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John Hennesse Wins From the Publisher/Editor This issue marks our 10th Anniversary of Professor-Q-Ball National Pool & 3-Cushion News. Beginning with this issue, we have changed the format and design of our publication. Our new format offers us better use of the publication and provides us the opportunity to provide more color advertisement opportunities and story highlights. Thanks to all of our supporters and advertisers for making the past 10 years a success. We look forward to your comments and meeting your advertising needs in the years ahead. Sincerely, Paul Frankel – (Professor-Q-Ball) 901 756-2594 • Cell 901 210-7251
Pool Instructional… Banking Shots…Tom Ross One Pocket Shot or Proposition?…Wllie Jopling The Basic Principle…Bob Byrne We Don’t Always Lose Because We Choke…The Monk Triple Threat: Three Threes …Eric Yow Practice with Discipline…Tom Rossman The Pep Talk: It’s the same Shot…Samm Diep Blacking Out…Tom Simpson DPM Universal Pocket & Carom Billiard Systems # 39… by Darrel Martineau Departments … Illinois Billiard Club Places to Play National Tournament Directory Tournament News Around the USA
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A New Venue, Same Great Tournament
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orseshoe Casino and Hotel, a new venue for the DCC, hosted the eleventh Annual Derby City Classic. The annual convention has been in existence since 1997. Diamond Billiard Products, manufacturer of Diamond-brand pool tables, the official table of the US Open Nine-ball Championship, is the title sponsor, and the lead tournament promoter is Greg Sullivan. Over $100,000 is added to the tournament payouts. During the eight-day-long convention, competition is held in three major disciplines, bank pool, nine-ball, and one-pocket. A Master of the Table title is awarded each year to an individual player who participates in all three disciplines, and is determined by an ascending point
scale and high quality of play, with a prize of $25,000. The late “St. Louis” Louie Roberts, a legendary player known for his entertaining style of play and high-stakes gambling action, is memorialized by the annual Louie Roberts A&E Award, which stands for “action and entertainment”. This is a contest attendees of the event vote, and the pool player who displays the most action and entertainment a la Roberts wins this award and is granted lifetime free entry to the DCC. Pool industry members bring their wares to the DCC and set up vendor booths, providing a billiard expo for attendees. The vendor booths display a large variety of cue sticks, pool paraphernalia, billiard clothing, books, and instructional DVDs.
The Woodstock of Pool by Tom Simpson Ah, January again! The Derby! Peace, love, and action for the sweaters. Woofing and warfare for the players. The Derby City Classic, now just through its 11th year, has something for everybody, and too much for anybody. Through its first 10 years, the Derby evolved as a wonderful gathering of the pool faithful. Everyone was there and everything was on the table. No one knew when to sleep. What amazing shots and exciting match-ups would you miss? Which future legends are playing downstairs in the action room right now? Large money matches were not uncommon. We’ve seen $10,000 coin flips (with odds!), sweaters trolling for action, waving wads of cash, and people who never leave the action PQB 6 February/March
room. We’ve seen the greatest players in the world, and those brave enough or foolhardy enough to come try themselves against the best. As spectators, we’ve had many opportunities to witness billiard history in the making. Across all these years, the Derby became the major event in pool culture. It wasn’t just for the players, like other large events. But then in 2009 the Derby moved to a new facility – the Horseshoe Casino. After a year of speculation about whether the Derby could move and still retain its unique charm, my verdict is in, and it’s a YES. The Derby lives! I just spent a very enjoyable week at the Derby, and I’d say we’ve upgraded the image of pool a bit. The venue is very nice, much more upscale, and has
lots of terrific seating. Like any complex event, there were a few things that could have been better. But a thousand things went right. What helped make the new space work well is that it’s spread out more. There were two floors, and lots of places to bump into old friends or meet new ones. We had friendly vendors with marvelous cues, products, and services. There was the ongoing capture of excellence and history in the Accu-stats TV Arena. We could always just hang out and watch the billiard world’s famous and infamous - personalities, at large in their element. Rumors, gossip, and stories were everywhere. Of course, we still don’t know when to sleep, but that’s part of the fun and the magic that is still The Derby.
Brumback Double Dips Luat for 9-Ball Banks Win With the huge ice storm and electrical outages in Louisville, the whole town was closed down.
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large turnout of 398 players signed up for the DCC 9-Ball Bank. With the unique format of the DCC, players sometimes catch byes very late in the tournament. Some of those byes may not be as positive as players think. Case in point, with three players remaining in the banks division Tuesday, it was the only player with a buy-back, Rodolfo Luat, who caught the bye and was able to sit while the other two players, John Brumback and Jonathan Hennessee, had to fight it out to determine Luat’s eventual opponent. After Brumback ended Hennessee’s tournament with a 3-2 victory, Luat discovered that a John Brumback in stroke can be a hard thing to deal with. Luat displayed his smooth and fluent Filipino banking game, but experience was what mattered as Brumback won the first set 3-2 and the second set 3-1. After two second place finishes in the Banks division, the win was Brumback’s first top finish. John had come in second twice and third once. He never shows any emotion, but this time he sat in the chair and wept for about 3 minutes. It’s just great after coming so close so often, this was his time to win.
John Brumback (above) defeated Rudolfo Luat (left) to Win the 9-Ball Bank Title
Ring Game to Gregg
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Opening night started with a $9,000 ring bank pool game with six of the best bankers around. It was won by Brian Gregg, who outlasted Shannon Daulton for the second time for the cash.
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Harriman Wins Straight Pool Challenge
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he final event of the 2009 DCC was Bob Jewett’s Straight Pool Challenge. Jewett funds this event every year and it has quickly turned into a favorite event for both players and fans. The finals this year came down to last year’s winner, Darren Appleton facing off against a straight pool veteran Danny Harriman (right). Appleton is not known for his straight pool game, and surprised many fans with his 2008 win in the event. Unfortunately Appleton didn’t really have a chance to get anything started and Harriman punished him for every mistake. Appleton could only manage a run of 4 to start the match and he trailed 43-4 when a miss from Harriman allowed him back to the table. Eight balls later, Appleton was taking his seat again and this time Harriman ran 48 balls before scratching on a tough cut. Appleton trailing 91-12
could only make 2 balls before jawing a ball in the same corner pocket that had got him earlier in the match. Leading 91-14, Harriman knew he would still have to navigate one more break shot as there were only eight balls left on the table. Harriman ran seven of the balls for a 98-14 score, but missed the break shot and Appleton still had a chance. Appleton missed a break shot at 98-41 and left Harriman a testy shot to get his two ball run started. Harriman studied the shot for a while and could have easily ducked and push the pressure on Appleton to do something. but he sized up a jacked up cut on the first ball of the run and drained it with no problem. The next ball was his last ball as Harriman won the match 100-41. February/March 7 PQB
Schmidt Wins One Pocket Title
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ohn Schmidt is more known for his 9-ball game than his one-pocket game, but that may not be the case anymore. Out of the 333 players who entered the DCC one-pocket division, Schmidt emerged triumphant . Schmidt ran through the finals of the Derby City Classic One Pocket Division without a loss and faced off against One Pocket heavyweight Scott Frost. In the semifinals, Schmidt matched up with Jose “Amang” Parica, while Frost met Jeremy Jones. At 1-all, Parica sold out, and Schmidt was able to clear the table for the hill. A safety by Parica in the final game left Schmidt the run-out and the match 3-1. With Frost up 1-0 against Jones, “Double J” only needed one ball to get out, and while Frost had left him frozen on the rail for the spot shot, he played threerail short-size position to get out. Now tied at 1-all, Jones scratched on a safety
“Schmidt ran through the DCC One Pocket Division without a loss on his road to the finals.”
and, in frustration, broke his cue stick on the table. Frost took ball in hand and ran out for the lead. A sell-out by Frost, though, allowed Jones back in the match, making it 2-2. In the final rack, Frost ran 7 balls when he got an opening and then Scott Frost played a weak safety. Jones was able to run 6 balls but got funny on his next ball, next three games with identical 8-0 and after a series of safeties, Frost made a scores in each game. Schmidt broke in the second game, sweet bank to win. and Frost miscued, at which point Schmidt ran 8 and out. Astonishingly, Finals Frost broke and scratched in the third Frost had dropped a match already, so game, and again Schmidt capitalized, he knew he would have to beat Schmidt running 8 and out for the hill. A poor twice to win the event. In the photofinish lag for the break in the finals, Frost break by Schmidt gave Frost 2 balls in won. Schmidt whiffed a ball, bringing his the next rack, and then they traded score into the negative region, and a few safeties until Frost’s cue ball got away more mistakes on Schmidt’s behalf led to from him and he scratched. Schmidt ran 8 and out again for the win. Frost winning the first game 8 to -1. It was Schmidt’s first One Pocket title Frost’s celebration for the first game and yet another Derby City Classic with would be his only celebration in this Frost missing out on the golden ring. match as Schmidt came back to win the
One Pocket Hall of Fame Dinner Jack Cooney is our first One Pocket inductee this year. Jack i, an excellent example of After Hours Legends who have demonstrated their excellence and their heart by matching up against the best of their time. Our second One Pocket inductee, the great Marvin Henderson. Marvin was one of the top players of his time, including not just pocket billiards, but also three-cushion billiards. Known for his silky smooth stroke, he was one of the most feared talents in pool. Marvin died in 1998. In Bank Pool our lone inductee this year is, Tony ‘Fargo’ Ferguson. Growing up in rural Kentucky, in the heart of Bank PQB 8 February/March
Pool country, Tony was able to hone his skills against many of the top bankers of the era, a perennial top ten finisher in the Derby City Classic Banks. The Lifetime Pool in Jack Cooney & Jimmy Action honor goes to Jimmy Spears ‘Flyboy’ Spears. Over his long career, ‘Flyboy’ has been known as a determined competitor, impressive stamina and an eagerness to gamble, making him one of the best high stakes players of his era.
