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Runningen, Hilla, and Gunia Advance at the Shooting Star Classic

by Samm Diep • PoolTipJar.com The inaugural Shooting Star Classic 8-Ball Tournament kicked off with a 64-player Scotch Doubles event on Friday. Scotch teams saw the likes of former touring professional Jimmy Wetch and multiple masters champ Mario Parayno as a team. With the field dwindled to the final 12 players, still undefeated are Iowa’s finest Jerrod Frideres and Dustin Gunia versus Minnesota’s bad boys Beau Runningen and Tony Hilla.

The 128-player Men’s Open field was underway by noon on Saturday and saw a 12 player waitlist, most of who either got in or played in the Masters. Some notable players were Midwest young gun Chase Plumley, Chicago’s Shannon Schroeder fighting his way back from the B-side, and Canadian rock stars Andrew Thomas, Joe Kluka, and Blair Lawson.

2008 BCA 9-Ball Challenge runner-up Demetrius Jelatis remains East, awaiting the winner of Broadway Billiards’ Marc Oelslager and Jerrod Spence from Winnipeg. Coming from the West are 3-cushion phenom “Fast Freddy” Lamers, Lee Heuwagen, and Josh Burbul who will face Wetch. In the Women’s Masters division, veteran Jeri Bouvette of East Grand Forks will meet Qlympics ladies champ Jacqui Herrerra-Schroeder of Chicago for the driver’s seat.

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Reyes Reigns in Galveston One Pocket

by Skip Maloney Contributed story from AzB Staff

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eptember 18, Efren Reyes stood in front of cameras and a microphone held by the Galveston Classic’s tour director, Ken Shuman, and explained that yes, he was very happy to have won the match that earned him the title of the Classic’s first One-Pocket Champion.

“Well, you know, I feel good now, because I win,” he emphasized. “but you know before, I got a lot of pressure.”

It was pressure that was felt in the room, where about 150 spectators watched and gasped and applauded. It was shared by members of an audience of over 1,700 viewers of the UStream broadcast, who kept typing “Wow!” While the nature of the one-pocket game can often make spectating akin to (as one UStream contributor noted) “watching paint dry,” the final game of this Galveston Classic One-Pocket tournament, was as riveting a game of pool as you’re ever likely to see.

On Tuesday, Reyes had been delivered to the west bracket’s semifinal match by Shannon Daulton, who’d started the tournament with two come-from-behind wins and hadn’t given up a single game since his second round, 3-2 victory over Shane Van Boening. Daulton got into the hot seat with a 3-1 victory over Reyes, and though he later expressed a great deal of respect for Reyes’ opponent in the semifinals – Cliff Joyner – he fully expected that it’d be Reyes coming back at him.

Two days went by, during which a certain amount of heat was applied to the water of anticipation. More was added, as Reyes dropped Joyner into third place without losing a game early on Thursday evening. By the time Daulton and Reyes stepped to the table for the final match, the pressure was boiling the water.

It was a true double elimination format, so if Reyes wanted that first-place, $15,000 check, he was going to have to defeat Daulton twice. Fast forward through an opening set, as Reyes forces a second set, giving up only a single game. Reyes opened the deciding match by scratching on the break and though he’d do it again in that opening game and allow Daulton to sink the first three balls, he came back to win the opener with an 8-2 ball win. In a 7-minute second game, Reyes took only 10 shots, PQB 6 October/November

sinking eight of them to go up 2-0.

In game three, the longest of the second set (25 minutes), with Reyes breaking, Daulton took an early 50 lead off of his first six shots. He’d sink only one more, as Reyes clawed his way back to within one at 6-5. Reyes got a look at his first potential $15,000 winning shot in that game, but when he missed it, Daulton sunk his eighth and lived to fight another day.

Daulton started to bear down in the fourth game, taking only 15 shots to sink his eight. Reyes, who sank only two balls in 10 trips to the table, never got a look at a match-winning shot and it was hill-hill.

“It’s only fitting,” said tour director, Ken Shuman, moments before the start of the final game, “that it all boil down to this.”

For the first time in either set, Reyes changed his chosen one-pocket on the final break. It worked for him, apparently, because after Daulton took his first shot in that deciding game, Reyes ran four in a row. Daulton came right back and sank three. Eight trips (four each) to the table later, Reyes made it 5-3, but Daulton stepped up and sunk three in a row that put him out in front 6-5. His shot at the next ball, however, landed into a knot of three of them in front of Reyes’ pocket. The cue ball kicked backwards, leaving Reyes a clean shot at one ball and with pinpoint control of the cue, gave him position to sink the next two, including what turned out to be only his second shot at the $15,000 winning ball.

“I played as good as I possibly could,” said Daulton in a postmatch interview with Shuman. “Looking back, even in that last shot I played, I played position and it was as much as millimeter, twice, that cost me the tournament.”

Alcano Stings “The Scorpion” in 8-Ball Final

by Skip Maloney Contributed story from AzB Staff

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onnie Alcano, after a six-match trip through a field of 91 entrants in the Galveston Classic’s Open 8-Ball event, defeated Johnny “The Scorpion” Archer on Sunday night, September 20, to finish the event undefeated and take home the first place prize.

Along the way, Alcano had chalked up victories over Shane Van Boening, Alex Pagalayun and Rodney Morris to get into the event’s final eight bracket. From there, he sent Larry Nevel west in a hill-hill battle, before meeting Roberto Gomez in the hot seat match and sending him to the semifinals 9-7.

Archer, in the meantime, had to work from the one-loss side.

He’d gotten a bye in the opening round, and moved past Jonathan “Hennessee from Tennessee” Pinegar and Scott Frost before running into Jose Parica, who sent him west 9-4. Archer then began a series of impressive wins over Efren Reyes 9-6, Charlie Bryant 9-3 and Corey Deuel 9-3 to get right back into the thick of things among the event’s final eight. From there, he put Dennis Orcollo into the tie for seventh place 9-2, Nevel into the tie for fifth 9-4 and defeated Nick Varner in the quarterfinals 9-1. A 9-2 win over Gomez put him into the finals against Alcano.

It shaped up early as a tough match, with the two trading racks to a 4-4 tie.

Alcano took the next four, which included a ‘critical juncture’ 10th game, in which Archer tapped a hanging 7ball that failed to drop and then missed a ‘kick shot’ that gave Alcano ball in hand. Instead of 6-5, it was 7-4 and Alcano capitalized, reaching the hill on the next game.

Archer came back to win the 13th game, though its bad-luck connotations came right back to haunt him. A bad-luck roll on the break put the cue ball in a pocket and Alcano took ball in hand and ran it out for the win.

New Champions Crowned in Galveston

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orean phenom, Yu Ram Cha, certainly had her work cut out for her going into day 5 of the Women’s Pro 9-Ball Tournament at the Galveston World Classic, but would prove to be up for the challenge. Cha had suffered a loss in early rounds to Allison Fisher but would have her chance at revenge. After taking down the former European Champion, Line Kjorsvik, Cha would have to beat Fisher twice in this true double elimination tournament.

Fisher, Cha and Kjorsvik pose with their newfound hardware that they picked up at the Women’s Pro 9-Ball at the Galveston World Classic.

Taking an early lead at 4-0 in this race to 9, Cha seemed to be very much in control of the Fisher, Cha and Kjorsvik pose with their new-found hardware, match. However, in the winner break format, you they picked up at the Women’s Pro 9-Ball . can never count Fisher out. Fisher finally got a good look at the table and closed Cha’s lead to 6-5. It would be all Cha from that point on as she went on to win 10 games in a had an unfortunate scratch on the 9-ball to give Fisher her only game in that set. Yu Ram Cha won her first major title in row, closing out the first set 9-5 and running thru the beginthe U.S. and pocketed $6,000 for her efforts this week as Fisher ning of the second set 6-0. It looked as if Cha would shut would take home $3,000 for second.

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Classic 10-Ball Final The Iceman Foils Filipino Sweep at Galveston

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t was fitting that the first-ever Galveston Classic came to a close with a match that came down to a final set and then, a final game, before Mika Immonen spoiled a Filipino sweep of the three major men’s events - One-Pocket, 8-Ball and 10Ball. Immonen, in the hot seat for the 10-Ball event, dropped the opening set of the true double elimination final on Sunday night, September 20, then came back to defeat Warren Kiamco in the second set and capture the $25,000 first prize.

Though it would be misleading to describe any path to the finals of this 10-Ball event as ‘easy,’ Immonen’s path took him through an opening round bye and four opponents that put him into the event’s final eight bracket. He defeated Dee Adkins 11-5, Dennie Strickland 11-8, Gabe Owen 11-5 and Rodolfo Luat 11-8. Once into the final eight bracket, things got a little trickier as he faced Shane Van Boening and had to survive a hill-hill match that put him into the hot seat match against Mike Dechaine.

Warren Kiamco, in the meantime, was embarked on an 11match epic journey that began when Dennie Strickland sent him to the one-loss side, with a double hill win in the opening round. Kiamco then marched through John D. Hagar 9-3, shutout Hunter Blackwell and defeated John Schmidt 9-6.

Things didn’t get any easier as he faced Dennis Orcollo, defeating him 9-6, got by Steve Moore 9-3 and battled the eventual winner of the 8-Ball event, Ronnie Alcano in another hill-hill contest. A win over Luat 9-7 put him into the one-loss side of the final eight bracket, where he dropped Efren Reyes into the tie for seventh place 9-3, sent Johnny Archer into the tie for fifth with a 9-7 win and handled Francisco Bustamante in the quarterfinals in his second hill-hill match.

Ten down, with potentially three to go. Kiamco defeated Dechaine 9-7 to get into the finals and knew going in, that he’d have to take Immonen twice if he wanted to be out in front of the $13,000 that separated first from second place ($25K-$12K).

He’d have to beat him in first, a race to 11, and if he managed that, he’d have to take him a second time in a race to nine.

Immonen won the lag in the opening game of the first set and took it to lead 1-0. Kiamco came back and used a carom off of the 9-ball to sink the 10-ball and tie it. The two traded racks to a 3-3 tie, at which point Kiamco reeled off a 6-pack that put him two games away from winning the opening set. He had a .908 average at this juncture (attempts/made balls), while Immonen was at .793. Immonen took the next two, and the Internet ‘buzz’ of some 1,200 viewers started to sense a comeback.

But Immonen missed an easy shot on the 6-ball in the 15th rack and Kiamco was on the hill. He took the deciding game of PQB 8 October/November

the opening set and the Galveston Classic 10-Ball competition came down to the final race to nine.

