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The 3 Slate System

October 2009

By Bill Smith “Mr3Cushion”, Old School Pool.net

BEFORE WE EMBARK together on this new billiards odyssey, I’d like to clarify two points, 1) The systems, concepts and methods you will read in my column are identical to those I apply in tournament play or anywhere else, I never teach anything I don’t use myself. 2) The instructions you’ve been receiving in other publication are normally about how to score on a shot-by-shot basis, generally have been uniformly excellent, and my instructions should be extremely helpful to you too, but they’re based on a different concept. That concept is fairly simple, at least in writing. I believe that the correct primary focus, in advanced threecushion billiards play, is the positioning of the first object ball. In other words, when I execute a shot, my main concern is to cut, drive, or carry that first ball to a high-percentage scoring zone (a corner), or a high-percentage scoring lane, (along either long rail). Least favorable is the center of the table, where the target becomes smaller. The correct secondary focus of a shot is to see the angle into the first cushion I need to score, along with the proper stroke and speed. Third, I determine whether to play a shot short or long, whether I want to /score off the right or left side of the second object ball, and perhaps whether I can drive that second ball into a highpercentage zone, or lane. Now to the system at hand, which I call The Three-Slate System. As you probably know, a billiard table is divided equally into three slates, Diagram 1 : shows you a visualization of these three sections. In Diagram 2, your first object ball lies in the Slate 1 section, here we try to cut that ball into an area between the fourth and fifth

diamonds on the opposite long rail, banking it cross corner into a high-percentage scoring zone (in all these diagrams the cue ball path is or should be, obvious). You must cut 1/8 of that first object ball, using 4 o’clock English if the shot lies on the other side of the table), and a short stroke; remember, you’re cutting the object ball thin here, and a long stroke will impart too much speed to the cue ball. In Diagram 3, your first object ball is located in Slate 2a. Cut the first ball into the opposite corner, long rail first, with enough speed to bring it back to the other long cushion. Hit it 1 /3 full, with 3 o’clock English, and a normal stroke (that is, your follow-through is the same length as your bridge). I n Diagram 4, the first object ball lies in the Slate 2b section, here instead of cutting the ball, we drive it to the short rail, between the first and second diamonds from the opposite corner. As diagrammed, that ball’s route should take it to the opposite long rail, short rail and back to our high-percentage scoring lane. That ball should be hit half-full, with 3 o’clock English, use a bit more speed than usual, to drive the first ball properly. Finally, Diagram 5 shows you an object ball, lying in the Slate 3 section, this time drive that ball to the short cushion, between the first and second diamonds from the near corner. This is similar to a straight-back bank shot in pool, a two-thirds full hit will send it back to the opposite corner, then to the Slate 2b section and once again, a high-percentage scoring lane. Use minimum 1 o’clock English this time, with a (quick short stroke ) to keep your cue ball from going forward and to long. Bill Smith has been one of the top players in the country for all of his 40 year career as a professional 3 Cushion player. He has been making Ultimate Billiards in Fort Pierce, FL his classroom every Saturday working with students of different levels and abilities. For more info and to schedule your lesson, please visit www.ultimate-billiards.com

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“Dead Stroke” vs. “In Stroke”

Can’t Draw The Cue Ball? It’s A Snap!

By Samm Diep, PoolTipJar.com © October 2009

By Roger Long, Advanced Certified Instructor

OK, so you’re doing all of the things you’ve been told to do in order to execute Roger Long the draw shot, but your cue ball either stops dead still, or it only manages to lazily roll back a couple of inches. So what’s the problem? How about if we go over that checklist one more time to see if we can find out. Have your tip properly shaped. A properly shaped tip will give you maximum surface contact between it and the cue ball. Maximum surface contact between the tip and the cue ball is a GOOD thing. The roundness of a nickel is what most of the top players prefer. Make sure your tip is chalked before shooting. This doesn’t mean that you only chalk up before shooting a session or shooting a game; it means you should chalk up before shooting each shot – particularly the draw shot! Chalk provides grip, and grip is another GOOD thing. Cue as low as you can. That means as low on the cue ball as you can get away with, without a miscue. You’ll know when you’re cueing too low because your cue ball will be skipping right over the object balls and doing swan dives into the pockets. Knowing just how low you can get on the cue ball, without the added acrobatics, will only come with practice. Keep the back end of the stick down. The draw shot is no different from any other in this respect. You always want to keep the cue as level as possible. Just because you’re cueing low with the tip of your stick doesn’t mean that you get there by lifting up on the back of it. The correct method is to lower your bridge hand as far as possible, and then lower the back end of the cue right along with it. Follow through. Once again, it’s no different from other shots. You want to have a follow-through of 4in. - 6in. on most shots, but on the draw shot you’ll usually be wanting to follow through even further. Use a fast stroke. Notice, I didn’t say get the shot over quickly. I also didn’t say that you should jerk your cue back as you prepare to deliver your final stroke. On the contrary. What you want to do is use the same smooth and graceful backstroke and forward motion that you normally use, but with the draw shot you want the forward motion to be accelerated more. Snap your wrist when you stroke. This is the real key to successfully executing draw shots. If you have been doing all of the above things but still haven’t been able to suck the cue ball back, the wrist snap may be the secret element that has been eluding you. If you’ve ever popped anyone on their backside with a towel, you know what type of wrist snap I’m talking about. The wrist action required to draw a cue ball is the same as that used to snap a towel, except that you use an underhand motion instead of a sidearm motion. To make the action work, however, you’ll have to remember to keep your wrist loose all through the stroke. You then concentrate on thrusting the cue through the ball, and then snapping it back at the end of the follow-through. So what is it about the wrist snap that makes it so effective in drawing the cue ball? Well, fellow cuemeisters, it’s just this: by putting a snap in your stroking action, you are able to maintain maximum speed on the cue all the way to the end of the forward stroke. This is because the snap allows you to reverse the direction of the cue very rapidly, which is something you want to do on a draw stroke so that you can get the cue out of the way of the returning cue ball. A common pitfall is to lock the wrist. If you try locking your wrist and then attempt to generate enough forward speed for a draw stroke, you will actually have to incorporate a second set of muscles to start “braking” the cue earlier than desired in order to get it to come to a stop at the end of the stroke. Then, when you reverse the direction of the continued on page 25

Once in a while, and always unexpectedly, experience being in “dead stroke.” If you’re unfamiliar with this term, the most accurate definition I have found is from Samm Diep the BilliardsForum.info website. It defines dead stroke as: Similar to playing on autopilot where a player is at peak playing level and is playing without any conscious effort or thought. Dead stroke is a sustained period of play where the specific player is in stroke. In simple terms, dead stroke is where a player is performing so flawlessly that he or she just cannot miss. To a player who is experiencing dead stroke, the game seems effortless. Let’s break it down. Have you ever broke and ran without even attempting to play position but getting your cue ball perfectly in line for each shot? Something comes over you; almost like you’re having an outer-body experience and you could feel the contact point with little to no effort. You just knew the ball was going into the hole, without even trying. “You cannot miss” and “the game seems effortless.” These are both things that we would love to experience all the time, right? Well, not necessarily. The part of this definition that concerns me is, “similar to playing on autopilot.” This means that we enter a zone where something else takes over and we’re practically unconscious. Don’t get me wrong, its fun when it happens and I try to take full advantage of it when I experience it. However, one of my least favorite things about experiencing dead stroke is that after it’s over, I don’t remember a thing. I can’t remember the super runs I made or how it felt when I made them. The other thing I find myself doing is getting careless. When you feel like you can make anything from anywhere, you forget that you should still try to play position. I find myself making the shots but getting into much more trouble. Some instructors may disagree with this theory, but I believe there is a difference between “Dead Stroke” and simply being “In Stroke.” You see, when you’re in stroke, you’re well-prepared both mentally and physically. You are properly trained. You feel confident and decisive, yet you are not “playing without any conscious effort or thought.” You’re fully aware of your actions and executive each one deliberately. Being in stroke is being in control. To me, that’s the difference between the two. Being in dead stroke is a “sustained period” that may come and go without warning. Being in stroke is managing your own actions and not being on autopilot. It means that even when the conditions are not ideal and your opponent is driving you bonkers, you maintain your sense of awareness and grind through it. You aren’t oblivious to it. You trust in your stroke and force yourself to stay down and follow through, no matter how uncomfortable you may feel. Most importantly, you’re living and experiencing each shot. Don’t be on autopilot. Be in control.