Van Boening Wins Derby 9-Ball
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hane Van Boening added another title to his ever expanding resume on Saturday night when In a stunning final match in the 9-ball division of the Eleventh Annual Derby City Classic, he bested Lee Van Corteza, winning $16,000 for his efforts. Twenty-one players were still left in the 9-ball event going into Saturday’s matches, and when the field photo by Bruce Clayton was whittled Lee Van Corteza down to eight, no player had a buy-back remaining. Van Boening took his first loss of the event midway through the day when he dropped a 7-5 match to Johnny Archer. Van Boening quickly avenged that loss when he drew Archer again in the next round and handed him a 7-5 loss to eliminate Archer from the event. Van Boening went on to make quick work of last year’s winner, Ralf Souquet, 7-3, in the semifinals, Shane took a 3-0 lead over the defending champ and missed the 9 ball, allowing Souquet a chance. Soon it was 5-3 Van Boening,
with Shane winning a safety battle to take the hill and then breaking and running out the final rack for the win. Meanwhile, in a close match at the beginning between Corteza and Adam “GQ” Smith, until Corteza took off running reaching the hill after a few key errors Shane Van Boening in Smith’s behalf to took a quick lead and he looked to be in make it 6-2. Smith’s breaks started control of the match until he missed a working for him, and he won the next ball to go ahead 6-3 and let Van Boening rack and then broke and ran two more to back into the match. Van Boening make it 6-5. Smith pocketed three balls reached the hill first at 6-5, but Corteza on his final break and was on his way to quickly joined him on the hill with a the hill but force followed the 6 ball and beautiful table length 2-9 combo after a rattled it. He collapsed on the table, and safety attempt from Shane. Corteza cleaned up to win 7-5 to set up Van Boening made the first mistake in the final match. the case game when he missed a 2-ball, but Corteza made the last mistake when Finals he scratched on the same 2-ball and left Corteza has had Van Boening’s number Van Boening ball in hand with an open in a number of recent matchups between table. Van Boening smoothly finished off these two players, both on and off the the rack for the tournament win and a tournament floor. This time started out $16,000 payday. looking like another Corteza win as he
2009 Master of the Table, John Brumback “Withstanding nine days, dueling with the world’s best in three different disciplines, is no easy feat. Not bad for nine days of toil for the Kentucky land manager.”
The All-Around Champion (Master of the Table) was named saturday night after the quarterfinal matches. John Brumback (left), winner of the 9-Ball Banks event earlier this week, with a 3rd in Banks and 5th in 1-Pocket took first claimed the title and the $20,000 check that went with it. Johnathan Pinegar (below right) took second place, earning $5,000. Coming in third and fourth, respectively, were Rodolfo Luat and Scott Frost. Additionally, Barry Behrman just announced that he would be starting a new tradition this year by offering the AllAround Champion a paid entry into the U.S. Open 9Ball Championships. February/March 9 PQB
Banking Safe by Tom Ross Contributing Writer
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hroughout the progression of a player’s improvement perhaps the biggest changes occur in relation to the choices that person makes. As a player moves from the stage of pushing colored balls around to the realm of real pool, he learns that he may not get a dozen chances to finish a game of eight ball because his new world is filled with players who can run out. Not everyone I know is a tournament contender and sometimes I want be there with a card and gift on the day when someone finally grasps the idea that the player with more balls on the table has the clear advantage in a game of eight ball. Eventually everyone learns that each shot comes with consequences in the event of a miss. A strong indicator of a player’s experience is the number of bank shots that person will attempt. After a few hundred misses most players begin to appreciate the difficulty of bank shots but may yet remain ignorant to the tactical implications that accompany every shot. Top players do not shoot at many bank shots, mostly because of their position play and ability to avoid leaving difficult shots for themselves. When faced with all but the easiest bank shots, seasoned players begin looking for a safety to gain the tactical edge that’s likely to slip away in a careless attempt at a difficult shot. We frequently find ourselves in situations where we can shoot the bank and satisfy any strategic considerations in case of a miss. In the diagram we see a common set up with a cross-corner bank on the eight ball and the nine ball down at the other end of the table. Let’s examine the possibilities for this shot when it comes up in either nine ball or eight ball. In nine ball the best choice is to shoot the cross-corner bank on the eight ball. When we cut that eight ball to the left, PQB 10 February/March
toward the desired corner pocket, the cue ball rolls to the right for natural position on the nine ball and the game winner. But we must play this shot a certain way. Because even the easiest bank shots are difficult, we cannot ignore the possibility of missing. The correct play here is to play the shot a little short of the pocket, along the dotted line, toward the X with controlled speed. The proper speed is that which sends the eight ball one and a half times across the table to the spot marked Y in the center of the short rail. In reality, the shot is a safety with oneand-a-half-times-across-the-table speed. Occasionally however we cut that ball a little thin or apply an extra touch of outside english and pocket the eight. The two game losers, when the shot is missed, are playing the shot with pocket speed, which leaves the eight hanging, or banking the eight ball wide to the short rail and out toward the center of the table. If the nine ball lay at the same end of the table, shown by the dotted-outlined ball, the only option is a safety because pocketing the cross-corner bank would leave no shot on the nine ball, a distinct disadvantage to the shooter. The best safety option would be a soft, thin cut to send the eight ball directly to the Y, with a lot of outside english on the cue ball to move it to the opposite short rail. In eight ball, the best choices reverse themselves. With the nine ball, your opponent’s last stripe, at the other end of the table, playing the eight ball across corner would be worse than stupid since the cue ball would move to the right and serve up an easy shot on the nine ball in the event of a miss. In that scenario the best shot would be a very soft hit on the left side of the eight ball to leave it between the cue ball and the nine ball and a difficult kick for your opponent. If
your opponent’s last stripe is the dottedoutlined nine ball, then play the bank shot. Play it with pocket speed to leave it hanging if you miss and be sure to use enough right-hand english to move the cue ball all the way to the opposite short rail. A cue ball near the Z on the short rail with the eight ball hanging in the corner would leave a difficult, off-angle, bank on the nine with virtually no safety option. Far too often we find ourselves facing shots that are more difficult than the ones we want. Instead of giving in to frustration and the temptation to fire away, we can, with a little practice, learn
to greet those shots as game-winning opportunities. Practice all of its variations: the short hit with one-and-half-tablewidth speed; the thin cut halfway across the table to the middle of the short rail; and the bank shot with pocket speed. And remember that your job always is to win the game. Sometimes the best move is to let the victory wait one more turn.
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lub Quincy of Birmingham, AL hosted the Viking Cue Open & Amateur 9- Ball Tour Events .The $2,000 Added Viking Cue Open Event kicked off on Saturday, December 20th and finished up on Sunday. The competiton was strong as players from as far away as Kentucky, Arkansas, Tennessee and Georgia made their way to Birmingham. Local player David Rowell (below), a former APA National Champion, walked away with 1st place. Rowell had his job cut out for him as he had to compete with players such as Randy Jordan, Hennessee and David Rice of Kentucky, all of whom gave it their best shot. Rowell worked his way across the bracket undefeated sending the following to the one loss side of the chart; Chris Limbaugh 9-0, Garland Manley 9-4, LJ Rouse 9-3, Robert Frost 9-3, Randy Jordan 9-2, and finished it up by defeating David Rice in set#1 of the double elmination format 9-7. David Rice placed 2nd. Rice defeated David Trest 9-1 before he was sent to the one loss side by Robert Frost 9-6, where he would work his way back to the finals by defeating; Steve Caldwell 9-F, Jason Hill 9-2, Robert Green 9-5, John Maikke 9-8, and Randy Jordan in the semi-final 9-8. The Viking Cue 9-Ball $500 Added Amateur Event was won by David Trest who made a come back from a poor Sunday showing to take the 1st place prize Saturday. Trest drew a bye in round one then defeated Rose Igo 5-3, Wayne Morris 5-0, and Jeremy Kimbrell 5-3. Trest was sent to the one loss side by Rick Washington 5-1 in the match for the hot seat, he then defeated Bill Wright 5-2 in the semi finals. Back in the finals Trest was able to hold his own and defeated Rick Washington 5-1 and 5-3.
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$430 $250 $150 $100
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One Pocket Shot or Proposition by Willie Jopling Contributing Writer
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f you can set this shot up and tap it into the table before your mark shows up this makes a good One Pocket proposition. Freeze the 2 and 5 balls together as you see them in this diagram. The 2 ball is near the footrail a ball or two beyond the center of table on your opponents side. The 2 and 5 are aimed directly towards the first diamond on the long rail on your opponent’s side of the table. To make the shot place the cueball about where indicated and hit the 2 ball full in the face hard enough to make the 5 ball bank three rails. If the 5 comes short of your pocket move everything closer to the foot rail. Keep adjusting this one until you make it.