Kiamco took the lead in the second set, but not for long.

They battled back and forth to their second 3-3 tie, when Immonen took two in a row, opening the largest lead he’d owned since the finals started. Kiamco battled right back to knot things at five apiece and then, back and forth they went; one game at a time to a 7-7 tie and then, a lead for Kiamco, that put him on the hill, breaking for the championship. The resultant tension didn’t last long, as Immonen took advantage of a 3-10 combination that resulted in double hill and a single game for all the marbles. Immonen took it and the game, match and Galveston City Classic was over.

“Every time I play Mika” said Kiamco, moment’s later. “it’s always close.”

Commenting on his 2-to-1 advantage in safety shots during the final match, Immonen noted that he was playing good defense all the time, but (Kiamco) kept coming back with good kicks. “All in all,” he added, “it was a crazy battle; neck and neck in that second set.”

Archer Super at Straight Pool in Mezz Classic 14.1 Archer raised a few eyebrows with his Stellar 14.1 victories at the Mezz Classic

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rlando, Florida- Johnny “Scorpion” Archer showed the world that he is not only a master of 9Ball and 10-Ball, but he can beat the best of them at 14.1. Archer cruised relatively easily to the finish line unscathed and demolished Mika Immonen in the finals to capture the Mezz Classic 14.1 title. The Mezz Classic features both 10-Ball and 14.1 titles. Pros and amateurs from around the country and the world will come to Orlando August 5-9,2009 for all the events taking place at Corner Pocket Billiards including the Ozone Billiards US Amateur Open. The Dragon Promotions productions were presented by sponsors Ozone Billiards, Mezz Cues, Brunswick Billiards, Simonis Cloth, Aramith Balls, Master Chalk, Laser Rack, Gambler, On the Snap Cue Repair, and House of Billiards.

“This is the first straight pool title I’ve won since 1993, so it’s been quite awhile since no one can remember that event.

It’s really meaningful to me to win this because it shows I can play other games well,too and I’m not stung by the Hall of Fame jinx,” said Archer in his finals speech. Archer was referring to the past Hall of Famers who weren’t able to win titles after their induction. Archer also won the Gem City Classic a few weeks earlier.

Immonen took a loss to Archer on the winner’s side in a lopsided match before Mika eliminated pre-event favorite Thorsten Hohmann in a close 150-114 match, keeping Hohmann at 3rd and from defending his title. This gave Mika a second chance to avenge himself. Immonen also finished 2nd in last year’s 14.1 event. Archer had a nailbiting 150-132 match with 14.1 newbie Shane Van Boening who ended in a very respectable 3rd place tie with Hohmann.

Though the paper favorite, Immonen was not able to contain Archer in either attempts In the Immonen/Archer showdown #2, Immonen desired to fire back a closer match. Unfortunately, it was not to be as Archer took early control of the match and never relinquished his lead. Archer dominated the race with a final 200-80 score and won his first 14.1 title in 16 years.

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Spot on the Wall

by Tom Ross Contributing Writer

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bout two months ago my heart was broken. It happened when a friend and I wanted to shoot a little pool and eat some of the best Thai food in town, the perfect combo in my opinion and one that a person could enjoy in what was probably the only place in the U.S. with a nine-foot table and authentic Panang Curry. That place was China Doll and for those who don’t know what I’m talking about, I’m sorry— almost as sorry as I was when I saw the sign on the door informing us that the business had closed. China Doll was more than a place to eat and shoot pool but was a unique environment which, despite its rough exterior, was as warm and welcoming as its owners, Rosie and Don Posri, who, until they find a new location, will be sadly missed throughout the Denver pool community.

That’s the bad news. The good news is that I ran into Rosie and Don a few weeks later and learned that Don is now teaching pool. So I’d like to welcome him to the world of billiards education and share some of his superior knowledge.

Although Don knows the game from top to bottom, his particular area of expertise lies in the art of kicking, specifically the employment of “spot-on-the-wall” systems to make kick shots from one to five rails simpler and more accurate at the same time. Don recently wrote a detailed book on the topic called, Time Out For Billiards, and has graciously allowed me to use it for this column.

To summarize, “spot-on-the-wall” systems can be used for all types of kick shots and are based on the mathematical premise that, for any type of kick shot, all lines that will pocket the ball converge at one point. The trick therefore is to find that point with a reference track and then match it up to something that we can use as an aiming point for any shot of PQB 10 October/November

the same type, regardless of the cue ball’s but in this case that is origin. In order to simplify the learning I not true. In fact, am including an illustration from the “spot-on-the-wall” book for a basic, one-rail kick shot systems can offer without english. greater accuracy since they give us a For the one-rail kick in the diagram, precise and small target on the first rail, Don shows the reference track with the while most calculating systems rely on thick, black line that goes from the side large, fractional segments to make the pocket, through the center diamond on calculations easier. There are two things the opposite long rail and out to the to remember about these systems. One, point illustrated with the “time out” flag. always shoot the cue ball to find the refIn a poolroom, where we typically find a erence track. Often a table does not play conspicuous absence of flags, we must with the same sort of symmetry that we look for other marks on the walls or furlike to use in illustrations. Two, one must niture surrounding the tables. Generally learn exactly how far the spot should be it’s not a good idea to choose a feature from the table for a specific kick shot. All that’s permanently attached to a person lines will converge at a point whose dissuch as a kneecap or a nostril unless tance changes with the number of rails. there is nothing else around and that For simple, one-rail kicks, the spot will person is extraordinarily sedentary. A be exactly one table width out for a shot sedentary person by poolroom standards like the one in the diagram or one table might be someone who hasn’t left his length out for a one-rail kick that goes chair since the Nixon administration. off the short rail. In the absence of that precise knowledge we can achieve good results by placing the spot about 8-12 feet past the table.

Although we’re looking at a simple, one-rail shot in the diagram, the same principles apply to multiple rail kicks. To experiment, find a reference track for a two or three rail kick shot and find a spot on that track beyond the table. Then move the cue ball to various places and repeat the same kick shot by aiming at the spot with the same stroke that Once we have a reference track estab- worked on the reference track. While I lished and a spot along that line exam giving a very simple presentation tended beyond the table, we can move here, “spot-on-the-wall” systems go the cue ball around the table and pocket rather deep and are used by top players the kick shot by aiming at the spot out everywhere for their reliability and mathon the reference track. The main features ematical consistency. Don Posri will be of “spot-on-the-wall” systems are their Dr. Cue’s guest to give a full presentation simplicity, their consistency and the of his systems at the Kicking and Banking elimination of calculations. One might Workshop at Shakespeare’s, May 15. Don’t assume that with simplicity we might miss the opportunity to learn these essenhave to accept less accuracy as a tradeoff, tial skills from two of the game’s greats.

2009 ESPN ZONE Billiards Shootout Salvas Wins International Speed Pool Championship

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he 2009 ESPN ZONE Billiards Shootout was held September 16 in Las Vegas.(produced by Billiards International, Ltd) Luc Salvas defeated Dave Pearson for the International Speed Pool Challenge crown and the $25,000 purse. ESPN Zone Las Vegas was host to the event, which was taped for three 1-hour telecasts on ESPN November 15..

The event drew an international lineup battling for the $25,000 winner-take-all prize. The action in Speed Pool is fast and furious with two sets, twelve racks in each set, the first set Straight Pool and the second set 8-Ball. Players routinely run racks of fifteen balls in about 1-minute and the player with the lowest accumulated time for twelve racks wins the match.

Salvas of Canada and Pearson, emerged from the pack as the top guns. In the championship match, Salvas overcame Pearson by scores of 7:37 / 7:43 minutes the first set and 8:31 / 10:41 minutes the second set to capture the title and $25,000.

Salvas ran five perfect racks for a bonus of 50 seconds deducted from his overall time. In semifinal action, Salvas zipped past Jason Kane 8:16 / 8:31 in the first set and 9:58 / 10:35 in the second set. The other semifinal saw Person zap Bobby McGarth, the 2008 Champion, in straight sets 7:38 / 8:10 and 8:40 / 9:32.

Pearson displayed excellent form to defeat McGarth, who also won the event in 2007. Even then, it went to the last rack of

the second set to decide the match.

The standing-room-only crowd gave Salvas a rousing ovation at the conclusion of the final match.

Luc Salvas with Scott Sullens of The winners Fusion Tables (left) and Ivan Lee of check was preSimonis Coth sented by Fusion Tables and Simonis Cloth. The presentation brought another round of cheers from the audience, along with the $25,000 check. Salvas became only the second repeat winner, having won in 2006.

In addition to the fine tournament site at ESPN Zone at the New York New York Hotel & Casino, the event was sponsored

by Fusion Billiard Tables, Aramith Super Pro Balls, Simonis Cloth, Mueller Recreational Products, Executive Billiards Delta-13 Rack, AcCue Shot Target Practice Device and Silver Cup Chalk.

Segal Wins Trick Shot Magic Title

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ndy Segal defeated Sebastian Giumelli for the Trick Shot Magic title and the lion’s share of the $30,000 purse. ESPN Zone Las Vegas was host to the event which was taped for three 1-hour telecasts on ESPN November 22.

The tenth annual Trick Shot Magic featured a stellar international cast vying for the most coveted title in Artistic Pool. The matches required each player to execute 10 Artistic shots in a challenge format. Players challenged their opponents with shots of their choice, with each player forced to make the shot to score a point. In the event of a tied score, the tiebreaker was an 8-rail bank shot

onto the face of a $100 bill. The player who came closest to the center of the bill won the match.

Segal, of the USA and Giumelli, of Argentina displayed their brilliance to emerge as the top trick shot artists. The Championship Match was poetry on green felt, with Segal defeating Guimelli by a score of 9 - 4 to take the crown and $10,000. Giumelli, who otherwise played to top form in the event, claimed $5,000 second prize. In the semifinal action, Segal prevailed over Nick Nikolaidis of Canada by the narrow margin of 7-6. The other semifinal saw Giumelli slip past Eric Yow of the USA 7-5 in a tight match. International trick shot stars who were bumped off in single elimination included Nikolaidis and Yow, who won $3,000 each, and Tom Rossman (2008 Trick Shot Magic Champion), Jamey Gray (2008 World Champion), Stefano Pelinga (2007 Trick Shot Magic Champion), and Bruce Barthelette (2008 World Cup Trick Shots Champion) who won $2,250 each.

The standing-room-only crowd gave Segal a spirited ovation at the conclusion of the match. The winners check was presented by Fusion Tables and Delta-13 Racks. The presentation brought another round of cheers from the audience.

