Author: Paul

February 14, 2009

Derby CIty Classic 2009

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Horseshoe Casino and Hotel, a new venue for the DCC, hosted the eleventh Annual Derby City Classic. The annual convention has been in existence since 1997. Diamond Billiard Products, manufacturer of Diamond-brand pool tables, the official table of the US Open Nine-ball Championship, is the title sponsor, and the lead tournament promoter is Greg Sullivan. Over $100,000 is added to the tournament payouts. During the eight-day-long convention, competition is held in three major disciplines, bank pool, nine-ball, and one-pocket. A Master of the Table title is awarded each year to an individual player who participates in all three disciplines, and is determined by an ascending point scale and high quality of play, with a prize of $25,000.

World Pool Masters and International 10-Ball Championships Set to Rock the Riviera

Features / Press Releases

February 12, 2009

World Pool Masters and International 10-Ball Championships Set to Rock the Riviera

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The BCA Pool League is proud to announce the return of two of the most prestigious professional events to the Riviera Hotel and Casino May 2009. The 17th Party Poker.net World Pool Masters and the 9th Annual Predator 10-Ball Championship will be in the Royale Pavilion once again along side the BCAPL National 8-Ball Championships.

NCS Welcomes OB Cues and Hustlin USA Clothing Company

Features

February 10, 2009

NCS Welcomes OB Cues and Hustlin USA Clothing Company

NCS Welcomes OB Cues and Hustlin USA Clothing Company CueSports International (CSI) proudly announces the addition of OB Cues and Hustlin USA Clothing Company as sponsors of the 2009 National Championship Series (NCS). The...

The Blatt Billiards Predator 9-Ball Tour

Features

February 10, 2009

The Blatt Billiards Predator 9-Ball Tour

The Blatt Billiards Predator 9-Ball Tour opened up the 2009 season at Raxx Pool Room in West Hempstead, NY with 70 players vying for the top prize. Top players in attendance included Jeremy Sossei, Oscar Bonilla, Ignacio Chavez, Fran Crimi, Empire State Champion Marc “œSpain” Vidal, Liz Ford, Sean “œAlaska” Morgan, Bobby Blackmore & Tony Robles.

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Instructional Articles

February 8, 2009

Tom Simpson-Blacking Out

Blacking Out by Tom Simpson It’s absolutely vital to be in the present moment during each shot. For a shot to be the beautiful, fluid, hitch-free, confident, effortless motion you’d like it to be,...

The Monk – We don’t always lose because we choke

Instructional Articles

February 8, 2009

The Monk – We don’t always lose because we choke

We don’t always lose because we choke Often times we find ourselves getting tired after several rounds of competition and this cause our stroke to be tentative. We miss shots we know we can...

Instructional Articles

February 8, 2009

The Pep Talk: It’s the Same Shot – By Samm Diep

It was day two of the tournament and he was on the b-side. He had played poorly, missing shots and hooking himself. He admitted that he hadn’t played well, but all he could talk about was how much he hated that heavy bar table cue ball. It didn’t do what he wanted and he kept getting into trouble. Being more accustomed to the red circle cue ball, he was having difficultly adjusting to the heavier bar ball and the smaller tables. He was complaining about the conditions.

Artistic Pool / Instructional Articles

February 8, 2009

Eric Yow – Triple Threat: Three Threes

By Eric “œThe Preacher” Yow!

This issue I want to show three easy set-up shots that will surely impress the passer-by. In my shows of “œEric Yow’s Trick Shot Madness” I perform a variety of shots, some easy, many hard, and everything in between. To get the show started, I often have a few shots setup, ready to go, which are almost sure makes just by virtue of them being set up properly. As illustrated, these are three of the shots, each requiring three balls, which are nice novelty shots to both warm up a crowd and arouse interest in what else you may have up your sleeve.

3Cushion

February 8, 2009

Often Over Looked

This type of shot does not have a diamond system to help the player. So it is a challenge to find the right cue ball speed and angles to get the correct trajectory to score the point. Although there are 2 or 3 other ways to attempt the shot let’s stick with this one for now.

3Cushion

February 8, 2009

Robert Byrne – Kiss Back Shot

Kissing the cueball back off a ball frozen to a rail is another idea that seldom occurs to beginning three-cushion players. Kiss-back opportunities may not arise for hundreds of points: then several may crop up in a single game. The pattern is common enough that every student should devote some time to learning the angles, English, and speed required.

Instructional Articles

February 8, 2009

Willie Jopling – One Pocket Proposition

If you can set this shot up and tap it into the table before your mark shows up this makes a good One Pocket proposition. Freeze the 2 and 5 balls together as you see them in this diagram. The 2 ball is near the foot-rail a ball or two beyond the center of table on your opponents side. The 2 and 5 are aimed directly towards the first diamond on the long rail on your opponent’s side of the table.

Features

February 7, 2009

Jacoby Tour

Sharks-N-Shooters in Rocky Mount, North Carolina hosted the fourth stop on the 2008-2009 Jacoby Custom Cues Carolina Tour January 24-25. A twenty-eight player field turned out for the $1000 guaranteed added Main Event in which Mike Davis defeated Michael Fuller, earning $1000 in his second victory in 2009 on the Jacoby Tour.