October 2009

WPBA Colorado Classic Finals

Photos and story by Anne Craig – WPBA

The 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. Kelly Fisher won the lag and pocketed a ball on the break. She proceeded to run out and take the first game of the match. Ga Young stepped up and broke, pocketing a ball. She was forced to play safe on the 2, and Kelly successfully re-safed Ga Young, snookering her behind the 4. Ga Young made a beautiful jump shot, pocketing the 2 and frankly, got lucky as she missed the 4 in the corner but missed it good, with it rolling into the other corner! After making the 5, she came down a bit too far, partially hooking herself on the 6 and was forced to play a safe. Kelly’s return safety attempt was sub-par but Ga Young couldn’t capitalize on it as she missed the 6 in the corner. Kelly’s shot wasn’t any easier and she too missed a long 6 ball shot. Ga Young was finally able to get a good shot on the ball and ran out to tie the match. Kelly broke and made a ball but missed the 3 and Ga Young took advantage of the error and ran out to go up 2-1, and go into game 4 with the break. She pocketed a ball but was forced to play safe as the two went back and forth on the 2 ball. Ga Young made the 2 and nearly pocketed the 9 ball but instead, had a very long shot tough cut on the 3. The crowd applauded as she sank it, coming up short shape for the 4 in the side. She not only pocketed the 4 but

sent the cue ball up table to hit the 9 in that was sitting by the corner pocket and she took a 3-1 lead. 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 continued on page 25 Hours: 11:30AM-2AM

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October 2009

MARY RAKIN SNAPS OFF SHORLINE TOUR STOP

By Christina Piona Shoreline Billiards in Mountain View, California hosted the 2nd stop of the West Coast Women’s Regional 9-Ball Tour August 29-30th. Owner, Jerry Leo and his staff did an excellent job of making sure everyone felt we were all members of the Shoreline family. I heard several players mention that they loved the fact that Shoreline was a player’s room. Thirty-two ladies stepped up to the plate to take their swing at getting to the coveted winner’s circle. There were several players who’d already played at the first, a first-time competitor and even a handful of players who came down from the Northwest to compete. Mary Rakin I had the pleasure of wasn’t too long of waits in watching some of the many between matches which seemed matches that were played over to make all the competitors very the two-day event and several of happy. the players really impressed me After the fifty-eight matches with their games. were played, we had our final More importantly, the matches eight players in the money. Those that I witnessed showed me how top eight, as well as any of the much class and sportswomanship other competitors eligible to play these ladies have as well. in the 2nd chance tournament There’s a special camaraderie would return for more competition with these ladies who wield their on Sunday. weapon of choice… a pool cue. Finding herself in the midst of Even in defeat, I saw sincere the hunt for the championship was graciousness. Eleanor Callado, who defeated With all the tables that Linda Carter 7/1 and Michelle Shoreline made available, we Rakin 7/3 before being sent to the were able to get and keep things one-loss side by Riwan Khalil in a rolling smoothly and expeditiously tough 7/6 loss. She re-grouped throughout the event. There

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and defeated Jessica Skye, Linda Carter, Mary Anne Ereso, and Bonnie Plowman. Her run was ended by Heather Pulford by a score of 7/1 leaving her to settle

for 3rd place. Heather Pulford, on the other hand, had a little shorter road to the final match. She defeated Mili Chin 7/3; Revelina Um 7/3; Helen Gaughran 7/2; Riwan Khalil 7/4 on her way to the hot seat match against Mary Rakin set for Sunday morning. Heather suffered a 7/2 loss to Mary setting her up in the match against Eleanor Callado. She earned her chance at a rematch and some friendly revenge but it wasn’t to be. She graciously accepted her runner-up prizes with a smile. Mary Rakin remained undefeated throughout the event by playing with confidence. She has a ready smile but when she’s competing, she’s totally into her game. She defeated Jo Woodward 7/1; Julie Baker 7/2; continued on page 21

October 2009

Toadstool Cafe

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The Toadstool Billiard Cafe at 115 Norht Hayes, Emmett, Idaho, hosted an 8 Ball Open September 12 -13, 2009. This tournament drew pool players from all over the region and an amazing 8 women in the field! Suzanne and Dave Mackey recovered their tables for the event and the cloth was super fast. The tables were open to the pool players and a $7 greens fee was added to the entry. There were food and drink specials all weekend long and everyone had a great time. Congratulations goes to Heidi Phipps who was the top woman and received $50. She was working her way to the finals but was beat by Jose and Manny and finished in 5th place. Jose who was the winner of the last tournament at the Toadstool and local favorite/underdog put up a good fight and waited in the hot seat for Manny to come through the one-loss side of the bracket. As fate would have it Manny was on a roll and won the finals. 1st 2nd 3rd 4th

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First of all a Thank you to all the players that made our very first Labor Day Tournament successful. And there will be more to come, keep an eye on the breaks and they will post it. Players came from the neighboring area as far as Canada, eastern Alan, Marlon Tolentino (owner) Washington and Oregon Damian Pongpanik, Don Wirtamin, made the journey to play Eddie Carrido, Glenn Atwell the tournament. Some of the top players that made it to the tournament are Glenn Atwell, Bob Zack, Raul Abenojar, Eddie Carrido, Damian Pongpanik. Players to watch were a young fellow by the name of Chris Byers who was making everyone curious as how well this 14 years old play, well he did not disappoint the crowd as he was winning his matches very easily, until he came up against season players with the likes of Damian Pongpanik and Bob Zack. Well done Chris, look for him in future tournaments. But the story is on a player that has seen em all Don Wirtamin. Don is like that Timex bunny that keeps on ticking, winning the point with wins over Glen Atwell, Damian Pongpanik for the hot seat. It was very late and the remaining players were very tire and it prompted that all three players agreed to share the prize three ways. Like to thank all the players and the staff that made Stixx and Stones Billiard very first tournament a success. See you in our next tournament. 1 2 3 4 5-6 7-8 9-12

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October 2009

Galveston World Classic Women's 9-Ball With a purported first place prize of $10,000, the Women’s 9-Ball event drew all the big names in women’s professional pool but the field was light with only 29 women. There were players like Allison Fisher, Gerda Hofstatter, Monica Webb, Megan Smith, Yu Ram Cha, Iris Ranola, and Vivian Villarreal. The field was also scattered with some of the best players from the regional women’s tours,Angel Paglia, Cristina DeLaGarza and Susan Williams to name a few. The finals saw Allison Fisher on the point and Yu Ram Cha who made her way through the one loss side of the bracket. Cha was sent to the one loss side in the second round with a loss to Allison Fisher. From there she faced and defeated 7 opponents to once again meet Allison. Although Yu Ram worked her way through the one loss side her opponents gave her very little trouble. She seemed to be an unstoppable force. This was a double elimination tournament, Yu Ram would have to defeat Allison twice to win the event. The advantage was in Cha’s favor since she had been playing consistently and had the momentum behind her. The first set started off with a bang for Yu Ram when she jumped out ahead 4-0. From there she gave Fisher little opportunity at the table and won the first set 9-5. Set two started with a 2-0 lead for Cha with Fisher fighting for her life at the table with a lot of safety play between the two. Yu Ram was up 5-0, the tournament was about to finish very early Wednesday morning. It wasn’t long before she finished the set and the match taking home the $6,000 first place prize. 1st Yu Ram Cha 2nd Allison Fisher 3rd Line Kjorsvik 4th Vivian Villarreal