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by Willie Jopling Contributing Writer

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his is a real pretty “out” especially if you need only two or even all three balls. From this position you can only make one ball unlessyou can kick the 6 ball to hit just above the center diamond along the front side rail. Sometimes the cue ball will drift across table and make the ball in the opposite corner which must be spotted after you make the 6 and 3. Shoot just hard enough to leave the 6 near your pocket, should you miss. To prevent a scratch in the left corner pocket make sure the 6 ball is near the head rail and at least a ball’s distance from the pocket.

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Two Rails First-II

by Robert Byrne From “Byrne’s Complete Book of Pool Shots” with permission

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his two-rail kick is not easy, because it depends on moving both the object ball and the cueball a considerable distance.

The key is to hit the correct side of the first ball. It is much easier to calculate a safety shot if you only have to concern yourself with the roll of one ball.

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So you want Consistency in your Game by “The Monk” Contributing Writer • www.monkbilliardacademy.net

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f you hit the shot the same way every time, you will become a consistent player. Almost every student I encounter is looking for consistency in their game. And why not? If you can trust yourself to turn in a fine performance, you will win more games, more tournaments, and raise your league average. In addition, you will enjoy this game.

You won’t have to hold your breath to see which one of you shows up for the match. Sometimes the good player shows up and gets off to a big lead, then, in the middle of the match, the good player changes heads with the bad player and he can’t make three balls in a row. We don’t want this to happen to you. Consistency is worth working for. It takes a professional approach to the fundamentals in order to achieve consistency in your game.

First of all, you need a good grip. A firm grip. If your grip changes, even the slightest, it will change the shot. So we must master a firm grip. Place an object ball near the number one diamond on the long rail.

Put your cue ball on the back rail. You are about a foot away from the object ball, with your cue ball on the rail. Shoot this shot down into the corner pocket with your normal grip. Now shoot it with a tight grip. At the moment of impact, squeeze the cue in your hand, notice the difference, your hit is solid. The cue tip

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goes through the cue ball in a tight, solid manner and gives you a truer response.

We must go through the cue ball with absolute precision. Those who have developed good speed dynamics are using the exact same grip on every shot. They may change their position on the cue with their grip, but they are using the same tightness in their grip that they use on all shots.

There is no give, or hop or inconsistency in their play. Therefore they become more confident in their game.

A player like this will esperience stronger trust skills. When the money is on the line, they can trust themselves to deliver the winning stroke. They win more games simply because they know they are going to deliver a quality hit on the cue ball. This gives them confidence.

Next time you get a chance, compare a quality grip to a choke stroke. You will see a vast difference.

Grip is directly related to a good stance.

You cannot have a good grip with a poor stance. Remember, the true measurement of a good grip and stance is in the quality of hit. You will not rise to the top if you are constantly fighting your grip and stance. The grip and stance must work for you. It must serve you so you can conserve energy for the tough matches.

When you experience fatigue late in a tournament it can be traced to your struggles with grip and stance. You are working

too hard, wearing yourself out. You are not letting your grip and stance work for you.

Your stance must put you in position to see the angle of the shot. If you are have having a hard time seeing the shot, it can be corrected in your stance. It must be well balanced. If someone pushes you while you are in your stance, you should not fall over.

For right handers, your right shoulder needs to be in a direct line with your target.

Pretend you are looking at the shot from an eye in your right shoulder. Your left foot is in line with the shot. And your inner right thigh is in line with the shot. Once you accomplish this solid stance, all you need to do now is deliver a quality hit on the cue ball and let the shot work for you.

I have a four part training session available to you on line. We work together to shore up your approach to this game. You can read about this on www.monkbilliardacademy.net if you take those four lessons your game will be better than you ever dreamed it could be.

Frozen Jumps

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

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his issue I want to teach you to shoot a shot that comes up every now and again, but is often overlooked. There are occasions where your cue ball will be frozen to a ball, in this case one of your own. It is difficult to decide how to proceed because you must make a legal hit on a ball and since you are frozen, many opponents will accuse you of a double-kiss if you shoot through the ball. In my diagrammed shots, the cue ball is frozen to the object ball. When these instances come up and you choose to shoot through the ball, make sure your opponent checks that they are frozen to assure that there will be no double-kiss. If they are even 1mm apart, when shooting through the ball, you invariably double-kiss and foul on the shot.

Most people understand how to shoot through a ball but few can accurately calculate the cue ball’s path. This is something I call “splitting tangents.” In my illustration, take the line of resistance to the side pocket and the desired line to the object ball and make a V with the two vectors. Your aim point is going to be a vector that bisects that angle. This is a rough estimate, for today’s purposes, since there is more physics involved than this simple geometry, but play with it and you’ll get the hang of it. (This comes in handy in 9-ball when you’re frozen on the one with the nine hanging!)

If you can split a tangent with a level cue, can you not also split tangents with your Eric Yow Jump Cue? Of course! It adds a third dimension, elevation, but it’s easy to get the hang of, particularly if you have a Yow! Jump Cue. My signature jump cues have a black phenolic tip and a stainless steel ferrule, making jump shots particularly easier to accomplish and to do so with accuracy and precision. In the bottom example depicted, take the angle created by the resistance line and the desired line to the far corner pocket. Split that angle in your mind and prepare for a jump shot at about 40 degrees of elevation. I use a dart stroke. You will have to hit a little harder than usual because of the resistance of the frozen ball, though not by much if you’re using a Yow! Jump Cue. Your aim point may be a little farther or shorter than you estimate, depending on the way you stroke your jump shots. But, shoot directly through the ball and watch the cue ball travel down table to make the ball in the corner. A little inside spin will help it hug the long rail if it comes in short.

A fun shot is when you are closer to the blocker balls, top left, and you must hold the cue ball for a shot on the next ball.

Splitting the tangent, use more elevation with low-left English,

hitting it a bit harder to maintain the requisite spin. Nail this shot with your Yow! Jump Cue and your opponent will definitely give you the 8!

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

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Reyes and Bustamante Win World Cup of Pool… Again PHILIPPINES B has won the 2009 PartyCasino.net World Cup of Pool

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he pairing of Francisco Bustamante and Efren Reyes defeated the German duo of Thorsten Hohmann and Ralf Souquet 11-9 in an incredible final full of twists, turns and drama.

It was a fitting way to end a sensational tournament that has featured 32 teams from 31 different nations competing over six days of fantastic pool.

This was the first time the event had been staged in Asia and all of the matches were played in front of large crowds.

There were about 2,000 people watching the final from every vantage point possible at the SM City North Annex in Manila. Each match of the competition was shown live in the host nation on either on CS9 or Solar Sports and the viewing fans, along with the spectators in the capacity crowd, were treating to a sensational three-hour epic final.

Philippines made a bright start and led 3-1 and 5-2 before Germany fought back and were in front 6-5, 8-6 and 9-8.

However, Reyes and Bustamante, who also won the inaugural event in 2006, won the last three racks in a row to become the first team to win the competition twice.

“We are very happy because we thought we were lucky,” said an elated Bustamante. “When they were leading we thought we were going to lose as the score was 9-7 and they were still playing easy run outs.

“Thorsten’s miss on the 5 ball meant we got lucky and that changed everything. We are very proud to have won this tournament twice.

“We didn’t think we would get into the final but when we beat China, Efren said we will win this tournament. We don’t play much together normally, then we came together for the World Cup and it’s amazing that we won, it was very tough.”

Defeated Ralf Souquet could not hide his disappointment at the outcome.

“We should have won easily, 11-6, but it was just the way the match went but that’s the way it is. There is nothing you can do about it,” said a dejected Souquet.

“We had enough chances, and I’m very very disappointed we didn’t win.

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(abv) Reyes & Bustamante with Trophy (left) Efren celebrating the win

Souquet shooting while partner Hohmann waits.

“To be honest I still don’t believe that it was a fantastic match as both teams made a lot of errors, but it was very dramatic for the spectators and there was a lot of tension for both teams,” he added.

Full results at 2009 PartyCasino.net

Ga Young Kim Wins WPBA Colorado Classic

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he Final match of the 2009 WPBA Colorado Classic is set, with Kelly Fisher looking for her first win of 2009. Meanwhile, the 2009 U.S. Open 9 Ball Champion, Ga Young Kim, was gunning for her second win this season! We knew this could end up a quick match since both players are known for their fast play.

Young had the advantage with 3-1 lead going into game 5.

Kelly is never one to give up easily, and went into game 5 with the break. She pocketed a ball, and proceeded to navigate through the rack. The only problem ball was the 3, sitting behind the 8 on the side rail. She decided to play a safe, leaving Ga Young to jump. Once again her trusty jump cue worked, making the 5 ball carom off of the 3 but she was forced to play safe on the 3 ball. She came up short, leaving Kelly with a very long spot shot. She made it, but another safety battle was underway on the 4.

Kelly came out ahead on that one, but the crowd groaned as she scratched off the 4 ball and Ga Young ran out to take a 4-1 lead. Ga Young broke, made a ball and came back off the one ball for shape on the 2, breaking it away from the 9 ball that it was tied up with. Her cue ball died a bit on her though, and she was only inches away from the 2. She played an amazing back cut shot, sending the cue ball 3 rails around the table, pocketing the 4 ball that had been sitting deep in the corner pocket. She gained shape on the five ball, sinking it down the rail, but was presented with a problem from the 6 to the 7. The 7 was below the 8 ball about 4”, and Ga Young came to the short side of the ball. Instead of trying for the offensive cut shot, she elected to play safe, sticking the cue ball behind the 8

and sending the 7 ball up table to rest on the rail.

Kelly had only the short rail kick shot available to her, and missed the ball entirely giving Ga Young ball in hand and in record time, Ga Young took a 5-1 lead. Kelly broke in game 7, pocketing a ball and played a great safe on the 1. Ga Young was forced to kick 2 rails, successfully hitting the ball, leaving the cue ball on the end rail and the one ball 8’ away. It was a tough nearly straight in shot that Kelly faced, and she couldn’t come with the shot. But Ga Young couldn’t make the long slice down the rail and Kelly was able to pocket the one ball in the side. She continued on in an attempt to stop the bleeding in this match and ran out, down 2-5. But Ga Young had the break in game 8, making a ball and putting together an awesome run out after some tricky Position play through the first 4 balls of the rack. She was now on the hill, 6-2.

