look forward to your feedback, comments, questions, complaints, and requests.

Hope watching it helps someone chase their own first hundred. See you at the tables.
 
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I think this is one of Grady's better instructional videos. Did he say, "fraught with peril", during the video? ;)

Nice work.
 
Did he say, "fraught with peril", during the video? ;)
I wanted to stay close to Grady's typical way of explaining things, but I have to admit I had to look up "fraught with peril" first. It wasn't exactly part of my active vocabulary before this, so unfortunately it didn't make it into the video.

Maybe in the next one. :)
 
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