Jayson Shaw 227 ball run in Straight Pool

[@Mainswitch55]

Very fast rythm, nice stroke and perfect shotmaking, such a joy to watch, even when he was in trouble he fought his way out, i´m impressed by this player!!

[@philmann3476]

What a pleasure to watch. Like all the greats, he makes it seem easy. Particularly enjoyed the effortless, "Machine Gun Lou Butera" rhythm that's all too missing nowadays. That bank to the 14-12 (I think) with throw at 40:37 was great. Never saw that coming. If it weren't for the advance notice that he ran 227, I figured Jayson was definitely screwed and wondered how he would solve the problem. And that business with the refs at 28-32 shows a far greater understanding of the rules and strategic thinking than I'll ever enjoy. It was important to him that he do it right and he pulled it off. I suppose straight pool will never be a major spectator sport, but for those of us who love the game, grew up with "The Hustler," and as kids watched guys run rack after rack as guests on Minnesota Fats' UHF TV program back in the 60s, this was a real treat and a nice reminder of simpler times.. Nice job and well done.

[@TheJohnCooper]

this guy plays pool the way it should be played, with flair and fluidity. hes one of most talented around in my opinion and pots cleaner balls, than the rest.

[@johntate9647]

+John Cooper - Social Heartist He's a ball pocketer and a top one at that, but he plays his straight pool patterns all wrong. He leaves balls up table until last and his last 4 before the break shot should all be stop shots. He rebreaks clusters not only at the wrong time, but when they don't need breaking. He doesn't get blocking balls out of the way first and doesn't move balls off the rail quickly either. If you know anything about straight pool, you'd see he's doing it all wrong. He's absolutely deadly in 9 ball or 10 ball and it would be no surprise at all to see him win any top tournament. He's a class act all the way.

[@mikethebeginner]

Plus he knocks into other balls when he doesn't have to and even puts them on the rail when he doesn't have to. Overcame that with pocketing talent, but he has lots of room to improve--he could get even better. This run could easily have ended twice or three times but he pulled himself out of trouble. This is great fun to watch, he is REALLY loose and fast. Pity that "Mosconi's game" (straight pool) is not more popular these days.

[@dnbmania]

I'd put his approach down to his experience in both snooker and UK blackball rules. In those disciplines the approach to clearing the table is different (usually focusing in one area at a time) hence why he may have the habit of leaving the balls that are high up the table until last. His shot making is so strong from his snooker days that he probably doesn't view rail shots like others would. They're just another 99.9% shot on the table for him.

[@TheJohnCooper]

dnbmania his only real weakness I can see is his kick shots.

[@dnbmania]

John Cooper - Social Heartist I can see that being true. I live in the UK playing and watching a lot of pool and snooker. If I could put an average figure on it, I probably see a kick shot attempted once every 6 months across the two sports. I don't know if Jason has been playing on American tables for long but kicking balls must have been a new skill to pick up when he transitioned

[@nickg2954]

He runs 2 racks faster then mike sigel takes for one shot

[@opannefrank1986]

Mike Sigel isn't a slow player. I have no idea what you're talking about.

[@andrew_owens7680]

Yeah, I was curious about how much time it takes. For him, half as long.

[@marshalcraft]

@@danielmclaughlin376 Sigel probably wouldn't of missed that 4 though

[@davidparker8475]

@@opannefrank1986 relative to many pros, Sigel is slow imo.

[@51Dss]

Fearless! Now that was fun to watch

[@SulcoPete1]

I wonder if there's another record for speed here. The actual time that he played runs from 1:42 to 58:17 in the video, which equals 56:35 of actual playing/racking time. That equals 3,395 seconds, divided by 227 equals 14.95 seconds per shot. That's better than 4 balls a minute average. Pretty fast.

[@robertgreene2684]

See above. Not a record!

[@pete-dog]

You mean the 150 above? This is 225 plus, so would be in a different category of record, no?

[@1joebaggio]

Jason slides about 80% of his shots. Understands the Power of Center Ball

[@FIVE-0-APOCALYPTO]

....yeah

[@DatAnydex]

Great point Davids ... I'm not a great player, but above average imho ... And my goal is only 100 in life. With a high of only 57, I have ALWAYS wondered about your point, because what stops me so many times is "boggling' the pocket, very frustrating. My Olhausen has reasonably tighter pockets, and I KNOW I will miss if I hit too hard attempting to run the cue ball into the rack. Even a medium pace needs accuracy. One must FOCUS ON EVERY SHOT .... as if anything can stop your run. Great players make this all seem easier than what it really is!