Kelly broke in game 9, and although she made a ball, she had no open pocket for the 1 ball, much to her obvious disgust. She tried a tough 1/7 combination, perhaps out of frustration, and left Ga Young with the cue ball sitting over the 7 forcing her to jack up. She missed the 1 and Kelly stepped back to the table. She executed a poor safety and Ga Young, feeling no fear, made a bank into the side pocket. She would have to do it again for the 2, but missed it. Just as luck had it, she snookered the cue ball behind the 5 while the 2 went up table, and Kelly kicked one rail. She hit the ball, leaving Ga Young with a partial jump shot. This time though, her jump cue failed her as the 2 ball hung in the

Ga Young Kim pocket. Kelly focused all of her energy into this rack, running out but still down 3-6.

Ga Young went into game 10 with the break advantage and pocketed 3 balls!

She had the 2 ball first, then the 3, 5, 7, 8 & 9 left between her and her 2nd title of the 2009 Season winning 7-3.

Many thanks go out to Sky Ute Casino and Resort and the Southern Ute Tribe of Colorado for their amazing hospitality and beautiful hotel, casino and venue.

Ben Fernandez, Tracy McKellip, Carol Taylor and General Manager Matt Olin and the entire staff and crew at Sky Ute were fantastic and we look forward to coming back next year. We had some amazing individuals come and shotclock volunteer for us; Michael Cometsevah and crew from Slop Shot Billiards in Gallup, NM – Thanks so much! Kathy, Lenore, Susan – so wonderful of you to drive from Denver and join us! Terri and Claudia from AZ, you guys ROCK! And finally, thanks to Aramith, the American Poolplayers Association, Brunswick Billiards, Cuetec Cues, Mueller Recreation Products, Pooldawg.com and Simonis, Inc. for their continued support and sponsorship of the WPBA and women’s billiards!

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Golden Nugget of Instruction

by Tom Rossman • drcue@artisticpool.org Contributing Writer Great Falls, Montana… Rock Springs, Wyoming… Pueblo, Colorado… North Platte, Nebraska… Wichita, Kansas…

Springfield, Missouri… Decatur, Illinois… Indianapolis, Indiana… King’s Island, Ohio… Valley Forge, Pennsylvania… New Orleans, Louisiana… Las Vegas, Nevada… Utica, New York… Bangor, Maine… Jacksonville, Florida…

Houston, Texas… Los Angeles, California… Moscow, Russia… Kiev, Ukraine… Luxembourg, Luxembourg… Willingen, Germany…

Malaysia… Singapore… Vilnius, Lithuania… Mankato, Minnesota… Sioux City, Iowa… Bay City, Michigan… and on… and on… and on…

No matter where “Dr. Cue” goes, or, better said, no matter where “Ms. Cue” sends him, I have discovered a recurring necessity in each show, tournament, clinic, and/or challenge match… Adjustment, Adjustment, Adjustment

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djustments for the speed of the table… adjustments for cushion rebound angles… adjustments for clean vs. “not so clean” pool balls… adjustments for different cue and tip experiences… adjustments for a headache or muscle pain… adjustments for loose and tight racks… adjustments for opponent attitudes…adjustments for the “weather”, which seems to affect everything, and a myriad of adjustments for hundreds of other environmental, human, and billiard physical properties.

With all these considerations, it is a wonder that we ever play well. All is not lost however…as I remind you of 7 key “elements” of success…to help each of you overcome most problematic situations and/or conditions that sometimes appear too overpowering. Learning the following “golden nuggets” of an enlightened game approach with surely take you to new heights, and an understanding of how to handle the “little” and “big” things that cause us to stagnate and/or question our abilities.

1) Solid Structural Mechanic “Tuning” of Fundamentals – The key to this is the miracleformula of: Straight Alignment + Straight Stroke = Shot Success 2) Specific Knowledge of the “physics” of pool – In simplified terms

3) Study of “diamond systems – Learning the “dots on the rails” – The easy way 4) Regimen of Practice with Continued Conviction 5) Application of “total feeling” to the game…with “burning focus” 6) Right Brain understanding so that “dead stroke” may be achieved 7) Development of the “heart joy” of billiards expressed via its sights and sounds If you have any specific/general questions about the above, please email me – drcue@artisticpool.org. In addition, my RACK UP A VICTORY book and “new” DVD’s will help you in your journey to playing excellence. For special inquiries please visit: www.drcuepromotions.com or www.professorqball.com.

In addition, add a little “spice” and “excitement” to your game by trying your hand / cue at our Dr. Cue Classic “Artistic Pool” Tour competitions. This has become a magnetic sport vehicle of learning for over 3 years now. Shot program diagrams, event/player details, and title/award information is available from www.artisticpool.org.

Study, practice, and adjust…and always –

Enjoy the Roll!

BCA Announces International Billiard & Home Recreation Expo Date Change The Billiard Congress of America today announced that it has changed the date of its 2010 International Billiard & Home Recreation Expo to Wednesday, July 14 through Friday, July 16, 2010 at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

“There have been no changes to the location, exhibit halls or floor plans of the Expo. This unanimous vote of the BCA Board of Directors finally puts the show date issue to rest,” said Ivan Lee, chairman of the BCA BOD. “We believe that by going back to the original trade show timeframe, we will have the best opportunity to attract a larger attendance of buyers. We have also adjusted which days the Expo is held, to Wednesday through Friday. This change is designed to enable more buyers to attend the Expo before heading back to their businesses for weekend sales. We have received overwhelming support for the date change from all of the exhibitors contracted for 2010.”

The BCA is pleased to report that 65 companies have already contracted for 326 booths during onsite 2010 booth selection at the 2009 BCA Expo. Early Bird Exhibit space sales are currently underway and will continue through November 1, 2009.

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What is your Practice Mission?

by Samm Diep Contributing Writer • blog.SammsPocket.com • House Pro at Table Steaks East in Aurora,CO

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n order to get the most out of our practice time, it’s important to establish a mission. What is your purpose for practicing today? We’ve all observed the player from across the room that’s just firing at balls. He thinks he’s doing the right thing by getting out there and practicing. His practice session may begin with a couple organized drills or stroke shots. Eventually, he has lost focus or ends up playing against someone. He gives half a warm-up stroke for each shot, tries to bank balls that should be cut, and is obviously no longer giving 100%.

To get the most out of our practice time, there are some decisions we need to make before we begin. Decide if this going to be a learning session or an achieving session. Do you have an objective for your valuable practice time? Have a plan to work on a specific shot or develop a certain stroke. Or, are you setting out to run 100 balls in straight pool or break and run four consecutive racks of 9-ball?

Whichever course of action we choose, it’s most important to make sure our goals are realistic and attainable. Now that we’ve determined our objective, let’s make our shot decisions accordingly.

If we’re planning an achieving session, our goals are resultsbased. This means if I’m setting out to get a perfect score of 150 in the game of 6 Pocket, then I determine that before my practice begins. I will choose smart patterns, take less-aggressive shots, and make sure I get on the correct side of each ball.

Ideally, I want to recreate a tournament pressure and mindset for myself. My priority is to accomplish this score and exceed my current high score.

On the other hand, if the plan is for a learning session, we may find our goals to be more performance-based. For instance, I’m setting out to develop my power draw stroke. I will set up the same shot and shoot it 50 or 100 times until I achieve my desired outcome and get a feel for the stroke. I’m concentrating less on pocketing the ball and more on developing the muscle memory. My focus is on the execution, not the results.

This is also the perfect opportunity to set up that scenario I was unsure of during league. Perhaps I used low outside instead of high inside. I will set it up and shoot it several different ways.

I’ll practice pocketing the ball with alternative spin options. It doesn’t matter what the results are, this is the time for learning.

Establishing a practice mission has helped me maximize the quality of my practice time. While setting out to break my straight pool high run, I would often fall victim to unnecessarily shooting a shot more aggressively simply because it was “more fun” or because I felt I needed to practice that particular shot. Now, I save those shots for my learning sessions. Once I

started distinguishing between the two, I increased my focus and high runs, and made better use of my practice time.

Please be sure to visit www.pooltipjar.com You can take polls, view article archives, and read tournament and training updates.

Samm Diep, “Cherry Bomb” House Pro at Table Steaks East in Aurora, Colorado Author of “You Might Be A D Player If… (101 Classic Moves That All Pool Players Can Appreciate)” www.SammsPocket.com Pooltipjar.com

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U.S. Open 10-Ball Championship Joins the BCAPL at the Riviera May 2010

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ueSports International (CSI) announces the launch of the U.S. Open 10-Ball Championship. This new and exciting event will be held in the pro arena at the Riviera Hotel & Casino May 18-22, 2010 during the BCAPL National 8-Ball Championships.

The open tournament will have a guaranteed minimum $25,000 added. With a projected max field of 96 players, the event is open to both men and women worldwide. Additionally, the tournament has been added in the U.S.A as an event on the BCA players point list. This is the recognized list by the World Pool Billiard Association (WPA) for the U.S regarding which players are invited to sanctioned world events.

More information and details about the U.S. Open 10-Ball Championship will be available soon via both the CSI and BCAPL websites. For more information contact the CueSports International office at (702) 719-7665 or email holly@playcsipool.com.

CueSports International is dedicated to broadening opportunity to players of all ability. CSI is the parent company of the BCA Pool League, the National Championship Series (NCS), and the USA Pool League CSI also produces independent events such as the U.S. Bar Table Championships, the Jay Swanson Memorial and the U.S. Open 10-Ball Championship. Visit www.playcsipool.com, www.playbca.com and www.playusapool.com for more information about CSI and its divisions.

For I ntr u ctio nal vi deos or the latest E vent News V i si t www. pr ofessor qbal l . com PQB 22 October/November

www.USBA.net USBA Officers President Bob Jewett 1000 Kiely Blvd Apt 86, Santa Clara, CA 95051 408-615-7479 president@usba.net

Secretary/Treasurer Jim Shovak 58 Hawthorne Avenue East Islip, NY 11730 516-238-6193 jimshovak@usba.net

Eastern Region Directors Mazin Shooni 2006 USA Champion 135 Broad Street Unit # 3A5, Hudson, MA, 01749 cell phone: 248-910-4466 work phone: 603 623 5330 mazinshooni@yahoo.com Henry Ugartechea 3795 NW 5 Terr Boca Raton, FL 33431 561-929-8100 henryugartechea@comcast.net Charles Brown

The New Pan-American Champion Pedro Piedrabuena

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he USBA sent 4 players to the CPB Championships in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The CPB (Confederacion Panamericana de Billar) is the governing body for 3-Cushion Billiards in both North and South America. The tournament took place August 5-8, 2009.

