Tour News
Viking Cues Photo Caption for September
October 6, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Johnny couldn't figure out why his wife was so mad at him. All he said was he would have to call her back after he signed this lady's rack. Congratulations to Casey Leitner for submitting the winning entry in the Viking Pool Cues Photo Caption Contest for the month of September. Casey has won a Viking Pool Cue that has a retail value of $300-400 and a one year subscription to Inside POOL Magazine. The winning caption was, “Johnny couldn’t figure out why his wife was so mad at him. All he said was he would... [Read the full story]
Tournaments
Dutch Lose Billiards Battle of Lowlands
October 7, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Dutch Lose Billiards Battle of Lowlands Giant Killing Belgians Do It Again The Belgium billiards teams ousted team Holland A from the World Cup of Pool in Rotterdam, Holland The Holland A billiard team, consisting of Niels Feijen and Nick Van Den Berg, went spinning out of the 2008 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool as their neighbours Belgium put in a composed performance to comfortably win their first round match at the Outland Nightclub in Rotterdam. 8 – 3 was the scoreline as the Belgian duo of the classy Serge Das... [Read the full story]
Lessons
Whitey Never Lies
August 15, 2007 · Leave a Comment
One-Rail Kicking One Rail Kick When I begin teaching students about one-rail kicking, I take the cue ball and put it in the jaws of the side pocket and then place an object ball in the jaws of the corner pocket on the same side of the table. I then ask the group, “Who knows how to make this shot?” A lot of the decent bar players will reply that they can make it some of the time or most of the time. My question to them then becomes, “How would you like to be able to make it all the time?” According to the book, you... [Read the full story]
Industry
Poison Cues to Donate 100 Percent of Profits
October 1, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Poison Donates 100 Percent Of Pink Ribbon Profits During National Breast Cancer Awareness Month Players’ Cue Purchases In October Give Extra Support For A Cure Poison will donate 100 Percent of Pink Ribbon profits from the sales of their billiard cues during National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Poison Products is donating 100 percent of profits made in October on its Pink Ribbon cues toward breast cancer research initiatives, in recognition of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month in the U.S. The... [Read the full story]
Reviews
Pool Tables
October 8, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Pool Tables by Inside POOL Magazine IP has published their Annual Pool Table Review issue every year since 2005. In the July/August issue of Inside POOL Magazine released our Annual Pool Table Issue. The issue quickly became one our best selling issues ever. Here’s review from the Pool Table Issue. The 2008 Pool Table Issue promises to be a spectacular issue and is a must have for anybody planning to purchase a pool table any time this year or in the near future. Don’t miss the 2008 Annual Pool Table... [Read the full story]
Leagues
ACS Midwest 8-Ball Championships Announced
September 29, 2008 · Leave a Comment
The ACS Midwest 8-Ball Championships will once again be feld in Hubertus, WI. The ACS Midwest 8-Ball Championships returns for a third year in Hubertus, Wisconsin (near Milwaukee), at the Richfield Chalet, November 14-16! The event will feature singles and 3-person team divisions for ACS and CCS-sanctioned league players with four weeks of play since June 1, 2008. Any pool league can sanction or dual-sanction with the ACS simply by paying a $10/player sanction fee. Entry forms and flyers may be downloaded from the ACS website... [Read the full story]
Juniors
Junior Billiards Champions Compete for World Title in Reno
October 7, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Junior Billiards Champions Compete for World Title in Reno Landon Shuffet will be one the junior billiard players competing in the 2008 World-Pool Billiard Association (WPA) Junior World 9-Ball Championships. The Billiard Education Foundation (BEF) is pleased to announce that nine(9) junior players will be representing the United States in the 2008 World-Pool Billiard Association (WPA) Junior World 9-Ball Championships, November 30th thru December 3rd in Reno, Nevada. The Billiard Congress of America (BCA), the North American... [Read the full story]
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Tour News
