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Derby City Coverage

☜ Orcollo Claims 9-Ball Title

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Van Boening Wins Master of the Table One Pocket Crown to Van Boening Pagulayan Wins Bank Title One Pocket Hall of Fame

2011 Music City 9-Ball at J.O.B. ☜Archer Wins 9-Ball

WPBA ☜Ouschan Wins WPBA Masters ☜Lee Announces APA 2011 Tour

Dr. Cue Artistic Cup IV

Florian Kohler takes Overall Crown

Pool Instructional… Combinations and Position…Tom Ross A Shipped Wreck 9-Ball…The Monk The Double Jump…Eric Yow The Angel of Billiards…Jacqueline Karol Tables, Dogs, Pyramids and Camels…Tom Rossman Breaks Can be Deceiving…Samm Diep Balcking Out…Tom Simpson Bar Box 8-Ball…Marty Kaczmarowski DPM Universal Pocket & Carom Billiard Systems # 53… by Darrel Martineau Departments … Places to Play National Tournament Directory

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Contributing Writers Samm Diep • Tom Simpson • The Monk • Darrel Martineau • Tom Ross Robert Byrne • George Rippe • Eric Yow • Conrad Burkman • Tom Rossman • Marty Kaczmarowski • Josh Gilmore • Jacqueline Karol SPECIAL AFFILIATIONS APA, BCA, Viking Tour, WPBA, USBA, AZBilliards.com, ACS PQB News is a bi-monthly publication dedicated to providing pool & 3-cushion news. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form without the written permission of the publisher. Professor-Q-Ball is not responsible for claims made by it’s advertisers. All dates, times and added tournament money is subject to change without notice. All persons interested in submitting articles for publishing consideration, are welcomed.Material submitted becomes the property of Professor-Q-Ball. Submissions may be returned if accompanied by a self addressed envelope. All advertising, articles, and photos must be submitted by the 15th prior to the issue date to be considered for the following issue.

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Shane Van Boening

Van Boening and Orcollo Victorious at Derby Courtesy AzBilliards

he big story of the day came when, with only eight players remaining in the 9-ball event all had a loss and Alex Pagulayan received his second loss from Mika Immonen, who started the match with a five pack. At that point, Pagulayan’s fate for the Master of the Table would lie in how well Shane Van Boening would finish in the 9-ball. All Van Beoning needed to do was make it to the finals and receive a minimum 120 points to pass Pagulayan up for the all-around. For the next few rounds, “The Lion” waited in agony, playfully heckling Van Boening from the balcony. In the semifinals match between Neils Feijen and Van Boening, Feijen was ahead 4-2 and it was looking very promising. A turnover allowed Van Boening a chance at the table and the opportunity to take the next four racks to get on the hill. As Pagulayan watched his all-around chances slip away, Feijen got a handle on the break and regained control of the match. At hill-hill, Feijen cut in a tough 2 ball and opted for the safety on the 4 ball. Without any hesitation, Van Boening, jumped in the 4 ball with outside-draw, three rails around the table for perfect shape on the 5 ball, with his full length playing cue. This would advance Van Boening into the finals against Dennis Orcollo and secure him $20,000 for Master of the Table by a mere .2 points. Orcollo was the final player to use his buy-back and defeated Mika Immonen 7-1 to arrive in the winner’s circle. In the finals, from Van Boening’s break, Orcollo took that rack and broke 6 PQB February/March

Dennis Orcollo Wins 9-Ball Title

Master of the Table Results 1st 2nd 3rd

Shane Van Boening Alex Pagulayan Dennis Orcollo

$20,000 $3,000 $2,000

and ran the following four to go ahead 5-0. Van Boening got to two games but his efforts were not quite enough to stop Orcollo’s run. Final score: 7-2.

Van Boening has a big payday with wins in One Pocket and Master of the Table

Derby City Classic The 13th Annual Derby City Classic was held January 21-29, 2011 at the Horseshoe Casino in New Albany, Indiana, just across the river from Louisville, Kentucky. This year the number of entries went up, with 387 players in the Bank Pool division, 317 in One Pocket and 293 in 9-Ball. Division winners this year were Alex Pagulayan in Bank Pool, Shane Van Boening in One Pocket and Dennis Orcullo in 9-Ball.

Pagulayan Picks off Derby City Classic Banks Title by InsidePOOL Staff

he Derby City Classic staff decided to go ahead with the banks event Monday evening and finish it out, so the final seven players returned to battle it out for the $10,000-added prize fund and 9-ball banks title. Alex‚ “The Lion”‚ Pagulayan came through it all to win top honors over fellow countryman Ronato Alcano. Alcano and Pagulayan were the only two of the seven without a loss, and they played each other, with Pagulayan winning 3-2. Defending champion John Brumback eliminated a banks game. Neither player could get a run going, and the Francisco Bustamante 3-2, Justin Hall ousted Shannon lengthy rack ended in Alcano‚ favor 5-3. The second game Daulton, and Jeremy Jones had the bye. took even longer, with fatigue etched into the players‚ minds, The Derby City Classic staff decided to go ahead with the and it also went to Alcano 5-2. Brumback came to life a bit in banks event Monday evening and finish it out, so the final the next, running three and then two banks to win 5-2, seven players returned to battle it out for the $10,000-added making it 2-1. Alcano notched three balls before a series of prize fund and 9-ball banks title. Alex ‚The Lion‚ Pagulayan misses by both players ensued. Finally Alcano pocketed his last came through it all to win top honors over fellow countryman two to win the match 3-1. Ronato Alcano. In the all-Filipino final match, Pagulayan opened up by In the next round Alcano eliminated Jones, Pagulayan disbanking five and out in the first game, exciting the onlookers patched Hall, and Brumback had the bye. The redraw saw who had stayed up to watch. It was a defensive game all the Brumback and Pagulayan on the Accu-Stats table. Brumback way in the following, though, more similar to a one-pocket had a loss earlier from Sylver Ochoa, but Pagulayan had none. game than banks. The abnormally quiet Pagulayan eked out a Brumback won the lag, banked three balls and missed a jacked- 5-3 win. He missed after his next break shot, and Alcano up long bank, but it wasn‚Äôt long before he was back at the banked five and out, making it 2-1 Pagulayan. Alcano pocktable and had won 5-2. The second game was a long safety eted the first ball in the next rack, but Pagulayan chipped away battle, with Brumback winning by a close 5-4. The third game at the balls, finally getting the ball count to 4-1 in his favor. went speedily, as Brumback broke and banked five and out, Alcano kept playing safe, and Pagulayan was crestfallen when winning the match 3-0 as Pagulayan bowed low in homage. he would miss. ‚ “I thought my picture was going to be up there The next redraw set Alcano and Brumback against each already!” ‚he exclaimed, indicating the enormous pictures of other in the semifinals while Pagulayan waited in the wings. past winners hanging from the ceiling. Alcano was fading Brumback dropped five balls on the break and made one ball quickly‚ it was 3:30 a.m.‚ and left a simple cross-side bank for before spotting the balls and turning the table over to Alcano, Pagulayan, who studied it briefly and then whipped it in. who was faced with a layout more like a position exercise than ‚“Finally!‚“ he cried.

2011 Derby City City Classic Tournament Direction Team Another Great Derby City Classic Thanks to this Team!

Back Row Ken Shuman, Paul Smith, Jay Helfert, Ric Jones Sitting Bill Stock, and Bonni Jones February/March PQB 7

Van Boening Crowned One-Pocket Champion at Derby Courtesy AzBilliards

he South Dakota Kid, Shane Van Boening defeated “The Pearl” Earl Strickland tonight in a finals match which packed the arena and every seat in the balconies. Strickland, who lost his first match to Troy Jones, went on to win 11 more rounds, defeating one-pocket connoisseurs such as Jeremy Jones (back to back in rounds nine and ten), Alex Pagulayan, and Shannon Daulton. Van Boening didn’t buy back until he met up with reigning one-pocket champ Scott Frost, in round seven. He later defeated both Frost and Pagulayan with lopsided scores of 3-0. Pagulayan remains the points leader for the allaround, closely followed by Van Boening, Daulton, Strickland, Jones, and Alcano. Only the final two days of 9-ball will determine who takes it all. Current U.S. Open 9-Ball Champion, Darren Appleton de- Shane collects One Pocket Prize Money of $11,000 feated Francisco Bustamante 15-13 to advance to the finals against the winner of Lee Vann Corteza and Rodney Morris in the Fat Boy 10-Ball Challenge.