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One Pocket

October 2009

This One Pocket Division with 88 entrants, had 2 Double Elimination preliminary brackets, each advancing 4 players to the 8 player Final bracket, a race to 3 with a first place prize of $15,000. The final bracket consisted of Efren Reyes vs Jeffery Heath, Shannon Daulton vs Brandon Shuff, and on the one loss side Isaac Runnels vs John Macias, and Sylver Ochoa vs Cliff Joyner. From the first round Reyes, Daulton, Macias and Joyner advanced. The first round matches were played on Sunday and Monday, round two and three on Monday and Tuesday with the semi-final and final matches being played on Thursday. Round two has Reyes and Daulton facing off with Daulton coming out on top on the winner side and Maciam and Shuff with Macias advancing, plus Joyner and Heath with Joyner moving on to round 3 from the one loss side. Joyner and Macias faced off to see who would advance and face Reyes for a chance to meet Shannon Daulton in the finals. It was Reyes who would prevail over Joyner without losing a game. The finals were set to begin at 9 pm Thursday evening, double elimination so Reyes would have to beat Daulton twice to go home with first place. The first set went to Reyes but it was a hard fought set with the set tied at 2, Daulton missed calculated his position and Reyes went on to win. Set two was not to be Daultonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s either. Reyes was just too tough when the opportunities presented themselves and he finished the set and the match early Friday morning. 1st Efren Reyes 2nd Shannon Daulton 3rd Cliff Joyner 4th John Macias

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The Open 8 Ball Division saw the same top guns players that had participated in the One Pocket and 9-Ball Divisions. Once again it was a division with two double elimination preliminary brackets advancing four players to the final eight player bracket in a race to 9 for $15,500 first place prize. The final eight players in this division were Ronnie Alcano, Larry Nevel, Roberto Gomez and Goh Takami on the winners side and Nick Varner, Lee Van Corteza, Dennis Orcollo and Johnny Archer on the one loss side. Play started on Wednesday on the winner side and Friday for the one loss side. Saturday saw matches between Alcano and Gomez (winners side) and Varner and Archer (one loss side). Johnny Archer and Roberto Gomez battled it out in the semi-final match to determine who would face Ronnie Alcano on the point. Archer won the match 9-2 and would face Alcano in the finals. Both Alcano and Archer fought hard to get ahead but after 8 racks the score was 4-4. Alcano then jumped ahead making the score 8-4. Archer won the next game but it was not enough. He gave Alcano ball in hand in the 14th rack and that was all it took. Alcano finished the match undefeated and took home the 1st place prize money of $15,500. 1st Ronnie Alcano 2nd Johnny Archer 3rd Roberto Gomez 4th Nick Varner

10-Ball

The 10-Ball Division had 2 Double Elimination preliminary brackets, each advancing 4 players to the 8 player Final bracket, race to 11, with first place receiving $25,000. The field of 75 was filled with top guns like, Johnny Archer, Efren Reyes, Francisco Bustamante, Shane Van Boening, Mika Immonen, Alex Pagulayan, Gabe Owen, Nick Varner, Rafael Martinez and the list went on and on. The match ups for the final 8 started Friday at 6pm with Johnny Archer vs Mike Deschaine and at 9 pm Shane Van Boening vs Mike Immonen. The one loss side Efren Reyes vs Warren Kiamco and Alex Pagulayan vs Francisco Bustamante started at Noon on Saturday. The winners side saw Immonen and Dechaine advancing while the one loss side was narrowing down the contestants. Immonen was on the point and Dechaine and Kiamco were battling for the chance to face Immonen in the finals. Kiamco was sent to the one loss side after the first round of play by Dennie Strickland. From there he fought his way back to be battling it out with Dechaine. In the finals it would be Warren Kiamco against Mika Immonen, double elimination, race to 11 the first set and race to 9 the second. The first set start off fairly even with the two tied at 3 when Kiamco shot out in front 9-3, Immonen won 2 more games 9-5. Kiamco got to the hill first 10-5 and finished the set out with an 11-5 victory. On to the race to 9 second set, again the set was tied at 3 and again at 5 and 7. Finally Immonen would pull out the win and take home the first place $25,000 while Kiamco settled for $12,000. 1st Mika Immonen 2nd Warren Kiamco 3rd Mike Dechaine 4th Francisco Bustamante

October 2009

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Have you recently decided to dust off your cue after years of disuse? Did job and family responsibilities cause you to abandon your pool game? One of the great things about the game of billiards is that it is something you can enjoy your whole life. From young champions to super tough veterans, great pool can be played at any age. After a long lay-off, you must keep a few things in mind. Don’t be too hard on yourself if your elbow or other parts of the pool mechanism are rusty. Some things are like riding a bicycle, others are not. Don’t expect to play as well as you did years ago. Your memory is probably ‘rose-colored’ as you fondly recall running racks, and conveniently forget the missed shots and mistakes. Also, when you play someone today it is likely he plays better than the opponents of yore. In general, the level of play today is much higher than in the past. Equipment is different too. Today’s cloth is faster requiring not only a delicate touch, but also an unforgiving need for accuracy on spin. On heavy cloth a little unintentional side spin may not have hurt you, but on Simonis cloth of today your cue ball might catch a rail and hurdle two feet past your intended position. Pocket openings are generally tighter too, especially on 7 foot Diamond tables and many regulation 9 foot pool tables. These tighter pockets will accept fewer balls, particularly if you shoot too hard. Ever jaw up a ball that you shoot down a rail with speed and just catch the long rail a few inches before the pocket? Shoot softer and you’ll make more of these errant shots - at least until your stroke becomes more accurate. What if you have an accuracy problem? It could be related to the glasses that you have been wearing for many years. There is no doubt that keen vision is helpful to slicing in cut shots from 8 or 9 feet away. Check into a special pair of glasses just for shooting pool if your fashion pair doesn’t allow you to see through the lenses when you are in your pool stance. If you must, keep your head a bit higher over the cue stick so that you can see the shot through your glasses. Your old college pool cue might need some maintenance. Is it straight? Does the tip need some attention? You may not want to use that antique piece of chalk. Have a cue repair expert look over your cue. It may be just fine, but years in the closet may have made it unsuitable for competition. You might be better off with a house cue or a new cue all together. Get your groove back! Try some drills to ease back into the game. You wouldn’t want to go out and run a ten mile race without some training. Contact me for some good warm up drills to use before you throw yourself into a league match, tournament, or even a couple hour practice session with a friend. You’ll need some time to reacquaint your body to the proper pool stroke mechanics which is more easily done prior to a game. The pro baseball and football players have spring training and fall training camps. Shouldn’t you do some conditioning before you dive back into your pool game?

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October 2009

Limited Banks

“What is the best excuse you have given for missing a shot, losing a game OR the best excuse you have heard? OR all of the above?”

By: Bob Jewett

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A lot of learning to play pool is finding your own limits, but you also need to know the limits of the equipment you are playing on. You may have plenty of draw on new cloth with a standard cue ball, but go to a table with old, sticky cloth and an over-sized bar ball, and your draw will evaporate. Banks in particular can vary a lot from table to table and sometimes from day to day depending on Bank 1 the humidity. Here are 1 two shots you can use to test the cushions. Each one tests the limit for a particular bank. In Bank 1, the object ball is on the spot, so it is exactly between the first diamond on the banking rail and the third diamond on the shooting rail. The simple mirror system for banking says that shot is not on, but if you hit the object ball full and hard with a Bank 2 little left English, the ball will bank cross corner on a "standard" P table. When trying the shot, make sure that the two balls are exactly on the line between the two diamonds as illustrated. Also, check whether you hit the one ball full by whether the cue ball moves to the left or right after the shot. Unless you do the test accurately, you can't learn much about the table. Once you have tested the cushion like this, you will be prepared for similar shots that may come up in a game. They will rarely be exactly on line, but your test will give you a clue about how to correct them. The same rule (3-to-1) works for cross-side shots as well. Bank 2 is particularly useful at the game of one pocket. It is a two-rail bank of a ball on the foot spot. On many tables, this shot is just barely possible if you can just miss the corner pocket. Note the black target I've placed on the table. If you shoot the object ball towards that target, you should hit on solid cushion on the second rail. On your table, that target may be in a slightly different place. On tables with brand new cloth, Bank 2 is easy because the cue ball slides and hooks off the first cushion if you shoot at moderate speed. You may even be able to move the one ball a ball or two to the "hard" side. On tables with sticky rails, this shot is difficult or impossible because there is no slide off the first cushion and the cue ball goes wide. On tables like that, find how many ball-diameters you have to move the object ball to the REJ

