My Lesson With Earl "The Pearl" Strickland...
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worriedbeef said:
I find your comments interesting, only because I have read opinions from British posters on this forum who think America is trying to turn pool into the WWE, and their purist view of the way pool should be showcased is quite the opposite of what you see in that video.
Maybe the English fans find this acceptable behavior for football and soccer, but for a professional pool tournament, this should not ever be allowed to happen. I cannot imagine having to compete under these conditions. If you just listen to the audio of that link, they sound like barbarians.
JAM
i don't want pool to become like this either, you lose all the greatness out of the game when you adopt this atmosphere. this is more suited to a sport like darts, which embraces it and it's works really well. (i find it a boring sprt but i enjoy watching it on the telly and would love to go to live event, many people think like this)
i do however think there is room for one pool event in this style, the mosconi cup. although having watched that clip again (i first saw it at the time), i do think things were starting to cross the line. i just think matchroom were unprepared and didn't control the event properly. which is inexcusable, they know how it is with this sort of crowd.
It's truly amazing to me that you die-hard Earl fans fail to see the obvious. I understand and fully exercise the properly-accepted pool etiquette when watching or playing...even though you find it necessary to speculate to the contrary...!!!
On the other hand, MY observations are factual...all one has to do is watch ES and his ridiculous antics on recently broadcasted TV events (or live)...!!!
Let me guess...I'll bet you'd want YOUR kids to grow up and be "just like Earl"....Yeah, right...!!! And, I'm the Wizard of Oz...!!!
On the other hand, MY observations are factual...all one has to do is watch ES and his ridiculous antics on recently broadcasted TV events (or live)...!!!
Let me guess...I'll bet you'd want YOUR kids to grow up and be "just like Earl"....Yeah, right...!!! And, I'm the Wizard of Oz...!!!
Jagr Fan said:
No, you're not the Wizard of Oz. You're a disgrace to this forum as well as a flame-throwing troll.
This thread is about a lesson with Earl Strickland, posted by a person who is looking forward to learning pocket billiard strategies and techniques from an American pool champion. Why you feel a need to ruin this thread with YOUR RIDICULOUS ANTICS speaks for itself.
Your contributions to this thread is nothing more than an attempt by a nobody trying to demean a pool player who is trying to do something good, helping another learn to play the game better. Shame on you.
JAM
worriedbeef said:
I agree that it was over the top...BUT...it is in a way, understandable that it got to that point. This is because you had a Dutch player playing for his country and continent in his home country supported primarly by Dutch fans who also have a unique way of supporting Dutch soccer.
JAM: I will say this, I don't think pool should become like the WWE but I think there needs to be a middle ground betwen what it is like for the typical American/ESPN tourney and what we saw on that Mosconi Cup video clip.
People are more likely to watch pool on TV if it is more exciting and the game can be made more exciting on TV by the fans (without having to actually change the format of the game, which is constantly discussed))
I personally find US event audiences bordering on boring but not the case for events like the World Pool Championships and the Mosconi (the Mosconi also gets more exciting as it is a team event and the other players on the team get caught up in the moment which encourages the crowd even more. Note how the European players reacted after Van Den Berg won, throwing him in the air etc.)
I like watching Golf on TV on Sunday much more so if the crowd is screaming "Get in the hole" and "You da man" etc... it just makes for better TV and as we all know, TV is where the $$$$ are and that is the only thing that will make Pool in the USA much for financialy viable for sponsors and players (more TV viewers)
Just my opinion, I could be wrong
I saw railbirds spewing out nasty verbal comments to Earl when he was sitting in his designated corner as well as after he shot and returned to his designated corner.PKM said:
Americans have too much class to do something like this to an international player. Rather, we celebrate pool and all of its players here in the United States, welcoming them with open arms to all pool events. Why, the BCA Open each year reserves HALF of its field for international players.PKM said:
PKM said:
Thank you for noticing. I had not mentioned it, but Earl behaved like a perfect gentleman. I cannot say the same for the spectators at this event.
JAM
Fast Davie NC said:
I hope you have a great lesson. Feel free to share some of your insights after you have completed it.
If I had a lesson with Earl I would ask him about breaking, aiming, position play...i.e. how to play this ^%$&* game...lol
ruk
-----------------------------------------------goettlicher said:
It's Joey, not Tony but that's OK.
Randy, there are many ways to do the same thing but I'm sure you know that.
What I want to know is HOW DOES "EARL" ALIGN HIS ENTIRE BODY to shoot each shot?
For the moment at least as far as this lesson is concerned I thought it would be a good idea for the lesson taker to learn as much about alignment from Earl as he is able to. At this time I could give a rats butt about what anyone else does.
It has nothing to do with who's right and who's wrong.
The lesson taker should also ask precisely, how does Earl aim, what is he perceiving, giving attention to and their order.
I also suggest that while he is getting the video lesson recorded that he turn up the recording volume so that in later days, weeks and months he can go back and LISTEN to what Earl was articulating to have a better understanding of what he was communicating.
I might even practice where to place the microphone and check volume settings before going to the lesson.
Perhaps you could give the lesson taker some suggestions as to what he should be trying to learn from Earl.
Perhaps you have some questions that you would love to know the answer to and you learn vicariously through the lesson taker.