One Pocket Hall of Fame Class of 2010

uesday January 25th 2011 the 7th annual banquet has held at the Derby City Classic. Allen Hopkins and John Brumback were inducted into the One Pocket Hall of Fame.

Allen Hopkins accomplishments include Championships in Straight Pool and in the 70’s and 80’s he was considered the dominant money player in One Pocket. He won Brady Mathews first Legends of One Pocket tournament. Allen was inducted into the BCA Hall of Wade ‘Boom Boom’ Crane Fame in 2008. He also created the Allen Hopkins Super Billiards Expo in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. This annual event that continues to grow every year is going pion and winner of the Derby City on its19th year. Classic Banks in 2009 and 2010 and runner up in 2004 and 2005. John also John Brumback is well deserving of won the All Around at Derby City in the honor as the 2006 BCA Banks 2009 and his back-to-back win is banks Champion, 2007 US Open Banks Cham- were a first in the banks division. 8 PQB February/March

Allen Hopkins and John Brumback photo by Ricky Bryant

Life Time Pool and Action Award Wade ‘Boom Boom’ Crane AKA ‘Billy Johnson’ who passed away in an automobile accident in December 26, 2010 was inducted into the Hall of Fame with the Lifetime Pool in Action award. The nickname ‘Boom Boom’ comes form his powerful break, Wade was voted best break by his peers.

Derby City Classic Challenge Events by Jay Helfert

The One Pocket Challenge This event was in its fourth year and like the other events, the numbers went up, with over eighty attempts made during the three days that it was contested. In each attempt, the player gets five innings to break and run as many balls as possible in One Pocket. The total number of balls made is their final score. Only the very best players compete in this event, due to its difficulty. Results 1. Mika Immonen - 58 balls made in five innings, $1,760 2. Alex Pagulayan - 55 balls, $1,320 3. Alex Pagulayan - 53 balls, $880 4. Alex Pagulayan & John Schmidt (tie) - 52 balls, $220 each

The Fatboy Ten Ball In it’s third year, this event once again attracted a stellar field of players. This year saw the face of a new champion. It was a Mosconi Cup rematch as “The Rocket” Rodney Morris defeated Darren Appleton in the finals 15 to 11. The 2010 DCC 9-Ball runner-up took the title by way of a 15-10 victory over Lee Van Corteza and 15-12 win over Neils Feijen. Morris received $9,000 for his efforts. The $10,000 added prize fund is courtesy of “FatBoy” Eric Petersen and Diamond Results 1. Rodney Morris $9,000 2. Darren Appleton $4,500 3-4. Francisco Bustamante & Lee Van Corteza $2,250 each

Derby City Payouts Bank Ring Game • Winner Take All 1 2 3 4 5 6

John Brumback Shannon Daulton Shannon Murphy Louis Demarco Mike Hughes Jeremy Jones

$9,000

Kevin Nicholas Gerald Reichle Dee Adkins Dan Louie Mike Brown Joe Duran Rob Hart Charlie Williams Mike Leak Thomas Elliot Tim Diaz Marc Vidal Ray Copple Doug Pullman

$50 $50

Senior One Pocket Mini

Bank Mini 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

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$1,000 $400 $200 $200 $100 $100 $100 $100 $50 $50 $50 $50 $50 $50

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Bob Herchik Whitey Stephenson Jose Parica John Henderson Jerry McLeod Mike Medley Steve Grant Robert Ohashi

$1,000 $600 $300 $300 $100 $100 $100 $100

One Pocket Mini 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Richie Richeson Sam Monday Richard Grenier Shannon Murphy Cahill, Tim Huidji See Tim Long Jeff Jordan

$800 $400 $150 $150 $75 $75 $75 $75

9 Ball Mini 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

Charlie Williams Alex Olinger Simon Dudley Shannon Murphy Marc Vidal Patrick Griess Mike Delawder Dan Louie Jason Woosley Ken Lee Ned Spreng Joseph Tourangeau Noy Vichiensaen Jeff Abernathy Neal Vichiensaen Jay Copland

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One Handed One Pocket 1 2 3 4

Jose Parica Leroy Fonteneau Dave Krenzel Dave Grau

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Combinations and Position by Tom Ross Contributing Writer

henever we find ourselves shooting at something difficult or out of the ordinary, like a bank or combination shot, we commonly apply so much focus to making the shot that we often leave ourselves with no position to continue the run, even in situations where position is simple. Combinations can be extra tricky with the introduction of another object ball to control. In the diagram, shot A offers a pretty simple combination with the two striped balls. Because even the simplest looking combos can sometimes fool us, we must always examine them carefully, both to pocket the intended ball and to play position. In shot A we see that pocketing the ball is very easy, which should allow us to focus on position without threatening the shot. With the intended ball lying so close to the pocket’s jaws we can safely make the shot within a wide margin for error. But often, such latitude can be the precise source of potential difficulty for position play with a shot like this. Because we can hit the second ball with the first one in such a variety of places and still make the shot, we can easily fail to look beyond pocketing the ball and end the run there. There are in fact so many ways to pocket the ball without leaving another shot that we cannot discuss all of them. Primarily, we run into problems when we cut the second ball with the first one, and thus send the first ball glancing off and rolling to a spot where we may not have another shot. Imagine looking at the shot and, without thinking, playing a stop shot. That’s what I usually do with the cue ball when I’m shooting just to 10 PQB February/March

ball after hitting an object ball. Any time we see two balls, there is always exactly one line that passes through the centers of both, known as the line of centers and shown with the dotted line. And in cases like this where the two balls are close to each other, we can stop the first one simply by shooting it along that line. To keep the cue ball close by, on a tighter track to and from the top rail, I would hit it high with no english and hard enough to come back to the X, in case I missed the line of centers and sent the first stripe to the side rail or top rail. This same technique often comes in handy for safeties, mostly in 9 Ball, as shown in shot B. Because a full hit on the second object ball leaves the first ball at the point of impact, we would cut the solid along the dotted line of centers to kill it after hitting the stripe and leave it in the middle of the top rail. With good speed it’s not difficult to send the cue ball two rails to point Y on the bottom rail for the most difficult possible leave. More important however is a precise hit on the solid ball to keep it centered on the top rail, leaving cue ball left near the corner pocket after the stop shot, an easy next shot might be no good shot with the cue ball just about highly unlikely. So, in order to guarantee anywhere down table. Except in the relatively rare case of the another shot, it would be far more effecmixed combination to lead off an open tive to leave the first striped ball in front rack of 8 Ball, we almost invariably want of the pocket, as if shooting a stop shot the first ball in a combination for the with the object ball. The good news is next shot. And learning to control that that, in situations like shot A, holding first ball for another easy shot is an imthat first striped ball in front of the pocket is relatively simple. All that’s re- portant skill for success in every major quired is the same type of straight-on hit game—8 Ball, 9 Ball, Straight Pool and One Pocket. that we execute when we stop the cue

pocket a ball. Doing so here would make the first ball cut the second ball, roll off the left side of it to the top rail and then rebound from there toward the left side rail. To make matters worse, with the