Pedro Piedrabuena won the event and is the new Panamerican (CPB) Champion. Hugo Patino finished in 6th. Miguel Torres finished in the top 16 and Michael Kang finished in the top 32.

Pedro and Hugo, along with six other top CPB finishers will represent the CPB and their countries in the World 3-Cushion Championships, which will be held in Lausanne, Switzerland, November 11-15, 2009.

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Central Region DirectorsGeorge Theobald 1N260 Prince Crossing Rd. West Chicago, Illinois 60185 (630) 231-9444 gtheobald4@comcast.net Bill Johnson 734-368-3315 williamharryjohnson@gmail.com George Ashby 8X USA Champion 206 E. State Street Jacksonville, IL 62650 217-440-0069 pooltabledoctor2@verizon.net

Second Shot Contest winners from Amy’s Billiards, Stuart Florida, l-r, Justin Kovalsky, Eric Swingle, Matt Holland Amy Poulter

Western Region Directors George Aronek 19120 Nordhoff St. Northridge, California 91324-3654 AGQcase@aol.com Ken Higgins 19342 47TH Ave NE. Seattle, Washington 98155-2954 206-355-5498 ken.higgins@hushmail.com Bruce Warner (310)738-5429 bw-@ix.netcom.com

3-Cushion Billiard Shot-Contest a Hit with Pocket Pool Players Amy’s Billiards in Stuart, Florida held her second shot contest and say’s what a blast this was.

Ten players sign up and it took about four hours of fun.

Attention all room owners - for more information on how you can have a “3-Cushion Billiard Tour Shot-Contest call Paul Frankel at 901 756-2594.

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2009 USBA Tour

Dion Nelin Wins the Carom CafĂŠ International Open Dates: August 17-23, 2009 Location: Carom CafĂŠ Billiards in Flushing, NY Tables: 10 Heated Verhoevens with new Simonis 300 Rapide Cloth Players: 40 Preliminaries: 5 groups of 8 players each/round robin/25 points Top 4 from each group advance to the semi-finals (20 players) 2 auction & 2 lottery winners = 24 players Semi-Finals: 3 groups of 8 players each/round robin/30 points Top 4 from each group advance to Finals (12 players) Finals: 2 groups of 6 players each/round robin/40 points Top 2 finishers from each group advance to the final matches: single elimination to 40 points to determine 1st through 4th place.

Preliminaries: Flight A: Min Jae Pak wins the group, Young Gull Lee is 2nd, Miguel Torres is 3rd and Francisco Parra is 4th.

Flight B: Hugo Patino wins the group, Bert Van Manen is 2nd, Allen Jensen is 3rd and Don Sperber is 4th.

Flight C: Sonny Cho wins the group, Felipe Razon is 2nd, Joel Switala is 3rd and Kim Staarup is 4th.

Flight D: Dion Nelin wins the group, Michael Kang is 2nd, Jeong Hwan Kim is 3rd and Min Gu Kang is 4th. Highlight: Dave Van Lokeren loses to Jim Shovak 25-24 knocking Dave out of the semi-finals. Ironically, Dave wins the lottery and gets back in!

Flight E: Jacob Haack-Sorensen wins the group, Mazin Shooni is 2nd, Hyuk Yoon is 3rd and Jorge Rubio is 4th.

Auctions: Jim Shovak paid $ 550.00 and Jim Watson paid $ 650.00 to enter the semi-finals.

Lotteries: Dave Van Lokeren and Sang Jin Lee won the lotteries.

Semi-Finals: Group A: Mazin Shooni wins the group, Jacob HaackSorensen is 2nd, Min Gu Kang is 3rd and Jeong Hwan Kim is 4th.

Group B: Young Gull Lee wins the group, Sonny Cho is 2nd, Miguel Torres is 3rd and Min Jae Pak is 4th.

Group C: Dion Nelin wins the group, Michael Kang is 2nd, Hugo Patino is 3rd and Francisco Parra is 4th.

Finals: Group A: Dion Nelin wins the group, Jacob Sorensen is 2nd, Hugo Patino is 3rd, Sonny Cho is 4th, Francisco Parra is 5th and Min Gu Kang is 6th.

Group B: Min Jae Pak wins the group, Miguel Torres is 2nd, Michael Kang is 3rd, Mazin Shooni is 4th, Jeong Hwan Kim is 5th, Young Gull Lee is 6th.

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Min Jae Pak,2nd; Dion Nelin winner, and Miguel Torres, 3rd Final Matches: Min Gu Kang (11th place) defeats Young Gull Lee (12th place) Francisco Parra (9th place) defeats Jeong Hwan Kim (10th place) Sonny Cho (7th place) defeats Mazin Shooni (8th place) Hugo Patino (5th place) defeats Michael Kang (6th place) Top 4 player semi-finals: Dion Nelin defeats Miguel Torres Min Jae Pak defeats Jacob Haack-Sorensen Top 4 player finals: Miguel Torres (3rd place) defeats Jacob Haack-Sorensen (4th place) Dion Nelin (1st place) defeats Min Jae Pak (2nd place) Highlight: Dion Nelin runs 14-and-out to win the tournament.

We would like to thank the following: Michael Kang, owner of Carom Cafe for putting up his room, for adding money to the prize fund and overall making it a fun time for all. Charles Brown for running the tournament smoothly as usual. Those that were score keepers for the finals and everyone else who helped. We really appreciate it.

Sponsors: Iwan Simonis-Aramith (Saluc)-Adam Cue Company USBA Tour Sponsors: David Levine, Jim Shovak, Bob Jewett, Professor-Q-Ball (Paul Frankel), Creative Billiard Shirts, Marty Isserlis, Michael Kang, Andrew Janquitto, Dean Harrell, Pedro Piedrabuena, Robert Byrne, Tom Resk, Sonny Cho, Mazin Shooni, Dr.Cue Promotions (Tom Rossman), Bruce Warner, Mike Walo, Jim Watson, Tommy Thomsen, Tom Haskin, Jamil Isreal, Bob Roach, Mike Melloy, Don Sperber, Norm Brust, Ed Friedman and Pat Young.

USBA Result • Tacoma Elks, Tacoma, Washington Neal Olson and Al Speidel win in Tacoma • August 21-23 Two separate events were held, an “A” division and a “B” division.

Neal Olson won the “A” event and Al Speidel won the “B” event.

The 2010 USBA National Championship Tournament will be held at the Elks Lodge in Tacoma, WA. Expected dates are February 17-21, 2010.

More details will be forthcoming.

Official USBA Candidates Selected Below is a list of all the official candidates for office.

All current USBA Members will receive mail-in ballots by October 1st. You will also be able to cast your vote(s) online through the USBA website on October 1st. Details will follow soon. Voting will end on December 31st. I have placed the candidates’ names in alphabetical order within their region.

Northeast Region: Merrill Hughes (New York) Mazin Shooni (Mass.)

Southeast Region: Henry Ugartechea (Florida) Mid-America Region: Steve Andersen (Michigan) Juan Elizalde Sauz (Texas) Bill Johnson (Michigan) Felipe Razon (Illinois)

Southwest Region: Gilbert Najm (California) Mike Walo (California) Bruce Warner (California) Northwest Region: Darrel Stutesman (Wash.)

Secretary/Treasurer: Jim Shovak (New York) President: Dennis Dieckman (Michigan)

Obituaries 8/24/09: Bill Maloney: The billiard community has suffered a tremendous loss when Bill Maloney passed away. Born 7/24/39, Died 8/24/09, he was exactly 70 years & 1 month old when he passed shortly after 2am at Holy Cross Hospital in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. He died of complications from pneumonia during a long-time battle with emphysema. A past billiard champion, the future of his room (Corner Pocket) is still unknown.

8/19/09: Northwest Regional Director Ken Higgins: Ken Higgins passed away from a heart attack on August 19, 2009. For those who knew Ken, this is a very sad day and 3-Cushion Billiards has lost a friend to all who knew him and a loyal supporter of 3-Cushion as a sport in America. To my knowledge, Ken was well-liked by everyone that ever met him and his passing will truly be a great loss for many and the entire sport.

8/4/09: Thom Zimmerman: MD, PhD, Emeritus Professor in the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at the University of Louisville, a member of the USBA and loved the game of 3cushion billiards. Our heartfelt condolences go to his wife, Tinker, and family members.

5/28/09: Mike Morga: President of the South Bergen Billiard Club (NJ) died at the age of 66.

5/25/09: Dan Silver: Long time billiard player and billiard supporter died at 63.

10/24/08: Larry Weir: Owner of North Hollywood Billiards in California.

Secretary’s Desk It’s election time! All members that are current on their dues will be receiving a mail-in ballot to be completed and returned to us.

Also, current members that have registered at www.USBA.net will be able to cast their ballots online instead. Past elections have had pitifully poor turnout.

We are hoping that the addition of the online ballot will increase turnout.

Unfortunately, although we have gone to great lengths to recruit candidates for office, we did not get many takers.

Thus, most of the candidates will be elected uncontested.

If any of you are not happy about this or with the choices you have been given, remember you or someone you know could have stepped up and run for office.

I will not be endorsing any candidates, but I will say this: choose the candidates that you feel will move the USBA forward: that are willing to work hard; that will run USBA tournaments; that are open-minded; that will visit rooms and establish relationships between the room and USBA; that will teach others how to run tournaments; that are willing to give their time to answer your questions and concerns.

Don’t make it a popularity contest. We need workers on the board. If you wish, you can contact the candidates and ask them questions when you receive your ballot.

Don’t take this decision lightly. The USBA Board will be “stuck” with whomever you elect, so please decide wisely and in the best interests of billiards and the USBA.

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Mazin Shooni and Cong Nguyen Qualify for 2010 Nationals

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welve player USBA Qualifier was held at The World Classic Pool Event in Moody Gardens, Galveston, Texas. With 2 beautiful Gabriels billiard tables with brand-new Simonis cloth, many spectators from the pool event were captivated by the “strange” game that was being played at “their” event. The game of 3-cushion was exposed and many pool players took their turns on the tables in an attempt to defeat Mazin Shooni (2006 USBA Champion) in a race to 3 points to win a Fury cue. The challengers also got the break shot. Some players did win a cue, but not many. Obviously, the game was a lot Erdem Kikicoglu and harder than they had anticiMazin Shooni pated and Mazin Shooni was a lot stronger as well. Overall, the event was a lot of fun and a success for 3-cushion exposure.

