Earl's new cue

Mike:

What cue was Earl using in the Hong Kong match? Does he remember the weight and length?
 
Its neat to hear what the pro's can and will have done to help there game

Now if it takes someone like Earl that many attempts to get the cue that is just right for him what are the odds its going to be right for any of average Joes?

gulyassy I was wondering are you a sponsor on azb or is this thread just good free advertisement?
 
8up said:
Its neat to hear what the pro's can and will have done to help there game

Now if it takes someone like Earl that many attempts to get the cue that is just right for him what are the odds its going to be right for any of average Joes?

gulyassy I was wondering are you a sponsor on azb or is this thread just good free advertisement?
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While I don't speak for the entire forum, Mike Gullyassy is a sponsor of Earl Strickland and that's good enough for me. Not only that but Mike is one of the pioneers in cue building and I personally love to hear about any new developments of his.

This guy is building cues for Dennis Hatch and Earl Strickland.

$400 for the same cue that Earl uses????????? How sweet is that? http://babysproshop.com/

If Earl lets me, I would love to hit some balls with his cue if I make it to the DCC.
 
8up said:
Its neat to hear what the pro's can and will have done to help there game

Now if it takes someone like Earl that many attempts to get the cue that is just right for him what are the odds its going to be right for any of average Joes?

gulyassy I was wondering are you a sponsor on azb or is this thread just good free advertisement?
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Earl played the best pool in the world in the 80s,what stick did he used,meucci.so like 8up says what is good for earl wont be for others,thats like trying to emulate a pro,you cant do it,you do and use what works best for you,forget what other people do and used.
 
JoeyA said:
While I don't speak for the entire forum, Mike Gullyassy is a sponsor of Earl Strickland and that's good enough for me. Not only that but Mike is one of the pioneers in cue building and I personally love to hear about any new developments of his.

This guy is building cues for Dennis Hatch and Earl Strickland.

$400 for the same cue that Earl uses????????? How sweet is that? http://babysproshop.com/

If Earl lets me, I would love to hit some balls with his cue if I make it to the DCC.
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I have no problem with The post. I am just a nobody and had no clue to who he was. I wold love to hit some balls with his cue as well. Maybe I came off negatively I'm sorry.
 
The Pearl

When Earl was out here with Bflad and Johnny Archer for a pool clinic he let us hit some balls with his cue. I don't think it was the 63" cue but it was an MG and had the tennis wrap. I have to say, it was a GREAT hitting cue. Extremely solid and the taper was sooooo long it's easy to see how Earl can get so much juice on the ball. Course, he has the natural talent to control it. But he got people shooting shots they absolutely couldn't do with their own cues!

Best of luck to Earl in 2011. Would love to see him taking down the big tourneys again.
 
So these cues are all the same specs as Earls cue???

From what I have seen/heard/read......Earl likes a crazy long stretch to the taper of his shaft....Has that changed???
 
gulyassy said:
Earl is playing with my cue for about the last 5 years, ever since Cue Tech relieved him. He went to Meucci for a few months for pay but came back to mine. Through the years Earl and I have developed a cue that has revived Earl's game in this 4th decade that Earl won major tournaments in (the last was the Steve Mizerak 10 ball championship in Hollywood Florida, November 7th 2010). There were at least 20 or more variations of this cue. We went from 15 ounces to 23 ounces. We tried 16 mm shafts to 12 mm shafts. We went with rear balance to forward balance. We tried a 24 inch no taper to what we have now. Earl tried every tip made several times at my shop. I would put on the tip and he would go up to my Diamond 4 and 1/2 by 9 with 4 inch pockets to try it out. Every time he would come back down to my shop and say no. We pressed every tip and mostly cut off them off. I would estimate several hundred tips over several years were tried. Now he has the cue that gels with his stroke. I must admit that I have never in my 40 years of playing pool seen any one play pool as good as Earl is playing right now. He can do things in competition that all the other pros don't even think of doing. Just watching him has made my game come up several balls in position play. He is the worlds greatest living player.
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He certainly is the Worlds Greatest Player in my opinion also, and unfortunately with all he has accomplished that title is all that he has. I think that professional pool as it is in this country is no where I would want to be. Our greatest players are up staged by a new face and pushed aside with nothing to show for all they have given to their sponsors over the years. People wonder why Professional pool is in the state it is in and why it's popularity has fallen so far, it is not just the Casino's, Professional Poker, or even Golf, a major part of pool's failure is how our professionals are treated over time by the sponsor's and governing bodies and no one would want to be treated like far to many are.:(