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2011 Music City 9-Ball Open

ashville, Tennessee’s premier billiard club, JOB Billiard Club, hosted the 24th annual Music City 9-Ball Open held January 12-16, 2011. Budweiser, Alex Brick Custom Cues, Diamond Billiard Products, Simonis Cloth, Nick Varner Cues and Cases, Joe Salazar Cues, AZ Billiards, and Accu-Stats Video Productions sponsored the event. JOB’s has a new owner this year, as Jim Blaylock has retired. Ricky Gamble from Kingston, Tennessee, bought the club last August and has former WPBA Touring Pro, Peg Ledman as General Manager of the club. We are certainly glad the new owner has carried on the tradition of the Music City 9-Ball Open. Tournament Director Steve McDonald had a busy weekend as 83 open division players and 27 ladies division players showed up for the competition that was held on 7-foot Diamond Smart Tables with Simonis Cloth. With 28 Diamond Bar Tables, JOB’s provides the perfect venue for the event, as they can handle a large number of players with ease. And this was one of the strongest fields ever for this event in both the Open Division and the Ladies Division. This year all the action was covered via live streaming by AZ Billiards and Accu-Stats Video Productions. Pat Fleming, Julian Robertson, and Jerry Forsythe did a great job providing fans everywhere with live pool action from JOB’s. Accu-Stats will have DVD’s available in a few weeks for some of the premier matches, a first for the Music City 9-Ball Open. Action got kicked-off Wednesday night with a 9-ball, race-to-9, single elimination mini tournament. Reining Volunteer State Champion, Josh O’Neil, came out on top. The main tournament format is 9-ball, race-to-11, double elimination in the Open Division and race-to-7 in the 14 PQB February/March

left, Ricky Gamble & Johnny Archer top, Nicole Keeney (2nd), Ricky and Brittany Bryan (winner) Ladies Division. This tournament has always been a full double elimination event, and this year the Open Division went the full two rounds in the final with, Hall of Famer, Johnny Archer defeating Johnathan Hennessee, former Music City Open Champion, in two sets. Nick Hickerson, former Volunteer State Champion, finished a strong 3rd, with Hall of Famer, Buddy Hall rounding out the top four. In the Ladies Division, WPBA Touring Pro, Brittany Bryant, went undefeated through the field to win over another WPBA Touring Pro, Nicole Keeney. And yet another WPBA Touring Pro, Julie Kelly, played a great tournament finishing 3rd. Julie Kelly also played in the Open division finishing 13th, thus making a very busy weekend for herself. Lonnie Fox from Michigan rounded out the top four. On Saturday night, JOB’s always has Midnight Madness at this tournament. This always proves to be a great event, as it is 8 players in a single elimination format, race-to-11, winner take all. It is a $500 entry, so that makes $4000 to the winner. This year Johnathan Hennessee, defending Midnight Madness Champ from last year, won the Midnight Madness again, defeating Gabe Owen in the final. World Champion and Hall of Famer,

Nick Varner, was also on hand Saturday night selling his NV cues. So for a while Saturday night, we had 4 Hall of Famers at this event, Nick Varner, Buddy Hall, Johnny Archer, and Pat Fleming. Raffle cues were awarded away just before the finals. The winners : Jim Ward Alex Brick Custom Cue Jim Whitney Nick Varner Cue And as usual for JOB’s tournaments, Spider was there to take photos of all the action. Open Division 1st Johnny Archer $3425 2nd Johnathan Hennessee $2445 3rd Nick Hickerson $1345 4th Buddy Hall $980 5th/6th Shane McMinn/Gabe Owen $735 ea 7th/8th John Gabriel /Chuck Raulston Gabe Appollos, Bobby Earl $550 ea Shawn Putnam, Randy Vaughn $245 ea Phillip Livingston, Stevie Moore Julie Kelly, Shane Winters $120 ea Ladies Division 1st Brittany Bryan $840 2nd Nicole Keeney $630 3rd Julie Kelly $420 4th Lonnie Fox $310 5th/6th Kristan Tidwell / Amy Accera $210 ea

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A Ship Wrecked Nine Ball by “The Monk” Contributing Writer • www.monkbilliardacademy.net

have two students who have joined my “mentor program”. One is a professional player who seems to be stuck in the middle of the pack. The other is a young man who has dreams of a world championship. They both desire to be world class. The valley between the desire to reach high skill level and the reality of reaching high skill level is found in how you prepare. It is not in how much time you put on the table. It is how you train. Your training must be deliberate and specific. It is my job to take these two students through that valley. There are pitfalls at every turn, ways for us to stray from the path without knowing what is happening

and before long, ten years have passed and we have not experienced the progress we expected. You can be sure I will guide both of these students through this valley.

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Many times students will come to me and say, “Show me the advanced stuff”. I am not interested in this type of player, as he/she wants a shortcut. Lets, look at this safety from my book The Lesson. The ingredients of this shot are found in all four stages of pocket billiards. Therefore if you to be successful with my 27 safeties I will have to build your skills at shotmaking, the four strokes of pool, cue ball speed and mastering self. I could show you the shot, just as I could show you a draw stroke. It requires more than just showing. There are many things that go into skill development. If you have a mentor that can guide you through all phases of this unique experience you will pass through the valley and become a master. First you must be willing to shoot this safety and forego the bank shot. (Mastering self) The player who plays the percentages wins more games. Second, you need the ability to hit the perfect edge of the object ball. (Shotmaking) Third you need to deliver the right

stroke (Four strokes of pool) Fourth you need to be able to hit the right speed (Cue ball speed). Success is found in skill development. Knowledge applied is skill developed. You can acquire all the knowledge in the world but until you develop your skills you will never reach world class. This is why a mentor is so important. With a mentor all you have to do is train and allow the skills to become part of who you are. Don’t trust your game to a “pool player.” Go to a professional teacher. Read books from those who have done the research and have the experience to help you. Studies have shown that the best teachers are sixty-five and over. Experience is vital to teaching all phases of this complicated game. You can go to my web site and read over seventy important instructional articles at no cost to you. www.monkbilliardacademy.net has video clips to show you how to hit the shots. I have a two-day workshop limited to four students coming up with six master teachers on hand to help out. The cost is $600.00. I am here to help you at a reasonable price. It is not about learning a few shots or new strokes. It is about skill development. May all the rolls go your way,

Double Jump by Eric “The Preacher” Yow! WPA Masse World Champion

For more information on Eric Yow! Cues, yow@ericyow.com or visit Joe Nielsen’s Billiards at www.JOERACKEM.com.

here are a lot of trick shots that are practical and make sense to learn, simply because of their likelihood of coming up during actual gameplay. A lot of shots, however, are simply for fun. For instance, most of the shots involving multiple balls are merely for show. On the other hand, though, a lot of the stroke shots we perform in competition and exhibitions are truly exaggerations of strokes you would utilize in everyday games. Rarely, if ever, would you shoot the passing lane masse in a game. You are, though, occasionally frozen to an object ball and might shoot through it with spin. That being said, this is a shot you will never have to shoot in a game, but is a lot of fun. I call it the Double Jump, because that’s exactly what happens. This shot is easiest on a longer table. On a shorter table, the cue ball is too likely to bounce off the table. Set up two obstacles that are simple to jump over, like a row of dominos lying flat, where the rows of balls are diagrammed. To begin, elevate your Eric Yow Jump Cue to about thirty degrees with an overhand stroke. Shoot firm and watch the cue ball closely. Pay attention to how hard you hit it and with what elevation. Notice how high the cue ball flew and where it landed. Ideally it lands just short of the second obstacle and bounces over, to make the object ball. As you progress, make the obstacles increasingly larger until you can do this over whole balls. Medium obstacles might include a gap between a pair of balls of about an inch. To jump over balls, use more elevation and power. You need the cue ball to launch high and bounce hard, while limiting forward trajectory as much as possible. It is likely the ball will jump off of the table as you learn, so be careful. Then, when you are making the shot for show, tell the audience the ball is going to fly off the table and probably hurt someone. When you make it successfully and no one gets hurt, you can apologize

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Ouschan Wins WPBA Masters Jasmin Ouschan

he WPBA Masters enjoyed a thrilling conclusion when Jasmin Ouschan of Austria defeated veteran professional and #3 ranked Karen Corr, the “Irish Invader” by the narrowest of margins! With a title on the line, Ouschan broke and ran the rack to the eight ball. Then, for a terrifying second, the eight hung in the pocket... The crowd sucked in a collective breath... and the ball fell in! Jasmin took a deep breath of her own, clean-stroked in the nine ball and collapsed on the arena floor in relief. The win came after a series of uncharacteristic misses by the young champion. In a tearful speech to the fans, she explained that in the end she felt she’d made all the mistakes she could have and it was time to power on through. And she did: Karen Corr, ahead 6-4 in the race, scratched on the break and it was the last time she’d get to the table. Jasmin took ball in hand, ran that rack, and broke and ran the next two racks in record time. This was the inaugural WPBA Masters Championship, hosted by the beautiful Soaring Eagle Casino in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan. Jasmin’s win comes on the day before her 25th birthday!

