Bobby, it wasn't a typo -- it's what is out there.
Earl Strickland - Wikipedia
If he has told you differently, as he has, that's another thing.
Lou Figueroa
The Legendary Pearl to Take On 14.1 Attempts
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Bobby, it wasn't a typo -- it's what is out there.
If he has told you differently, as he has, that's another thing.
Lou Figueroa
If it ain't on video, it didn't happenBobby, it wasn't a typo -- it's what is out there.
Earl Strickland - Wikipedia
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If he has told you differently, as he has, that's another thing.
Lou Figueroa
If it ain't on video, it didn't happen
Please take this up with Danny and xradarx in the other thread… and if you get a chance, please post up video of the 163 you claim ;-)
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Will he complain about his opponent sharking him?
It is possible...for high runs you are your own worst enemy usually!
I have said out loud a few times while shooting in a quiet pool hall: "just shut the f up and concentrate............idiot!"
LOL, I've said a lot worse than that when playing by myself
Both numbers -- the 408 and the 480 are "another thing" in my view. I take them both with a grain of salt. The 480? when he was 32 (in 1993) . . . two years later, he played in the 1995 Maine Event produced by Grady in Portland,ME and played that now-prevalent 9-Ball-Straight Pool hybrid style with what I judged to be a lot of innocence regarding optimal or even efficient rack navigation pattern play.Bobby, it wasn't a typo -- it's what is out there.
Earl Strickland - Wikipedia
If he has told you differently, as he has, that's another thing.
Lou Figueroa
I saw many of his matches in the Maine Event and that innocence was always apparent. Got into and out of self-imposed trouble a number of times saved by his remarkable shot making and high-mileage, multi-cushion CB traveling. That hybrid style can end very high runs more frequently than not.
Can't see him having hit numbers anywhere near those self-proclaimed ultra-high runs only two years prior to dicey 14.1 technique at Grady's event, but maybe some AZBers from the east coast have heard of substantiation by witnesses. All that said however, he's now had 25 years plus, of additional seasoning and exposure to the game's nuances, and may indeed lay down some very high numbers. And bless any 60 year-old's courage for his imminent attempts at very high numbers now.
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Ohhhhh Lance.....Time Dilation. You snuck that one under the radar.
and these are for you ---------> 
His ball pocketing skills and pace will be cool to see. Personally I don't see him going over 400 but that is just my guess.
Video? Back in 1976? They were still selling 8 track tape decks back then, who was recording shit back then??
Go, Earl, go!
Well, they were only doing compact discs when Earl ran his 480 -- no much good for recording either.
Lou Figueroa
I may be in the minority with my opinion on this but I'll share anyway
I feel many make too much out of "straight pool knowledge". It ain't differential equations! There's some basic concepts that you need to know and apply, but there's no "deep secrets or technical knowledge that takes years to acquire". I don't believe Vlahos knows anything more about straight pool than Earl. If anything, he probably just has more mental discipline to execute his knowledge every time he's at the table and on every shot.
Thanks and well done!Hall of Fame player Earl "The Pearl" Strickland will participate in The Legends Of Pocket Billiards 14.1 challenge beginning December 28.
Though known primarily as one of the greatest 9 Ball players of all-time, Earl also has a 14.1 high run of 480. We will be announcing a start time when we get closer to the 28th. No doubt his participation in this event will generate some lively discussion. Goferit.
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Lou Figueroa
After the cup fiasco, nothing but best wishes for The Pearl!
I agree. Of course knowledge helps, but all that matters is balls going into pockets at the end of the day. Earl is among the very best to have ever played this game at putting balls in pockets.I may be in the minority with my opinion on this but I'll share anyway
I feel many make too much out of "straight pool knowledge". It ain't differential equations! There's some basic concepts that you need to know and apply, but there's no "deep secrets or technical knowledge that takes years to acquire". I don't believe Vlahos knows anything more about straight pool than Earl. If anything, he probably just has more mental discipline to execute his knowledge every time he's at the table and on every shot.
I can totally see a 90s Earl Strickland running 408 or even 480 or a soft table with relatively new Simonis cloth on it.
I hope he finds a gear and runs 1000 while commentating himself as he plays.