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☜ Maryland 14.1 Straight Pool Archer takes Crown Schmidt finishes second
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☜ The Rack Summer Classic II
WPBA News
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Allison Wins US Open after 39 month lull
BCA Summit 2012 to be in Chicago
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Atlas Introduces New Juma Inlays
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Pool Instructional… Useful Mistakes…Tom Ross Why Should anyone take a Formal Pool Lesson?…Carl Stewart Maximum Angles…Robert Byrne The Angel of Billiards…Jacqueline Karol Aiming…The Monk Double Masse…Eric Yow Mrs Cue, Miss Cue, Miscue And Mrs. Cue…Tom Rossman Three Simple Tips to Remain the Favorite…Samm Diep Settle Down…Tom Simpson Bar Box 8-Ball…Marty Kaczmarowski In, Out and around…Abram “Too Tall” Diaz DPM Universal Pocket & Carom Billiard Systems # 56… by Darrel Martineau Departments … National Tournament Directory
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Mike Dechaine Goes Undefeated Wins first George ‘Ginky’ Sansouci Memorial Pro event
by Skip Maloney Contributed by AzB Staff
e’d been down by two at 7-5 and 8-6, but in the finals of the first annual George ‘Ginky’ Sansouci Memorial Tournament on Sunday, June 26, Mike Dechaine fought back to win four in a row and keep a one-loss side challenge by Dennis Hatch at a two-game distance through to the end.
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Hatch dispatched Testa rather handily 8-2 in the semifinals, and turned to face Dechaine for a second time. It was clear from the outset that neither of these men were going to go down as easily as either of their last two opponents. They battled back and forth, one game at a time to a 5-5 tie, before Hatch took a slim, two game lead.
The $2,000-added Pro event, run concurrently with a $3,000 amateur event, won by Raj Vannala, drew 32 entrants to Amsterdam Billiards in Manhattan, NY, and marked the first collaborative effort on the part of three northeast tours – The Predator Tour, the Tri-StateTour and the Mezz Pro Am Tour.
Dechaine pulled within one, and then, after sinking five balls on his subsequent break, he failed to make another. Hatch moved out in front by two for a second time. It was 8-6. A combination of top notch shooting and some missed opportunities by Hatch, put four games in a row in Dechaine’s pocket, and he was on the hill. He rattled the 1-ball in a corner pocket early in the next rack and Hatch jumped on it, and every other ball left on the table, to pull back within one.
It was a grudge match there at the end, because it was Dechaine who’d sent Hatch packing to the west from among the winners’ side final eight. Dechaine moved on to face Jeremy Sossei from among the winners’ side final four, as his eventual hot seat opponent, Joey Testa, faced Zion Zvi. Dechaine defeated Sossei 7-3, while Testa was working on Zvi, sending him west 7-5. Dechaine gained the hot seat with a 7-2 win over Testa and waited for a long time for Hatch.
Hatch sunk one ball on the subsequent break, and missed his first shot at the 1-ball. As though he had heard Hatch’s footsteps in that 19th rack run-out, Dechaine stepped to the 20th rack, and immediately bounced a long-table bank shot at the same 1-ball, and then jumped a ball to make a cross side bank. Some safety play followed but with four balls left, Dechaine Hatch moved over, downing first, Frankie Hernandez 7-4 squeezed the cue ball past an intervening ball and banked his and then, Shawn Morgan 7-2 to pick up Zvi. Sossei drew target into a corner. With the voice of Tony Robles, being Shaun Wilkie, who’d gotten by Tony Robles 7-5 and Jorge Ro- picked up in the UStream background, whispering “This it is! driguez in a double hill battle. Hatch ended Zvi’s day with a 7-3 This is it!” Dechaine continued to work his way around the victory, as Wilkie survived a second straight double hill battle table. He completed the rack and his undefeated day, to with a win over Sossei. In his third straight, double hill become the first George ‘Ginky’ Sansouci Memorial Tournamatchup, Wilkie was dropped into fourth place, and Hatch ment champion. moved on to meet Testa.
Maryland Open 14.1 Straight Pool Championships Big Daddy’s Billiards Glen Burnie Maryland
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layers and fans began arriving into the Baltimore area as early as noon on Thursday June 21 for the Seventh Annual Maryland Open 14.1 Straight Pool Championships. This event has become one of the most prestigious straight pool tournaments of the year in the U.S. and for the third consecutive year has been held at a new family billiard venue, BIG DADDY’S BILLIARDS, 7954 Baltimore-Annapolis Blvd., Glen Burnie, Maryland. Under the ownership of Richard & Cynthia Molineiro “ Big Daddy’s” has become the premier east coast mecca for the beautiful and imaginative game of 14.1. Previously the Maryland Straight Pool title has been won by: Johnny Archer Danny Harriman 150 defeated Shaun Wilkie 94. Danny Harriman 150 defeated Dave Daya 28. Bob Maidhof 150 defeated Danny Barouty 140. Mika Immonen 150 defeated Mike Davis 59. Ed Hodan 150 defeated Danny Barouty 89. Ryan McCreesh 150 defeated David Hunt 67.
This year a 35 player field of the top Straight Pool players in the country began to filter into Maryland for Friday afternoon warm-ups, check out the venue, the tables and equipment, new Simonis 860 cloth, Centennial balls. Players were anxious to get in a few hours of practice, as competition this year was going to be one of the strongest fields ever. Local tournament players once again provided ‘in home’ congenial accommodations to many of the out of town players who come long distances to play. Most know one another well and this makes for an enjoyable weekend of friendship, camaraderie and top notch pool all tied together. Festivities this year got off to a gentle start at a player-guest reception on Friday evening hosted by tournament director Peter Burrows and his wife Pam at their home. This provides a few hours of warm hospitality before the sparks began to fly on Saturday, and a nice chance for new comers and lesser know players to visit and share cordiality with great champions such as Bob Maidhof, Johnny Archer, Danny Barouty and Zion Zvi, Jose Parica, Mr. 400 John Schmidt, Shaun Wilkie, last year’s runner up, and others in the sterling field. The Friday evening pre-tournament reception also serves as 6 PQB August/September
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the tournament payers meeting. Format this year was slightly amended with a 35 player field, 7 balanced flights of 5 players each for the initial Round Robin session. Everyone playing a 100 point match vs. the other four players in their flight with the 24 top players advancing to the Sunday single elimination round. The 7 flight winners, plus the best 2nd place player were rewarded with a first round bye in the knockout on Sunday. Good idea! Zion Zvi finished 2nd in his flight and was the top 2nd place player based on his W-L record and ball differential, so h took the 8th spot and a coveted a first round bye on Sunday morning. The 35 players were listed in an apprx. pecking order and then balanced flights were randomly drawn. Encompassed in the informal reception & cocktail party on Friday night was the Players Meeting which Director Peter Burrows believes is always a welcome opportunity for players to voice their opinions of format, rules and anything else on their mind. Peter always seeks feedback to make this a “players friendly” tournament. One of those elements is no time clock, always a debate. He notes, “we honestly believe that players do play at their own pace, and generally this is a constant one. There will always be discrepancies and fluctuations, but a given player in my experience usually plays the way they play. I have watched top 14.1 players for more than six decades since first seeing Mosconi & Crane play at the old Bensingers room on Randolph Street in Chicago in the late 1940s. Pool players play at the pace they play at and the rhythm and tempo of one player’s game is what it is. I just don’t believe in a shot clock in
Straight Pool. The game is cerebral and players need time to think and analyze and I want to recognize that. Some situations lend them selves to more rapid disposal of a rack, but others do not. And Peter goes on to note that playing under the classic “all ball fouls” requires a greater emphasis on player integrity which has been so widely adopted with great success in golf. “Why do we need a white glove referee at every table? Nice, classic of course, but simply not practical. Golf rules are many times more complex than pool but the ancient golf rules are well known and players honestly adhere to them. Pool can do the same. And while we’re at it, let’s dress the part. So the Maryland Open is a dress code tournament following the format of other world class events. The dressier the better, what’s wrong with that? Pool guys . . . and ladies . . . are handsome folks . . . let’s look the part! Dress up our game.