Born: Klagenfurt Austria Date of birth: 10/01/1986 Cues Used: Predator/MEZZ (regular with 3/14 shaft), Predator BK2 (Break) Sponsors: Kärnten Sport (Kaernten Sport)Kelag Sportsunion Predator Justis Cue Cases Born in Austria and graduated high school in 2004. Since that time professional pool player and after one year of study also accredited pool trainer in Europe. “My goal is to be one of the best players in the world and also to try to challenge the best male players in the world” 2010 Winnings: 41,391 2010 Tournament Results: Payout Place Event $1,00 9th 2010 Amway Cup $2,050 9th WPBA San Diego Classic $1,166 17th Austria Open $3,000 5th WPBA US Open $1,500 17th World Cup of Pool $10,750 1st WPBA Atlanta Classic $700 17th World Tournament of 14.1 $20,000 1st Yalin Women’s World 10-Ball Championship $1,225 17th WPBA Tour Championship

Black Widow Announces APA Tour for 2011 The Black Widow, Jeanette Lee, may be coming to an area near you in 2011, courtesy of the American Poolplayers Association (APA). The APA Black Widow Tour will be stopping in 10 North American Cities in 2011. Those cities include: • Chicago • Miami • New York City • Dallas • Memphis • Seattle • Toronto The final three cities will be determined directly by APA members. The three APA League areas that grow the most members between Spring and Fall will win a visit from the Black Widow. The final three tour stops are tentatively scheduled for late fall 2011. Each exhibition will feature Jeanette talking about how she overcame scoliosis and got involved in pool, challenge matches against spectators and a photo and autograph session. Most of the exhibitions will be free of charge. 18 PQB February/March

Watch the video at www.angelofbilliards.com

ake sure the 1-ball is touching the rail and the 2-ball is touching the 1-ball. Tap the balls down with another ball to make little divots in the cloth for the balls to set. Put the cue ball about 1 foot directly behind where the 1-ball and 2-ball make contact, and then place the 8-ball in the jaws of the corner pocket. Use high left (11 oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;clock) on the cue ball and hit about Âź of the 2-ball on the right hand side with medium speed. You want the cue ball to hit the first rail around the middle diamond as shown in this diagram.

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Tables, Dogs, Pyramids and Camels by Tom Rossman • drcue@artisticpool.org Contributing Writer

or many of us the adjectives Merry and Happy are still ringing in our heads after several weeks and even months of festive events and fellowship gatherings. When laughter is added to the mix, these two words take on an enhanced meaning. Victor Borge, a consummate performer as a comedic pianist, once quipped a great line, “laughter is the shortest distance between 2 people”. Proverbs 17:22 states “a merry heart does good like medicine”. As a Doctor of Billiardology I often prescribe laughter, as the essence of humor to help heal and bond hearts during varied game and life experiences. Many years ago McDermott engraved over a dozen “excuses for losing and / or not playing up to one’s best expectations” on the butt of one of their cue sticks. Among them were funny lines such as: stick is too long (near butt cap), stick is too short (near joint), pool balls are dirty, and the ever popular table must be out of level. I have several stories relating to my own list of “humorous excuses” to share with you. Please feel free to laugh if so inclined, but keep in mind that some of these situations have “residual effect humor” to them. You will read the text now without effect, but in about 2 weeks you will be “rolling in laughter” as the humor sets in My prescription for that is to use 2 cues and call me in the morning! I was playing for a free trip to Vegas on a table that had an extreme slate roll – the cue ball would circle back to you if hit at a certain speed. I was shooting the ball before the 8-ball, but could not get good position via normal methods because of my opponent’s object balls. I remembered “the roll”, which was close to my shot. If I played the “right” speed, I could make my ball, with the cue ball “circling back” between two of my opponent’s balls to get perfect shape on the 8-ball. Click – Vegas bound! My opponent could not believe that the table cost him that game and match. I guess it’s a matter of perspective and learning to play “the roll”. Funny! Once I was accused of kicking a table to help make a ball sitting near a pocket. After the referee confirmed that the ball had dropped by cue ball contact and not by me kicking that 1300 pound piece of furniture, I felt much better. When the person reminded me again much later that I had kicked the table, I offered to give back my prize money if he felt in his heart that it had in fact happened. He did not take me up on the offer, so that ended another funny table situation! Other table excuses when I do shows in an effort to get some laughter are: must be a left-handed table, pockets are moving, hit the ball perfect – pocket is in wrong place, magnets in 20 PQB February/March

pockets must be turned off, table rolls affected by air currents in the room, table is too long or too short, and table is too far from or too close to the audience. Please, use freely! One of the funniest situations that turned into a perceived excuse that has been laughed about many times was when a dog ate my glasses just prior to a 3 Cushion tournament I was scheduled to play in. Staying with friends the night before the event, I put my glasses on a small table next to the bed. In the morning the glasses were on the floor with chew marks on the lens and frame – sad, but true…and a very humorous story! A latest episode was when my journey deep inside a pyramid in Egypt affected my stance and balance while I was playing over a month later. The Egypt and pyramid connection did occur, in which I made an unwise jump inside the tomb landing on the stone floor and stressing my left leg. After that I road a camel, which I am sure is affecting my billiard game in some

way. Ok, I’ll use the “camel” excuse in a pinch! Ms. Cue and I hope you enjoy a “merry” heart, experience some special “happy” times, and learn to “laugh” more as you share the joy of your spirit with others.

Breaks Can Be Deceiving by Samm Diep Contributing Writer • denvercherrybomb.com • House Pro at Rack’em Billiards in Aurora,CO

n the infant stages of my pool game, I was constantly reminded of the importance of practice and repetition. I was building muscle memory and honing my skills. If I went for more than one day without practicing, I could feel my game suffer. It seemed like I was taking an immediate step back and in some cases would even need to relearn things. Of course, I never minded playing and practicing so much in the beginning because I was obsessed. I put in the hours because I was falling in love with the game. The breaks were seldom, by design. These days, as I’ve improved and my skills and knowledge advanced, I find myself practicing for longer sessions but with less frequency. Let’s face it, there comes a point where your priorities shift and “life” keeps you from putting in the hours that you were once accustomed to. Over the past year, whenever I’ve taken a break, I’ve returned to the table renewed. I’ve found myself pocketing balls just as well or better than I was prior to the time off. Does this mean it’s not necessary to practice on a regular basis anymore? What’s the point of practicing if I’m playing just as well without it? The two main factors that infrequent practice affects are confidence and consistency. Playing well after a long break can be deceiving for a couple reasons: When you’re playing well without practicing, you fool yourself into thinking you don’t need to practice. You may be able to get away with it once or twice but over time, that lack of practice will accumulate and take its toll on your overall ability to execute. With waivered confidence, tentative shots and decisions will lead to repeated mistakes and vice versa. Playing well without practicing gives you a false sense of security. You might start hitting the balls well and feeling like you’re ready for competition. It’s only then when your abilities are put to the test that you realize you’re pocketing balls on autopilot. Once you get to the money ball or key ball, that’s when the inconsistency surfaces. Routine run outs become more work than they should be. Confidence is so critical in the game of pool. If ever you tell yourself you’re out of stroke, then you’ll be out of stroke. You may be hitting the ball well but you will still be a bit rusty. The next time you return from a break, try to still play with confidence but do not be deceived. Be aware of your limitations and play within them. Until you get back in stroke, take fewer risks and be more patient.

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Blacking Out by Tom Simpson, Master Instructor • PoolClinics.com Contributing Writer It’s absolutely vital to be in the present moment during each shot. For a shot to be the beautiful, fluid, hitch-free, confident, effortless motion you’d like it to be, you can be occupied with nothing else. If you’re down on a shot, but you’re still thinking about the great shot you just made, you are not in the present moment – you’re focused on the past at the cost of losing your awareness of what’s happening in the present. How about when you’re down on a shot, but the little player in your head is already celebrating that this rack is done, or this match is over? This ever happen

