Earl Strickland: How To Play Straight Pool

World Champion Earl Strickland teaches us his thoughts on every shot during a 130-ball run. Edited by: Josh Setterfield. Consider becoming a BSN Channel member to support future content: / @billiardsportsnetwork Edited by: Josh Setterfield
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ABOUT EARL STRICKLAND:
Notorious for his outspoken views and electrifying tournament presence, Earl started his journey with pool at just 8 years old, entering his first professional tournament by 16. His dazzling performance and victory at the Caesars Tahoe Billiard Classic in 1983 signaled his rise to national prominence.
He continued to shine, winning the McDermott Masters 9-Ball Championship and later the 1988 PBA World 9-Ball Championship, in a memorable final against Mike Sigel. His extraordinary skill, endurance, patience, and tenacity set him apart, earning him the title of The National Billiard News Player of the Year in 1984.
In 1996, Earl made history by being the first player to run 10 consecutive racks in a tournament at the PCA $1,000,000 Challenge, winning the largest cash prize to date. He holds the record for winning nine times at Mosconi Cup alongside Johnny Archer, and is the only player to have won the WPA World Nine-ball Championship in consecutive years.
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[@javierjavier5468]

Hi what tip use earl

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@@javierjavier5468 Straight from the Earl himself. kzbin.info/www/bejne/bmPJo3iwrql8Zrc

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@@BilliardSportsNetwork 😊👍🏼

[@JimmyWood-nu2mm]

Just listening to him as he plays is a free lesson in how to make it easy for yourself when playing shots. Makes it look effortless and that’s when he’s played for over 50yrs Imagine how good he was when pool wasn’t on the tv

[@BilliardSportsNetwork]

Well said, this is just a glimmer of the greatness he showed in the past.

[@HammerHarris1603]

Guy is an absolute genius with the white. Love how he never messes about when the balls are there to be knocked in. Beast

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Thanks for watching!

[@Jesters_Thorny_Crown]

Earl Strickland is the Phil Hellmuth of the pool world.

[@tomwalker9836]

Phil Helmuth is the Earl Strickland of the poker world

[@javierjavier5468]

Lol

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@tomwalker wins comment of the day 🏆

[@trivet1970]

they both are champions

[@tonystwocents]

This is so accurate 😂

[@truethought2581]

Give a flying fk what anyone says. This guy is a freaking beast on the pool table. Earl the pearl.... Love watching you shoot Earl. Be blessed.

[@BilliardSportsNetwork]

STAY TRUE 🔥Thanks for believing in the pearl!

[@kevind2163]

Only problem I have with Earl is his gob,especially when he’s losing…Amazing player

[@steved1135]

Fantastic. I fell in love with 14.1 about 15 years ago. Not enough people play it. It definitely improved my game by leaps and bounds.

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Glad to hear it it had the exact same effect on our game to

[@NoName-ge6wc]

Wow. Thanks. Great vid. 480 ..respect. Is he the all around goat? In the conversation, for sure. He is the best pure shot maker that ever lived. Will say that. Earl was criticized by 14.1 snobs but he beat most of their heros. Now we see the mind of Earl. Navigating racks with ease and precision. And he racks his own balls. Humble man. Not dissapointed. Love Earl. My pool hero.

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Glad you enjoyed! 🙌

[@MrJtin69]

He admits Efren is the greatest

[@believer4445]

I've learned more listening to earl than any player alive..

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Hed so dense with his info!

[@slick66]

Earl loves the game for the game it should be. An enjoyable game! It’s the people and politics that ruin the joy from just the game itself. TY for over 30yrs of great pool Earl ❤

[@jamesjohnson7167]

I've learned so much just understanding what you're doing while you shoot. Thank you watching this has helped my straightpool game.

[@BilliardSportsNetwork]

Exactly what he wanted to happen! Another person loving straight pool!

[@user-og3kr4iu1j]

Earl Strickland,is definitely one of the best pool player in the world!!!

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No question about it anybody that says otherwise didn’t watch enough pool

[@willieG333]

You are the master! Thanks for sharing...I can't play on blue tables.

[@Cheeseberry69]

Been playing UK/EU, American 8 ball, 9 ball and snooker for 30 years, I've never once played straight pool in my life... but I'm going to next time I go to the club! I actually only checked out this video because a computer game I play (Cue Club 2, amazing game btw!) is currently working on adding straight pool to the game and wanted to brush up on the rules and principles before they release it. This video got me so hyped I'm gonna try it out on a British sized table in our local club to see how it plays and I'll 100% be playing it on the American tables next time I go to the club near my dad's house.

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It is SOOOOO humbling.

[@Cheeseberry69]

@@BilliardSportsNetwork Gave it a go today with the missus. Great fun but really tough on a British table, certainly a lot harder than Earl makes it look!

[@DPHZH67996B]

Thanks Earl for this Lesson! All the best! 🎱🍀

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Rock on!

[@danielsheppardtv]

Uploaded three days ago but looks like he uploaded 30 years ago. Earl, let me shoot your videos!

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It was indeed filmed on a potato. This footage is from Earls previous media team :P

[@DavidLopez-pc4nw]

Much respect to the pearl Earl Strickland

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🙏

[@HereAfterBilliards]

Wonderful stroke and commentary👍

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🙌 thanks for the kind words! We try to provide something great for the scene!

[@azbdizzy4176]

Thanks for the video. It's the only game I play.

[@BilliardSportsNetwork]

Youre welcome! Keep runnin em!

[@johnskulavik7116]

Great shooting Earl. I started shooting at 6 years old standing on an orange crate with a sawed off cue my granddad fashioned. That was in 1950. I've loved playing all my life! Straight Pool is a lot harder than it looks!

