Very Hard To Compare IMO

[Tom In Cincy]

No argument here Scott.

But the players I mentioned didn't go hungry that often.

I'm with you, Tom...but for a different reason. I think the players from 50 years ago, were better for mainly one reason. Every time they shot in a money ball, it represented a loaf of bread, or a jug of milk...for their family. Back in those days, if you missed, your family might go hungry! That's what I call pressure. There is no pressure these days, that presents anything near that.

Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com

 

[MoonshineMattK]

Somebody ran 527 and I didnt hear about it?

 

[oldzilla]

hi jt

Neil, I believe you are old enough to have played on the slow high nap cloth if you played on 9-footers back then. I know there are a lot of things that I can do on today's fast cloth that took a great stroke to do back in the day on the slow cloth. Outside of the pockets being larger I can't think of anythiny in favor of the 1960's players. Johnnyt

i think pool maybe the most changed sport as far as equipment. i seen where it came from and where it is now. the reason they are making it more challenging is because the tables balls and cues are so much better
it made it easier to run huge packs of 9-ball and make balls on the break because they fly all around the place. i do think it is a good thing to go to 10-ball with smaller pockets. otherwise you might have 9 and out alot by the player who won the flip. maybe the best would never get to the table !
what would jersey red do on this equipment. or many others that all of us can think of. we will never know the answers to these kind of questions.
but it is a very good question indeed. thats my story and i stickin to it !

aka poolzilla