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what? We’re not right here, right now, fully engaged in the shot. With your attention stuck in the past or the future, you tend to miss through simply not focusing enough attention on what you’re doing. Your attention is divided. Obviously, to perform at your best, you should be giving your undivided attention to each and every shot. The real trick is to catch yourself when you’re not present – before you shoot. When you’ve just made a great shot, or if the pressure of a situation is distracting you, don’t rush up and shoot the next shot! Take a lap or two of the table, wash your hands, touch up To perform with beauty and excellence, we need to your tip, stretch, be present and alive in the moment by moment un- whatever. Do somefolding of the action. thing to pass a little time and get past to you? Didja miss? Or worse, that whatever it is, so you can focus on the nagging, whiny voice in your head is fopresent shot. Go down on the shot when cusing you on uncertainty and doubt, you feel ready and clear. robbing you of the confidence you need Another type of distraction also to shoot fearlessly in the moment. Yeah, plagues pool players. It’s a biggie. I call it never happens to me either. “Blacking Out”, and I think the cause is In all of these situations, you’re not self-consciousness. We are distracted by living in the present moment. You’re our awareness of the fact we are performliving in the past or the future. It’s not ing, by the pressure of the game or match, real, and it’s not what’s happening right by the fact we are being watched, or by now, in front of you, at the table. I who is watching. We can be caught up in believe a significant factor in why we mechanical issues of form & stroke, and love the challenge of pool is simply that be distracted from the task of the good pool requires our full attention. We moment – delivering an appropriate, love to be fully engaged with difficult but properly aimed stroke. When our attenrewarding activity. Pool challenges us tion goes to what we look like or how our physically, psychologically, and intellecmovements function, we’re no longer tually. And on top of that, it’s a perform- focused on the practical pool challenge ance art. We often do it in public, with a of the moment. We may be doing somecritical audience, under pressure. To play thing worthwhile, but it’s not what we well, there just isn’t room for anything need to be doing during play. This is perbut the present moment. If we’re busy formance. To perform with beauty and whipping ourselves or congratulating our- excellence, we need to be present and selves over some shot (the past), or if alive in the moment by moment unfoldwe’re busy imagining a win or worrying ing of the action. about a possible miss (the future), guess Self-conscious players sometimes black 22 PQB February/March

out during the hit swing. They lose presence and go black during the hit. They may not be seeing. They may not hear. They have no clear body memory of the hit stroke. After going to great lengths to line up the shot and get ready to deliver a precise stroke, their awareness is elsewhere during the critical moment of execution. “Where was your attention during the hit? Where were your eyes? What were you seeing? Did you see the cueball hit the object ball?” Shoot some shots. Immediately after each shot, reflect on what happened during the hit. What are you seeing? Are you blacking out for an instant? Are you there for the whole shot? Try to stay focused and really witness the cueball/object ball collision. To do this, you have to be present. Consciously intending to stay present through the whole swing is the first step. It also helps to have a “go/no-go” point for your preshot routine, a point where you consciously decide whether the shot is a go or it needs adjustment. If the shot’s a go, and you’re a go, then go. Try to stay with the shot from decision to completion. If it needs more than a micro-adjustment, come up and re-focus, get present, and go down again. In occasional practice sessions, shoot some racks of balls, keeping track of the percentage of shots where you were fully present in the shot. With awareness of your tendencies, and a little vigilance, you can improve. It’s hard to win when you’re not present, but it’s easy to lose. Playing pool, we revel in the joy and misery of unfolding strategies, rolls, shots, games, matches, and money. Let’s do it fully, taking our best shot, every shot. Present moment, only moment. Present shot, only shot.

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Bar Box 8-Ball By: Marty Kaczmarowski, APA 7 Contibuting Writer This combination has destroyed thousands of run outs. The player pictures making the combo and leaving the second ball right over the pocket for the next shot. Then… oops! The cue ball rolls to position “C2” along the rail and the object ball cuts the combination in and rolls over to “O2”. Now the shooter must kick or bank to get out. Don’t get caught in this trap. You must pay close attention to the contact point on the second object ball! If the combo is a cut, hit it firm and roll the first object ball out somewhere else for position.

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www.USBA.net USBA Officers President Henry Ugartechea Deerfield Beach, FL 561-929-8100 President @usba.net Secretary/Treasurer Jim Shovak 58 Hawthorne Avenue East Islip, NY 11730 516-238-6193 jimshovak@usba.net Northeast Directors Mazin Shooni 2006 USA Champion 135 Broad St-Unit#3A5 Hudson, MA 01749 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 3861 Byron Center Ave. SW Wyoming, MI 49519 616-530-8665 Juan Elizalde Sauz 7212 Hardwood Trail Dallas, TX 75249 214-908-2411 Felipe Razon 2218 S 59 Ct Cicero, IL 60804 708-878-4197 Northwest Director Darrel Stutesman 7709 Zircon Dr SW Lakewood, WA 98498 253-584-3994 Southwest Directors Raye Raskin 641 Larkspur Plaza Dr Larkspur, CA 94939 415-497-8732 rayer@pobox.com

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Regional Qualifier • Burbank Elks Lodge Burbank, CA Gilbert Najm Wins the Burbank Elks Lodge Regional Qualifier held on November 19-21, 2010. Burbank Elks Qualifier Players: l-r, Pete Folsom, Mark Hansen, Gary Cohen, Tournament Director George Aronek, Gilbert Najm, Don Schall, Peter Banyai.

Regional Qualifier • Dick Takano Memorial Tacoma Elks, WA Mark Hansen & Jesus Quinonez Qualify for 2011 Nationals Sixteen players entered the qualifier at the Elks Lodge in Tacoma, Washington on December 3-5, 2010. Format was 2 flights of 8 with the top 3 players from each group advancing to the final flight of 6 players, with the top 2 finishers to win their spot in the nationals. Mark Hansen went undefeated and Jesus Quinonez had just one loss.

Tacoma Qualifier Players l-r, Jesus Quinonez, Mark Hansen, Mark Sullivan Darrel Stutesman, Tommy Thomsen. Not pictured: Walt Scott

Cong Nguyen & Thanh Vu Qualify at US Billiards Regional Qualifier

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US Billiards, Houston, TX Cong Nguyen (3-1) and Thanh Vu (4-0) played the final match of the tournament to determine the top winner. Cong finished the game in 14 innings with the best game average of 1.786.

USBA Tour Open Edgie’s Milpitas, CA Number of Players: 24 Format: 3 groups of 8 Top 3 from each go to finals + 2 auctions & 1 lottery. Finals: 2 groups of 6 Top 2 from each group play single elimination Top 4: Carlos Palafox (2nd), Jae Hyung Cho (1st), Vicky Pineda (3rd), and Ricardo Carranco (4th) Salvador Diaz $500 Negro Torres paid $450 for an auction spot Juan Delgadillo $350 in the finals and gave the spot to Antonio Jose J Rodriguez $250 Rivera. Eduardo Gomez also paid $450 for an Antonio Rivera $250 auction spot in the finals. Jose J. Rodriguez Eduardo Gomez $250 won the lottery but was already in the finals. Jim Shovak $250 He auctioned it off to Jim Shovak for $475. Jose J. Rodriguez took $100 of that money and $9670 Total Prize Fund generously made a donation to the USBA High Run Finals = $60 Palafox/Pineda/8 Tour. Thank you, Jose, for your extreme generosity. Best Game Finals = $60 Palafox (30 in 17) Jae Hyung Cho $2,300 Special thanks to Tournament Director Raye Carlos Palafox $1,700 Raskin & Tom Rossman. Thanks to owners Vicky Pineda $1,300 Susie & Tony for their hospitality. They also Ricardo Carranco $1,000 were constantly laying out food for the players. Rick Bryck $800 They are the best! Khalil Diab $600

his promises to be an extraordinary year for billiards. First, we are having our National Championship in May in Las Vegas at the Tropicana Hotel alongside the American Cue Sports (ACS) National Championships, so thousands of pool players will be in attendance, will be potential viewers and potential converts. There is also a Champion of Champions tournament being held at the Allen Hopkins event in Valley Forge where many pool players will be present. You can thank Paul Frankel, Dennis Dieckman, Mazin Shooni, Yura Ra, John Lewis (ACS) and Allen Hopkins for that. Next, we will be having a World Cup in Las Vegas in April where all the top players from around the world will be on display. You can thank Mr. Ermanno Scalas from Best Billiards LV in Las Vegas for that. Next, we are implementing a Room Membership Program which will provide extensive discounts to room owners on many things and will result in increased revenue to the USBA and a major increase in the amount of USBA Tournaments being held throughout the year. The increase in the amount of tournaments will result in more USBA memberships, more sanction fees, more USBA activity nationwide and happier players. You can thank me for that. Mazin Shooni will be the contact person for the Room Members and will be in charge of any product stock and all shipment of orders. You can thank Mazin for being willing to do that job. February/March PQB 27