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Melissa Little

By Mellissa Little, Ask the Viper

Answer: There are so many answers for this question I’m not sure where to start. Everyone has an excuse for missing but when players become verbal it can be quite humorous. The best excuse that I have ever heard was a friend of mine (john Sandifer) told me that he played in a tournament in South Carolina and when his opponent missed a 9-ball the guys excuse was that his hair was in the way- the problem was that the guy was nearly bald with maybe a handful of hairs on his head. John proceeded to giggle and thinking to himself, ”what hair”? Believe me there are plenty of excuses why players miss shots, I have heard them all- “did you see that guy walked in front of my shot”, “I miss-cued”, “the ball squirted”, or even “my hair got in the way”. But in reality those are all excuses and if players can honestly ask themselves why they missed then those excuses will eventually diminish. Usually the real answer is the player did not approach the shot right, or did not chalk their pool cue, or mentally they were not ready to pull the trigger. The moral of the story is to learn from your mistakes and stop making excuses for misses! If you have a question for “viper” please e-mail them to: otbnews@aol.com

Jamboree Weekend

October 2009

Hard Times Billiards September Jamboree Results By Tom Suarez Tournament Director The Summer heat continued to be a factor with this monthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Jamboree. Hot temperatures dominated the area and the players took refuge from the heat and came inside to play. 26 players for the One Pocket event and 39 for the 9 Ball. The Monthly 9 Ball event had 39 players and a few traveling all the way from Fresno CA to test their skills. The Fresono players Brandon Boatman 4th $120, Greg Beccerria 5th $80 and Tipper Aufderheide 9th $40 all cashed for their efforts. Congrats for your excellent play gentlemen.

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October 2009

National Championship Series

Sambajon and Butera Down to the Wire at NCS 9-Ball National Championship Finals At the NCS 9-Ball National Championship finals, spectators witnessed the finesse and knowledge of top veteran players, Santos Sambajon and Sal Butera. Both men played the extended finals race to 15 in A class form. On the tough pro cut 9’ Diamond table and with the alternate break format, initially the match was tied up. However starting with game 9,

Butera started making his move when given ball in hand after Sambajon scratched on the break and in quick fashion, Sambajon saw himself down 9-6. With a combination of well executed safes and patience Sambajon fended off Butera, who as a spectator said earlier was playing all day as if giving a clinic. The next 30 minutes saw the match tied up 10-10. Butera, also known for his laid back and patience at the table, calmly waited for his opportunity. It came when the next break by Sambajon came up dry allowing Butera to run out. The next came when Butera broke and ran out to now give himself a two game advantage making it 12-10. In game 23, Butera pushed to a jump. Sambajon chose his option and handed the table back to Butera. The cue ball close to one short rail on one end and the one ball near the other short rail but close to the corner pocket. Butera had one big challange, the wall of other balls between whitey and the one. Due to a couple of other balls obstructing the potential kick path, Butera had no choice but to jump almost the entire length of the table and over two balls in the middle in order to keep Sambajon in his chair. Poise, stroke, bang, the cue ball flew through the air and landed dead pocketing the one in the corner and getting perfect on the two. The crowd of 70-80 spectators went wild. Butera, after taking a moment to compose himself from the shot and crowd response, ran out to make it 13-10. Sambajon was now facing needing 5 to Butera’s 2. But Sambajon has been in this rodeo before and knows how to keep focus and bear down just waiting for his opening chance. Perfect shape, well played safes and few misses by Sambajon slowly allowed him to edge up on Butera. Soon the match was hill-hill. Butera broke but scratched in the side leaving the final rack wide open. Sambajon meticulously played perfect shape on the entire rack until his shot on the 8-Ball did not come up on the table as high as he played leaving himself a deep back cut to a corner pocket. With the cue ball and 9-ball only about an inch apart as well, this shot is one that tests any player. Taking a close examination, Sambajon also had to impart high inside to avoid a potential scratch at the other end of the table. He made this under pressure tough shot and to a standing ovation by the crown, Sambajon won 15-14. Both players will receive paid entry to the 2010 U.S Open 10-Ball Championship at the Riviera Hotel and Casino where 96 players from around the US and world will vie for approximately . Sambajon also won $3800 in cash, the #308 cue from OB Cues and custom engraved rack

commemorating his win by DELTA-13 and a custom engraved and made solid crystal trophy. 1st Santos Sambajon (IL) $3800 + Entry 2010 US Open 10-Ball 2nd Sal Butera (CA) $2500 + Entry to 2010 US Open 10-Ball 3rd Adam Kielar (PA) $1700 4th John Kucharo (IA) $1100 5-6 Jui Lung Chen (TX) $750 / Denis Strickland (TX) $750 7-8 Justin Whitehead (AZ) $400 / Todd Marsh (WA) $400 Parica First NCS 10-Ball National Champion In front of over 300 spectators both on-line and on-site, Jose Parica defeated Shaun Wilkie in the NCS 10-Ball National Championship finals at the Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Produced by CueSports International (CSI) with Bad Boy Billiards Productions, the 4th event in the new NCS series had a small but talent loaded field, including such notible players as Harry Platis, Jon Kucharo, 14 year phenom and Junior National Champion Brendan Crockett, Sal Butera, Adam Kielar and Denis Strickland to name a few as well as Parica and Maryland top player Wilkie. Parica, who found himself early in the tournament on the left side of the bracket battled back to meet Wilkie in the final single extended race to 13. The semis finals saw Parica playing Bill Anderson from McKinney, Texas. Anderson, who started competing again in 2008 after years away from the sport, found Parica too dominant a force and settled for 3rd. The final match was also all Parica, as Wilkie faced the lethal combination of dry breaks and an in-form Parica. Thus, the leader of the U.S Pinoy invasion handily added another title to his long list of pool accomplishments. Both Wilkie and Parica will join the top two finishers of the NCS 9-Ball

National Championship, Santos Sambajon Jr. and Sal Butera receiving a paid entry to the 2010 U.S Open 10-Ball Championship scheduled next May at the Riviera Hotel and Casino. As the winner of the inaugural NCS 10-Ball event, Parica also received $3000 in cash, a #308 model cue designed by Danny Janes exclusively for NCS sponsor OB Cues, a custom engraved DELTA-13 Elite rack and a custom solid crystal trophy.

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October 2009

Shooting Star Classic Crowns Champs Photos by Mike Fieldhammer, BilliardCoach.com

By Staff.

The Shooting Star Hotel & Casino hosted the first annual Shooting Star Classic 8-ball tournament September 4-7, 2009 in Mahnomen, Minnesota. The hotel’s 15,000 square foot event center had recently presented such acts as LeAnn Rimes, Jay Leno, and Styx. On this Labor Day weekend, it accommodated several hundred pool players and fans, competing in 6 pool tournaments on 34 pro-cut 7’ Diamond pool tables. Tournament directors and promoters, Samm Diep and Mike Fieldhammer, along with the casino took a risk on hosting a new tournament in the upper Midwest over the last long weekend of the summer. “Historically, summertime in Minnesota is a tournament snooze-fest—even the most avid pool player likes to get outside a few months out of the year,” said Fieldhammer, “Tournament attendance has been suffering in the past several years and we wanted to give the tournament scene a shot in the arm.” Their risk paid off. More than 250 players arrived for their chance at over $18,000 in total prize money. $5,000 was added by the Shooting Star Casino. “Being competitors ourselves, we wanted to put on a first class event that players will look forward to for years to come. We went

to great lengths to keep the event fun and professional, yet affordable,” said Diep. The tournament offered quality equipment with affordable greens fees, generous payouts, reasonable room rates at a top notch hotel/ casino, on time matches and sensible match times, and live streaming from a feature table. SCOTCH DOUBLES The inaugural event kicked off Friday night with a 64-player Scotch Doubles event. All were welcome to play and they did. Scotch teams saw the likes of former touring professional Jimmy Wetch and multiple Master’s Team champion Mario Parayno as partners. Minnesota’s dynamic duo Beau Runningen/Tony Hilla versus the Iowa/ Nebraska pairing of Jerrod Frideres/Dustin Gunia chopped the total $1,380 prize and hit the road. 1st $690 2nd $690 3rd $380 4th $230

Runningen/Hilla Minneapolis, MN Frideres/Gunia Fort Dodge, IA Steinhaus/Sherman Clearwater, MN Calleja/Moua Deer Park, WI

