Top Gear !

[JLW]

Willie Mosconi - long periods of perfect position play and deadly shooting.

Luther Lassiter - in his autobiography he doubts anyone could beat him when his is in the zone.

Steve Mizerak - Capable of dominating even the best players in the 70's.

Mike Sigel - obvious. It doesn't matter if he was close to top gear all the time - the gear was still there.

Earl Strickland - FIREPOWER!! I'm not a big fan, but you have to respect the skills

Efren Reyes - obvious (though he was ducking me at DCC - some lame excuse about playing me as soon as he got knocked out ).

Johnny Archer - Capable of dominating anyone in the 90's.

George Breedlove - A winner of the DCC 9-ball and one-pocket told me he thought George's top speed in 9-ball was unbeatable - monster break and unparalleled aggression.

Unfortunately for most of these players 9-ball is a stupid game; they could lose even in their top gear if a good opponent got some rolls.

I've never seen any tape of Luther Lassiter in his prime, but from what I've seen of him in his later years, he must have been awesome. Beautiful stroke to watch. Great position. Just looks effortless. Of the modern players, I'd agree that Earl is the most amazing to watch when he hits that "zone."

 

[AceHigh]

Willie Mosconi - long periods of perfect position play and deadly shooting.

Luther Lassiter - in his autobiography he doubts anyone could beat him when his is in the zone.

Steve Mizerak - Capable of dominating even the best players in the 70's.

Mike Sigel - obvious. It doesn't matter if he was close to top gear all the time - the gear was still there.

Earl Strickland - FIREPOWER!! I'm not a big fan, but you have to respect the skills

Efren Reyes - obvious (though he was ducking me at DCC - some lame excuse about playing me as soon as he got knocked out ).

Johnny Archer - Capable of dominating anyone in the 90's.

George Breedlove - A winner of the DCC 9-ball and one-pocket told me he thought George's top speed in 9-ball was unbeatable - monster break and unparalleled aggression.

Unfortunately for most of these players 9-ball is a stupid game; they could lose even in their top gear if a good opponent got some rolls.

In my game for the PC, Virtual Pool 3, there is a guy named George Breedlove that you can play. I didn't know he was an actual person, and in the game he plays fucking lights out. If I miss a ball, he will run the rack. He doesn't even need to play shape to get out. If he was capable of playing like that in real life, I wouldn't play him, even if I was getting 10:1 on the money.

 

[frankncali]

Johnny Archer -- people should have seem him play when he was
younger. Before he slowed down to a crawl and started picking
lint off the tables.

Luat -- When on he just runs out from everywhere.

Scotty T-- maybe the best match ever was between Scotty and
Mark Tadd. Most racks I have ever seen by two players.

Mark Tadd- always seemed to be on but if he got a break or two it
was over.

Craig or Greg Stevens- Never saw him play but I have heard that
when on he was the best offensive player ever.

I watched Tony Watson play Robbie Hudson in Atl once at World Gym with
Robbie getting the eight. They had a almost stupidly tight pocketed table that they were on and Tony hit a gear that was unbelievable.
It was hard for me to believe that anyone could have played any better
than that on that table.

I think alot of shortstops, A and AA players have high gears but its the consistency that seperates the champs.

 

[CantEverWin]

In my game for the PC, Virtual Pool 3, there is a guy named George Breedlove that you can play. I didn't know he was an actual person, and in the game he plays fucking lights out. If I miss a ball, he will run the rack. He doesn't even need to play shape to get out. If he was capable of playing like that in real life, I wouldn't play him, even if I was getting 10:1 on the money.

George Breedlove is a strong player. Just for your info, He's Janette Lee's husband.