[@mikethebeginner]

Your problem is your Olhausen. Great cushions, better than Diamond's cushions, but the worst pocket geometry of any brand I know. I nicknamed my Olhausen "Rattle and Hang" because that's what the balls wanted to do in the corner pockets. They're very frustrating tables to play on and it is my own belief that they are partly to blame for the diminishing popularity of the game. So many people buy Olhausens and then just do not enjoy playing pool because their table is frustrating them. I got rid of mine, and even though I took a big loss it was worth it to have that thing out of the house. It did improve my aim and accuracy though, because you have to hit the pocket in the middle to avoid problems. But you pay a price in enjoyment. And they're very poor tables for 14.1 because you can't cheat the pocket, which is part of the game in 14.1.

[@DatAnydex]

Mike J. Thanks, Mike. I always wondered about my Olhausen pockets. I appreciate your good choice of words in using 'geometry'... describing the pockets. The 'rattle and hang' has consistently stopped my runs. I just didn't want to blame the table, but I often wondered about it. I noticed in John Schmidt's video of his run of 366 on the Bill Maropoulos' table, and also Bill's vid of his 100 ball run, I noticed how 'forgiving' those pockets seemed to me.

[@AngrierGorilla]

of course Elias: Bill's table is a Brunswick Metro, pockets are pretty huge. Sometimes I play on a Metro in a local club, totally different pockets from my Dynamic II.

[@bobbylight111]

227 in under an hour, lol...Shaw is a monster. Incredible power + incredible touch, he is gonna own the world if he learns to slow down a little bit

[@daniejohnson90]

Dude is already a monster bud this I promise you. He came into smokin cue in Charlotte for our Wednesday night turny I personally watch him break and run 5 racks of 10 ball on a 9ft diamond in roughly 15 mins one stroking the ball... he went on to snap off that turny and the next 3 in a row the last one he won he was ranked a 16 and was spotting every player he played at least 3 games... there is a reason him and earl run together fast slow or in between this kid is a beast.

[@bobbylight111]

Yeah I'm with ya man, he's incredible. Maybe the best natural shotmaker in the world right now + a phenomenal feel for the game. I think he could stand to become a bit more of a "technician" though, as Cardone likes to say.

[@daniejohnson90]

bkeers agreed I will say I have seen his speed cause him to dog a few balls from time to time but most def top of the tier in shot making no question.

[@ariellaclaustra8205]

His pattern play does not appear to be traditional but these modern players are such great shot makers that it does not matter, even on the very tight pockets currently used on the professional tours.

[@Mauricenicoll1]

Ariel LaClaustra You are exactly correct!

[@christopherwelsh7008]

Someone needs to teach him the "right way" before he runs 1000 and upsets the pool playing universe.

[@miamiwax5504]

Careless miss. What a shame..

[@PoolManis]

Look like a really good straight pool table. Not too fast rails/cloth. Medium pockets?

[@richijung]

PoolManis that was my first thought too

[@davids11131113]

Standard diamond 9 foot.

[@frederiquerijsdijk]

It's an impressive run, and nice to watch (really like this guy as a pool player in general). First time I've seen him play straight though, and it looks like he's doing it for the first time. It's quite messy, and there are alot of unplanned situations where his shot making saves him. His break balls are all over the place. He could do A LOT better I think..

[@frederiquerijsdijk]

Well that panned out nicely, recently making the 714 :-)

[@willp.898]

in straight pool when pocketing balls do you get 2 points if you make your called ball and an additional ball goes in or just 1 point

[@petesimone6530]

as long as called ball is pocketed, any other ball made is a point

[@JCKAMK]

What was all the commotion at the end of rack 7? Hell of a job keeping the run going

[@MrDmgwalsh]

It is Lou Figueroa. I was scoring the match and he was sitting around the corner with three other guys and they were loudly discussing something or other. I asked him if he could please keep the noise down a little because Jayson was running whatever the number was at the time. He looked at me like "How dare you ask me to be quiet". He did lower the volume after I asked him to.

[@JCKAMK]

Thanks for the reply Dennis. And for all the videos. I was actually wondering about the discussion after which the break ball ended up on the head spot. He still managed to get a break shot out of that.

[@austinpriest9830]

I thought you're only allowed to pocket one ball at a time and have to call it? can someone explain how he is allowed to do it on the first shot?

[@afc358]

I was up next. Scored 3. My wife just left me.

[@robin3]

this guy is on to something. i reckon he could beat the world record

[@JohnS-il1dr]

He finally did break John Schmidt 686 ball run with his 712 until he scratched on a break shot. He probably was headed for a thousand

[@robin3]

@@JohnS-il1dr i was having a joke. i know he beat it. or at least i know he said he beat it. it was recorded but the live stream went down and he's not giving the tape to the public.

[@XxNinjaLimeXX]

why the fuck would he not release the tape to the public if its fo real? Cant just believe someone's word when it comes to a record right?

[@robin3]

@@XxNinjaLimeXX true.