had a bye. Some tough scheduling but meticulously managed by official scorer & statistician, Dave Nangle. For the most part early matches went according to odds with the strong national players pulling away in a field which included world class Straight Pool notables headed by Johnny Archer, Jose Parica & John Schmidt plus Dave Daya, Shaun Wilkie, Maryland’s top player & 2010 finalist; Bob ChamberSaturday Flights
As noted above, the tournament format was a Saturday Round Robin of seven flights, five players to a flight playing four matches to 100 points. The old fashioned straight pool format which Director Peter Burrows believes is not only fairest to the players allowing them to play a maximum number of matches, but also a format which is ideal for spectators. They can watch their favorite locals or a top pro all day long, with no fear that they are going to get quickly eliminated in a one and done tournament. From the players perspective they can get warmed up, familiar with the equipment and there is no tedious winners’ side delay which occurs in drawn out John Schmidt double elimination tournaments. Non stop action involving everyone from dawn to dusk is a key positive in the 1st day round robin format! After an evening of companionship and an hour of practice the action got off to a bright and early start 10 a.m. on Saturday morning, using 14 Pro Diamond & Brunswick Gold Crown tables and 35 players each playing the other four in his flight on pre-assigned tables and time slots, with an attempt that each player would play two of his matches on Diamond tables and two on Brunswick tables. The day consisted of five rounds and each player would have one round during the day when he August/September PQB 7
lain recent winner of VA State 14.1 title; Alan Duty who won the MD Qualifier, Zion Zvi, Brendon Shuff and Danny Barouty twice a finalist in past MD 14.1 Championships. Mike Davis 2007 finalist and Mosconi Cup contender who recently located to Tampa, FL made the trip to play, as did the hall of famer, Jose “Amang” Parica, all the way from California. 1991 World Champion, and still great player and cue maker, Bob Hunter of Chicago. From Pennsylvania Drexeline Billiards own Bob Maidhof, 2008 Md. champ who recently had a run of 316 balls! Dave Daya the 2009 runner-up, and young top PA player Jeff Kerr. Great old time NY player, Earl Herring had a wonderful tournament before finally losing a 2nd round match on Sunday morning to Mike Davis. The best of the local 14.1 players competed including Maryland’s great Eddie Deska who jumped out quickly with a beautiful 92 ball run in his very first match vs. Maryland’s young and upcoming Dominic Noe. Ed then moved to the 2nd round where he knocked out Big Daddy’s room owner and “houseman” Rick Molineiro in a nail biting match on Sunday morning. Director Peter Burrows missed only once, after a fine 20 ball run, vs. John Schmidt. Alas, that was all it took and John had his 2nd 100 and out of the day and walked away with the Sat. high run award. These are just a few of the world class players that made up a truly great field. Just a terrific assemblage of top players. Each of the flights was balanced with top players, those likely expected to advance, usually playing their toughest opponents in the later rounds after having a chance to play a few games and get used to the tables and atmosphere. Strong local and regional players always surprise the front runners, and it never fails a dark horse has a great day at the expense of one of the favorites. Two top young players, Alan Duty and Michael Yednak both played well on Sat. and were among the 24 who advanced to Sunday and both won 1st round Sunday matches to advance to the money round. Most of the other matches went according to expectations. Round Robin results . .. Bob Maidhof raced through his four Sat. games winning all with only a tight match 100-88 vs. Maryland’s Ed Deska to reach the bye round on Sunday. As luck would have it Bob again faced Eddie Deska in the second round on Sunday, following Ed’s lengthly and tight win over Rick Molineiro 125101. But this time Maryland’s own Eddie prevailed over Drexeline Bob winning a tight match 125-101. Former Maryland and now Fla. pro Mike Davis, won his flight and so got to sleep in on Sunday morning with a bye before matching up against Earl Herring. Mike seldom misses and pulled away with a 125-37 win. Davis then moved on to play Zion Zvi and pulled far ahead needing only 4 balls before allowing Zion back to the table. Given the chance and with a favorable roll at a key 8 PQB August/September
juncture Zion came back with a 50+ to run out the match with a 125-121 win. Brandon Shuff won his first round match vs. local Big Daddy’s player, Tom Lyons, and then faced up to the great Jose Parica. Jose pulled way away with early long runs as Brandon sat. But not intimidated the young Virginia sharp shooter knuckled down and started to grind reminiscent of a seasoned veteran. A couple of good runs and gradually Brandon pulled it close. Still Jose needed only 11. Suddenly he was stuck on a ball and Brandon was back at the table with a chance to get out, and he did wining an exciting match 125114 vs. one of the era’s great great 14.1 players. Johnny Archer, moved easily through most of his matches with wins over a really solid PA player and room owner at Cosmos Billiards, Scranton PA, Kevin Clark. What an impressive player. But Johnny prevailed 125-74 and then got past Deska 125-60.Bob Hunter had a good Saturday not allowing an opponent to reach 50 before Bob got his 100, and so reached 3-0 in the round robin before finally losing his last Sat. match to Archer 100-68. And so the great World Champ and top cue maker from Chicago moved to Sunday where he eliminated Amsterdam Billiards own Chris Lynch in the first round to set up his match with Dave Daya who had a bye. Daya is always a crafty and tough opponent, and just doesn’t miss; seems he almost knows the game of 14.1 too well. What a player. Dave eventually managed to draw slightly ahead and finally pulled out a see-saw battle of safeties to win the match 127-77. John Schmidt had two 100 and outs on Saturday & none of Mr. 400’s opponents on Saturday reached 50 points. And then in the Sunday 2nd round John faced an always tough opponent, Bob Chamberlain . . . same result, Schmitty winning 125-26. When would someone get up and run some ball against Mr. Schmidt? Really tough to do, as John has 200 ball runs in his sleep! His opponents just cannot afford to miss . . . ever! The beauty of straight pool. And so into the finals marched Johnny Archer & John Schmidt. Not at all unexpected for two great seasoned pros. So it is hard to predict who the final two standing on Sunday afternoon are going to be, even given their Hall of Fame credentials, with such a strong field. But the fact that the two top players moved all the way through and on to the Sunday finals is a testimony to their true greatness; one a hall of famer the other a certain lock for the Hall as the years move along. The final match began on the tv table at 9:30 PM and Schmidt jumped out to a quick lead with a nice run, but this was Johnny’s night and he got back into the match, and then a tough roll sat Mr. 400 down and Johnny managed to get out from there winning 125-74 to capture the first place trophy and a prize of $4,000. Something to help Johnny’s little seven year
old guy through some tough months following major ear surgery. A tip of the hat to one of the games great ambassadors, Mr. Johnny Archer. And to a great event for John Schmidt, 2nd place prize of $3,000. And winner of the high run on Sat. with two 100 & outs, and again high run winner on Sunday with an 82. Two just great players! A terrific Maryland tournament once again. Always lots of debate among players and fans as to 14.1 format . . . Is this the best way, an old fashioned round robin, let the cream rise and then a handful of players play on in a single elimination? How many players, how many matches, how many points in the early and later rounds? Time clock, all ball fouls? A lot of issues and things to think about as we look ahead to the 2012 Maryland Straight Pool Tournament. But the overall consensus of enthusiastic fans and players was that the Maryland 14.1 Championship is coming to the top of the heap around the country. Congratulations to all who played, helped, spectators who came to watch and viewed the internet links. And especially congratulations to Johnny Archer and to the other three finalists, John Schmidt and Dave Daya and Zion Zvi. And to hosts Single Elimination
Richard & Cynthia Molineiro and to the many sponsors and supporters, most particularly Ivan Lee & SIMONIS CLOTH, Peter & Sandra Sears of Madison WI, and to Nathan Sulinski. Players and fans put next year’s Maryland 14.1 Tournament on your calendar and keep a look out for the date.
Player Johnny Archer 1. John Schmidt 2. Dave Daya 3-4 Zion Zvi Ed Deska 5-8. Shaun Wilkie Mike Davis Brandon Shuff Ed Deska 9-16. Danny Barouty Bob Hunter Alan Duty Michael Yednak Earl Herring Jose Parica Bob Chamberlain John Schmidt, 100 2xHR Sat. John Schmidt, 82 HR Sun. Total Players 35
Payout $ 4,000 $ 3,000 $ 1,800 $ 1,800 $ 800 $ 800 $ 800 $ 800 $ 400 $ 400 $ 400 $ 400 $ 400 $ 400 $ 400 $ 400 $ 130. $ 120 $ 17,250
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Useful Mistakes by Tom Ross Contributing Writer
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ne thing we probably can’t eliminate from our playing and part of the game for everyone is the occasional mistake. When one occurs, we are so likely to become too wrapped up in heartbreak that we often close our eyes to the possibility of applying what just happened in a useful context under different circumstances in the future. One common error on a pool table is an unintended cue-ball jump that results from being forced to play a shot with speed and elevation. Throughout more than a few years of playing competitively there were a number of times when, for whatever reason, the shot I was playing required a firm hit with an elevated cue. On many of those occasions, when I hit the shot a little too ambitiously, the inevitable jumping cue ball wound up on the floor for a foul, then, in my opponent’s hand. And until Grady Mathews showed me the shot in this month’s diagram, I never made the necessary intellectual leap to see the mistake as anything but a problem that should be avoided at all costs. In the diagram we have an easy shot on the nearby striped ball with natural position for the second striped ball except for the obvious obstruction of those two solid balls lying right there, on the natural, cue-ball track. In many situations, when it’s impossible to avoid hitting other balls with the cue ball, there are ways to predict its rebound from obstructing balls—follow through them or draw back off of them for example. In this case however, I can see no reliable way to hit the obstruction and come up with reasonable position on the next ball. The solution is to play the first shot with an elevated cue to jump the cue ball off of the object ball and over the solid balls to land on the natural position track 10 PQB August/September
leading to the next ball. Although many of us have perhaps never played the shot intentionally, it’s hard to imagine a pool player who has never caused the cue ball to hop inadvertently after hitting a shot. While the shot may dwell beyond some of our imaginations and may even seem a bit outrageous at first, the stroke is remarkably simple to execute. Elevate the butt of the cue about 25 degrees and shoot down on the cue ball just above center with the same snappy punch stroke you would use for a firm stop shot. Moving the bridge hand a little closer to the cue ball facilitates delivering the somewhat explosive acceleration required for the shot. Most players hit the shot too firmly at first and send cue ball flying off the table. That’s okay. From there it’s simple to take the speed down a notch or two while remembering to retain the required snappy acceleration. I have never met an intermediate player
who could not attain a good feel for this shot in ten minutes or less. Once we execute the natural shot in the diagram, we can experiment with various setups and other cue-ball techniques. After the jump, the cue ball will hit the table with any spin that we apply to it. So we can jump over obstructions with a cue ball that follows or draws back after touchdown. Some one-pocket players play a straight-back bank that brings a ball back toward home while the cue ball hops over the rack and dies where it lands to block the pocket with the stack. Another application comes up in straight pool where a shooter might hop the cue ball into the center of a cluster to break it most efficiently. When that shot works, it’s beautiful to watch the balls spread around the cue ball like flower petals, offering shots into every nearby pocket. The famous, overand-under-the-bridge shot is a trick-shot version of this technique for hopping the cue ball off of an object ball. When I first saw a useful application for something that I had only experienced beforehand as a mistake, I felt pretty dumb for never realizing that an error might come with a benefit. To make matters worse, I could remember times when I jumped right over a cluster that I was trying to break open. Fortunately, instead dwelling on my own stupidity, I jumped into a rewarding practice session with a useful and enjoyable new shot. In a game with so many possibilities we don’t have time to kick ourselves when we might fail to see something right under our noses. There’s too much fun to be had for that.
The Rack in Memphis held the Summer Classic II over the July 4th weekend. And what a bang it was with 48 players battling it out to see who would be the winner of the Summer Classic II. Another dominating performance by Hennessee taking down both the Mid-Night Madness and Summer Classic Tournament. The atmosphere was great all weekend paying out over $7,000 in cash to all the players who came in the money and that included the auction payout also all the Mini Tournaments. As always Woody Custom Cues was on hand to take care of the entire players cue needs. Tom “Dr. Cue� Rossman Artistic ESPN Champion made a special guest appearance and dazzles the crowd with his Amazing trick shots. The crowd was lining up for his autographs and all had a great time. Mid-Night Madness Entry was $150, Race to 9, Single ElimiSummer Classic Payout nation and played on Diamond bar boxesIt John Hennessee was a great match between Hennessee and Justin Bergman Perez, with Hennessee winning 9-7 Kenny Lofis Results Rob Saez John Hennessee $1000 Peter Gee Ricky Letterwood Sergio Perez $200 Sergio Perez Chuck Raulston Eddie Adams Paul Dodge Mid-Night Madness Ricky Leatherwood John Hennessee Kenny Loftis Rob Saez Danny Key Rob Sacz
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Why should Anyone take a Formal Pool Lesson? by Carl Stewart BCA Certified Instructor Contributing Writer
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he natural course for someone learning the game of pool is to start in someone’s basement or family room. As we get a little older, we start hanging out at a pool hall or bars just about anywhere there is a pool table and most of the time with your friends.