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The Basic Principle by Robert Byrne From “Byrne’s Complete Book of Pool Shots” with permission
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ere is the secret of the frozen-ball shot reduced to a minimum. How often can you run the 8-ball the rail past the side pocket and into the corner? Two or three times out of ten tries would be commendable for the uneducated. Now that you know the secret of hitting the rail slightly first, you should be able to make it seven or eight times out to ten. (I just tried it and made nine out of ten, and I’m not a great shotmaker.)The cueball will carom off the 8-ball roughly as indicated by the solid line. Why this works is explained on page 24 of Byrne’s Advanced Techique in Pool and Billiards (1990). The shot is also makeable by hitting the 8-ball and the rail at the same time using outside (left, in this case) English to eliminate the throw effect. This approach brings the cueball off the rail
along the dashed line. Throw is eliminated by outside English because the cueball rolls off the object ball instead of rubbing against it during the millisecond of contact.
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We Don’t Always Lose Because We Choke by “The Monk” Contributing Writer
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ften times we find ourselves getting tired after several rounds of competition and this causes our stroke to be tentative. We miss shots we know we can make and right away we think we have choked or are just not cut out to be a champion. This is not true. When you are tired you are not able to deliver that crisp stroke most shots require. The game of Nine Ball calls for total concentration on the shot at hand. If you are not alert, you cannot concentrate and thus, your stroke will be slightly off. I have a cure for this, at least to get you through the match you are playing. Sometimes when you survive a match like this where you are tired, you get your second wind and go on to play very well.
Go to the Sound Technique In The Masters program I teach my students to listen to the sound of a good stroke. In other words, “what would it sound like if I made this shot and got favorable position on the next
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Questions that needs immediate help, call (609)652-6116 Wednesday - March 18, 2009 8:00 am - 8:00 pm • Exhibitor Move-In & Set-up 6:00 pm • Diamond Open 10-Ball Professional Players Championship Player’s Meeting (Private) 6:00 - 10:00 pm • Amateur Player Registration/Check In 7:00 - 11:00 pm • Charity Pro-Am Tourn.and Challenge Matches - Free to Watch! Thursday - March 19, 2009 8:00 - 11:00 am • Amateur Player Registration/Check In 10:00 am • Open Amateur Players Championship - Player’s Meeting 11:00 am • Super Billiards Expo Begins! - Exhibitors Open 11:00 am - 8:00 pm • TAP League Rally in the Valley - Players Registration 11:00 am • PLAY BEGINS - Open Amateur Event 11:30 am • Diamond Open 10-Ball Pro Players Championship - Day Session 11:30 am • Artistic Pool Masters Championship - Day Session 5:30 pm • PLAY BEGINS - TAP League - Rally in the Valley 5:30 pm • Artistic Pool Masters Championship - Evening Session 6:30 pm • Diamond Open 10-Ball Professional Players Championship Evening Session 8:00 pm • Exhibitors Close - End of Day 1 MIDNIGHT • All Tournament Play Winds Down 12 - 7:00 am • Play all night, Lower Level Midnight Poolroom for only $10! Friday - March 20, 2009 7:00 am - 8:00 pm • TAP League Rally in the Valley - Players Registration 8:00 am • PLAY RESUMES - TAP League Rally in the Valley 8:00 - 11:00 am •Amateur Player Registration/Check In 11:00 am • Exhibitors Open 11:00 am • Seniors Players Championship - Player’s Meeting 11:00 am • PLAY RESUMES - Open Amateur Players Championship Event 11:00 am • PLAY BEGINS - Seniors Players Championship Event 11:30 am • Diamond Open 10-Ball Pro Players Championship - Day Session 11:30 am • Artistic Pool Masters Championship - Day Session 5:30 pm • Artistic Pool Masters Championship - Evening Session Begins 6:00 pm • Womens Players Championship Event - Player’s Meeting 6:30 pm • Diamond Open 10-Ball Professional Players Championship Evening Session 7:00 pm • PLAY BEGINS - Womens Players Championship Event 8:00 pm • Exhibitors Close - End of Day 2 PQB 16 February/March
ball?” Then lean over and duplicate that sound in your mind. It really works. I was facing a real tough Four Ball Exercise shot in a tournament and I knew I was not going to make it. So I leaned over and said to my self, “What would it sound like if I made this shot and sent the cue ball to the other side of the table for position on the nine ball?” I answered my question by delivering a nice clear crisp stroke and finished my run out for the win. If you get tired in a tournament and bomb out don’t attribute this to choking. You are not a choker. If you were, you would not have entered the tournament. Stay in shape. Use the tools you have and be ready to take your rightful place in the winners circle. MIDNIGHT • All Tournament Play Winds Down 12 - 7:00 am • Play all night, Lower Level Midnight Poolroom for only $10! Saturday - March 21, 2009 8:00 am • PLAY RESUMES - TAP League Rally in the Valley 10:00 am • Junior Amateur Players Championship - Player’s Meeting 11:00 am • Exhibitors Open 11:00 am • Play Begins - Junior Players Championship Event 11:00 am • Play Resumes - Open Amateur Players Championship 11:00 am • PLAY RESUMES - Womens Players Championship 11:00 am • PLAY RESUMES - Seniors Players Championship Event 11:30 am • Diamond Open 10-Ball Pro Players Championship - Day Session 11:30 am • Artistic Pool Masters Championship - Day Session 5:00 pm • Announcement - Start Time and Table Assignments for 2nd Chance Scramble 5:30 pm • Artistic Pool Masters Championship - Evening Session Begins 6:00 pm • Pro-Am Bar Table Challenge - Player’s Meeting 6:30 pm • Diamond Open 10-Ball Professional Players Championship Evening Session 7:00 pm • Play Begins - Pro-Am Bar Table Challenge 8:00 pm • Exhibitors Close - End of Day 3 MIDNIGHT • All Tournament Play Winds Down 12 - 7:00 am • Play all night in Lower Level “Midnight Poolroom” only $10! Sunday - March 22, 2009 8:00 am • Play Resumes - TAP League Rally in the Valley 11:00 am • Exhibitors Open 11:00 am • PLAY RESUMES - Womens Players Championship Event 11:00 am • PLAY RESUMES - Pro-Am Bar Table Challenge 11:00 am • PLAY RESUMES - 2nd Chance Scramble 11:30 am • Diamond Open 10-Ball Pro Players Championship - Semi-Finals 11:30 am • Artistic Pool Masters Championship - Semi-Finals/Finals Session Noon • PLAY RESUMES - Open Amateur Players Championship Event Noon • PLAY RESUMES - Seniors Players Championship Event Noon • PLAY RESUMES - Junior Players Championship Event 1:00 pm • FINALS BEGIN - Women’s Players Championship Event 2:00 pm • FINALS BEGIN - Open Amateur Players Championship Event 2:00 pm • FINALS BEGIN - Seniors Players Championship Event 2:00 pm • FINALS BEGIN - Juniors Players Championship Event 2:30 pm • Diamond Open 10-Ball Players Championship - Finals Session 3:00 pm • FINALS BEGIN - Pro-Am Bar Table Challenge 4:00 pm • FINALS BEGIN - TAP League Rally in the Valley 5:00 pm • Exhibitors Close - End of 2009 Super Billiards Expo
Triple Threat: Three Threes by Eric “The Preacher” Yow! WPA Masse World Champion
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his issue I want to show three easy set-up shots that will surely impress the passer-by. In my shows of “Eric Yow’s Trick Shot Madness” I perform a variety of shots, some easy, many hard, and everything in between. To get the show started, I often have a few shots setup, ready to go, which are almost sure makes just by virtue of them being set up properly. As illustrated, these are three of the shots, each requiring three balls, which are nice novelty shots to both warm up a crowd and arouse interest in what else you may have up your sleeve. Shot one: Here I have three balls placed frozen to one another at the first diamond near the corner pocket. You want to place the first ball on the rail and tap it in. To place the second ball, I lay my stick to the right side and aim such that they are pointed towards the opposite rail at the second diamond. This gives you the “angle of incidence equals angle of rebound” which I preach to students over and over. The third ball is placed in line with the second, though this time lined up short of the opposite pocket point, to allow for throw. Shoot from the long string at the third diamond aiming simply to make the first ball with inside English. If you can cut the first ball up the rail to the
corner, the other two are automatic. Adjust your speed if the third ball throws too much. Shot two: The second is comparable to the first with the exception of the fact that now you make all three balls in the same pocket. As illustrated, now you place the first ball at the second diamond. Tap it in for consistency, as with all the balls. The second ball is placed just as in the first description, aimed one diamond out on the opposite rail. The third ball is tricky and its placement depends on the nature of the table you’re playing on. I find that throw and slide are factors that can only be gauged on the individual table. But, a starting point would be to aim the third ball in line with the second ball at the 1.5 diamond on the opposite rail. From table center, aim to cut the first ball up the rail. Adjust your speed or the third ball’s position to make the bank work. Shot three: Here is the three-ball cluster that makes for another easy shot. From this, you can add more balls to create a number of other wellknown shots like “Just Showin’ Off” or “Yow’s Ten-in-One.” Line balls one at two up at the side pocket along the fiftyyard line. The third ball should be aimed at the far corner but short of its center to account for throw. Strike the center ball with medium
power and you’ve got another three-in-one. With these three shots you have just become a triple threat to all those who see you showing your skills.
