Who is the best shotmaker in America? Strickland perhaps?

[GMAC]

Who is the Best shot maker in America

After watching him play regularly over the past three years and no he isn't an American he just lives in America, and since the thread asks who the best shot maker in America is I figured he deserved the nod. I believe Mika makes everything he shoots at and he rarely and I mean rarely plays safe. He goes to the table with running out on his mind. He never wants his opponent to get out of the chair.

The man simply comes with hard shot after hard shot. I once asked him how he made a very difficult shot and he said: "Gregg, I am just lucky I see real straight" I said: "Thanks for the advice"

 

[Hal]

I've seen Earl miss way too many hangers. My vote goes to Corey.

 

[TheNewSharkster]

My vote goes to the pearl

 

[PistolPat]

Strickland & SVB

earl and shane are TOP

 

[cuetechasaurus]

Give Mitch Ellerman another year or two. That guy pockets balls so good its scary.

 

[nineballer]

Ring games

I think you have to look at the guys winning the ring games. This is the closest format you're going to get to see live.

Back in the day, I say Buddy Hall would have to be my pick. Not only could he make those incredible shots but his position was about as perfect as anyone I've ever seen. On a really tough table he could run out from everywhere because his shape was so perfect. One other person back in the day had to be Louie Roberts. He busted a lot of the ring games with all the champions. When they played the roll out rule, he would push to some crazy cut and spin it in like it was nothing when they would give it back to him.

Today I would have to bet on either SVB or Archer. Their breaks are what would get them there over other great shot makers. I staked Archer at the DCC a few years ago in a ring game with all the champions. He busted the game in about three hours with about 10 players going through the game.

That's just my opinion which won't get you much but I didn't want to miss out on all the fun.

 

[The Rich Inc]

best

I've watched Buddy Hall in Shreveport at Guys & Dolls and he made all shots look easy. Watched Louie at Afton Billiard in St Louis and he could win it all and never seemed to miss. Stevens in Houston at the old Le Que downtown he would play and never miss but after several days his eyes would hurt and he would go broke because the best waited for the time when he had been up forever and his eyes were red he played great pool.
Earl at Cassidy's in Houston he played so good when he missed it seemed like he was so disapointed like he thought he could not miss. Others have been great at their time and place but Buddy, Louie and Earl were great every time and any place enough said by me have a good night. Watchin is fun too.

 

[greyghost]

Hands down Pistol Pete Maravich...greatest shot maker of all time.

G.G.

 

[enzo]

since we play mostly 9/10 ball, to answer this ask yourself who is winning..... shane right?

 

[fan-tum]

Strickland, Schmidt, or SVB.

 

[hippiepool]

larry nevel.

He came to mind when I first saw this thread .....he's a "playin Jesse"

 

[stunner316]

ill put my 2cents in and say dave matlock. best ball maker on a bar box.

 

[jay helfert]

larry nevel.

When Bartram speaks, the pool world listens!
If they're smart, they do. :wink:

 

[jay helfert]

I've watched Buddy Hall in Shreveport at Guys & Dolls and he made all shots look easy. Watched Louie at Afton Billiard in St Louis and he could win it all and never seemed to miss. Stevens in Houston at the old Le Que downtown he would play and never miss but after several days his eyes would hurt and he would go broke because the best waited for the time when he had been up forever and his eyes were red he played great pool.
Earl at Cassidy's in Houston he played so good when he missed it seemed like he was so disapointed like he thought he could not miss. Others have been great at their time and place but Buddy, Louie and Earl were great every time and any place enough said by me have a good night. Watchin is fun too.

The best pure shot maker I have seen in my lifetime is "St. Louie Louie" aka Louie Roberts. The way he could rifle balls in down the rail or fire in super thin table length cuts was unbelievable. You had to see it to believe it.

 

[Danktrees]

what about martinez?

 

[frankwhite]

Jay, love your answer as far as old school is concerned. But as of now, I gotta go w/ Corey.

Frankie

 

[dabarbr]

The best pure shot maker I have seen in my lifetime is "St. Louie Louie" aka Louie Roberts. The way he could rifle balls in down the rail or fire in super thin table length cuts was unbelievable. You had to see it to believe it.

I agree because I saw it. I played him in the seventies and I think we were hill hill playing pushout nineball on my home court. I pushed out to a shot that I knew he would take. I left him a couple of inches off the rail and he had to jack up and fire the eight ball in and draw about eight feet to the nine.

That pocket was the the most difficult pocket on that table. Even with ideal conditions I would have had to play safe. I was so glad that he decided to play it but to my amazement he fired it in almost the length of the table jacked up and got perfect on the nine. It had to have been hit extra perfect for it to work. I pulled out after that shot.