Usually pool is one of the cheapest sports and forms of entertainment possible so this allows us to play and practice for hours. Anytime we do something for hours, we think we should improve. The main reason we do not improve is simply picking up bad habits because when we first start to play we just watch
The main reason we do not improve is simply picking up bad habits‌ and listen to everyone that has played for years whether they are telling you correctly or not. Randy Goettlicher is one of the original four Master Instructors honored by the Billiard Congress of America. Randy is the Head Master: BCA Instructor located in Dallas, Texas. More
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information at www.poolschool.info.
Here are his four top reasons to take a formal lesson. Cut the learning curve from 10 years in half To fortify the things you do correctly and to fix your errors Actually, to have fun Knowledge is power if coupled with application An instructor can fine tune good points and correct bad habits in a very short amount of time. Learning the correct skills can prevent you from practicing hours the incorrect way.
Maximum Angles by Robert Byrne From “Byrne’s Complete Book of Pool Shots” with permission
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n my table, this is absolute limit for a backward bank. Note the exact position of the balls. Put the balls in place on a table and study the scene for a moment to familiarize yourself with the limits of the possible. With a thin hit and a hard stroke, the 4-ball just barely reaches the side pocket while the cueball circumnavigates the table to end at point B on the sixth rail.
The Making of a Billiards Champion Part 1: Goals Goal-Setting No matter what kind of skill or level of skill you want, goalsetting has proven to be very effective. Achievers in various fields including athletes and business people use this technique. It gives you long-term vision and short-term motivation. It helps you focus and organize. It forces you to confront certain realities about your game so that you know what you need to improve on. Long-Term Not every pool player has the desire to become a world-class pool player. But for people who love competition, it is their nature to be the best that they can be. The first step in setting goals is to consider what you want to achieve. So at what level do you want to play pool? Do you want to beat all of your friends? Do you want to move up a rating in your league? Do you want to be the best in the world?Measure First, you must have a specific measurement in mind to determine your long-term goal. For example, if your goal is to beat all of your friends, how many balls would you have to run to be the best player amongst your friends? Would the best be able to run 3 or 4 balls, or 3 or 4 racks? Write that number down. Next, you must measure your ability. For example, how many balls you can run without a miss, right now? ‘You must know where you are, to get where you want to go.’ Throw all 15 balls on the table, with ball-in-hand on your first shot, and see how many you can make without missing. Try this drill 20 or more times and record your highest run. Time How much time are you going to spend practicing to
improve your performance? Consult an instructor on how much focused practice time he/she thinks it would take for you to achieve this goal. If you plan to practice only 1 hour a week, and your goal is to increase your high run by 50 balls, it could take you years to achieve this goal. But if you practiced for 6 hours/day, you may be able to achieve it in months. If you think it will take too much time for you to obtain your longterm goal, either consider more practice time or setting a lower long-term goal. Short-Term First, subtract your long-term goal from your current measurement of ability. For example, when I set my goal to win the BCA 8-Ball tournament, my long-term goal was 100 balls. One year prior, I could only run 32 balls, but I practiced for 6 hours/day, 6 days/week. Therefore, my long-term goal subtracted from current ability was 68 balls. Next, Divide that number by the number of months or weeks that you plan to achieve your goal. I planned to run 100 balls in 1 year, so 68 divided by 12 is 5.6. Therefore my short-term goal was to increase my high run by 5 or 6 balls per month. By setting clearly defined goals, you can measure and take pride in the achievement of those goals. You can see forward progress in what might previously have seemed a long pointless grind. After seeing this technique work, you will then be able to achieve even higher and more difficult goals. Remember if you are getting significantly higher or lower results than you expected, you can make adjustments. The next articles are designed to help you perfect your practice and be the best you can be in the shortest amount of time. August/September PQB 15
Aiming by “The Monk” Contributing Writer • www.monkbilliardacademy.net Please note: You will need to fully concentrate on this article. It is not real easy to grasp. I teach this aiming system to students who come to The Monk Training Center for this reason. I’d like to share it with you.
the shot. That’s why the ability of getting the directional control of a ball is regarded as a thing of feel, or something instinctual. His presence or grace is made available on the mind in the form of a ‘thought’. This ‘simple thought’ purely a talked to a master BCA instructor and he told me he had nine different non-material thing is the Absolute aiming systems. I wondered why there Reality behind the directional control of the motion of a cue ball. In fact, it is a would be more than one aiming system. thing like ‘mental chanting’ that is afWhat I teach on the subject of AIMING is that the very ‘thing in itself’ fecting the direction! Without this behind the human mind’s control of the ‘chant’ the motion of a ball or an arrow is impossible or at least the direction of it is cue ball could prove that directional out of our control. control is not as is usually believed by I can set up a series of shots for you most of the players. In other words it is that require a certain stroke and attitude not the focus on the target. Aiming is to make the ball. You can aim perfectly not the ‘slight trick’ of either our sight, and not make the shot. It takes a stroke (focus) nor that of the muscles of our along with an attitude to pocket the ball. hands, but it is the ‘slight trick’ of our I offered many of these shots in The mind which is the mental chanting of a Lesson. simple thought at the time of stroke deOur visual focus or our knowledge of livery. This is what I teach and it is not all the externals like aim point, angles easy to train a person in the true art of etc. has nothing to do with the shot aiming. They must be ready. making of the master players. What See The Shot - Know the matters is that the ‘mental chanting’ is done or not done consciously or unconStroke- Shoot the Shot sciously (as a trained champion does). In reality all I have done is helped For this non-physical agency the them to develop an acute sense or feel of subject has to depend on his concentraHis presence (OM energy) that is always tion. This thing that we call concentramade available on their minds through tion is not, as we suppose, brain related. their act of concentration. That visual The very concentration is nothing but a confirmation of the target comes from a mental process of invoking that divine higher source and if you do not deliver non-physical agency. If this were not true the stroke when it comes, you will miss
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you would never say, “I had great concentration today, or I lost my concentration”. If it was just brain related you would always have great concentration skills. The subject is able to achieve the directional control of his shot as long as he is able to fix his mental focus on this non-physical divine thought that is made available on his mind through his invocation (concentration). When an opponent upsets this divine thought, concentration breaks down. When the subject tries his concentration skills he thinks he must experience ‘emptying’ the mind or fixing our visual focus on a specific target but this process is not done in concentration, it is done in the name of meditation. Have you heard the term, “become one with the shot?” When you can reach that point where you are connected, and this connection is bound together by a divine spirit your visual ability to see the shot is enhanced. There are times when you simply know you are going to make it. You know you are locked in. You know you will not miss. You can contact The Monk by going on my web site. www.monkbilliardacademy.net and while you are at it, contact me for a FREE E Book.
Double Masse by Eric “The Preacher” Yow! WPA Masse World Champion These days it seems artistic poolplayers are really taking the trick shots side of pool to a whole new level. When I first began working on learning the age-old setup shots, the masse was a shot executed only by the best of the best, or perhaps those lucky enough to make such a curve happen by accident. Now, with
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the advent of the masse cue and the progress the artistic pool genre has made, the masse is becoming more and more commonplace. I have even been hired to give more private lessons on Masse Instruction than I have been giving public exhibitions. People are finding the entertaining shot of the masse so alluring – everyone wants to learn it and make it better. The masse cue has done recently what the jump cue did fifteen years ago by making it so that even the most average of players can shoot a
Jim McDermott elected into the International Cuemakers Hall of Fame by Chris Hightower Jim started repairing cues in the mid 1960’s around the Milwaukee area and started working for another cuemaker in 1966. After working there for several years and perfecting his cuemaking skills, he went out on his own and started the McDermott Cue Manufacturing company in 1975 in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. McDermott rapidly became one of the best-known brands of cues. They were the first higher production cue manufacturer to almost exclusively use the 3/8-10 wood to wood joint. Although he was not the first to use that joint pin, it became so familiar, that many still refer to the 3/8-10 pin as the “McDermott style” joint. They moved into their state of the art facilities in 1988 and were among the first to make the transition to CNC turning centers, 4-axis rotational milling capabilities, and automated electro-static UV urethane finish. Jim introduced many lines of cues through the years. One of the most popular was the D-Line from the mid 80’s. Many of these have already become sought after by collectors. Jim was always there to help grow the sport. These efforts included sponsoring players, developing the McDermott National 9-ball Tour, and even supplying cues for the movie “The Color of Money” released in 1986. Jim retired from cuemaking in the mid 90’s, but McDermott continues to be one of the top brands of cues worldwide and still uses many of the same methods Jim used in the 60’s. To see the full International Cuemakers Hall of Fame visit www.internationalcuemakers.com
masse shot. What this means for the genre of artistic pool is that more people are able to compete with the abilities that others at the top have acquired the hard way. These trick shot artists who have overwhelmed Youtube with their numerous artistic pool videos are constantly setting the bar higher and higher. Most recently, performers have started shooting what I call “multiple masse” shots. In these shots, the shooter executes a masse shot which makes a beautiful arched pathway to a goal. However, instead of pocketing a ball at the end of the motion, the shooter executes another masse while the ball is still rolling. Perhaps a third or fourth time he shoots the masse until finally a ball is pocketed successfully. This is a simple version of what will prove to be a very difficult shot for most players. Of course, it helps to have a good masse cue with a good tip. On my Yow Masse Cue I like to keep a Tiger brand, Sniper tip. Practice first striking the cue ball with a masse stroke so that it goes to the foot spot and turns toward the side pocket. Relocating to the side pocket, aim at the head spot and attempt to masse the moving cue ball to make the final curve. If you are able to make the first masse consistently, you’re over the first hurdle. Then, you must work on causing the cue ball to arrive near the side pocket slowly enough, yet still moving, so that you may strike it accurately. Use the same stroke on the second shot, however your aim point and desired contact point may vary. I like to aim just left of the head spot because the rolling cue ball maintains some of its momentum, even through the shot. Good luck! Let me know if you need any help. August/September PQB 17
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by Sally Lee Photos courtesy of Carla Bonner
Tulsa, Oklahoma USA- It had been a very long 39 months since England’s Allison Fisher had won a WPBA Pro Tour stop title. And over 4 years had passed since her last US Open finals. Amazingly, it had been almost as long since her last ESPN match appearance in the United States. What had once become a routine custom to see the “Duchess of Doom” at the end of every event (and usually winning it), had now become a high mountain to climb for her. With Asian dominance in women’s pool the new standard, and teenage World Champions coming out of the woodwork left and right, it seemed to some that Allison’s best days were well behind her. Fisher changed the minds of all doubters worldwide by winning her 5th US Open Championship last week. Fisher’s last WPBA Win in San Diego years ago almost seemed like a farewell to an illustrious career Her win at this year’s US Open by no means was easy. Allison came straight from Shanghai,China where she had a disappointing finish with only one match win. A 15 hour flight there and a 15 hour flight back to Tulsa is not something anyone would take well after a bad loss.