MEN’S OPEN 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 division. Some notable players were Midwest up-and-comers Matt Berg and Chase Plumley, Chicago’s secret weapon Shannon Schroeder, and Canadian names Andrew Thomas, Joe Kluka, and Blair Lawson. Taking advantage of the Labor Day long weekend, the Men’s Open division wrapped up Monday afternoon. Brad Krystofiak of Cambridge, Minnesota soared through the full field without losing a match. In fact, the only to get more than two games on him was runnerup Cullen Newton, in the final match of the tournament. The modest Krystofiak hesitated to comment on his stellar finish claiming, “I’m 75 percent happy with my performance.” Krystofiak felt nervous in his semi-final match but loosened up to claim his first title. He attributes the win to his new pool table and return to competition. 1st $1,400 2nd $1,000 3rd $700 4th $500

Brad Krystofiak Cambridge, MN Cullen Newton Fridley, MN Charlie Garza Albert Lea, MN Ron Latterell Sauk Rapids, MN

WOMEN’S OPEN The Women’s Open concluded with a double-set finals resulting in favor of the hot-seat winner. Of the 24 players, Natalie Plumley cruised through the open ladies field to meet up with Joan Jacobs in the finals. Jacobs narrowly escaped a hill-hill battle with Fargo’s Sam Matuska before meeting Plumley in the finals pit for a four hour grudge match. Jacobs dished out a 4-0 victory in the first set but slightly over stroked the key ball at hill-hill, coming just shy of the prize. Scotch Doubles

October 2009

Shooting Star Classic Crowns Champs

Plumley was elated for the victory. 1st $900 2nd $600 3rd $380 4th $180

Natalie Plumley Owatonna, MN Joan Jacobs Devils Lake, ND Sam Matuska Fargo, ND Veronica Lyons Schofield, WI

MEN’S MASTERS The Men’s Masters division was drew 45 players, and was no cake walk with the likes of Wetch, Runningen, Lee Heuwagen, as well as the famous Wisconsinite Gene Albrecht. After cruising through the A-side and defeating Felix Beardy for the driver’s seat, Demetrius Jelatis would face him again in the finals. Beardy was ready to retaliate, taking the first set 5-2. After a quick break, a refreshed Jelatis would return to flip the score in his favor and claim the Men’s Masters title. “Although I didn’t get to play Jimmy or Lee, this is the first tournament I’ve played in 15 years of competing in Minnesota that both of them were in the field. It was an honor to play along side players like that and so

Brad Krystofiak

many others I've looked up to for years,” said Jelatis. 1st $1,400 Demetrius Jelatis Brooklyn Park, MN 2nd $1,000 Felix Beardy Winnipeg, MB 3rd $700 Jerrod Spence Winnipeg, MB 4th $380 Marc Oelslager Fargo, ND WOMEN’S MASTERS Though the field was smallest of 12, it included players from seven states and two countries. Of the six women to return on day two, Chicago prevailed, taking the gold and bronze. Kristen Castaldo of Oak Brook, Illinois captured third place while her road partner Jacqui Herrera-Schroeder met Jeri Bouvette for a rematch in the finals. The single-set finals saw a repeat 5-3 score in Herrera-Schroeder’s favor, crowning her the new Women’s Masters champ. 1st $900 Jacqui Herrera-Schroeder Streamwood, IL 2nd $600 Jeri Bouvette East Grand Forks, MN

Demetrius Jelatis

3rd $400 Kristen Castaldo Oak Brook, IL 4th $200 Kelly Haffner St. Joe, MN All four singles champions received custom Delta-13 Elite racks engraved with the event name, date, and “CHAMPION” along with their prize money and a large commemorative tournament check. Even the second chance winner Pat Powers won $300 and a Delta-13 rack for carving through the field of 32 players. With support from their sponsors, the Shooting Star Classic was able to provide coin-free play the entire weekend for only a $10 greens fee. Event Sponsors: Shooting Star Casino, SammsPocket.com, BilliardCoach.com, Tiger Products, Delta-13 Rack, Peters Billiards, PoolDawg.com, Predator Group, and Simonis Cloth. Visit ShootingStarClassic.com for complete results, tournament details, online brackets, photo gallery, and match videos.

Jacqui Herrera-Schroeder

Natalie Plumley

October 2009

The Cue Ball

Mixed Scotch Doubles

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Results for Sept 12th

Player Chris Byers Mical Tate Peni Misa Tom Brady Bobby Schindler Mike Jarvis Luke Thomas Mitch Rabb

Rating A B A AA A AA AA C

Place 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5-6th 5-6th 7-8th 7-8th

Cash 200 120 80 50 25 25 10 10

Points 100 75 60 50 40 40 30 30

This tournament was played Saturday September19, 2009 at Eagles Club # 326, Downtown Bozeman, Montana. What a great turn out we had, sixteen teams came to the Eagles Club to play a little pool. We went with a race to four format which did make the tournament last longer, it was awesome that so many participants stuck around to see the final. Candace Evans and Bob “farky” Marquart started the tournament off with a lose, but fought back through the losers bracket to double dip Jon Kaphammer and Amanda Bray. 1st $168 Bob Marquart/ Candace Evans 2nd $126 Jon Kaphammer/ Amanda Bray 3rd $84 Coby Jaap/ Priscilla Villagomez 4th $42 Joe Schwartzer/ Barb Schwartzer Our next tournament is the “Chip” Classic to be played Saturday October 24th @ 11:00 a.m. – Sign up now at the Eagles Club and we hope to see all of you there. To all you pool players out there, thank you for supporting our tournaments. Thank You, Mike Schaff, Events Coordinator, Jim Walker, Club Manager Eagles Club # 326 - Downtown Bozeman, Montana

October 2009

Mixed Scotch Doubles

Sedro Woolley, WA Tami Delano hosted a Mixed Scotch Doubles Tourney on September 11, 12 and 13. Dusty’s, Just Moe’s and The Overflow sponsored this great time! 1st Jim & Tina from Everett, WA 2nd Michael & Melisa from Sedro Woolley, WA 3rd Michael & Elizabeth from Portland, OR

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Our next tournament at Dusty’s, Just Moe’s and The Overflow will be November 14-15 (if needed), Women’s Scotch Doubles, BCA 8 Ball Rules, 1 Master Per Team, $60 entry (includes $10 green fee. Breakfast is at Moe’s at 8 am followed by a players meeting at Dusty’s at 10 am. Call Tami to reserve your spot 360-333-3476. Please leave a message. (pictured left: Tina & Jim from Everett / right: Michale & Elizabeth from Portland

Sam’s Billiards Straight Pool

It was a great Straight Pool Tournament at Sam's Billiards on Sunday, September 6, with some close matches and a terrific come-from-behindwin to end the day. The quality of the play was epitomized by seeing 10 runs of a rack or more, with the high run for the day of 48 coming off the cue of Michael Jensen. There were three wins by 1 point (50 to 49): Shiloh over Darin Walding; Todd Gooch over Dan Vaughn; and Todd again in the final match of the day over Michael Jensen to win 1st place. In that last match, from a score of 35 to 34, Michael ran a rack and was breaking at 49 to 34, but missed a relatively easy (for him) break shot. He didn't realize it was his out ball and was probably trying too hard to get some spread on the rack. Todd go up and ran the 16 required to win. The player from furthest away way Bob Pike (Deacon), who is a good player and a great guy. Darin talked about how he, Todd, and Paul Marquez have been playing a lot at his house lately. The three Knapp Street boys did well in this tournament. The final results are as follows: 1st $70 Todd Gooch 2nd $55 Michael Jensen 3rd $40 Paul Marquez 4th $20 Darin Walding High Run: 48 balls Michael Jensen The next monthly 14.1 Tournament at Sam's Billiards is October 4. Tables are open for practice from 10 AM, with the entry deadline at 11 AM. Sam Rabito will be running this tournament. October 4 is also the deadline for registration for the 14.1 League at Sam's. The entry fee is $75 for 9 weeks of pool up to 7 PM daily. In this handicapped, self-scheduling League money can be won by playing a lot and by winning most of the time. Contact me for details if you're interested.

