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Darren Appleton vs Earl Strickland on 4 pocket Diamond table
- Thread starter ZeroSkylineX
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That would be TOTALLY different.
Balls that would go into the side pocket are now going to go to different parts of the table & be available for safes in those areas...
& the whole side pocket area will be available to use for getting position & banking balls off of those areas.
If anyone thinks that Earl is some sort of a Looney Toone because of some of his antics, they are mistaken.
He knows what he's doing & may know more about the variations of how tables play differently that anyone else.
He may know someone in the dessert that has such a table & has been playing on it for years.
He may not win the first one as the pressure will be on him & it is just a novelty for Darren.
But I think he'll show well & may take down some other significant matches on it down the road a bit.
I did not notice. Where is the table located?
That match was 4-5 years ago, wasn't it? Has he won anything major since then? I know he tied for second in an Accu-stats MIH event, though first place went to Darren.
I think the 4-pocket-table match will be interesting for a few racks and I'd like to try it once. But a race to 75 is a bit over the top for me.
My guess at the result:
Darren 75
Earl 72
It will at least be a novelty & get action, at least for awhile & who knows, it may take off & they may need to get another one.
I think it would certainly change things & perhaps for the better.
Personally, I'd like to see them do away with field goals & extra points in Football. THAT would certainly change things too, like guys giving it their all & getting beat up only to lose because some guy that does not even break a sweat comes in & beats them because he can kick a football reasonably straight from over 50 yards.
This table is just silly. This is just further distancing our sport from the consistency of rules and equipment that it needs to be taken seriously. I'm not interested in this match.
If daz crushes earl,,,, earl WILL commit suicide!
Go Earl! Earl wins 75-67
This is just silly and falls into the "Be careful what you wish for" category.
Darren will win this easily and Earl will totally go on tilt.
Darren will win this easily and Earl will totally go on tilt.
Perhaps you would rather have a Straight Pool World Championship decided on a coin table with an over sized heavy weight cue ball.
No offense intended.
I hear you...
but considering the state of where the game is right now, I think this can only help...
IF it were on television & more than just die hard players paying for the stream to see it.
Best 2 Ya,
Rick
Earl played phenomenal in that one set at the MIH tournament so maybe he'll surprise, but i don't like his chances one bit.
I will be totally upset if they don't use Freddy Agnir for commentary.
In his prime Earl was the king of all tables.
Circus pool.
This is what I'm saying. Earl is a great shotmaker, but Darren has a better cue ball. In the long race Darren's superior cue ball will matter more than Earl's shotmaking. Darren isn't a slouch when it comes to shotmaking either. Daz gets up by 10 and Earl starts imploding.