Never to be outdone, Fisher came back at 6-6. Allison was breaking strong and had outbroken all her other opponents, “I reminded Allison before her first match, that despite the but Ga Young Kim’s explosive break could not be matched. last tournament, she was actually playing the best pool of her She regained the lead at 7-6 with neither player doing much life”, said Charlie Williams, Fisher’s coach and manager with wrong. Allison tied it again at 7-7. Then Kim blinked first and Dragon Promotions. “Pool is just a numbers game. Keep had a huge miss on an easy 8ball and Fisher took the lead to playing well and eventually you will win tournaments.” goto the hill at 8-7. But Kim was not done yet as she made a fantastic jump shot length of the table and went 2 rails for Allison won her first match against rising amateur Dana Aft perfect shape on the 2ball, after a Fisher pushout. Kim ran out of Georgia 9-2. Then she faced formidable tour veteran Dawn to make it 8-8. The final game was classic with an awesome deHopkins, and played a solid match with another 9-2 victory. fensive battle on the 4ball. Kim snookered Fisher first, where Next she took down fellow Brit Val Finnie in a closer than it Allison then kicked 2 cushions and made good contact and left looked 9-5. But now she faced her greatest threat of the tourna- no shot. Kim re-safed again and Fisher again went 1 cushion for ment, South Korea’s Ga Young Kim. Kim was the defending a hit. Kim would play safe 2 more times and Fisher would kick champion of the event, and to most that follow the sport, con- and hit the 4ball each time to the delight of the audience. sidered to be the #1 woman to beat. If Kim would win this US Finally Kim made an error and left Fisher a possible safe or Open, it would be her third consecutive US Open Champibankshot. Allison decided to go for the win, and banked the onship win. ball in but was left with a challenging 5ball up table with the cueball rested against the rail. She went for it but missed it. Allison came on strong leading 3-0. But as expected, Kim Kim had a touchy out, but held her nerves and made a nice run fought back and took the next 6 games in a row to lead 6-3. for the match win 9-8 and move onto the quarterfinals. 18 PQB August/September
players had both built momentum to meet each other. “I told Allison that Erica was going to come after her with everything she got and had corrected her mistakes from the earlier match with Jeanette. I told Erica that the Allison she would be playing today was not the same one she played last year. And she would have to take advantage of the few chances she may get (from Fisher).” Coach Williams could be seen in the corner of each of his players in all their previous matches. “I’m just hoping both players have great performances.” When asked where he would sit in the semi-finals, he wisely answered ,”Right in the middle of them both.” Fisher looked strong in the first game but missed position on the 9-ball and played safe. It wasn’t good enough as Park made a very long challenging cut on the 9-ball. Fisher came back the The formidable Xiao Ting Pan, a World Champion from China next and tied 1-1. Park led one more time at 2-1. It was then Photo by Eugene Lee the Allison Fisher show as she played solid pool and forced errors from Park. Final score 7-2 which ended Park’s dream run “We looked at the chart and projected it was likely going to at the US Open but kicked one more monkey off Fisher’s back. be Allison versus Ga Young in the fourth round. But it could’ve gone either way”, said Kristi Carter, Allison’s partner and Vice A different Allison indeed. Fisher had made the finals. On the other world, Ga Young Kim seemed like nothing President of Alfie Incorporated, Fisher’s brand company. could touch her invincibility. Though she had a close scoring The win would have put Fisher undefeated still with a guaranteed ESPN match, her first in years. Instead, she now faced a 7-5 win over Villarreal, no one really doubted the winner of her matches. Next she obliterated European Champion Jasmin formidable Xiao Ting Pan of China. Another test for Fisher. Pan came on strong and took the first 3 games. Undeterred by the score and by the tough loss minutes earlier to Kim, Fisher then put on something only that can be described as a “doomsday” clinic. Allison down 0-3, went and played a flawless 9 games to win the match 9-3 completely outshooting,maneuvering, and outbreaking the former World Champion from China. “I’ve played Xiao Ting several times, and I’ve never done that before”, said a slightly bewildered Fisher after the match. It was reminiscent of Fisher’s 9-0 semi-final whopping of Ireland’s Karen Corr less than a year ago. The Battle of the Fishers Allison now found herself in an ESPN televised quarter finals against her best friend on tour, Kelly Fisher. The following day the two British Fisher imports (who coincidentally also reside in the same city of Charlotte,North Carolina) faced each Allison and her father Peter Fisher, her inspiration other for the right to advance. Allison led early in the match, since the start of her career but once again found herself trailing 4-2. Again classic Duchess of Doom as she fought back and turned the tide once more and held on for a 7-5 victory. She now faced another South Korean, newcomer Erica Park. Park, also coached by Williams and managed by Dragon Promotions, was having a terrific debut tournament winning 7 consecutive matches on the loser’s side after a 1st round loss. To add another twist, Park had actually eliminated Fisher at last year’s Yalin Women’s World 10-Ball Championship. Both
Ouschan 7-2. Identical scores by both finalists. This US Open had many fateful coincedences. Fisher vs Kim re-match. The Duchess of Doom vs The Little Devil Girl. East vs West. Short haired Blonde Beauty vs Long Black Haired Beauty. The Greatest Ever vs the World’s Greatest. This US Open finals was too juicy for anyone to pass up, and the finals was packed with hundreds of fans. A US Open finals for the ages See WPBA page 33 August/September PQB 19
Mrs. Cue, Miss Cue, Miscue, and Ms. Cue by Tom Rossman • drcue@artisticpool.org Contributing Writer
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want to take a slight departure from my normal focus on “artistic pool” and its game applications to tell you about a funny story that took place recently. During one of my show presentations, I experienced a “miscue” from
plained that someone in the front of the room had told me that “Chalk’s Free”, so I thought I would help myself. One bewildering look after another followed my frenzied journey, but after the dust had settled and I gave the chalk back, all was well and everyone laughed about it. Fortu“I hate a miscue”, to which I quickly responded nately, I didn’t have to “Excuse, me?” explain the joke, since almost everyone has hitting the cue ball with excessive side heard the famous line “Chalk’s Free”. Just spin and a slightly errant cue movement so you know, I have 2 grosses of chalk at in the process. One of the fans watching home – 1 that cost me $29.95 and 1 that did not know the extreme nature of the is “free”! shot increasing the odds of such an action, so the often spoken words – Later that night, I was playing chal“Chalk’s Free” – rang out across the lenge matches and another humorous venue floor. thing happened. My opponent executed a shot with a resultant “miscue” due to On this particular night, there were some hand, wrist, and arm contortions several tables in the back of the room that I had not seen in some time. The 1st with players “enjoying the roll” themwords spoken by him were – “I hate a selves rather than watching “Dr. Cue” miscue”, to which I quickly responded getting paid for missing balls. Oh, if they “Excuse, me?” I explained that my wife’s only knew that a “miss” was simply a name was “Ms. Cue”. He quickly re“make in disguise”! That’s another story tracted his statement. Now, that was for another time and a lesson to be funny! I proceeded to explain to him that learned! my wife spelled her name M-S-C-U-E, and that what he had done was spelled Seizing the opportunity for some “extra M-I-S-C-U-E. All was fine in “river city” fun” in the evening festivities, I ran back after that!! to the players doing their own thing and started picking up all the chalk. When For the record, there are 4 references asked what I was doing, I excitedly exto “CUE” when it comes to relationships
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using that attachment in their name, either legally or in an entertainment moniker connection. The obvious are “Miss Cue” for someone not married and “Mrs. Cue” for someone married. Ms. Cue can be for either one, but in my case, it has been 24+ years of “Dr. Cue” and “Ms. Cue” as partners in marriage and business. The 4th reference to “CUE” is of course the relationship we have all had at one time or another with the ever popular “MISCUE” in our playing experiences. Since chalk is not free and someday you may be married to a “Ms. Cue” of your own, I suggest you chalk consistently, shoot straight with a firm bridge, and limit your use of extreme English to select shots done with specialized training for them, as you Rack Up A Victory In Your Game and Life!!
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Three Simple Tips to Remain the Favorite by Samm Diep Contributing Writer • denvercherrybomb.com • House Pro at Rack’em Billiards in Aurora,CO
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ometimes, being the clear favorite to win in a match can Here are three simple tips feel like just as much pressure as when you’re the underto help you remain the fadog. Many times you and your opponent are pretty vorite in a match: evenly matched but there are other times when there’s a clear favorite. And when that favorite is you, there’s a natural expecChallenge yourself not to give up one single game. Watching tation to feel you should win. Often times those expectations your opponent miss and scratch can be contagious. If you begin can result in unnecessary pressure. to get careless, that three game lead can easily turn into a hillhill match. Don’t let the match be closer than it should. When What can you do to remain the you feel like you should win, don’t just win. See if you can play favorite? Keep reading… a perfect set. How do you identify the lower-level player? Usually, he/she is the one who: Makes more mistakes. Does not break as well. Is often careless. Rushes shots. Is more aggressive. Plays fewer safeties. Misses more. The time will come when you lose a match where you felt you should’ve won. These are those matches where, instead of getting beat, you feel like you beat yourself. Your opponent has nothing to lose. They may not even expect to win.
