526+ on a Diamond?
Useful Info On Documented High Runs...
http://hermund.ardalen.com/straightpoolhighruns.htm
It should be noted that Johnny Archer apparently has yet to run better than 200...
Or how about Jennette Lee? hers is 152...
Both individuals are de facto world class straight pool players...
Then we have former World Straight Pool Champion Bobby Hunter whose is listed as 225...
How about Darren Appleton? apparently his high run is 183 and he is one of 3 individuals to ever win the US Open back to back, with Mika and Varner being the other two...
Not withstanding Darren has won the Derby City Straight Pool Challenge previously against the best in the world...
I have to dig up the citation but I seem to recall hearing Danny Di Liberto say on one of my accustats dvd's that there were a number of world champions and top pros & money players that never broke 100... but were consistent 70-90 ball runners that did real well...
Notwithstanding, I believe that former Straight Pool World Champion Thorsten Hohmann has the high-run record for a world class competition event with a high run of 175...
Which IMHO would leave the following scale lacking...
50 -- Serious Amateur (A)
100 -- Advanced Student of the Game (A+)
150 -- Aspiring Pro (A++)
200 -- Pro with potential to be top pro or World beater.
I would think at minimum it would need to be qualified with Women/Men and whether or not their high run occurred in pro competition, exhibition or in their living room or elsewhere and they happened to have the camera rolling at the time, or a large crowd etc...
I have a 3 ft high stack of DVD's of 14.1 Competition that can clearly demonstrate high runs in straight pool in competition average below 100, regardless of whether race was to 100/150/200 etc... from what I have seen on DVD/VHS over the years...
IMHO, from what I have seen, if you can consistently run 50-100 balls under pressure or not, you can run with anybody on the planet...
I am still hoping to see Mr. 400 John Schmidt run 526+ on DVD one of these days...
Better still if on a 9ft Diamond!
Peace.