#1 no one can emulate earl stricklands stroke, #2, he uses a tip of bottom with alot of left hand english and of course his incredible follow through. and in case no one noticed, he's checking how the tables rails and cloth are running due to the humidity.
to clear up any confusion, just listen and watch what earl's doin, notice how he lines the cue up giving himself a little angle automatically towards the rail , and he's using nothing but 1 to 2 tips left center english and shoots all the way thru the ball-- its the spin that makes the effect just as earl explains after the shot :]
Speaking of Efren; his cue is worth $10 during the 80s where the average monthly minimum wage in the Philippines then is about that (The $10 is a lot of money and not peanuts). The quality of the cue is superb and the shaft was from an old bowling alley. I know filipino pros close to efren and they say that he is quite particular about a cue. If not, why do you think he turned down people like Gus Szamboti to make him a cue.
@nagardy he could easily be using a fanelli tipped cue, which would make it impossible for you to re-create. But either way, you know his cue is $600. A cue of that quality will alweays out perform cues of $50 from your local corner store to lol. Just something to keep in mind
@Assassin4628 hey i payed 750 pound for my cue from vikings and has even recently put a 314 shaft on it,if earl cue is 600 then the money for my cue could buy three of his , the man has skills ,and experience .its not about expensive cues. no matter how yur cue is expensive yur still gonna loose if yu cant play well .al keep practcing i almost got it now but it doesnt spin so much like his he has a wicked stroke
@nagardy wow sounds like you got a hell of a cue there. But the fact of the matter still remains that cheap cues don't work the same way. Ear Strickland could go tot a bar, and be forced to use one of those crap fuckin things, and he wouldn't be 10% as good as he is now lol
@Assassin4628 Efren Reyes won a major tournament with a $10 cue. It's not the cue, it's the person playing. People wouldn't be pros if they couldn't adapt to a shittier cue.
@Descente36 maybe not necessairly the sue, but the tip makes a HUGE difference. that's like saying a pro baseball player could still hit jacks with a $50 bat. Yes, the oeprator makes a BIG difference, but the equipment is eqaully as important
@Assassin4628 tips only cost a few dollars. And there's only a few kind of tips: Soft, Medium, Medium-Hard, Hard. The equipment is definitely NOT as equally important as skill in pool. When they say Willie Mosconi could've won a tournament with a broom-stick they mean it.
@Assassin4628 actually, i dont think that is a good analogy. two very different things. even with a CHEAP house cue in decent condition and a real tip, you can still make accurate shots, put spin on the ball, and do all sorts of stuff. a good cue provides a more consistent hit, better balance, and better energy transfer. im not a good player but i can still draw full length with a cheap housecue with a slip-on tip
@nagardy defeinitely a wicked stroke. the idea is simple, hit straight into the ball at the right spot REALLY hard. but very few can properly do that. same for breaking.hitting center ball and hitting the one ball accurately at the same time to stop the cue ball in the middle of the table in that speed is quite difficult
@Assassin4628 what kind of performance are u talking about. hardly ever in 9 ball, unless u really fucked up position, will u ever have to do a crazy stroke shot. i have a friend in taiwan that can easily run 75 balls with a cheap 10 dollar house cue with the tip that came with it. he competes only in amateur events. a 75 ball run indicates that there are quite a few strokes that may require him to hit hard and position accurately, which was done with a 10 dollar cue
@nagardy He says he just uses inside (left in this case) english on this shot. No follow or draw. I just saw him shoot this shot again and watched very closely. It appeared to me that the cue ball bent forward a bit after contacting the object ball which would indicate top spin. Whatever he is doing, I can't do it either. :(
@rubyron2 i cant do it grrr i miss cue more than anything else hes just not human hes a pool god or sumthing and i get real upset wen am trying an it wont work al try centre left tommorow thanks :)
@rubyron2 i dont think there was any follow on this shot. even if he followed it, if he hit it that hard, the cue ball will not react that quickly. i think its just an insane stun shot with EXTREME inside, using the spin only to travel around the table
@rubyron2 When balls are close like that, you can pop it to create an angle. You can do the same thing with a straight in shot by jacking up. Once the ball pops and jumps up, the momentum from the spin takes over later than it normally would off of the rail, creating a different angle. Look at the cue ball at 0:07, that should tell you everything.
#1 no one can emulate earl stricklands stroke, #2, he uses a tip of bottom with alot of left hand english and of course his incredible follow through. and in case no one noticed, he's checking how the tables rails and cloth are running due to the humidity.