It could’ve been that you underestimated your opponent or maybe you put too much pressure on yourself to win. Whatever the case may be, you were technically the more skilled player but you did not perform to your potential. It can take just as much discipline and concentration to defeat a weaker opponent as it does the tougher one. If you don’t take them and the match just as seriously, you’ll find yourself as the weaker of the two.
Do not change your game. There are few things worse than a false sense of security. It can be very easy to take your opponent for granted and start making aggressive decisions. Have the discipline to play the safety versus the fun, low percentage shot. Be thankful for the opportunity to warm up. Instead of getting hasty, really bear down and be deliberate with your decisions and execution. Don’t put unnecessary pressure on yourself. Utilize this match as an opportunity to get in stroke for your next match. When you’re the better player, more often than not you will come away the victor. The less experienced players reveal flaws that will eventually cost them games and then the match. In most cases, the player that demonstrates the fewest weaknesses is the one that prevails. The next time you find yourself the clear favorite in a match, keep these three tips in mind to ensure you remain the favorite. Samm Diep, “Cherry Bomb” (DenverCherryBomb.com) House Pro at Rack ‘Em Billiards (Aurora, CO) Author of “You Might Be A D Player If… (101 Classic Moves That All Pool Players Can Appreciate)” Player Representative for Chris Byrne Custom Cues, PoolDawg, Predator, Jim Murnak Custom Cases, & Delta-13 Rack SammsPocket.com | fun & unique products for pool players PoolTipJar.com | random smatterings of pool thoughts, articles, news, & reviews PoolCalendar.com | your source for weekly, monthly, and special tournaments & events around the Denver Metro area MileHighPoolPlayers.com | it’s how Colorado pool players stay connected August/September PQB 21
Settle Down by Tom Simpson, Master Instructor • PoolClinics.com Contributing Writer
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ettle down, settle down! Every day, As we address the cueball, we go I see players shooting before they through our own unique, complex are ready. process of arranging our bodies for good alignment and comfort, using our vision Before you take that hit stroke, you and mental focus to manage the final have to be ready – ready physically, ready details of our readiness. At some point, mentally, ready emotionally. Well, OK, we are as Ready as we’re going to be. Of you don’t “have to” be ready – that is, course, Ready includes confidence in our unless you care about your results. We’ve strategic decisions, our plan, and our final all heard “Ready, Aim, Fire!” a million aim. But how do we know when we’re times. Aim and Fire are pretty clear, but Ready? We’re Ready when the tumult of what about Ready? What do they mean thoughts, fidgets, and doubts dies out. by that? We’re ready when we’re Settled.
I’d say Ready means you’ve been through your pre-shot routine nicely and there’s nothing left to do but shoot the shot. All systems go. Have you ever shot before you were fully ready? Of course, we all have. How else do we miss easy shots? It’s often said that one of the big differences between pros and amateurs is pros don’t miss easy shots. Funny, but true.
Before you go down on the shot, you should be settled on your shot selection, strategy, and position route – the mental aspects of readiness. If you have any nagging doubts or indecision, or if you’re distracted by something, you’re not settled. Don’t go down yet. Choose to give 100% of your attention to the shot, and try again.
they can’t stop the process. Take as many strokes as you need to become comfortable and confident. They’re not “practice strokes” – think of them as “confidence strokes.” At some point, all this physical stuff settles down, and you bring your tip to a full stop, close to the cueball. We call this “Set Position”. Now, it’s time to run your final check before you pull the trigger. Ask yourself “For this tip position on the cueball, for the direction my stick is pointed, and for the speed I have in mind, is this shot going to work?” If not, you’ll need to either make a micro-adjustment or get up, back away and do it again.
Once you’re happy with your Set Position, the final phase of readiness is the emotional aspect – confidence. Your whole process works to build your confiOnce you’re down, you begin to settle dence as you make your decisions and Implied in the Aim portion of the into your stance, becoming comfortable, settle your mind, take your stance and “Ready, Aim, Fire!” routine is the idea stable, and athletic. Your weight should settle your body. By the time you’re at that you don’t fire until you know you are feel like it’s all down, like it’s disappearSet, you are fully engaged in the shot. If ready and your aim is good. I’d say Aim ing through the balls of your feet. You you’re still thinking about strategy, still begins all the way back at the beginning want a flat, stable platform. If you can fidgeting, still plagued by doubt or fear, of the Ready phase. We line our bodies easily lift your heels, your weight is too you are not settled. Stand up, take a up to the distant target as we begin to far forward. If you can easily lift your toes, breath, and sink back down like you’re a address the cueball and take a stance. I your weight is too far back. Settle into hydraulic lift, exhaling, settling athletibelieve it’s vital to focus everything you your feet. cally. Be patient with yourself. Somehave down the target line, and to see the times it takes two or three false starts distant target sharply while you’re dropYour eyes may be ping-ponging back before you really get everything calmed, ping into your stance and bridge. We and forth from CB to OB. Settle down. settled, and set. That’s OK, and is always need to aim as well as possible, from the Wait for your confidence to build and better than blowing the shot. beginning of the shot process, and main- your eyes to quiet. Once you feel good tain and refine that aim until we’re com- about your aim, solidify your bridge. Aim, Settle, Fire! Don’t shoot until pletely settled down and ready to shoot. Make it a rock that is glued to the table you see the white of the ball. until the shot is over. Most players take For our purposes as pool players, it can practice strokes. Players who count their be helpful to think instead “Aim, Settle, strokes are in danger of occasionally Fire!” Let’s talk about the Settle process. shooting before they’re ready because 22 PQB August/September
Bar Box 8-Ball By: Marty Kaczmarowski, APA 7 Contibuting Writer
“Mental Toughness”
BCA Promotes Industry Growth at 2011 Expo The 2011 Billiard Congress of America’s (BCA) International Billiard & Home Recreation Expo, was held at the Sands Expo & Convention Ctr. in Las Vegas, July 13/15, 2011. Attendance for the three-day event was 1,275, with the 100 exhibiting companies taking a total of 388 booths. During the event, the Billiard Congress of America also announced Chicago as the location for its 2012 gathering. The association unveiled the new name, logo and tagline for next year’s event: Summit 2012: Redefining the billiard business...together. Summit 2012, formerly known as the International Billiard & Home Recreation Expo, will be held Wednesday, July 18 through Friday, July 20 at the Renaissance Chicago/Schaumburg Hotel and Convention Center. More information will be available as it develops at bcasummit.com.
League or tournament play, you are going to make mistakes. This game is not about playing perfect. It sneaks up on you. When you least expect it, you miss a fairly easy shot or play a terrible safety. Here is the trick to surviving this: FORGIVE YOURSELF BEFORE THE MATCH! Tell yourself before you play, “I’m about to make some bad shots and bad safeties. It’s OK. I knew it before we started and expected some tough situations.” Often players go into complete melt down because they can’t adjust after doing something really poor. No shot is connected to the next one. Moving on is easier once you’ve already accepted you are human and will have problems during your match. Preparing how to accept the ugly part of pool is just as important as preparing by practicing shots.
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www.USBA.net USBA Officers President Andrew Janquitto Ruxton, MD 410-599-8177 Secretary/Treasurer Jim Shovak East Islip, NY 516-238-6193 Northeast Directors Mazin Shooni 2006 USA Champion Hudson, MA cell: 248-910-4466 work: 603-623-5330 Merrill Hughes Huntington Station, NY cell: 631-338-9698 home: 631-421-6814 Southeast Director Victor Cuzzi Miami, FL 305-219-5898 Mid-America Directors Steve Andersen Wyoming, MI 49519 616-530-8665 Juan Elizalde Sauz Dallas, TX 214-908-2411 Felipe Razon Cicero, IL 708-878-4197 Northwest Director Tommy Thomsen Milton-Freewater, Oregon 509-240-2027 Southwest Directors Pedro Piedrabuena San Diego, CA 213-458-3950 At-Large Director Doug Deitel Katy, TX 281-858-5948
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Cristobal Sanchez Wins the MGM “C” Tournament MGM Billiards, formerly known as Gabriels Billiards in Woodside, NY, hosted a USBA Tour “C” Tournament on May 27-29, 2011. There were 24 players in all, split up into 4 groups of 6 players each, to 15 points. The top 2 finishers in each group advanced along with one lottery and one auction winner. Those 10 players would play the semi-finals, 2 groups of 5 players each, to 20 points. In order to advance to the final single-elimination rounds, the players needed to finish in the top 2 of their semi-final groups. Then those top 4 players would play single-elimination. The single-elimination rounds were 15 point matches, the best-of-3. The top 2 in each group advanced along with one lottery winner (Cristobal Sanchez) and one auction winner (Nick Bonavita). In the semi-finals, you needed to finish in the top 2 in your group to advance to the final rounds. In the final single-elimination rounds, Cristobal Sanchez advanced to the final round by defeating Nick Bonavita. Ricardo Cruz advanced to the final round by defeating Tommy Park. In the final matches, Nick Bonavita (3rd place) defeated Tommy
l-r, Ricardo Cruz (2nd place) Cristobal Sanchez (1st place) Nick Bonavita (3rd) Park (4th place). Cristobal Sanchez (1st place) defeated Ricardo Cruz (2nd place) to win the tournament and the $1200 first place prize. Congratulations to Cristobal! The best game of the tournament was 15 points in 16 innings (.938 average) by Juan Carlos Molina against Tommy Park in the preliminaries. Sponsors:-Iwan Simonis and Aramith 2011 USBA Tour Financial Sponsors: David Levine, Jim Shovak, Bob Jewett, Professor-Q-Ball (Paul Frankel),Creative Billiard Shirts, Marty Isserlis, Bruce Warner, Tommy Thomsen, Mike Walo, Bob Watson.
Doug Deitel Elected as New Director Doug Deitel, from Katy, Texas, has been elected by the Board of Directors to serve as one of the 2 new “at large” Directors. These Directors need not be from a certain region of the country. We are hoping that Doug will be instrumental in promoting more USBA tournaments and members in the booming Houston, Texas area. Congratulations, Doug and welcome aboard!