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Bonnie Plowman 7/3; Mary Anne Ereso 7/2; Heather Pulford 7/2 to earn her way into the final match. With all the titles she’s earned under her belt, she seemed relaxed and unaffected as she waited for her opponent to be determined. In the final match, both players made every effort to capitalize on every opportunity they had at the table. The pressure was on Heather as she needed to win the first match to force a second in the true double elimination format. It was Mary who prevailed by defeating Heather with a score of 7/5 in the first and only necessary match. Again, thanks go out to the room owners who are sponsoring the 2009 tour, Tonkin Custom Cues, Robin Dodson, Diablo Valley Pool League, The Piona Family and all the players who are coming out and supporting the tour stops. This tour is for you ladies and I know the room owners, other sponsors and executive board appreciate it. Until we see you all at our next stop – California Billiard Club – good luck and good shooting to one and all.

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session last year. For this summer some of the key players were off but they still The Diablo valley pool league again, successfully finished the summer session managed to compete and enjoy their summer. for the women’s league. May I remind you all that this is one of the toughest 9th $241 Tina group of women pool players, who take the game of billiards very seriously. It is Tina certainly had lots of fun with this summer mix, picking up some veteran all about money and sure, having a little fun while we make our money. returning players she was able to stay The league summer session had in 9th place and learned the hard way twelve teams participate this season that even in the summer session you with a total payout of $5868.00. The must play your best game or take the new recruits and new teams caused bottom standings. excitement up to the very last match of 10th $203 Your Average Killers the session. August 26, 2009 was They can kill you alright. On the pool the last night of league play with all table that is. They look innocent, but teams rallying for wins. It was an don’t let that fool you. They strive to win exciting and a nerve racking night like all of us, they practice, they take the for all the Diablo Valley Pool League clinics offered to new players, they ask, women members. Every team had they inquire, they love the game. They the possibility to move up a position will make a ball or two and then leave or two as well as be taken down a you hooked. They will chip away ball by position or two. The Outsiders, whom ball. They improved their standings this is sponsored by Vinnie’s and captained Holly Robinson, Darnell Domingo, Denise Domingo, Kacie Ragen, Lauren Rutkovitch (Captain) summer and are really looking towards by Sally Harvey, took great advantage the fall session. of the last night of play to edge out 11th $152 Straight Shooters Junior Mints, captained by Erin McKibben for second place. These women are all smiles all the time. They shoot to compete and have fun. This session’s champs are a combination of the veterans and some of the new Their positive energy rubs off on all those around them, but watch out they will still talent that has joined our league in the recent sessions. This top team consisted do their best to drop balls. This team struggled with keeping a full roster however of this session’s Most Improved Player, Lauren Rutkovitch, Holly Robinson our they manage to still take rounds of top teams having the handicap favored them. second Master and Champ of BCA senior category two years ago, Darnell and They are all veterans of the game and love the competition. Denise Domingo relatively new to our 8’ bar table game, have made their name 12th $102 Warriors known in our local scene. The Warriors keep getting better individually and keep adding players for a They both have game and are a delight to have in our women’s league. different mix. They are a team 1st $1016 Summer 2009 Women Champs Vinnies that none of us ever want to take for granted. They added a returning player and 2nd $762 The Outsiders a mix of players from the fall. This team is all veterans with many years of shooting pool. Their calmness, DVPL recognizes and awards the top ten shooters of the session as well as The skills, and smart play carry them far in vital times of competition. They were in Most Improved Player. This sessions Top Shooter is definitely a familiar face and competition for third or fourth place but due to their domination during the last name on the BCA and ACS circuit. She is a tough competition in any event that night of play they were able to move up to second. she participates in. She strives to be her best and she is our best shooter this 3rd $660 Junior Mints Summer session. This group of players is well known in our women’s league because of their dominance and skill. They are one of our previous winners in the past. This particular mix made their debut this past May at the BCA Nationals. They dominated top spots most of the season, but at the end a combination of handicap and a few bad matches kept them from winning the needed rounds to win the title. 4th $508 Cony’s Mix Cony brought a combination of 6’s and 8’ averages utilizing strategy and finding the strength of each different player for a successful mix. They had veterans and a brand new player to the league. They were driven by skill, defensive play, experience and determination. This mix made their way up the trail of 12 all the way up to fourth. They as well came from being on 6th to take forth on the very last nite of play when they dominated their opponent and were just hoping their scores will be enough to allow them to move up on standings as it did. 5th $432 Sharp Shootin Divas This team joined our league this summer for fun and to show that they can shoot. They are certainly a tough group of players who enjoy the competition but still managed to shot well. They challenged all the regular teams and from the beginning placed themselves in the middle of the pack. These girls not only had game but were challenging and determined to take no victims. We loved having that kind of motivation to play our best. 6th $381 The Tight Racks This group of ladies has a blast shooting, socializing, competing and striving to improve. They continue to better their standings each session. BB the captains, has brought her game up to very high levels, as well as Carol Prescott and Jenny McCary. Trust me when I say, u can’t trust none of them, they will beat you silly then smile. Good going ladies. 7th $330 Lady 8 Ballers This team was also a new addition to our summer league. They dressed as a team; they shot as a team and made their presence felt this summer to all the other regular teams. This was another excellent group from the Oakland hills, who also had game, attitude and passion for the game. They came to our DVPOOL to check the women’s scene, and hope to take the money. They did well , got some money, but the top prize money. We hope that they will come back and try again, in the competitive winter session, where all the sharks come out to prepare for the Vegas session of winter 09. It is all about money, on this side we play for money, pride, and respect. We hope to see them again. 8th $292 Right On Cue This crew has many years of pool experience. They are the champions of the fall

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FINAL RESULTS FOR THE OPEN MIX LEAGUE SUMMER 09 The Diablo Valley League brought yet another league to a successful ending this past September 09. With the participation of twenty teams and a single round format, the league generated approximately $14,000 which was paid back to the players on September 12th at the house of the winner. Join me in congratulating the Farrington’s-team led by Frank Triolo along with

Joe Prislac, John Lentini, Gary Stevens, Frankie Triolo, Larry Davis (Missing from photo)

Joe Prislac, Gary Stevens, Larry Davis and John Lentini. From taking third place last season Frankie’s team played some excellent pool to break the domination from the Vinnie’s team with Holly Robinson, Dave Gomez and the Williams gang for the last few years. #1 $2030 Frankie’s Team Team #2 $1385 Holly’s Mix Team Holly’s Mix, group who had been dominating our local leagues for the last few years, had to conform with second place this past summer. They held first place for many weeks until the end of session when they lost a few too many rounds and others took advantage of the opportunity. Marshall joined the already strong group of players to complete this roster. #3 $1115 The Office-Jim’s Team For the third spot Jim Avila’s group from the Office, came out like gangbusters and actually held the number one spot for a few weeks. They took a big jump from seventh place last session to third place in this tough summer league. #4 $1050 Cj’s - Gonzo’s Team #5 $960 Clayton Bowling-Denise’s Team #6 $890 Cue n Brew-Fred’s team #7 $825 Rack em up-John’s Team #8 $760 Vinnie’s - Jeff’s Team #9 $695 Diablo Lanes-Paul Team # 10 $630 Scores-Bill Team SUMMER 2009 MOST IMPROVED PLAYER Lauren was our Most Improved Player two seasons ago and continues to learn from those more experienced players around her. Her average started this session at 7.27 and moved up to 8.22. She has shown that she is player who can learn from many, but watch out because she will turn around and use what you taught her and beat you. Lauren Rutkovich (increasing her average from 7.27 to 8.22)

A u g u s t 29th teams gathered at Vinnie’s for payout and the team tournament. Five teams played in the tournament to compete for the $200.00 that was added from the session’s pot along with the team entry fee. There were many laughs, lots of recollection of great shots from the session, as well as great shooting which we added to our memories. The Champions of the day: 2009 Summer Tournament Champions - Cue N Brews The Tight Racks: Brenda Clark (Captain), Carol Prescott, Jenny McCary, Diane Friedman

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It’s a Snap!

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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 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 won 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. We had some amazing individuals come and shot-clock 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! cue, you have to bring more muscles into play and make this a totally new motion. All of this takes time, which equates to a slower moving cue. And a slow cue on a draw shot is NOT a good thing. With a loose wrist and a snapping action, however, you will find the cue returning just as fast as it was thrust forward. Fast out – fast back. That’s why it’s called a snap. And a snap in a draw stroke is a GOOD thing.

