I just saw Earl Strickland's name as being a part of the World Summit of Pool! Wow, I didn't know he was going, when did this happen?
Earl at The World Summit of Pool?
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He entered last years also. It seems that the UPA don't have any drawing power without him...
I think they may have listed Earl only based on his playing last year. I don't believe it is positive that he is playing.
Mike
Mike
AzHousePro said:
do u feel he can win..
My thoughts ...
Granted, a few players are very good at kicking,
but IMHO, when the object ball is in the middle
of the table or at least away from a pocket,
and especially if it is a long kick, they are still
lucky. I saw Earl's kick, which was VERY lucky,
and he was going for just a solid hit, and hopefully,
a leave.
I also, watched Efren's kick, and am convinced, that
he just wanted to hit it, and hopefully send the object
ball to the long rail, and get a leave also.
Both could be considered 'hail mary' type shots.
The only way to know for sure, is to make them BET
before the kick if they will make it or not, and you
know what, they won't since they know they are
just making 'educated' guesses on the kick.
One of my good friends, who I play just a little better
than spends a great deal of time practicing kick shots
of all kinds, and he is very accurate with. As far as his
kicking abilities, I would rate him in the top 5% of players.
To me, you have to practice the unusual to keep 'tuned' up
all the time.
Perhaps, the simplest and best advice I could give
someone is to always:
1) Pay attention to your form and stroke.
2) Master the basics.
3) Practice the unusual.
As you become better and better, the 'unusal' will come up
more and more, and you have to have good knowledge of it
to keep up or keep winning.
Granted, a few players are very good at kicking,
but IMHO, when the object ball is in the middle
of the table or at least away from a pocket,
and especially if it is a long kick, they are still
lucky. I saw Earl's kick, which was VERY lucky,
and he was going for just a solid hit, and hopefully,
a leave.
I also, watched Efren's kick, and am convinced, that
he just wanted to hit it, and hopefully send the object
ball to the long rail, and get a leave also.
Both could be considered 'hail mary' type shots.
The only way to know for sure, is to make them BET
before the kick if they will make it or not, and you
know what, they won't since they know they are
just making 'educated' guesses on the kick.
One of my good friends, who I play just a little better
than spends a great deal of time practicing kick shots
of all kinds, and he is very accurate with. As far as his
kicking abilities, I would rate him in the top 5% of players.
To me, you have to practice the unusual to keep 'tuned' up
all the time.
Perhaps, the simplest and best advice I could give
someone is to always:
1) Pay attention to your form and stroke.
2) Master the basics.
3) Practice the unusual.
As you become better and better, the 'unusal' will come up
more and more, and you have to have good knowledge of it
to keep up or keep winning.