How would philippino players fare against earl on 10' table?

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How would the likes of Efren reyes (in his prime around early 1990s), Bustamante, Alcano, fare against a 100 race to strickland assuming the pearl was playing like he was last night, on a 10-5 ft table? Would they still be able to work their magic on this tougher table? Let the speculation begin.
 
Is snooker popular back in the Philipines? If so, keep in mind that snooker tables are 12x6 and you have to get into position to pot a color ball.
 
Why would you compare Efren in his prime to Earl now? I don't believe that Earl is playing at the peak of his game now. Certainly he is playing very well but I have to think he would have played better in his prime.
 
Bet the phillipinos

I like Effren, Busamante, Alex,Occolo and the kaiser Souquet against Earl on the 10ft. also I would take Shane in a rematch.
 
For some reason, altho I am a big Earl fan, I would put my money on
Ralf S or Tony Drago. I believe that Ralf can handle himself on any table and Tony is no slouch on a snooker table.
 
Word going around is Alex wants a piece of Earl on a 10 footer. So maybe, the OP will get his answer.

Also, Daz has reportedly expressed interest. It will take a VERY special demeanor and skill set to want this match. I think I'd rather get a root canal and then watch someone else try their hand. He's a beast, on and off the 10 footer - so you're fighting 2 wars IMO. Right now, I'd take Earl again vs anyone in this same scenario.
 
dr9ball said:
I don't believe that Earl is playing at the peak of his game now. Certainly he is playing very well but I have to think he would have played better in his prime.
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I'm not so sure. Hear me out.

Most of the equipment that is being played on at the highest levels is more challenging today than when Earl was in his 20s and 30s. I'm speaking of the Diamond Pro Ams with pro cut pockets being more the standard today.

When Earl was in his prime, the standard was Brunswick Gold Crowns... correct?

For those of us who have played on both, I'm guessing that close to 100% of us would say that a standard Diamond Pro Am table is more challenging than a standard Gold Crown for rotational games like 9-ball and 10-ball.
 
franko said:
I like Effren, Busamante, Alex,Occolo and the kaiser Souquet against Earl on the 10ft. also I would take Shane in a rematch.
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You got to be kidding... :confused:

Shane said himself he couldn't beat Earl on that table.
Do you even realize the level of pool Earl was playing at on that beast?
 
ctyhntr said:
Is snooker popular back in the Philipines? If so, keep in mind that snooker tables are 12x6 and you have to get into position to pot a color ball.
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You have to see Parica and Efren play golf on Big Bertha table at Hard Times.
 
I like Earl in this format on the 10 footer. Many players that have not played on one of these would not know the problems you encounter.

I have. At Raytown Rec in Raytown Mo they have one of these they call Big Bertha. I ran 4 racks on this the first time I played on it and Doug Brink told me that is very rare. I played a few more times on it and understood what he meant.

Earl shoots with that one eye and I think that gives him an edge as far as the shooting ability on long difficult shots. The players that shoot with that one eye have a distinct advantage over the players that shoot with two in regards that they don't have to worry about the non dominant eye working like the dominant eye a little and screwing up the vision of the shot.

I liked Earl in this matchup from the start. If they had an 11 footer he would be the hands down favorite.

I've worked with about 70 of these players that truely shoot with one eye and with alot of work can get very deadly with their shooting. The other eye never gets in the way. They don't even know what an advantage they have because they can't see what it is like to try and shoot with the eyes fighting over the dominant position.

i like earl against anyone that shoots with 2 eyes.

That young guy Mora shoots with one eye also. But he is left eyed but right handed. Earl is right eyed and right handed giving him an advantage there also because the head and right eye are right there. Mora and players like him that are opposite eye dominant but shoot one eyed have to shift their head over alot more to get under the dominant eye.

Again advantage Earl.

I like Earl all day on that 10 footer.
 
On a perfect 10' table, probably really well. I would put the top 5 Filipinos over Earl. On Earl's favorite 10' table, I wouldn't put anyone over Earl.
 
KoolKat9Lives said:
Word going around is Alex wants a piece of Earl on a 10 footer. So maybe, the OP will get his answer.

Also, Daz has reportedly expressed interest. It will take a VERY special demeanor and skill set to want this match. I think I'd rather get a root canal and then watch someone else try their hand. He's a beast, on and off the 10 footer - so you're fighting 2 wars IMO. Right now, I'd take Earl again vs anyone in this same scenario.
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I agree..It's truely amazing what the common denominator is in these discussions!! Earl has set the bar, too high sometimes, and on more than one occasion!!
 
I think alot of the Phillipino players would beat Earl on the 10ft. They would not miss as many shots as Shane did against Earl. I also think Ralph Souquet would beat Earl on the 10ft.
 
I'll take Bustamante against Earl.
What a rematch for the 2002, I believe the best world championship final ever.

PS : Earl kicking was stellar performance :)
 
I think Ralph is one eyed also............

8ball said:
I think alot of the Phillipino players would beat Earl on the 10ft. They would not miss as many shots as Shane did against Earl. I also think Ralph Souquet would beat Earl on the 10ft.
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I've never looked at Ralph playing myself but if the players on hear that talk alot are right he shoots with one eye also.

If someone would think about it for just a second.

Shoot a gun and isolate your eye on the sight, getting it on the sight on the ende of the barrel.. You are only using one eye and you can really put it on your target.

Now move the gun over inbetween your eyes. Not under one eye. it's a little harder to aim and be accurate. You can still aim but it is really hard to find that Perfect spot.

Advantage........player that shoots with one eye only...........

The other factor is that any player would have to play quite a bit on this table to get ready. Anyone that would just jump on this 10 footer and just play is in big trouble.

On so many shots you have to play safes on alot of shots you would normally just shoot in no matter who you are!
 
Ya know, I'm not sure it was any old 5x10 that made the difference here.

The pockets on this table eliminated a great deal of shots. Granted though, that Earl played much closer position than Shane did. A ball down the rail with speed landed you in the chair.

It reminds me of a Grady quote in an Accu-Stats tape about this topic. Sigel played a guy on a 5x10 "...and once Mike got in stroke and warmed up it was all over."
 
dr9ball said:
Why would you compare Efren in his prime to Earl now? I don't believe that Earl is playing at the peak of his game now. Certainly he is playing very well but I have to think he would have played better in his prime.
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no doubt about it, he played that match about as good as he can now,, but lets not be confused,, that would have been B play in his prime



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I'd like to see them all take a shot at Earl. I'll pay to watch next time & take the time to do so, I was busy this weekend.
 
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