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"easy" side of the spot to allow you to make the ball. It is possible to help the angle by getting some "hold-up" side spin on the object ball. In this case, right English on the cue ball will get a little left on the object ball which will help the angle on the second cushion. Shots like these are useful both as rules of thumb for standard equipment and as tests to measure an unknown table against that standard. If you have some of your own, email them to me and you may see them in a future column.

October 2009

Little Wooden Shed In August, Gene and I climbed the ladders and put a new roof on the little wooden shed, so it will stay dry, inside. We worked into the night, but we got the roof done before it rained. The new roof works great and looks good. Also in August, two young men we sponsor, Jamey Gray and Tim Chin, were 2 of the 12 top trick shot artists who competed in the Ultimate Trick Shot Challenge, in Las Vegas. Andy Segal took 1st place, followed by Jamey Gray in 2nd and Tim Chin in 3rd. Crown Cues is proud to sponsor such talented young men as Tim and Jamey. We took to the roads again in September! Thanks to an invitation from Dwight Sisson (BigDogatLarge) and a welcome from Tom Gedris of Triple Cross Cues, we took our cues to show at the US Open Qualifier at Pockets, in Tallahassee, Florida on the 18th and 19th. We saw some super talent and some intense competition. Mike Davis took 4th place and Han Barber took 3rd place. Aaron Bolling and Stoney Stone went head to head for 1st place. Their match started off tight, but Stoney stayed focused and drove ahead to claim a 1st place victory, with Aaron taking 2nd place. During the tournament, Blackjack David Sapolis was secluded to one side of the room, while he was pocketing 10,000 balls to raise money for The United Way of The Big Bend. Toward the end of the second day, the management decided to open up that side of the room to business, and interference became a huge problem for him. People continued getting in his way. I don’t know many people who would have been able to continue without getting angry, but he did a fine job. Finally, after he perservered as long as he could, he unscrewed his cue and left. Before he left, he did manage to pocket 8400+ balls for the cause. Before we left town on Sunday, Aaron Bolling took us to the usual

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October 2009

GEORGE MICHAELS 9-BALL CHAMPION

Billiard Palacade, September 11, 12, 13. An appreciative gallery was treated to a tense and eventful championship match full of safeties, great escapes, and super shotmaking by two excellent players. After rebounding from the loser’s side, Billy Palmer defeated George Michaels 6-3 and had a 4-1 lead in the deciding match, but George caught up, tying the match at 4-4, and it was tied again at 5-5 when George took advantage of Billy’s miss on the one ball and ran out the rack for his second championship at Billiard Palacade. George made the finals twice in 2006, finishing second to Amar Kang in February and winning in the finals against Ernesto Dominguez in December. The format was new and confusing to many, but in the end, most of the players liked it. We had 140 entries in Friday and Saturday’s eight-player qualifying tournaments. As usual, Mirna and Francisco’s hospitality impressed everybody, not only by adding $2,000, but we had freshly recovered tables, shiny sets of Brunswick’s best billiard balls just for the tournament, easygoing music, pinballs shut off, and an endless supply of complimentary munchies, coffee, and pizza. Francisco and Mirna love these tournaments and they enjoy pampering the players. Francisco could be seen throughout the weekend running the

vacuum cleaner over tables and polishing balls while Mirna kept the players satisfied with whatever refreshments they needed. THE FORMAT: The single elimination 8-player mini-tournament qualifiers, a format Bob Jewett introduced to Bay Area players in 1994 at NPL tournaments, were a quick race to two. Sunday’s finals were double elimination, race to six, alternate breaks. The three

trophy winners all qualified in one try, but many players entered numerous qualifying tournaments. PRIZE FUND: Eighty-eight local 8-ball league players entered for $10, generating $880. Fifty-two others, at $35 each, generated $1,820. Billiard Palacade added $2,000, bringing the prize fund to $4,700. All runnersup in the qualifiers won their entry fee back for a total of $385. The remaining $4,315 went to Sunday’s finalists. The guaranteed $2,000 first prize created an unusually big drop-off in prize money. 1st $2,000 George Michaels 2nd $800 Billy Palmer 3rd $415 Elmer Diwa 4th $200 Marshall Williams 5/6 $100 Generoso Garcia 5/6 $100 David Schroerlucke 7/8 $80 Perry Rodgers 7/8 $80 Mark U. Hernandez, 9-12 $65 David Vincent, Jimmy Qu, Bob Lees, Mary Rakin. 13-16 $50 Frank Nordmann Jr., Jonny Warren, Rolando Barrios, Nick Callado 17th $40 Jude Bautista Skinner Arteaga.

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DAY Tuesdays Thursdays

CITY LOCATION Salt Lake City E O’s Billiards Salt Lake City E O’s Billiards

PHONE (801) 967-0777 (801) 967-0777

EVENT / RULES ENTRY ADDED 9-Ball race to 5 Handicap. $15 9-Ball race to 5 Handicap. $15

TIME 6:30PM 6:30PM

DAY Saturdays

CITY Sheridan

LOCATION Rails Bar

PHONE (307) 751-1609

EVENT / RULES 8-Ball

ENTRY $10

ADDED $100 w/16

TIME 5:00PM

DAY Mondays Tuesdays Wednesdays Fridays Saturdays Sundays

CITY Aurora Aurora Aurora Denver Aurora Aurora Aurora

LOCATION Rack’em Billiards Rack’em Billiards Rack’em Billiards Wynkoop Rack’em Billiards Rack’em Billiards Rack’em Billiards

PHONE (303) 755-7675 (303) 755-7675 (303) 755-7675 (303) 297-2700 (303) 755-7675 (303) 755-7675 (303) 755-7675

EVENT / RULES 8-Ball Bar Box BCA Rules 3-Ball on 9’ Tables 9-Ball on 9’ Tables 15-rack 10-Ball Hndcp 8-Ball Bar Box BCA Rules 9-Ball Race to 5/5 Prog. Pot 8-Ball Bar Box BCA Rules

ENTRY $5 $5 $10 $12 $5 $10 $5

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CITY LOCATION Tacoma Latitude 84 Call to get your weeklys listed Tuesdays Everett P C Pub Federal Way P J Pockets Lakewood Longhorn Saloon Mountlake Terr O’Houlie’s Pub Sumner Log Cabin Wednesdays Auburn The Sports Page Bremerton Stixx and Stones Billiards Lakewood Full Splice Tacoma Malarkey’s Pool & Brew Tacoma Latitude 84 Thursdays Bellevue Mustard Seed Graham Qz’s Olympia Frankies Fridays Everett P C’s Pub Kenmore Golden Fleece Billiards Longview Cadillac Island Monroe Robin’s Billiards Renton Mike’s Place Vancouver Spot Bar & Grill Saturdays Lakewood Schooners Renton Mike’s Place Renton Mike’s Place Snohomish Kornerpocket Billiardz Sumner Log Cabin Vancouver Legends Vancouver Spot Bar & Grill Sundays Bremerton Stixx and Stones Billiards Graham Qz’s Kennewick Billiard’Aires Club Lakewood Full Splice Lakewood Longhorn Saloon Longview Cadillac Island Olympia Frankies Snohomish Kornerpocket Billiardz Tacoma Latitude 84 Tacoma Malarkey’s Pool & Brew Vancouver Halftime Vancouver Spot Bar & Grill

TIME Call Progressive Pot Call Progressive Pot Call $100 7:30PM Matching/Prog.Pot Call $200 1st Guar. Call Matching/Prog.Pot Call Matching/Prog.Pot