Shuffett Double-Dips Pendley for First Tour Victory
Shuffett Double-Dips Pendley for First Tour Victory Viking Cue 9-Ball Tour / Hixson, TN by InsidePOOL Staff Landon Shuffet double-dipped Marcus Pendley in the finals of the Viking... [Read more]
Bobby McGrath Wins 2008 International Speed Pool Challenge
Bobby McGrath Wins 2008 International Speed Pool Challenge Bobby McGrath defended his International Speed Pool Challenge title at the ESPN Zone in Las Vegas, NV. The billiard tournament... [Read more]
Hucks Double-Dips McGee to Win Great Southern Billiard Tour
Hucks Double-Dips McGee to Win Great Southern Billiard Tour Great Southern Billiard Tour / Myrtle Beach, SC by Skip Maloney B.J. Hucks avenged a hot seat defeat at the hands of... [Read more]
Cohen Captures All-American Title in Chicago
Cohen Captures All-American Title in Chicago J. Pechauer All-American Tour / Dundee, IL by Skip Maloney, Inside POOL Magazine Scott Cohen fended off Ike Runnels to win the J. Pechauer... [Read more]
Hatch Defends Against All Comers
Joss Northeast 9-Ball Tour / Clifton Park, NY by Skip Maloney, Inside POOL Magazine Dennis "The Hatchetman" Hatch chopped down Dave Grau at the Joss Northeast 9-Ball... [Read more]
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Industry News
Poison Cues to Donate 100 Percent of Profits
Poison Donates 100 Percent Of Pink Ribbon Profits During National Breast Cancer Awareness Month Players’ Cue Purchases In October Give Extra Support For A Cure Poison will donate... [Read more]
McDermott Handcrafted Cues to Introduce Advanced Woodburning Technology
Advanced Wood Burning Technology Built into Blazing Performance Cues Pool and billiard cue manufacturer McDermott Handcrafted Cues has introduced a line of cues with advanced wood... [Read more]
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Junior Billiards
Junior Billiards Champions Compete for World Title in Reno
Junior Billiards Champions Compete for World Title in Reno Landon Shuffet will be one the junior billiard players competing in the 2008 World-Pool Billiard Association (WPA) Junior... [Read more]
Product Reviews
Caption Contest Winners
Pool Tournaments
Dutch Lose Billiards Battle of Lowlands
Dutch Lose Billiards Battle of Lowlands Giant Killing Belgians Do It Again The Belgium billiards teams ousted team Holland A from the World Cup of Pool in Rotterdam, Holland The... [Read more]
Defending Champs China Advance at World Cup of Pool
Defending Champs China Advance at World Cup of Pool But ’07 Runners Up Finland Go Out The billiard team from China advanced to the second round of play at the World Cup of Pool... [Read more]
Pool Players
Darren Appleton
Darren "Dynamite" Appleton At the age of 29 Darren Appleton is the World Ranked No.1 player in English 8-Ball Pool, and with so many years ahead of him he has already achieved a legendary status in the game. This is how he has managed... [Read more]
Line Kjorsvik
Line Kjorsvik Kjorsvik began playing at the tender age of 14 and has since won 22 Norway championships. Hailing from the town of Trondheim in Norway, Line Kjorsvik began playing pool at the age of 14. There was a 7-foot table at her school, and she... [Read more]
Pool Rooms
Places To Play, Places to Buy Program
The Places to Play, Places to Buy program lets players find out where to play. Places To Play, Places to Buy Program Inside POOL Magazine and InsidePOOLmag.com are pleased to announce... [Read more]
Pool and Billiards Videos
Pro Billiards - 2003 US Open 9-Ball Champ Hall v McCready
Help support BCn, by shopping online @ http://www.billiardclub.net/shop for all your pool and billiards needs. This is the first match of the 2003 U.S. Open 9-Ball Championship.... [Read more]
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Pool Lessons
The Myth About Deflection by Andy Segal (Guest columnist) Different cues have different amounts of deflection. Some say it is the type of wood, some say... [Read more]
This is my third column exploring the impact of the cue stick on performance. When I first started this series, I thought it would be a simple subject,... [Read more]
The term “psychology” is often included in conversations about pool, probably because the sport is considered to have such a significant mental component.... [Read more]
Pool Leagues
The ACS Midwest 8-Ball Championships will once again be feld in Hubertus, WI. The ACS Midwest 8-Ball Championships returns for a third year in Hubertus,... [Read more]
Record Crowds and Payouts at APA National Championships More Than $1 Million in Prize Money Awarded by InsidePOOL Staff American Poolplayers Association... [Read more]