Shooni, Shovak, Bishop & Frankel Qualify for the USBA Nationals This USBA Qualifier was dedicated in memory of Walt Harris and James Barnett

his was the 3rd year that a 3Cushion Regional Qualifier was held at the historic Pendennis Club in Louisville, Kentucky. The games were played on 3 heated tables with two of them being Bretons and one Brunswick. All of the tables were newly clothed with the Simonis 300 rapide, they played great. Thursday afternoon, several players were treated with a clinic held by 2006 USBA Champion, Mazin Shooni. Mazin taught those players some solid principles for improving their game. Thursday night, the crowd at the Pendennis Club was entertained to a spectacular trick-shot exhibition by Dr. Cue, Tom Rossman. Also throughout the event Paul Frankel dazzled the players and spectators with his magic. Twenty-Four players were scheduled for the event, but one of them was unable because of an emergency. There were 4 groups with 6 players each, going to 20 points, except for the “A” group, which only had 5 players. To add to the complexity, one of the players in that group, Bill Carrelli, got sick and left the tournament after playing 2 matchesLeaving 4 players. Bill Carrelli’s matches were forfeited. The top 4-ranked USBA players were seeded into each group: Mazin Shooni, Jim Shovak , Dan Kolacz (last year’s Pendennis winner) and Tom Rossman . The top 2 finishers based on W/L, total points scored, headto-head and points against advanced to the Semi-Finals along with the 2-best 3rd place finishers. Preliminary Results: Flight A: Dan Kolacz wins the group, going 5-0. Johnathan Anderson, one of last year’s finalists, goes 4-1. Flight B: Jim Shovak wins the group, going 5-0. Jim Bishop from Florida goes 4-1. Flight C: Mazin Shooni (no surprise here) wins the group, going 5-0. Paul Frankel manages 2nd place going 3-2 and Ellis Lawrence squeaks in, also going 3-2 in 3rd place. Flight D: Rick Kirk from Michigan wins the group, going 5-0. Last year’s runner-up, Max Fisher gets 2nd place with a 4-1 record. Dennis Douberteen from South Bend, Indiana, manages 3rd place and a semi-finals berth, going 3-2.. Semi-Final Results: Group E: Paul Frankel (Professor-Q-Ball) surprises everyone, going 4-0. Jim Bishop gets 2nd place going 3-1. Dan Kolacz 28 PQB February/March

left, Tournament Winner Shooni top, four qualifiers, Mazin Shooni, Jim Shovak, Jim Bishop & Paul Frankel gets 3rd place, going 2-2. Group F: Mazin Shooni surprises nobody, going 4-0. Jim Shovak gets 2nd place going 3-1. Johnathan Anderson, Max Fisher and Ellis Lawrence all go 1-3. Johnathan Anderson gets 3rd place because of his highest total points scored. Modified Single-Elimination Semi-Finals: Mazin Shooni defeats Jim Bishop, 25-14, advancing Mazin to the Final Match. Jim Shovak defeats Paul Frankel, 25-13, advancing Shovak to the Final Match. Modified Single-Elimination Finals Max Fisher (9th) defeats Dennis Douberteen (10th), 25-23. Rick Kirk (7th) defeats Ellis Lawrence (8th), 25-14. Dan Kolacz (5th) defeats Johnathan Anderson (6th), 25-17. Jim Bishop (3rd ) defeats Paul Frankel (4th), 25-18. Mazin Shooni (1st ) defeats Jim Shovak (2nd), 25-13. Mazin Shooni, Jim Shovak, Jim Bishop & Paul Frankel all qualify for the 2011 USBA National Championship to be held on May 9-13th, 2011 at the Tropicana Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. The players all receive free entry ($300) + $200 expense money at the event. All 10 finalists also received some prize money ranging from $75 to $225. We would like to thank the following: The Pendennis Club for their warm hospitality, especially to Daron Van Vactor. Those that did commentary for the livestreamed matches; Max Fisher, Tom Rossman, Mazin Shooni and Jim Shovak. Glen Dockstader who donated $100 for the high run, Tom Rossman (Dr. Cue) who donated $100 for high run in the Prelims.Other benefactors such as Bob Watson and the late James Barnett. A special thanks to Steve Elzinga and Michael Christenson (Curly).for giving their time and resources, Thanks, guys, making the live-stream possible. Please support these men by buying a DVD or two, or 10 of the live-streamed matches. Steve can be reached at: Mi_billiards@yahoo.com

2010 USBA Rankings Champions To see complete 2010 USBA Rankings • www.USBA.net and click “Player Rankings” on the left side menu. “A” Rankings Champion Jae Hyung Cho

“B” Rankings Champion Jim Shovak

“C” Rankings Champion Gary Eake

USBA Annual Financial Report A PDF file of our annual report is available online by going to www.USBA.net and clicking “Breaking News” on the left side menu. The report reflects the total income or expense (totals with a minus (-) before them) of each category between January 1st, 2010 and December 31, 2010. Some categories may not reflect reality such as the 2010 Nationals category. Even though it indicates an amount of $13,243.65, most of the entry fees were received in fiscal year 2009, before the first of the year of 2010. The actual amount spent on the 2010 Nationals was $2,243.65 which included a large expense (over $1,700.00) just for live-streaming. The actual amounts available in the various funds are as follows: Junior/Ladies Billiards Fund: $2,286.46 Billiard Tour Fund: $1,293.62 Main Fund: $25,131.64 We have received $9000 in entry fees for the 2011 Nationals from Regional Qualifiers. In reality, the Main Fund has $16,131.64. In December of 2006 when I took over as Secretary/Treasurer, we had approximately $5,000 in the bank and approximately 150 members. The number of paid members is constantly changing since we enacted the new policy that all dues payments last one full year from the date of payment. So the actual membership numbers are not constant. At this very moment it stands at 440 members that are current, however many people are still in the process of renewing their memberships as we speak. I think it would be safe to estimate that we fluctuate between 400-550 members over the year. Next, we are planning on implementing a Room Membership Program which will provide extensive discounts to Room Owners on many things and will result in increased revenue to the USBA and a major increase in the amount of USBA Tournaments being held throughout the year. The increase in the amount of tournaments will result in more USBA memberships, more sanction fees, more USBA activity nationwide and happier players. You can thank me for that. Mazin Shooni will be the main contact person for the Room Members and will be in charge of any product stock and all shipment of orders. You can thank Mazin for being willing to do that job. There are many other things on the table. Too many to list and describe here.I want to thank all of you for your continued support of our organization. Without you, we do not exist. We have some very talented and motivated people on our Board of Directors. We don’t always see eye to eye, but I can assure you that the organization is in great hands. Many things have been accomplished and many more things are coming.

Bruce Warner Resigns – Henry Ugartechea Elected Incoming President Bruce Warner has resigned as USBA President for personal & health reasons. Bruce spent 4 years as the Southwest Regional Director and was re-elected overwhelmingly in his region last year. He took over as President after Dennis Dieckman resigned in May. Bruce was very instrumental in helping to get many things done over the past 5 years. If you go to the “Board of Directors” page and scroll to the bottom, you will see that so many things have been accomplished during his tenure and Bruce Warner had no small part in all of them. We wish him nothing but good health and all the best in his future endeavors. Henry Ugartechea, the Southeast Regional Director, has been elected to the office of interim-President by the USBA Board of Directors to replace the recently vacated position held by Bruce Warner. Henry will be in office until June 1, 2011. If Henry and the Board agree to continue the arrangement, then he will serve the rest of his term until March 1st, 2014. Meanwhile, Victor Cuzzi has been elected to replace Henry in the Southeast Region. February/March PQB 29

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Rip’s Tips Test Your Accuracy Test your accuracy on follow shots by making this beauty three times in a row. Strike the cue ball at the 47-minute mark with medium-firm stroke, aiming almost full on left side of yellow ball. Squeeze by the red ball and put the point on the wire. Great Shot! “George Rippe is a former billiard room proprietor and artistic billiard enthusiast,” He can be reached at 978 975-9958