Thanks Mike for supporting Earl, he certainly deserves that and much more, I am glad that he is doing well and that his game has turned around.
I hope to see him out there kicking ass like he use to in the old days, with each new year there is always a new start.

JIMO
 
My friend Mary Kenniston loves the cue you made for her. She plays really well with it too. My new name is sir rack alot. Glad to see you, and Earl finding success! :thumbup:
 
BRKNRUN said:
So these cues are all the same specs as Earls cue???

From what I have seen/heard/read......Earl likes a crazy long stretch to the taper of his shaft....Has that changed???
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The shaft being 18 inches the same size is part of the reason why it plays so well. A cue must have the right amount of flex and stiff for that great hit.
 
richiebalto said:
Earl played the best pool in the world in the 80s,what stick did he used,meucci.so like 8up says what is good for earl wont be for others,thats like trying to emulate a pro,you cant do it,you do and use what works best for you,forget what other people do and used.
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First off Earl's game today could give the Earl of the 80's the 7 ball, no problem, may be the 6. The cues made today give the cues in the 80's the 5 out and a hand span. How can anyone say its not good for other players until they try one out. The cue improved my game and I was always a stiff shaft larger butt player and thought Earl's ideas were not my cup of tea. All I can say is that until this cue extreme spin was too hard for me to judge. Now I feel like this cue could have furthered my career when I was competing back in the 90's.
 
Is Earl Going to Play At the Derby?

I don't understand why he didn't get in the Fatboy 10 ball event. Can someone explain?
 
mike r u gonna b at the derby with some of these cues... i would like to try one out.... i have a cue but i think the butt is to think and screwing with what little stroke i have...... i herd that earls line of cues the butt is the same size all the way
 
gulyassy said:
First off Earl's game today could give the Earl of the 80's the 7 ball, no problem, may be the 6.
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So basically what you're saying is that ALL these modern players that have been handing Earl his head for the last 10-15 years could have given the 80's Earl the 7 ball (and maybe the 6 ball) too??? I don't think so. Earl has come back but..............one Steve Mizerak title does not qualify as a total comeback IMO. Let's wait and see how the next year (or two) turns out for him.

It's obvious you're a bit biased towards Earl and his accomplishments of late because he is a good friend and customer.

What he's done lately pales in comparison to the Earl of old.

Don't get me wrong, I like Earl, his game and his thoughts on how the game should be played. I have always been a fan of his.

Maniac
 
Maniac said:
So basically what you're saying is that ALL these modern players that have been handing Earl his head for the last 10-15 years could have given the 80's Earl the 7 ball (and maybe the 6 ball) too??? I don't think so. Earl has come back but..............one Steve Mizerak title does not qualify as a total comeback IMO. Let's wait and see how the next year (or two) turns out for him.

It's obvious you're a bit biased towards Earl and his accomplishments of late because he is a good friend and customer.

What he's done lately pales in comparison to the Earl of old.

Don't get me wrong, I like Earl, his game and his thoughts on how the game should be played. I have always been a fan of his.

Maniac
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I didn't say all these modern players could beat the Earl of the 80's, I said that today's Earl could give the 80's Earl the 6. Earl was sick with kidney stones for most of the last 10 years. Now he is healthy and I say line up everybody that wants to play Earl 10 ball on a Diamond, 10 ball goes last, 6 inch break box and most important, call shot with the option. This game has very little luck which is what any player that beats him will need.
Have Earl will travel.
 
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