Also attending the event (by accident) was Erdem Kilicoglu, a one-armed 3-cushion player from Turkey who now plays at Carom Café in Flushing, NY. Erdem has an average of at LEAST .850 and has, in the past, played over 1.000. He was attending the event to participate in some of the pool events. Evidently, he can play that too. After the Qualifier had ended, a challenge match was set up between Mazin Shooni and Erdem which attracted the attention of many pool players and even Fox News did a quick filming. No word of whether it will show up on TV or not. The match was not a serious one, more of a fun one. Erdem came out on top.

The Qualifier: With a field of 12 players including Mazin Shooni, the players were divided into 2 groups of 6 players each.

The top 3 from each group advanced to the finals, a 6 player round robin. Prelims were to 20 points and the finals to 25.

There were 4 brand-new Vietnamese USBA members playing.

Apparently, Houston has a large Vietnamese 3-cushion community that has been untapped by the USBA. A USBA Tour event will most assuredly be held next year in Houston.

Flight A: Dung Nguyen wins the flight going 4-1, Joe MacNamara comes in 2nd going 3-2 and Paul Frankel comes in 3rd going 3-2. Paul won his last match against Ellis Lawrence to put him in the finals. Glen Dockstader finished 4th going 2-3, Ellis Lawrence finished 5th going 2-3 and Nguyen Nguyen finPQB 30 October/November

2nd Cong Nguyen, Mazin Shooni winner, 3rd Jim Shovak ished 6th going 1-4.

Flight B: Mazin Shooni lost 2 games in the prelims, one to Cong Nguyen and the other to Jim Shovak. Cong Nguyen wins the flight going 5-0, Jim Shovak finishes 2nd going 4-1 and Mazin Shooni finished 3rd going 3-2. Bao Cao finishes 4th going 2-3, Eric Hughes finished 5th going 1-4 and Lan Lo finished 6th going 0-5.

Finals: After 3 rounds, Mazin Shooni, Cong Nguyen and Jim Shovak were all 3-0. Mazin Shooni defeated Jim Shovak 25-22 to raise his record to 4-0. Then Cong Nguyen defeated Jim Shovak as well, 25-17 to raise his record to 4-0. This set up a final match between Mazin and Cong to determine the winner.

Mazin dominated the game from the beginning with a 14-5 lead. Cong scored some points to get a little closer. Then Mazin scored more and raised his lead to 22-14. The game looked to be over, but it wasn’t. Cong woke up and had a beautiful run of 8 to tie the game at 22. All of a sudden, it was a tense match. Mazin scored a point and then missed. Cong had one last chance and missed. Mazin scored 2 and out to win the match and the tournament. Mazin Shooni and Cong Nguyen both qualified to play in the 2010 USBA National Championship to be held in Tacoma, Washington in February.

Special thanks to Mazin Shooni and Paul Frankel for giving their time (and money) to put this event together for the advancement of 3-cushion billiards. Also thanks to Wes Burden, mechanic, for driving the tables from Florida and putting them together, you did a great job. Also thanks to Tom and Jimmy Haskin from (Cue Masters) for transporting and shipping the electronic scoreboards and other things. Thanks for keeping score of many matches. Thanks also to the USBA, Simonis Cloth and the Galveston promoters Louis P Vickio, Clark & Bobby Rone for chipping in to help Paul and Mazin run this event. It would serve 3-cushion very well if we were able to continue to have events alongside major pool functions such as this one.

John Jacobson Triumphs at the Minneapolis Billiard Club

by Tim Gardner Contributed Story

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BC hosted an 18 player open tournament September 18-20, 2009. Three flights of six played to 20 on two Verhoevens. The top two finishers from each advanced to Sunday’s final flight with matches to 25. Featured guests included former American champion George Ashby, billiard author Bob Byrne, and USBA Secretary Jim Shovak.

Players traveled from six states.

Flight A. Halfway through the flight it looked possible that Bob Byrne, Fred Lamers, and Jim Shovak could all end up 4-1 as each had a single loss to one another. Jim’s loss was with the fewest points so he’d be the odd man out. But then began an interesting series of events. First Jim defeated Gary Eake to indeed finish at 4-1. Second Bernard Kapinos played his best game to earn his first victory which left Fred at 3-2. This put Jim into the finals and it looked like Fred would be the odd man out. Next up was Bob who needed at least 18 points to wrap up the second spot. Bob’s previous game was a tournament best 1.250 so his chances of advancing looked good. This was not to be. Craig Gullett played his best game and made Bob the odd man out. Jim won the flight at 4-1 and Fred finished second at 3-2.

Flight B. George Ashby went 5-0 to sweep the flight. Steve Gullett, Pat Preziuso, and Carl Nelson fought for second place with the outcome not decided until Carl beat Pat and held him below 15 points. Carl advanced with a record of 3-2.

Flight C. John Jacobson won with a record of 4-1. Second place turned into a battle between Brad Vollmers, Bob Jacobson, and Tim Gardner. Tim earned the second spot with his victory over John to also finish 4-1.

Finals. Midway through the bracket, George was undefeated and Jim, Fred, and John each had a single loss. John and Fred’s loss came at the hands of Carl and Tim, each shooting their high game of the finals. Jim’s loss resulted from Fred’s tournament high run of 11 and out. John subsequently defeated both Jim and Fred to remain with only a single loss. Fred handed George his first loss with the finals high game of 1.136. George then beat Jim which set up the final match between George and John. The winner would take first and the loser third since Fred had second wrapped up based on points. The match was a tightly fought contest with John prevailing 25-20. Congratulations to John Jacobson!

The total prize fund of $3,900 ($1,800 entry + $2,100 added) paid as follows: 1st Place John Jacobson $1,250 2nd Place Fred Lamers $900 3rd Place George Ashby $600

Left to right- 3rd George Ashby, John Jacobson winner, 2ndFred Lamers Photos courtesy of Mike Fieldhammer, BilliardCoach.com

4th Place Tim Gardner 5th Place Jim Shovak 6th Place Carl Nelson High Run Out of the Money Bob Byrne High Avg Out of the MoneyBob Jacobson Schuler Cue raffle winner

$425 $300 $225 $100 $100 Jamie Sibley

MBC thanks sponsors David Levine, Rene duCret, Mickey Campbell, Troy Thoennes of All About the Game Room, and Craig Gullett. We also thank Goerge Bisonnette for preparing and delivering Saturday night’s feast; Bob Jacobson for tournament assistance; and Jim Larson of Billiards Unlimited for use of his club. Most of all, we thank the players for making the tournament a success and a fun event for all.

Guillermo Sosa Wins at Thanh Tam Billiards There were 28 players where the USBA received 15 new or renewed memberships. The first round of the tournament was made up of 4 flights of 7. The top 2 from each flight went to the finals, which was an eight man round robin. The handicaps were set at 0, +2, +4, +5, +7, +8, and +10. All matches were played to 30 points (with the handicaps put on the string at the beginning of the match). No players were undefeated.

Guillermo Sosa won the tournament, beating Pedro Piedrabuena in the “last” match.

1) Guillermo Sosa $3,000 3) Ricardo Carranco $1,300 5) Manuel Moreno $600 7) Francisco Palafox $400

2) Pedro Piedrabuena $ 2,150 4) Allen Castillo $750 6) Hoa Dinh $500 8) Martin Magana $300 October/November 31 PQB

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USBA UpComing Events October 9-11: USBA TOUR - “Olhausen Open” - The Carom Club Wyoming, Michigan. Contact Steve Andersen: 616-530-8665 November 6-8: USBA TOUR- “B” & “C”- Carom Cafe - Flushing, NY Contact Charles Brown: 646-528-3238 Min Jae Pak: 917-407-3620 November 13-15: Regional Qualifier - Marshalltown, IA Contact John Jacobson: 641-753-7168 December 4-6: USBA TOUR- “Open” - Eight Ball Billiards - Maywood, CA Contact Hector Ocampo: 323-304-3156 December 4-6: Regional Qualifier - Dick Takano Memorial- Tacoma Elks, WA Contact Darrel Stutesman: 253-584-3994 January 8-10: USBA TOUR- “B” - World Class Billiards - Peabody, MA Contact Joe DeAmato/John Magulas: 978-535-7000 January 22-23: Regional Qualifier: Pendennis Club - Louisville, KY Contact: Paul Frankel: 901 756-2594 January 22-23: Regional Qualifier: World Class Billiards - Peabody, MA Contact Joe DeAmato/John Magulas: 978-535-7000 February 17-21: USBA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP - Tacoma Elks, WA Contact Jim Shovak: 516-238-6193

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APA Team National Championship At the Riviera Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.

The finals of the APA Masters In the end it was California Roll taking home the $7,800 first place prize money! 2nd place, Ying & Tang didn’t go home empty-handed, earning $3,600. The final score was 18-14.

8-Ball Open division No English of Bridgeport, Conn., defeated Team Bet of Memphis, Tenn., in the finals of the Open 8-Ball Division of the 2009 National Team Championships. The victory earned No English $25,000 in 1st Place prize money. Team Bet took home $15,000 as the Runners-up.

The Open 8-Ball Division featured 712 teams from the United States and Canada.

Champions - California Roll of Duarte, CA David Mount, Yi Fei Mei, Joseph Martinez

2009 APA Wheelchair Challenge Charlie Hans (SL7) of Cincinnati, Ohio was up against Timothy Wallen (SL5) of Fayetteville, N.C., in the APA Wheelchair Challenge finals. Hans captured the win and took home the $2,000 cash prize for the second consecutive year.

Wallen earned $1,000 for his performance. The final score was 5-0. A total of 58 players competed in this year’s Wheelchair Challenge.

No English (Bridgeport, CT) Walter Centeno, Paul Luis, Chris Frazao, Lou Carrero, Sean Zipper, Javier Demora, Mark Pettway

For more results and pictures go to www.poolplayers.com

8-Ball Ladies Division Let It Ride of Bakersfield, Calif., defeated Amy’s Avengers of West Monroe, La., 3-2 in the finals of the Ladies 8-Ball Division of the 2009 National Team Championships. The victory earned Let It Ride a $10,000 pay day! As Runners-Up, the Amy’s Avengers didn’t go home empty handed either - they received $5,000 in 2nd Place prize money.

Thirty-eight teams competed in the Ladies 8-Ball Division.