PHONE EVENT / RULES ENTRY ADDED (253) 531-5154 9-Ball $5+$3 g.f. 406-285-3099 www.TheBreakMagazine.com (425) 258-9465 9-Ball $5 100% (877) R-U-LUCKY 9-Ball $8 $200 field based (253) 581-2580 8-Ball $5 Pays 75% field (425) 776-1833 8-Ball $7 100%+BreakPot (253) 863-2905 9-Ball Vegas Rules $5 Matching (253) 288-0436 8-Ball $5 50% up to 16 (360) 377-2359 9-Ball (Break pot) $5+$3 g.f. 100% (253) 512-6898 9-Ball $5+$3 100% w/15+ (253) 383-3301 9 Ball $5+3 g.f. 100% w/32 (253) 531-5154 9-Ball $5+$3 g.f. (425) 603-9001 8-Ball B only Limit 16 $5 up to $100 (253) 262-8437 8-Ball $5+$3 g.f. 100% (360) 455-0352 9-Ball Valley Rules $5 Matching (425) 258-9465 8 Ball - B & below $5 100% (425) 908-7332 9-Ball Handicap $10 $300 min (360) 957-0065 9-Ball $25 top B player $5+$2 g.f. $200 (360) 794-7878 9-Ball Open $7+$3 g.f. Breakpot (425) 255-9213 8 Ball $5 100% w/16 (360) 256-1110 8-Ball Call Pocket $2 Matching (253) 584-1919 8-Ball BCA rules $5 100% (425) 255-9213 8 Ball $5 100% w/16 (425) 255-9213 8 Ball $5 100% w/16 (360) 862-9054 Scotch Doubles $25 2nd Saturday (253) 863-2905 8-Ball $5 Matching (360) 693-8125 8 Ball $5 Matching (360) 256-1110 Blind Draw Scotch Dbls $2 Meat (360) 377-2359 8-Ball $5 100% (253) 262-8437 9-Ball $5+$3 g.f. 100% (360) 783-4071 9-Ball $10+$2 g.f. (253) 512-6898 8-Ball/9-Ball Alternating $5+$3 100% w/15+ (253) 581-2580 9-Ball $5 Pays 75% field (360) 957-0065 Blind Draw Sc Dbls $5+$1 Matching (360) 455-0352 8-Ball Valley Rules $5 Matching (360) 862-9054 8-Ball Open $10 50% w/16 (253) 531-5154 8-Ball $5+$3 g.f. (253) 383-3301 8-Ball $5 100% (360) 694-3114 9-Ball Call the 9 $5 $$$ w/16+ (360) 256-1110 9-Ball Race to 3 $5 Matching

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CITY Moscow Moscow Twin Falls Emmett Moscow Pocatello

LOCATION Mingles Mingles The Pocket Toadstool Mingles Oasis Bar

PHONE (208) 882-2050 (208) 882-2050 (208) 733-9676 (208) 398-7321 (208) 882-2050 (208) 232-9347

EVENT / RULES 9 Ball 8 Ball 8-Ball Handicapped 8-Ball or 9-Ball 8 Ball 8/9 Ball Alternating

ENTRY ADDED $5 $5 $6 $25 w/16+ $5 $5 Matching $5 Matching

TIME 8:00PM 7:00PM 7:00PM 7:00PM 7:00PM 8:00PM

DAY Mondays Wednesdays Saturdays Sundays

CITY Kalispell Three Forks Kalispell Kalispell Belgrade Butte

LOCATION Cattlemen’s Casino Frontier Club Cattlemen’s Casino Cattlemen’s Casino Hub Bar Mr Ed’s

PHONE (406) 257-9656 (406) 285-9876 (406) 257-9656 (406) 257-9656 (406) 388-1811 (406) 782-3700

EVENT / RULES 8-Ball Free Pool All Day 8-Ball 8-Ball Free Pool All Day 8 Ball

ENTRY $5

ADDED Matching

TIME 7:00PM

$5 $5

Matching Matching

7:00PM 1:00PM

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2:00PM

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CITY Sacramento

LOCATION PHONE EVENT / RULES ENTRY ADDED Jointed Cue (916) 456-3243 9-Ball B $5 San Francisco Family Billiards (415) 931-1115 USPPA $20 Tuesdays Cypress Hot Shot Cafe (714) 952-1120 9-Ball $12 Emeryville Broken Rack (510) 652-9808 USPPA $15 Garden Grove Bart’s Pub & Grill (714) 891-1719 8-Ball No ‘A+’ Players $10 Modesto Railhouse Billiards (209) 572-4283 9-Ball Hdcp race to 6 SE $10 Break Pot Mountain View CA Billiard Club (650) 965-3100 USPPA 75 & Under $12 Break Pot Riverside Shooters (951) 785-9588 9-Ball Handicapped $12 Sacramento Hard Times (916) 332-8798 8-Ball Line $10 Sacramento Jointed Cue (916) 456-3243 9-Ball Open staggered entry $5-$15 $50 Wednesdays Cypress Hot Shot Cafe (714) 952-1120 8-Ball $12 Sacramento Hard Times (916) 332-8798 9-Ball ‘B’ player $5 San Francisco Billiards Palacade (415) 585-6800 8-Ball $10 $50 Thursdays Garden Grove Bart’s Pub & Grill (714) 891-1719 8-Ball No ‘A+’ Players $10 Modesto Railhouse Billiards (209) 572-4283 Open Heads Up Race to 7 $11 Break Pot Riverside Shooters (951) 785-9588 9-Ball $12 Sacramento Hard Times (916) 332-8798 10-Ball $10 San Francisco Family Billiards (415) 931-1115 USPPA $20 Fridays Concord DVPL (510) 861-0812 Tourny at Vinnie’s Bar Call Modesto Railhouse Billiards (209) 572-4283 9-Ball 75 & Under $7 Break Pot Saturdays Daly City Town & Country (650) 992-7900 9-Ball Call Modesto Railhouse Billiards (209) 572-4283 8-Ball Heads up DE $10 Break Pot Riverside Shooters (951) 785-9588 9-Ball USPPA $12 $50 w/16 San Francisco Family Billiards (415) 931-1115 NPL $20 San Francisco Billiard Palacade (415) 346-9140 NPL $20 $500 Break Pot Call to get your weeklys listed 406-285-3099 www.TheBreakMagazine.com Sundays Garden Grove Bart’s Pub & Grill (714) 891-1719 8-Ball No ‘A+’ Players $10 Mountain View CA Billiard Club (650) 965-3100 10-Ball Open $10 $25w/every 8

DAY Mondays Tuesdays Wednesdays Fridays Saturdays Sundays

CITY Beaverton Oregon City Portland Portland Beaverton Milwaukee Portland Forest Grove Milwaukee Portland Portland Forest Grove Oregon City Salem Oregon City Oregon City Salem Oregon City Portland Portland

LOCATION Hot Shots Rodders Cues Billiards Greek Village Hot Shots Wichita Cues Billiards Ballad Town Billiards Wichita Cues Billiards Cues Billiards Ballad Town Billiards K C Midway Jake’s Bar & Grill K C Midway K C Midway Jake’s Bar & Grill K C Midway NiteHawk Sam’s Billiards

PHONE (503) 644-8869 (360) 798-6678 (503) 251-8399 (503) 643-2119 (503) 644-8869 (503) 654-4201 (503) 251-8399 (503) 357-1111 (503) 654-4201 (503) 251-8399 (503) 251-8399 (503) 357-1111 (503) 655-0089 (503) 362-3600 (503) 655-0089 (503) 655-0089 (503) 362-3600 (503) 655-0089 (503) 285-7177 (503) 282-8266

EVENT / RULES 9 Ball ‘B’ -Texas Express New to Portland 8-Ball BCA Rules 9-Ball (minimum 6) 9 Ball ‘C’ -Texas Express 9-Ball 9-Ball C & below 9-Ball/BCA 3/2 DE 8-Ball 9-Ball 8-Ball 8-Ball/BCA 2/2 DE 9-Ball Texas Express 8 Ball-Open 9 Ball Texas Express 8 Ball BCA rules 8-Ball Blind Draw Sc Doubles 9 Ball - Race 4/3 8 Ball Straight Pool (1st Sun.)

ENTRY ADDED $6+$1 $5+$2 g.f. Matching $7 incl. g.f. $5 50% $6+$1 $5 House Matches $7 incl. g.f. $5 House Matches $5 House Matches $6 incl. g.f. $$$ $6 incl. g.f. $$$ $5 House Matches $5 $75/1st w/16 $5 $$$ $6 $75/1st w/16 $5 $75/1st w/16 $5 $$$ $5 $75/1st w/16 $3M/$2W $100 $10+$2 g.f.

TIME 8:00PM 7:00PM 7:00PM 8:00PM 8:00PM 8:00PM

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