Upcoming Tournaments February 4-6: Regional Qualifier - The Carom Club Wyoming, Michigan Contact: Steve Andersen: 616-530-8665: zen_steve@comcast.net February 11-13: Regional Qualifier - World Class Billiards Peabody, MA Contact: Joe DeAmato: 978-535-7000 or 617-957-2114 February 11-13: Regional Qualifier-Bogart’s Banquet Hall-Jacksonville, IL: Contact: George Ashby: 217-440-0069 February 20: Regional Qualifier - Miami, FL: Contact: Victor Cuzzi: 305-219-5898 Mar 10-14: Champion of Champions-Allen Hopkins ExpoValley Forge, PA Contact: Paul Frankel: 901 756-2594 or Cell 901 210-7251 April 4-10: UMB WORLD CUP - Best Billiards LV Las Vegas, NV Contact: Ermanno Scalas: 702-990-0502 May 9-13: USBA National Championship-Tropicana Hotel Las Vegas, NV Contact: Jim Shovak: 516-238-6193: JimShovak@USBA.net April 29-May 1: USBA Biathlon - Best Billiards LV Las Vegas, NV Contact: Ermanno Scalas: 702-990-0502

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The Spin Shot by Robert Byrne Contributing Writer • from Byrne’s “Advanced Techniques in Pool & Billiards” with permission

ool players seldom have need for tremendous sidespin, but good three cushion players use it in almost every match. In fact, many pool players don’t even know how to apply it, and the question “How do you get so much spin on the ball?” is one-billiard players hear all the time. The answer to the question is simple. To make the cueball spin you not only have to hit it off center, you have to hit the object ball full in the face or very nearly so. I’m talking English here—a tremendous amount of English. The shots I’m going to describe require the cueball to travel slowly across the cloth while at the same time spinning furiously. The only way to achieve the affect is to hit the first ball so full that almost all of the speed is removed from the cueball, leaving only the spin. Spin shots can be used to miss kisses, get position, or enlarge the target area on the third ball.

In Diagram, consider first the shot with E as the second object ball. If you can send the cueball to point X on the second rail with slow speed and great spin., the shot is almost impossible to miss because of the angle the cueball will take off the third rail. In planning the shot in your head, ignore the first rail and choose instead a likely spot on the second rail, keeping in mind how slowly the cueball will be traveling and how fast it will be spinning as compared to a cueball with normal running English. Be sure to hit it hard enough so the cueball is still spinning when it reaches the third rail, and keep in mine too that it is almost impossible to miss the shot “short.” If the second object ball is at F instead of E, a much different contact point is needed on the second rail, labeled Y in the diagram. For second object ball position G, the cueball would have to hit the second Robert Byrne has a new book, “Behold My rail at or near point Z. The dashed line shows the approximate path of the Shorts - The Best of Robert Byrne”. first object ball. Note that the hit is almost full. (A completely full hit with To see him in his polka-dot shorts, go to: English only and no follow or draw would leave the cueball spinning in http://www.thonline.com/store/bookBrowse.cfm place.) The hit on the first ball in the cases can be identical with the path To view his new book’s Press Release, go to: of the cueball to the second rail determined only by the precise nature of http://www.usba.net/BreakingNews/Byrne the English. The enlarged cueball shows that a slightly below-center hit will PressRelease-11-2-09.pdf draw the cueball to point X, while a slightly above-center hit will send the cueball to point Z.

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DPM Universal Pocket and Carom Billiard Systems Article 53 by Darrell Paul Martineau • www.3cushion.us/ WBIA Head Master Instructor 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, that is, as an example a 3 hit cut and a 9 hit follow will go to the same place on the third 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 an angle. 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. Use the DPM Diamond system, which is very close to the generally accepted diamond system in use today. The example graph 53 shows the angle needed is a fivediamond angle. The Cue Ball / Object Ball angle you have is a ten angle. The hit needed is a Follow hit of 9.5. [ a little more than three quarters ball hit ]. The formula to find out the Follow Hit needed is as follows and it never changes! Use the standard diamond system to find out where you want the cue ball to go after contact with the first object ball. When shooting from the corner you would go to the third diamond on the left rail. That diamond angle is FIVE measured from the right corner to the fifth diamond on the left rail. 1. Know the Diamond Angle you need. In this case it is 5 2. Measure the Diamond angle the Cue Ball and Object Ball have. In this case it is TEN. 3. Find the difference 10 – 5 = 5 Divide 5 by 2 = 2.5 Mirror of 2.5 = 9.5 4. Make a 9.5 hit using Follow English and right spin. I know this sounds very difficult at first but with one-hour practice from different location, it will become automatic and can be done in a few seconds In the next article I will give you the formulas for both, across the table and length of the table follow shots. My graph will show how to calculate the Cue Ball and the Object Ball angles and the proper hit for one of these shots. By the way the diamond angles never change, so once you memorize them you have it for all shots. Next Article: Follow shots 3 If you have any questions you can always e-mail me and I will answer you. 40 PQB February/March

If you would like articles and graphs 1 through 25 about Pocket Billiards {POOL} please send $20.00 for a bound copy shipping is included. Articles 26 through 52 and graphs for Caroms are $20.00 Shipping is included. Darrell Paul Martineau, 5916 Bar Harbour Ct., Elk Grove CA 95758 For more information on this system and my books, tapes, DVDs or lessons on Pool or Carom Billiards please call me at 916-6844535 or e-mail dpmuniverse @ Comcast . net web page http://www.3cushion.us/

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Dr. Cue Artistic Cup IV, Artistic Lag, Cue-Dean-“E” Make History large player / audience prize fund produced player and fan friendly opportunities in a reunion style billiard atmosphere. The APPA (Artistic Pool Playing Artists) crusader force showcased a “class” act of billiard skills from each of the 8 magnetic disciplines of “artistic pool” – 1) Trick / Fancy Shots, 2) Prop, Novelty, and Special Arts, 3) Draw Shots, 4) Follow Shots, 5) Bank / Kick Shots, 6) Stroke Shots, 7) Jump Shots, and 8) Masse Shots. When the challenge of 40 “classic” preliminary shots and 11 playoff shootout matches were over, a special awards ceremony honored the Overall event champion, 8 Discipline champions, and 2 Sportsmanship recipients. A special feature accented the 3 days of festivities when a unique presentation was made to Rick “The Barber” Hawkinson from IN as the 2010 Cue-Dean-“E” Honoree. A large group of sport fans, room attendees, and fellow players witnessed the emotional moment, as Rick was Discipline Champs (#) and Sportmanship (S) presented with an enback l-r, Jeremiah Owens (2), Charles Darling graved McDermott (1).Michael Bini (S). Chris Woodrum (1), “Table Trotter” Cue Tom Kinzel (1+S) front l-r Mark Dimick (2), Dr. Cue, Florian Kohler (1) and Case, plus a custom Cue-Dean-“E” plaque. These awards were given to large” entries participated. signify his “E”ntertainment, “E”ducation, Pros and amateurs played side by side and “E”nergetic talents, plus his in special 3 person – player groupings “E”nlightening “spirit gift” to the magwith 7-foot tables and high percentage netic world of “artistic pool” and beyond. make rate shots creating an equalizer

r. Cue 2010 Classic “Artistic” Cup IV has etched its signature mark in billiard history once again. 16 of the world’s greatest Artistic Pool Playing Artists participated in this unique “Artistic Pool” Pro-Am Challenge at the beautiful Side Pockets in St. Charles, MO on December 3, 4, and 5. Florian “Venom” Kohler from France raced to the “artistic” victory circle – taking home the first place guaranteed prize money, beautiful “Victory” Cup trophy, and title honors! This special event of the Dr. Cue Classic Artistic Pool “Sport & Show” Tour showcased some of the greatest pro players under the WPA / APTSA sport umbrella. In addition, top amateur players from several league tour stops held in 2010 at respective National and / or International events of the BCAPL, VNEA, ACS, and APA, plus several “at

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Overall Winner Florian Kohler with Dr. Cue Kid” Lynch did a live stream for the events, presenting “artistic pool” at its finest and much more to Internet viewers around the world. Thank you, Jason. Cup IV Rounds, Award Ceremonies, Lag Finals and Cue-Dean-“E” Presentation may be seen at: www.ustream.tv/channel/michigankid Artistic Cup IV Winner 1st Florian “Venom” Kohler Kingersheim, France $ 1,500 + Cup Cup IV Discipline Champions Trick & Fancy Charles Darling Prop/Novelty/Special Arts Tom Kinzel Draw Shots Mark Dimick Follow Shots Jeremiah Owens Bank / Kick Mark Dimick Stroke Shots Chris Woodrum Jump Shots Jeremiah Owens Masse Shots Florian Kohler Cup IV Sportsmanship Recipients – special honors and award medal Tom “Too Kook” Kinzel (PA) By vote of players Michael “Gateway” Bini (MO) By vote of directors “Artistic” Lag Winner 1st Tom “Too Kool” Kinzel, Munhall, PA $ 1,000 + Plaque February/March PQB PQB 43 December/January 43