JoeyA
Acually,I want my kid to grow up and be a hockey player,lose all of his teeth,hit people over the head with his stick,slash people across there legs,and basically act like a thug on skates like MR JAGR did when he was with the penguins at pittsburg.I'll bet you were Cheering like crazy with your beer can in your hand when he would act like a thug.... Earl has his problems,nobody's perfect. You shouldn't judge people unless you were there and when people post these mean spirited threads about Earl they sound like a bunch of Whiners them selves. Think about some of the greatest athlete's in history and then think of there personality's also. Pete Rose best hitter of all time....remember the harrelson incident and how dirty he was. Tison...best HW of all time . liked to eat his opponents.. Best LB in football...Lewis with the Raveens.....kills 2 people in a night club and walks..... All of these are very admired athletes. Alot of what Earl has done to players they deseved and he doesnt have to take the bs these players try. Just like little old stevie moore sharking at the 14.1 last week getting his oponent to just say FI and forfiet. Anyone ever watch Soquet play Earl and then watch Soquet play his next oponent... Yeah,there's about a 90 minute difference because Ralph slows down to a snail because he knows it just Drives Earl nuts when a guy has to spend 5 minutes lining up a straight in shot. They should have some type of shot clock all the time. I'm sure all of you Earl hatters were right there when people post about what Earl has done.Jagr Fan said:
Jagr Fan said:
Jagr, what you have done is to come onto a very delighted poster's thread and attempt to diminish his euphoria about taking a lesson from one of the most talented pool players the world has ever seen.
This THREAD is about the poster's prospective lesson and you want it to be about your own personal agenda. Your posts and responses are despicable and have no place in this thread.
You owe Fast Davie NC an apology.
JoeyA
Hey this thread contains the the two most overexposed topics in AZ..
We have Earl "the antics pearl" Strickland AND the US vs. European debate...
WOW...
hey here's an idea...if you a gripe about either one of these two dead horses..just leave the comment here and keep the main forum unclutterd!!!
We have Earl "the antics pearl" Strickland AND the US vs. European debate...
WOW...
hey here's an idea...if you a gripe about either one of these two dead horses..just leave the comment here and keep the main forum unclutterd!!!
JAM said:One of MANY of Earl's pool traits is that he is a breaking machine and knows all the ins and outs of breaking. He has fine-tuned it to a science. If you can glean anything from Earl about his breaking strategies and techniques, it will definitely improve your game.
God bless America and all of its pool players who have devoted their life to this sport. Here's a five-time U.S. Open champion making himself available to help others. He is an American legend, and nowhere in any other sport would somebody be as fortunate to get a one-on-one learning experiences, unless, of course, they paid six figures for an hour of time. This is a golden opportunity to learn from one of the best, and I hope you gain a lot of knowledge from the wisdom disseminated by The Pearl!
JAM
That right eye looks like it is over the cue?
What a great close up photograph of Earl!
JoeyA
Have fun wih your lessons with Earl!
There are two things I would like to find out:
(1) Has Earl ever tried looking the the object ball last?
(2) For aiming, Earl once said that all the good players "spin the ball'. Please find out what he meant by this in his own words.
Thanks, WW
There are two things I would like to find out:
(1) Has Earl ever tried looking the the object ball last?
(2) For aiming, Earl once said that all the good players "spin the ball'. Please find out what he meant by this in his own words.
Thanks, WW
bizzy said:
its up to you Dave, but i am not sure if i spent all the time, trouble, effort, and $$$ on this lesson that i would share everything you gleam from Earl? seems like some are wanting something for nothing. but, thats your call.
anyway, have a great time, enjoy!
DCP
Jagr Fan said:
Sir...Although I may agree with you in principle about the times when Earl has acted irresponsibly in public, I strongly disagree with your comments here. I will tell you one thing from the perspective of a full-time instructor, who knows something about communication and human interaction. Earl will benefit enormously, imo, from taking the time and effort to share his tremendous wealth of knowledge with the pool community at large (at least those willing to shell out a VERY fair price for personal private lessons from undoubtably one of the best players of all time). I'd like to believe that if Earl has 100 people that take him up on this offer (I certainly plan to be one of them), it can only help him to learn to have better control of his emotions (in some of these competetive circumstances). I would like nothing better than to see Earl stage a comeback and win more world championships! Your comments about his past behavior are not related to this thread, and have nothing to do with someone taking private lessons from him.
To Fast Davie...You'll have a blast! I spent 10 days with Earl, just traveling with him in MT & ID, and watching him do exhibitions, back in 1994 for the Camel Pro Exhibition Tour. He was a well-behaved gentleman, and quite friendly to the audiences. Enjoy yourself!
Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com
JoeyA said:
Joey...We all learn from our students as well. Just a couple of weeks ago I learned something about video recording that was very simple and inexpensive, but had not occured to me to date. Your comment about the volume and/or microphone is spot on. I've recorded many lessons where the audio is difficult or impossible to hear, due to a noisy environment. One of my students in NJ had brought his own video camera, to run along side mine, during our lesson. He had an inexpensive wireless mike clipped to his shirt that recorded his voice flawlessly. I have already ordered one for myself, to address the issue you brought up!
Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com