Jim Shovak Wins the MGM “B” Tournament
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MGM Billiards, formerly known as Gabriels Billiards in Woodside, NY, hosted a USBA Tour “B” Tournament on June 10-12, 2011. There were 24 players in all, split up into 4 groups of 6 players each, to 20 points. The top 2 finishers in each group advanced along with one lottery and one auction winner. Those 10 players would play the semi-finals, 2 groups of 5 players each, to 25 points. In order to advance to the final single-elimination rounds, the players needed to finish in the top 2 of their semi-final groups. Then those top 4 players l-r, Laureano Gomez would play single-elimination. The single-elimination rounds (2nd place) were 15 point matches, the best-of-3. Jim Shovak (1st place) The top 2 in each group advanced along with one lottery Lloyd Wallace (3rd place) winner (Javier Garcia) and one auction winner (Jim Shovak). In the semi-finals, you needed to finish in the top 2 in your group to advance to the final rounds. In the final single-elimination rounds, Laureano Gomez advanced to the final round by defeating Lloyd Wallace in a very close and tense final set. Jim Shovak advanced to the final round by defeating Jae Cheon Seong in straight sets. In the final matches, Lloyd Wallace (3rd place) defeated Jae Cheon Seong (4th place). Jim Shovak (1st place) defeated Laureano Gomez (2nd place) in straight sets to win the tournament and the $2000 first place prize. Congratulations to Jim! Jim is now a 4-time USBA TOUR “B” Champion. The best game of the tournament was 20 points in 9 innings (2.222 average) by Jim Shovak against Christian Portilla in the preliminaries. Sponsors: Iwan Simonis and Aramith 2011 USBA Tour Financial Sponsors: David Levine, Jim Shovak, Bob Jewett, Professor-QBall (Paul Frankel), Creative Billiard Shirts, Marty Isserlis, Bruce Warner, Tommy Thomsen, Mike Walo, Bob Watson.
Another day at the USBA and another President, or that might be the way it seems to some. I became President in early June, the fourth person to hold that office in the last year. Some might perceive the change at the top as a sign of chaos. It is not. Let there be no mistake, the USBA is alive and well and growing, as is carom billiards. And I’m excited about the challenges and the future. We are witnessing the revival of a great game in the United States. Pool halls are adding billiard tables. Sales of billiard tables to individuals have increased dramatically in the last year. The Champion of Champions Tournament in Valley Forge and the USBA National Tournament at the Tropicana in Las Vegas were outstanding successes. Two of our players (Pedro Piedrabuena and Michael Kang) just participated in the three cushion world championship in Lima. A women’s international tournament was held in New York, followed immediately by an Open USBA tour event. Several more tour events are scheduled in the next months. The USBA has begun work on next year’s national tournament, and we are exploring hosting an international event (perhaps two) next year. Our membership is growing. Yes, the USBA is strong, but we need your help. Promote the sport. Most of all, introduce younger players to the game: they are our real future. Andrew
Andrew Janquitto Elected New President
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nterim-President Henry Ugartechea has decided not to stay on as President or Southeast Region Director for personal reasons. Victor Cuzzi, who was serving an interim position in place of Mr. Ugartechea, will stay on as the Southeast Region Director. The USBA Board of Directors unanimously elected Mr. Andrew Janquitto from Maryland as the new USBA President. Andrew will hold the position until the term expires in March of 2013. The vote was 10-0 in favor (unanimous). Those voting: Steve Andersen, Tommy Thomsen, Juan Sauz, Raye Raskin, Mazin Shooni, Pedro Piedrabuena, Merrill Hughes, Jim Shovak, Felipe Razon, Victor Cuzzi. About Mr. Janquitto: Andy Janquitto learned to play straightrail and balkline from Ely Castleman, a famous Baltimore player. A little over five years ago, he started playing three-cushion billiards. His game is still evolving. When not playing billiards, Andy practices law in the Baltimore, Maryland, area. He is the author of a legal treatise (now in the 3rd edition) and was an adjunct professor of law for a number of years. From 1983 to 1996, he was the head wrestling coach at The Johns Hopkins University. He recently finished writing the manuscript for a non-fiction work entitled: Tricky Dick and the Oleomargarine Heir: The Story of Bogus Butter, the Great Vice Trial and the Hippie Millionaire who Ended the Vietnam War. He lives in Ruxton, Maryland, with his wife, Liz, and his Gabriels Imperator.
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Lamers Takes the Dubuque Open II Defending champion Fred Lamers of Andover, Minnesota, successfully held his crown at the second Dubuque Open, June 10 to 12, 2011. He prevailed over a field of eighteen players from six states at the historic Masonic Temple in dowtown Dubuque, Iowa. All the players were members of the U.S. Billiard Association. Entrants were divided by blind draw into three flights of six for round-robin play. The top two in each flight went on to the final round robin. Games were to 25 points in both the pre-lims and the finals. In the “Diamond” flight, Lamers and Billy Kim of Chicago advanced with records of 4-1. James Richards of Richfield, Wisconsin, gave Lamers his only loss in the tournament. 25-20, narrowly lost to Kim, 22-25, and suffered two one-point losses to Gary Eake of Oshkosh, Wisconsin and Greg Vavra of St. Paul, Minnesota. In the “Hearts” flight, tournament director Bob Byrne had only one loss—to fellow-Dubuquer Ed Wedge, 25-17 in 33 innings. Also advancing to the finals with a record of 4-1 was Doug Taber of Wakefield, Nebraska, a history professor at Wayne State University. Surprise winner of the “Spades” flight was Russ Rosenberger of Gladbrook, Iowa, who lost only to second-place finisher Tom Paley of Fenton Missouri. The finals began at 9:00 a.m. on Sunday morning. Lamers and Kim advanced through the field without too much trouble; both were undefeated going into the last round against each other. The title game was close and at the end of the 26th inning it was 17-15 in favor of Lamers. Kim managed to make
l-r, Bob Byrne (3rd), Tom Paley (5th), Doug Taber (4th), William Kim (2nd), Russ Rosenberger (6th) and Fred Lamers (1st). only three more points, as Lamers took the game 25-18 in 38 innings to claim the $650 top prize. Lamers averaged .767 in the finals. Byrne edged Taber for third on the basis of average. Paley was 5th and Rosenberger 6th. Best game in the finals was Lamers over Paley, 25 points in 23 innings. Lamers also took the $55 prize for high run with an 8 in the same game. Ed Wedge won $50 for best game out of the money—25 points in 33 innings. The $50 high run prize out of the money was shared by James Richards, Greg Vavra, and Bob Jacobson. Thanks to Gary Eake and Dale Saunders for scheduling the matches and to Thom Determan for providing snacks and soft drinks. Money was added to the prize fund by Byrne, Wedge, the Minneapolis Billiard Club, an online cue site called cue2u.com, and David Levine of New York City.
Tiger Products Becomes USBA Sponsor Tiger Products Teams Up With the USBA An agreement has been reached between Tiger Products and the USBA and Tiger is now the “Official Cues and Cue Tips of USBA”. Tiger will be providing cues for USBA Tour Events and the Nationals up until the end of 2012. The USBA is also now a distributor for ALL Tiger products which will benefit members and room members alike. “We are very excited to have Tiger on board. This is a great day for our organization and we are so looking forward in promoting their fine product line for our members.” said the new president of USBA, Andrew Janquitto. For more information you can visit USBA’s official website or www.tigerproducts.com
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Official Player Levels Established The USBA Board voted to adopt official player levels as follows: Below .500 = C Between .500 and .649 = B Between .650 and .799 = B+ Between .800 and .999 = A Between 1.000 and 1.199 = Master Between 1.200 and 1.499 = Grand Master Over 1.500 = International Grand Master
Carl Strassberger Trophy to Stay at Carom Café Billiards Motion: That the Carl Strassberger Trophy will be permanently held at Carom Cafe Billiards until further notice and will be updated annually with the name of the most recent USBA Nationals’ Champion.
Constitution Two Additional Directorships Created The USBA Board of Directors has approved the following Constitutional Amendment Existing Section 5.03: Board of Directors 1) The Board of Directors shall be elected by the general membership and shall initially consist of eleven (11) persons: the President, the Secretary/Treasurer, one [1] director from each of the five regions of the United States as defined in Article 1.04(7): Southwestern, Northwestern, Mid-America, Southeastern and Southwestern (Regional Directors); and one [1] additional Regional Director from each of the Northeastern and Southwestern Regions and two [2] additional Regional Directors from the Mid-America Region. 2) The Board of Directors shall have ultimate authority over the business, policies, affairs, and activities of the USBA, including, but not limited to, the authority to remove any Officer or Director or terminate any member for cause; and, to enact, amend, or repeal provisions of this Constitution, 3) The Board of Directors may make such rules and regulations covering it’s meetings as, in its discretion, it determines is necessary. New Addition: Section 5.03 (4): 4) The Board of Directors will elect 2 (two) additional “at large” Directors. These “at large” Directors may live anywhere in the United States. The “at large” Directors’ terms will expire at the same time as the rest of the Board of Directors: on the March 1st which follows the next General Election. August/September PQB 29
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Women’s Open Tournament
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ine women from different parts of the world competed in the Women’s Open held at Carom Café Billiards in Flushing, NY from July 24-26, 2011. Therese Klompenhouwer from the Netherlands and the #1 ranked player in the world came out on top. Gerrie Geelen, also from the Netherlands came in 2nd and Orie Hida, the current World Champion came in 3rd. The tournament was live-streamed on CaromTV.com. A special thank you to Jan carl and Merrill Hughes for arranging and running the live-stream. A lot of work went into making this event happen and a special thank you should go out to Steve Andersen, USBA Regional Director and Therese Klompenhouwer for working out all the details behind-the-scenes. As usual, special thanks goes out to Charlie Brown for another l-r, Gerrie Geelen 2nd, Therese Klomenhouwer 1st outstanding job as tournament director, room owner Michael and Orie Hida 3rd Kang and all of the players and fans that attended that made this event a success. Thanks to all the sponsors: David Levine, Michael Kang, Bob Jewett, Jim Shovak, Felipe Razon, Andrew Janquitto, Mazin Shooni, & Verhoeven tables. Special thanks to all the foreign players that participated and came a long way at great expense: Orie Hida, Bora Jeong, Therese Klompenhouwer, Karina Jetten, Gerrie Geelen, Mercedes Gonzales. Format: Round Robin, 30-point games or 60 innings which ever came first with equal innings. Player List: 1. Orie Hida - Current World Champion - Japan back l-r, Orie Hida , Tokyo, Japan, Mercedes Gonzales, 2. Therese Klompenhouwer - # 1 World-Ranked Player Florida, Gerrie Geelen, Netherlands, Netherlands Therese Klomenhouwer, Netherlands, 3. Karina Jetten - World Top 10 Ranked Player - Holland Jennifer Shim, Queens, NY,Olivia Lee, Queens, NY front l-r, Bora Jeong, Seoul S. Korea, Ester Park, 4. Gerrie Geelen - World Top 10 Ranked Player - Netherlands Queens, NY, Karina Jetten, Holland 5. Mercedes Gonzales - Current USA Champion - Florida Photo by Merrill Hughes, USBA Director 6. Ester Park - New York 7. Olivia Lee - New York 8. Bora Jeong - Korean Top Player 9. Jennifer Shim - New York Prize Fund Based on 8 players = $4,900 1st Place: $2,200 2nd Place: $1,300 3rd Place: $800 4th Place: $600
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The Spin Shot by Robert Byrne Contributing Writer • from Byrne’s “Advanced Techniques in Pool & Billiards” with permission he through-the-hole double-the-rail pattern drawn in
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pleasure to be derived from three cushion is
the diagram is not normally called a spin shot, but it
dependent upon the quality of the equipment. If the rubber on
has two characteristics after the cueball leaves the first
your table is dead and the cloth is cheap or worn out, you
rail-slow speed and tremendous spin. It is stroked as a force
might as well go bowling.
