You thought you were wrong but you were mistaken. Mitch
Watching mr. 400 trying to break the record
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Sounds like channeling Pacino
"Just when I thought I was wrong, they proved me correct ! "
Lou...One that you didn't mention, is learning how a table plays with clean vs dirty cloth, and clean balls vs dirty balls. Also, the difference in how balls and tables play with perfect A/C vs high humidity. These are things that we're teaching to quite a few players these days, and not things that many players consider! Without a doubt, the quicker a player can adjust to the playing conditions, the greater advantage they will have in competition... even if their opponent is better than they are!
Still, in the end, it's a shame that you feel like you have to "label" some lesser skilled players as "wannabes" Everybody has to start somewhere. We try to positively encourage all players to be the best they can be!...no negative connotations or insulting labeling.
Scott Lee
http://poolknowledge.com
Still, in the end, it's a shame that you feel like you have to "label" some lesser skilled players as "wannabes" Everybody has to start somewhere. We try to positively encourage all players to be the best they can be!...no negative connotations or insulting labeling.
Scott Lee
http://poolknowledge.com
Why quit when he hasn’t beaten the record or reached the end date? It’s been generating interest, good and bad, and people have been showing up to watch. It’s not as if he said “I got this, no prob” and now he’s just making an azz of himself. He’s trying as advertised.
He was scheduled to be at Bull Shooters through 4/18. Whether that is still the plan, I do not know.
From Bull Shooters' Facebook page:
and for Saturday 04/13/19 -- two runs of 100+ = 126 and 124
- High Run Summary (100+)
Day Date Daily High Runs Over 100 Balls
Wednesday 03/20/19 179 146 132 127 384
Thursday 03/21/19 119 145 108 100 228
Friday 03/22/19 Rest Day
Saturday 03/23/19 Rest Day
Sunday 03/24/19 197 141 156 141 164
Monday 03/25/19 141 193 140 112
Tuesday 03/26/19 106 154 183 114
Wednesday 03/27/18 125 141 141 110
Thursday 03/28/19 197 190 113
Friday 03/29/19 Rest Day
Saturday 03/30/19 Rest Day
Sunday 03/31/19 138 144 175 168
Monday 04/01/19 106 111 293 113
Tuesday 04/02/19 100 141 175 120 227 123
Wednesday 04/03/19 204 114 176
Thursday 04/04/19 108 180 113
Friday 04/05/19 113 154 (Only 2 hours of play)
Sunday 04/07/19 283 350
Monday 04/08/19 134
Tuesday 04/09/19 150 390
Wednesday 04/10/19 224 112
Thursday 04/11/19 127 106 169 140
Friday 04/12/19 237 104
and for Saturday 04/13/19 -- two runs of 100+ = 126 and 124
Lou...One that you didn't mention, is learning how a table plays with clean vs dirty cloth, and clean balls vs dirty balls. Also, the difference in how balls and tables play with perfect A/C vs high humidity. These are things that we're teaching to quite a few players these days, and not things that many players consider! Without a doubt, the quicker a player can adjust to the playing conditions, the greater advantage they will have in competition... even if their opponent is better than they are!
Still, in the end, it's a shame that you feel like you have to "label" some lesser skilled players as "wannabes" Everybody has to start somewhere. We try to positively encourage all players to be the best they can be!...no negative connotations or insulting labeling.
Scott Lee
http://poolknowledge.com
Right, Scott, that's also true.
One last one is playing on tables with itty bitty pockets. In my travels I have come across a few tables like that setup for 1pocket. It changes the game enough that you have to use a different strategy of you are a dead duck.
Lou Figueroa
I believe brand new spanking cloth is most conducive to high run attempts. I know a couple of locals who ran 150 range (their high), the day the cloth was installed. IMO
I remember when the new cloth came each year at the rec center. The balls racked tight and we could draw the cue ball.I believe brand new spanking cloth is most conducive to high run attempts. I know a couple of locals who ran 150 range (their high), the day the cloth was installed. IMO
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John did shoot some on Sunday and was on an unfinished run of 210 when he had to leave. The balls were marked and the run will resume Monday around noon AZ time, which is to say an hour from now.
They used to do that in the old challenge matches to 1,000.
....i don’t see any difference, one minute, one day....
...as long as the balls are positioned properly.
‘Course, if he used the spare time to reread Mastering Pool by George Fels....
...it might not be considered kosher.....
You have a point. Let's play devil's advocate- Say he makes more than 526, the video will not be 1 long continuous one in real time. It will be 2 videos joined together. How do you prove the 2 videos are of same run? Maybe they should have left the camera running until the next day or have some TV news with time/date on in the background. :grin-square: They can put time and date on the video but skeptics would say that can be edited.
Just saying :smile:
John is past 350 right now -- 25 racks.
378 and on a good break shot
A great shot at 380 from inside a head pocket
John gets a great roll -- the cue ball bounces off the side pocket corner coming in at 45 degrees and moves a ball that was frozen near the pocket.
392 -- nice thin break shot on the side of the rack, the kind Irving liked.
A great shot at 380 from inside a head pocket
John gets a great roll -- the cue ball bounces off the side pocket corner coming in at 45 degrees and moves a ball that was frozen near the pocket.
392 -- nice thin break shot on the side of the rack, the kind Irving liked.
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You can train a camera on the table to monitor for interference. In the final edited video, simply speed up this section.