Mr. Strickland Goes to Philippines

[THam]

He might get sick while he's there. Of getting beat...

 

[straightline]

He might get sick while he's there. Of getting beat...

How's he doing?

 

[THam]

How's he doing?

Not sure, but those Filipinos are tough action.

 

[THam]

yup. I laid hands on it He showed me the tennis wraps on it, extensions, and jflowers cf shaft. I think it is damn near 72" long. View attachment 707294

Wonder if it's that long so if he loses he can throw it like a spear at someone?

 

[7stud]

He doesnt form a loop around the cue with his thumb and pointer, he cups the cue in his hand,

Mark Wilson teaches that the cue should be cradled in your bent fingers, with the thumb resting lightly alongside the cue and pointing down to keep the cue from slipping out of your cradled fingers, and there should be space between the top of the cue and the webbing between your forefinger and thumb.

 

[tomatoshooter]

Cant question earl though, thats for sure.

I’ve noticed the elevated cue in Earl’s game,

I noticed he takes his warmup strokes aimed at the bottom of the ball and then raises his cue tip for the final stroke.

 

[tomatoshooter]

It's a javelin.
With his stroke and that cue he can do things others can't even consider.

I know the new guys have eclipsed his skill, be Earl will always be a badass.

 

[tomatoshooter]

This shit is unwatchable and can't find anything about it on their youtube channel

Yeah, I've seen some of their other videos and they are high quality. It's like they got a nice room and cheaped out on the video quality. I want to see a chicken run across the table in high def.

 

[DaWizard]

Bustamente was my favorite player for a long time. For his stroke, but also his table appearance. He has this No Mercy look in his eyes.

 

[Welder84]

He "pins" the shot, striking downward connecting with the top of the tip, even with follow. Lots of old timers did that, especially with choked up strokes and a plunging tip from a pendulum swing. Almost no one today does that anymore...it worked better on worsted wool cloth back in the day, but not as effective on slicker Simonis or Andy cloth. Earl always twisted his cue on delivery, it's just something he did/does...I wouldn't recommend picking it up, it's just the way he started from the beginning and works for him...kind of like Shane flaring his elbow out on delivery or Wang Can shifting his head to the outside of the angle on delivery, etc. Lots of players have idiosyncrasies with their strokes that they work with, not necessarily something to emulate. A good guy to emulate with respect to technique is Fedor Gorst...his technique is flawless.

I agree with your description of Earl's stroke. And will add, his stroke cannot be emulated easily with practice, it comes natural to him. I took a lesson from Earl, he explained that "to play good pool required maximum spin on the cue ball". I agreed with his statement prior to Simonis felt, however now, rolling a ball with minimum spin is sufficient.

I am still a fan!

 

[straightline]

Not sure, but those Filipinos are tough action.

This I know. I heard 3rd hand that Brian H and Alf Taylor were on a roll and went to the Philippines and (probably) tried sneaking around and went off 20 or 30k worth.

 

[iusedtoberich]

Does anyone have the count.

 

[NathanDetroit]

I noticed he takes his warmup strokes aimed at the bottom of the ball and then raises his cue tip for the final stroke.

Always wonder if SVB got that from Earl

 

[NathanDetroit]

I agree with your description of Earl's stroke. And will add, his stroke cannot be emulated easily with practice, it comes natural to him. I took a lesson from Earl, he explained that "to play good pool required maximum spin on the cue ball". I agreed with his statement prior to Simonis felt, however now, rolling a ball with minimum spin is sufficient.

I am still a fan!

Johnny Holiday's "Encyclopedia of Pocket Billiards" teaches the spin stroke.

 

[BasementDweller]

He "pins" the shot, striking downward connecting with the top of the tip, even with follow. Lots of old timers did that, especially with choked up strokes and a plunging tip from a pendulum swing. Almost no one today does that anymore...it worked better on worsted wool cloth back in the day, but not as effective on slicker Simonis or Andy cloth. Earl always twisted his cue on delivery, it's just something he did/does...I wouldn't recommend picking it up, it's just the way he started from the beginning and works for him...kind of like Shane flaring his elbow out on delivery or Wang Can shifting his head to the outside of the angle on delivery, etc. Lots of players have idiosyncrasies with their strokes that they work with, not necessarily something to emulate. A good guy to emulate with respect to technique is Fedor Gorst...his technique is flawless.

My observation coupled with my personal experience, leads me to believe that many, if not most players that have their shoulder over the shotline -- compensate for this by doing all sorts of things with their wrist. Earl falls into this category.

 

[j2pac]

Not sure, but those Filipinos are tough action.

I think they (Filipino players) age in reverse dog years.

 

[tomatoshooter]

Bustamente was my favorite player for a long time. For his stroke, but also his table appearance. He has this No Mercy look in his eyes.

Earl said Bustie was his toughest opponent.

 

[tomatoshooter]

I like the format, with the safety or pushout after the break. Does anyone know if a player can sink the lowest ball as a safety, or would that be a pushout?

 

[overlord]

He "pins" the shot, striking downward connecting with the top of the tip, even with follow. Lots of old timers did that, especially with choked up strokes and a plunging tip from a pendulum swing. Almost no one today does that anymore...it worked better on worsted wool cloth back in the day, but not as effective on slicker Simonis or Andy cloth. Earl always twisted his cue on delivery, it's just something he did/does...I wouldn't recommend picking it up, it's just the way he started from the beginning and works for him...kind of like Shane flaring his elbow out on delivery or Wang Can shifting his head to the outside of the angle on delivery, etc. Lots of players have idiosyncrasies with their strokes that they work with, not necessarily something to emulate. A good guy to emulate with respect to technique is Fedor Gorst...his technique is flawless.

What about Fedor dropping the elbow?

 

[fjk]

I know the new guys have eclipsed his skill, be Earl will always be a badass.

Age caught Earl. A 25 year old Earl would at least hold his own with today's best. I think people are forgetting how easily he used to string racks together. He's probably the most talented rotation player ever.