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by Jim Parker
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“Necessity… the Mother of Invention”
n early January of 2009 I received a call from a fellow seeking information regarding our Illinois Billiard Club. He went on to mention that the reason for his interest is the result of the recent closing of two more public pool rooms. Both were in business for more than 10 years and located in two of Chicago’s western suburbs. In the callers mind the reason for their closing was due to either neighborhood upgrades and/or increasing rents? To someone in business for more than 50 years, as is the case of this writer, what that typically means is a lack of volume often created by a falling off of interest and/or the cost of whatever the subject’s product or service. In either case, as timeless and similar cases of literally thousands of other failed businesses, the real issue of concern is the actual cause and effect of a failing business, and in this case, billiards (all cue games). History, with all of its dust-covered words and pictures is most often appreciated more by those who have, and continue contributing to its notable pages. In our American culture, historical documentation of billiards (all cue games) reflects little evidence of it ever reaching and maintaining its Promised Land, or pinnacle of benefit to society. Aside from occasional marketing ploys, once the table game was turned over to public enterprise some hundred and fifty years ago billiards has since been given little successful representation of elegance in public places, and even less consideration or representation as a viable contributor to America’s more fashionable social functions. To see billiards as the social centerpiece of an elegant Wedding Reception, or entertaining guests attending Christenings to Retirement Parties within formal banquet facilities would be as uncommon to the commercial side of the table game as would be paintings by Raphael or Rembrandt hanging on the walls of America’s pool halls and taverns. Why has this level of billiards social enhancement seldom been encouraged, and more importantly, seldom achieved with any longevity? Indifference or aloofness never breeds invention or creative visionaries capable of expanding an audience of either a product, or its service to society. And if ever a quality product and its service is in dire need of expanding its audience it’s the game of billiards. Yet with its history of lacking public interest and its financial support as an organized professional sport the growth of billiards commercial market in America has to a large extent been promoted, not by outside sponsorship and the mass media as are popular professional sports, but rather by the games own limited media and internal management. Therefore, the inability to grow and expand its audience becomes somewhat understandable (but not excusable) when realizing the public side of billiards (pool halls and taverns) PQB 18 February/March
originally emerged from a rather questionable social background it becomes rather obvious why even today its social status and related marketing has barely maintained simply various forms of pool halls, taverns and their rental of pool tables and alcohol sales. With today’s questionable financial future and struggling economic growth in most all areas of our society there is one thing of absolute certainty that remains a solid, rock hard fact. In the world of business and through the necessity of survival alone the game of billiards must do what it should have done generations ago … reinvent itself, and/or seek out constructive methods to create new markets that will expand its audience. It’s pointless to publicly discredit and lambaste those claming to be billiards governing body or others of similar claims still floundering with marketing strategies that existed before America’s great depression of 1929. But rather it’s long since been time for we as individuals to carry the responsibility of creating new markets and their audiences simply because old depression era thinking is largely what could risk leading billiards into yet another modern age depression. Create an all new and appreciative audience. Over 35 years have come and gone since my wife Bonnie and I founded our private Illinois Billiard Club, and with it, twenty years ago, our formal dining and banquet business that specializes in hosting banquets and upscale private parties that includes the optional use of our private IBC. A proven win/win situation indeed! In an honest effort to help others promote their businesses and a game that this writer views as one of man’s greatest inventions in the history of humankind, all of what is being discussed in this article has been repeatedly mentioned time and again over the past years. Yet with great disappointment, Bonnie and I have seen little evidence of others picking up on the concept and following our time proven lead and methods of popularizing billiards through perhaps a rather unique, but proven successful method of combining an elegant presentation of billiards with banquets and private parties hosted in the comfort and charm of commercial banquet facilities. Will our advise and our time to offer it ever be followed and appreciated? We can only hope that next year at this time we might find some of you following our ideals and recommendations. Suggestions in fact, that if truly understood and followed as a sound business person inspired by the game of billiards and the people they set out to service … who knows, one day in years to come, it well might be “you” attempting to help others with new and soundly proven ideas that will create an all new billiards audience as Bonnie and I have for the past 35 years!
February/March 19 PQB
Practice with Discipline in Your “Artistic” Game by Tom Rossman • drcue@artisticpool.org Contributing Writer
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ere’s some practice for you before your next event. This discipline will give you a head start on anything our 2009 Dr. Cue Classic Artistic Pool Tour may offer. The focus for this practice regimen is on right brain training and confidence building of a free flight stroke. This is the best way to develop a straight arm swing and keep the left brain from steering the cue to the target. Doing right brain exercises will assure that when you do the analytical part of your game later, you can count on the right brain doing its part. This practice has taken me to the top of my game, even at the ripe young at heart age of 59, I have experienced its benefit in every competitive event played over the last 4 years, plus many personal record breaking efforts at various wing shot and speed shooting specialties. My disciplined practice consists of A) Running a full rack any order without missing and randomly placed on table in spread fashion, B) Banking 15 balls – balls on long center line of table about 2 to 3 inches apart with cue ball in hand on each bank – no missing, C) Shooting wing shots until 15 are made in a row – chalk is placed on foot spot, cue ball and object ball both physically in hand with object ball rolled toward open area side
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of chalk cube – cue ball is shot from behind head string to moving ball. Ball must go between chalk and end cushion for a corner pocket make. Chalk may be hit when shot is over. The ABC practice should be done in order with good mechanics, and the best rhythm possible. You should start with fewer balls or goals on each challenge and increase number as success is achieved. You may want to start with running half a rack, banking 4 banks, and then making 2 wing shots. Establish what works best for you and then challenge yourself. Another bonus exercise for me is to shoot the cue ball at lag speed. Start anywhere behind the head string and shoot it two table length’s speed until you are able to return within 3 inches of the exact position you started. Do this with your eyes open and a firm bridge. Listen to the tip contact, lock in or memorize the sound of the hit and do at least 5 times with success. You will find a trust in your audio memory that provides the best way to get in touch with the attempted shot speed. Then, close your eyes and try the shot again with the conditioned recall. You will be surprised at how consistent your game will become with this unique exercise.
The Pep Talk: It’s the Same Shot by Samm Diep Contributing Writer • blog.SammsPocket.com • House Pro at Table Steaks East in Aurora,CO
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t was day two of the tournament and he was on the b-side. He had played poorly, missing shots and hooking himself. He admitted that he hadn’t played well, but all he could talk about was how much he hated that heavy bar table cue ball. It didn’t do what he wanted and he kept getting into trouble. Being more accustomed to the red circle cue ball, he was having difficultly adjusting to the heavier bar ball and the smaller tables. He was complaining about the conditions.
The Pep Talk “You’re better than this! If you hadn’t missed one single shot and was only hooking yourself then you could blame your loss on the table conditions and the heavy cue ball. But the fact is that you flat out missed shots on a Valley bar table. That is unacceptable! You missed shots that you wouldn’t have missed if your opponent had left them for you. You didn’t miss them because they were difficult. You missed them because you allowed how you felt about the conditions to affect your confidence and distract you from the task at hand, making the shot. Now when you get out of line today, instead of beating yourself up for playing bad position, just re-approach the table as though your opponent just missed and left you that exact same shot! Just shoot it in the hole. It’s a bar table for Pete’s sake!” I believe it worked. He won the next few rounds to make it into the redraw and continued on to cash in the event. He was back to his old self again and you could see from his stroke that he had regained his confidence. The point of my rant was not to make him feel bad about missing shots, but to remind him of his abilities. The fact was that he was so consumed with how much he disliked that heavy cue ball and funny rails that every time he got a little farther away than he had intended or left himself a little jacked up, all he could think about was how he’d gotten there instead of just making the shot. On the bright side, he was so used to playing correct position that he had set a very high standard for his abilities. But because he was usually in line, his brain wasn’t used to having to shoot all the tougher shots. Bottom Line: It’s the same shot whether you leave it for yourself or your opponent leaves it for you. Just make it. If you need a little mental trick, physically walk away from the table and come back to the shot. This can help convince you that it’s a new inning. Close your eyes for a few seconds. See the shot for the first time. It doesn’t matter how you got there. Be glad you’re at the table. It’s the same shot. Just make it.
Please be sure to visit www.pooltipjar.com You can take polls, view article archives, and read tournament and training updates. Samm Diep, “Cherry Bomb” House Pro at Table Steaks East in Aurora, Colorado Author of “You Might Be A D Player If… (101 Classic Moves That All Pool Players Can Appreciate)” www.SammsPocket.com Pooltipjar.com
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Fran Crimi Honored with Billiard Congress of America 2008 President’s Award
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ach year the Billiard Congress of America (BCA) recognizes an outstanding individual who has made significant contributions to the billiard industry with the presentation of the BCA President’s Award. This year the BCA has chosen to recognize Fran Crimi, BCA Instructor Program Administrator and BCA Senior Delegate to the World-Pool Billiard Association (WPA). Crimi, a former pro player and previous president of the Women’s Professional Billiards Association, is responsible for the oversight and management of the BCA Instructor Program. Crimi works closely with each instructor to ensure that his or her certification is maintained on a yearly basis. She has worked to make the BCA a place where instructors can go for advice and to obtain their credentials, as well as a resource where players can turn when they are looking for a legitimate and qualified instructor. In fact, Crimi herself is a BCA Master Instructor, which is the highest level of certification that can be obtained in the program.
