I still enjoy watching 👀 Willie a great Legend, he might be gone but never forgotten rest His Soul, he definetly left his mark and Impact, Awesome Footage.💯❤🤴🏾
He talks at such a great pace and doesn't over-explain. Just watching him is the lesson however. I once saw him do an exhibition on Long Island when I was a teenager. He pocketed over 200 balls in a row and then just laid his cue on the table and walked away and thanked everybody and then he left.
i use to pick an old gentle man to be my pool partner at the local bar he use to tell me stories about him and willie playing pool , old man was about 90 coke goggle glasses , but was spot on his mark i learned a few things from him , sad thing is i cant remember his name even if he ever told me ,
4:01 to 4:04 are two different brakes the first time he broke the 8-ball shot down the table yet the next top angle camera shot shows no sign of the eight ball also notice the position of the cue ball
I wish we could see Willie play Efren Reyes. Different styles but Willie has slightly cleaner tighter shots and almost perfect positioning skills. Notice that he takes very little time to shoot and rarely has to agonize over a shot. I think Willie would beat Efren in one pocket and 8 ball. Efren would have a slight edge on 9 ball due to his style. This 2 guys are the greatest players that have ever lived and they didn't use any fancy equipment like gloves, LD shafts, carbon fiber cues. Efren played in world title matches with a $15 cue! Both of these guys also had/have great humility and tremendous respect for the game that is lost on many of the newer players who are in it just for the money.
Yeah when mosconi talked about pool in public he always called it Pocket Billiards when he took all of Minnesota Fats money he said it was a victory for pocket billiards over pool
Willie played in world championships with house cues before he could afford his own custom cue. And the competition Willie faced was insane. He was also mentored by Ralph Greenleaf who pushed Willie into becoming the best ever.
It can't be done , BUT, put todays champions back to the 30s,40s,50s when Willie, Irving, Jimmy and their peers were competing while working and raising families . Willie stood on top of the mountain against all comers .
I know 526 in 2 1/2 hours and had to quit cause he got tired lol dam . that table isnt as fast as tables now days but the pockets were not extremely wide and he hadn't missed a ball . I realize its straight pool but he didn't even have to concentrate on pocketing the balls ,,,,,,, did you notice his elbow not bending which is a hot topic in the pool stroke ?
In their primes....no one can beat efren reyes if there was a tournament on all games. best all around player of all times. That's why he won so many derby city classics.
This poor old guy is doing it all wrong,, he does not stand square to the shot, his head is crooked, his chin does not touch the cue stick, i think he could level out hot cue a lot more on most of the shots, some one teach this guy CTE, that's what he needs, a good aiming system.
I still enjoy watching 👀 Willie a great Legend, he might be gone but never forgotten rest His Soul, he definetly left his mark and Impact, Awesome Footage.💯❤🤴🏾
He talks at such a great pace and doesn't over-explain. Just watching him is the lesson however. I once saw him do an exhibition on Long Island when I was a teenager. He pocketed over 200 balls in a row and then just laid his cue on the table and walked away and thanked everybody and then he left.
It takes a long time and a lot of practice to be as good as he was he makes even hard shots look easy one of the best that ever lived
R.I.P WILLIE MOSCONI 1913-1993
R.I.P WILLIE MOSCONI 1913-1993
The first person iv seen to actually explain how to aim in pool…
so effortless
The thing I learned.. the point of contact does not change on the object ball.. thanks Mr Mosconi an outstanding legend . 👍🇳🇿
Pool lessons from a pool genius
WOW!!! What a legend
Thanks Willie!
i use to pick an old gentle man to be my pool partner at the local bar he use to tell me stories about him and willie playing pool , old man was about 90 coke goggle glasses , but was spot on his mark i learned a few things from him , sad thing is i cant remember his name even if he ever told me ,
Imagine how great Willie would be if he were a young man and using today's high-tech equipment.
Nice angles
Does anyone have some of the mosconi books in pdf files???