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💯

[@tigerwoodz86]

This isn't Earl. They just stole this video from his channel. You can watch the original over there.

[@charlezleeroy4216]

"8 hours a day for 30 years" tells you everything you need to know about Earl 😱

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100%

[@patrickbaitman8336]

This was awesome! Love the Pearl!

[@javierjavier5468]

Why love

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❤️

[@coreyhuggins5785]

great stuff earl would be interesting to hear you explain how it plays in competition with the weird rules

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I want to mic him up for a whole event and let it roll. Sponsors said HELL NO hahahaha

[@Mat0m]

Thanks Pearl for this

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[@DCniner]

Earl Strickland, the only professional pool player I’ve ever traveled to watch him play in person. Not only is he one of the worlds top pool players, he is one hell of a good guy! One of a handful of pro players you could hold a real conversation with about anything on the planet. Plus he has some of the best “stories” out there!

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I felt like I honestly had the best experience out of everyone because he really loosen up even more off camera. This is so much fun to film

[@SKYTY304]

More vids like this please.

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🫡

[@DSW90]

Legend ❤

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🤟🐐

[@lekiamsmoo2611]

Never tried straight pool (always 8 ball sometimes 9) but sure gonna try it soon 👍🏻

[@BilliardSportsNetwork]

Highly recommend recommended, Earl obviously influence me to add straight pool into my repertoire on a regular, and it seriously has helped my game.

[@lekiamsmoo2611]

@@BilliardSportsNetwork i will try it soon 👍🏻

[@silvercue9625]

Enjoyed the display Earl!

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🙏

[@kerrmoney]

Earl please !!!,! Give us a placement pool video! I’ve been asking for 3years!!!!!

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If he had it his way its the only thing we woulda filmed 🤣

[@onemoremisfit]

15:52 Listen to the sound of the shot match the beat of the music.

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🤯

[@JamesSlatterySEO]

table is fastttt

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Like a NASCAR pitstop

[@santiagomolinareina4405]

Hello Pool people! Is straight pool a 9 ft table game? There are only 8 ft tables where I live and I struggle playing straight pool specially when trying to break, I end up with a lot of clusters

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Its def a better game on 9ft however it depends on what you are training for.

[@chrisbryant1836]

How can I get a high resolution image of the picture at 0:46?

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Email Earl's manager Diana Hoppe at: [e-mail] or visit Earl Strickland.com for more. She sells all kind of memorabilia.

[@trivet1970]

1983 against Miserak what a classic

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💯

[@scottboyne8305]

Hey its not easy playing straight pool and giving an instructional At the same time. Good job Earl

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Talking and playing moves ur head a lot! It’s def a challenge

[@scottboyne8305]

@@BilliardSportsNetwork I agree

[@instructorblacksheep1656]

Did you try a Highrun like Jayson Shaw 714+ ?

[@BilliardSportsNetwork]

I saw him get into the 200s pretty easy while I was there. I wonder what he could do with more focus on it bc we were 100% focused on filming other content for our new interviews. I didn't film this session, only did a salvage edit for viewing.

[@bertblue9683]

Love me some pearl. What a goat!

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Happy to provide!

[@DP-nw3lz]

70s Porn music got Ole Earl going!

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bow' chika' wownow' 🤣

[@NineballChris]

Brown Chicken Brown Cow.

[@truss6282]

Controversial guy but i love this fella!!!

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same!

[@kevind2163]

What’s with the break I’ve never seen that before

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Good, it's now added to your game :)

[@joenathan7392]

I can, and will watch Earl play for hours. The chatter is good too i guess.

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Very few are more entertaining

[@MikeyD22]

"This table is weird", "That ball skidded", "The balls are dirty". It took Earl 120+ balls to justify his misses but he never fails to come through with his old reliable excuses. Lol!

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We should make a book called "I didn't miss that ball"

[@MikeyD22]

​@@BilliardSportsNetworkLOL, exactly! I'll be your first customer!

[@johnny5ramos]

I don't care what anyone says. Earl is a genius.

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The mad scientist of pool!

[@bluedoggum8373]

The key to good straight pool: big pockets

[@330devans]

😒

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I think you misspelled ‘deep’ pockets 🤣

[@tigerwoodz86]

Did you guys just completely rip off the video from Earl's channel?

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Moved it.

[@tommannion3973]

Scottish accent: YOU CALLED THE 2😐

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🤣

[@seyumaiayami3536]

That's kind of the bummer thing about straight pool even practicing. Oh, yeah! Doing good! Ball doesn't drop....start over, I guess.

[@ACEMAN34448]

Stop or roll 😂

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🔥

[@joerandom1175]

Hey. Does anyone have the timestamp where he whines and complains about opponents getting lucky that I could jump to?

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😂🤣, gotem

[@Vlow52]

This guy has a luck of personality, clearly. When he wins he’s a proud man, when he loses, it’s someone or something’s else fault.

[@BilliardSportsNetwork]

I think Earl is a psychological wonder to the world. I feel like he is a great example of vibe and energy dictating your performance. We see Earl get angry sometimes and outburst, but that’s really him creating his own energy that he knows he can feed off of. It’s very interesting.

[@bob733333]

Earl has the Biden squinty eye thing. Is it some fancy drug or something? Trump does it too. Turning Japanese?

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😅

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@@panchonelson3573 Hay, you forgot Trumpf.

[@pearlrival3124]

you had my attention until you said earl was the player of the decade. all my living decades go to efren. for those who arent aware efren reyes. in the future keep it honest.

[@BilliardSportsNetwork]

He was awarded this by billiards digest, not us.

[@Jason-pl6vr]

Udaman

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