Charlie Hans

Let It Ride (Bakersfield, CA) Jana Gaiser, Sheila Hayden, Kathy Baehr, Monica Poe, Vonda Sellers, Pamela Miller, Laura Austin, Kaylene Castillo

October/November 33 PQB

Shoot Yourself

by Tom Simpson • PoolClinics.com Contributing Writer

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t pool school, one of the first and most important analytical tools we use is the video camera. Each player shoots a standard sequence of four shots, viewed from three different angles: from the front, from the back, and from the side. Often, players ask whether they can get a copy of their video. We chuckle and explain that, after they’ve been through a day of bridge, grip, stance, alignment, and stroke training, and then see their “before” video, they will be offering to bribe us to record over it. Most of us have burned-in a lot of our fundamentals. Video shows the truth. Regardless of how “correct or natural” you may feel at the table, you may be shocked at what you actually look like and what you actually are doing. You may want to shoot yourself.

Let’s look at how to set up and shoot a “fundamentals” video. You’ll need a video camera, tripod, pool table, laser, and some “donuts” (the little white donut-shaped hole reinforcers sold at office supply stores). It also helps to have an assistant to run the camera while you’re shooting.

First, we’ll need to establish a perfectly straight line between the effective centers of two corner pockets, shown on the diagram below as Laser Line 1. That line runs through the intersections of the rail gutters (the wear lines a half-ball out from each cushion nose) at corner pockets A and D. Use those points to align the laser. Stick donuts on the cloth at Spots B and C. Set up the camera about 10 feet back from the table, if possible. Align the camera’s lens with the same laser line. Adjust the tripod so the camera is about a foot higher than the table surface.

We also place donuts over the lip of the pocket lining of the far corner pocket PQB 34 October/November

with CB at Spot E and OB at Spot F, shooting toward Pocket G. Pivot the camera on the tripod and zoom until the frame includes everything from the CB to the back of the stick, and everything from the player’s feet to whatever is highest.

Shoot the same four-shot sequence.

Review the video, observing closely.

The first eight shots should be perfectly aligned to the camera and Laser Line 1.

Check to ensure your entire stroke arm is aligned vertically to the Laser Line – no tilting, no tucking the elbow in or winging it out. No wrist curls.

Where is your tip? Is it on the vertical axis of the CB? Where does your tip finish? Does it follow through the CB adequately? Does the bottom of your cue, to help it veer off the line? Is your stick pointed make it visible on camera. perfectly down the Laser Line? Look at Place a cueball on Spot B and object the donut at Spot X when shooting ball on Spot C. Have the player get in toward the camera. The stick should hide position to shoot this shot down Laser Line 1 toward the camera, into Pocket D. the donut; otherwise, it is not pointed straight down the line. When shooting Zoom in or out until the frame contains the other direction, watch to make sure the bottom of the CB to the top of the the donut on the butt of the stick is player (elbow point or top of head, aligned directly above Spot Y. whichever is higher). Now you’re ready to shoot the first four shots. Record the Check out your approach to the shot, player shooting this shot four different your ball address, practice strokes, eye ways: 1) stop shot, 2) draw to center of table, 3) follow forward to the pocket, 4) movements, elbow dips, swerves, stance, balance, stability, bridge, smoothness, maximum draw, back toward or into the confidence, hit stroke, and followcorner pocket. through/finish. Slow motion viewing can Now, reverse the CB and OB so that be very insightful. the shot is toward Pocket A, with the camera behind the player. Zoom out to Warning: What you witness may not be include the top of the player and if possipretty. You’ll probably see things that will ble, all the way down to the feet. Shoot surprise you – and motivate you to come to the same four shots as above. pool school.

Set up the side pocket shot as shown, (Spot X) and on the outside of the table (Spot Y), below the pocket, where the camera can still see it below the stick when the player is shooting down the line. And of course, these donuts are also on Laser Line 1.

Use the laser to set up Laser Line 2, dead center between the corner and side pocket, as shown. Stick donuts at Spots E and F. This layout is for right-handers.

Flip it for lefties.

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34 – 9 foot pool tables, 6 –Big Screens

EDISON Sandcastle Billiards 101 Towsley Rd 732 632-9277 18 – 9’ Tables, Card table lounge, PingPong. Pro-shop on premises

PARSIPPANY Comet Billiards 973-334-7429 233 Littleton Rd 20 -Gold Crowns 4’s, 1-Snooker, Juke box, TV’s Snack Bar

WAYNE Shooters Family Billiards 2230 Hamburg Tpke 973 248-0800 10- 9 foot Brunswick 1-Bar table, Video games, 4-Screen TV’s, Internet Juke box, Pro shop on premises

New YORK BROOKLYN • Gotham City Billiards Club

93 Ave U 718 714-1002 14 Brunswick tables,1 heated billiard table, 10 TV’s inc.large screen HDTV, Finger food, burgers, pizza and large pro shop.

FLUSHING • Carom Cafe 718 358-8585 34-02 Linden Pl 10-5x10 New Verhoven 3-Cushion Billiard tables, 10 4 x 8 carom, 22 Brunswick pool tables,Full Bar & Restaurant

HEMSTEAD Raxx Bar & Grill 516 538-9896 510 West Hempstead 29- 4 1/2 x9 pool tables, 1 dart board, 542’ TV’s, 1-Big Screen, Full Bar & Food

L.I.C. • Master Billiards & Café 718 706-6789 39-01 Queens Blvd 7- Chevilotts 3Cushion 3-SnookerTables, 22-Pool Tables, Food & Beer

NEW YORK CITY Eastside Billiards 212 831-7665 163 E 86 ST 16-9ft Pool tables 1-Coin op Darts, Fooseball, Full Bar with food Internet Juke Box and Lounge

WOODSIDE • Gabriel Billiards 6 New 5x10 Gabriel 3Cushion, Imperator tables, 5-Gold Crowns 9’, Full liquor and food

YORKVILLE • Hippo's 315 768-0218 5160 Commercial Dr. E 12-4 1/2x9 Gabriels, 15x10 3-cushion table, 8-3 1/2 7 Valleys, Beer, Wine, Full menu, 8TV’s

N. CAROLINA FAYETTEVILE King Street Billiards 910-425-7665 128 South King St 20-9’ Tables, 5 Bar Tables, Darts, Full Bar & Kitchen

GOLDSBORO Fast Eddies Sport Bar 1308 Parkway Dr 919 759-0071 13 – 9 Gold Crowns Dart boards, Full Bar & Food

MONROE Burrkats Billiards & Grill 1615 Lynn St 704 226-0948 14-9’ Tables, 6-Bar table,Full liquor & Kitchen, Pro-Shop on premise

ROCKY MOUNT Dot’s Cue Club

252 972-9220 14268 US64 Alt W Hwy 1 - Snooker 5x10 , 12 9 foot Brunswicks, Beer & Food

SANFORD Speakeazy Billiards 919 775-1166 1221 D.North Horner Blvd.

14 - 4 1/2 X 9 Gold Crowns, 1 - 3 1/2 X 7 Valley, Video games & fooseball table, Very unique poolroom with a large billiards memorabila collection.

WILMINGTON Break Time Billiards / Ten Pin Alley 127 S.College Rd. 910 395-6658 29 Pool Table,1Snooker table,1 coin opt, 24 Bowling Lanes 20-tv’s Arcades Videos, 2 Bars & Restaurants

WINSTON SALEM Breaktime Billiards & Sports Bar 336 765-7391 420N Jonestown Rd 15-9 foot Pool tables Darts, 1-big screen, fooseball,Full Bar&menu

Breaktime Billiards & Sports Bar 336 744-9404 5093 University Pkwy 14-Bar Tables, 8-9Pool tables, 1-8 foot table Darts, Game room, Big screen TV

610 259-9144 5100 State Rd L-300 2- New Cheviotte 3cushion tables, 16- 4 1/2x 9 Gold Crowns.4 4x8 G.Crowns Full line of custom cues & accessories, Tournaments, Inst., Sr.citizen rates

OHIO COLUMBUS • Sportsmens Billiard Club 614-279-5888 3965 Sullivan Ave 2 3-Cushion (Gabriels) 4 9’ Diamonds, 5 8’Diamonds,11 7’ Diamonds, 12 TV’s, Full Bar & Food, Covered patio with 2 outdoor pool tables

PORT CLINTON Rack Attack Billiards Café 221 Madison St 419-732-7225 10- Diamond pro am’s Darts, TV’s Full bar and food

OKLAHOMA OKLAHOMA CITY • AAA Billiards Supply 405 917-9300 4619 N. West 10th 6- Gold Crowns, 4-Bar tables, 2-5 x 10 Snooker table, 1-3Cushion Billiard table,Pro Shop & Cue & table repair

TULSA Magoo’s 918 663-3364 5002 S. Memorial 19 3 1/2 X 7 tables, 35 4 1/2X9, 1 Snooker Table Beer, Wine and Liquor, Full Restaurant

PueRtO RICO CAROLINA Billiard Palace 787-791-0039 9- Pool Tables, Big Screen & TV’s, Full Bar /food

PENNSYLVANIA BOOTHWYN Rileys Concord Billiards 610 859-8058 3601 Chichester Ave 15 Gold Crowns, Internet, 1 Big Plasma screen, Pizza / Hot Dogs

PHILADELPHIA • Drexeline Billiard Club.

PHOENIXVILLE Classique Billiards 275 Schuykill Rd 610 935 2939 20 pro tables,11 Gold Crowns

RHODe ISLAND PROVIDENCE Snookers 401 351-7665 145 Clifford St 14 - 41/2X9 pool tables,State of the art TV’s,3 Full liquor bars, Live music

NORTH KINGSTOWN David Van Lokeren 401-294-2988610 Ten Rod Road 1-Heated Verhoeven and is opened by appointment only

NORTH PROVIDENCE • Rhode Island Billiards Bar & Bistro 401 232-1331 2020-2026 Smith St 16 -9’ tables, 1 Billiard table,1 Bar table, 2Wide Screens, 20 TV’s Full bar & Food, retail

S. CAROLINA GREENVILLE Palace Billiards 864-234-0428 • 56 Airview Dr 12- 9 foot, Beer, Video’s, Relaxing Atmosphere

teNNeSSee CHATTANOOGA Diamond Billiard Club 423 877-5882 3600 Hixson Pike ste K 8 - Diamond Bar tables, 2- Diamond 9’,10 TV’s, 2 Golden T, Full Service Rest/ Bar

MEMPHIS HighPocket's 901 761-1583 12-4 1/2 x9 Gold Crowns, 1 Snooker table, 8- Bar Tables,

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Bar Box 8-Ball

In Memory of Ray Desell

By Tom McGonagle69 • Died 8/9/ 2009 Reading his obituary, you really wouldn’t know much about the real Ray Desell. It states, “Ray was born in Lawrence and lived there all his life. He was a siding contractor and active member of card playing leagues, at the Colonial Lounge, in Lawrence, where he worked, along with being a member of a local V.F. W. Then they mention he was an avid pool and billiard player.