follow with high right-hand English. The speed on the cueball is killed not by the full hit but by the negative angle of approach into the first rail. The action is beautiful because the cueball speeds up after hitting the fourth rail. I cry real tears for players forced to play on tables with cheap, coarse cloth that takes away many spin shot options. If your proprietor is too cheap to provide imported cloth, I urge you to take up a collection and buy it yourself. Go to a billiard supply store and ask for Simonis (Belgium} or Granito (Spain). Too much greater degree than pool, the
Rip’s Tips Two Great Shots? With cue balls 1/8” apart, the shot on the left is a nice nip stroke force draw shot back along the short rail and out of the corner to the red ball. Using a quick short stroke hit the yellow ball full with slightly elevated cue. Speed and wrist are required. Use 5 o’clock English. The shot on the right is a nice force follow shot with the cue and yellow balls only 1/8” apart. Using 10 o’clock English stroke perpendicular to the rail with 10 degree elevated cue. A perfect stroke will send the cue ball to the opposite side of the table in a swooping manner diving back to long rail and the remaining spin will score on the red ball. Let us hope that one day all referees and tournament directors will say, “those were great shots!” “George Rippe is a former billiard room proprietor and artistic billiard enthusiast,” He can be reached at 978 975-9958
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Upcoming USBA Tournaments August 19-21: Mike Fahey Memorial - Tacoma Elks, WA: Contact: Tommy Thomsen: 509-240-2027
September 17-18: Edgie’s Billiards - “B” Tournament - Milpitas, CA: Contact: Raye Raskin: 415-497-8732
August 26-28: USBA TOUR “B” - Doral Billiards - Doral (Miami), FL: Contact: Victor Cuzzi 305-219-5898
October 7-9: Thanh Tam Billiards - Handicapped - Garden Grove, CA: Contact Paul Pham: 714-823-1359
WPBA from page 18 In the first rack, Allison outdefends Kim and forces a foul. But Fisher misses position later and misses a tough 6ball, Kim runs out 1-0. The next rack is dramatic with defensive moves and later Fisher makes a tough long 7ball but has to play safe on the 8ball. Kim attempts a jumpshot and misses. Fisher makes a tough 8 and then a very difficult side pocket cut shot on the 9ball with the cueball frozen. 1-1. Fisher breaks well and makes a touchy runout to lead 2-1. Fisher continues her streak and breaks and runs another rack for 3-1 lead. Kim and Fisher do another long safety exchange taking 7 turns on the same 3ball. Kim makes terrific long cutshot and runs out to make it 2-3. Allison hiccups the next rack when she misses the 9-ball and now the match is tied 3-3. Crucial game as Kim monster breaks and pockets 3 balls. The 6-9 combo is dead and she only needs to make 2 balls before that to take the lead. She misses a routine 5ball! But the ball hits 2 rails and rolls into another pocket, Kim raises her hand to apologize then makes the combo and now leads 4-3. Allison faces a tough 6ball length of table from a Kim safety. The pressure is enormous with a chance to tie the match again and break Kim’s momentum. Allison misses the 6ball by a mile but fortune is balanced as the cueball clips the 8ball and then clips the 9ball in for a lucky game win! 4-4. Kim misses a makeable 4ball, and Fisher scrapes through another strategic battle with Kim and excels to 5-4 taking back the lead. She regroups and smashes another great break and runs out again to get onto the hill 6-4. Fisher’s 3rd break and run in the finals. She is now within one game to win the championship. The normally stoic Fisher shows slight emotion and lets out a deep breath while in her chair. She breaks the final rack, another perfect break and pockets a ball. She makes a sensitive 1ball with no good position to get to the 2ball.She now faces a choice between a safety on the 2ball , or a long off angle 29ball combination shot. She lines up the combo. She is going for the win! Hits the cueball with perfect precision and tech-
nique, the cueball goes to its target, hits the 2ball which hits the 9ball, and the 9ball goes straight into the heart of the pocket! Allison Fisher drops low to the ground with her fist and pumps it right back up in a full arc! Allison Fisher is the US Open Champion! “It’s been a long time and it feels brilliant! And to beat Ga Young, it’s a great accomplishment because , besides myself (with a laugh) , she is the best player in the world (audience chuckles) . And I want to thank Charlie Williams who has been coaching me and making me realize there are even more levels in the game that I’m achieving”, Allison said in her champion acceptance speech. “This is the very first WPBA event I’ve ever traveled to. Some reason I really felt she was going to win. Maybe that’s part of the reason I came. Maybe it was her father coaxing me to go there, too”, Williams says with a smile. “I kind of like to believe life is a mixture of destiny and making your own paths.” Allison’s father Peter Fisher was her biggest inspiration, and he passed away in 2001. “Allison has worked very hard on her game. All areas of her game are improved, including her break which has been her Achilles heel in the past. I mean look, she had four break and runs in the finals. It is a very rare thing to see someone that skilled and gifted revamp everything and make a life change. But that’s who she is. And that’s why in my professional opinion, she is the greatest woman’s player in the world” said Williams. “I could have played a safety on that last shot, and normally I hate combinations, but for some reason at that moment I just felt it “, explained Allison afterwards. “I got very emotional before that final game, that’s why I took that deep breath. In hindsight, I realized right afterwards that in my very first WPBA finals win, I also made a tough combination to win the final game. And my father was there to see it. And guess what, today is Father’s Day.” August/September PQB 33
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3541 Chamblee Tucker Rd 770 454-7665 38-Pool tables, 1-Snooker 6x12 Full bar and kitchen Pro-Shop
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770-679-5278 1211 Royal Drive 8-Diamonds 9 ft 8-Diamonds Bar-Full Bar and Pro Shop
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615 868-4270 900 Gallatin Rd. Madison Sq. Mall 30 Pool tables diamonds In house pro-shop
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In, Out and Around by Abram TOO TALL Diaz WPA World Stroke Champion This shot here is a good one to have in your arsenal, yet it takes a very good stroke. The set up is simple place three blocker balls as diagramed frozen to the third diamond on (cushion 3), object ball 1 is hanging center between the pocket points with its back edge even with the cut of the slate, and object ball 2 is just hanging as diagramed. Place the cue ball right behind the second diamond about on chalks width away from (head cushion). Keeping you cue stick as level as possible aim for about a 2/3 hit on object ball 1 at about 11oclock you want to go about 2 ½ tips outside of center with a medium hard stroke. One thing you want to remember is a level cue stick this will keep your cue ball from jumping off the table. When executed properly you will pocket the 1 ball cue ball will then go into (cushion 3) come out and around the three blocker ball and pocket the 2 ball.
This shot takes a lot of practice to get consistent at the stroke speed also depends a lot on the table if the cue ball keeps running into the blocker balls then your hitting the 1 ball too full if the cue ball isn’t bending around the blocker balls then tour either hitting to thin or try putting a little more top English. Now go and try it.