In her role as a BCA senior delegate to the WPA, Crimi works closely with the BCA’s WPA Committee to provide input back to the WPA on various issues, including the player selection process for international events, rules and specifications issues, potential scenarios for hosting international events in North America and other timely topics paramount to the sport and industry. Fran Crimi In this capacity, she also represents the BCA at all WPA Board of Directors meetings and at the bi-annual General Assembly. Crimi recently played a significant role in the WPA World Junior 9-Ball Championships and WPA World 9-Ball Championships for Wheelchair Players hosted in Reno, Nevada the first week of December. Crimi, in partnership with the United States Pool Players Association, was responsible for several logistical items related to both events, including booking player travel and accommodations, management of tournament brackets, securing event sponsorships and player awards distribution. “Fran’s dedication of time, talent and resources to the BCA, her willingness to work cooperatively and her personal commitment to the betterment of the billiard industry make her the obvious choice for this award,” said Ivan Lee, chairman of the BCA Board of Directors. “Fran is a highly-respected and well-known member of the billiard community. Her experience as the former head of the WPBA and as a BCA Master Instructor make her the ideal liaison to the WPA and Manager of the BCA Instructor Program. Fran was chosen for both of these roles because of her litany of credentials and strong work ethic. She is truly an integral member of the BCA team.”
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www.USBA.net USBA Officers President Bob Jewett 1000 Kiely Blvd Apt 86, Santa Clara, CA 95051 408-615-7479 president@USBilliardAssn.org
Secretary/Treasurer Jim Shovak 58 Hawthorne Avenue East Islip, NY 11730 516-238-6193 JimShovak@aol.com
Eastern Region Directors Mazin Shooni 2006 USA Champion 135 Broad Street Unit # 3A5, Hudson, MA, 01749 978-562-8595 cell phone:248-910-4466 work phone:978-535-7000 mazinshooni@yahoo.com John Zymeck 6520 North Ocean Blvd. #31 Ocean Ridge, Fl 33435 561-670-0240 jzymeck@bellsouth.net Charles Brown cbrown54@speakeasy.net
Central Region DirectorsGeorge Theobald 1N260 Prince Crossing Rd. West Chicago, Illinois 60185 (630) 231-9444 gtheobald4@comcast.net Bill Johnson 734-368-3315 williamharryjohnson@gmail.com George Ashby 8X USA Champion 206 E. State Street Jacksonville, IL 62650 217-440-0069 pooltabledoctor2@verizon.net
Western Region Directors George Aronek 19120 Nordhoff St. Northridge, California 91324-3654 AGQcase@aol.com Ken Higgins 19342 47TH Ave NE. Seattle, Washington 98155-2954 (425) 709-8718 ken.higgins@sun.com Bruce Warner (310)738-5429 bw-@ix.netcom.com
Costa Wins the Cue & Cushion Qualifier
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ue and Cushion Billiard Lounge in Hooksett, NH, owned by 2006 US Champion Mazin Shooni, hosted its first ever USBA Regional Qualifier on December 12-14, 2008. With two beautiful Chevillotte tables freshly covered with Simonis 300 Rapide cloth, the room was able to accommodate 12 players. The top 2 finishers receive $ 300.00 entry into the USBA Nationals on February 18-22, 2009 to be held at Carom Café in Flushing, NY, along with $ 200.00 expense money when they arrive at the Nationals. There also was some additional prize money for the top 6 finishers. The players were divided into 2 groups of 6 players each, 20-point matches. The top three finishers in each group advanced to a six player round robin final, 25-point matches. In Flight A, local player Tim King went undefeated 5-0, handing Jose Costa his only loss of the tournament. Costa finished 2nd going 4-1 and local player George Allee finished 3rd, going 2-3 and barely edging out Paul Frankel (Professor-Q-Ball) on points.
Tim King (3rd), Jose Costa (1st) and Bob Page (2nd) In Flight B, Bob Page wins the group going 4-1, his only loss to local player Tony Ferrara. Jim Shovak finished 2nd with a 3-2 record edging out Tony Ferrara who had the same record and the same total points but lost to Shovak in their head to head match. Rick Kirk also finished 3-2 but lost out on total points. Finals: Jose Costa won all his matches, going 4-0. Bob Page, Tim King and Jim Shovak all butted heads and finished with 2-2 records, the only difference being total points scored. Bob Page finished 2nd, Tim King 3rd and Jim Shovak 4th. Tony Ferrara finished 5th and George Allee finished 6th. George Allee lost his first 2 matches on Sat-
urday night and was unable to return on Sunday because of major power outages that affected much of New Hampshire. Luckily, both Cue and Cushion and the local Hotel were not affected. After the event, Paul Frankel (Professor-Q-Ball) dazzled the crowd with spectacular magic card tricks. Everyone was laughing out loud and shaking their heads in amazement at his talent. Thanks, Paul! Jose Costa would like to extend his thanks to Mazin Shooni who has spent time with Jose teaching him what he can about 3-Cushion Billiards. Apparently it made a difference. Good work, Mazin!
Rivera Wins at Edgies’s Qualifier The tournament at Edgie’s had 11 players. Antonio Rivera wins the event and has qualified into the USBA Nationals on February 18-22, 2009. Congratulations Antonio! February/March 27 PQB
USBA Qualifier Pendennis Club Louisville Kentucky
Felipe Razon Victorious At 3 Cushion National Qualifier!
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he historic Pendennis Club founded in 1881 located in Louisville, Kentucky reFelipe Razon (1st), Hugo Patino (2nd) cently hosted the USBA National 3 Cushion Qualifier. Chris Clodfelter, General Manager and members of Rossman, while the 2nd bracket players competed the final 10 this beautiful venue welcomed a field of twentyfour 3 player field with Razon, Ashby, Hull, Stoner, and Warren. cushion players to become part of their special history. The final day of matches started right on schedule. Patino and The format consisted of 4 flights of 6 players playing in Kolacz from Flight E and Razon and Ashby from Flight F coasted standard round robin fashion. Matches were played to 20 to victory as the 1st and 2nd place finishers in each bracket. 3rd points each with the top 2 players from each flight plus 2 place in each finals bracket was won by Paul “Professor – Q – Ball” wild cards advancing to the final 2 groups of 5 players each. Frankel and Jim Stoner. These 2 determined players finished Four players received “seed” placement into the initial with identical win-loss records of 2 – 2 and identical point totals brackets. These included National Champions George of 59 each. Ashby and Hugh Patino and rising superstars of the sport Patino, Kolacz, Razon, and Ashby all earned their National Felipe Razon and Dan Kolacz. This event was also honored entry at no charge, but had to play 2 final matches to determine to have Tinker Zimmerman, the solo lady entrant in the field. the overall positions of finish in the Qualifier event and ranking After years of being a faithful spectator and fan of the sport, points assigned by the USBA. Razon performed brilliantly as he “Tinker” decided to enter this event. defeated Patino by a score of 20 – 17 for 1st place honors. MeanAshby, Razon, and Patino displayed true championship while, Ashby sailed to victory over Kolacz 20 – 12 to win 3rd form as they performed brilliantly place positioning. winning their respective brackets with The final match with Frankel and perfect 5 – 0 records. A highlight of Stoner was a tense battle to see who the event was a high run of 11 points would garner the remaining free entry to by Patino. Gary Eake from WI garthe Nationals. Stoner played very well nered the fourth bracket lead with a but in the end lost to Frankel by a score record of 4 – 1. Second place finishers of 20 – 14. in the 4 brackets were Dan Kolacz, Special Note: The 2009 National 3Paul Frankel, Peter Hull, and James Cushion Championships will be held Stoner. Tom “Dr. Cue “ Rossman and February 18-22, 2009 at Carom Café BilGregory Warren finished with 3 – 2 liards 34-02 Linden Place Flushing NY, records each with 86 and 85 points 11354 Phone: 718-358-8585 Dan Kolacz (4th), Paul Frankel (5th) respectively, earning the 2 “wild card” Players finishing in the top 10 positions and George Ashby (3rd) spots for final round play. for the event were Felipe Razon (1st), The stage was set for the final 2 groups of 5 players each Hugo Patino (2nd), George Ashby (3rd), Dan Kolacz (4th), after a very successful 2 days of preliminary matches. The 1st Paul Frankel (5th), James Stoner (6th), Peter Hull (7th), Tom bracket players were Patino, Eake, Kolacz, Frankel, and Rossman (8th), Gregory Warren (9th), and Gary Eake (10th). PQB 28 February/March
USBA Regional Qualifier
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USBA Regional Qualifier was held at the Corner Pocket Billiards in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, January 17, 2009. A six player round robin tournament was held on 3 well-maintained Verhoeven heated 5' x 10' tables. The host, Bill Maloney, was very gracious in offering his room with no monetary compensation for the event. Thanks Billy. Going into the final round there was a three-way tie with records of 3-1 between Tom Harwood, Henry Ugartechea, and Alfonso Torres. The final round proved to be the deciding factor when Tom Harwood pulled out a narrow and thrilling victory, defeating Don Sperber 25-20. Alfonso Torres took great care in defeating Mike Brodie 25-13. The last match of the event wound up being a hard-fought
(l-r)Armando Wong, with Henry Ugartechea, Mike Brodie and Winner Tom Harwood one with Armando Wong defeating Henry Ugarthechea 25-23. With a 4-1 record and 121 total points, Tom Harwood took 1st place and has qualified to play in the USBA Nationals. Congratulations Tom. Alfonso Torres, also with a record of 4-1 and 116 total points, took 2nd place and
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$90 in prize money. A true gentleman of the sport, congratulations Alfonso. Henry Ugartechea, with a record of 3-2 and 110 total points, took 3rd place and $60 in prize money. Thanks to all who participated as we all look forward to the USBA Nationals in February of 2009.