ExecutiveBilliards 10 months ago
to clear up any confusion, just listen and watch what earl's doin, notice how he lines the cue up giving himself a little angle automatically towards the rail , and he's using nothing but 1 to 2 tips left center english and shoots all the way thru the ball-- its the spin that makes the effect just as earl explains after the shot :]
ravsk8er12 1 year ago
Speaking of Efren; his cue is worth $10 during the 80s where the average monthly minimum wage in the Philippines then is about that (The $10 is a lot of money and not peanuts). The quality of the cue is superb and the shaft was from an old bowling alley. I know filipino pros close to efren and they say that he is quite particular about a cue. If not, why do you think he turned down people like Gus Szamboti to make him a cue.
2000jjcjfl26 1 year ago
i wish i could do this i av been trying for a month now i still cant do it :(
nagardy 1 year ago
@nagardy he could easily be using a fanelli tipped cue, which would make it impossible for you to re-create. But either way, you know his cue is $600. A cue of that quality will alweays out perform cues of $50 from your local corner store to lol. Just something to keep in mind
Assassin4628 1 year ago
@Assassin4628 hey i payed 750 pound for my cue from vikings and has even recently put a 314 shaft on it,if earl cue is 600 then the money for my cue could buy three of his , the man has skills ,and experience .its not about expensive cues. no matter how yur cue is expensive yur still gonna loose if yu cant play well .al keep practcing i almost got it now but it doesnt spin so much like his he has a wicked stroke
nagardy 1 year ago
@nagardy wow sounds like you got a hell of a cue there. But the fact of the matter still remains that cheap cues don't work the same way. Ear Strickland could go tot a bar, and be forced to use one of those crap fuckin things, and he wouldn't be 10% as good as he is now lol
Assassin4628 1 year ago
@Assassin4628 Efren Reyes won a major tournament with a $10 cue. It's not the cue, it's the person playing. People wouldn't be pros if they couldn't adapt to a shittier cue.
Descente36 1 year ago
@Descente36 maybe not necessairly the sue, but the tip makes a HUGE difference. that's like saying a pro baseball player could still hit jacks with a $50 bat. Yes, the oeprator makes a BIG difference, but the equipment is eqaully as important
Assassin4628 1 year ago
@Assassin4628 tips only cost a few dollars. And there's only a few kind of tips: Soft, Medium, Medium-Hard, Hard. The equipment is definitely NOT as equally important as skill in pool. When they say Willie Mosconi could've won a tournament with a broom-stick they mean it.
Descente36 1 year ago
@Assassin4628 actually, i dont think that is a good analogy. two very different things. even with a CHEAP house cue in decent condition and a real tip, you can still make accurate shots, put spin on the ball, and do all sorts of stuff. a good cue provides a more consistent hit, better balance, and better energy transfer. im not a good player but i can still draw full length with a cheap housecue with a slip-on tip
vincentwu 1 year ago
@nagardy defeinitely a wicked stroke. the idea is simple, hit straight into the ball at the right spot REALLY hard. but very few can properly do that. same for breaking.hitting center ball and hitting the one ball accurately at the same time to stop the cue ball in the middle of the table in that speed is quite difficult
vincentwu 1 year ago
@Assassin4628 what kind of performance are u talking about. hardly ever in 9 ball, unless u really fucked up position, will u ever have to do a crazy stroke shot. i have a friend in taiwan that can easily run 75 balls with a cheap 10 dollar house cue with the tip that came with it. he competes only in amateur events. a 75 ball run indicates that there are quite a few strokes that may require him to hit hard and position accurately, which was done with a 10 dollar cue
vincentwu 1 year ago
@Assassin4628 earl strickland uses cue tech for the majority of his prime time...which is...about 50 dollars worth of money.
o0J4Y0o 10 months ago
@nagardy He says he just uses inside (left in this case) english on this shot. No follow or draw. I just saw him shoot this shot again and watched very closely. It appeared to me that the cue ball bent forward a bit after contacting the object ball which would indicate top spin. Whatever he is doing, I can't do it either. :(
rubyron2 1 year ago
@rubyron2 i cant do it grrr i miss cue more than anything else hes just not human hes a pool god or sumthing and i get real upset wen am trying an it wont work al try centre left tommorow thanks :)
nagardy 1 year ago
@rubyron2 i dont think there was any follow on this shot. even if he followed it, if he hit it that hard, the cue ball will not react that quickly. i think its just an insane stun shot with EXTREME inside, using the spin only to travel around the table
vincentwu 1 year ago
@vincentwu Good answer.............its elementary my dear watson!
keebie2 1 year ago
@rubyron2 When balls are close like that, you can pop it to create an angle. You can do the same thing with a straight in shot by jacking up. Once the ball pops and jumps up, the momentum from the spin takes over later than it normally would off of the rail, creating a different angle. Look at the cue ball at 0:07, that should tell you everything.
evanlockhart 3 months ago
WHAT!??!!
TASK104 2 years ago
wow that shot was just insane
TASK104 2 years ago
What a sick player for being able to execute a shot like that! Earl Strickland is simply awesome!
PhilHughes1984 2 years ago 2