Want to learn how to perfect your straight pool game listen and watch the great Willie Mosconi then practice, practice, practice everyday.
Don't play for money when you're opponent has silver hair.
LOL!!
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4:01 to 4:04 are two different brakes the first time he broke the 8-ball shot down the table yet the next top angle camera shot shows no sign of the eight ball also notice the position of the cue ball
I wish we could see Willie play Efren Reyes. Different styles but Willie has slightly cleaner tighter shots and almost perfect positioning skills. Notice that he takes very little time to shoot and rarely has to agonize over a shot. I think Willie would beat Efren in one pocket and 8 ball. Efren would have a slight edge on 9 ball due to his style. This 2 guys are the greatest players that have ever lived and they didn't use any fancy equipment like gloves, LD shafts, carbon fiber cues. Efren played in world title matches with a $15 cue! Both of these guys also had/have great humility and tremendous respect for the game that is lost on many of the newer players who are in it just for the money.
Dream Abyss What I Have Seen Is Willie Mosconi And Efren Reyes Are Pretty Much Even In Straight In Shots .I Think Mosconi Was Better At Bank Shots !!
Like Air Jordan... when you're fundamentals are perfect the game is much easier.
Yeah when mosconi talked about pool in public he always called it Pocket Billiards when he took all of Minnesota Fats money he said it was a victory for pocket billiards over pool
Willie played in world championships with house cues before he could afford his own custom cue. And the competition Willie faced was insane. He was also mentored by Ralph Greenleaf who pushed Willie into becoming the best ever.
What a legend
A video's worth a thousand pictures.
It can't be done , BUT, put todays champions back to the 30s,40s,50s when Willie, Irving, Jimmy and their peers were competing while working and raising families . Willie stood on top of the mountain against all comers .
As much as I'd like to believe Willie is the GOAT, I must admit, Efren Reyes is out of this world.
Heaven is where we get to watch them play.
The best!
best ever
THE MAN!!! If I had half his skill I would be happy.
focob55 practice makes perfect :)
You can probably get there in about 6 months. He’s terrible todays standard
@@noway9426 Ignorance at its finest.
526 straight, got tired LMAO.... props
I know 526 in 2 1/2 hours and had to quit cause he got tired lol dam . that table isnt as fast as tables now days but the pockets were not extremely wide and he hadn't missed a ball . I realize its straight pool but he didn't even have to concentrate on pocketing the balls ,,,,,,, did you notice his elbow not bending which is a hot topic in the pool stroke ?
You have some valid claims, but you do realize you're criticizing one of the best pool players in history ?!
Does the prophetic explanation
Did Mosconi ever play snooker?
Silvio Manuel by your logic, since Ronnie O n Stephen Hendry never won any 9 ball tournaments, guess they weren’t good enough to play 9 ball.
He actually played an exhibition against a snooker champion from England. I forget his name. Look it up, it's interesting reading. :)
So he's using fractional ball aiming?
With all deference to Efren Reyes, Willie Mosconi was the greatest Pool player who ever lived.
vince33x as much as I'd like to argue that... you may be right
Straight player.
If this is HD, then why bother with a hd tv?
Lawrence Immethun huh? This video was made well before HD.
Would willie be in the top 100 today?
Yes he would if he was in shape cause around the earlier sixties is when he started to retire
In their primes....no one can beat efren reyes if there was a tournament on all games. best all around player of all times. That's why he won so many derby city classics.
Roger Valera
You need to do your homework on a gentleman named Harold Worst. That dude was an assassin!
That and he never got a chance to play Willie mosconi who won the championship a number of years in a row which is still a record
"English has a lot to do with a lot of shit."
This poor old guy is doing it all wrong,, he does not stand square to the shot, his head is crooked, his chin does not touch the cue stick, i think he could level out hot cue a lot more on most of the shots, some one teach this guy CTE, that's what he needs, a good aiming system.
It's called feel, my friend, and Willie had it in spades.
@@williamtaylor5193 526 at strait pool.. its inhuman,, what a machine
too fuckin blurry!
what a legend
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