Well, 2009 is here, many things have happened and more is scheduled . We now have a ranking system in place which will be used to seed players in the Tour Events. The online forum should be up and running by the time this article comes out. You can communicate with others about 3-cushion, receive “Tips From the Pro’s” and view your Membership Benefits, buy/sell tables, cues, billiard supplies, rooms, and post your favorite shots using the USBA “Create-AShot” feature on the Forum. The USBA will also be having its elections towards the end of the year to elect a President, Secretary/Treasurer & Regional Directors. If anyone is interested in running for a position, please contact me, 516-238-6193 or JimShovak@USBA.net The good news is that the membership reached a high of 535 members in 2008. The bad news is that the economy has hurt many people. We need your help more than ever this year. We need donations. Every dollar received is matched 50 cents on the dollar. Donated money goes to prize money. Please volunteer to run some local tournaments, even if it is small. I am more than happy to guide you. Please tell others to join the USBA. There’s a $15 commission for signing up new members. New members receive a free Accu-Stats DVD and a host of other goodies/discounts. Refer to the www.USBA.net website under “Join the USBA” for a complete list or click “USBA Forms” to print out the USBA Membership Advertisement and Membership Application. Jim Shovak
USBA Secretary/Treasurer February/March 29 PQB
USBA Top 150 RankFirst Last 1 Pedro Piedrabuena 2 Sonny Cho 3 Miguel Torres 4 Hugo Patino 5 Mazin Shooni 6 Michael Kang 7 Jae Hyung Cho 8 Gary Elias 9 Roland Forthomme 10 Javier Teran 11 Jim Shovak 12 Luis Avila 13 Felipe Razon 14 Dan Kolacz 15 Frederic Caudron 16 Luis Aveiga 17 Young Gull Lee 18 Robert Raiford 19 Guillermo Sosa 20 Bill Johnson 21 Torbjorn Blomdahl 22 Martin Horn 23 Yanni Antoniou 24 Jamil Isreal 25 Robert Byrne 26 DongKoong Kang 27 Tayfun Tasdemir 28 Darrel Stutesman 29 Tom Rossman 30 Semih Sayginer 31 Salvador Diaz 32 Jose Costa 33 Mercedes Gonzales 34 John Jacobson 35 Joe DeAmato 36 Deuk Hee Hwang 37 Mike Kim 38 Carlos Palafox 39 Khalil Diab 40 Francisco Parra 41 Jung Han Heo 42 Min Jae Pak 43 Jeremy Bury 44 John Kim 45 Bob Page 46 Jae Ho Cho 47 Christian Portilla 48 Geum Yi 49 Kurt Ceulemans 50 Rodolfo Covarrubias 51 Juan Elizalde Sauz 52 Gary Cohen 53 Sung Won Choi 54 Jim Watson 55 Sang Jin Lee 56 Lupe Cruz 57 Rafael Hernandez 58 Vicky Pineda 59 Murat Naci Coklu 60 Ronald Scalzitti 61 John Lee 62 Brian Yi 63 Jay Pettlon 64 Mike Bengels 65 George Ashby 66 Fred Lamers 67 Gary Eake 68 David Nguyen 69 Soon Hong 70 Spencer Winston 71 Raymond Ceulemans 72 Doug Brink 73 Nayiv Ramirez 74 Bilal Khalifa
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Isreal and Bengels Prevail in Qualifier War
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t was war, plain and simple. A great tournament not to be forgotten anytime soon by this author, nobody knew who was going to end up with the top two spots to qualify into the Nationals. There were quite a few upsets, some surprising and some classic. The venue was Hall of Fame Billiards in Warren, Mich., with three Verhoeven tables. The cloth was not new, in fact it was 6 months old and played pretty short which presented a lot of challenges to most of the top players. Out of the 10 players that participated, only 2 would end up qualifying into the 2009 USBA National Championship to be held February 1822, 2009 at Carom Café Billiards in Flushing, NY. The favorites going into the event were Mike Bengels, Jamil Isreal, and Gary Elias, (the 2008 USBA “B” player rankings champion). Bill Johnson and Jim Shovak always a threat. Other dangerous players included Bassel Elshaar, Steve Andersen and Gary Scharf. The two surprises of the tournament were Ramy Noja and Bob Schmaus who have improved their games and pulled off some important upsets. It was a 10-player round robin with matches going to 25 points. This event was also streamed live on the internet for all to see. From what I was told, there were actually thousands of viewers, not consistently, but thousands of unique viewers, probably pool players who were curious. Each video-taped match (available from Steve Elzinga) also had a commentator which gave the event a more “professional” feeling.
deserves a lot of credit. He also upset Bill Johnson and Jim Shovak. Steve Andersen only had 3 victories, but 2 of them were upsets over Bengels and Shovak. Ramy Noja Jamil Isreal and Mike Bengels has also improved greatly and lost 4 close matches scoring 24, 24, 22 and 20 points. He also had victories over Gary Elias, Bill Johnson and Gary Scharf. Gary Scharf lost 3 matches in the one-hole (24 points scored). His win/loss record is deceiving. Bassel Elshaar also has improved greatly, coming very close to qualifying with upset victories over Mike Bengels and Gary Elias. Jamil Isreal received entry into the Nationals ($ 300.00) + $ 200.00 expense money when he arrives at the Nationals + $ 100.00 prize money. Mike Bengels received entry into the Nationals ($ 300.00) + $ 200.00 expense money when he arrives at the Nationals + $ 50.00 for his high run of 7 in his match against Shovak. Gary Elias received $ 100.00 in prize money. Special thanks to Bill Johnson for running the event and Mike Bengels who helped a lot with ball cleaning and table cleaning. Thanks to the people who provided commentary over the internet and on the DVD’s. Thanks to Steve Elzinga and Curly who provided and ran the live-streaming equipment. To see available DVD’s, go to and click “TournaThank you to the room owner, Louie, for providing the tables, freements-Calendar” from there, find and click the Hall of of-charge to the players for the event. It is extremely appreciated. Fame Qualifier on January 9-11, 2009. Thanks for your usual hospitality.
Tournament Highlights Noja upsets Elias 25-10. Elshaar upsets Elias 25-23. Andersen upsets Bengels 25-24. Schmaus upsets Johnson. Shovak defeats Isreal 25-12 in just 14 innings for the tournament unofficial best game average of 1.786. Noja upsets Johnson. Andersen pulls off a miracle come-from-behind upset over Shovak 25-21 while trailing 20-11. Bob Schmaus averages 1.000 and hands Shovak another crushing defeat. A victory would have virtually assured Shovak 2nd place. The loss guaranteed 1st place to Isreal and kept Bengels, Elias and Elshaar’s hopes alive. In the final playoff match for 2nd place, Mike Bengels defeated Gary Elias 25-13 to earn the 2nd spot in the Nationals. Elias finishes in 3rd place.
Notes
Final Results 1) 2)
Jamil Isreal Mike Bengels
7-2 6-3 (wins playoff with Elias-High Run of 7) 3) Gary Elias 6-3 (loses playoff with Bengels) 4) Jim Shovak 5-4 (190 points -unofficial best game of 1.786) 5) Elshaar 5-4 (186 pts) 6) Schmaus 5-4 (178 pts) 7) Noja 3-6 (190 pts) 8) Andersen 3-6 (163 pts) 9) Johnson 3-6 (157 pts) 10) Scharf 2-7
Bob Schmaus has improved greatly and finished strong. He February/March 31 PQB
The Kiss-back Shot by Bob Byrne Contributing Writer • From Byrne’s “Advanced technique in Pool & Billiards” with permission
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issing the cueball back off a ball frozen to a rail is another idea that seldom occurs to new three-cushion players. Kiss-back opportunities may not arise for hundreds of points: then several may crop up in a single game. The pattern is common enough that every student should devote some time to learning the angles, english, and speed required. The most common application of the theme is given in illustration (right). The main thing to remember in shots of this type is to hit the cueball below center-draw contributes to cueball speed on the rebound and holds the cueball’s path straight. Follow thru slows the cueball and bends its path. In the diagram, note that low right English is applied so that the cueball will contact the three required tails with running english. (English that makes the cueball speed up on hitting a rail is called running. The opposite is holdup or reverse english.)
If the red ball were at point a in the diagram, it would be best to kiss back to point c and finally to the fourth rail at point b. The reason is that the fuller the hit on the frozen ball the easier it is to judge the rebound angle. A four-rail shot kissing back to c is easier, therefore, than the three rail shot kissing back it d.
