ABP Pro Players Attending the 2011 US Open 9-Ball Championship As everyone knows, the boycott of the US Open was lifted earlier this month after many days of negotiation between Barry Behrman, Shannon Behrman Paschall and representatives of the Association of Billiards Professionals. The ABP was going to issue a press release shortly after...
Hewitt Holds Off Souvanthong for Joss Billiards Victory Joss Northeast 9-Ball Tour / Latham, NY by Lea Andrews Despite a strong push by tour hotshot Bucky Souvanthong, Montreal native Danny Hewitt made his way undefeated through a hefty field of 56 to reach the winner’s circle at the latest installment of the Joss Northeast...
OB Cues Ladies’ Tour / Round Rock, TX by InsidePOOL Staff Amanda Lampert earned her second consecutive victory on the OB Cues Ladies’ Tour the weekend of October 9-10, defeating Lisa Marr in the finals. The tour’s eighth stop was hosted by Fast Eddie’s in Round Rock, TX, and drew 38 players to vie...
Bauer Conquers West Side to Win Tri-State Tour / Sunnyside, NY by InsidePOOL Staff Geoffrey Bauer worked his way through the west side of the chart to take top honors at the May 1 installment of the Tri-State Tour. Hosted by Master Billiards in Sunnyside, NY, the $750-added, B-D stop attracted 30 players. Bauer suffered a second-round loss...
Bauer Bashes Tri-State Billiards Competition Tri-State Tour / New York City, NY by InsidePOOL Staff Geoffrey Bauer took down the competition at the March 6 installment of the Tri-State Tour, defeating Sam Li in the final match. The $500-added B-D event was hosted by Eastside Billiards in New York City, NY. Bauer went undefeated through the event, besting...
DeBreo Undeterred by Competition Tri-State Tour / Queens, NY by InsidePOOL Staff Rafael DeBreo came out on the winning end of a hill-hill final match to take the December 5 stop of the Tri-State Tour, defeating Troy Deocharran 7-6. This $750-added stop attracted 28 B-D players to Master Billiards in Queens, NY. DeBreo and Deocharran met twice in...
Pool is an amazing game because you have to let go and stay grounded at the same time. Similarly, you have to see what you want in your imagination and then allow your body to produce it in the real world. Before this happens, you have to decide what it is you are going...
In the last column we saw that the transition part of the shot process is a brief but crucial element. During this phase, you are moving your body from a standing posture to a lowered one, and you are moving your intention (and your attention) from the mental to the physical. It’s an easy...
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Kelly Fisher The arrival of Kelly Fisher in the United States was hard to miss as she began a string of wins on the Chesapeake Area Tour and the J. Pechauer NorthEast Women’s Tour, collecting WPBA qualifiers while she was at it. Explaining why she chose to come to the United States, Fisher said,...