Tom Ross Fundraiser
“Cueing Folks with Strokes” Benefit Pool Tournament presented by Melissa Little and the Wynkoop Brewing Company: On Saturday, July 9th, 2011, a pool tournament will be held at the Wynkoop Brewing Company in Denver, Colorado to benefit Tom Ross and the Boulder Community Hospital’s In-Patient Rehab Center. The event will feature a grand prize of a 9-foot Murray Californian Table donated by Ross himself. There will also be a silent auction, challenge the pro matches with Tom and friends, an awareness campaign featuring professionals from the BCH staff, and Melissa will be honoring pool players who have suffered from strokes/brain injuries. This hopes to be the first of many events to benefit the new organization, Cuing Folks With Strokes, founded by Melissa Little, house pro at the Wynkoop. For more details on the pool tournament or businesses interested in donating products and services to the cause should visit www.cueingfolkswithstrokes.com Little wants to recognize players who have suffered from strokes of all types and educate others on the first signs of a stroke. She also hopes to offer screenings and provide more awareness to players in the community. If you would like to include a pool player on the honor list please contact Melissa Little at Melissa@melissalittle.com or call her directly at 720-296-5395.
Trick Shots by Sarge By Ken “Sarge” Aylesworth
STROKE DISCIPLINE (reprinted from July Issue 2003)
This month’s Artistic Shot is from the Stroke Discipline. This shot is named Stroke Around The Rack. This shot has a Degree of Difficulty (D.O.D.) of 7. Object ball letters coincide with corresponding pocket letters. To set this shot up you must first put the rack in its normal or standard position for racking making sure the rack is straight. Next place the edge of the cue ball closest Ken “Sarge” Aylesworth to the foot cushion even with the back of the rack and two ball’s width from the point of the rack. The next step is to place two object balls,
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(between cue ball and A ball), plus A ball and cue ball are all frozen in a straight line to pocket A. The F ball is centered between the pocket points. The objective of the shot is to shoot the cue ball into three balls, trying to go through the resistance of them, sending A ball to pocket A. The cue ball goes out past the rack and makes a curving draw to pocket ball F as pocket letter designated. A and F ball must be made. Here are some special notes. A scratch is allowed. The cue ball may hit an extra cushion by F ball. The two object balls between the cue ball and A ball do not have to be made. The cue ball may not touch the rack before F ball is made, but can after F ball is made. Here are some helpful hints on executing this shot. This stroke shot requires a very good follow through, not with power but with a fluid stroke. I use low right English and cue the cue ball at about 4:30. Aim the center of your shaft from where you’re applying English to about ½ diamond segment to the left of pocket A. Try to keep the cue as level to the plane of the table as possible. 6149 E 31st St If the cue ball is squirting to the Tulsa, OK left too quickly and hitting the 918-779-6204 rack then you are aiming too far Hours: to the left of pocket A. If the cue Sun 2-10 pm ball is going straight with the line Mon-Thurs 12-2am Fri-Sat 12-1am of three balls you will need to aim further to the left. This stroke shot FAMILY BILLIARDS ROOM is a unique blend of speed and PRO SHOP - CUE REPAIR spin. Good luck to everyone.
CUES - CASES - SUPPLIES
12 Rackem Magazine - May 2011