[@Arsenal-Tengu]

@@XxNinjaLimeXX You gotta buy it. It's on digital/dvd -.-

[@davids11131113]

Masse to save him at 6:00, and that lead to record high tournament run, it so easily could have ended there.

[@l8tbloomer]

That was a combo -- he had to jack way up to avoid a double contact.

[@shaneporter3019]

+davids11131113 Yeah no masse...that was a combo from the 10 into the 11

[@MichaelRainabbaRichardson]

+davids11131113 What about at 29:00-31:00. Looked a lot more hairy to me.

[@davids11131113]

Yea it was a combo, but he had to put swerve on that shot.

[@anthonyrupe9453]

shot at 40:40 was very hard

[@DatAnydex]

Strange. As I watched this I kept thinking ... "Man, this guy needs to learn position from Mosconi style" ... And yet ... The balls keep going in!! What a shot-maker!

[@ariellaclaustra8205]

Elias Antonas Agreed. He is a great shot maker. I am of the opinion that if today's players took time to practice and learn more about 14.1, Mosconi's record would be eclipsed!

[@DatAnydex]

Ariel LaClaustra I agree Ariel. I was recently watching some Mosconi videos and I heard him say his personal high was actually 609. However, witnesses did not sign as in his 526 record.

[@davids11131113]

The table Mosconi 'high ran' on was an 8 foot table with much more generous funnel 5 inch pockets, nothing like this far tougher Diamond ProAm.

[@ariellaclaustra8205]

davids11131113 While the table was an 8 ft and the pockets were bigger, I think the modern day cue technology, cloth and balls play more consistently and help to produce high runs. Also, these modern players make shots from the most ridiculous angles. That is why I think in time someone will break the record. Perhaps Thorsten Hohmann, SVB or Darren Appleton to name a few.

[@nickdapolito3999]

What sized pockets are considered small?

[@kingstaff4]

I'm not really surprised by this. Shaw is definitely a monster on the table. He shoots fast, and consistent.

[@sebastianj.wagner1791]

Damn! I love the combination of his speed AND his accuracy! Even Ralph Souquet would be on speed if he watches this!

[@thequetzalcoatl2287]

at around 5:30 I thought the title lied to me

[@erickort1987]

great shooting!!!

[@MrRyanhartnett]

I'm confused by his final shot (the miss). What was he going for, because he missed that 4 ball by a mile. Maybe playing the billiard off the 3? Just surprising, is all, considering how well he killed that table up to that point!

[@anonymous-nz2fk]

he focused more on knocking the ball out on the rail than making the shot. notice there are 2 balls close to each other on the rail to the right of him.

[@kennethlovering1454]

the guy's cue is beautiful. Anyone know what make/model it is?

[@-YiY-]

Meucci

[@stevehauk]

Bad ass shootin Jason! Any relation to Tommy?

[@robertgreene2684]

Re speed record. Lou Butera ran 150 and out in 21 minutes. That comes to a little over 8 seconds per shot. I saw him run 150 and out in the world championship in Los Angeles in the early 1970s. That time he took 22 minutes I think(I was there as it happens)

[@JCKAMK]

There's an old match on you tube Ortmann v. Miz. Ortmann makes it to 150 in an hour *in two innings* (118 in the first, 32 in the second). Miz has a little run in the top of the 2nd.

[@scotthuffman5475]

Very accurate player. only weakness is end of rack play. His accuracy bails him out. He will be the best once hr takes a bit more time and straightens out the secondary and key balls.

[@perrylehmkuhl2181]

Fun to watch

[@marshalcraft]

Some of the most impressive playing I've seen from Shaw, litearlly running 2 racks in like under 3 minutes. Shame that miss on the 4, could of went on so much longer, but that's pool.

[@MagKing001]

29:12

[@TheStikapos]

Ugh. That's unbelievable. Just a walk in the park? Wow.

[@maxyoung2307]

I like to see how Jayson Shaw play, because he never think too much.

[@xanh350]

Here is when Jayson played with a Meucci, he played his best with that cue right there.

[@TheAudiophile81]

It looks like his peri cue but i could be wrong

[@lajohnson1ly]

Competition? He placed the break ball and the cue ball to start the run. Looks like an impressive practice run to me.

[@haydenm.3912]

They were going for longest solo run. Placing the cue and object ball to start is how these solo tournaments usually work.

[@Qtrainer]

Well done!

[@fendermender65]

Hard to figure ... Not many players play stra8t pool at 2 x warp speed , most players can't read a 9 ball rack that quick.

[@sfincione2000]

I really like the way Jayson Shaw plays. For me, he's a true pool player; thinks fast, shoots fast. He's just got that vision naturally. Other people have to work at it, with systems and other crap, but he has it naturally. He ran into a few positional issues, but did some nice magic tricks to get out. Great run.

[@anthonyrupe9453]

wow at 40:40 that was a great shot

[@keithbryan9754]

Beast.