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SE Open

Starcade Billiards Ft. Walton Beach, FL February 19 - 20, 2011 8th Annual Andy Grubbs Memorial. Emerald Coast Open 8-Ball Tournament. $2000 added-$50 entry. 100% payback Feb 18th $20 Mini’s 8 pm Friday

Joss North East Tour Main Street Billiards Amsterdam, NY February 19 - 20, 2011 518-705-1173 $2,000 added Entry Fee - Pro $120, Non Pro $70

Tiger Amateur Tour

BigTyme Billiards Houston, Tx February 19 - 20, 2011 $1,000 added $750 added amateur event $250 added second chance event

Great Southern Billiard Tour

Borderline Billiards Bristol, TN February 19 - 20, 2011 423-989-7665 $1,500 added $1,500 added amateur 9-ball 9 ft Gold Crown IVs OWNER: Professional player Janet Atwell

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Rack ‘Em Up Tour

Shooters Billiards Fulton, NY February 26 - 27, 2011 315-402-0663

Snookers Billiards Providence, RI March 6, 2011

Great Southern Billiard Tour

Rally in the Valley Valley Forge Convention Center Valley Forge, Pa March 10 - 13, 2011

Michael’s Billiards Fairfield, OH February 26 - 27, 2011 513-860-0044 $1,500 added $1,500 added amateur 9-ball played on 7ft Valley bar tables $500 added amateur bank played on 9 ft Diamonds Both tourneys will be played at the same time, play in one or BOTH!!

SE Open

Classic Billiards Conyers, Ga February 26 - 27, 2011 770-679-5278 $1,000 added Bar Table Event

Tri State Tour

Feb. 26 Sandcastle Billiards A-B-C-D New Format 10-Ball $750 101 Townsley Ave. Edison, NJ (732) 632-9277

New England 9-Ball Series The Fanclub E. Wareham, MA February 27, 2011 508-295-6773 $100 added All Class 9-Ball

March 2011 Independent Event Masters 10-Ball Championship Chesapeake, Va March 1 - 5, 2011 In conjunction with APA amateur event. tri State tour

TAP Leagues

New England 9-Ball Series Robert Dionne Memorial Busters Billiards Somersworth, NH March 13, 2011 603-692-7926 $1,000 added All Class 9-Ball

Joss North East Tour

Trick Shot Billiards Clifton Park, NY March 19 - 20, 2011 518-383-8771 $2,000 added Entry Fee - Pro $120, Non Pro $70

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Salt City Billiards N. Syracuse, NY March 19 - 20, 2011 315-454-8643

Tri State Tour

Cue Nine Billiards March 20 (516) 796-4600 A-B-C-D New Format 9-Ball $1,000 2953 Hempstead Tnpk Levittown, NY

Tri State Tour

March 26 Sandcastle Billiards C-D 9-Ball $750 101 Townsley Ave. Edison, NJ (732) 632-9277

Joss North East Tour

Salt City Billiards Syracuse, NY March 26 - 27, 2011 315-454-8643 $2,000 added Entry Fee - Pro $120, Non Pro $70

USSA National Snooker Tour

March 5 Castle Billiards B-C-D 9-Ball $500 349 Route 17 S. E. Rutherford, NJ (201) 933-6007

ACE Snooker Club San Mateo, Ca March 26 - 27, 2011 Snooker Event

Tiger Amateur Tour

Midwest 9-Ball Tour

Big John’s Sports Bar Houston, Tx March 5 - 6, 2011 281-498-3499 $750 added $500 added amateur event $250 added second chance event

Break Billiards Cahokia, IL March 26 - 27, 2011 618-332-0330 $2,500 added 9-Ball - Bar tables open division- $35 entry ladies division - $35 entry

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Rack ‘Em Up Tour The Fan Club 508 295-6773 East Wareham, Ma March 27, 2011

New England 9-Ball Series Boston Billiard Club Nashua, NH March 27, 2011 603-595-2121 $100 added All Class 10-Ball

April 2011 Raxx Pool Room & Grill

W. Hempstead, NY April 2 - 3, 2011 516-538-9896 $2,000 added Entry Fee - Pro $120, Non Pro $70

Tiger Amateur Tour

Clicks Billiards Houston, Tx April 2 - 3, 2011 713-895-9992 $1,000 added $750 added amateur event $250 added second chance event

SE Open

Starcade Billiards Ft. Walton Beach, FL April 2 - 3, 2011 850-244-2349 $1,000 added

Cue Sports International

Desert Classic Tour Pockets 520-571-9421 Tucson, Az April 9 - 10, 2011 $1,000 added 14.1 on 9 foot tables

Joss North East Tour

Northeast 9-Ball Open XXIV Golden Cue Billiards Albany, NY April 16-17, 2011 518-459-9442 $2,000 added Entry Fee - Pro $120, Non Pro $70

Cue Sports International

Golden Fleece Kenmore, Wa April 16-17, 2011 206-941-7631 $300 added Qualifier for US Open One Pocket Championship Entry: $60 (incl. green fee) Room Opens: 9 am First Round Starts: 11 am Contact: Askar Phone: (206) 941-7631 or (425) 908-7332

New England 9-Ball Series New England 9-Ball Championship Legends Billiards Portsmouth, NH April 17, 2011 603-433-1154 $1,000 added All Class 9-Ball

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Hippos House of Billiards Hard Times Billiards Yorkville, NY Sacramanto, Ca April 23 - 24, 2011 April 2, 2011 315-768-0218 916-205-1114 $300 added Qualifier for US Open One Pocket Cham- Tiger Amateur Tour Q-Stix Billiards pionship Houston, Tx Entry: $20 April 30 - April 1, 2011 Room Opens: 12 noon 281-580-0880 First Round Starts: 1 pm $1,000 added Contact: Tom Suarez $750 added amateur event Phone: (916) 205-1144 $250 added second chance event

New England 9-Ball Series Busters Billiards Somersworth, NH April 3, 2011 603-692-7926 $100 added All Class 8-Ball

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pionship Added: $250 w. max 16 player field Entry: $75 (incl. green fee) Room Opens: 10 am First Round Starts: 12 noon Contact: John Lavin Phone: (708) 388-3700

Cue Sports International

Red Shoes Billiards Alsip, Il April 30, 2011 708-388-3700 $250 added Qualifier for US Open One Pocket Cham-

May 2011 Rack ‘Em Up Tour Bo’s Bar and Billiards Warwick, RI May 1, 2011

New England 9-Ball Series Boston Billiard Club Nashua, NH May 1, 2011 603-595-2121 $100 added BCD 9-Ball

Dishaw Cues CNY Tour Shooters Billiards Fulton, NY May 7 - 8, 2011 315-402-0663

Independent Event

World 10-Ball Championship World Trade Center Manila, Philippines May 9 - 15, 2011

Cue Sports International

12th U.S. Open One Pocket Championship Riviera Hotel and Casino Las Vegas, NV May 13 - 15, 2011 $10,000 added

USSA National Snooker Tour

California Billiard Club Mountain View, Ca May 14 - 15, 2011 Snooker Event

Rack ‘Em Up Tour Snookers Billiards Providence, RI May 15, 2011

Cue Sports International

U.S. Open 10-Ball Championship Riviera Hotel and Casino Las Vegas, NV May 16 - 21, 2011 $25,000 added

June 2011 Joss North East Tour

Bison Billiards Williamsville, NY June 4 - 5, 2011 716-632-0281 $2,000 added Entry Fee - Pro $120, Non Pro $70

Joss North East Tour

Snookers Billiards Providence, RI June 11 - 12, 2011 401-351-7665 $2,000 added Entry Fee - Pro $120, Non Pro $70

New England 9-Ball Series

Boston Billiards Nashua, NH June 18 - 19, 2011 $7,000 added

Desert Classic Tour

Kolbys Corner Pocket Tempe, Az June 18 - 19, 2011 $1,000 added One pocket on 9 foot tables

Tiger Amateur Tour

Casper’s Billiards Houston, Tx June 25 - 26, 2011 281-559-1400 $1,000 added $750 added amateur event $250 added second chance event

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Kory’s Pool Room Syracuse, NY June 25 - 26, 2011 315-488-4888