Summary of our Annual Report: Our main fund’s total is $18,479.78. Keep in mind that there is currently $5,480.95 in the 2009 Nationals Fund which will be paid out in prize money, so a realistic amount in our Main Fund is $12,500. There is currently $2,286.46 earmarked for our Juniors/Ladies Billiards Fund, $486.00 paid for 2010 dues and $405 paid for 2011 dues. The 2010 and 2011 dues funds will not be included in our Main Fund until the beginning of each appropriate year so that we do not spend “future” money too early. If you add the amounts in the Main Fund, the Junior/Ladies Billiards Fund, the 2010 and 2011 Dues Fund you will get the amount displayed in the report, $21,657.24. A more realistic amount is $15,500.00 because of the 2009 Nationals prize money, as stated previously. Our membership reached 535 members as of December 31, 2008. We just wrote commission checks totaling almost $400 to those who have referred new members to the USBA. Everyone is entitled to receive a $15 commission for each *new member they refer who signs up with the USBA and pays their $ 50.00 or $ 135.00 (3 years) membership dues. *A new member is someone who has never been a USBA member before or has not been one for at least 3 years from the year in which the new member pays his/her current dues. A current USBA Membership Application must be properly completed and include the referrer’s contact information as well. Commissions earned will be paid every 6 months on January 1st and July 1st of each year. USBA Profit & Loss • December 1, 2006 through January 1, 2009 Income Billiard tour fund 0.00 Dues 2010 486.00 Dues 2011 405.00 Junior/Ladies Billiards Fund 2,286.46 Main Fund 2008 Nationals 964.40 2009Nationals 5,480.95 501(c)3 administration 1,315.00 Accounting 200.00 Bank Fees 103.39 Champions Travel Fund CPB-Champshp-6-4-08 1,046.06 KoreaWorldCup 290.00 Mexico city world cup 346.25 Viersen 2007 2,563.34 WC-Ecuador 2,021.19 Champions Travel Fund - Other 1,676.61 Total Champions Travel Fund 7,943.45 Cloth reimbursement 624.47 Doodle spots 810.00 Dues 2008 20,789.74 Dues 2009 2,336.00 Dues P2006 1,008.00
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Dues P2007 Envelopes Green card machine Ink 1,107.76 Labels Legal 1,500.00 Membership displays-posters Membership Packages Miscellaneous Nationals 2007 Newsletter Other supplies Patches Postage Ranking system program Referrals Sanction fees Stickers Taxes 968.00 Zapco mailers Main Fund – Other Total Main Fund Total Income Expense Net Income
12,488.69 292.47 1,730.72 65.75 0.00 1,107.98 1,166.91 1,788.75 7,906.55 261.97 660.00 3,740.42 0.00 390.00 5,328.00 419.00 188.96 6,304.35 18,479.78 21,657.24 0.00 21,657.24
Rip’s Tips 3-Cushion Often Over Looked This type of shot does not have a diamond system to help the player. So it is a challenge to find the right cue ball speed and angles to get the correct trajectory to score the point. Although there are 2 or 3 other ways to attempt the shot let’s stick with this one for now. Use 1 O’clock English and strike the cue ball very hard into the tight corner, which will send the cueball almost, back to where it started. The right hand English will check it into a 90 degree angle and the ball will dive down to the short rail. The English will stay on the ball and straighten out the path to make the billiard. Plenty of practice is needed to get the feel for this shot, so let’s get going. “George Rippe is a former billiard room proprietor and artistic billiard enthusiast,” He can be reached at 978 975-9958
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Blacking Out by Tom Simpson • PoolClinics.com Contributing Writer
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t’s absolutely vital to be in the present moment during each shot. For a shot to be the beautiful, fluid, hitch-free, confident, effortless motion you’d like it to be, you can be occupied with nothing else. If you’re down on a shot, but you’re still thinking about the great shot you just made, you are not in the present moment – you’re focused on the past at the cost of losing your awareness of what’s happening in the present. How about when you’re down on a shot, but the player in your head is already celebrating that this rack is done or match is over? This ever happen to you Did-ja miss? Or worse, that nagging voice in your head is focusing you on uncertainty and doubt, robbing you of the confidence you need to shoot fearlessly in the moment. Yeah, never happens to me either. In these situations, you’re not living in the present moment. You’re living in the past or the future. It’s not real, not happening right now, in front of you, at the table. I believe a significant factor in the challenge of pool is simply that good pool requires our full attention. We love to be fully engaged with difficult but rewarding activity. Pool challenges us physically, psychologically, and intellectually. On top of that, it’s a performance art. We often do it in public, with a critical audience, under pressure. To play well, there just isn’t room for anything but the present moment. If we’re busy whipping ourselves or congratulating ourselves over some shot, or if we’re busy imagining a win or worrying about a possible miss, guess what, we’re not here, right now, fully engaged in the shot. With your attention stuck in the past or future, you tend to miss because your are not focusing enough attention on what you’re doing, your attention is divided. To perform at your best, you should be giving full attention to each and every shot. The real trick is to catch yourself when you’re not present – before you shoot. When you’ve just made a great shot, or if the pressure of a situation is distracting you, don’t rush up and shoot the next shot! Take a lap or two of the table, wash your hands, touch up your tip, stretch, whatever. Do something to pass a little time and get past whatever it is, so you can focus on the present shot. Go down on the shot when you feel ready and clear. Another type of distraction also plagues pool players. It’s a biggie. I call it “Blacking Out”, and I think the cause is selfconsciousness. We are distracted by our awareness of the fact we are performing, by the pressure of the game or match, by the fact we are being watched, or by who is watching. We can be caught up in mechanical issues of form & stroke, and be distracted from the task of the moment – delivering an appropriate, properly aimed stroke. When our attention goes to what PQB 34 February/March
we look like or how our movements function, we’re no longer focused on the practical pool challenge of the moment. We may be doing something worthwhile, but it’s not what we need to be doing during play. This is performance. To perform with beauty and excellence, we need to be present and alive in the moment by moment unfolding of the action. Self-conscious players sometimes black out during the hit swing. They lose presence and go black during the hit. They may not be seeing. They may not hear. They have no clear body memory of the hit stroke. After going to great lengths to line up the shot and get ready to deliver a precise stroke, their awareness is elsewhere during the critical moment of execution. “Where was your attention during the hit? Where were your eyes? What were you seeing? Did you see the cueball hit the object ball?” Shoot some shots. Immediately after each shot, reflect on what happened during the hit. What are you seeing? Are you blacking out for an instant? Are you there for the whole shot? Try to stay focused and really witness the cueball/object ball collision. To do this, you have to be present. Consciously intending to stay present through the whole swing is the first step. It also helps to have a “go/no-go” point for your pre-shot routine, a point where you consciously decide whether the shot is a go or it needs adjustment. If the shot’s a go, and you’re a go, then go. Try to stay with the shot from decision to completion. If it needs more than a micro-adjustment, come up and re-focus, get present, and go down again. In occasional practice sessions, shoot some racks of balls, keeping track of the percentage of shots where you were fully present in the shot. With awareness of your tendencies, and a little vigilance, you can improve. It’s hard to win when you’re not present, but it’s easy to lose. Playing pool, we revel in the joy and misery of unfolding strategies, rolls, shots, games, matches, and money. Let’s do it fully, taking our best shot, every shot. Present moment, only moment. Present shot, only shot.
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PENNSYLVANIA PHILADELPHIA • Drexeline Billiard Club. 610 259-9144 5100 State Rd L-300 2- New Cheviotte 3cushion tables, 16- 4 1/2x 9 Gold Crowns.4 4x8 G.Crowns Full line of custom cues & accessories, Tournaments, Instruction, Senior citizen rates
PHOENIXVILLE Classique Billiards 275 Schuykill Rd 610 935 2939 20 pro tables,11 Gold Crowns
RHODe ISLAND PROVIDENCE Snookers 401 351-7665
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The Rack 2009 9-Ball Open Super Bowl
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hey came from all over to play in this great event that has been going on for 25 years right here in Memphis. New owner Jerry Ramey, and tournament director Mark Dionne were very pleased when a full field of 128 players showed up Friday. The tournament got underway Friday night right after the Calcutta and continued into the late hours Sunday morning. Entry fee was $25, Race to 7, Ladies get 2 games, played on 9 foot Diamond tables. The semi finals match was slow and dragging until rack 11, where Adam Wilson from Muscle Shoals, AL heated up the table with a strong run out, following a scratch on the break by Jerry Slivka from Pittsburgh, PA bringing the match to 6-5, Slivka leading. Wilson with a dry break in rack 12, left a clear contact to the one ball, but seeing a tough run out, Slivka plays a strong safe, leaving a table 145 Clifford St 14 - 41/2X9 pool tables,State of the art TV’s,3 Full liquor bars, Live music
NORTH KINGSTOWN David Van Lokeren 401-294-2988610 Ten Rod Road 1-Heated Verhoeven and is opened by appointment only
NORTH PROVIDENCE • Rhode Island Billiards Bar & Bistro 401 232-1331 2020-2026 Smith St 16 -9’ tables, 1 Billiard table,1 Bar table, 2Wide Screens, 20 TV’s Full bar & Food, retail
S. CAROLINA AIKEN City Billiards 803 649-7362 208 Richland Ave W. 6-Diamond pool tables, Big screen, Full bar & Restaurant
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GREENVILLE Palace Billiards 864-234-0428 • 56 Airview Dr 12- 9 foot, Beer, Video’s, Relaxing Atmosphere
teNNeSSee CHATTANOOGA Diamond Billiard Club 423 877-5882 3600 Hixson Pike ste K 8 - Diamond Bar tables, 2- Diamond 9’,10 TV’s, 2 Golden T, Full Service Rest/ Bar
JACKSON Breakers Billiards 731 736-1178 701 S. Royal St 1-9ft Gabriel,1-9ft Gold Grown, 2-8ft Gandy’s, 4 Bar tables2Dart boards Beer & Food
MEMPHIS HighPocket's 901 761-1583 12-4 1/2 x9 Gold Crowns, 1 Snooker table, 8- Bar Tables, Full menu & beer, 8-
length kick from the short rail that Wilson couldn’t get out of. With ball in hand Slivka anticipates a slim one-nine combination and gets it, bringing the match to 7-5 for the win. In the finals it was Justin Sanders from Jackson, Tn winning the toss and sinking two balls on the break but pining the cue ball behind the eight, with no easy shot on the one ball. Sanders jumps over the eight ball, contacting the one, nearly scoring in the corner pocket. Slivka returns for a strong run on the first rack, but struggled a bit on the second, giving Sanders a few swings back at the table, only to turn it back over for Slivka to win rack two and run rack three perfectly. Sanders seemed to be coming back after winning rack 5 but found his seat again when he jumped the cue ball off the table on the break for rack 7, bringing Slivka back for yet another great out, TV’s, 1 big screen, Videos
Poplar Lounge 901 324 1233 2586 Poplar Two Carrom board game, 1-Bar table.1 Golf Mach., Recording Studio on Premises, Live recording avail.
