If Mosconi had put out a video of his 526 it probably would still be selling.
And the reason is that he just did it one night -- it would be lightning in a bottle. I would also have to say that there was something hypnotic about watching Mosconi run balls. He started out pretty deliberately but once he got going he fell into a rhythm and pace with a style that was beautiful to watch.
Lou Figueroa
Lou, you're correct but, just like with JS, the only people that would've been hypnotised would've been the "few" people like us.
Just like today, back then, the masses would've fell asleep, left the room or turned the channel after less than 4 or 5 racks.
Only constant is:
It takes a nut to sit and watch someone, hell, anyone shoot a pool ball into a hole over and over again.
It goes without saying, the repetition of watching what "seems like" the same ole shot over and over again, gets extremely boring for anyone thats not.....again, a pool nut or should I just say a "nut" in general?
Heck, most high level 9 ballers cant stand 1hole. They say it puts them to sleep. Lol....what would they say after watching someone run hundreds of balls?
Lou, we have a LOT in common. Heck, just loving 14.1 puts people in a group onto themselves. On the other hand, running 100+ balls even once puts us in an even smaller group.
Most don't nor will they ever see the picture the way we do.
If some slouch like myself feels like that, just imagine how the "really great" player felt/feels.
Jeff