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DPM Universal Pocket and Carom Billiard Systems Article 56 by Darrell Paul Martineau • www.3cushion.us/ WBIA Head Master Instructor
Across the table follows Billiard Buddies, Any hit less than 6 [ six ] is a “CUT” and any hit more than a 6 [six] is a “Follow”. The remarkable thing about these hits is that they mirror each other. As an example a 3 hit cut and a 9 hit follow will go to the same place on the FIRST rail, provided you use the same running English and stroke speed. Other hit examples are: 1 and 11, 2 and 10, 4 and 8 and 5 and 7. You will note that the mirror always adds up to 12. The use of Hits is to create diamond angles. The DPM Universal System shows you how to create any angle needed to make the shot. The best way to use the Follow shot is to check the angle needed off the first object ball and then use the system to make the hit to make that angle. You can use the DPM Diamond system, which is very close to the generally accepted diamond system in use today. Graph # 56 shows the value of using the follow shot over the cut shot. The cut shot would cause a kiss between the first and second object ball. The angle needed is 5. { Any time you create a five angle off the end rail to the first side rail the cue ball will go back to the corner provided you use running English and moderate speed} In this example using the seven hit, instead of the five or less hit, you can avoid the first object ball from hitting the second object ball. As you have learned in article 55 a seven-follow hit creates a five angle. Next Article: Follow shots 6 showing how to best use the cross table follow. If you have any questions you can always e-mail me and I Darrell Paul Martineau, will answer you. 5916 Bar Harbour Ct., If you would like articles and graphs 1 through 25 about Pocket Elk Grove CA 95758 Billiards {POOL} please send $25.00 for a bound copy shipping is included or Graphs and Articles delivered by way of e-mail For more information on this system and my books, tapes, $18.00. DVDs or lessons on Pool or Carom Billiards please call me at Articles 26 through 55 and graphs for Caroms are $25.00 Ship916-684-4535 or e-mail ping is included or Graphs and Articles delivered by way of edpmuniverse @ Comcast . net web page mail $18.00. http://www.3cushion.us/ 40 PQB August/September
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Professor’s National Tournament Directory August Seminole Pro Tour
Snooker’s Billiards Providence, RI August 5 - 7, 2011 $25,000 added Open to 64 players BCA Points ranking event
Tiger Amateur Tour
Slick Willie’s Houston, Tx August 6 - 7, 2011 281-679-5510 $750 added $500 added amateur event $250 added second chance event
Dishaw Cues CNY Tour
Tour Championship Cap’s Cue Club Syracuse, NY August 6 - 7, 2011 315-701-0101
Great Southern Billiard Tour Diamond Billiards Midlothian, Va August 6 - 7, 2011 804-794-8787 $1,500 added guaranteed amateur 9-ball 9 ft Gold Crowns
Midwest 9-Ball Tour
8th Annual Oklahoma State 8-Ball Championship Magoo’s Tulsa, Ok August 6-7, 2011 918-663-3364 $2,000 added open division: $65 entry ladies division: $55 entry Deadline: Sat 11AM
Great Southern Billiard Tour
Brown’s Billiards Raleigh, NC August 13-14, 2011 919-878-9092 $1,500 added $1,500 added amateur 9-ball 9 ft Brunswicks
West Coast Womens
Hard Times Billiards Sacramento, Ca August 13-14, 2011 West Coast Womens Hard Times Billiards Sacramento, Ca August 13-14, 2011
JPNEWT
Castle Billiards Lounge East Rutherford, NJ August 13-14, 2011 201-933-6007 $500 added
Tri State Tour
Sandcastle Billiards Edison, NJ August 13, 2011 732-632-9277 $750 added A-B-C-D Event
Seminole Pro Tour
Fiddlestix Cafe Canton, OH August 19 - 21, 2011 $25,000 added Open to 64 players BCA Points ranking event
Tiger Bay Area Amateur
Wally’s Lakeland, FL August 20, 2011 863-688-4460 The Club House Bar and Billiards Lynchburg, Va August 20-21, 2011 434-851-4100 $1,500 added amateur 9-ball 8 Diamond bar table & 3 Diamond 9 fters SE Open Hammer Heads Billiards Holiday, Fl August 20, 2011 727-939-9494 $1,000 added Played on 9 Foot Diamonds. Measle Q Ball Aramith pro balls. Entry fee:65.00 Includes 15.00 registration Fee
Goldsboro, NC August 27 - 28, 2011 919-759-0071 $1,500 added $1,500 added amateur 9-ball Sat. night 10-ball ring game 9ft Brunswicks
Tri State Tour
Port Richmond Billiard Club Staten Island, NY August 27, 2011 718-727-0800 $750 added A-B-C-D Event
September
Cunninghams Pool and Darts Vero Beach, Fl September 3, 2011 772-562-1171 $500 added 55.00 Entry fee, Includes (15.00 Registration fee) Played on 9 Foot Brunswick Medalist Tables
Tiger Amateur Tour
Deep Pockets Alvin, TX September 10 - 11, 2011 281-585-5068 $1,000 added $750 added amateur event $250 added second chance event
Dynamic Mersey 9-Ball Shootout Riley’s Pool Hall Liverpool August 20-21, 2011
AWBT-Bullshooters Phoenix, Az September 10 - 11, 2011 602-441-2447 $300 added (9-ball on 9’ tables) Race to 7 - DE - Entry Fee: $25 + $10 Admin Fee
Tri State Tour
Action Pool Tour
BWPPA
Gotham City Billiards Brooklyn, NY August 20, 2011 718-714-1002 $1,000 added C-D Event
New England 9-Ball Series Season Finale Busters Billiards Somersworth, NH August 21, 2011 603-692-7926 $2,000 added
Tiger Amateur Tour
Rose Country Houston, Tx August 26 - 27, 2011 281-590-1954 $800 added $500 added amateur event $300 added second chance event SE Open
Great Southern Billiard Tour Fast Eddie’s Sports Bar
VIP Billiards Catonsville, MD September 10 - 11, 2011
Miss Cues Ladies Tour
Cue Time Billiards Bowling Green, KY September 10 - 11, 2011 270-782-3740 $500 added MUST BE 21 TO ENTER THIS EVENT! NO EXCEPTIONS!!!
Tri State Tour
Cue Bar Bayside, NY September 11, 2011 718-631-2646 $1,000 added A-B-C-D Event
Seminole Pro Tour Hammer Head Billiards Holiday, FL September 15 - 18, 2011
$50,000 added Open to 64 players BCA Points & Mosconi Cup ranking event $500 Entry Tiger Bay Area Amateur Stix Billiards Palm Harbor, FL September 17, 2011 727-937-9225
West Coast Womens South First Billiards San Jose, Ca September 17-18, 2011
Predator Tour
Mr. Cue Billiards Lindenhurst, NY September 17 - 18, 2011 631-226-9486 $1,000 added ABCD Saturday/Sunday Open/Pro Sunday
Tri State Tour
Gotham City Billiards Brooklyn, NY September 24, 2011 718-714-1002 $1,500 added A-B-C-D Event
Joss North East Tour
Premium Billiards Syracuse, NY September 24 – 25, 2011 315-488-4888 $2,000 added Pechauer Ride the 9 Tour
Pechauer Ride the 9 Tour
Snookers Sports Providence, RI September 25, 2011 401-351-7665
Eurotour
Hotel Eger & Park Eger Hungary September 29 - October 1, 2011
October
Desert Classic Tour Kolbys Corner Pocket Tempe, Az October 1 - 2, 2011 $1,000 added 10-ball on 9 foot tables
Predator Tour
Cue Nine Levittown, NY October 1 - 2, 2011 516-796-4600 $1,000 added ABCD Saturday/Sunday Open/Pro Sunday
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JPNEWT
Cosmo’s Billiards Dickson City, PA October 1 – 2, 2011 570-207-7665 $750 added
Joss North East Tour The Maine Event V TJ’s Classic Billiards Waterville, ME October 1 – 2, 2011 207-877-7665 $2,000 added
AWBT
October 23, 2011 401-351-7665
Predator Tour
Cue Nine Levittown, NY October 1 - 2, 2011 516-796-4600 $1,000 added ABCD Saturday/Sunday Open/Pro Sunday
JPNEWT
Cosmo’s Billiards Dickson City, PA October 1 – 2, 2011 570-207-7665 $750 added
Stingers Sports Bar and Grill Phoenix, AZ October 8 - 9, 2011 $300 added AWBT (8-ball on 7’ tables) Stingers Sports Bar and Grill Race to be determined - DE - Entry Fee: Phoenix, AZ $20 + $10 Admin Fee October 8 - 9, 2011 MissCues Ladies Tour $300 added (8-ball on 7’ tables) Race to be determined - DE - Entry Fee: Tiger Amateur Tour $20 + $10 Admin Fee Houston’s Sports Bar Houston, Tx October 15 - 16, 2011 Joss North East Tour 281-537-1416 Trick Shot Billiards $1,000 added Clifton Park, NY October 8 – 9, 2011 518-383-8771 Tiger Bay Area Amateur $2,000 added Park Place Billiards Clearwater, FL Tri State Tour October 15, 2011 BQE Billiards 727-725-7665 Jackson Heights, NY October 9, 2011 718-779-4348 Predator Tour $1,000 added Cue Bar A-B-C-D Event Bayside, NY October 15 - 16, 2011 718-631-2646 Tiger Amateur Tour $1,000 added Houston’s Sports Bar ABCD Saturday/Sunday Houston, Tx Open/Pro Sunday October 15 - 16, 2011 West Coast Womens 281-537-1416 $1,000 added Family Billiards $750 added amateur event San Francisco, Ca $250 added second chance event October 15-16, 2011 Tiger Bay Area Amateur Miss Cues Ladies Tour Park Place Billiards 8-Ball Sports Bar & Billiards Clearwater, FL Columbus, OH October 15, 2011 October 22 - 23, 2011 727-725-7665 614-436-2948 $500 added
Predator Tour
Pechauer Ride the 9 Tour
Snookers Sports Providence, RI
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Cue Bar Bayside, NY October 15 - 16, 2011 718-631-2646
$1,000 added ABCD Saturday/Sunday Open/Pro Sunday West Coast Womens Family Billiards San Francisco, Ca October 15-16, 2011 Miss Cues Ladies Tour 8-Ball Sports Bar & Billiards Columbus, OH October 22 - 23, 2011 614-436-2948 $500 added
Tri State Tour
Eastside Billiards New York, NY October 22, 2011 212-831-7665 $1,000 added A-B-C-D Event
Pechauer Ride the 9 Tour
Snookers Sports Providence, RI October 23, 2011 401-351-7665
Tri State Tour
Gotham City Billiards Brooklyn, NY October 29, 2011 718-714-1002 $1,250 added B-C-D Event
Joss North East Tour
Camelot Billiards Rochester, NY October 29 – 30, 2011 585-270-8215 $2,000 added
November
Tiger Amateur Tour Legends Billiards League City, Tx November 5 - 6, 2011 281-332-7716 $1,000 added $750 added amateur event $250 added second chance event
Desert Classic Tour
Stingers Phoenix, Az November 5 - 6, 2011 $1,000 added
9-Ball on 7 foot tables
Predator Tour
Castle Billiards East Rutherford, NJ November 5 - 6, 2011 201-933-6007 $1,000 added ABCD Saturday/Sunday Open/Pro Sunday
MissCues Ladies Tour MCRT CHAMPIONSHIPS Michael’s Billiards Fairfield, OH November 5 - 6, 2011 513-860-0044 $1,000 added
Joss North East Tour
Al Conte Memorial Hippo’s House of Billiards Yorkville, NY November 5 – 6, 2011 315-768-0218 $2,000 added
AWBT
Bullshooters Phoenix, Az November 12 - 13, 2011 602-441-2447 $300 added (9-ball on 9’ tables) Race to 7 - DE - Entry Fee: $25 + $10 Admin Fee
Tri State Tour
Castle Billiards East Rutherford, NJ November 12, 2011 201-933-6007 $500 added C-D Event
Tri State Tour
Port Richmond Billiard Club Staten Island, NY November 19, 2011 718-727-0800 $750 added B-C-D Event
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