Sharpshooters Billiards 901 386-1188 6959 Stage 18 Bar Tables 4-Gold Crowns, Snookers Table, 6 New Dart Boards, T.V’s Jukebox,Video games, food & Beer
• The Rack 901 369-9501 3622 Lamar Ave 12- 9 foot Pro Diamond tables, 1 Gabriel 3Cushion Table, 2 bar tables,Food & Beer, 2 dart boards, 6-TV's.
MURFREESBORO Fat Willies Billiards Sports
615 848-1801 244 River Rock Blvd. 10-Gold Crowns -29’foots, 1 Bar table, Big Screen, Wide selection of wine
NASHVILLE J.O.B Billiards Club. Home of Champions 615 868-4270 931 Gallatin Rd. Madison Square Mall 30 Pool Tables, (18 new smart tables) 18,000Sq. Ft.Full in house pro shop, Pool & Dart Leagues, Amat & Pro Tourn.
teXAS SAN ANTONIO Fast Eddie’s 210 520-3325 7616 Culebra Ste #103 20 8’ Pool Tables , 3 9’ Pool Tables, 3 Big Screens & 10 Regular TV’s
HOUSTON Fast Eddie’s 713 947-0800 12344 Gulf Freeway 26 8’ Pool Tables , 4 9’
Winner Jerry Slivka and Rack owner Jerry Ramey bringing the score to 5-2, Slivka leading. Slivka took rack 6 quickly with the 9 on the snap, but the luck didn’t carry as the cue ball found a pocket on rack 7, bringing Sanders back for a decent run, until he missed a tough table length shot to cut the 6 ball in corner pocket. When it was all over it was Jerry Slivka taking home the Super Bowl 2009 bragging rights and $1,500 in cash. Payouts went 16 places and with the Calcutta overall payouts were over $11,000. If you ever passing Memphis stop in at The Rack, you will like the action 24/7. Pool Tables, 5 Big Screens, 15 Reg TV’s
VIRGINIA VIRGINIA BEACH • Q-Master Billiards Il. 757 499-8900 5612 Princess Anne Rd 22-9 footers (Gold Crowns) & 9-4Diamond pro, 22-7 footers (Valleys), Gabriel 3-cushion table, 1 Big Screen, 8 TV's, Video's, Full Kitchen & Bar, q-
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MIDLOTHIAN Diamond Billiards 804 794-8787 Midlothian Turnpike 14 – 9’Pool tables 4 – 42” Flat Screens Full Bar & Restaurant
WINCHESTER Blue Fox Billiards 1160 Millwood Pike 540 665-2114 14- 9ft Diamond Pro Full Bar & Food 3 dart boards Pro shop on premises
WISCONSIN BELOIT • Carom Room 608 365-1811 614 East Grand Ave 23 - Tables, 7- 9’ Gold Crowns, 14 Bar tables, 1 5x10 Snooker, 1-3cushion Verhoven Full bar and food
MILWAUKEE • Wisconsin Billiards 414 344-5666 2715 W. Wisconsin Ave 10- 9’ Gold Crowns, 4 Bar tables, 1-Snooker 5x10, 1-3-cushion Billiard,Full Bar, Pizza, Pro Shop
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HUNTINGTON TJ’S Billiards 304 523 5200 1518 4th Ave 6-7 ‘ Diamonds, 5- 9’ Diamonds 1-9’ Gandy, 1 Bar table, 2-Dart boards, Fooseball,big screen,Beer
DPM Universal Pocket and Carom Billiard Systems Article 39 by Darrell Paul Martineau • www.3cushion.us/ WBIA Head Master Instructor
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his is the fifteen article I have written for three-cushion billiards. I am showing you a new way to use the DPM Diamond system segment four to seven rails. My system has a standardized {HIT} system. There are twelve {Hits} These hits, meaning how much object ball is hit by the cue ball, are numbered 0 through 12. Zero being 2mm and 12 being the full ball. Numbers 3, 6, and 9 are one quarter, one half and three quarters respectfully. The Hit values never change and can be used for every shot on the table. The system tells you what hit to use. As you read in Article #38 the Diamond System Segment four to seven rails is a new system segment based on the DPM Universal System. An X on the side rail shows the BASE. If the cue ball is straight across from the first object ball then you would make the hit on the object ball as shown on the side rail numbers. That will take you to the BASE. If you wish to go diamonds longer than the BASE, marked with and X, then add the ADD hits to the BASE if you wish to go a diamond short of the base make one hit less. Now with the cue ball below the object ball, show in graph #39 you will need to Subtract from the BASE + ADD number. The amount to be subtracted is based on the amount the Cue ball is below to first Object ball. For each diamond angle the Cue ball is below you will take away two. In the first example the Total number [Base Number +Add number] is 3+2 =5. The QB/OB angle is 2 diamonds which means you would take away 4 from the total number of 5. So you will make a 0ne[1] hit. A 1 hit is 4mm. In example number two the Total number is Base 3 + Add number 6 = 9. So take 4 away from 9 and make a 5 five hit [about 42% of the OB1] Remember once the hit is three or more make a down stroke through the equator. Use a little more force, I call this pressure, when hitting the cue ball. This will keep the cue ball on line and stop the swing. If you have any questions you can always e-mail me and I will answer you. If you would like articles 1 through 38 with their graphs please send $25.00 for a bound copy shipping is included. First 4 Articles are on Pool Kickshots and Banking. These can be use in Caroms also. Darrell Paul Martineau • 5916 Bar Harbour Ct. Elk Grove CA 95758 For more information on this system and my books, tapes, DVDs or lessons on Pool or Carom Billiards please call me at 916-684-4535
D.P.M. Universal Billiard Systems For Carom Billiards Secrets of Three Cushion Billiards ~Doctoral Edition 220 pages, 90 pages graphs step by step instructions $39.95 I am at the table explaining how to use the book Sold Together Doctoral Book & Tape set or DVD set 3 hours $90.00 2003 Millennium Digest Editions of “Doctoral” This book extends the knowledge learned in the Doctoral and contains information on how to miss KISSES Tape or DVD “ Hits to Miss Kisses “ 87 min. Miss all Kisses. Plus special graphs and instructions Sold together Millennium Book & H. to M. K. tape or DVD & graphs $70 Tape or DVD Ball to Ball caroms [Straightrail] 73 min $30 For Pocket Billiards {POOL} Secrets of Pocket Billiards [POOL] Kick Shots & Banking Over 100 pages • 50 full page graphs • Plus Tape or DVD. I am at the table showing how to use the book 75min. $55 I also give clinics, private lessons on either Carom billiards or pocket billiards. $150.00 per day or 4 days $500 All prices include Priority Shipping. Out of U.S. add $15.00 Air Mail. Three or more items deduct 10% pool or billiards mix.Send check or money order to: Other payments methods available Can be paid with Western Union or Money Gram Darrell Paul Martineau 5916 Bar Harbour Ct. • Elk Grove, CA 95758 • For more information Ph. 916-684-4535 e-mail comcast.net • Web page www.3cushion.us/ February/March 43 PQB
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Tournament News from Rooms Around the U.S.A. League Directors • Email results/pictures to paul@professorqbal.com Submissions become the property of Professor-Q-Ball National Pool & 3-Cushion News
2009 Music City 9-Ball Open
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adison, Tennessee’s premier JOB Billiard Club hosted the 22nd annual Music City 9-Ball Open held January 1518th, 2009. Jim Blaylock and Tournament Director Steve McDonald, assisted by Peg Ledman, had a busy weekend as 113 open division players and 25 ladies division players showed up for the competition that was held on 7 foot Diamond Smart Tables with Simonis Cloth. The 9Spider Photo Spider Photo Ball tournament format was a race to 11 in the open division and a race to 7 in the ladies division. (left) John Hennessee Wins the 9Ball Open When it came down to the final six, on the one loss side was (right) Gabe Owen Wins Midnight Madness Vilmont -vs- Van Boening; Putnam -vs- Appollos and on the winner side Ralston -vs- Hennessee. J.O.B. had another When it was all over, John Hennessee with a 11 to 7 win, large crowd for this became the 22nd winner of the Annual Music City 9-Ball Open. year’s events On Saturday night, J.O.B. had a Midnight Madness tournament. Eight players in a single elimination, race to 11, winner take all. It was a $500 entry, $4,000 to the winner. Chad Vilmont and Gabe Owens battled it out to see who win a lot of cash, when it was all over it was Gabe Owens, sponsored by Joe Salazr Cues, score was 11 to 7. Players participating in the Midnite Madness included Shane Van Boening, Johnny Archer, Jonathan Hennessee, Chad Vilmont, Gabe Owens, Ronnie Wiseman, and Chris Bartrum Another great exciting hill match was the Ladies division. WPBA Pro Karen Corr defeated WPBA Pro Sarah Rousey 7-6. The spectators got a real treat to watch these two ladies play their hearts out.
Payouts • Open Division 1 2 3 4 5/6 7/8 9/12 13/16
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$2,900 $1,750 $1,170 $770 $500 each $290 each $200 each $150 each
Payouts Women’s Division 1 2 3 4 5/6 7/8 9/12
$650 $450 $260 $190 $140 each $100 each $55 each
(above) Karen Corr wins Ladies division