[@ericguttierez9391]

Outstanding

[@FoxItAll]

Why does he get to break from that point vs a full rack break?

[@lajohnson1ly]

The rules of 14.1 (straight) pool. You run the rack, leaving one ball on the table as a break ball positioned so that you continue your shot off it.

[@williamtrempe9328]

Larry Johnson I think he's talking about the initial break, in which case that was probably something the hosts allowed for him to do in this practice/qualifying run

[@JR-by9md]

Jase?

[@redoxred5588]

watches at 2x speed. absolute bliss

[@hanmin888]

the table looks like smaller than standard

[@DPHZH67666]

The left Hand of the Devli! 😈

[@TheJohnCooper]

whats the current world record. Surely these guys can run into the thousands?

[@JohnS-il1dr]

As of May 2022 Jason Shaw broke John Schmidt 686 with his 712 ball run. Nobody has reached a thousand yet

[@TheJohnCooper]

@@JohnS-il1dr yeh, im sure 1000 can be done

[@sacramentoskip]

He makes it look easy

[@MagKing001]

There is a ghostly whisper @ 29:52 after Shaw exhaled

[@sexyalboballa23]

and ppl don't think guys like this or SVB could take the WR from John Schmidt in straight pool runs if they actually too the time to master it. Jayson just ran over 200 balls in an hour lol

[@darkhung6431]

40:40 so nice

[@sacramentoskip]

Superhuman

[@ericou812]

how come he doesnt do bank shots?

[@yodaman5017]

ericou812 only bank balls when you get out of line, not because it's there. basically just K.I.S.S. Keep It Simple Silly

[@tbyrd12]

There's a bank around half an hour in. Homies right though-- banks are a last resort in 14.1

[@johnf6267]

Because he doesn’t have to.

[@JohnS-il1dr]

Congrats Mr Shaw on your record 712 run.

[@danielpincus221]

Great gently separating an early cluster at 8:30.

[@charliehorse2023]

calling your next shape ball would make this more exciting

[@estebanstrangiato]

+Charles House upload a video of you doing at least 2 racks please. once you do that we'll listen to you spout garbage

[@fendermender65]

That has never been requirement for pool or snooker Q sports, what would be the point of that?

[@fendermender65]

+Stephen Lamb Sorry Steve I was attempting to reply to the comment before yours.

[@davemaclfc41]

he does have to unless the pot is obvious!!! to prove my point goto 5.50 and listen to jayson say 11 into bottom corner and points with his cue...ok??

[@u2dva]

Niels Feijin - 416 :-)

[@MrDmgwalsh]

Niels is a great straight pool player and has a higher run, but not in competition.

[@TheAudiophile81]

Wow he missed a straight in😭😭😭

[@MrRex1949]

He shoots pretty good. Gets into a lot of positional problems. Especially when balls are in marriage.

[@commodore92]

Lol ok shit dick, how many tournaments have you won? 0 is the answer so stfu.

[@David-ej1ps]

@@commodore92 calm down bro 😂😂

[@javierr.castillo1101]

Didn't start with a solid rack.

[@MrDmgwalsh]

Straight pool challenge you start with 14 balls racked and the 15th ball anywhere and cue ball anywhere. Otherwise, with a full rack, what would you call??

[@javierr.castillo1101]

Dennis Walsh not a legit run.

[@MrDmgwalsh]

how do you figure?

[@javierr.castillo1101]

Dennis Walsh he didn't start with a full rack. I didn't say anything about it not being a great game. I just said he didn't start with a full rack

[@MrDmgwalsh]

How many high straight pool runs start with a full rack? Probably none. So when you talk about Mosconi's 526, Thomas Engert's 496, John Schmidt's 403, None of these start with a full rack. That is the nature of straight pool. The only sensible thing to do when faced with a full rack, is play a safe. That would lead to a very short video.

[@andrew_owens7680]

I can make that last shot!

[@lingcod91]

Highest run ever in competition . . . With who?? That makes a difference. Good marksmanship can all go to hell if the target shoots back.

[@MrDmgwalsh]

+lingcod91 : Playing against the field. High run worth $1300, probably more. His competitors were watching, critiquing, waiting for their turn. That being said, I know a match is different pressure where a miss can result in the end.

[@collinsmcrae]

And when would his competitor have a chance to shoot back? His opponent would not get a chance to shoot until he misses.

[@MrDmgwalsh]

+Collins Russell One of his competitors was shooting at the same time on the other table. Others would shoot before and after him. The competition goes on for approximately 60 hours on two tables. About 15 hours a day for 4 days. 2 and sometimes 3 tables.

[@nakkadu]

Impressive but what a boring way to play pool. What's wrong with 8 ball or 9 ball?

[@richijung]

this fault xD

[@SnookerFan-qt9yn]

Imagine being so dense you don't even have a ball or rack counter in your video