To say the least, Ray was more than an avid about these games, he was obsessed. I wrote an article in the All About Pool Magazine. It was about starting a Pool and Billiard, Hall of Fame in New England. Ray read the article and called me. He asked, “Hey captain,” his pet name for me was, Captain Crash. It was the way, I broke, that brought this on. “Are you serious, do you really want to do this?” I said, I did, and he asked if he could do something to help. I told him, “I’ll take all the help I can get.” I figured I was dealing with another of the many people I had come across, in my life, promise you everything, and do nothing, to help. “MIngua,” one of Ray’s favorite expressions, was I wrong, about Ray. He not only took the ball he ran with it for miles. He gathered and stored information, better than most computers. He gathered information, on players, from way back when and found living relatives of these people and invited them all to New Bedford, Ma. for the induction ceremony. Ray made the lives of these people, so much richer, I wish you could have seen the look on their faces as we presented their plaques to them. It was priceless.

The bottom line is Ray is the New England Pool and Billiard Hall of Fame.

The rest of us are just figure heads. He did most of the work. I miss him tremendously.Ray always cherished the thought of receiving the Sy and Dolly award. It was given to the person we felt did the most to help promote the game. The award will now be the Ray Desell and Sy and Dolly award.

It is my pleasure, to let the world know, Ray is the winner of the first, such award. God bless, Ray DeSell

By: Marty Kaczmarowski, APA 7 Contibuting Writer Playing safe with ball-in-hand when the object balls are lined up . . . comes up all the time! Put the cue ball in line with the two balls and drive them apart with a center ball hit. Practice the speed to ensure locking up your opponent behind your object ball.

Full menu & beer, 8TV’s, 1 big screen, Videos

Sharpshooters Billiards 901 386-1188 6959 Stage 18 Bar Tables 4-Gold Crowns, Snookers Table, 6 New Dart Boards, T.V’s,Jukebox,Video games, food & Beer

• The Rack 901 369-9501 3622 Lamar Ave 12- 9 foot Pro Diamond tables, 1 Gabriel 3Cushion Table, 2 bar tables,Food & Beer, 2 dart boards, 6-TV's.

MURFREESBORO Fat Willies Billiards Sports

Screens & 10 Regular TV’s

NASHVILLE J.O.B Billiards Club.

Home of Champions 615 868-4270 931 Gallatin Rd. Madison Square Mall 30 Pool Tables, (18 new smart tables) 18,000Sq. Ft.Full in house pro shop, Pool & Dart Leagues, Amat & Pro Tourn.

teXAS SAN ANTONIO Bradley’s Billiards 7743 Montego St. 210-520-5295 12-8 Ft. Tables Full Bar

615 848-1801 244 River Rock Blvd.

10-Gold Crowns -29’foots, 1 Bar table, Big Screen, Wide selection of wine

Fast Eddie’s 210 520-3325 7616 Culebra Ste #103 20 8’ Pool Tables , 3 9’ Pool Tables, 3 Big

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SAN LEON Casper’s Billiards 281 559-1400 37 21st St 18- 9ft Brunswicks Full Service Restaurant & Bar Balcony overlooking the Gulf Voted Top 10 Pool Rooms

HOUSTON Fast Eddie’s 713 947-0800 12344 Gulf Freeway 26 8’ Pool Tables , 4 9’ Pool Tables, 5 Big Screens, 15 Reg TV’s

Bogies Billiards 281-821-4544 3040 FM 1960 Rd Ste 101 18 4X8 tables, 5-Gold Crowns 9ft 1- 6x12 Snooker kitchen Open 24/7 Bogies is the only 24 hour pool room in Houston

VIRGINIA MIDLOTHIAN Diamond Billiards 804 794-8787 Midlothian Turnpike 14 – 9’Pool tables 4 – 42” Flat Screens Full Bar & Restaurant

WINCHESTER Blue Fox Billiards 1160 Millwood Pike 540 665-2114 14- 9ft Diamond Pro Full Bar & Food 3 dart boards Pro shop on premises

wISCONSIN BELOIT • Carom Room 608 365-1811 614 East Grand Ave 23 - Tables, 7- 9’ Gold Crowns, 14 Bar tables, 1 5x10 Snooker, 1-3cushion Verhoven Full bar and food

MILWAUKEE • Wisconsin Billiards 414 344-5666 2715 W. Wisconsin Ave 10- 9’ Gold Crowns, 4 Bar tables, 1-Snooker 5x10, 1-3-cushion Billiard,Full Bar, Pizza, Pro Shop

For I ntr ucti onal vi deos or the l atest E vent N ews V i si t www. pr ofessor qbal l . com

DPM Universal Pocket and Carom Billiard Systems Article 43

by Darrell Paul Martineau • www.3cushion.us/ WBIA Head Master Instructor

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ll of my systems have a standardized {HIT} system.

There are twelve {Hits} These hits, meaning how much object ball is hit by the cue ball, are numbered 0 through 12. 12 being the full ball. Numbers 3, 6, and 9 are one quarter, one half and three quarters respectfully. The “Hit“ values never change and can be used for every shot on the table. The system tells you what hit to use.

This system segment is called The Ten System Segment It will require you to learn Diamond angles and Cue Ball / Object Ball angles, but it is really worth your time since a great number of shots can be made with this knowledge.

The graph shows that one corner is 10 the middle of the end rail is 9 and the other corner is 8. These are 4 to 5 rail shots starting with the end rail you wish to return too.

The graph shows you one of the shot patterns. See article 41 and 42 in Professor Q Ball’s last two editions for two more patterns. Check the cue ball/object ball angle then subtract that number from the number you wish to hit on the fifth rail.

This would be 10 minus 4 = 6 the cut that number in half and make that hit. The hit is a three hit or one quarter of the

object ball is hit by the cue ball.

The graph shows how much one tip of spin English can affect the shot. You can go from one corner to the other simply by adding one tip of spin English.

There is much more to this system but you now have a working knowledge to experiment on your own.

Next Article I will show you how to play the shot from the other side of the object ball. Some good practice on your part and you will be making this type of shot like Dick Jaspers.

If you have any questions you can always e-mail me and I will answer you.If you would like articles 1 through 41 with their graphs please send $25.00 for a bound copy 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 916-684-4535 or email dpmuniverse @ Comcast . net

web page http://www.3cushion.us/ D.P.M. Universal Billiard Systems for Carom Billiards Secrets of Three Cushion Billiards ~Doctoral Edition 220 pages, 90 full-page graphs step by step instructions $39.95 I am at the table explaining how to use the book Sold Together Doctoral Book & Tape set or DVD set 3 hours $90.00 2003 Millennium Digest Editions of “Doctoral” This book extends the knowledge learned in the Doctoral And contains information on how to miss KISSES Tape or DVD “ Hits to Miss Kisses “ 87 min. Miss all Kisses Plus special graphs and instructions Sold together Millennium Book & H. to M. K. tape or DVD & graphs $70.00 Tape or DVD Ball to Ball caroms [Straight Rail] 73 min $30.00

DPM Universal Billiard Systems for Pocket Billiards Secrets of Pocket Billiards [pool] Kick Shots & Banking Over 100 pages 50 full page graphs Plus Tape or DVD. I am at the table showing how to use the book 75min. $55.00 I also give clinics, private lessons on either Carom billiards or Specialized pocket billiards. Two hours $50.00 Four hours $90.00 $150.00 per day [ 7 hours ] or 4 days $500.00 All prices include Priority Shipping. Out of U.S. add $15.00 Air Mail. Three or more items deduct 10% pool or billiards mix.

Send check or money order to: Other payments methods available

Can be paid with Western Union or Money Gram Darrell Paul Martineau, 5916 Bar Harbour Ct., Elk Grove, CA 95758 For more information Ph. 916-684-4535 e-mail dpmuniverse @ comcast.net Web page www.3cushion.us/ October/November 43 PQB

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Tournament News from Rooms Around the U.S.A. League Directors • Email results/pictures to paul@professorqbal.com Submissions become the property of Professor-Q-Ball National Pool & 3-Cushion News

2009 Volunteer State Championships at JOB Billiards Club

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ournament Directors Steve McDonald and Peg Ledman had a busy weekend as 73 men’s division players and 13 ladies’ division players showed up at Madison, Tennessee’s premier billiard club, JOB Billiards Club, for the 2009 Volunteer State Championships held August 7, 8, and 9.

This number of players was down a bit from last year, but the competition was not down at all. JOB Billiards Club and Alex Brick Cues sponsored the event.

Competition was held on 7 foot Diamond Smart Tables with Tour Blue Simonis Cloth and JOB’s provided the perfect venue for the event. JOB Billiards Club now has 24 - 7 foot Diamond Smart Tables for the event. Again this year, a second chance tournament was offered for those that got knocked out early in the main tournament and 8 players entered the second chance tournament on Sunday.

This tournament has a unique format that includes 8-ball and 9-ball. In the men’s division, it is a race to 7. The winner of the lag chooses which game to start off with and at 7 games played, the set switches games to finish out the race to 7. The women’s division is a race to 5 with the game switching at 5 games played. The second chance tournament was a race to 3 with the game switching after 3 games played. This format allows players to display their talents at both 8ball and 9-ball in a single tournament.

This tournament is also a full double elimination event and once again all three divisions went the full two rounds in the finals.

Jerry Clayman from Clarksville, TN won the men’s division becoming a firstPQB 46 October/November

time champion of this event. Amy Acera from Memphis, TN took the women’s division. Local JOB player, Roy “Buggs” Carter won the second chance tournament.

A beautiful $2000 Alex Brick Custom Cue was raffled-off at the finals and the lucky winner was Sean Norrod with ticket number 722758.

Men’s Division Winner, Jerry Clayman, top Ladies’ Division Winner Amy Acera,Sponsored bt The Rack, Memphis, TN., left

Results Men’s Division 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th/6th Daniel Logue 7th/8th

Jerry Clayman Gabe Apollos Ron Brumley Josh O’Neal Mike Jones and $145 Dale Lorenz & Robby Jordon

$485 $375 $325 $270

Amy Acera Paulette Spalding Kathy Sanders Amanda Wilder

$150 $120 $95 $60

Roy “Buggs” Carter Justin Apollos

$100 $60

$95

Ladies’ Division 1st 2nd 3rd 4th

Second Chance Division 1st 2nd